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Reading the Bones
by Sheree R. Thomas
Dark Matter is the first and only series to bring together the works of black SF and fantasy writers. The first volume was featured in the New York Times, which named it a Notable Book of the Year.
A second diverse anthology of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction by an array of African-American authors includes both original works and previously published short fiction by Charles Johnson, Tananarive Due, Walter Mosley, W. E. B. Du Bois, Samuel R. Delaney, Nalo Hopkinson, Wanda Coleman, and other notable writers. 15,000 first printing.
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Sheree R. Thomas is editor of Anansi, a new literary journal of fiction devoted to the black diaspora; a regular contributor to Black Issues Book Review; and a former contributing editor to QBR: The Black Book Review. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Black Elegance, One, The Harlem Community News, and many online publications. A native of Memphis, Thomas lives in New York City.
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