Del Sandeen

Florida

News Editor, Static Media at The List

I write weird stuff and hoard plants. THIS CURSED HOUSE (Berkley 10/8/24). Rep: Jim McCarthy at @DGandBTweets. She/her 🇺🇸 + 🇰🇷

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The First Book: Del Sandeen

Nov 20, 2024 | therumpus.net | Del Sandeen

The Author: Del SandeenThe Book: This Cursed House (Berkley Books, 2024)The Elevator Pitch: A woman who’s run from her ability to see ghosts her entire life must use her gift to save a cursed family or else suffer their same fate. ***The Rumpus: Where did the idea of your book come from? Del Sandeen: It was a combination of inspiration from one of my favorite films, Eve’s Bayou, plus a family story of colorism. Once I decided I wanted to write about a cursed family, those elements naturally fit.
How to Maintain Healthy Relaxed Hair, According to Hairstylists

Nov 9, 2024 | byrdie.com | Del Sandeen

Stocksy Relaxed hair, by its definition, undergoes controlled damage in order to straighten it. So let’s get this out of the way: Your hair is going to be damaged at least slightly anyway, as long as you're relaxing it. However, maintaining straight hair in a healthy fashion and achieving your growth goals are possible if you follow several simple steps. If you're not currently following most of these tips, your hair probably isn’t as healthy as it could be.
WATCH: 7 Authors Speak Out About Libraries & Our Freedom to Read

Nov 4, 2024 | penguinrandomhouselibrary.com | Jane Pek |M. T. Anderson |Cece Bell |Del Sandeen

By Jennifer Rubins | November 4 2024 | Excerpts & VideosFrom the Author What happens when books are banned?
#FridayReads: This Cursed House by Del Sandeen

Nov 3, 2024 | penguinrandomhouselibrary.com | Rachel Tran |Del Sandeen

By Rachel Tran | October 18 2024 | NewsFridayReads Have you read this yet? Reading this right now?
How to Clean Your Brushes and Combs, According to Experts

Oct 31, 2024 | byrdie.com | Del Sandeen

Gett Images In the midst of using our sulfate-free shampoos, scrubs, and masks, we tend to forget about another very important part of keeping our hair and scalp healthy: cleaning our combs and brushes. But it's not enough to detangle and discard that old hair that has been on your tools for weeks (or longer). Oils and product residue can build up and get between the grooves, leading to unsanitary tools, which pretty much negates every other step in your haircare routine.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'This Cursed House: A Novel' By Del Sandeen

Oct 5, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Del Sandeen |C.J. Cooke |M.C. Beaton |R.W. Green

The book is in stores on Tuesday, October 8th from Berkley. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3Wd1xGyIn the fall of 1962, twenty-seven-year-old Jemma Barker is desperate to escape her life in Chicago—and the spirits she has always been able to see. When she receives an unexpected job offer from the Duchon family in New Orleans, she accepts, thinking it is her chance to start over. But Jemma discovers that the Duchon family isn’t what it seems.
8 Books to Read This Autumn, From Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood to Sally Rooney's Intermezzo

Sep 27, 2024 | csptimes.com | Del Sandeen |Freida McFadden

Spooky season is fast approaching, summer is over and the leaves are starting to change. Most importantly, Starbucks has reintroduced its iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte – it’s officially PSL season. With that, it’s time to find your favourite local café, tuck away in a perfect plaid blanketed reading nook and wish the world away with a good new book.
4 Iconic Women on TV Who Wear Glasses

Sep 22, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Del Sandeen

Fashion accessories like eyewear can help elevate a woman’s looks, hence why a classy pair of sunglasses are so popular among fashionistas across the globe. The global eyewear industry is projected to reach $279.4 billion by 2032 due to various factors, including emerging fashion and lifestyle trends, rapid technological advancements, and consumers’ growing disposable incomes.
Book Review: 'This Cursed House: A Novel' By Del Sandeen

Sep 21, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Del Sandeen |Margot Harrison

The book is in stores on Tuesday, October 8th from Berkley. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4gBLOIYThe year is 1962 and Jemma Barker, who is 27 and black, lives in Chicago and is having a rough time. Her father has died, her boyfriend has gotten another woman pregnant, she tried to commit suicide and has been fired from her teaching job.
This Cursed House

Sep 16, 2024 | shorturl.at | Del Sandeen |Michelle Obama |Zadie Smith |Emily Henry

“An absolute marvel of a debut from a prodigious talent. This Cursed House is a richly atmospheric, utterly chilling ghost story, an enthralling puzzle box of family scandals and secrets—that’s also an unflinching examination of the insidiousness of racism, the horrors of colorism, and how the toxicity of hate is a curse that traps us all with the worst of ourselves.