Out There Screaming: just arrived, this fabulous anthology of Black Horror Writing from Picador Books , edited by the amazing Jordan Peele, including authors like Nnedi Okorafor and N K Jemesin..

We have a handful signed by many of the authors, with these delightfully creepy spredges & endpapers.

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LOVE, LOSS, TRAUMA, betrayal, renewal, vulnerability, resistance, and the math of it all—a poet and essayist weaves a shimmering tapestry of how we stay alive in a world trying so hard to crush us. A MINUS

https://bookshop.org/p/books/dyscalculia-a-love-story-of-epic-miscalculation-camonghne-felix/18517242?ean=9780593242179

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Really thoughtful long read on Octavia Butler from Andrea Long Chu in The Vulture. Chu argues against reductionist and one-dimensional readings of Butler's works & looks at power relations in her stories over the course of her entire career.

#ScienceFiction #BlackWriting #Race #Slavery #Feminism #LitStudies

https://www.vulture.com/article/octavia-e-butler-why-we-misread-her.html

Octavia Butler’s middle school in Pasadena has now been named after her. First school in the country to use her name (hopefully not the last!). #ScienceFiction #Blackwriting

https://19thnews.org/2022/11/pasadena-school-octavia-butler-alma-mater/

Think I'll be sticking around since people seem to be trickling in, so maybe it's time for a more thorough #introduction. I'm a scholar of #earlyamericanliterature specializing on early #Blackwriting, #romance, and literary representations of #slavery. I currently also work on a public-facing #BlackHistory project on London, Ontario. Still looking to connect with folks, so say hi!

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