It is the summer of 2019 and Colson Whitehead is sitting in midtown Manhattan thinking back to the birth of his new novel, The Nickel Boys. “You can compare this case to what happened in Catholic orphanages or in aboriginal camps,” Whitehead observes. We have kids in concentration camps on the border.” How can you be hopeful? 'I’m still angry and sad'The success of The Underground Railroad means Whitehead himself no longer has to worry about getting noticed. “I was surprised with how well The Underground Railroad travelled.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2019 07:52 UTC