Bad People Book Club

Adapted from the story of Antigone, Home Fire is a novel about family and what people do to protect their family. We follow the unraveling of the Pasha family - as siblings Isma and Aneeka struggle while their brother Parvaiz sets out to fulfil their jihadist father’s legacy. This story collides with another British Muslim family - the Home Secretary and his son. The two families fight to definite what it means to be a British Muslim, while also fighting to preserve their family.

As always we discuss our favourite chapters; introduce our cocktail for the month - The Karachi Rose; have some fun with 'Best Clapback,' 'Swipe Right,' and 'Toxic Masculinity'; go deep with 'Controversy or Nah?'; jam out to our playlist and do some good with our Community Segment.

Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee follows the paths of two sisters - Lucia who lives with ‘pinball energy’ and Miranda who lives with steadfast logic. As Lucia enters adulthood, she endures mental illness - with her sister supporting from afar in Switzerland. Despite her struggles, Lucia pushes through - making radical life changes - on her search to find self-fulfillment.

In this episode we discuss our favorite chapters, the cocktail 'Tea for Lucia,' discuss what place and 'many faces' mean within the book, and play a good old fashioned game of 'Would you Rather?'

This month AJ & Abbey take on Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. The story begins in Ghana, with two sisters separated by birth. This change in their destiny reverberates for generations to follow. The book is broken up chapter by chapter, each following one character - furthering the two sisters story and lineage across continents and conflicts.

As always the duo delve into their favourite chapters before discussing IRL topics such as 'Destiny's Child,' 'Love Songs,' and 'Time Travel.' As always they also discuss the book's cocktail, playlist and community segment.

This month, AJ and Abbey discuss Lucky Boy by Shanti Sekaran.

Lucky Boy is a tale of two mothers’ love. One journeys from Mexico to California - seeking adventure and a better life. One, having battled infertility, will do anything for her new foster son. While the two tales merge and are eventually torn apart, each one drips with revelations, insight and love.

As always, they discuss their favourite chapters before breaking into a fun discussion of #privilege, Patron Saints, Character Guilty Pleasures, Controversy or Nah, and a game of Would You Rather? This month's playlist breaks into two sections - one for each main character's culture.

This week, AJ and Abbey wax lyrically about Swing Time by Zadie Smith. Swing Time is a story of an unnamed narrator - swinging back and forth in time between childhood and adulthood, essentially going through the process of losing and gaining and losing her identity. There are a few characters that anchor the story for us - her childhood friend Tracey, her parents, and her employer - a popstar called Aimee.

This month the two discuss their favourite chapters, best clapbacks, times a character stirs shit up, character Tinder bios and movie titles, and play a game of Would You Rather? They also take a stab at some controversial topics in the book and as always discuss a community focus that we all should be paying attention to.

This time, AJ and Abbey discuss The Sleeping World by Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes the latest book in their subscription book box .

Set in 1970s post-Franco Spain, a young Woman - Mosca - is on a search for her lost brother, who is among the ‘disappeared.’ She and three friends head on a journey of self-discovery amidst riots, protests and uprisings. Punk music sets the soundtrack for the story as the motley crew of anarchists learn more and more about their youth, freedom and nation.

As always, we discuss the book with a bit of fun and a bit of booze. We go into sections where characters stir shit up, give their best clapbacks, use color to describe bad behavior and of course a good old fashioned game of Would You Rather.

This time, AJ and Abbey discuss Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie the latest book in their subscription book box .

Americanah is a story of immigration and identity told through the lens of two characters from Nigeria. Ifemelu, who emigrates to the US to attend university, and Obinze, who emigrates to the UK illegally. The novel reveals some tough truths around immigration, race and identity - with humor, purity and love. The cocktail we’ve created to go along with it - the aptly named Americanah - features ingredients who have also moved physically and culturally around the globe.

As always, we discuss the book with a bit of fun and a bit of booze. We go into sections we can relate to in our everyday life, discuss positive language people use that show prejudice, people who live in exclamation points, or standard topic of Controversy or Nah and our playlist - which features female artists from Nigeria.

A free podcast about books - without the pretension. Featuring IRL discussions about literature. Best friends Abbey and AJ wax comedically about the book 'When I was Puerto Rican' - a story of growing up featuring two amazing whoah,mans.

Connect with our subscription book service and get cocktail ingredients in the theme of the book. This month's cocktail is the 'Barrio to Brooklyn' - a grown up pina colada that is just like growing up - sweet, yet complex. Enjoy with a fellow bad person in your life while you rad and discuss the book. Check out badpeoplebookclub.com