Hello! Here’s a link to some recent interviews and essays online: An interview with author Debbi Michiko Florence, where we talk about some of the origins of the novel: https://debtasticreads.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/welcome-to-the-spotlight-h-m-bouwman-and-a-crack-in-the-sea/ An interview with author Caroline Starr Rose, where we talk about inspiration, research and classroom connections for the book: http://carolinestarrrose.com/classroom-connections-crack-sea-h-m-bouwman/ An interview with… Read more »
Posts Categorized: A Crack in the Sea
Link: Interactive Map of the Middle Passage
Some background to the Zong story in A CRACK IN THE SEA: To get some sense of how active the Middle Passage was—and how massive the slave trade—take a look at this interactive video. In about two minutes, it will show you the ship routes for over 200 years of slave trade; you can click… Read more »
Deleted Scene
Want to see the deleted opening to A CRACK IN THE SEA? Here it is! And there’s a little bit of commentary below. ☺ PART ONE: How the Kraken Lost Each Other. The Second World. So many years ago. Once upon a time, in the beginning—not literally in the beginning, but near enough, and as… Read more »
Original Title
How does an author arrive at a title? Well, in my case, I arrived at it because my editor really, really didn’t like my first title for A CRACK IN THE SEA. Part of the reason was because it was, including the subtitle, 40 words long. I KID YOU NOT. Here it is, with some… Read more »
