The Carl Brandon Society, who is dedicated to addressing the representation of people of color in the fantastical genres such as science fiction, fantasy and horror, has put out a recommended reading list of books for Black History Month. The list is below:
• "So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy" edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
• "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler
• "Dhalgren" by Samuel R. Delany
• "My Soul to Keep" by Tananarive Due
• "The Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad" by Minister Faust
• "Mindscape" by Andrea Hairston
• "Wind Follower" by Carole McDonnell
• "Futureland" by Walter Mosley
• "The Shadow Speaker" by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
• "Zahrah the Windseeker" by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
And the 2005 CARL BRANDON SOCIETY AWARD Winners:
• PARALLAX AWARD given to works of speculative fiction created by a
person of color:
"47" by Walter Mosley
• KINDRED AWARD given to any work of speculative fiction dealing with
issues of race and ethnicity; nominees may be of any racial or ethnic
group:
"Stormwitch" by Susan Vaught
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