Perspectives S34/ Ep18: A conversation with author Angie Thomas

She’s been called one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. Her debut novel, THE HATE U GIVE, started as a senior project in college. It was later acquired in a 13-publisher auction and debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. THE HATE U GIVE was adapted into a critically acclaimed film directed by George Tillman, Jr. The Hate U Give (2017) follows Starr Carter, a teen girl who is the only witness to her friend’s fatal shooting by a police officer. CONCRETE ROSE is set 17 years before the events of THE HATE U GIVE, following Maverick Carter, Starr’s father, as a teen. Both books are now available in paperback.