Talk Your Lit Podcast

From Ancient Texts to Writing Horror Dramatic orchestral music. Supernatural characters. The intensity of writing music. Kailee Pedersen breaks down how opera has shaped her forthcoming novel, The Minimalist . About guest Kailee Pedersen writes haunted, unsettling speculative fiction. She graduated with a BA in classics from Columbia University, specializing in ancient Greek. Kailee was adopted fr...

Why do some stories remain hidden, and who decides which stories are told? A nuanced discussion with Ezra Claytan Daniels about dealing with racism, privilege, and struggling with identity in Mama Came Callin'. About guest Ezra Claytan Daniels is a mixed-race (Black/white) American multidisciplinary artist. Creator of the award-winning graphic novels Upgrade Soul (Oni Press) and BTTM FDRS (Fantagr...

Terrible women & the monsters who love them Roslyn shares how horror, romance, and folktale blend together in her novel, Hemorrhage of Us. About guest Roslyn Reed is an adult horror, romance, and speculative fiction author. Her work centres on character-driven stories, feminine rage, body horror, and the terror of falling in love. There is nothing she loves more than writing about terrible wom...

Lost in isolation Eirinie Carson discusses the complexities facing Black mothers in predominantly white spaces in her maternal gothic book, Bloodfire, Baby . About guest Eirinie Carson is a Black British writer living in California. She is a mother of two children and sits on the boards of both The Writers Grotto and Mesa Refuge. Her work has appeared in LitHub, Mother Magazine, The Notre Dame Rev...

What if horror by BIPOC authored wasn’t limited to heritage months and was centred every week. Talk Your Lit Podcast is a new bookish podcast featuring BIPOC creatives and writers. Join me, Nailah, each week, as we discuss dark fiction including horror, thriller, and crime, through interviews and round table discussions. New episodes drop every Monday. Subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes.