EPISODE THIRTY-EIGHT: Year End Wrap Up

I think the title says it all. :) We begin the show with Lit News business as usual and continue on to talk about our favorite reads of the year. Articles discussed in Lit News: New Marlon James Novel is African Game Of Thrones: http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/marlon-jamess-new-book-will-be-an-african-got.html# 15 Powerful Works of Fiction Pubbed by Black Authors in 2015: http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2015/12/_15_powerful_works_of_fiction_published_by_black_authors_in_2015.html World’s First MA in Black literature offered: http://www.theleopard.co.uk/worlds-first-ma-in-black-literature-is-launched-by-goldsmiths/ U.S. School stops teaching Huck Finn Because the N word: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/14/school-stops-teaching-huckleberry-finn-community-costs-n-word More Books, Fewer Guns BookRiot piece: http://bookriot.com/2015/12/14/more-books-fewer-guns/

I think the title says it all. :) We begin the show with Lit News business as usual and continue on to talk about our favorite reads of the year.

Articles discussed in Lit News: 

New Marlon James Novel is African Game Of Thrones: http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/marlon-jamess-new-book-will-be-an-african-got.html#

15 Powerful Works of Fiction Pubbed by Black Authors in 2015: http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2015/12/_15_powerful_works_of_fiction_published_by_black_authors_in_2015.html

World’s First MA in Black literature offered: http://www.theleopard.co.uk/worlds-first-ma-in-black-literature-is-launched-by-goldsmiths/

U.S. School stops teaching Huck Finn Because the N word: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/14/school-stops-teaching-huckleberry-finn-community-costs-n-word  

More Books, Fewer Guns BookRiot piece:  http://bookriot.com/2015/12/14/more-books-fewer-guns/