In Episode 36 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Kimberly King Parsons about her new novel, We Were the Universe.
Kimberly is the author of Black Light, a collection of stories that was long-listed for the National Book Award and the Story Prize. In 2020, she received the National Magazine Award for fiction. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Kimberly lives in Portland, Oregon, with her partner and children. We Were the Universe is her first novel.
In this interview, Kimberly talks about psychedelics, motherhood, her road to publication, her best advice for early career writers, and much, much more…