Akili and Reggie are pushin P, so that they don't ban books & neither should you.

Banned books, publishing houses, book prizes, sprayed-on hairlines, and much more are covered in Episode 9 of your current &/or new favorite podcast.

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BAPC x The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois: A Movie. 

Honorée Jeffers, the distinguished author of The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois, joins Akili & Reggie to discuss and breakdown the most critically acclaimed novel of 2021.  

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Episode 7 of the Books Are Pop Culture podcast is live and in your living room!

On this iteration, the fellas discuss The notorious status of "Game Time Decision" and the impact that has during a Fantasy Basketball Season, True Story (Netflix), A huge interview Akili has forthcoming, and the All Ways Black Awards.

At around 29:00 they get into their discussion of Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry. Not only do they provide the though-provoking questions and analysis, but they also introduce a new and highly entertaining wrinkle to the BAPC Treatment: Awards.

See who wins Best Coach, Most Improved, Best Defensive Player, Best Offensive Player, and MVP from Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry.

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Forthcoming #ReadWithBAPC Picks

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers - January 30th, 2021.

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott - February 21st, 2022.

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Pieces That Hit

Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry

https://bookshop.org/books/miss-muriel-and-other-stories/9780810135567?aid=56382&listref=read-with-bapc-picks

Episode 6 of the Books Are Pop Culture podcast is live and in your living room!

On this iteration, the fellas discuss marsupials in the Dollar Forest, recent book purchases, the National Book Awards, reading vs. finishing books, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the end of year book lists that are being released by some of the larger publications in the book world.

The fellas also take time to discuss a 2021 debut with plenty of buzz and admiration: Assembly by Natasha Brown.

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Forthcoming #ReadWithBAPC Picks

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers - January 30th, 2021.

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott - February 21st, 2022.

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Pieces That Hit

Assembly by Natasha Brown

https://bookshop.org/books/assembly/9780316268264?aid=56382&listref=pieces-that-hit

The Book Are Pop Culture Podcast is back with episode 5!

On this iteration of BAPC the fellas discuss Casey Gerald, who, in an interview with Creative Independent, shows us how to vibrate on a higher frequency; States (Virginia in particular) and their continued attempts to ban Toni Morrison's Beloved from being taught in schools; Akili talks about the rapper he would have been and why we shouldn't rule out the possibility of him becoming a 38 year old rapper down the line; Reggie Discusses his latest barbershop chronicle, which includes an act of villainy that is unheard of & probably uncalled for, and Reggie receives good news from Akili, because for the meager price of $80 (only accepted in 4 installments of $19.99) he can get the haircut he has always wanted from Akili and his new clippers.

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Forthcoming #ReadWithBAPC Picks—which we will be discussing on Instagram Live

Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry - November 21st, 2021 - 4pm EST/3pm Mississippi.

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers - January 30th, 2021 - 4pm EST/3pm Mississippi.

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Pieces That Hit

Creative Independent Interview with Casey Gerald

https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-casey-gerald-on-being-available-for-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/

Banning Toni Morrison’s books doesn’t protect kids. It Just Sanitizes Racism.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/28/beloved-toni-morrison-virginia/

Episode 4 of the Book Are Pop Culture Podcast. The fellas discuss Kyrie Irving, Squid Game, Horror Movies, the articles below and more!

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Shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/booksarepopculture to purchase the forthcoming #ReadWithBAPC Picks which we will be discussing on Instagram Live during the following dates:

Oreo by Fran Ross on October 24th, 2021

Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry on November 21st, 2021

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on January 30th, 2021

Links to Articles:

David Bradley Interviewed by Allen Mendenhall—From 2013 about the ebook release of his 1981 novel, The Chaneysville Incident, which is re-releasing November 2nd, 2021, via Harper Perennial, with a new preface from the author.

https://southernlitreview.com/authors/allen-mendenhall-interviews-david-bradley.htm

Ann Petry - Harlem (1949).

https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Petry-Harlem.pdf

Noname Opens the Radical Hood Library in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

https://lithub.com/rapper-noname-just-opened-an-la-library-dedicated-to-the-black-experience/

Uzo Aduba to Host Netflix Book Club Series - “But Have You Read the Book?”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/uzo-aduba-netflix-book-club-starbucks-1235030456/

Tananarive Due’s debut novel, The Between—recently rereleased by Harper—chosen by Belletrist as their book club pick for October.

https://ew.com/books/emma-roberts-belletrist-book-club-tananarive-due-the-between/

Chibundu Onuzu’s Sankofa chosen as the Reese Book Club pick for October

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/sankofa-is-reeses-book-club-pick-for-october/

Sterling K. Brown to Star in Washington Black TV Series Adaptation Which Will Air on Hulu.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sterling-k-brown-washington-black-series-hulu-1235024892/

Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian Novelist, wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.

https://lithub.com/tanzanian-novelist-abdulrazak-gurnah-has-won-the-nobel-prize-in-literature/

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-impact-of-abdulrazak-gurnahs-nobel-prize

Books Are Pop Culture is back with Episode 3 of BAPC Sides: the episodes that provide the high-quality B Side Tracks to the never-ending album known as Books Are Pop Culture.

In today's episode the fellas discuss Deesha Philyaw's awesome short story Dr. Sandman as well as Imani Perry's recent piece about Gayl Jones written for the New York Times.

They also get into some quick hits about how Sally Rooney is breaking review records, and discuss some of their favorite books that are nominated for some of the biggest Literary Prizes.

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Shop at https://bookshop.org/shop/booksarepopculture to purchase the forthcoming #ReadWithBAPC Picks which we will be discussing on Instagram Live during the following dates:

Oreo by Fran Ross on October 24th, 2021

Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry on November 21st, 2021

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on January 30th, 2021

Links to Articles:

Dr. Sandman by Deesha Philyaw

https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-114-fall-2021/dr-sandman

Gayl Jones by Imani Perry

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/magazine/gayl-jones-novel-palmares.html

Sally Rooney’s new novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, is apparently the most reviewed book of all time, according to bookmarks.reviews

https://lithub.com/sally-rooneys-new-novel-is-now-the-most-reviewed-book-of-all-time/#:~:text=We've%20run%20the%20numbers,reviewed%20book%20of%20all%20time*.

Man Booker Shortlist Announced

https://thebookerprizes.com/the-final-six-novels

National Book Award Longlists Announced

https://www.nationalbook.org/

National Book Award 5 Under 35 Honorees Announced

https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/5-under-35-2021/

Books Are Pop Culture is back with episode 2 of BAPC Sides: the episodes that provide the high-quality B Side Tracks to the never-ending album known as Books Are Pop Culture.

In today's episode the fellas provide commentary on David Dennis's Jr.'s excellent piece on how Michael K. Williams taught him about being a man. They wax philosophically on why more young Black males aren't turning to literary fiction writing, and they finally discuss Octavia Butler's seminal 1980 essay, Lost Races of Science Fiction.

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Links to Articles:

"What Michael K. Williams Taught Me About Being a Man."

https://theundefeated.com/features/what-michael-k-williams-taught-me-about-being-a-man/

"From Richard Wright to Jay-Z: The Decline of Young Black Male Writers"

https://aalbc.com/authors/article.php?id=2124

“The Lost Races of Science Fiction by Octavia Butler.

https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/d3ekbm/octavia-butler

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BAPC x The Street: The first episode of your favorite podcast—unedited.

Akili and Reggie break down Ann Petry's 1946 masterpiece, The Street.

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We've been working towards getting our much-anticipated show Books Are Pop Culture on the airwaves, so here's a trailer to let you know JUST how close we are to our finished product. Love to all listeners... now and forever.