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This week’s episode is a real treat! Books & Rhymes, PostColonialChild and BookShyBooks are in Bristol with Tomi Adeyemi, the amazing author of our unanimous favourite and highly recommended book, ‘Children of Blood and Bone’!
We discuss:
- Reimagining reality in fantasy fiction.
- The inspiration behind the bookgasmic cover of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’
- Racial characterisations in the genre and whitewashing in literary adaptations.
- The importance of African mythology and Brazil in ‘Children of Blood and Bone’.
- The socio-cultural impact of Children of Blood and Bone, and readers responses to it.
- Navigating the publishing industry as a debut author - including advice for writers.
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We sat down with a lot bae, Irenosen Okojie, to get the scoop on her upcoming books but also her writer's journey. We discussed:
- Book faves
- Bad-ass women of colour in publishing
- Changing publishers
- Writing process
- Writing about London
- The magic of short stories
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Published 07/11/19
This week’s episode is a one of a kind as we are joined in the studio by writer Kalaf Epalanga! You might recognise him as one of the Buraka Som Systema group members and co-founder of record label Enchufada.
We discussed:
Afrolusophone writing and music
Being a member of the...
Published 06/25/19