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Soraya Palmer and The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts
Manage episode 362905167 series 3352723
"I was interested in stories with stories and how the family used folklore to approach conflict"
Soraya Palmer joins me from Brooklyn to discuss her debut novel, recently released in the UK, The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts, published by Serpent's Tail (more info here!).
We speak about hauntings, family narratives, and Anansi the animal trickster!
Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko-fi.com/liambishop
Rippling Points:
Tales from the Caribbean: myth and folklore re-told in modern day Brooklyn
Life inside the multiverse: seeing different aspects of characters through time.
Reference Points
Writers
Toni Morrison
Film and TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Exorcist
Myths and Folklore
Anansi
Ol Higue
Rolling Calf
42 episodes
Manage episode 362905167 series 3352723
"I was interested in stories with stories and how the family used folklore to approach conflict"
Soraya Palmer joins me from Brooklyn to discuss her debut novel, recently released in the UK, The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts, published by Serpent's Tail (more info here!).
We speak about hauntings, family narratives, and Anansi the animal trickster!
Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko-fi.com/liambishop
Rippling Points:
Tales from the Caribbean: myth and folklore re-told in modern day Brooklyn
Life inside the multiverse: seeing different aspects of characters through time.
Reference Points
Writers
Toni Morrison
Film and TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Exorcist
Myths and Folklore
Anansi
Ol Higue
Rolling Calf
42 episodes
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