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Megan Allen

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Thriller, Crime, Contemporary

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Megan Allen is a 27 year old California native who received her Bachelor's from UC Berkeley and her Master's in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh. After graduating she spent long periods of time in the deep south visiting her father. And it was there she found inspiration for her debut novel, The Slave Players. She writes, "I grew up naively, and had no idea that racism still prevailed with such intensity in my own country. Then I met Alabama." ...more

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Hiya, we are doing a essay in class about the controversy surrounding your book and we would like to know where did your view point come from? Where did you get your inspiration from? Do you plan on continuing to write controversial books? Was it intentional?

Megan Allen Hi Gigi.

Thank you for your questions. I was inspired to write TSP after my time in the south visiting my father. The racism I witness every time I’m t…moreHi Gigi.

Thank you for your questions. I was inspired to write TSP after my time in the south visiting my father. The racism I witness every time I’m there is very blatant and in-your-face. It eerily feels a bit like stepping into the past.

I have always naturally gravitated toward controversial issues, and my writing is very much a product of this. Starting conversations on social problems which require assessment and re-evaluation is an exercise I hold dear and consider extremely important. My next novel will step inside the American meat industry, and I can assure you my visit there will not be a pleasant one.

As to your last question, while stirring up controversy wasn’t exactly intentional in my writing of TSP, I knew it would be controversial considering the subject matter.

Is your class currently reading TSP? Please let me know if I can answer any other thoughtful questions like these.

Best wishes to you and your class. I'm delighted about your interest in TSP!

Megan

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Megan Allen Each week I give myself some space and time to just do nothing- during which I eat chocolate, watch Netflix, meditate, eat chocolate, etc. And typical…moreEach week I give myself some space and time to just do nothing- during which I eat chocolate, watch Netflix, meditate, eat chocolate, etc. And typically, this is when ideas come, even though I'm not actively seeking them. Did I mention chocolate? (less)

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Megan’s Quotes

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: albert-einstein, future, war, wisdom

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“There will come a time when men look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.”
― Leonardo da Vinci, Thoughts on Art and Life

tags: vegan

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“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

tags: universe

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“Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: fascism, irresponsibility, nationalism

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“She remembered one of her boyfriends asking, offhandedly, how many books she read in a year. "A few hundred," she said.
"How do you have the time?" he asked, gobsmacked.
She narrowed her eyes and considered the array of potential answers in front of her. Because I don't spend hours flipping through cable complaining there's nothing on? Because my entire Sunday is not eaten up with pre-game, in-game, and post-game talking heads? Because I do not spend every night drinking overpriced beer and engaging in dick-swinging contests with the other financirati? Because when I am waiting in line, at the gym, on the train, eating lunch, I am not complaining about the wait/staring into space/admiring myself in reflective surfaces? I am reading!
"I don't know," she said, shrugging.”
― Eleanor Brown, The Weird Sisters