Beatrice Winifred Iker
@beatriceiker.bsky.social
I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU (out now!).
CHARLEY'S HONKY-TONK (06/2026).
Rep: Chelsea Hensley, MWLA.
they/them
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CHARLEY'S HONKY-TONK (06/2026).
Rep: Chelsea Hensley, MWLA.
they/them
https://linktr.ee/BeatriceWinifredIker
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I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU is a published novel!
My Gothic horror novel is a tribute to Black Appalachia, HBCUs, and Hoodoo, featuring a lesbian main character whose name and life mission are profoundly inspired by icon Zora Neale Hurston.
Order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
My Gothic horror novel is a tribute to Black Appalachia, HBCUs, and Hoodoo, featuring a lesbian main character whose name and life mission are profoundly inspired by icon Zora Neale Hurston.
Order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU is a published novel!
My Gothic horror novel is a tribute to Black Appalachia, HBCUs, and Hoodoo, featuring a lesbian main character whose name and life mission are profoundly inspired by icon Zora Neale Hurston.
Order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
My Gothic horror novel is a tribute to Black Appalachia, HBCUs, and Hoodoo, featuring a lesbian main character whose name and life mission are profoundly inspired by icon Zora Neale Hurston.
Order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU is a published novel!
My Gothic horror novel is a tribute to Black Appalachia, HBCUs, and Hoodoo, featuring a lesbian main character whose name and life mission are profoundly inspired by icon Zora Neale Hurston.
Order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
My Gothic horror novel is a tribute to Black Appalachia, HBCUs, and Hoodoo, featuring a lesbian main character whose name and life mission are profoundly inspired by icon Zora Neale Hurston.
Order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
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Two more days until my queer Southern Gothic horror novel, I'll Make a Spectacle of You, is out in the world!!!
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Two more days until my queer Southern Gothic horror novel, I'll Make a Spectacle of You, is out in the world!!!
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
Two more days until my queer Southern Gothic horror novel, I'll Make a Spectacle of You, is out in the world!!!
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Two more days until my queer Southern Gothic horror novel, I'll Make a Spectacle of You, is out in the world!!!
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
Here’s a short video about this book that I love.
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
#blackbooksky #booksky #southerngothic #horror
Reposted by Beatrice Winifred Iker
When I'm at conventions, I'm often asked: "What's the difference between dark fantasy & horror?"
In this month's editorial, I talk a little about my thoughts. www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
In this month's editorial, I talk a little about my thoughts. www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
Editorial: November 2025 - Nightmare Magazine
I have lost count of the number of discussions I’ve had about what the difference between horror and dark fantasy might be. Plenty of people have very crisp definitions and think applying them helps t...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When I'm at conventions, I'm often asked: "What's the difference between dark fantasy & horror?"
In this month's editorial, I talk a little about my thoughts. www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
In this month's editorial, I talk a little about my thoughts. www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
You can read an excerpt from I'll Make a Spectacle of You, my gothic horror debut with Hoodoo magic, now: www.hachettebookgroup.com/orbit-books/...
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
If possible, please request it from your local library!
#booksky #blackhorror
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
If possible, please request it from your local library!
#booksky #blackhorror
November 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
You can read an excerpt from I'll Make a Spectacle of You, my gothic horror debut with Hoodoo magic, now: www.hachettebookgroup.com/orbit-books/...
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
If possible, please request it from your local library!
#booksky #blackhorror
You can pre-order here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beatr...
If possible, please request it from your local library!
#booksky #blackhorror
Thank you, Becky Spratford and Library Journal, for this interview!
I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU is my Southern Gothic HBCU horror novel with an all-Black and queer cast, out November 18, 2025.
Read the full interview here: www.libraryjournal.com/story/LJ-Tal...
#booksky #blackbooksky
I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU is my Southern Gothic HBCU horror novel with an all-Black and queer cast, out November 18, 2025.
Read the full interview here: www.libraryjournal.com/story/LJ-Tal...
