What happens when you blend a loving portrait of Memphis, speculative and uncanny elements, and some gloriously pulpy imagery all into one highly compelling work of fiction? Well, you might get Nine Bar Blues, the new collection from Sheree Renée Thomas. Thomas’s collection resonates on its own frequency, moving from moments of wonder to those of terror and back again. I spoke with her about the origins of this collection and how she created such a powerful work.
Morning Bites: Sheree Renée Thomas’s Playlist, Bethany C. Morrow and Tochi Onyebuchi, Antiracist Poetry, Kathryn Scanlan, and More
In our morning reading: a playlist from Sheree Renée Thomas, Bethany C. Morrow and Tochi Onyebuchi in conversation, and more.