Charmaine Wilkerson

Wilkerson is originally from New York. She has moved around a lot in her own life. She spent much of her childhood living in Jamaica and some time as an adult living in Los Angeles. She currently lives in Rome, where she has been living for over two decades. Wilkerson attended Barnard College at just 16 years old and graduated with a B.A. in linguistics. She then went on to study at Stanford University's graduate program in communications. == Career ==

Wilkerson spent much of her career as a journalist. With her debut novel, Wilkerson wanted to relay the importance and ability of transferring culture and stories through food. Black cake is a Caribbean food that Wilkerson's own mother made, though they called it rum pudding. Wilkerson herself bakes the dessert once a year. == Published works ==

• Black Cake (2022) • Deluge (2023) • Good Dirt (2025) == References ==