Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due is known for writing in the Horror, Mystery, and Sci-Fi genres.
Tananarive Due has written 6 standalone novels, starting with The Between in 1995. The most recently released novel was The Reformatory, which was released in 2023. There is an upcoming standalone novel entitled Mazywood which is being released on September 22nd, 2026.
Tananarive Due has also written the African Immortals series which has 4 books including My Soul to Keep and The Living Blood.
Tananarive Due: Awards & Accolades
Due's books have won multiple awards, A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2001. Ghost Summer won the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 2016. Incident at Bear Creek Lodge won the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 2023. Africa Risen won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2023. The Reformatory won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel, in 2023 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Novel in 2024.
The following novels by Tananarive Due were nominated for these awards:
- The Between: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a First Novel (1995).
- My Soul to Keep: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (1997).
- Naked Came the Manatee: Edgar Award, Best First Novel (2000).
- Reading the Bones: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2005). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2005).
- Long Hidden: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2015).
- Ghost Summer: Alex Awards, Best Book (2016).
- Other Terrors: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2023).
- Africa Risen: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2023).
- Rumpus Room: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (2023).
- The Reformatory: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2023). RUSA Awards, Horror Award (2024).
- Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2024).
- Christmas and Other Horrors: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2024).
- My Long Road to Horror: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction (2025).
Tananarive Due: Lists & Other Mentions
- The Between was the Belletrist Book Club October 2021 Pick.
- Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror was the Black Men Read Book Club October 2025 Pick.
Related Authors
Fans of Tananarive Due also enjoy these authors:
- F. Paul Wilson, author of the Adversary Cycle Series.
- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
- Arthur Conan Doyle, author of: The Hound of the Baskervilles.
- Justin Cronin, author of The Passage Series.
- Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Series.
- M.R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts Series.
- Peter Heller, author of: The River.
- Chuck Wendig, author of the Wanderers Series.
- Edgar Allan Poe, author of the Edgar Allan Poe Tales.
- Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth Series.
Tananarive Due: F.A.Q
What book awards has Tananarive Due won?
What was the first book Tananarive Due wrote?
The first book written by Tananarive Due was The Between, published in 1995.
What was the most recent book Tananarive Due wrote?
Their most recently released work was My Long Road to Horror on September 23rd, 2025.
What is the most popular book by Tananarive Due?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Tananarive Due book is
The Reformatory. Here are their most popular books:
- The Reformatory (9.33)
- My Soul to Keep (7.25)
- The Good House (7)
- Devil's Wake (7)
- Incident at Bear Creek Lodge (8.33)
What genres does Tananarive Due Write?
Tananarive Due primarily writes in the Horror, Mystery, and Sci-Fi genres. Their work includes sub-genres such as Supernatural, Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic, and Private Investigator.
Are there upcoming new books by Tananarive Due?
Tananarive Due has a new book coming out on September 22nd, 2026 called
Mazywood.
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How many books has Tananarive Due written?
Tananarive Due has written 28 books across 12 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 4 books in the African Immortals Series
- 2 books in the Devil's Wake Series
- 4 books in the Tennyson Hardwick Series
- 6 Standalone Novels
- 3 Short Stories/Novellas
- 3 Collections
- 2 Graphic Novels
- 2 Non-Fiction Books
- 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series
- 1 book in the DC Anthology Specials Series