A beloved illustrator died in the middle of a project. His son, who had been drifting away from art for years, was given the chance to finish the work.
Roemer’s books bring Suriname, on the South American Caribbean coast, to the world. Her 2019 novel, “Off-White,” will be released in English this month.
While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing.