I quickly read Colored Television written by Danzy Senna. Set in Los Angeles, this is a current novel about a family trying to get by. Jane is an author who had great success with her first book and little success since. She is married to Lenny who makes no money as an artist of abstract paintings. They are the parents of an 8 year old daughter and a 6 year old son who is on his way to being diagnosed as on the spectrum. Lacking money for rent, they house sit for richer couples that they know. The kids are used to moving. Jane has been working on her second novel for 10 years and getting no where. She decides television is where it's at and pitches a television series about mulattoes making life work in the city. This is a dark comedy. I enjoyed reading about this pair of inept parents.
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