Top 5 Books of 2019
Reviewer Silk Jazmyne gives us her top 5 of this year! Black From The Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Fiction (ed. Stephanie Andrea Allen and Lauren Cherelle) - This collection of short stories…
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Queen of the Conquered Review: Colonialism, Colorism, and Kraft
Sigourney Rose is a survivor. Not only does she survive the massacre of her family as a child, but she ends up ruling over people dark skinned people who look just like her. Early…
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By Any Means Necessary Review: Have Your CAKE and Eat It Too
It’s not easy handling multiple identities at once and it’s even less simple to put it on the page, but Candice Montgomery does it with style and grace in her sophomore novel, By Any…
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The Warehouse Review: Corporate Cyberpunk
In the near-future thriller The Warehouse, Rob Hart explores the dangerous the convergence of business and politics. The novel kicks off with the perspective of Gibson Wells, CEO of Cloud, speaking on his life…
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Kingdom of Souls Review: Price of Power
Since 2018, African rooted fantasy narratives been have been gaining exposure, and the first book of this YA Fantasy series doesn’t disappoint. In the letter to the reader, Rena writes “I can never truly…
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Black from the Future Review: Blerds Seen and Heard
Growing up as a blerd, loving speculative literature was always a conflicting experience. On one hand I absolutely loved the world building of science fiction and fantasy novels, but on the other, I rarely…
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Growth in Movement: Interview with Phil Stamper
Phil Stamper is an author who understands growth in movement. Originally from a rural village near Dayton, Ohio, Phil’s journey has taken him from his home state to Washington, DC and on to New…
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Thanks for the Nightmares: Interview with Jeremy Shipp
Jeremy Shipp is a horror/fantasy/science author who’s visceral imagery makes his written work feel like feature films. My introduction to the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author was with his novel Bedfellow, which left me pleasantly…
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Sophie Cameron’s New Novel Will Have You Ready To Board The Last Bus To Everland
Sophie Cameron’s newest release Last Bus to Everland follows Brody Fair who, after meeting a boy named Nico, is shown a diverse magical place called Everland. In Everland, time stands still, rules are nonexistent,…
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The Haunting of Tram Car 015 Review
After reading The Black God’s Drums, I was extremely excited when I heard about this novella’s release. My expectations were incredibly high, and P. Djeli Clark not only met but shattered them. It was…
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