Live at Five

by David Haynes

Brandon, an ambitious African American television news anchor, and Nita, a strong but struggling single mother, play out their schemes for a better life live on the five o'clock news. (Nancy Pearl)

Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

David Haynes has been recognized by Granta magazine as one of America's best young novelists. The author of six critically acclaimed novels and five children's books, he is director of creative writing at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

The former sixth grade teacher's short stories have been heard on "Selected Shorts" on NPR, and his novels have been recognized by the American Library Association.

--from the author profile at SMU

See also other authors with similar names.

Reviews

[Keith]

Pretty good story of reporters and love.

[Mary Shah]

have not read yet.