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David S. Mitchell

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

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Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Chinua Achebe

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David S. Mitchell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Yale College and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in the District of Columbia, his birthplace, and comments extensively on the intersection of politics, race, and popular culture. To read more, and to join the conversation, visit theauthordavid.com.

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Raymond,

Hey! Thanks for connecting, and for engaging We Hold These Truths (it looks like you've started reading, and I hope you enjoy).

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Raymond,

Hey! Thanks for connecting, and for engaging We Hold These Truths (it looks like you've started reading, and I hope you enjoy).

I'm well into the next novel, and without divulging too much (my agent would have my head), I can tell you that this one will be different...it will be a little darker than WHTT. I'll be moving away from the explicitly political and more toward the intersection of race and economics, with a twist.

Whereas WHTT is driven principally by my interest in sparking an honest discourse about what our dishonest, lethargic politics is doing to our nation, here, I aim to shed light on the complexities of intergenerational unwealth (yes, I concocted that word) in America. You can also expect some pretty intense characters and character development.

I hope this answer was both sufficiently responsive and vague. 😉

Happy Reading!

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Author David S. Mitchell—and his debut novel “We Hold These Truths”—Featured in Black Enterprise Magazine

Today, in its #FridayReads series, Black Enterprise Magazine featured David S. Mitchell’s We Hold These Truths and the entrepreneurial drive that took Mitchell from corporate lawyer to political novelist. Read the full interview here!

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