<p>Welcome to Unibrow Radio Fiction, a new series where the editors of <a href="https://the-unibrow.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>The Unibrow</em></a> speak to authors, share selected readings, and begin to think about the art being fiction and narrative writing. Today&#39;s guest coincides with Issue 02, with an excerpt and interview with <a href="https://www.eiriniecarson.com/about" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eirinie Carson</a> and her new novel, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778164/bloodfire-baby-by-eirinie-carson/audio/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Bloodfire, Baby.</em></a> The book is being hailed by critics and honored for its honesty and daring story. It is Carson&#39;s first novel after her memoir, <em>The Dead Are Gods</em>. Shaquille Heath interviews Carson about creating the characters and the story behind the making of the book. </p><p>The book is &quot;a maternal gothic tale of new motherhood and the torment of a centuries-old haunting,&quot; and as you will hear in this conversation with Carson, comes from her own life experience as a new mother and the stories that began to take shape on the page as she experienced her own postpartum reality. </p><p><em>Bloodfire, Baby</em> is currently available via Penguin Books. Audio excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from BLOODFIRE, BABY by Eirinie Carson, excerpt read by Emana Rachelle. Eirinie Carson ℗ 2026 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved.</p>