Heads up: The word “bougie” comes up a lot in this episode. This month, we discuss British author Zadie Smith’s fifth release — Swing Time — complain about Audible and somehow finish up with an analysis of black female storylines in Disney movies.

Have you read Swing Time? Got a book you think we should check out? Tweet us at @blackchicklit.

Links:

“Know Thyself? ‘Swing Time’ Says It’s Complicated,” NPR

“Zadie Smith’s ‘Swing Time’ Explores Friends’ Diverging Paths,” The New York Times

“Zadie Smith has another hit with ‘Swing Time’,” USA Today

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Sellout, by Paul Beatty

Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates

It: A Novel, by Stephen King