Casey Gerald talks to DeRay Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Called ‘extraordinary’ and ‘electrifying’ by Marlon James and
Colm Tóibín, Texan writer Casey Gerald’s powerful memoir traces
fault lines in American racial and masculine identity. There Will
Be No Miracles Here examines how Gerald grew up underprivileged,
black and gay in Dallas but went on to study at Yale and Harvard,
and work on Wall Street. It’s an American Dream story; so why
does he spurn the classic rags-to-riches narrative? In this
event, recorded live at the 2019 Edinburgh International Book
Festival, he shares his thoughts with educator and Black Lives
Matter activist DeRay Mckesson.