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Tananarive Due (African American)

She is a supernatural author. She has a short story in an anthology called The Ancestors with LA Banks & Brandon Massey (2 other African American authors).

I am currently reading Joplin's Ghost, about a woman being haunted by the great ragtime composer Scott Joplin. Look up the ragtime song "The Entertainer" and you'll be surprise that it was written by an African American, if you didn't already know.

lizamichelle1
13 years ago

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Heartily seconded -- I adore Due's work. Her "African Immortals" series in particular is one of the most original takes on a vampire mythos I've ever seen: if you like vamp books but find a lot of the current paranormals a little tiresome because they don't bring anything new and different to the table, give Tananarive Due : My Soul to Keep a try.

Also, while most of her work has been on the horror/paranormal side, she does write outside of this genre as well; Tananarive Due : The Black Rose: The Dramatic Story of Madam C.J. Walker, America's First Black Female Millionaire is a historical novel about the famous entrepeneur Madame Walker, and the "Tennyson Hardwick" mysteries are collaborations between Due, her husband Steven Barnes, and actor Blair Underwood.

Miss Smilla
13 years ago
All books by Virginia Derberry and Donna Grant
They are so good !
chynadoll42726
13 years ago
Has anyone read "Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights"?
Tananarive Due : Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights
Kerry
13 years ago
I've just started reading Tananarive. I never knew she was out there. I only know of Octavia Butler; i think she wrote a lot of sci-fi - not my favorite. But I did enjoy Kindred. I have to get my copy back from my friend before she misplaces it lol.
lizamichelle1
13 years ago

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