Better Than the Movie: A Podcast About Books
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBetter Than the Movie is a community for people who love reading, books, book news and issues related to literature and popular culture. Our goal is to review and discuss book themes with passion and an open mind. We want to encourage readers to look beyond the Best Sellers lists and discover new voices and stories.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
EPISODE SEVENTY-FIVE: I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T
August 26, 2018 18:36 - 79.8 MBThis episode we're talking independently released books from Black female authors that run the gamut from romance to urban to work memoir to YA(ish). But first...the news! Articles discussed linked below: Nappily Ever After on Netflix: https://shadowandact.com/netflix-unveils-poster-announces-premiere-date-for-film-adaptation-of-nappily-ever-after-starring-sanaa-lathan/ Victoria Christopher Murray + TD Jakes collaboration: https://shadowandact.com/lifetime-partners-with-robin-roberts-for...
EPISODE SEVENTY FOUR: skip to my Lou (featuring Rachel Howzell Hall)
July 10, 2018 11:00 - 62 MBHey hey! This episode is a special one because we got to talk about and to one of our favorite writers, Rachel Howzell Hall. We speak about her creative process, the dearth of Black female crime writers, and her love of Prince! Links to news discussed in show: Lambda Literary Awards https://themillions.com/2018/06/2018-lambda-literary-awards-honor-lgbtq-literature.html Laundromat Books http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20180519/nonprofit-creates-libraries-at-laundromats 18 Black M...
EPISODE SEVENTY-THREE: a chat with eric jerome dickey
May 23, 2018 11:00 - 74.8 MBA note from Jeanette: So guys...mea culpa, this show should have been out a couple of weeks ago, but I got slammed with life, which delayed the editing. So some of the things discussed herein are old news, but our takes are still pretty fresh, so yanno, balance. ;-) Today's show is pretty special. If you have been rocking with us from the beginning, you'll remember our very first episode was about the books of one Eric Jerome Dickey. Well friends, our little show has come full circle becau...
EPISODE SEVENTY-TWO: the gift of gab
April 24, 2018 11:00 - 72.1 MBThis week we're discussing Gabrielle Union's memoir We're Going to Need More Wine. Articles discussed in news are below: Junot Diaz on the legacy of childhood trauma: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-silence-the-legacy-of-childhood-trauma New Generations of Black bookstores: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/76545-a-new-generation-of-african-american-owned-bookstores.html Black bookstores directory: https://aalbc.com/bookstores...
EPISODE SEVENTY-ONE: Jumping the Broom
April 03, 2018 11:00 - 79.2 MBWe're finally talking about An American Marriage by Tayari Jones! But first, we discuss this article in The Atlantic in which Tayari talks about writing a feminist article from a man's point of view: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/03/by-heart-tayari-jones/556010/
EPISODE SEVENTY: burn it down
March 14, 2018 13:14 - 63.6 MBThis week we're discussing Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere, but first...the news! Articles discussed below: Prize for Thrillers with No Violence Against Women? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/26/staunch-prize-launched-for-thrillers-that-avoid-sexual-violence-against-women https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/31/staunch-prize-thrillers-no-violence-against-women-sophie-hannah?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks How to Make Money Self-Publishing Short Romance Novels on Amazon: ht...
EPISODE SIXTY-NINE: sometimes we rant
February 20, 2018 12:00 - 33.2 MBIn this episode we talk about a hodgepodge of items, culminating in a little rant about piracy & An American Marriage. Items discussed in this week's show: Jesmyn Ward's Two Book Deal: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/76000-s-s-signs-jesmyn-ward-to-two-book-deal.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=9a5d492df5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-9a5d492df5-305326373 Tayari Jones' BIG news: http://www.oprah.c...
EPISODE SIXTY-EIGHT: Back Like We Never Left
January 16, 2018 14:09 - 74.5 MBOh hai. It us. We back. Kickin' mad shit in ya ear for the new year. (I'm sorry for that.) We're talking reading, writing, and podcasting goals for 2018 in addition to the news stories below... No more library fines for most young readers in L.A. County WHAT TO READ WHEN 2018 IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER Fred Bass, Who Made the Strand Bookstore a Mecca, Dies at 89 Jacqueline Woodson has been named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Last of Philly's Black Owned Bookstores Ma...
