Interview with Dr. Kim Cliett Long, Author of The First Marketplace: Africa’s Role In Shaping World Trade

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The First Marketplace: Africa’s Role In Shaping World Trade?

I wanted to ensure that gaps in history were filled for future generations.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Historical fiction and non-fiction. Yes!

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Born in Blackness by Howard W. French; William Johnson’s Natchez.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The Market women.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

Hands that work are holier than hands that pray.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That history is not complete unless everyone present was included.

Dr. Kim Cliett Long is the author of the new book The First Marketplace: Africa’s Role In Shaping World Trade

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