I try to think of the social function of fiction as drawing the individual toward larger social and political questions. But I’m also very comfortable in saying that my novel – any novel – doesn’t matter as much as larger questions of how we can see justice done. Jess Row Read Quote
It’s difficult for me to imagine a circumstance in which you’re disguising your origins in which someone doesn’t get hurt. Jess Row Read Quote
As a white teen, I was very drawn to hip-hop culture, almost to the point of disappearing in it – there was a sense of having no sense of authenticity except this one that wasn’t mine. Jess Row Read Quote
I think novels – or any art form – can have a powerful impact on people’s perceptions of race, particularly if they draw attention to the absurd inconsistencies and stereotypes we all carry around with us and don’t want to think about. Jess Row Read Quote
