Live At Five: A Wickedly Funny and Touching African American Comedy That Bridges Two Worlds

by David Haynes

Sparks fly when a black television anchorman looking for “real life” (and higher ratings) hooks up with a spunky young woman from the inner city in this “touching and wickedly funny novel” (Publishers Weekly) by one of Granta’s Best Young american Novelists.

Genres: Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

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

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Reviews

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good story of reporters and love.

[Mary Shah]

have not read yet.