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'''Paul Mendez''' (born in 1982)<ref name=":0">
'''Paul Mendez''' (born in 1982)<ref name=":0">
{{Cite web|last=White|first=Ryan|date=17 April 2020|title=The debut novelist behind a powerful new story of race, religion and sex|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/884yn4/rainbow-milk-paul-mendez-debut-novel-amber-pinkerton|url-status=live|website=i-D}}</ref> is a [[Black British people|Black British]] author based in [[London]]. They wrote the 2020 [[semi-autobiographical novel]], ''[[Rainbow Milk]]''.<ref>
{{Cite web|last=White|first=Ryan|date=17 April 2020|title=The debut novelist behind a powerful new story of race, religion and sex|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/884yn4/rainbow-milk-paul-mendez-debut-novel-amber-pinkerton|url-status=live|website=i-D}}</ref> is a [[Black British people|Black British]] author based in [[London]]. He wrote the 2020 [[semi-autobiographical novel]], ''[[Rainbow Milk]]''.<ref>
{{Cite web|url=https://brooklynrail.org/2021/03/books/Paul-Mendezs-Rainbow-Milk|title=Paul Mendez's Rainbow Milk|first=Tony|last=Leuzzi|date=9 March 2021|website=The Brooklyn Rail}}</ref><ref>
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Mendez was born in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] to a second generation Jamaican-British family. They were raised as a [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]].<ref name=":0" /> They left their parents' house when they were seventeen and eventually moved to [[Tonbridge]] to study engineering at the [[University of Greenwich]]. They dropped out after nine months but remained in Kent before moving to [[Birmingham]] in 2003. They moved to London in 2004 to study acting, and became a [[sex worker]].<ref name=":1">
Mendez was born in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] to a second generation Jamaican-British family. He were raised as a [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]].<ref name=":0" /> He left his parents' house when he was seventeen and eventually moved to [[Tonbridge]] to study engineering at the [[University of Greenwich]]. He dropped out after nine months but remained in Kent before moving to [[Birmingham]] in 2003. He moved to London in 2004 to study acting, and became a [[sex worker]].<ref name=":1">
{{Cite web|last=Stichbury|first=Thomas|date=2 July 2020|title=Meet author Paul Mendez, one of the most exciting voices on the queer literary scene|url=http://attitude.co.uk/article/meet-author-paul-mendez-one-of-the-most-exciting-voices-on-the-queer-literary-scene-1/23472/|website=Attitude.co.uk}}</ref>
{{Cite web|last=Stichbury|first=Thomas|date=2 July 2020|title=Meet author Paul Mendez, one of the most exciting voices on the queer literary scene|url=http://attitude.co.uk/article/meet-author-paul-mendez-one-of-the-most-exciting-voices-on-the-queer-literary-scene-1/23472/|website=Attitude.co.uk}}</ref>


In 2012, they met Sharmaine Lovegrove at a party and when she became a publisher at Dialogue Books, Mendez sent her the manuscript which would become their debut novel, ''[[Rainbow Milk]]''.<ref name=":1" />
In 2012, he met Sharmaine Lovegrove at a party and when she became a publisher at Dialogue Books, Mendez sent her the manuscript which would become their debut novel, ''[[Rainbow Milk]]''.<ref name=":1" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:09, 26 June 2023

Paul Mendez
Born1982
West Midlands, England
OccupationAuthor
Notable worksRainbow Milk

Paul Mendez (born in 1982)[1] is a Black British author based in London. He wrote the 2020 semi-autobiographical novel, Rainbow Milk.[2][3][4]

Biography

Mendez was born in the West Midlands to a second generation Jamaican-British family. He were raised as a Jehovah's Witness.[1] He left his parents' house when he was seventeen and eventually moved to Tonbridge to study engineering at the University of Greenwich. He dropped out after nine months but remained in Kent before moving to Birmingham in 2003. He moved to London in 2004 to study acting, and became a sex worker.[5]

In 2012, he met Sharmaine Lovegrove at a party and when she became a publisher at Dialogue Books, Mendez sent her the manuscript which would become their debut novel, Rainbow Milk.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b White, Ryan (17 April 2020). "The debut novelist behind a powerful new story of race, religion and sex". i-D.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Leuzzi, Tony (9 March 2021). "Paul Mendez's Rainbow Milk". The Brooklyn Rail.
  3. ^ Grant, Colin (9 May 2020). "Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez review – a fearless debut". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Novakovic, Rastko (February 2021). "Interview with Paul Mendez". The White Review.
  5. ^ a b Stichbury, Thomas (2 July 2020). "Meet author Paul Mendez, one of the most exciting voices on the queer literary scene". Attitude.co.uk.


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