Colson Whitehead, Janey Lack Fiction Reading

Colson Whitehead’s novels tackle questions of race, class, and commercial culture with candor and wit. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a recipient of several awards including the MacArthur “Genius” Award. He is the author of six books. His first novel, The Intuitionist, was published in '98. John Henry Days was published in '01 and his non-fiction homage to New York, The Colossus of New York, was published in '03. His most recent novel Zone One was published in Oct. '11.