by Lise Funderburg | Jan 8, 2014 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
This is a slight twist on the “What They Say Now” update format (my ongoing project to collect 20-year updates from the original Black, White, Other book interviewees, a project prompted by curiosity as well as the recent release of the ebook version, and...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 10, 2013 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
Age: 63 Residence: Brooklyn, NY Occupation: Freelance children’s book packager and editorial consultant What was it like to look back at what you said in the book? It was very interesting to me because I think some things have stayed exactly the same and I would...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 4, 2013 | What Readers Say
“Congratulations! This was an important book for me. Damn near forgot to breathe when I found it! I love that Lise is going back and talking to the group of biracials she interviewed for the book 20 years ago. The book anniversary is an important marker of how...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 1, 2013 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
Age: 44 Residence: Still on the Lower East Side in New York City, NY, now with my husband and two daughters Occupation: A commercial and film producer It was interesting to revisit Black, White, Other 20 years later. As with Michael Apted’s brilliant documentary...
by Lise Funderburg | Sep 30, 2013 | Word Up
It’s been two decades since Black, White, Other was first published, and tomorrow we mark that 20th anniversary with a new and revised ebook edition. The expanded ebook features a no-false-idols foreword from novelist Mat Johnson (Pym, Incognegro),...