Experimental author Shelley Jackson discusses her new book, Riddance: Or The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers and Hearing Mouth Children, with author Darcey Steinke. Together, they talk about 19th Century Spiritualism, how the neutral experience is a white fantasy, the fine line between genius and insanity, and how Jackson's childhood has an influence on her surreal novel.
Experimental author Shelley Jackson discusses her new book, Riddance: Or The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers and Hearing Mouth Children, with author Darcey Steinke. Together, they talk about 19th Century Spiritualism, how the neutral experience is a white fantasy, the fine line between genius and insanity, and how Jackson's childhood has an influence on her surreal novel.