Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead’s novel about slavery “had to be really brutal just to be realistic.”
13 Aug 2023
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Colson Whitehead has written The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, and Harlem Shuffle. He talks to Kim Hill at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Audio
The 'White House' boys: Tales of horror from a reform school
28 Aug 2019
Colson Whitehead has based his book The Nickel Boys on the horror happenings that have come to light since a Florida reform school closed. The Dozier School for boys closed in 2011 and subsequently 50… Audio
