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Carl Brandon Society Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Pet, Akwaeke Emezi

Pet

Akwaeke Emezi
Carl Brandon SocietyCarl Brandon Society

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Carl Brandon Awards: Akwaeke Emezi has won the Carl Brandon Parallax Award for their novel Pet. Michele Tracy Berger has won the Carl Brandon Kindred Award for her story “Doll Seed.” Full details: https://t.co/vbciEvBETg

Paperback, 2021

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Sam Greenlee

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Sam Greenlee
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In @NisiShawl's #HistoryOfBlackSF series she offers a monthly deep dive into a science fiction novel, short story, play, or other media created by Black folks. In this installment, learn about The Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam Greenlee. https://t.co/pzC1CDxzCR

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Book Cover for: Elysium, Jennifer Marie Brissett

Elysium

Jennifer Marie Brissett
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In @NisiShawl's #HistoryOfBlackSF series she offers a monthly deep dive into a science fiction novel, short story, play, or other media created by Black folks. In this installment, learn about Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett / @jennbrissett. https://t.co/F5oamFV2Nk

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Book Cover for: The House Behind the Cedars (1900). By: Charles W. Chesnutt: Novel, Charles W. Chesnutt

The House Behind the Cedars (1900). By: Charles W. Chesnutt: Novel

Charles W. Chesnutt
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In @NisiShawl's #HistoryOfBlackSF series she offers a monthly deep dive into a science fiction novel, short story, play, or other media created by Black folks. In this installment, learn about The Goophered Grapvine by Charles W. Chesnutt. https://t.co/OcZ2DAIi7Y

Paperback, 2017

$12.43$6.22 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Comet, W. E. B. Du Bois

The Comet

W. E. B. Du Bois
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In @NisiShawl's #HistoryOfBlackSF series she offers a monthly deep dive into a science fiction novel, short story, play, or other media created by Black folks. In this installment, learn about "The Comet" by W.E.B. Du Bois. Yes, *that* W.E.B. Du Bois https://t.co/cHgXJPr0OU

Paperback, 2021

$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Earthseed: The Seed Trilogy, Book 1, Pamela Sargent

Earthseed: The Seed Trilogy, Book 1

Pamela Sargent
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We are #CelebratingOctavia with a series of virtual events, starting with an Earthseed-themed birthday celebration on June 22. Join a party room full of authors, editors, & academics for a reading of "The Book of the Living" fro the Parable series. https://carlbrandon.org/events/ https://t.co/ZHDxIGXPxn

Paperback, 2012

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Sam Greenlee

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Sam Greenlee
Carl Brandon SocietyCarl Brandon Society

In @NisiShawl's #HistoryOfBlackSF series she offers a monthly deep dive into a science fiction novel, short story, play, or other media created by Black folks. In this installment, learn about The Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam Greenlee. https://t.co/pzC1CDxzCR

Paperback, 1989

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory

We Are All Completely Fine

Daryl Gregory
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CBS steering committee member Kate Schaefer sez: "I hate horror, because I do not like to be frightened, but I love Daryl Gregory's We Are All Completely Fine because he makes me laugh even when I'm scared." Get this book & many others in this bundle! https://t.co/QEw6BUiZEY

Paperback, 2014

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Star Daughter, Shveta Thakrar

Star Daughter

Shveta Thakrar
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Want to now how fantasy and SF writers use mythology in their fiction? Listen in as authors Vida Cruz, Piper J Drake, Kate Elliott, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Shveta Thakrar (author of ✨ Star Daughter ✨ out today!) explore this topic: https://t.co/sIKHZn6cHp

Paperback, 2021

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Four Profound Weaves, R. B. Lemberg

The Four Profound Weaves

R. B. Lemberg
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The Four Profound Weaves is CBS steering committee member @jhameia's longform editorial debut, and is a magical journey of two trans elders learning new magic to take down a tyrant. Get this & MANY other books in this @humble bundle 👇🏾 https://www.humblebundle.com/books/supermassive-scifi-fantasy-horror-tachyon-books

Paperback, 2020

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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