Read It First: Charmaine Wilkerson's 'Black Cake'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Sep 29, 2023

[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 8, 2022] A debut novel tells the story of two siblings forced to confront family secrets after their mother dies and leaves behind a traditional Caribbean black cake and a voice recording. Author Charmaine Wilkerson joins us to discuss her novel, Black Cake, as part of our ongoing series, "2022 Debuts."

This conversation was guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

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