Daily News | Philadelphia novelist Diane McKinney-Whetstone shows life after 60 is fun in ‘Our Gen’
, Diane McKinney-Whetstone’s latest novel, a group of friends have casual sex, keep secrets, and smoke a lot of weed. But they aren’t millennials, they live in an active 55+ community in townhomes with smart appliances. They laugh a lot and always have time for a good time.
This, Whetstone’s seventh book, is a change for the award-winning Philadelphia writer. Her previous works, that include her first novel,were intense stories about young Black women whose lives were upended by racism, unintended pregnancies, and mental illness., McKinney-Whetstone said it was time for levity. “I wanted to have some fun with it,” she said from her Chestnut Hill home. She will sign copies and read fromat the Lightbulb Learning Center in Overbrook on Sunday, Oct. 23.
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