EPISODE SIXTY-SEVEN: Singing in the Background
September 26, 2017 03:16 - 49.9 MBThis week we’re discussion Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, but first the news! Links to stories discussed below: Updated: Did This Book Buy Its Way Onto The New York Times Bestseller List?: http://www.pajiba.com/book_reviews/did-this-book-buy-its-way-onto-the-new-york-times-bestseller-list.php Are Book Blurbs Helpful or Harmful?: http://themillions.com/2017/09/book-blurbs-helpful-harmful.html National Book Awards Fiction Longlist: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-national...
EPISODE SIXTY-SIX: Who's Bad
August 16, 2017 00:58 - 98.2 MBIt’s been a minute, but we back with the jumpoff. This week we’re talking villains. But first…the news! Links to articles discussed below: New Books in August 2017: http://blog.mahoganybooks.com/new-books-in-august-2017/ LeVar Burton Sued for Using His Reading Rainbow Catchphrase on His Podcast http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/levar-burton-sued-for-using-his-reading-rainbow-catchphrase.html?utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1 Ava DuVernay, Charles D. King’s Macro & Victoria Ma...
EPISODE SIXTY-FIVE: Wesssssiiiiidddddeeeee!
July 12, 2017 01:15 - 99.8 MBWe're discussing books set out West! Articles discussed in news: Tahmeka’s Literary Heart and Literary Brain Have A Conversation http://www.documentjournal.com/article/junot-diaz-and-toni-morrison A Joy Luck Club TV Show http://blog.angryasianman.com/2017/05/a-joy-luck-club-television-series-is-in.html Well Read Black Girl Conference Kickstarter http://www.themillions.com/2017/06/well-read-well-written.html Why Literary Journals Don’t Pay http://www.themillions.com/2017/05/why-literary-jo...
EPISODE SIXTY-FOUR: We Live, Baby!
May 23, 2017 05:00 - 91.8 MBAfter a lengthy hiatus we're back talkin' books. Join us as we discuss Kimani coming to an end and what's currently on our TBR lists.
EPISODE SIXTY-THREE: My Book, Yo Book. Everybody Book
March 21, 2017 01:19 - 121 MBThis week Jeanette and Tahmeka are discussing the world of indie publishing and highlighting some folks for y’all to check out. Articles Discussed in News: Books for Girls, About Girls https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/17/childrens-books-for-girls-publishers-writers-gender-imbalance Big Little LIes http://www.avclub.com/article/murder-only-one-big-little-lies-many-mysteries-252304 Kerry Washington, Warner Bros. to Adapt 'The Mothers': http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warne...
EPISODE SIXTY-TWO: Muthas
March 07, 2017 06:00 - 92.6 MBThis week we’re discussing The Mothers by Brit Bennett.
EPISODE SIXTY-ONE: No Sephora
February 21, 2017 01:07 - 100 MBIt’s Jeanette & Tahmeka, talking’ books. News discussed this episode: Hilary Banks- Sweet Blackberry: http://www.sweetblackberry.org/ Author of An Untamed State Pulls Book From S&S: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/roxane-gay-pulls-book-from-simon-schuster-in-response-to-mil?utm_term=.euQj3qgm2#.ogOaJ2RNp Paul Beatty Is Not New to This: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/22/paul-beatty-trumps-america-has-always-existed?CMP=share_btn_fb Silent Book Club https://www.pw.org/cont...
EPISODE SIXTY: A Swing and a Miss
January 24, 2017 06:00 - 104 MBThis week we’re talking Zadie Smith’s Swing Time. Articles discussed in news section: John Lewis Book Sales: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bookmark/trump-tweet-sends-john-lewis-book-sales-soaring-964415?utm_source=twitter Obama’s Secret to Surviving The White House: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/books/obamas-secret-to-surviving-the-white-house-years-books.html White Lady Anger: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/12/the-secret-lives-of-the-amir-sisters-by-nadiya-hussain-re...
