Kim McLarin | |
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Born | 1964 (age 60–61) United States |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Education | Duke University (BA) |
Genre | non-fiction, contemporary, short stories |
Years active | 1998-now |
Notable works | Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X, Jump at the Sun |
Notable awards | 2007 Fiction Honor Book, of the Massachusetts Center for the Book, 2007 Fiction Honor Book, of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
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Kim McLarin (born 1964) is an American novelist, best known for Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X, co-authored with Ilyasah Shabazz, and Jump at the Sun. [1] Her works include contemporary novels, short stories and non-fiction.
McLarin has a bachelor's degree from Duke University. [2]
She is a former staff writer for The New York Times , The Philadelphia Inquirer , The Greensboro News & Record and Associated Press . She is an associate professor at Emerson College in Boston. [3]
McLarin is a regular panelist on Basic Black, Boston's longest-running weekly television program devoted exclusively to African-American themes, shown on WGBH. [4]
McLarin has two children and lives in Boston. [5]
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