• Victor LaValle (Lone Women) on the Power of Monsters, and Writing a Different Kind of Historical Fiction Novel

  • Jun 13 2023
  • Durée: 1 h et 34 min
  • Podcast

Victor LaValle (Lone Women) on the Power of Monsters, and Writing a Different Kind of Historical Fiction Novel

  • Résumé

  • Victor LaValle is the author of a short story collection, five novels, and is also the creator and writer of two comic books. 

    His novel, The Changeling, will soon be airing on Apple TV+ starring LaKeith Stanfield.

    He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, Whiting Writers' Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship,and many more.

    We talk with Victor LaValle about his newest novel, Lone Women, a historical fiction novel about a Black women named Adelaide who flees to Montana to start a new life as a homesteader in Montana.

    We get into how Victor thinks about speculative fiction and specifically, monsters, as a way to complicate difficult subject matter, his recent forays into television writing, and much more.

    Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp

    You can follow Victor LaValle here.

    Visit our website: Originstory.show

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    Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us theoriginstorypod@gmail.com

    Cover art and website design by Melody Hirsch

    Origin Story original score by Ryan Hopper

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