Lalita Tademy, New York Times Bestselling author of Cane River, Red River, and Citizens Creek talks about writing historical novels, freeing marginalized voices, the perils of publishing, and the power of the written word.

Lalita Tademy is the New York Times Bestselling author of three historical novels. Her debut, Cane River, was Oprah’s summer Book Pick in 2001, translated into 11 languages, and became San Francisco’s One City, One Book in 2007. Her second novel, Red River, was released to critical acclaim in 2007.

Her third novel, Citizens Creek, was published in November, 2014. Before writing full-time, Lalita was Vice President and General Manager of several high technology companies in Silicon Valley, spending over a decade running business units within large corporations. Featured in Fortune's "People on the Rise" list, as well as Black Enterprise and Ebony, in 1998 she was named an African-American Innovator in the New Millennium at the Silicon Valley Tech Museum of Innovation.

But her own interest in her family's roots, and the ongoing issues of racism and women's empowerment, plus her love of words, led her to focus all of her energies on her second career - writing.

‍Deborah Santana is an author, philanthropist, activist for peace and social justice, and founder of Do A Little, a non-profit that serves women and girls in the areas of health, education and happiness. Her memoir, Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart was published in 2005. She is the Vice Chair of the MoAD Board of Directors.

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