Caroline Randall Williams

Caroline Randall Williams

Caroline Randall Williams, December, 2013
Born August 24, 1987
Nashville, Tennessee
Residence Oxford, Mississippi
Known for Soul Food Love

Caroline Randall Williams (born August 24, 1987[1]) is an American author best known for the 2015 cookbook Soul Food Love,[2] co-written with her mother, the author Alice Randall, and published by Random House.

Biography

Williams, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, is a graduate of Harvard University, class of 2010. After graduation, she spent two years as an instructor in the Teach for America program. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Mississippi.[3] She is the great granddaughter of Arna Bontemps,[4] the African-American poet, novelist and noted member of the Harlem Renaissance[5] and the granddaughter of Avon Williams, the Nashville lawyer and key leader of the city's civil rights movement. In January 2015, she was named by Southern Living magazine as one of the "50 People Changing the South in 2015."[6]

Books

Soul Food Love

Published by Random House in 2015, the cookbook is co-authored by Williams and her mother, the novelist Alice Randall. According to the publisher, the book relates the authors’ fascinating family history (which mirrors that of much of black America in the twentieth century), explores the often fraught relationship African-American women have had with food, and forges a powerful new way forward that honors their cultural and culinary heritage.[7]

The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess

Co-written by Williams and Randall, the book was published by Turner Publishing Company in 2012. According to the publisher, the middle-grade fantasy book is the tale of one young woman’s adventure to pass her Official Princess Test, discover a means of escape from her island, and reveal her true destiny.[8]

The book received the following accolades: The NAACP Image Ward for Youth Literature, 2013 (nomination),[9] Cybils Award in Middle Grade Fantasy, 2012 (nomination)[10] and the Phillis Wheatley Award for Young Adult Readers, 2013 (winner) [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Alice Randall, Caroline Randall Williams, Shadra Strickland". Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  2. ↑ "Soul Food Love by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams - Book - eBook - Random House". Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Caroline Randall Williams signs THE DIARY OF B.B. BRIGHT, POSSIBLE PRINCESS, SQUARE BOOKS". Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Caroline Williams and Alberta Bontemps, AliceRandall.com". Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  5. ↑ "Day 12: Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams". Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  6. ↑ "Caroline Randall Williams, Writer - 50 People Who Are Changing the South in 2015 - Southern Living". Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  7. ↑ "Soul Food Love by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams - Book - eBook - Random House". Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Adventure Fiction, Children's Books, Fiction, The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess". Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  9. ↑ "2013 NAACP Image Awards Nominations". Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  10. ↑ "2012 Nominations: Fantasy/Science Fiction, Cybils Awards". Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  11. ↑ "2013 Wheatley Book Award Winners". Retrieved 2015-01-21.