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Rowan Hisayo Buchanan: ‘Race is incredibly important – but sometimes I’m thinking about love or toast’

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Rowan Hisayo Buchanan: ‘Race is incredibly important – but sometimes I’m thinking about love or toast’

The award-winning author of ‘Harmless Like You’ returns with a lyrical, haunting third novel. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about writing her real life into fiction, letting go of the ‘default white guys’ that she used to write – and the messy politics of being confused for her mixed-race characters

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