Episode 17: Justina Ireland's "Dread Nation" Part 2 (feat. I Found This Great Book)

What's good lovebugs?! So, for the first time in CPBC history, we're actually going to be joined by a guest during our discussion section! This guest's name is Curtis and he is the creator of the podcast and website, I Found This Great Book!

Curtis Anderson is a lifelong book collector and certified book nerd. He gets excited when he sees an independent bookstore and he loves libraries. He hosts a podcast and website called I Found This Great Book. Currently, he is in the process of building a directory of Black Mystery Authors. Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday he features a new author on his website. He has just under 100 authors on his list and he hopes to have the directory up to date by April 2020. He also is in the process of featuring a children’s literature book each week that features black children. He loves horror, sci-fi, and other speculative fiction by and about black people.

Join the three of us as we wrap up our discussion of "Dread Nation" and discuss how shamblers lowkey might be the good guys, how Jackson clearly has teleportation abilities, Sue's fall from relevance, and so much MORE!

Hypothetical Shambler Discussion: 3:42 - 9:24

Plot Summary: 9:40 - 49:19

Discussion WITH CURTIS: 49:29 - 1:39:42

Support Curtis' amazing initiative to build a directory of Black Mystery Novels on his website as well as by listening to his podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!

Also, if you’d like to read a “SparkNotes-esque” fun summary of this section, check out the lit notes here!