We recently talked to Brandon Willis of the Black Cincinnati Cinema Collective, whose short film Big Mike is showing at our “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” event on Oct. 28! Continue reading “Interview with Filmmaker Brandon Willis of the Black Cincinnati Cinema Collective”
Interview with Horror Writer/Podcaster Tonia Thompson
In honor Black Speculative Fiction Month, we recently interviewed horror writer Tonia Thompson, whose NIGHTLIGHT: The Black Horror Podcast is a thing of terrifying beauty. On it, Thompson reads horror stories from Black writers across the diaspora. Continue reading “Interview with Horror Writer/Podcaster Tonia Thompson”
Interview with Filmmaker Jumai Yusuf
We’re revisiting our interview from last summer with filmmaker Jumai Yusuf, whose short film Pearl Rain will show at our “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” event on Oct. 28! Continue reading “Interview with Filmmaker Jumai Yusuf”
Interview with Filmmaker Vagabond Beaumont

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Read an Excerpt from The Brothers Jetstream: Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe
In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, the homie Zig Zag Claybourne of Obsidian Sky Books and the website Write On, Right On, is giving us a sneak peek at some of his next book, The Brothers Jetstream: Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe, the follow up to his 2015 novel The Brothers Jetstream: Leviathan. Continue reading “Read an Excerpt from The Brothers Jetstream: Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe”
Interview with Playwright/Filmmaker Melody Cooper
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Midwest BSFA Hosts “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” on Oct.28
October is Black Speculative Fiction Month and we’re hosting “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” on Oct. 28 at the Clifton branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County! Here’s the list of films we’re featuring this month. Continue reading “Midwest BSFA Hosts “Matinee Noir: Black Speculative Fiction Shorts” on Oct.28″
Projects I’m Supporting, Part Eight
It’s Black Speculative Fiction Month and I wanted to highlight some of the projects I’m supporting this month! Continue reading “Projects I’m Supporting, Part Eight”