African American/Black Literature

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #3

TODAY’S SPOTLIGHTED AUTHOR IS SERESSIA GLASS! Seressia Glass is an award-winning author of more than twenty contemporary and paranormal romance and urban fantasy stories. Her current series (Shadowchasers, Sons of Anubis) (see below) are steeped in Egyptian mythology. She lives north of Atlanta with her guitar-wielding husband and two attack poodles. When not writing, she spendsContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #3”

BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #2

TODAY’S SPOTLIGHTED AUTHOR IS THE LEGENDARY STEVEN BARNES! Steven Barnes is an American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He was born in Los Angeles, CA and is married to writing peer and legendary speculative fiction author, Tananarive Due. The couple reside in California with their son. Barnes also has a daughter fromContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #2”

OCTOBER IS BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH!

EACH DAY WILL FEATURE A SPECULATIVE FICTION AUTHOR/ARTIST OF COLOR! Greetings Staunch Perusers! The month of October is BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH! During this time we celebrate the work and contributions to speculative fiction by People of Color. Many people are either unaware and/or simply choose to ignore the various creative works of ethnic minoritiesContinue reading “OCTOBER IS BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH!”

URBAN FANTASY HAS ROOTS

While I’m not a big fan of romance novels, I don’t mind them nearly as much when the characters are gritty and preternatural creatures are involved, downplaying the sappiness associated with most novels where the word romance is used. Paranormal romance novels are the next big thing and filling the bookstore shelves in record numbers.Continue reading “URBAN FANTASY HAS ROOTS”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH BLOG POST SERIES:

In the spirit of celebrating Black History Month, I’ve dedicated my weekly blog posts to celebrate the accomplishments of Black writers with a look into their work within the writing profession. I will be tasking myself with reading the work of one black author per week and reviewing their work as a blog postContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH BLOG POST SERIES:”