Colored Television A Novel
Colored Television by Danzy Senna, published by Penguin Group on July 15, 2025, is a novel that explores themes of love, ambition, and the complexities of racial identity. The story follows Jane, who, after a challenging period of unstable living situations, finds herself house-sitting in a luxurious home in the hills above Los Angeles. This opportunity coincides with her sabbatical, providing her the chance to work on her second novel, which she hopes will mark a turning point in her life.
As Jane navigates her newfound stability, she seeks to expand her horizons by pursuing opportunities in Hollywood. Her meeting with a prominent producer leads to the development of a unique comedy project, but the journey takes unexpected turns. This edition, comprising 304 pages, delves into the intricacies of family life and domestic challenges, set against the backdrop of contemporary American culture. Readers will find a blend of humor and insight as Senna addresses the nuances of identity and ambition in a rapidly changing world.
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A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
A WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024
“A laugh-out-loud cultural comedy… This is the New Great American Novel, and Danzy Senna has set the standard.” –LA Times
“Funny, foxy and fleet…The jokes are good, the punches land, the dialogue is tart.” –Dwight Garner, The New York Times
A brilliant take on love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial-identity-industrial complex from the bestselling author of Caucasia
Jane has high hopes that her life is about to turn around. After a long, precarious stretch bouncing among sketchy rentals and sublets, she and her family are living in luxury for a year, house-sitting in the hills above Los Angeles. The gig magically coincides with Jane’s sabbatical, giving her the time and space she needs to finish her second novel—a centuries-spanning epic her artist husband, Lenny, dubs her “mulatto War and Peace.” Finally, some semblance of stability and success seems to be within her grasp.
But things don’t work out quite as hoped. Desperate for a plan B, like countless writers before her Jane turns her gaze to Hollywood. When she finagles a meeting with Hampton Ford, a hot producer with a major development deal at a streaming network, he seems excited to work with a “real writer,” and together they begin to develop “the Jackie Robinson of biracial comedies.” Things finally seem to be going right for Jane—until they go terribly wrong.
Funny, piercing, and page turning, Colored Television is Senna’s most on-the-pulse, ambitious, and rewarding novel yet.
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