Please excuse my love of puns as I use this opportunity to shout: THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY. IN FACT, BUY TWO. Thank you. It’s not just a pun that makes me want to yell about this book, though. Ring Shout is a magnificent, no-holds-barred triumph of a novel. P. Djèlí …
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 fun and thrilling, but also heartfelt and thoughtful. The novella is about Hamed Nasr and Onsi Youssef, agents of the Ministry …
When I was born, my great grandmother put a black fist bracelet around my wrist to protect me from evil spirits. And I was six, the first time my grandmother called me a child of Shango. I grew up knowing about the Orishas, connecting their qualities to those of Catholic saints. I knew the facts …