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Wendy Coakley-Thompson (born Wendy Cecille Thompson on December 27, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York), is a mainstream fiction author. Coakley-Thompson's work is part of emerging millennial contemporary African-American literature. Coakley-Thompson's fiction addresses themes and issues concerning interracial relationships, race, racial identity, and people of mixed race. Coakley-Thompson has a BA in Speech and Theater (Broadcasting) from Montclair State College in Upper Montclair, New Jersey; an MA in Communication Arts from William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey; and a PhD in Education (Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation) from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.〔http://pageonelit.com/interviews/WCThompson.html〕 Coakley-Thompson's dissertation, written in 1999 in partial fulfilment of the PhD degree is entitled: ''The Use of Popular Media in Multicultural Education: Stressing Implications for the Black/Non-Black biracial student''.〔http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/catalog.cfm?dest=dir&linkid=1844&linkon=subsection〕 Though she lived in Montclair, New Jersey for over a decade, Coakley-Thompson was raised in Nassau, Bahamas. She was born to Bahamian parents, Frederick Oliver Wendell Thompson (1929–1982) and Marina Thompson (née Coakley). In December 2006, Rainy Friday Films, a Chicago-based independent production company, optioned the film rights to ''What You Won't Do for Love'', Coakley-Thompson's second novel. From February 2007 until October 2007, Coakley-Thompson co-hosted ''The Book Squad'' on WMET1160 with author Karyn Langhorne.〔http://thebooksquad.blogspot.com/〕 == Bibliography == *''Back to Life'' (2004) *''What You Won't Do for Love'' (2005) *''Triptych'' (2008) *''Writing While Black'' (2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wendy Coakley-Thompson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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