Send us a text I bite off a lot this week, in a five-way conversation with editors and contributors to the ever-so-of-the-moment anthology The Black Girl Survives in This One. That’s a promise right there on the title page, but as you will find out, survival is not always the same thing as living happily ever after. Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans, Monica Brashears & Eden Royce talk to me about the vision (and necessity) of the project and where their stories came from? We discuss the role of urban and family legend, authentic dialogue, writing for younger readers and how horror’s treatment of Black writers and characters has changed. Enjoy! The Black Girl Survives in This One was published on April 2nd by Flatiron Books Other books mentioned: Beloved (1987), by Toni Morrison 60 Black Women in Horror Fiction (2014), by Sumiko Saulson Of One Blood (1903), by Pauline Hopkins Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror (2023), ed, by Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams The Vampire Huntress Legends Series (2003-2009), by L.A. Banks Support Talking Scared on Patreon Come talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to [email protected] Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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