Tananarive Due

Tananarive Due
Due at the 2023 National Book Festival
Born	(1966-01-05) January 5, 1966 (age 58) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, educator
Nationality	American
Education	Medill School of Journalism (BS, MA)
Genre	Science fiction, mystery, horror
Spouse	Steven Barnes (husband)
Relatives	Jason (son) Nicki (stepdaughter)
Website
www.tananarivedue.com

Tananarive Priscilla Due (/təˈnænəriːv ˈdjuː/ tə-NAN-ə-reev DEW) (born January 5, 1966) is an American author and educator. Due won the American Book Award for her novel The Living Blood (2001). She is also known as a film historian with expertise in Black horror. Due teaches a course at UCLA called "The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival and the Black Horror Aesthetic", which focuses on the Jordan Peele film Get Out.^[1]