EPISODE FIFTY-NINE: #bttmpodbestof16
January 10, 2017 06:00 - 126 MBWe're back! And talkin' books... Articles discussed in news section below: Simon & Schuster + That Milo Dudeguy: http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-yiannopoulos-book-deal-20170104-story.html The Millions Most Anticipated of 2017: http://www.themillions.com/2017/01/most-anticipated-the-great-2017-book-preview.html In 2017, publishing really needs a blockbuster: http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-publishing-2017-story.html
EPISODE FIFTY-EIGHT: Recommendations Vol. 4 ft. Ashley
November 08, 2016 06:00 - 84.7 MBFriend of the show Ashley stops by to give us some recommendations on (mostly) nonfiction titles regarding race relations. White Rage - Carol Anderson: http://amzn.to/2fznsAg More Beautiful and More Terrible - Imani Perry: http://amzn.to/2fNrIRQ The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander: http://amzn.to/2fNoLk2 Southern Horrors and Other Writings; The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells - Ida B. Wells & Jacqueline Jones Royster : http://amzn.to/2fVAxbB Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus:...
EPISODE FIFTY-SEVEN: We just be talkin' & talkin'...
October 18, 2016 05:00 - 86.9 MBThis is a new episode of Better Than the Movie. Stories discussed in news: Lil Wayne Memoir: http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/lil-wayne-rikers-island-journal.html?mid=twitter_vulture There’s a Word for Buying Books and Not Reading Them: http://www.ozy.com/acumen/theres-a-word-for-buying-books-and-not-reading-them/71898?utm_source=MF&utm_medium=pp&utm_campaign=pp Amazon Prime Members Can Read All They Want For Free: http://www.brit.co/score-amazon-prime-members-can-read-all-they-want-for-fre...
EPISODE FIFTY-SIX: Reader Recommendations Vol. 3 [featuring @brandonrambles]
October 18, 2016 05:00 - 57.4 MBYou get two episodes this week! In Tahmeka's absence, I spoke with Brandon Taylor, a PhD candidate in biochemistry and an avid reader, to get some recommendations. What follows is a discussion that includes the aforementioned recommendations as well as random musings about things that are literary adjacent. Brandon's Recommendations: Swallowed By The Cold - Jensen Beach: http://amzn.to/2eeQ96P Arcade - Drew Nellins Smith: http://amzn.to/2dnImkm Boy Erased - Garrard Conley: http://amzn...
EPISODE FIFTY-FIVE: Can you not?!
September 27, 2016 05:00 - 71.8 MBThis week we’re reading an idiot & discussing “diversity”. Stories Discussed in News Section: Claudia Rankine Leads This Year’s Class of MacArthur Genius Grant Recipients: http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/heres-2016s-macarthur-genius-grant-recipients.html?mid=twitter_vulture What I Pledge Allegiance To (Kiese Laymon essay): http://www.thefader.com/2016/09/19/my-mississippi-pledge-kiese-laymon Who gets to write what: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/opinion/sunday/who-gets-to-write-what.h...
EPISODE FIFTY-FOUR: This show is on fire!
September 14, 2016 03:02 - 135 MBThis week we’re discussing the brilliantly written and curated The Fire Next Time. But first…the news! And we also have a special guest in the Honeycomb Hideout—Brooklynn (Tahmeka’s daughter) drops in to give us some kid lit picks! Articles discussed in news: What Makes a Reader Stop Reading a Book: http://writerswrite.co.za/what-makes-readers-stop-reading-a-book Simone Biles Autobiography Deal: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/simone-biles-inks-autobiography-deal-with-zondervan/124630 L...
EPISODE FIFTY-THREE: Mile High
August 31, 2016 00:27 - 35.5 MBWe're coming to you live from Rocky Mountain High on this episode. WE visited a few of the local Denver bookstores and discuss our thoughts about them. This week we’re also tackling the complicated feelings that come along with wanting to support indie booksellers, but ultimately succumbing to the low low prices of The Man (aka Amazon) along with our usual assessment of lit news and other minutiae. Articles discussed in news section below: Stop telling black people not to self publish: htt...
EPISODE FIFTY-TWO: Happily Nappily
August 09, 2016 05:00 - 104 MBWe are honored to have author Trisha R. Thomas on the show this week to talk about her latest novel Postcards From Venus which will be released on August 16, 2016. Tahmeka speaks with Trisha about her writing process, the Nappily Ever After book series and her thoughts and views on the state of the literary world in general. Show begins with the usual News You Can Use segment and we also have a brief chat about "hypebeasting" in the literary world.. Articles discussed in news section below: ...
