Allison Noelle Conner's guest appearances

Allison Noelle Conner

Skylight Books Podcast Series

The Full Stop Podcast

Gabrielle Civil

Greg Gerke

Jennifer Croft

Amina Cain

Chavisa Woods

Mina Javaherbin

Naomi Hirahara

Jess Arndt

Leslie Hung

James Sie

Vanessa Davis

Scott Timberg

Evan Kindley

Janet Sarbanes

Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

OwlTail

Full Stop contributing editor Allison Noelle Conner talks with poet and conceptual artist Gabrielle Civil.

Podcast #10: Gabrielle Civil & Allison Noelle Conner

Wayétu Moore

In She Would Be King, Wayétu Moore reimagines the dramatic story of the formation of Liberia through the eyes of three unforgettable characters. Gbessa, exiled on suspicion of being a witch from the West African village of Lai, is bitten by a viper and left for dead, but miraculously survives. June Dey, raised on a plantation in Virginia, hides his unusual strength until a confrontation with the overseer forces him to flee. Norman Aragon is the child of a white British colonizer and a Maroon slave from Jamaica, and can fade from sight at will, just as his mother could. When they meet in the settlement of Monrovia, their gifts help them salvage the tense relationship between the African American settlers and the indigenous tribes. Their storylines are brilliantly intertwined by the all-seeing spirit of the wind, who embodies an ancient wisdom. A spectacular blend of history and magical realism, She Would Be King is a novel of profound depth set against a rich, unexpected canvas. Moore illuminates with radiant prose the tumultuous roots of a unique African country—one whose history is inextricably bound to the United States. Moore is in conversation with Allison Noelle Conner, whose writing has appeared in Bitch, Jacket2, The Rumpus, and elsewhere.

In She Would Be King, Wayétu Moore reimagines the dramatic story of the formation of Liberia through the eyes of three unforgettable characters. Gbessa, exiled on suspicion of being a witch from the West African village of Lai, is bitten by a viper and left for dead, but miraculously survives. June Dey, raised on a plantation in Virginia, hides his unusual strength until a confrontation with the overseer forces him to flee. Norman Aragon is the child of a white British colonizer and a Maroon slave from Jamaica, and can fade from sight at will, just as his mother could. When they meet in the settlement of Monrovia, their gifts help them salvage the tense relationship between the African American settlers and the indigenous tribes. Their storylines are brilliantly intertwined by the all-seeing spirit of the wind, who embodies an ancient wisdom. A spectacular blend of history and magical realism, She Would Be King is a novel of profound depth set against a rich, unexpected canvas. Moore illuminates with radiant prose the tumultuous roots of a unique African country—one whose history is inextricably bound to the United States. Moore is in conversation with Allison Noelle Conner, whose writing has appeared in Bitch, Jacket2, The Rumpus, and elsewhere.

Wayétu Moore, "SHE WOULD BE KING" w/ Allison Noelle Conner