Episode 378: Gathering of Water Revisits the Emmett Till Murder

Back in 2012, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay conducted a short interview with Bernice L. McFadden on KAZI Book Review (the name of this show before it changed in 2021) shortly after Akashic Books published her novel GATHERING OF WATERS . It is a tale narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi—the site of the brutal murder of Emmett Till in 1955. This haunting story, according to Akashic Books, "mines the truth about Money, Mississippi, as well as the town’s families and threads their history over decades. The bare-bones realism—both disturbing and riveting—combined with a magical realm in which ghosts have the final say, is reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s BELOVED." I hope you enjoy it. Follow Diverse Voices Book Review on Social Media: Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreview Instagram - @diverse_voices_book_review Bluesky - @diversevoicesbooks.bsky.social

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Episode 378: Gathering of Water Revisits the Emmett Till Murder is an episode from KAZI 88.7 FM Book Review by Hopeton Hay.

This episode is 10:51 long.

This episode was published on Apr 19, 2026.

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