Episode 212: Charlise Lyle’s Memoir Chronicles Her Life From the Projects to Prep School
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Charlise Lyles, author of DO I DARE DISTURB THE UNIVERSE? Charlise’s memoir covers her rise from a struggling student to winning a scholarship to a prestigious private school through the lens of race, family, and poverty from 1968 to 1977. It reveals the role her father, though absent, played in inspiring her love of literature, the turbulent racial climate of Cleveland, and her coming of age. You can purchase the book at https://www.grayco.com/product/do-i-dare-disturb-the-universe/ or…
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