Mixed Messages

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Louise Hare: “I don’t feel attached to one identity, I just feel like me, whatever that means”

The author on not fitting in a box, shifting terminology and a Black British perspective

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Isabella Silvers
Sep 25, 2023
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Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to author Louise Hare, who is of mixed Nigerian heritage. Louise was raised by white adoptive parents, and uses her experience to inform her writing. This Lovely City was a smash hit when it was released in 2020, while Louise’s new book, Harlem After Midnight, continues her sophomore story, Miss…

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