About this episode

The episode explores how an East Bay author uses horror to address injustice and how a bookstore owner fosters community connections for a better future.

Today, an East Bay author channels the monsters of injustice into a new horror novel. Then, one bookstore owner is helping people connect and envision brighter futures.

People in this episode

Guest: East Bay author

Topics covered

• Black Horror
• AfroFuturism
• injustice
• horror novel
• community connection
• brighter futures

Keywords

• Black Horror
• AfroFuturism
• horror novel
• injustice
• community
• East Bay
• bookstore

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: bookstore

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