Episode 137: Doug Jones, American Novelist and Writer

United States
Written By Erick Taylor Woodby
 

American writer and novelist Doug Jones is a Morehouse College alumnus, Columbia University MFA graduate, and Lambda Literary fellow. His 2025 debut novel, The Fantasies of Future Things, centers around the lives of Black gay men and the gentrification of Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics. Jones’ work explores the intersection of Black same-gender-loving identity, intimacy, and social issues. His writing has appeared in the anthologies Sojourner: Black Gay Voices in the Age of AIDS, Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature & Art, and Black Love Letters.

Episode 137: Doug Jones, American Novelist and Writer
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Erick Taylor Woodby

Erick Taylor Woodby is a Los Angeles–based writer and podcast producer named to the National Black Justice Collective’s 2025 “Cohort of 100 Black LGBTQ+/SGL Emerging Leaders to Watch.” He is the creator, host, and producer of the top-ranked Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast, recording more than 130 episodes that feature changemakers from 28 countries and 45 professions across the African diaspora.

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