name: Rachel M. Harper
birth_date: 0001-04-14 00:00:00
genres: Gay and Lesbian, Contemporary, Fiction
influences: James Baldwin, Gl, Edward P. Jones, Gloria Naylor, Andre Dubus, Russell Banks
avg_rating: 4.01
ratings_count: 2217
about: RACHEL M. HARPER is the author of three novels: THE OTHER MOTHER, upcoming from Counterpoint Press; THIS SIDE OF PROVIDENCE, shortlisted for the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence; and BRASS ANKLE BLUES, a Borders’ Original Voices Award finalist and Target Breakout Book. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and has been widely published and anthologized. Harper has received fellowships from Yaddo and MacDowell, and is on the faculty at Spalding University’s School of Writing. She lives in Los Angeles.