#booksky #blackbooksky
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thank you, Becky Spratford and Library Journal, for this interview!
I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU is my Southern Gothic HBCU horror novel with an all-Black and queer cast, out November 18, 2025.
Read the full interview here: www.libraryjournal.com/story/LJ-Tal...
#booksky #blackbooksky
I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU is my Southern Gothic HBCU horror novel with an all-Black and queer cast, out November 18, 2025.
Read the full interview here: www.libraryjournal.com/story/LJ-Tal...
#booksky #blackbooksky
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Our website is up and running: roguestarmag.com
Frontpage - Rogue Star Magazine
Rogue Star is an volunteer-run online magazine of science fiction and fantasy news, reviews, interviews, and commentaries.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Our website is up and running: roguestarmag.com
Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month!!
If you read last month's newsletter, then you know all about "Horror Needs Hoodoo", the essay I wrote for Nightmare Magazine's 13th anniversary edition!
Read now: www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/t...
#booksky #hoodoo #essay #hoodooheritagemonth
If you read last month's newsletter, then you know all about "Horror Needs Hoodoo", the essay I wrote for Nightmare Magazine's 13th anniversary edition!
Read now: www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/t...
#booksky #hoodoo #essay #hoodooheritagemonth
The H Word: Horror Needs Hoodoo - Nightmare Magazine
Raised in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, known for the uncanny woods one oughta avoid at night, I know fear. Growing up, fireside ghost stories (i.e., oral horror storytelling) felt too r...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month!!
If you read last month's newsletter, then you know all about "Horror Needs Hoodoo", the essay I wrote for Nightmare Magazine's 13th anniversary edition!
Read now: www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/t...
#booksky #hoodoo #essay #hoodooheritagemonth
If you read last month's newsletter, then you know all about "Horror Needs Hoodoo", the essay I wrote for Nightmare Magazine's 13th anniversary edition!
Read now: www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/t...
#booksky #hoodoo #essay #hoodooheritagemonth
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Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission: The Story of America's First Black Country Music Superstar is my debut picture book (in verse!). Available June 9, 2026!
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
October 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission: The Story of America's First Black Country Music Superstar is my debut picture book (in verse!). Available June 9, 2026!
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission: The Story of America's First Black Country Music Superstar is my debut picture book (in verse!). Available June 9, 2026!
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
October 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission: The Story of America's First Black Country Music Superstar is my debut picture book (in verse!). Available June 9, 2026!
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
Gorgeously illustrated by Miguelina Milien -- look at this cover!!
Published by PRH/Kokila
Pre-order now 🎸🎶
bookshop.org/p/books/char...
#booksky
"I Know How to Walk with Cats (I Promise)"
Read here: beatrice-winifred-ikers-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/i-know-how...
This month's newsletter has my first tarot card of the month, I discuss my nonfiction essay, "Horror Needs Hoodoo", and this month's fragrance combo is Moroccan tea and guava.
Read here: beatrice-winifred-ikers-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/i-know-how...
This month's newsletter has my first tarot card of the month, I discuss my nonfiction essay, "Horror Needs Hoodoo", and this month's fragrance combo is Moroccan tea and guava.
I Know How to Walk With Cats (I Promise)
Tarot of the Month, Hoodoo Nonfiction, and Decaying Leaves
beatrice-winifred-ikers-newsletter.beehiiv.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"I Know How to Walk with Cats (I Promise)"
Read here: beatrice-winifred-ikers-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/i-know-how...
This month's newsletter has my first tarot card of the month, I discuss my nonfiction essay, "Horror Needs Hoodoo", and this month's fragrance combo is Moroccan tea and guava.
Read here: beatrice-winifred-ikers-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/i-know-how...
This month's newsletter has my first tarot card of the month, I discuss my nonfiction essay, "Horror Needs Hoodoo", and this month's fragrance combo is Moroccan tea and guava.
