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Horror Book Club: Never Whistle at Night

Location Solid State Books, 600 H Street Northeast, Washington, DC, 20002
Date Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Duration   1 hours
Link https://www.solidstatebooksdc.com/events/2024/11/20/horror-book-club-never-whistle-at-night
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Join us for Horror Book Club where we’ll discuss Never Whistle at Night with host Philippe Nassir. This book club meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday.

A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?”

Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief ranges far and wide and takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl and snatch the foolish whistlers in the dark. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and even follow you home. 

In twenty-seven wholly original and shiver-inducing tales, bestselling and award-winning authors including Tommy Orange, Rebecca Roanhorse, Cherie Dimaline, Morgan Talty, Waubgeshig Rice, and Mona Susan Power introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples' survival and imagination, and a glorious reveling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon.

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