Sky Full of Elephants: A Reckoning in the Water

Host Tiffani Staten reviews Cebo Campbell’s Sky Full of Elephants, a speculative novel that explores a post‑racial dystopia after an event causes white people to drown themselves. The episode addresses heavy themes, including suicide, generational trauma, identity, and the damage of internalized racism. Staten reflects on characters’ journeys toward self‑actualization, the novel’s vision of a thriving Black community (the kingdom of Alabama), and the importance of collective healing, cooperative economics, and imagining liberation. The episode closes with a preview of December’s pick, People Person by Candace Carty-Williams.