It's the spooky season, and in the land of Black YA that can only mean one thing: Famous horror trope meets "Get Out"!
And what a horribly unsatisfying description of this deeply interesting and unexpected novel. Tiffany D. Jackson's White Smoke certainly invites some comparisons to the horror classics (looking at you, Shirley Jackson). But with its Rust Belt setting and Cali-girl trapped in the Midwest protagonist, it finds a voice that is pretty undeniably its own. Join us as we think about the joys of the spooky season, ponder the subversively brilliant decision to reimagine the Midwest as the scariest place in the world, and see how many times James can name-drop Parasite in 90 minutes. Also, if you haven't seen Parasite yet, spoiler alert. This one has it all!
