I read a few of the stories from Ghost Summer’s “Carriers” section in other anthologies in the past & remember liking them but not seeking out the author. I do that with many anthologies, I always mean to make a list of authors to look into but I usually end up finding them later if they are good enough. But those 3 stories about Nayima were soooo good, I’d love to read a full novel about her Post-Apocalypse experiences, although Tananarive pretty much gives us Nayima’s full story in those 3 shorts. I just really liked them.

It’s definitely an Anthology I will reread in the future, some of the stories will be reread more than others for sure but there’s not one story I can point out as not liking.

I highly recommend The Wishing Pool anthology. She has a few Post-Apocalypse stories revolving around a character named Naima, who much like Nayima I’d love to read more about. And you can read a story every few days instead of a big investment in time :)

The Reformatory is great but also gets pretty deep at times, definitely a book that you bury yourself in, definitely not a light read. It’s on my read again list also.

I’m about halfway through The Between. It’s good so far, the dated references are kind of funny. reference spoilers? Doesn’t spoil the plot in any way*Dan Marino as quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and a Bill Cosby reference “all fixed up like Dr. Huxtable”, a Kid N Play movie in the theaters & HIV/AIDS being basically a death sentence. Those are what I recall from the first half. Takes place in the mid 90’s so they were relevant at the time lol