EPISODE FIFTY-ONE: We Don't Know
July 26, 2016 23:55 - 108 MBHodgepodge show. We're just yapping away. New stories covered in News You Can Use below... The Author of An Untamed State and Black Panther http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/22/roxane-gay-black-panther?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter Spoilers Make Stories Better http://www.bustle.com/articles/173878-reading-book-spoilers-makes-stories-better-study-says Beauty and Books—Barnes & Noble http://www.popsugar.com/beauty/Barnes-Noble-Beauty-Store-Glossary-41955146?campaign=sugar_soci...
EPISODE FIFTY: The Kang's Speech
July 12, 2016 05:00 - 135 MBWow! This is Episode Fifty! I don't even think we realized it as we recorded. This week's show begins on a bit of a somber note as we reflect on the senseless violence witnessed within recent days. Episode's main topic is the memory Every Little Step by Robert Barisford Brown aka The Kang of R&B. News stories discussed during episode below: The Great Second-Half 2016 Book Preview: http://www.themillions.com/2016/07/most-anticipated-the-great-second-half-2016-book-preview.html Marvel’s New...
EPISODE FORTY-NINE: Homegoing
June 21, 2016 01:06 - 141 MBSURPRISE! It's a really freaking long bonus episode about Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing.
EPISODE FORTY-EIGHT: ALL of the News
June 14, 2016 05:00 - 87.8 MBWe're back, you guys! Did you miss us? This week we're talking about alllllllll of the news stories we've missed while on hiatus. Ok not all of them, but a lot of em. All articles discussed below: 15 Books By Black Authors To Dive Into This Summer http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2016/06/15-new-books-by-black-authors-to-dive-into-this-summer/ Bobby Brown Every Little Step I Take http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/06/10/bobby-brown-laments-his-mistakes-whitney-bobbi-krist...
EPISODE FORTY-SEVEN: Her Teeth as Confetti
May 03, 2016 05:00 - 109 MBYou thought we wasn't when we was? Shooooot. Just because we are a literary podcast, don't think we aren't discussing Lemonade like everyone else, ha! We discuss the work on a granular level as well as delve into the idea that Black art is often seen as autobiographical, instead of works of imagination. Articles discussed in news section: Why publishers are betting big on debut novelists: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/02/debut-novel-millions Oprah Winfrey to star in “The Immortal Life ...
EPISODE FORTY-SIX: Purple Ham
April 20, 2016 00:01 - 106 MBThis week's show is all about our trip to NY to see a couple of Broadway plays based on two literary works-- Hamilton by Ron Chernow and The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Tahmeka also walks us through the #Hamiltome. But first, the news: Are Most Romance Novels Badly Written?: http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/apr/18/romance-novels-badly-written-curtis-sittenfeld-eligible-pride-and-prejudice?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks Rachel Dolezal’s Got a Book Deal: http://www.theguardian.com...
EPISODE FORTY-FIVE: DNF
April 05, 2016 05:00 - 75 MBMovie Adaptation of An Untamed State: http://deadline.com/2016/03/gugu-mbatha-raw-to-star-gina-prince-bythewood-to-helm-an-untamed-state-1201724469/ James Patterson’s Money Grab: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/business/media/james-patterson-has-a-big-plan-for-small-books.html?smid=tw-nytbooks&smtyp=cur&_r=0 10 Books Every Young Black Woman Should Read to Slay (LOL): http://www.lifehack.org/381194/10-books-every-young-black-women-needs-read-order-slay
EPISODE FORTY-FOUR: Listener Recommendations Vol. 2 ft. @leonicka
March 22, 2016 05:00 - 54.3 MBShow's a bit different this week. Tahmeka's traveling for work, so I'm (Jeanette) manning it solo. I'm speaking with Léonicka Valcius about Canadian literature, working for Scholastic Book Fair and also the Festival of Literary Diversity that we talked about briefly in the last show. Léonicka also provides a reading list of excellent Canadian books/authors to check out. Show rounds out with a solo "What Are You Reading?" because I'm newly obsessed with Rachel Howzell Hall and needed to fangirl.
