FOF #2894 - Lovecraft Country, Trashy Novels and Morality Tales from the Hood

Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 5:44 a.m.

b'Sometimes the urge to write is so strong that you can\\u2019t wait for a publisher to show the world the masterpiece in your mind.

Thankfully in the digital age it\\u2019s easy to self publish but who exactly is going to read a book titled \\u201cThis Hoe Got Roaches Up in Her Crib?\\u201d

In the new podcast \\u201cThe Hood Novel Book Club\\u201d comedian Rachel Hall looks at wonderfully weird books about the modern black experience that were written by self published authors with hilarious results.

Today, Rachel Hall joins us to take a look at trashy books, morality tales and science fiction from the perspective of great and not so great black authors.

RACHEL HALL\'S PODCAST: https://apple.co/3kqN1Fb

Plus--

\\u27a4 HBOMAX\\u2019s Lovecraft Country has us jumping out of our skin.

\\u27a4 Captain America, Chris Evans, who has the world\\u2019s attention with his \\u201caccidentally\\u201d leaked dick pic, wants you to do one thing: vote.

\\u27a4 Kanye West releases his own pee tape where he wizzes on his Grammy Award.

\\u27a4 Lil\\u2019 Nas X is putting out a children\\u2019s book all about the C word.

\\u27a4 Madonna is going to co write and direct her own biopic.'