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If the name doesnt ring a bell, look at any list of highly acclaimed contemporary authors and youre sure to find his at the very top, along with a scroll of his many honors and awards. Lynn harris was born in flint, michigan and raised, along with three sisters, in little rock, arkansas. Lynn harris better days foundation, a nonprofit company that provides support to aspiring writers and artists. Several of his novels made bestseller lists, including the new york times and the wall street journal. Lynn harris invisible life 1991 self published 1994 mass marketed. Lynn harris was a prolific american author of popular fiction. He authored ten consecutive books that made the new york times best seller list, making him among the most successful africanamerican or gay authors of his era. Lynn harris was born on june 20, 1955, in flint, michigan, to etta mae williams and james jeter, who were unmarried. His work includes the memoir what becomes of the brokenhearted and the novels a love of my own, just as i am, any way the wind blows all three more about e. Everette lynn harris june 20, 1955 july 23, 2009 was an american author. Harris was known for writing about men who were black, gay and closeted, introducing many readers to littletalkedabout subjects.
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Lynn harris has wowed, charmed and romanced millions of readers. He became the first threetime winner of blackboards novel of the year award for best novel by a black writer in 2003. We at doubleday are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of e. Lynn harris 19552009 is the author of ten previous novels and the memoir what becomes of the brokenhearted. Lynn harris, the bestselling africanamerican male novelist of the 90s, according to publishers weekly s alissa quart, has sold more than three million copies of his novels about successful black professionals in dramatic romances. Lynn harris is a top 100 bestselling author making our list 15 times. Lynn harris, a pioneer of gay black fiction and a literary entrepreneur who rose from selfpublishing to bestselling status, has died, his publicist said friday. In 1996, just as i am was awarded the novel of the year prize by the blackboard africanamerican bestsellers, inc. A novel invisible life trilogy 9780385469708 by harris, e. I went to the store to buy some new books and picked up this new book by e. His work included the memoir what becomes of the brokenhearted and the novels, a love of my own, just as i am, any way the wind blows all three of which were named novel of the year by the blackboard african american bestsellers, i say a little prayer, if this world were mine which won the james baldwin award for. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books, ship within 48 hours and offer a 100% money back guarantee. The writeup on the back of the audio looked promising. Lynn harris biography life, family, childhood, children.
Harris characters often portrayed the lives of closeted black gay men. Lynn harris, the author who introduced millions of readers to the invisible life of black gay men, was a literary pioneer whose generosity was as huge as his courage, friends said friday. From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. On july 24, 2009, the literary world lost one of its most beloved storytellers, e. Nothing quite fits, but to harris s fans, his bestselling novels belong in a genre of their own.
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His novels were semiautobiographical, as they depicted experiences in his own life and those of his friends. His vivid tales of black men who date women yet carry on hidden relationships with other men shocked and. Lynn harris 1997, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Rm johnson is the author of nine novels, including bestsellers the harris family and the million dollar divorce.
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Lynn harris death at too young an age, said doubleday spokeswoman alison rich, his longtime publicist. Harris appeared on broadway in 2001, as the narrator of the play dreamgirls. For his final new series, new york times megabestselling author e. A new york times bestselling authorin the masterful conclusion to his invisible life trilogy, e. Lynn harris has created an intimate and glamorous world centered around his signature themes of love, friendship and family. Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of africanamerican men who were on the downlow and closeted. It concerns the rise of a smalltown boy to a successful writer, detailing his battle with depression and coming out experience as a gay african american. There are more than four million copies of his novels in print. Lynn harris 19552009 was the author of eleven novels and the memoir what becomes of the brokenhearted. This book is perfect to read and shows the trouble one has to go through while his own reality. When he died of heart disease in 2009, at age fiftyfour, e. Lynn harris became a published author in 1991 with invisible life. Lynn harris has 31 books on goodreads with 87607 ratings.
Lynn harris has wowed and seduced more than three million readers with the wicked drama and undeniable heart in his novels. He used his own unhappy childhood and his experiences as a gay man who was closeted for a time. He is the author of four novels, including invisible life, just as i am, and the new york times bestsellers and this too shall pass and if this world were mine. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Lynn harris, author info, published books, bio, photo. Lynn harris, whose novels about successful and glamorous black men with sexual identity conflicts and the women and men who love them made him one of the nations most popular writers, died. Lynn harris is a new writer for me though he has been writing for some time. Everette lynn lynn harris 19552009 find a grave memorial.