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Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Written in Melanin Podcast. Jessica Cage is an International Award Winning and USA Today Best-Selling Author of over thirty published books, host of the More Than a Plot Point Podcast, and mentor to indie authors across the world. Born and raised in Chicago, she's always been in love with writing and the art of crafting worlds. And for over a decade, Jessica has a following of readers and writers alike waiting to see what she does next. 

The Eldritch Trials: https://www.theeldritchtrials.com/

A Corruption of Gilded Ashes: https://melaninlibrary.com/books/8088

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Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Written in Melanin Podcast.

Today, I am here with Antoine Bandele. He is an author who lives in Los Angeles, CA with his girlfriend and cat. He is also a YouTuber, producing work for his channel “Antoine Bandele”, an audiobook engineer, and a publisher. Whenever he has the time, he’s writing books inspired by African folklore, mythology, and history.

And today, he's joining me on the podcast to discuss Black fantasy, sequels, and what it's like supporting other authors.
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It's Sunday morning, and Faith's mother is trying to force her to go to church. she hates going to church, but her mother insists that they go as an argument ensues. Things go wrong, and Faith does something to her mother that she has no recollection of.

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Hi, Should-Heads and welcome to one of our more expensive episodes. Our friend Stephanie Henderson joined us to discuss Black speculative fiction, and she's got a lot of great recommendations. You'll definitely want to get every one you don't already have. It's a really fun conversation and there are so many great books out; we're very lucky.

Links mentioned in this episode:

 Leah Johnson book deal: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/85794-book-deals-week-of-march-15-2021.html

"Please Stop Talking About the `Rise' of African Science Fiction": https://lithub.com/please-stop-talking-about-the-rise-of-african-science-fiction/ 

Interview with Octavia Butler:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0UgiE8vYuI 

Octavia Butler's Kindred to be a TV show:  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fx-adapting-octavia-e-butlers-kindred 

Currently Reading:   
Julia: Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas) and The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton) 
Kelly:  They Never Learn (Layne Fargo) 
Rachael: Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier), The Gilded Ones (Namina Forna), Valentine (Elizabeth Wetmore) and Fountains of Silence (Ruta Sepetys)

 Our recommendations:

Stephanie: The works of Octavia Butler, A Phoenix First Must Burn (anthology edited by Patrice Caldwell), My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due), The Gilda Stories (Jewelle L. Gomez), The Paradox of Blackness in African American Vampire Fiction (Jerry Rafiki Jenkins), Black Female Vampires in African American Women's Novels (Kendra R. Parker), Children of Blood and Bone and Children of Vengeance and Virtue (both by Tomi Adeyemi), Raybearers (Jordan Ifueko) and A Song Below Water (Bethany C. Morrow)

Julia: Legendborn (Tracy Deonn), Remote Control and Akata Witch (both by Nnedi Okorafor)

Kelly: Wings of Ebony (J. Elle) and Daughters of Jubilation (Kara Lee Corthron)

Rachael: The Gilded Ones (Namina Forna)

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Instagram: @steffiemonique

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