Back in my short-lived career as a novelist in the late 90′s, early 2000′s, I was out in Chicago for a big bookfair. After signing a handful of books during my scheduled appearance shift, in walks E. Lynn Harris for the next shift. He hadn’t even sat down, but already had a trail of people waiting for him. Before he got to work, he actually introduced himself to me (as if he had to let anybody know who he was… lol) and said, “I enjoyed your book.” My fiction career didn’t have many highlights. That was one of them. He will be missed by many.
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