Speculative fiction – The Nerds of Color

With Dominic out this week, Keith welcomes Troy-Jeffrey Allen as a special co-host on Hard NOC Life. They discuss Troy’s

Movies Recaps Reviews

January 31, 2022 Lauren Lola

Sundance Highlights Speculative Storytelling From Southeast Asia

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival has come to a close, following 11 days of presenting in-depth films and conversations from

Hard N.O.C. Life Literature Streaming Television

May 13, 2021 Jamal Michel

Barry Jenkins and the Cast of ‘The Underground Railroad’ Discuss the Powerful Limited Series

Colson Whitehead’s novel The Underground Railroad is a necessary reading for the ways it transcends a violent history and navigates

Books Interview Star Wars

October 31, 2019 Lauren Lola

Author Rebecca Roanhorse Makes Her ‘Star Wars’ Universe Debut with ‘Resistance Reborn’

Rebecca Roanhorse is no stranger to writing worlds and realities beyond our own. A speculative fiction writer of both novels

Hard N.O.C. Life Movies

February 2, 2018 Hard NOC Media

The Sunken Place to Wakanda with Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes

With historic Oscar nominations for Get Out and record-breaking ticket pre-sales for Black Panther, 2018 is shaping up to be

Comics Literature

June 13, 2017 Dennis R. Upkins

Q Is For Queer Speculative Fiction

Originally published on The Future Fire As a writer, storyteller, and a queer person of color, it goes without saying

Comics Gone Too Soon Literature

June 12, 2017 Dennis R. Upkins

Sons of Nowhere: Remembering Nicholas Almand

With June being #LGBTQPrideMonth, I would be remiss if I didn’t pay tribute to my brother and comrade, fellow gay

Comics Interview

January 19, 2017 Keith Chow

John Jennings & Damian Duffy’s Kindred is now a #1 New York Times Bestseller

Last week, Abrams Books finally released the highly anticipated graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic novel, Kindred. Created by

Literature Sci Fi

December 20, 2016 Shawn Taylor

Butler, Dystopia, Propaganda, and a Way Through?

This is an excerpt from a book I started in 2008. I wanted to take a more academic approach to

Fashion Sci Fi

November 20, 2016 Shawn Taylor

AfroGeeks Unite!

Hello Friends, This has been a dispiriting couple of weeks. We are facing a new political reality and now, I

Fantasy Literature Sci Fi

October 8, 2016 Dennis R. Upkins

Why Black Speculative Fiction Month Matters

October is Black Speculative Fiction Month and like legions of others, I am celebrating it something fierce. Why does Black

Conventions Hard N.O.C. Life Interview

August 29, 2016 The Nerds of Color

Hard NOC Live from SDCC 2016: John Jennings & Damian Duffy

This January, Abrams Books will be publishing a graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic novel, Kindred. At San Diego

Books Gone Too Soon Literature

May 5, 2016 Dennis R. Upkins

Remembering Eugie Foster

Like many others I was saddened and heartbroken to hear about the passing of esteemed speculative fiction author Eugie Foster.

Fantasy Literature

February 22, 2016 Shawn Taylor

Midnight Taxi Tango: An Endorsement

Before we get into the rest of my full endorsement of Midnight Taxi Tango, I feel the need to ask

Literature

January 19, 2016 Shawn Taylor

Liminality, Entropy, and the Hidden Corners of the World

Here is my review of my brother, Ayize Jama-Everett’s first book, “The Liminal People.” Here is his interview from the

Literature

January 19, 2016 Shawn Taylor

The “Goddesses” of Black Speculative Fiction

One of the best creators working in comics, John Jennings, interviews three of the leading lights of speculative fiction: Jewelle

Literature Sci Fi

June 24, 2015 Shawn Taylor

The Liminal People: An Endorsement

The Liminal War: A Novel by Ayize Jama-Everett drops this week. In preparation for this much awaited sequel, I urge

Literature Sci Fi

April 18, 2015 Dennis R. Upkins

Dismantling the Master’s House of Cards with the Master’s Tools

Being an author, understandably more than a few people have wanted my thoughts on the Hugo/Sad Puppies controversy. For those

January 6, 2014 Keith Chow

Waking Up From a Long Winter’s Nap

Since The Nerds of Color is not the only awesome thing on the internet, we spent the holiday break scouring

Fantasy Hard N.O.C. Life Lit Week Literature Sci Fi

October 25, 2013 The Nerds of Color

#DiversityinSFF

Recently, a perennial discussion about diversity, or lack thereof, amongst writers of speculative fiction, and their characters, storylines, settings, and

Lit Week Sci Fi

October 25, 2013 Julie Kang

Race and Gender in The Diamond Age

“The difference between stupid and intelligent people – and this is true whether or not they are well-educated – is

Fantasy Lit Week Literature Sci Fi

October 22, 2013 Daniel José Older

#DiversityInSFF Roundup: Some Links

The #DiversityInSFF hashtag gave a solid signal boost to the longstanding, often-ignored, ever-trolled, much-needed convos about race and gender, privilege

Fantasy Lit Week Sci Fi

October 21, 2013 Jason Sperber

Opening the Book on #LitWeekNOC

While this blog regularly gives voice(s) to the perspectives of self-proclaimed nerds of color on speculative media cinematic, televisual, animated,