Reposted by Beatrice Winifred Iker
Behold! The cover and TOC for our latest, GODS & MONSTERS, coming at you this October:
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September 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Behold! The cover and TOC for our latest, GODS & MONSTERS, coming at you this October:
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
I love working with Wendy and the @nightmare-magazine.com team, and I'm thrilled for them to publish my first non-fiction essay--and it's about Hoodoo!
Just finished drafting the Editorial for @nightmare-magazine.com's 13th anniversary issue, & mopping up some tears!
October's issue's going to be great—keep your eyes peeled for work from @beatriceiker.bsky.social, Sam J. Miller, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, @shanmonster.bsky.social, and @aimeeogdenwrites.com
October's issue's going to be great—keep your eyes peeled for work from @beatriceiker.bsky.social, Sam J. Miller, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, @shanmonster.bsky.social, and @aimeeogdenwrites.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I love working with Wendy and the @nightmare-magazine.com team, and I'm thrilled for them to publish my first non-fiction essay--and it's about Hoodoo!
This month's newsletter highlights my ongoing struggle to be patient with myself, how TikTok convinced me to listen to Baroque music, and how I'm finally plotting a romance novel 🥀
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Baroque Music and Milk Perfumes
Summer Will Continue to Summer, And So Will I
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August 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This month's newsletter highlights my ongoing struggle to be patient with myself, how TikTok convinced me to listen to Baroque music, and how I'm finally plotting a romance novel 🥀
beatrice-winifred-ikers-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/baroque-mu...
beatrice-winifred-ikers-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/baroque-mu...
Y'all ready?!
ARCs for my Southern Gothic horror novel, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, set at an Appalachian HBCU, are now available to request for free on NetGalley!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#BlackHorror #SouthernGothic #HorrorSky #BlackBookSky #2025Books
ARCs for my Southern Gothic horror novel, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, set at an Appalachian HBCU, are now available to request for free on NetGalley!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#BlackHorror #SouthernGothic #HorrorSky #BlackBookSky #2025Books
August 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Y'all ready?!
ARCs for my Southern Gothic horror novel, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, set at an Appalachian HBCU, are now available to request for free on NetGalley!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#BlackHorror #SouthernGothic #HorrorSky #BlackBookSky #2025Books
ARCs for my Southern Gothic horror novel, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, set at an Appalachian HBCU, are now available to request for free on NetGalley!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#BlackHorror #SouthernGothic #HorrorSky #BlackBookSky #2025Books
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"The phrase dark academia evokes haunted halls on elite campuses, dusty libraries and dour dorms, and toxic type-A friend groups."
TODAY!!
Updating the Curriculum: 2025 SFFH Dark Academia Novels You Won’t Want to Miss by @courtney-floyd.com
FEATURING (cont')
psychopomp.com/2025-dark-ac...
TODAY!!
Updating the Curriculum: 2025 SFFH Dark Academia Novels You Won’t Want to Miss by @courtney-floyd.com
FEATURING (cont')
psychopomp.com/2025-dark-ac...
Updating the Curriculum: 2025 SFFH Dark Academia Novels You Won't Want to Miss - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
The phrase dark academia evokes haunted halls on elite campuses, dusty libraries and dour dorms, and toxic type-A friend groups. In fact, several of the books on this list contain one or more of those...
psychopomp.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"The phrase dark academia evokes haunted halls on elite campuses, dusty libraries and dour dorms, and toxic type-A friend groups."
TODAY!!
Updating the Curriculum: 2025 SFFH Dark Academia Novels You Won’t Want to Miss by @courtney-floyd.com
FEATURING (cont')
psychopomp.com/2025-dark-ac...
TODAY!!
Updating the Curriculum: 2025 SFFH Dark Academia Novels You Won’t Want to Miss by @courtney-floyd.com
FEATURING (cont')
psychopomp.com/2025-dark-ac...
