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Review of Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
I first learned of Lesley Nneka Arimah’s collection of short stories, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (2017) from Levar Burton’s brilliant podcast, Levar Burton Reads. I loved that even though the story that he read—the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African-American, culture, literature, review, Speculative Fiction, Writer
Tagged black and brown feminism, black feminism, black women, black women writers, Lesley Nnekah Arimah, levar burton, levar burton reads, science fiction, Speculative Fiction, what it means when a man falls from the sky, writers
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Wondering: Has Peele read Butler?
Let me state up front, just so we’re clear, I loooove Octavia Butler. She seems to make her way into my consciousness at least once a day, whether it’s through what I’m reading or a podcast I’m listening to, or just … Continue reading
Posted in African-American, culture, literature, review, slavery, Speculative Fiction, Writer
Tagged Easy Rawlins, Get Out, Jordan Peele, Octavia Butler, science fiction, the sunken place, Us, Walter Mosley, Wild Seed
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