Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076533805X"></a>In episode 290 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with African-American writer, editor, and journalist, <a href="http://www.nisishawl.com/">Nisi Shawl</a>.<br> About Nisi:<br><br> Nisi Shawl is a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and a journalist. She is the co-author (with Cynthia Ward) of Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov’s SF Magazine, Strange Horizons, and numerous other magazines and anthologies.<br> Nisi Shawl’s speculative masterpiece <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076533805X">Everfair</a>, manages to turn one of the worst human rights disasters on record into a marvelous and exciting exploration of the possibilities inherent in a turn of history. Everfair is told from a multiplicity of voices: Africans, Europeans, East Asians, and African Americans in complex relationships with one another, in a compelling range of voices that have historically been silenced. Everfair is not only a beautiful book but an educational and inspiring one that will give the reader new insight into an often ignored period of history.<br><br> Picks:<br> <br> * Nisi:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraft-Country-Novel-Matt-Ruff/dp/0062292064">Lovecraft Country</a> by Matt Ruff<br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Airlines-Ben-Winters/dp/0316261246">Underground Airlines</a> by Ben Winters<br> <br> <br> * John: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Weapon-Star-Short-Story-ebook/dp/B016GRO8R6">Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon</a> by Delilah S. Dawson<br> * Patrick:<br> <br> * <a href="http://capricon.org/capricon37/">Capricon 37</a><br> * <a href="http://milehicon.org/">MileHiCon 48</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/NisiShawl">Nisi on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1778627669082592/">The MileHiCon Wirters Night Mixer</a> Patrick mentioned<br> <br> © 2016 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br>
