BAPC x The Du Bois Literary Society

Amber O. & Sean P. join BAPC on this special Live Show to talk about their exciting initiative taking place throughout 2023: The Du Bois Literary Society.

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Reggie and Akili, in their last episode for 2022, reflect back on a full year dedicated to podcasting and look ahead to what's next—They also do their best to figure out who the white Toni Morrison is.

Ismail Muhammad's "Can Black Literature Escape the Representation Trap?"

Hobart Pulp's Interview with Alex Perez

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BAPC x Hanif Abdurraqib

The first time Hanif Abdurraqib joined Reggie and Akili they did it big, to the point that it was the biggest episode in the history of Books Are Pop Culture. So the three fellas got together, this time to converse about the 5 year anniversary release of They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, and did it bigger.

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Reggie and Akili have been reporting on the HarperCollins strike for a few weeks now, but on today's episode they have a special guest, Doris Allen, who is on the frontlines.

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BAPC x Elaine Hsieh Chou

Elaine Hsieh Chou's novel Disorientation is what she calls an accidental satire, because she wrote the book in earnest. A large part of the book is inspired by events that truly happen and people who exist; proving that satire is a genre that supersedes your intentions. She is also thoughtful, intelligent, energetic, and wrote a novel that brings out the best possible conversations.

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BAPC x Are Prison's Obsolete?

It may be December but Reggie and Akili are finally discussing the Read With BAPC Pick for the month of November: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis. This may have been the best & most honest book discussion they have had yet.

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BAPC x Prince Shakur

Prince Shakur wrote an awesome memoir, When They Tell You to be Good, & he is wise beyond his years. He has also been active to the point that he could never conflate the difference between theory & practice. Thankfully he dropped by BAPC to share some of his hard-earned wisdom.

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Another Monday edition of Books Are Pop Culture is here and Reggie and Akili are discussing some interesting book news. They touch on Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, once again, since they REALLY aren't becoming a thing now. They also touch on what Twitter is becoming and why Literary Twitter will be just fine whether they stay or end up having to leave—among other things!

Reggie's Open Water Write-Up

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Reggie and Akili are back with another quick hit!

This week the recent decision where the Department of Justice decided against allowing Penguin Random House to merge with Simon & Schuster is examined (3:35) , as well as the current strike going on with the HarperCollins Union (20:45). From there the fellas discuss the recent National Book Awards (43:09) before getting into Pleasure Reading (52:39).

Imani Perry Speech

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BAPC x Gabriel Krauze 

Gabriel Krauze's debut novel, the autobiographical Who They Was, was longlisted for the Booker Prize and Dylan Thomas Prize upon its initial release in the UK. It dropped in the US in 2021 and while he was spending some time North America, still doing work around his novel in 2022, he spent a little time with BAPC.

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