Victor LaValle is the author of a short story collection, five novels, and is also the creator and writer of two comic books. His novel, The Changeling, will soon be airing on Apple TV+ starring LaKeith Stanfield.He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, Whiting Writers' Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship,and many more.We talk with Victor LaValle about his newest novel, Lone Women, a historical fiction novel about a Black women named Adelaide who flees to Montana to start a new life as a homesteader in Montana.We get into how Victor thinks about speculative fiction and specifically, monsters, as a way to complicate difficult subject matter, his recent forays into television writing, and much more.Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben ThorpYou can follow Victor LaValle <a href="https://twitter.com/victorlavalle">here</a><a href="https://twitter.com/jesawyer?s=20">.</a>Visit our website:<a href="http://originstory.show/"> Originstory.show</a>Follow us on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/originstory_"> @originstory_</a>Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us theoriginstorypod@gmail.comCover art and website design by<a href="https://melodyhirsch.com/"> Melody Hirsch</a>Origin Story original score by <a href="https://www.ryanhopperdesign.com/">Ryan Hopper</a>

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