Winsome Wordsmith: Joe Okonkwo on the Wyatt O’Brian Evans Show
Joe reads an excerpt and discusses his new book, Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck.
Interviews, Reviews, Features, etc
Pride Index Interview: “The Syracuse-born/Queens, NY resident elaborates on the difference between erotic and erotica, why he’s interested in writing characters who are complicated, and his next project.”
Out in Print Review of Kiss the Scars: “…a high-powered collection of well told stories, full of the kind of engaging characters we’ve come to expect from Okonkwo.”
Rainbow Book Reviews on Kiss the Scars: “This is how short stories should be written. Each one rounded and anchored in itself, economical with time and space...with a raw intensity pulsing within.”
Kiss the Scars on The Rumpus’s 2021 Pride Reading List
Kiss the Scars on Reads Rainbow’s List of Prominent Releases
Joe Okonkwo on the Gay Black Entertainers of 1920s Harlem and Paris - Electric Literature
Writing About Gayness, Blackness and Jazz in 1920s Harlem and Paris - Brittle Paper
Joe Okonkwo Wins Edmund White Award For Debut Fiction - SOULE
Talking Jazz Moon with BronxNet TV
Joe discusses Josephine Baker, jazz, and all things Harlem Renaissance in this insightful interview with BronxNet TV.