“I want my work to be about healing,” she said (h/t Herald Leader). “I am a fortunate writer because every day of my life practically I get a letter, a phone call from someone who tells me how my work has transformed their life.” Notably, in addition to being a tremendous influence upon writers, activists and scholars across the world, hooks reportedly left this world surrounded by family and friends. Since news of her death has broken, tributes have continued to pour in.
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