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Kelly McWilliams

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in Rockville, MD, The United States
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Octavia Butler, Stephen King

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August 2019


Kelly is the mixed-race author of AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD (2020), MIRROR GIRLS (2022), and YOUR PLANTATION PROM IS NOT OKAY (2023). AGNES was a finalist for the Golden Kite Award. She's also written for Time, Publisher's Weekly, and Bustle, among other outlets. She lives in Seattle with her family.
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Kelly McWilliams #1 biggest influence: Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER. #2: Carolyn Jessop's memoir, ESCAPE. Thanks for asking!…more#1 biggest influence: Octavia Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER. #2: Carolyn Jessop's memoir, ESCAPE. Thanks for asking!(less)
Kelly McWilliams Oh my goodness, so many! Here are just a few. The final two on this list I had the honor of reading early, but chances are I'll be reading them again …moreOh my goodness, so many! Here are just a few. The final two on this list I had the honor of reading early, but chances are I'll be reading them again after I buy them--they were that good.

1. Black Brother, Black Brother (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
2. Recollections of My Nonexistence (Rebecca Solnit)
3. The Girl With The Louding Voice (Abi Dare)
4. When They Went Left (Monica Hesse)
5. When You Know What I Know (Sonja Solter)

I'll be blogging my top ten reads at the end of the year. I already know it's going to be brutal to choose!(less)
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The Day I Passed for White

This November, I wrote an article for TIME about a unique experience in my life. Check it out here!

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“Sorrow can also be rich soil for those brave enough to plant there.”
Kelly McWilliams, Agnes at the End of the World

“It's easy to go through life avoiding the questions that matter most. Chaos forces us to ask: Who am I? What shape is my soul?”
Kelly McWilliams, Agnes at the End of the World

“I’m not scared at all anymore. My rage, strengthened by years of struggle, is a powerful beast rattling my rib cage. Ready to be unleashed.”
Kelly McWilliams, Mirror Girls

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