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Bookswell
April 21, 2020
Bookswell Intersections Live Literary Podcast with Reuben "Tihi" Hayslett and Lisa Kastner
Reuben “Tihi” Hayslett discusses his novel DARK CORNERS with Running Wild Press publisher Lisa Kastner at a live recording of the BookSwell Intersections podcast. They talk about amplifying marginalized voices and centering queer people of color in fiction and publishing. Dan Lopez and Sarah LaBrie joined the discussion to recommend books they’ve enjoyed.
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WROTE Podcast
April 10, 2020
Become a Shape Shifter!
Reuben ‘Tihi’ Hayslett debuts his first novel, Dark Corners. We discuss the fine lines between fully fleshed out queer PoC characters and the paper doll variety previously taking up the mainstream media.
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Mindy McGinnis Podcast
March 09, 2020
Reuben "Tihi" Hayslett: Short Stories - Get In & Get Out
Today's guest is Rueben Tihi Hayslett who confronts identity politics, racism, and homophobia in his debut short story collection, Dark Corners, which has been selected by Kirkus reviews as best book of the year for 2019 Hayslett's characters, most of them black, brown, and/or queer have their personal problems complicated by their outsider status, by ominous politics, and by occasional eruptions of madness and the macabre. Tihi joined me today to talk about writing and art as a form of protest.
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WokenFree Podcast
February 12, 2020
Meet the Author of Dark Corners
Reuben "Tihi" Hayslett is a queer writer, storyteller and activist. His debut collection, Dark Corners, was named Best Book of 2019 by Kirkus. Tihi joins WokenFree podcast to talk about his book.
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Kirkus
May 31, 2019
Kirkus Review for Dark Corners
A gripping collection of yarns in which social disadvantages take on monstrous shapes.
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Bookswell
March 30, 2019
On Reading Dark Corners by Reuben “Tihi” Hayslett
Last week, in the midst of sweeping public health announcements and adaptations, I read and re-read all the stories in Dark Corners. They move in surprising ways. They contain telling details and entertaining mysteries of unfolding. They reward sustained attention.
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March 2026
ORBITAL BEBOP
Orbital Bebop is a daring collection of speculative stories set from the Moon to the edge of the Year 3000. Black queer lives take center stage amid corporate empires, alien …
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