Kaitlyn greenidge libertie6/20/2023 But Libertie, drawn more to music than science, feels stifled by her mother’s choices and is hungry for something else-is there really only one way to have an autonomous life? And she is constantly reminded that, unlike her light-skinned mother, Libertie will not be able to pass for white. Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, The New York Times Book ReviewĬoming of age in a free Black community in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie is to go to medical school and practice alongside her. “ Libertie is a feat of monumental thematic imagination.” O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Millions, Refinery29, Publishers Lunch, BuzzFeed, The Rumpus, BookPage, Harper’s Bazaar, Ms. Libertie has been named One of the Most-Anticipated Books of 2021 by: Listen in as Brooke Warner, author, Publishers Weekly columnist, and co-host of the popular podcast, Write-minded, interviews Kaitlyn Greenidge, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow and award-winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman, about her newest book, Libertie.
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