Just weeks after publishing her first novel, Carter is already contemplating her next literary endeavor.
For the subject of her second book, she says she is “hoping that the widely available resources here at Harvard will allow me to delve into another culture, hopefully in Latin America or the Caribbean.”
After Carter reads a haunting passage from “Good Fortune” about her young protagonist’s theft from Africa by slave traders, the children at Banneker eagerly pepper her with questions.
“Would you consider yourself famous?” one student asks.
“Nah,” Carter replies. A twinkle enters her eye. “I don’t know. Maybe. We’ll see.”
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—Staff writer Julie M. Zauzmer can be reached at jzauzmer@college.harvard.edu.