![]() ![]() There were books that touched on the same topics, like All American Boys and How It Went Down, but I hadn't seen a book about it from a girl's perspective, and I thought OK, let's try this. As far as I knew, I hadn't read a lot of things that were like it. ![]() GR: When you were writing the book, were you aware that you might be treading new ground in YA fiction, approaching issues in a way that hadn't been done before?ĪT: Well, I wasn't and I was. Sometimes I think I'm going to wake up and this is like the most detailed, vivid dream ever. This year has been very humbling in that sense. ![]() I'm honestly honored to know that something I did has affected so many people. That's the best part absolutely: hearing the stories of how it has helped change people's perspective, or even how it has changed their lives, or how it's given some young readers the first mirror of themselves that they've seen in a book. This past year has been incredible, not just the success of the book and it being on the New York Times bestseller list and the nominations and all that sort of thing, but seeing how it has successfully found its readership and how it has successfully reached the kids I wanted it to reach. When you're sitting there writing it by yourself and not sure even if an agent will want it-it blows my mind. What has the last year been like for you? Did you ever imagine that something you wrote would make such an impression?ĪT: I did not. GR: There's been such a phenomenal response to your book. That's an honor to me to even know that that many people connect with the book and enjoy the book. Also, I don't want it to mess with me mentally as I'm writing this second book.īut I've been told there are great reviews on there, and that is amazing to me. I really do think it's important that readers have a safe space to say what they feel like saying about a book without worrying how the author will take it. I will be honest: I don't read the reviews, as it feels like I'm invading the readers' privacy. ![]() What has it meant to you to have so much support from Goodreads readers, the high ratings, and positive reviews?Īngie Thomas: It's been amazing. Rowling that, Thomas says, "made my life"), why she wants her writing to be "as unfiltered and as raw as a rapper," and the new novel she's working on.ġ of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Goodreads: Congratulations on being a double nominee for the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards. She told Goodreads contributor Catherine Elsworth about her amazing year, the humbling and most affecting moments (including a comment from J.K. We caught up with Thomas while the Choice Awards voting was still under way. Meanwhile a film adaptation starring Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg and hip-hop artist Common is in production. On Goodreads, the book has a 4.6-star rating and more than 63,000 reviews. It has sold more than 500,000 copies and is being taught in schools across America. The novel has been praised for its heart-rending, powerful, and honest depiction of police violence, racial inequality, and activism in contemporary America as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, Thomas' critically acclaimed bestseller tells the story of 16-year-old Starr Carter, a black high school student, who witnesses the fatal police shooting of her unarmed childhood friend, Khalil. Angie Thomas has scored a double win in the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards, scooping Best Debut Goodreads Author and Best Young Adult Fiction for her electrifying novel, The Hate U Give. ![]()
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