Tackling Tough Topics with author Diana McDonough

<p>When author Diana McDonough began to tapdance around the subject of racism in her novel <em>Stuck in the Onesies</em>, she realized that facing the challenging topic head-on was not only more authentic to her characters, but to her own voice as a writer. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diana's first novel,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stuck in the Onesies</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">grew out of her experiences living outside the nation’s capital in the 1960s and 70s when social issues first bubbled to the surface.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">My Mother’s Apprentice</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is the sequel to</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stuck in the Onesies</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and the story of the next generation. It was awarded the bronze medal by the Florida Authors and  Publishers Association in 2019.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diana writes creative non-fiction,  humor, and historical fiction. You can visit her website at </span> <a href="http://www.dianamcdonough.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">dianamcdonough.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, sign up for her blog, and visit  Facebook pages for both books.</span></p>