![]() And the dessert becomes a symbol for families, their secrets and stories, and how they mold us. But like the characters in the book, its history is more complex than that. And that’s how I eneded up writing a novel, I thought wait a second, this is a longer story and those stories are connected to these stories and all of a sudden I had a multi-generational story about a brother and sister who discover that their mother had a hidden past.”īlack cake is a traditional Caribbean dessert. ![]() I write short pieces not knowing if they’re going to be short stories, or something longer, or really nothing at all just a meditation on an idea. ![]() “I have no doubt that my life as a reporter, having to write very short reports, had an influence on the way I write fiction because I write in very short bursts. ![]() She went from reporting the news in Kern County at KERO in the 1980’s to penning her debut novel “Black Cake,” a multi-generational tale of a family’s secrets that began in the Caribbean. Wilkerson has always loved telling stories. Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel, titled “Black Cake,” is getting a lot of attention and will even be developed into a series on Hulu. A former Bakersfield news anchor is now a New York Times best-selling author. ![]()
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