What was it like writing a book with Malcolm X’s daughter?

It was great! I was honored that Ilyasah chose me to collaborate with her on a book about her father. She had a vision for the story she wanted to tell, and she wanted to work with someone who had written lots of novels before. That’s me! We met in person to talk about her ideas for the book, and then I worked on drafting chapters and scenes to share with her. Then we worked on the manuscript together with our editor, until it was as good as it could be.