''My Soul to Keep'' is a 1997 novel by American writer

Tananarive Due Tananarive Priscilla Due ( ) (born January 5, 1966) is an American author and educator. Due won the American Book Award for her novel '' The Living Blood''. She is also known as a film historian with expertise in Black horror. Due teaches a cours ...

. It is the first book in Due's African Immortals Series and was followed by '' The Living Blood'' (2001). The third book in the series, '' Blood Colony'', was published in 2008.

Adaptation

In 2004, it was announced that a film version of this book is in production with actor

Blair Underwood Blair Erwin Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film ''Krush Groove'' and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series ''L.A. Law''. Underwood has a ...

.Blair Underwood goes for the greenlight: a six-year journey to develop and star in a film based on Tananarive Due's My Soul to Keep catches fire in a partnership with an enthusiastic studio (Cover Story)

Black Issues Book Review ''Black Issues Book Review'' was a bimonthly magazine published in New York City, U.S., in which books of interest to African-American readers were reviewed. It was published from 1999 until 2007. History and profile ''Black Issues Book Review'' ...

, January 1, 2004.

Reviews

* Joy R. Sewing
"'My Soul to Keep' satisfies after good scare"
''Houston Chronicle'' (1997)

by Paula Guran * Nehanda Imara

Metroactive Books (1997)

References

External links

Excerpt from 'My Soul to Keep'
;Interviews

by Paula Guran on DarkEcho.com (1997)
Tananarive Due: 'My Soul to Keep'
on NPR, All Things Considered, October 31, 1997 (Audio) 1997 American novels American horror novels Novels by Tananarive Due HarperCollins books African-American novels {{1990s-horror-novel-stub