The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists for Outstanding Novel: Adult are: Cursed Daughters – Oyinkan Braithwaite Harmattan Season – @tochitruestory.bsky.social Motheater – @lincodega.com Song of Legends Lost – @mhayinde.bsky.social The Buffalo Hunter Hunter – @stephengrahamjones.com

And the awards are out. Humbled to be a part of such a phenomenal short list and among Creative Nonficiton I was in awe of. Thank you for considering my work.

The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists for Outstanding Creative Nonfiction are: A Conjuror’s Manifesto: Notes on the Afrosurreal – @conjuringliteracy.bsky.social Photon Torpedoes Break the Space Muqarnas: SFF Audiovisuals and Anti-Muslim Violence – @tanawir.bsky.social (1/2)

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**blows the dust off**

I’m just a man who wants to talk about Black [fantasy] books on a new app with no idea how to use it 🤭🤭

For the last 2/3 years I’ve read 100 books each year: this year I set my goal to 75 and I’m at like 81… am I gonna try to make it to 100?

I’m looking for bookish creators, Humanities doctoral students, HBCU alum and folks who work in digital humanities & museology

Wassup BlueSky! Your fave Black Speculative Scholar over here tryna stir the pot 🤗