In 2019, Whitehead spoke with Dave Davies when the book was released. It's set in the early '60s, based on the true story of the Dozier reform school in Florida, where many boys were beaten and ...

Novel is based on the real history of a reform school that operated for 111 years and affected thousands of children – The ...

"Nickel Boys," based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, is a heartbreaking, powerful and unconventionally shot film ...