My discussion of the Hurston short story Hurricane. This short story from the "Complete Stories" collection is an excerpt from Hurston's novel "Thier Eyes Were Watching God" You can listen to all my d

I feature mystery author Jake Lamar. Author of the American Mysteries in Paris series.

I am joined by to discuss “Plum Bun” by Jessie Redmon Fauset. We have an in-depth discussion of Faucet’s story which explores the life changing consequences for a Black woman, Angela, and her sister,

My discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's short story, "High John De Conquer." A story written as a gift of hope to the United States during the challenging times of World War II.

Featuring mystery author Solomon Jones. He writes thrilling amateur sleuth and police procedurals. Check out his book at:

If this short story had a sound track, it would be the Billy Strayhorn song, Lush Life. This story shows the range of Hurston's writing and gives us another view of life in Harlem in the 1930s. You can listen to all of my discussion here:

This week I am featuring the award winning mystery author Attica Locke. The author of the Highway 59 mystery series.

This story is available in both collections of Hurston's short stories An exploration of writing style by Hurston This short story is similar to "Book of Harlem" in its writing style. In both of these stories, Hurston uses a structure and voice that...

This week I am featuring mystery author Tyora Moody. Tyora writes soul-searching mysteries with a dash of romance.

Alicia from the joins me for a discussion of this very funny short story. You can also follow Alicia on her Instagram channel and on Twitter . Items we discussed At the 01:25 mark, Alicia talks about her YouTube channel. At the 03:26 mark, I...