March 13, 2020

Anissa Gray’s Novel “The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls” Highlights the Fortitude of Women of Color

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In this episode 87, we meet Anissa Gray, author of “The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls.”

“The New York Times Book Review” calls it “a fast-paced, intriguing story” and “O, The Oprah Magazine” says: “The inequities of the justice system, the fortitude of women of color, and the bittersweet struggle to connect are rendered ravishingly in this bighearted novel.”

“Vogue” calls the book, “disarmingly compelling” and “The Washington Post” remarks: “An absorbing commentary on love, family and forgiveness.”

It’s a story about the Butler family, that has had their share of trials—as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest—but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives.

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About the Author

Anissa Gray is a Senior Editor at CNN Worldwide and a contributor to Emmy and DuPont-Columbia award-winning coverage of some of the most consequential stories of our time. She began her career at Reuters as a reporter, based in New York, covering business news and international finance. That was followed by a move to Atlanta and the initiation of her career in broadcast journalism at CNN, where she has held roles as writer, editor, and producer. Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Gray studied English and American literature at New York University. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her wife.

After more than 20 years as a journalist, Anissa, a lifelong book lover and voracious reader, pursued fiction writing, applying her love of storytelling from the realm of real-life, newsworthy happenings to the events and encounters that shape our lives. Her first novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, was published in 2019 by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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