Behind the Pages: Shannon Luders Manuel Reveals the Untold Inspirations Behind The One Who Loves You
My grandma did have implicit bias that I think was largely due to her generation. So, I don’t blame that so much on her as an individual, but on the time period in which she lived. And I think, overall, she was very accepting and protective of me. The one person, of course, who was not accepting was my stepfather, and I don’t really count him as a member of my family in that way.
MDH: Oh yeah, he’s completely repellent! What else did you hope to convey with the subtitle: “growing up biracial in a black and white world?” Did you come up with it or did your publisher?