A graduate of Barnard College and Stanford University, she is a former journalist whose award-winning short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies. This podcast is edited and produced by Megan Bay Dorman, and programmed by Matt Casbourne.Ĭharmaine Wilkerson is an American writer who has lived in Jamaica and is based in Italy. And watch out for the upcoming television series which is being produced by none other than Oprah herself! Black Cake is published by Michael Joseph and available now. It’s a truly captivating book about estranged siblings reunited after the death of their mother, encouraged to heal old wounds and share a slice of black Caribbean cake, “when the time is right.” This one will get you right in the feels. In this week’s episode, we feature rising star Charmaine Wilkerson with her debut novel Black Cake. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts! Suave salonnière Damian Barr is your host. Star guests include Jojo Moyes, John Waters, Yaa Gyasi, Mary Beard, Diana Athill and Louis de Bernières-all in front of a live audience at leading glamorous locations world-wide. She has managed to tell a story that is as meaningful as it is delicious. Charmaine Wilkerson transports you across the decades and the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters. Damian Barr’s Literary Salon tempts the world’s best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Black Cake is a beautiful, deeply resonant story of children trying to understand the mother they have lost.
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