Podcast appearances and mentions of Author P Djeli

“Mine.“ Torie, David and Washington Post Book Critic Ron Charles kick off with best selling author Brad Meltzer, who fought the school board that vetoed his books about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. He won, by the way. Nghi Vo joins to talk about The Chosen and the Beautiful, her resounding 21st century reflection of the Great Gatsby. With dazzling prose, she weaves race and magic into Fitzgerald's world, making it relevant.  As author P. Djeli Clark described it, The Chosen and the Beautiful is decadent, visual, imaginative and genius. Up til now, Vo was best known for her acclaimed novellas The Empress of Salt and Fortune and When the Tiger Comes Down the Mountain. The Chosen and the Beautiful puts her on everyone's list as a major literary voice.

We are joined by the Locus and Nebula award winning author, P. Djeli Clark to discuss his new book Ring Shout. The New York Times describes the novella as “a fantastical, brutal and thrilling triumph of the imagination.” Educator, historian and author, we drink and discuss this amazing novella. Purchase the book here: https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9781250767028 Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Volume 1) Book by Kwame Mbalia https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9781368042413 Heritage by Countee Cullen https://liberal-arts.wright.edu/sites/liberal-arts.wright.edu/files/page/attachments/Heritage_CounteeCullen.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/

In this episode, Alan and Diane interview historian and author P. Djeli Clark. They discuss anarchist necromancers, the subtleties of dick jokes, and the reclamation of cosmic horror. We also review: Ninth Step Station: Season 2 by Malka Older. Written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde published by Serial Box 2020 The Forest God by Jamie Lackey published by Air & Nothingness Press 2020