Nalo Hopkinson

Nalo Hopkinson is the author of nine novels, including the classic dystopian tale Brown Girl in the Ring, which won the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest and was defended on Canada Reads in 2008 by Jemeni. Her other books include Sister Mine, Midnight Robber, The Chaos, The New Moon's Arms and Skin Folk. She currently lives in Southern California and is a professor of creative writing at the University of California Riverside.

Brown Girl in the Ring is the inspiration for the new film Brown Girl Begins.

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Books by Nalo Hopkinson

Interviews with Nalo Hopkinson

The Next Chapter31:07"Sister Mine" author Nalo Hopkinson (Extended interview)

Shelagh's extended conversation.

The Candy Palmater Show14:21Science fiction author Nalo Hopkinson on finding herself in the genre

The worlds created by Homer, Kurt Vonnegut, and Michael Crichton were a refuge for young Nalo Hopkinson. The science fiction author shares her love for the genre and talks about the ways she's fighting to keep it growing.