Tackling Police Violence Through the Lens of an Interracial Friendship

Jo Piazza and Christine Pride first met in 2017, when Pride, a publishing veteran, signed on to edit Piazza’s latest novel, . During the process, the two hit it off and became fast friends, and after completing a second joint project, the novel , adapted from Darren Star’s dramedy television series, Younger, they began discussing a co-writing effort that would explore race and police violence through the lens of an interracial friendship like their own. Releasing October 5, (Atria Books) is told from the alternating perspectives of two childhood friends whose lifelong bond is tested by a tragic incident. Riley… Read Full Article