Books with Bernice
Every month, on the last Tuesday of the month, Cinechicks’ insider and award-winning novelist, Bernice L. McFadden will choose a book, which has had a big effect on her, for all of us to read and discuss.
We’ve set up a Books with Bernice fund, the proceeds of which will go towards alleviating illiteracy.
Please join us. Act !! Contribute !!
If you’d like to ask a question or join the discussion, please do so by leaving the question on the site, or if you’d like more privacy by writing to Amy J. Moore at: Amy@cinechicks.com.
January:
Amy: How do people rise above prejudices and disadvantages of their upbringing?
Bernice: I think faith has a lot to do with that. Speaking from my own experiences, If I had allowed my being black, being a woman, raised in the often chaotic and violent environment that I was raised in, this coupled with my scar and finally becoming a single parent – If I had allowed all of these things to out weigh my belief in myself and my talent – you and I would never have met…..
Amy: And then, my life would be significantly less rich because of that. Thank you, my dear friend, for believing in yourself and for believing in the rest of us too.
