Lalita Tademy

Lalita Tademy (born 26 December 1948) is an American author best known for her works of historical non-fiction, including fictions and feminist works set in her family genealogy in 1950s. Her debut, ''Cane River'' was first published in 2001, and her works have been based on history and black women. As an American-African, Tademy has been influenced by the misconception involved with the black in the history of the United States.

Born in Berkeley, California, to Nathan Green Tademy Jr. and Willie Dee Billes, she began her honors program in Howard University in Washington DC and after two years, she went to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Tademy faced racial divide because she was black, and academic challenges in America. She earned her BSc in psychology in 1970 and subsequently, her master's degree in business administration in 1970 and 1972 respectively from UCLA in Los Angeles. After resigning from work as the vice president of the Sun Microsystem, she began practicing genealogy, thus; reading, researching and writing about her family history, what she called 'genealogy' of her generation. Her debut novel achieved major critical and commercial success as well as others; ''Red River'' (2006), and ''Citizen's Creek'' (2014).

Feminism, human relationship especially Mother to child has been Tademy's themes in her writings. Jabari Asim confirms it when he wrote in the ''Washington Post'', "evidence of her researches". She has received several recognitions for her writing including selection for the The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001 and San Francisco Public Librarys One City One Book selection in 2007. She has also appeared at the National Book Festival in 2007 and 2015. From 2001 to 2015, her novel, ''Cane River'' was the standard novel for incoming students in Stanford University. Provided by Wikipedia