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🩸Announcing my Goodreads giveaway!🩸
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
June 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🩸Announcing my Goodreads giveaway!🩸
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
🩸Announcing my Goodreads giveaway!🩸
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
June 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🩸Announcing my Goodreads giveaway!🩸
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for a chance to be 1 of 100 to read my Southern Gothic horror novel "I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU" before it publishes on November 18, 2025!
This ebook giveaway runs from June 16 to July 14, 2025.
Enter the giveaway now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Happy to see everyone loving Sinners!
My book, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, is out November 18, 2025!
It is
- Southern Gothic horror
- with a Hoodoo-based magic system
- set at an Appalachian HBCU
- full of religious horror
- and features an all-Black + queer cast of characters
Preorder now!
My book, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, is out November 18, 2025!
It is
- Southern Gothic horror
- with a Hoodoo-based magic system
- set at an Appalachian HBCU
- full of religious horror
- and features an all-Black + queer cast of characters
Preorder now!
I’ll Make A Spectacle of You
This heart-pounding Southern gothic horror debut from Beatrice Winifred Iker, takes readers to Bricksbury University, the oldest and most storied HBCU in the...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Happy to see everyone loving Sinners!
My book, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, is out November 18, 2025!
It is
- Southern Gothic horror
- with a Hoodoo-based magic system
- set at an Appalachian HBCU
- full of religious horror
- and features an all-Black + queer cast of characters
Preorder now!
My book, I'LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU, is out November 18, 2025!
It is
- Southern Gothic horror
- with a Hoodoo-based magic system
- set at an Appalachian HBCU
- full of religious horror
- and features an all-Black + queer cast of characters
Preorder now!
I've been weaving poetry.
April 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I've been weaving poetry.
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THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN brings one of America's first Black superheroes back to life! You can back the project here:
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April 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF LION MAN brings one of America's first Black superheroes back to life! You can back the project here:
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Good morning! FIYAH Issue No. 34 is NOW LIVE! You don't want to miss this phenomenal collection of stories and poems. Download yours now 🔥🔥🔥
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April 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Good morning! FIYAH Issue No. 34 is NOW LIVE! You don't want to miss this phenomenal collection of stories and poems. Download yours now 🔥🔥🔥
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The cover for my Southern Gothic novella PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is here! Predatory morticians, Gullah funeral traditions & a city where your family is defined by how they care for their dead.
Art: Greg Ruth, design: Christine Foltzer
Pre-order: torpublishinggroup.com/psychopomp-c...
#booksky
Art: Greg Ruth, design: Christine Foltzer
Pre-order: torpublishinggroup.com/psychopomp-c...
#booksky
March 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The cover for my Southern Gothic novella PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is here! Predatory morticians, Gullah funeral traditions & a city where your family is defined by how they care for their dead.
Art: Greg Ruth, design: Christine Foltzer
Pre-order: torpublishinggroup.com/psychopomp-c...
#booksky
Art: Greg Ruth, design: Christine Foltzer
Pre-order: torpublishinggroup.com/psychopomp-c...
#booksky
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Cover reveal! Pre-order now!!
"This heart-pounding Southern Gothic horror takes readers to Bricksbury University, the oldest and most storied HBCUs in the nation. But as one student is about to find out, a long history comes with a legacy of secrets."
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ill-make-a...
"This heart-pounding Southern Gothic horror takes readers to Bricksbury University, the oldest and most storied HBCUs in the nation. But as one student is about to find out, a long history comes with a legacy of secrets."
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ill-make-a...
March 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Cover reveal! Pre-order now!!
"This heart-pounding Southern Gothic horror takes readers to Bricksbury University, the oldest and most storied HBCUs in the nation. But as one student is about to find out, a long history comes with a legacy of secrets."
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ill-make-a...
"This heart-pounding Southern Gothic horror takes readers to Bricksbury University, the oldest and most storied HBCUs in the nation. But as one student is about to find out, a long history comes with a legacy of secrets."
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ill-make-a...