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How a Mystery Series Tells Black History with Patricia Raybon
Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia Becker
English - February 21, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes - 26.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Spirituality disability faith culture spirituality down syndrome Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What is casual racism? And how did a non-fiction writer end up writing a mystery series? Author Patricia Raybon talks with Amy Julia Becker about faith and “casual racism,” Black history month, and the beauty and truth that emerge from creative storytelling.
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Guest Bio:
“A writer of faith by day and mystery by night, Patricia Raybon is an award-winning Colorado author, essayist, and novelist who writes daring and exciting books and novels at the intersection of faith and race. After a notable career in newspaper journalism and journalism education, Patricia turned to fiction with release of a 1920s mystery series about a prim, poor but clever Black female theologian—a fan of Sherlock Holmes—who solves murder and crime in Colorado’s dangerous Klan era.”
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For full show notes, transcript, and more, go to: amyjuliabecker.com/patricia-raybon/
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Season 6 of the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast connects to themes in my latest book, To Be Made Well, which you can order here! Learn more about my writing and speaking at amyjuliabecker.com.
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