McLarin, Kim

Overview

Madeline was on her way to becoming a published author before she completed her MFA. She shares how writing her debut novel, The Golden Season, became a form of liberation for her navigating the intersection of queerness and faith, and how her forthcoming novel, Today, Tonight, Forever, showed the lessons she learned on becoming traditionally published, how she freed herself through writing, and advocating for the LGBTQ+ community personally and artistically. Recorded on March 22, 2023.

Scope and Contents Professor Kim McLarin served as ghostwriter for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's 2010 memoir, titled This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President. This collection contains materials used in the writing and research of the book, including typed and handwritten manuscript drafts and notes by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Professor Kim McLarin, speeches and writings by the president, historical newspaper and magazine clippings, political campaign materials,...