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Are you a fan of E. Lynn Harris?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Author E. Lynn Harris has hit the literary court with his latest novel, “Basketball Jones,” the tale of a NBA player who has an explosive secret that could threaten his relationship with his teammates.
Harris, who splits his time between Atlanta and Arkansas, quit a sales job to write his first novel, “Invisible Life”. After failing to find a publisher, Harris published it himself in 1991.
He recently talked to AJC reporter Rosalind Bentley about his new novel.
Here’s an excerpt:
Q: A few years ago you were brought in to counsel an NBA star who was thinking of coming out. He didn’t, but I’m curious about what your advice was?
A: I was just approached [to help], but he decided against it. To this day, I don’t know who it was, but it basically gave me the idea for the new book. Partly I wrote the book because I did not have a conversation with the player. It kind of surprised me when I got the initial call [from his representatives]. It was not John Amaechi, who had already come out.
You can read the full interview here
Are you a big E. Lynn Harris fan? What’s your favorite book? And while we’re on the topic, would it make a difference if you found out your favorite sports figure was gay?
And folks, this isn’t the time or place to name names.
Comments
By Aimee B.
January 27, 2009 4:37 PM | Link to this
I am a HUGE E. Lynn Harris fan. I love all his books and have read all of them my grandmother got me onto his books actually. LOL my favorite book is Just As I Am. Love that book.
I met him once at a book signing and have a picture of me, him and my daugther Jordan Lynne. LOL.
Dont get me wrong my daughter is named after my mother Lynne. But it is in the middle after him. I cant wait to get a updated picture for his upcoming book tour.
By LovingLife
January 27, 2009 4:39 PM | Link to this
I have read all of E. Lynn Harris’ books and enjoyed them all. Invisible Life is a Classic whose pages were worn thin after it had been passed around for all my friends to read back in the early nineties. P.S. It is sometimes a shock when people come out, but really no one really cares about people’s sexuality any more.