Barnes & Noble has chosen Colored Television by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books) as its September national book club pick. In a live virtual event, on Tuesday, October 1, at 3 p.m. Eastern, Senna will be in conversation with Lexie Smyth, category manager for fiction at B&N, and Miwa Messer, producer and host of Poured Over, the Barnes & Noble podcast.
Smyth commented: "A new Danzy Senna novel is always a gift, and I could not be more excited to put forward her latest, Colored Television, as our September Book Club pick. This rich, dark comedy tells the story of Jane, a hopeful 'second time' novelist who pivots to the small screen in Los Angeles when her manuscript is rejected. Senna seamlessly weaves sharp satire into impactful discussions of representation, ownership of intellectual property, struggles of a working artist, realities of a long-term marriage, and getting by versus selling out. I raced through this book because I had to know how Jane was going to get herself out of the messes she created. I am really looking forward to being a part of all the conversations this laugh-out-loud story is sure to spark with our Book Club readers."
Senna said, "This is a novel that seems especially fun to read in the company of others--and I hope it will inspire spirited discussions among readers from all walks of life--conversations about money and Hollywood and art and race and the elusive middle-class American dream."
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