I Found This Great Book

This week we are looking at "Book of Harlem" by Zora Neale Hurston. This story took me by surprise because it's structure and writing style is so different from the previous stories I have read. It is written in a verse format like the Christian Bible. This took me for a loop, and I had to shift my mind to get it but that did not take long, and I was really fascinated by how Hurston was going tell...

Featuring the cozy mystery author Nora DeLoach. Nora DeLoach creator of the Mama Detective series that features Grace Covington (Mama). Grace (aka "Mama") is a welfare caseworker in a small town in South Carolina named Otis. Grace, along with her daughter, Simone, get drawn into the investigation of murders that occur in the town.

My conversation with author, educator, curriculum developer B. Sharise Moore. We talk about her project to create a textbook for Afrofuturist Literature. We also explore the world of Afrofuturist literature and B. Sharise talks about her new novel and the fascinating history that motivated her to create the novel. Support B. Sharise's project by contributing to the Indiegogo campaign. https://www....

This week I discuss Hurston's short story, "The Bone of Contention." Join me each week as I read and discuss each of the short stories by Zora Neale Hurston.

This week I feature mystery author Christopher Chambers. The author of the Angela Bivens thriller series and a new book coming in October, "Scavenger."

I had a fantastic conversation with horror author and creator of the Night Light Podcast, Tonia Ransom. The Night Light podcast presents horror short fiction by black authors. We talk about how Tonia started her podcast, how readers who are new to horror fiction can begin to explore these stories and Tonia shares her writing process. A full transcript of this interview is available on my website (...

Today I am talking about Zora Neale Hurston's short story, "Black Death". This story can be found in "The Complete Stories" and "Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick." I believe that Zora wrote it in 1925. Now almost 100 years later, we can discover and enjoy these stories. In this story, Hurston uses her knowledge of black folklore and black tales of the supernatural, to tell a story of o...

This week's featured mystery author is Stephen L. Carter. Besides being a very good author of mysteries and thrillers, he is a professor of law at Yale University and was a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/black-mystery-authors/carter-stephen-l/

Join me for a fascinating conversation with short story author Nikki Dolson. We Discussed: Nikki's journey as a writer Her motivation for writing her short stories and what she wants each reader to feel and experience after reading one of her stories Nikki shared her advice for persons who want to write short fiction Nikki's latest book "Love and Other Criminal Behavior" and her first book "All Th...

This week I discuss the short story "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston. Join me on this journey through Hurston's short stories. Go to www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/zora

This week I am featuring the mystery author, Cheryl A. Head. The author of the Charlie Mack Motown Mystery Series.

We talked about: The similarities and differences between Sherlock Holmes and his sleuth, Isiah Quintabe (IQ) Joe's writing process and motivations The growth of his sleuth, "IQ", through the four books in the series We learn why his latest book, "Hi Five", was the most difficult book in the series for him to write View all Joe's books and a full transcript of the interview at https://www.ifoundth...

This week I discuss Zora Neale Hurston's short story "Drenched In Light". Join me on my journey through the Hurston's short stories in the order of their publication.

This week I feature mystery author Keith Lee Johnson. I talk about his three books from his Detective Phoenix Perry series.

This week I am featuring the mystery author John Ridley. John Ridley is also an accomplished screen writer and showrunner.

I discuss the Zora Neale Hurston short story, "A Bit of Our Harlem." A wonderful short story that captures kindness shared between two people in 1920s Harlem. Join me on my trek through the short stories of Zora Neale Hurston. https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/reading-zora-neale-hurstons-short-stories/

This week I am featuring the creator of the Gotta series of romantic mysteries, Deliah Lawrence. I discuss Deliah Lawrence's two novels, "Gotta Let It Go" and "Gotta Get It Back".

This week I talk with you about Zora Neale Hurston's short story, "The Conversion of Sam". Join me as I read all the short stories by Hurston in the order of their publication. https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/reading-zora-neale-hurstons-short-stories/

This week I am featuring author Glenville Lovell. He is the author of the Blades Overstreet series of hard-boiled mysteries. View all the books in the Blades Overstreet series at https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/62

This is the first in my series of discussions on the short stories of Zora Neale Hurston. In this episode I talk about the first Hurston short story published.

This week I am featuring mystery author Pamela Samuels Young, the author of the Vernetta Henderson Series and Dre Thomas Series. Books in the Vernetta Henderson Series Every Reasonable Doubt In Firm Pursuit Murder on the Down Low Attorney-Client Privilege Lawful Deception Books in the Dre Thomas Series Buying Time Anybody's Daughter Abuse of Discretion Failure to Protect

This week I am celebrating a milestone. There are now 100 authors in the Black Mystery Author Directory. There are 444 books of all styles of mysteries. In this episode I give a brief break down of the types of mysteries you will find in the directory and the different options available to discover authors and browse the books. I am continuing to add new authors every Monday, Wednesday and Friday...

I have very special treat for you. I have a wonderful interview with the fantastic writer Justina Ireland. Justina Ireland is the author of Dread Nation and the sequel, Deathless Divide. I had the pleasure of talking about Dread Nations with the fantastic bloggers Marci and Ako of the Colored Pages Book Club . They have a wonderful bi-monthly podcast where they talk about fiction, fantasy, and mag...

This week I am featuring the author Austin Camacho. He is the author of the Hannibal Jones Mystery Series and the Stark and O'Brian Thriller Series. He also has two stand alone mysteries. The Hannibal Jones Series include the following books: The Troubleshooter Blood and Bone Collateral Damage Damage Goods Russian Roulette Pyramid Deception The Wrong Kind His Hannibal Jones series is a gritty hard...

This week I am featuring the prolific and versatile mystery author R. Barri Flowers. R. Barri Flowers is an award-winning criminologist and bestselling author of more than eighty books, including mystery and thriller fiction, relationship novels, young adult mysteries, and children's books. You can see all of his books by going to his website www.rbarriflowers.com . You can also go to his author p...