Who Did the Book Cover Art on the Good House by Tananarive Due
Months agone, November to be exact, when I'd aware everyone with horror fiction about "human-eaters" to read leading up to Turkey Day, I'd brought up the fact that February was Women in Horror Calendar month, a calendar month that celebrates the dark and creative minds of women specifically in the horror genre. This was an incredible celebration birthed by the WiHM Organization, which has recently disbanded only continues to encourage the spotlighting of women in horror during the month of February and every month. We are now halfway through February - which, seeing as it'due south the shortest month of the year, is practically about the end. So while it's not too late for me to moving ridge the banner that screams "celebrate women in horror calendar month", March is practically around the corner, which means nosotros get a shine transition into Women'southward History Month. On height of that, it's still Blackness History Month, so I will be taking this glorious opportunity to kill 3 birds with i stone and introduce you to the books of a literary heroine of mine: Tananarive Due!
For anyone unfamiliar, Tananarive Due is an author and educator known for her literary works of horror composite with science-fiction and fantasy. She is also a film historian specifically in the Black horror genre, an executive producer for the documentary Horror Noire: A History of Blackness Horror (which you tin watch on the horror streaming platform Shudder), and is praised by literary/film giants similar Stephen King and Jordan Peele. From haunted houses to apocalyptic plagues to claret-drinking immortals, Due'due south books cover them all. Her writing is powerful, gripping, emotional, teeming with fictional characters who feel real, are relatable, and look like me (*cries nerdy, horror-loving, Black girl tears*). It's condom to say I am a fan and you should be too! Here are a few book recommendations to add to your reading list.
During the hot and claustrophobic summertime of 2020, I escaped into Ghost Summer, a drove of short stories ranging from paranormal horror to dystopian scientific discipline fiction. Ane brusk story in particular (1 that happens to experience more like a novella than a short story) shares the aforementioned title as the collection and is easily a favorite. It follows a young black male child named Davey who is looking forward to spending the summer with his grandparents in Gracetown, Florida where it is said the town'due south children are known to see ghosts. Davey is hoping to spot some of those ghosts himself. Instead he uncovers a nighttime, ghostly mystery ripe with the nighttime history of the town's racist and hateful by. This story is a very tragic, emotional read that Due puts her whole heart into, and information technology'due south a large reason this collection became one of my favorites of all time.
Should yous pick this book up, be sure to read Due's writer's notes at the end of each story to learn more well-nigh her motivations and inspirations for her characters, their emotions, and their experiences.
Ghost Summer
If you're like me and you're a lover of haunted house narratives, The Skilful House is a must-read. In fact, I'd get as far as to say this is my second favorite piece of work of Due's afterward Ghost Summer. The story follows a variety of compelling characters–mainly Angela Toussaint–a woman haunted by the suicide of her immature son Corey which took identify in the basement of their sometime family home, known to many effectually town every bit the Good House. At beginning, Angela struggles with where to place blame on her son's sudden death. But every bit the story progresses, information technology dawns on Angela that their family home harbors nighttime secrets beginning with Angela's grandmother who was known as the town'south VooDoo practicing witch doctor.
In spite of the premise I simply gave you lot, this book will not be what you look it to be and flipped my expectations for what I await for in a haunted firm novel. Due's writing in this 500 page family saga is like shooting fish in a barrel to autumn into and her characters feel like flesh and claret. Y'all'll miss them once the book is over.
The Good House
Fans of paranormal romance and fantasy will devour Due's "African Immortals" series! Book One introduces united states of america to Jessica, a journalist married to a human too good to be truthful–handsome, intelligent, multilingual, and ageless. Information technology merely and so happens that Jessica'southward husband is an immortal sworn to secrecy by a centuries-former, blood-drinking alliance of fellow immortals. Knowing this secret puts Jessica in grave danger and trouble only escalates when the loved ones around her current of air up gravely injured if not expressionless. This book puts a twist on the vampire trope, so if that is your niche, I highly recommend you pick this one up!
My Soul to Keep
And finally for the zombie lovers out there, you'll be thrilled to learn that Tananarive Due co-wrote a zombie apocalypse series with hubby and science fiction writer Steven Barnes. This is a duology post-obit a group of young people forced to abandon all they've known when a viral outbreak destroys civilization. Our young heroes band together and venture across the American Northwest in search of a condom haven known as Domino Falls. Throughout their journey, they constantly come face to face with the infected, flesh-hungry undead—"the Freaks"— whose complication not simply makes them different from your average zombie but as well more dangerous. You will absolutely love and devour (see what I did at that place?) this series and it's diverse cast of likeable characters. I highly recommend it for zombie lovers, fans of apocalyptic horror, and admirers of both Tananarive Due and/ or Steven Barnes!
Devil's Wake
Domino Falls
There you have it! Now that you know of the Queen of Black Horror herself, yous accept zero excuses to avoid these astonishing books mentioned! Please feel free to celebrate the remainder of Women in Horror Calendar month and Black History Calendar month, besides as the beginning of Women's History Month by introducing yourself to the vivid author that is Tananarive Due. Simply don't just stop at that place, because books by Black women should exist read all year round! And then by all means, make 2022 the year of Tananarive Due!
-Christina James is a Readers' Services Banana at Lawrence Public Library.
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