Top Shelf at the Merrick Library

Top Shelf at the Merrick Library


E121: Interview with Anissa Gray, author of Life and Other Love Songs

April 11, 2023

Life and Other Love Songs, the gorgeous second novel from Episode 24 guest, Anissa Gray is “riveting, rhythmic, transcendent…a stellar family saga.” so says Jacqueline Woodson, NYT bestselling author of Red at the Bone. 


Synopsis: A father’s sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings, and joys of a Black American family in the late decades of the twentieth century, in this page-turning and intimate new novel from the author of The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. Life and Other Love Songs is filled with the lyrical prose we’ve come to expect from Anissa Gray and I was thrilled to host her for this episode. I’m such a fan; give a listen. Thank you so much Anissa!


Anissa Gray recommends: The Candy House by Elizabeth Egan


We talk about her debut novel here: E24. Follow Anissa Gray on Instagram @anissagrayauthor