“I wrote the first draft of the New People quickly but it had been percolating a lot longer. It's a hard question to answer because I'd been working on another novel for years and when I gave up on that, this one came very easily. But I think the work had been going on a lot longer than the actual writing.” PeopleThinkingWritingNovelGave Up Author:Danzy Senna
“I think about some of the novels I love - The Stranger, Disgrace, Quicksand and Passing, Giovanni's Room, The Talented Mr. Ripley. I think I'm more intrigued by characters who don't do the right thing and where we are allowed to identify with their shame/dishonesty/envy... whatever.” ThinkingCharacterNovelShameStrangerEnvyRight ThingDisgraceDishonestyIntriguedQuicksand Author:Danzy Senna
“In terms of music, each novel is different but I usually find my way into an era through the music. In this novel the New People, I listened to a lot of 90s hip-hop, which was just so genius. Also, all the musical references in the book from the Peoples Temple one and only album to Luther Vandross.” PeopleBookDifferentTermNovelGeniusMusicalMy WayLuther Author:Danzy Senna
