#1.15 - S.T. Joshi: The Lovecraftian - H.P. Lovecraft Biographer ("I Am Providence") on Lovecraft's Genius, his Racism, and his Legacy

Hard to Believe #015– Lovecraft biographer S.T. Joshi

S.T. Joshi is an author, researcher, and scholar based in Seattle, Washington. Since the age of 13, he has immersed himself in studying and chronicling the life and works of the enigmatic and highly influential American author H.P. Lovecraft. Since this month sees the release of HBO's adaptation of Matt Ruff's novel Lovecraft Country, John asked Joshi to speak to him about the author's complex legacy on literature, philosophy, and atheism and how we should think about his problematic views on race.

Joshi, who proudly describes himself as "technologically inept", can be found here: http://stjoshi.org/

He is the author of the superb biography I Am Providence