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April 28, 2012
Black Sci-Fi/Spec Fic Primer–George Schuyler
George S. Schuyler (1895-1977) was lesser known figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Other prominent black intellectuals sometimes perceived Schuyler as problematic because his indiscriminate commitment to certain ideas and ideals. In a time that was, in some ways, characterized by “Race Men,” some questioned Schuyler’s loyalties to the black community (of course, at that time, [...]
April 25, 2012
April 21, 2012
Black Sci-Fi/Spec Fic Primer–W. E. B. DuBois
W. E. B. Dubois (1868-1963) Yes most of us are familiar with DuBois, whether we know him generally because we encountered The Souls of Black Folk somewhere along our educational journey or we have a more intimate knowledge of his life and work for African American socio-economic equality. Most folks don’t know, however, that DuBois [...]
April 18, 2012
Alabama Book Festival
Join me this Saturday in charming, historic Montgomery for the Alabama Book Festival. I will be signing copies of Interlopers: A Shifters Novel and taking pre-orders for the follow-up, Posers. The seventh annual Alabama Book Festival will be in historic downtown Montgomery at Old Alabama Town on April 21, 2012. This free public event is [...]
April 14, 2012
Black Sci-Fi/Spec Fic Primer
The first group of authors that I am going to share began publishing more than a century ago. I bet that’s unexpected. They were contemporaries and well known for their literary contributions–though not, perhaps, as much for their speculative efforts. Charles Chesnutt (1858-1932) was known for fiction that explored the nuances of postbellum African American [...]
Black Sci-Fi/Spec Fic Primer: Your Introduction to the World of Black Speculative Lit
Speculative fiction is a rose known by many other names: science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, dystopian…the list goes on, with each genre producing unique and wonderful blooms (if you will permit me to carry the metaphor through to its conclusion). What each of these, and the many other genres that fall under the umbrella of speculative [...]
April 12, 2012
Rock The Drop–ATL 2012
*Not pictured, Bench on Highland Ave., across from Honeybutter. Filed under: Writing Tagged: Atlanta GA, Interlopers: A Shifters Novel, rock the drop, scavenger hunt, teen lit day
April 10, 2012
Who are you trying to be?…Posers cover unveiled!
Filed under: Writing Tagged: posers: A shifters novel, shifters novel series, Wordless Wednesday
April 3, 2012
Why the Hunger Games Movie Didn’t Work…For Me…
I was so ready for this movie to be epic! Of course, I am Janie-come-lately to the Hunger Games movie. It was a deliberate choice for me. I am in that space right now–you know the one where you don’t want to be around goo-gobs of people. Where the thought of being surrounded by that [...]
Why the Hunger Games Movie Didn't Work…For Me…
Of course, I am Janie-come-lately to the Hunger Games movie. It was a deliberate choice for me. I am in that space right now–you know the one where you don't want to be around goo-gobs of people. Where the thought of being surrounded by that many people ignites such dark thoughts that you know that [...]
