Black Excellence Book Club: After the Rain

The Pop Culture Uncovered Podcast

Megan and Armand discuss “After the Rain” a graphic novel adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story, "On the Road" by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame. begins in Nigeria during a powerful and unexpected storm. While visiting her grandmother, a young Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at the door and is horrified by what she sees-a young boy with a severe head wound is standing on the doorstep. This event sets off a chain of mysterious occurrences that become more and more terrifying. Chioma knows that something is wrong, and that the boy has 'marked' her in some way. . . . Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive.