Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?

A collection of newly discovered and never-before-published stories by the late Kathleen Collins, a brilliant yet little-known African American writer, artist, and filmmaker. Exuberant, poignant, perceptive, and full of grace, these sixteen stories by Kathleen Collins explore deep, far-reaching issues relating to race, gender, family, and sexuality that shape the ordinary moments in our lives. Collins's work masterfully blends the quotidian and the profound in a personal, intimate way, seamlessly integrating the African American experience into her characters' lives and creating rich and devastatingly familiar characters who transcend symbolism. In "e;The Uncle,"e; a young girl who idolizes her handsome uncle and his beautiful wife makes a haunting discovery about their lives. In "e;Only Once,"e; a woman reminisces about her charming daredevil of a lover and his ultimate and final act of foolishness. And in the title story, a recent college graduate realizes the limits of the civil rights movement and the personal and romantic consequences it holds for her. Both contemporary and timeless, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? is a major and long- overdue addition to our literary canon.