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Natalie Baszile is a writer and filmmaker. Her debut novel, Queen Sugar, was named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle, an NAACP Image Award nominee, and was the inspiration for the acclaimed television series co-produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey. Her non-fiction book, We Are Each Other's Harvest- Celebrating African American Farmers, Land & Legacy was a Wall Street Journal Book of the Year. Natalie's non-fiction work has appeared in National Geographic, O, The Oprah Magazine,The Bitter Southerner, and numerous anthologies. Natalie has had residencies at the Ragdale Foundation, Virginia Center for the Arts, Hedgebrook, SFFILM and the Djerassi Resident Arts Program. Her short film ""Black Girl in Paris"" premiered at the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival. A native Californian, Natalie's southern roots stem from Louisiana, South Carolina, and Alabama. She lives in the Bay Area.
Advance Praise for Friends and Family “Natalie Baszile lays out the intricacies of prejudice and forgiveness with clarity and empathy. As her protagonists confront the limits of their understanding of race, motherhood, and each other, Baszile explores how we might find grace in today’s turbulent world. This is exactly the kind of book I want to read right now, from a sure voice we know and love.”—Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Girls and Trucks and Embassy Wife “Grab hold of this rare, necessary portrayal of friendship, marriage, sisterhood and parenthood that, with sympathy and grace, tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”—Kathryn Ma, author of The Chinese Groove ""A sharp, emotionally rich story about friendship, loyalty, and the ways love can be tested by race, identity, and politics.”—BET
