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Kim McLarin
Born 1964 (age 59–60)
United States
Occupation Writer
Language English
Nationality American
Education Duke University (BA)
Genre non-fiction, contemporary, short stories
Years active 1998-now
Notable works Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X, Jump at the Sun
Notable awards 2007 Fiction Honor Book, of the Massachusetts Center for the Book, 2007 Fiction Honor Book, of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association
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Kim McLarin (born 1964) is an American novelist, best known for Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X, co-authored with Ilyasah Shabazz, and Jump at the Sun. Her works include contemporary novels, short stories and non-fiction.

Career

McLarin has a bachelor's degree from Duke University.

She is a former staff writer for The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Greensboro News & Record and Associated Press. She is an associate professor at Emerson College in Boston.

McLarin is a regular panelist on Basic Black, Boston's longest-running weekly television program devoted exclusively to African-American themes, shown on WGBH.

McLarin has two children and lives in Boston.

Awards

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Nominated

  • 2007 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for fiction (for Jump at the Sun)
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