Hello my lovely readers!
Welcome to the third installment of Author Spotlight where I talk about the life and works of authors who've had an impact on my life.
Today, I'm highlighting author Sharon G. Flake.
As I mentioned in my Books that Shaped Me series, her first novel, The Skin I'm In had a profound impact on me as a nine-year-old Black girl.
Sharon G. Flake is a Pennsylvania native, born in Philadelphia and later residing in Pittsburgh. She grew up in a large family with three brothers and two sisters in an inner-city neighborhood in Philadelphia.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978. After graduating she worked in foster care and family and community services and then went on to work in public relations at the University of Pittsburgh Press.
