Stephanie Henderson, host of Books &Â Bounty TV, with special guest Emma Akpan @emmanism on IG, provide you with spooky Halloween reads in horror, dark fiction, and gothic literature from while amplifying women writers, voices of colors, and untold stories. Live on Twitch every Tuesday night, 10ish EST. Read Steph’s full October Reading Recap at BooksandBounty.com.
With a lofty annual reading goal of 52 books, Emma not only devours books at an uncanny rate, she speaks candidly and intelligently about literature and movies. Particularly, she enjoys #horror, #darkfiction, and #scifi. Looking to build her bookish community, Emma founded The Black Girl’s Horror Guide, a club committed to the consumption, enjoyment, and discussion of spooky reads and cinema.
Watch highlights from The first meeting of The Black Girl’s Horror Guide at Peoples Book in Takoma Park. Emma’s next club meeting will focus on a movie. Don’t miss out; the sign-up link is in her IG bio.
See highlights from last week’s show here, where Steph talks to Stephon Fowlkes, author of Project Black Beam.
Credits
Music provided by Chillhop Music, https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred.
Sources
In Part 2, you are reading from “Caribbean Gothic.” Peepal’s Press, accessed October 22, 2024. https://www.peepaltreepress.com/discover/literary-forms/caribbean-gothic
You can only catch the full 2-hour show live on Twitch. First followers on Twitch and Discord get a chance to win all three books from Tomi Adeyemi’s Legend of Orisha Series!
