George Pelecanos is a crime novelist who was a writer and producer for the HBO series The Wire and Treme.
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In his new collection of short stories and a novella, Pelecanos explores crime, adoption and writing from an African-American point of view. He says he's "aware of the responsibility" to get it right.
George Pelecanos is a crime novelist who was a writer and producer for the HBO series The Wire and Treme.
Rosa Pelecanos/Courtesy of Little, Brown and Co.
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