Here, she reflects on her most memorable novels, including the upcomingWhat Are You Going Through.
I remember asking myself, I wonder what these young women mean by hippies?
People had very strong opinions about social justice and how the world should be, she says.
This is the same narrator asA Feather on the Breath of God, just much older.
I was surprised by it.
Theres more closure but just as much heartbreak.
Still, the author was deep into writingWhat Are You Going Throughby the time her National Book Award came.
I didnt get jolted and start having anxiety about What if I cant write another one?
she says of her newfound fame.