EPISODE FORTY-THREE: Spring Book Round Up
March 08, 2016 06:00 - 97.9 MBThis week's episode finds us discussing books that have been recently released or forthcoming in the spring. We also briefly discuss the Festival of Diverse Literature that's taking place in Brampton, Ontario Canada in May. Goodreads list of books here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/97553.Better_Than_the_Movie_Spring_Book_Round_up
EPISODE FORTY-TWO: Think Like a Fool
February 27, 2016 02:48 - 129 MBThis week's show finds us discussing the best-selling guide to getting and keepin' a man--Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey. We break it down to the most ridiculous points and lose our composure quite a few times as we give this book the close reading it never even deserved.
EPISODE FORTY ONE: The Seinfeld Episode Parte Tres
February 10, 2016 14:57 - 82.4 MBThis week’s episodes about…well, nothing. HA! We’re discussing a smattering of literary related articles. Links below: Junot: http://www.openculture.com/2015/02/junot-diazs-syllabi-for-his-mit-writing-classes.html Books we should be reading for BHM: http://www.bustle.com/articles/137942-12-lesser-known-black-authors-we-should-all-be-reading-this-black-history-month-and-beyond Amazon becoming the new Borders: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/69313-...
EPISODE FORTY: Do You Know What Today is?
January 21, 2016 06:00 - 101 MBIt's our one year anniversary...well almost! We're coming in a couple days early, but it's all good. : ) This week we're discussing the sanitization of slavery children's books, Jeanette has a wee bit of a rant about some literary related things that have been annoying her and we end with talking about some of our favorite episodes of this podcast and our hopes for its future. Links to articles discussed below: A Fine Dessert/A birthday cake for Mr. Washington Childrens books sanitizing ...
EPISODE THIRTY-NINE: Til the Well Runs Dry
January 12, 2016 22:57 - 113 MBNew year, same us! We're back discussing Lauren Francis Sharma's novel, Til the Well Runs Dry, but first some lit news. Links discussed below... Barnes and Noble applied for liquor license: http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/12/25/bn-applies-for-a-liquor-licence/ Minx Malone interview (not so much for the romance aspect of it, but the othering bit she speaks about in the 4th question/answer): http://indiereader.com/2016/01/36575/ Damn, You're Not Reading Any Books by White Men This Year? ...
EPISODE THIRTY-EIGHT: Year End Wrap Up
December 22, 2015 06:00 - 115 MBI 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 ...
EPISODE THIRTY-SEVEN: All You Gotta Do Is Say Yes
December 09, 2015 20:11 - 100 MBThis week's show is all about saying yes. We're discussing Shonda Rhimes' The Year of Yes. Links to articles discussed in this week's Lit News here: Misty Copeland to Write a Health and Fitness Book: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/misty-copeland-to-write-book-on-health-and-fitness/?_r=0 Maya Angelou Documentary Kickstarter: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/maya-angelou-documentary-featured-on-kickstarter/113069 Flatiron to Pub Oprah’s Memoir, host her new imprint http://www.p...
EPISODE THIRTY-SIX: No Wire Hangers
November 17, 2015 06:00 - 87.4 MBAfter an unplanned hiatus, we're back and talkin' smack! Ok...not really, I just couldn't resist the rhyme. The main theme of this week's show is novels featuring mother/daughter relationships. Before we dig in, however, we discuss a variety of literary related items as well as give some updates regarding the future of Better Than the Movie. Articles Discussed: American Writers Museum to Open in Chicago in 2017: http://bit.ly/1MjfPcS NaNoWriMo article: http://huff.to/1HRuux7 Amazon Articl...
EPISODE THIRTY FIVE: What's Really Good?
October 27, 2015 05:00 - 67.8 MBThis week we're talking what makes a book good to us. Feel free to talk back via email ([email protected]) or Google voice (210-816-2886) to let us know what draws you in! Articles discussed in news section: Marlon James Wins the Man Booker Prize! http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34527496 Marlon James recommends 5 Jamaican Novels http://lithub.com/marlon-james-five-jamaican-novels-you-should-read/ Kirkus Award winners http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/15/y...
