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We\\u2019re joined this week to talk with author Bethany C. Morrow about her novels, using \\u201cspeculative\\u201d fiction to tell the truth, how Black sisterhood is lifesaving, and decentralizing fantasy and mythology.\\xa0

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A Song Below Water spoilers from 54:33 to 57:02.

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Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of racism, violence against women, doxing, inciting violence, white supremacy, ableism, self-harm, transphobia, QAnon, doctors/medical treatment, medical racism, death, homelessness, imprisonment/the prison industrial complex, stereotypes, respectability politics, and slavery.\\xa0

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Guest

Bethany C Morrow is an Indie Bestselling author who writes for adult and young adult audiences, in genres ranging from speculative literary to contemporary fantasy to historical. She is author of the novels MEM and A SONG BELOW WATER, and editor/contributor to the young adult anthology TAKE THE MIC, which was the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature award winner. Her work has been chosen as Indies Introduce and Indie Next picks, and featured in The LA Times, Forbes, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and more. She is included on USA TODAY\\u2019s list of 100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read. Her upcoming releases include A CHORUS RISES (June 2021), SO MANY BEGINNINGS: A Little Women Remix (September 2021), and CHERISH FARRAH (2022).

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Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends the podcast Hey Riddle Riddle.

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests\\u2019 books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Check out our previous virtual live shows, and information about our future virtual live events at multitude.productions/live.\\xa0

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About Us

Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.