Thistle & Verse

I primarily reviewed sci fi, fantasy, and supernatural horror by Black authors and was booktube's self-appointed King of Games. Folklore will always have a special place in my heart, and I try to bring a sense of thoughtfulness and play to my videos. I am honored to be a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte: Best Critic Award and featured on Book Riot. I regularly host author interviews, panels, and readalongs. I hosted the Broken Earth Readalong in summer 2021, The Inheritance Trilogy Readalong in winter of 2022, and created the Black SFFathon which ran from 2019-2022. In addition to creating videos for my channel, I've spoken on panels at FIYAHCon, Stabby Con, and the Black Book Summit. As a lover of short stories, I also curate the Free Black-Authored Speculative Fiction List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_l81ulWXjRI91VznAsAKTbNai6hfG0ms3s_v_MJius/edit.