EPISODE THIRTY-FOUR.5: State of the BTTM Union
October 20, 2015 05:00 - 23 MBTechnical difficulties tried to hold us down, but still we rise. While we get sorted, enjoy this mini-sode where we talk about the show in general.
EPISODE THIRTY-FOUR: Nine Million Dollars
October 12, 2015 02:36 - 96.7 MBNews we discuss this week: - Meg Rosoff and her incredible wrongness regarding diversity in literature - Amy Schumer--The Nine Million Dollar Woman - Quvenzhané Wallis's six-figure book deal Then, the show is dedicated to the discussion of the beautifully written Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta.
EPISODE THIRTY-THREE: Listener Recommendations Vol. 1 ft. @Vivaciously_Val
October 06, 2015 05:00 - 71.9 MBThis week we have a special guest in the honeycomb hideout, one of our favorite listeners--Valerie (aka @Vivaciously_Val on Le Twitter)! She's here to kick off our listener recommendations segment with a treasure trove of AMAZING books to read. For the unabridged list of all the novels she named, shoot us an email at [email protected]! We also talk www.recoveringtheclassics.com briefly.
EPISODE THIRTY-TWO: Diversity Check-in
October 02, 2015 02:39 - 73.3 MBThis is a new episode of the Better Than the Movie Podcast.
EPISODE THIRTY-ONE: Fall Book Roundup
September 22, 2015 05:00 - 82.3 MBThis week we cover a cornucopia of topics! From discussing the impact of Jackie Collins on the literary world to Grace Jones' memoir to writing from the outside, our news section is brimming with content. Links to articles discussed below. Our main segment is about upcoming books that we're anticipating reading. As always we end the show with our What Are You Reading? segment and introduce a new reader interactive segment. Articles discussed on today's show: RIP Jackie Collins: http://www....
EPISODE THIRTY: Whose B*tch Is It Anyway?
September 15, 2015 05:00 - 87.9 MBWE BACK! : ) This week we're discussing the amazing article written by Jenny Zhang in response to the Yellowface/nom de plume debacle in the Best American Poetry 2015 anthology: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jennybagel/they-pretend-to-be-us-while-pretending-we-dont-exist#.ys3Vww1YYD We're also discussing a hood lit novel. Yep, that's right. Our friends Ashley and Sarah join us to discuss a novel titled My Bitch, Yo Bitch, Everybody's Bitch. We wrap up the show with our What Are You Reading? segment.
EPISODE TWENTY-NINE: ¬_¬
September 01, 2015 05:00 - 90 MBThis week's episode we're discussing quite a few hot topics. The show begins with a discussion of Ashley Ford's List of 9 Books to Add to the Modern Brown Girl Literary Canon. We were super impressed by the variety and thoughtfulness of the selections. (http://www.elle.com/culture/books/g26694/selections-from-the-modern-brown-girl-canon/) We also discuss a new comic Raising Dion (www.raisingdion.com) which is about a single mother raising a young boy who is discovered to have superpowers. The...
EPISODE TWENTY-EIGHT: The Seinfeld Episode Part Deux
August 25, 2015 05:00 - 85.6 MBThis week's show is a hodgepodge of topics and eventually ends up with our lamentations about our writing woes (real issues, not the Wheelchair Jimmy definition.) Articles discussed are linked below: Reading for pleasure builds empathy and improves wellbeing: http://readingagency.org.uk/news/media/reading-for-pleasure-builds-empathy-and-improves-wellbeing-research-from-the-reading-agency-finds.html Man admits to dumping thousands of books onto highway: http://jezebel.com/man-admits-to-dumpi...
EPISODE TWENTY-SEVEN: Books on Books on Books Part Deux
August 18, 2015 05:00 - 89.4 MBIn this week's episode we discuss: - NYT Obituary for Dr. Julian Bond. RIP: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/us/julian-bond-former-naacp-chairman-and-civil-rights-leader-dies-at-75.html?_r=1 - An interview between Dolen Perkins-Valdez and Lauren Francis- Sharma about the power of the American story: http://www.salon.com/2015/07/24/the_power_of_the_american_story_i_want_to_read_something_that_reaches_inside_me_and_rips_me_up_and_puts_me_back_together/ - The Iowa Barber offering haircuts fo...