040 Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Book Club with Julia and Victoria

English - August 04, 2020 05:05 - 1 hour - 27.6 MB - ★★★★ - 18 ratings
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No matter how highly we anticipated reading Friday Black, the debut short story collection by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, there was nothing that could have prepared us for range of genres, disturbing imagery, and thought-provoking fantasy that we found in this book — everything from consumerism zombies to post-apocalyptic knife queens. Join us as we barely scratch the surface on the brilliance of this collection and explore how distancing ourselves from reality helps us see the world how it truly is.

Mentioned in the Episode:

Adjei-Brenyah essay “Why do you write political stories?”

Jordan Peele, actor, writer, director, producer

Sorry to Bother You, film by Boots Riley

Kimberly Jones, “Equality not Revenge,” interview with Trevor Noah

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Ronny Chieng comedy special, Asian Comedian Destroys America!

Beyonce’s directory of black-owned businesses

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ray Bradbury short story “There Will Come Soft Rains”