Best-selling author E. Lynn Harris died Friday at age 54. According to reports, his personal assistant declined to give details, but did confirm his death. The writer was in the middle of a West Coast tour to promote his 11th novel, “Basketball Jones,” when he passed away.
Harris was best known for such successful novels as “Invisible Life,” “Just As I Am,” “Too Good To Be True,” as well as his 2004 memoir “What Becomes of The Brokenhearted”. He specialized in writing about African-American gay culture and lifestyle.
Born in Michigan, Harris grew up in Little Rock and attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he was the school’s first black cheerleader. Harris recently taught English at the University of Arkansas as a visiting professor.
