For listening: Classic jazz, salsa, funk, classic blues, classic rock, R&B, roots reggae, rap.
Movies
Most horror, intelligent comedies, well-acted and well-written dramas.
Television
Favorite shows: Dexter, Dirty Sexy Money, In Treatment, Criminal Minds, Entourage, CSI, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 24, Everybody Hates Chris, Everybody Loves Raymond, Boondocks, The Daily Show, Masters of Horror, the Dick Van Dyke Show.
Books
Favorite authors: Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Octavia E. Butler, Steven Barnes, Ian McEwan, among countless others. Far too many to name.
Read more about my work at my Web site: www.tananarivedue.com--Here is a list of the books I have written, available on Amazon.com:
THE BETWEEN (1995)--supernatural suspense;
MY SOUL TO KEEP (1997)--supernatural suspense;
THE BLACK ROSE (2000)--historical novel;
THE LIVING BLOOD (2001)--winner, 2002 American Book Award--supernatural thriller;
FREEDOM IN THE FAMILY: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER MEMOIR OF THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS (2003)--Mother-daughter memoir;
THE GOOD HOUSE (2003)--haunted house/possession novel;
JOPLIN'S GHOST (2005)--ghost fantasy novel
Heroes
Nelson Mandela and my parents, civil rights activists John Due and Patricia Stephens Due. Also my husband, novelist Steven Barnes.
About me: I'm a novelist and screenwriter; I have written eight novels and one nonfiction memoir, two of which--MY SOUL TO KEEP and THE GOOD HOUSE--are in active development at Fox Searchlight.
My newest novel, BLOOD COLONY, is the third in my African Immortals series, but written as a stand-alone novel: The year is 2015, and immortals are distributing their healing blood...but with dire consequences. Check out this video to hear more about it!
Who I'd like to meet: Working screenwriters and producers--musicians with a sense of humor for occasional jam sessions. Also, readers are welcome to come say hi.
Hi! Just wanted to make sure all my friends know that my new erotic horror novel THE 13TH is now in stores everywhere! I hope you'll check out this debauched and demonic horror ride!
There's even a website devoted just to the book, with an interactive map of the places and characters at www.the13th-horror.com.
Edward Lee called THE 13TH "A double-barreled shotgun blast of macabre entertainment -- an expert amalgamation of grotesquerie, eroticism, mystery, and pitch-black occult horror that no fan of the genre can miss."
And Gary A. Braunbeck said, "John Everson's The 13th is the first out-and-out horror novel in a long while to actually scare the **** out of me while reading it. It's stylish, extremely well-written, filled with richly-drawn characterizations, and boasts a labyrinthine plot worthy of Umberto Eco. Trust me -- this one will fry your nerves and break your heart."
Hello, MySpace family! I don't check MySpace often anymore---as you can see, it looks very much like a marketplace and not at all like a place to hang out with friends and readers---so I have started using Facebook now. Please friend me on Facebook or join my Facebook fan page if you want to keep up with me. (But I do not allow anyone to post ads on my Facebook Wall.) Maybe I'm too boring, but I'm not attracted to the bright colors and flashing lights on MySpace. Sorry I've been so out of touch!
I RODE DOWN THE LONELY HI-WAY With the top down, the sounds of the ocean waves mixed with the soul of my 8 track player Michael Jackson crooned, “I Wanna Be Where You Are” My Blues bled into the dark sky My eyes were on the road but, I see her at every mile marker, and with every star that sparkled above I pushed on the gas as my heart raced Where am I going? Anywhere she might be Teasing my soul hoping she was headed to me Whoooo… I took that corner too fast Slow down and live with the memories My 8 track player switches songs and my mind flips and trips as Michael Jackson sings, I Wonder Who Lovin.. You I fight the winds from blowing me over into on coming traffic I fight my heart and mind and stay focused as push buttons on the 8 track, The Jackson 5 sing, “The Love You Save May Be Your Own” I pass slow traffic and get on the straight and narrow and reminisce Like when we were lovers in the night She is sitting on my love Her hands spread on my chest Her lips and eyes smile Feeling my love We were cruising after we had climbed a mountain I’m watching her mountains rise and fall, and drip on me She and I create streams that lead to her river I hold on to her firmly I sing along with Michael Jackson, “Never Can Say Goodbye” Whoooo… I almost ran off the road I’m squeezing the driving wheel with all my might; my hands are numb I look to the passage seat I’m alone on this lonely hi-fi-hi-way I check my seat belt, adjust my mirror, and try to adjust to the fact…she is gone I turn the 8 track up, and hit repeat… and again Little Michael Jackson sings, “I wanna Be Where You Are” I hit the gas and head home
Hi! Just wanted to make sure all my friends know that my 2nd horror novel SACRIFICE is now in stores everywhere, including Amazon.com! I hope you'll check out this debauched and demonic horror ride! Here are a couple reviews it's gotten so far:
“SACRIFICE is a full frontal assault on your senses. It is a dark, brutal, bloody and terribly frightening book. Everson went deep into some dark abyss to bring this book to the light of day.... I highly recommend SACRIFICE.” —Famous Monsters of Filmland
“John Everson manages in SACRIFICE to dispense buckets of blood, provide edgy perversity, and walk the tenuous tightrope of horror and sex without falling: It’s rather an amazing feat.” –Hell Notes
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Hello Sis, just sayin hey. I just finished reading blood Colony and decided to go back and reread My Soul to keep. I really enjoy your writings...I think I own all of your puplished works. Keep on keepin on...
Hi! Just wanted to make sure all my friends know that my new erotic horror novel 
Hi! Just wanted to make sure all my friends know that my 2nd horror novel 
