In her first new book in seven years, Tananarive Due further cements
her status as a leading innovator in Black horror and Afrofuturism
"Tananarive Due is the master of Black horror, even teaching a class
where Jordan Peele guest-lectured. So her new collection, The Wishing
Pool, out in mid-April, is a major treat, full of major scares. Due
excels at twist endings but also brilliantly creates an atmosphere of
creeping dread in which you know something terrible is coming. The
Wishing Pool is helpfully divided into four sections, and each feels
like a movement in a symphony. There are classic tales of horror, then a
series of stories set in a Florida town where the swamp tends to swallow
people up; the final two sections shift to science fiction about
post-apocalyptic futures. (These last sections include pandemic stories,
written before 2020, which hit harder now.) Due shows just how much
territory she can cover in one short book and just how versatile
terrifying tales can be."
--Washington Post
American Book Award-winning author Tananarive Due's second
collection of stories includes offerings of horror, science fiction, and
suspense--all genres she wields masterfully. From the mysterious,
magical town of Gracetown to the aftermath of a pandemic to the reaches
of the far future, Due's stories all share a sense of dread and fear
balanced with heart and hope.
In some of these stories, the monster is racism itself; others address
the monster within, each set against the supernatural or surreal. All
are written with Due's trademark attention to detail and deeply drawn
characters.
In addition to previously published work, this collection contains
brand-new stories, including "Rumpus Room," a supernatural horror
novelette set in Florida about a woman's struggle against both outer and
inner demons.
