August 6 / 6:31 / Week 10 / Interview with Delia Pitts
Into August and the last month of the Summer Writing
Challenge with Week 10. Our interviews will stretch two extra weeks of
September.
Delia Pitts gives us a wonderful interview with fantastic
information to share.
Born and raised in Chicago, Delia Pitts
graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelor’s degree in history. After
working as a journalist, she earned a Ph.D. in African history from the
University of Chicago. She is a former university administrator and U.S.
diplomat.
Her contemporary noir mystery, Trouble
in Queenstown, was published by Minotaur Books in 2024. It features a Black
private investigator who solves tough cases in her New Jersey hometown. The
second book in this series, Death of an Ex, was published on
July 15, 2025 by Minotaur Books.
Delia is also the author of the
Ross Agency Mysteries, a series set in Harlem. She has published several
acclaimed short stories, including “The Killer,” which was selected for
inclusion in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021. Delia is an active
member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Crime Writers of
Color.
Delia and her husband live in
central New Jersey and have twin sons living in Texas. To learn more about
Delia and her books visit her website, deliapitts.com.
We’re thinking Cocoons in the Quick Tip ~ it’s always wise
for writers to think in metaphors, don’t you think?
My Check-In is all over the place as I’m finishing the Rough
and Drafting the manuscript and working on this podcast, all at once.
Let’s begin.
TIMINGS
00:40 Welcome and Quick Tip # 10
03:51 Interview with Delia Pitts
36:38 Check-In # 10
38:39 Closing
Total Run Time = 39:40
Delia's site deliapitts.com
Video https://youtu.be/NwcgvJxtVqU
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