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Welcome to Mostly Lit!

This week we are back from our hiatus to speak about Chigozie Obioma's 'An Orchestra of Minorities'

We discuss men in love, spirituality and announce a special show.

This is one to definitely listen to!

Books:

An Orchestra of Minorities - Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma

Kingdom of Souls - Rena Barron

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

Look Up - Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapo Adeola

Spoiler Alerts:

Game of Thrones, Black Mirror and What If 

Announcements: We will be at the London Podcast Festival on 12th September 2019! 

Tickets: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/mostly-lit-2/

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This week we speak about Matt Haig's Notes on a Nervous Planet, Game of Thrones and why we need to pay attention to anxiety.

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Not one to miss!

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Books:

Known and Strange Things - Teju Cole

Sula - Toni Morisson

Spoiler Alert:

Game of Thrones episode 4 and End Game Spoilers throughout.

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This week we speak to Deray McKesson about his book, On The Otherside of Freedom.

This week, we ask: Would you want an all black university in the UK? How do you present your activism?

We also speak about activism, Black Lives Matter, US politics and the importance of HBCUs for African Americans.

Not one to miss!

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Books:

On The Otherside of Freedom

Film: Homecoming

Spoiler Alert:

Game of Thrones episode 3 spoiler at 15minutes.

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This week we discuss our Spring Reads, ask whether corporations can support writers and artists new publishing companies like De Montfort Literature, and we dissect the first two episodes of Game of \thrones. We also challenge Rai to some pop culture quizzes in the Re-Education of Ms Raifa Rafiq.

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Books:

The 392 - Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Think Like A White Man - Nels Abbey

The Art of Not Falling Apart - Christina Patterson

Don't Touch My Hair - Emma Dibiri

Children of Vengeance and Virtue - Tomi Adeyemi

The New Daughters of Africa - Margaret Busby

De Montfort Literature: https://www.demontfortliterature.com/

Flics:

Homecoming

Jurassic Park

Good Fight

Spoiler Alert:

Game of Thrones episodes 1 and 2 (Apprx. 1h50)

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In celebration of World Book Night, we spent time with our fave Tomi Adeyemi!

We speak about Children of Blood and Bone, inspirations and what we have to look forward to with the film, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance!

Not one to miss!

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Book: Children of Blood and Bone

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This week we are joined by Candice Carty-Williams to discuss her debut novel 'Queenie' and all the themes surrounding it!

We also then look at 'If Beale Street Could Talk' as well as figure out what it all means to create, work, and love as a black millennial in London.

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Book: Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams

Film: If Beale Street Could Talk

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This minisode is in dedication of It's Not About The Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race, edited by Miriam Khan with an exclusive listen to the essay Not Just A Black Muslim Woman, by Mostly Lit co-host - Raifa Rafiq.

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When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter?

In 2016, Mariam Khan read that David Cameron had linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the ‘traditional submissiveness’ of Muslim women.

Mariam felt pretty sure she didn’t know a single Muslim woman who would describe herself that way. Why was she hearing about Muslim women from people who were neither Muslim, nor female?

Years later the state of the national discourse has deteriorated even further, and Muslim women’s voices are still pushed to the fringes – the figures leading the discussion are white and male.

Taking one of the most politicized and misused words associated with Muslim women and Islamophobia, It’s Not About the Burqa is poised to change all that.

Here are voices you won’t see represented in the national news headlines: seventeen Muslim women speaking frankly about the hijab and wavering faith, about love and divorce, about feminism, queer identity, sex, and the twin threats of a disapproving community and a racist country.

With a mix of British and international women writers, from activist Mona Eltahawy's definition of a revolution to journalist and broadcaster Saima Mir telling the story of her experience of arranged marriage, from author Sufiya Ahmed on her Islamic feminist icon to playwright Afshan D'souza-Lodhi's moving piece about her relationship with her hijab, these essays are funny, warm, sometimes sad, and often angry, and each of them is a passionate declaration calling time on the oppression, the lazy stereotyping, the misogyny and the Islamophobia.

What does it mean, exactly, to be a Muslim woman in the West today? According to the media, it’s all about the burqa.

Here’s what it’s really about.

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Based on Oyinkan Braithwaite's book: 'My Sister The Serial Killer' we ask:

• How far would you go for you siblings?

For Mostly Flix, we discuss Jordan Peele's 'US' (Spoiler Alert!) as we try to find the layers beneath the surface of the film.

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Book: My Sister The Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite

Film: 'Us' - Dir. Jordan Peele Starring: Lupita N'yongo, Winston Duke

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Booklist:

A Little Life - Hanna Yannagihara

Bad Feminist - Roxanne Gay

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This minisode is in dedication of SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu with an exclusive listen to the essay

What's In A Name, by Mostly Lit co-host - Alex Reads.

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Use #UsManAreSafe and #SAFE on Instagram and Twitter with your thoughts on the essays and the book!

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Book: SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, Edited by Derek Owusu.

What is the experience of Black men in Britain? With continued conversation around British identity, racism and diversity, there is no better time to explore this question and give Black British men a platform to answer it. 

SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space is that platform. Including essays from top poets, writers, musicians, actors and journalists, this timely and accessible book brings together a selection of powerful reflections exploring the Black British male experience and what it really means to reclaim and hold space in the landscape of our society.

Where do Black men belong in school, in the media, in their own families, in the conversation about mental health, in the LGBT community, in grime music - and how can these voices inspire, educate and add to the dialogue of diversity already taking place?

Following on from discussions raised by The Good Immigrant and Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, this collection takes readers on a rich and varied path to confront and question the position of Black men in Britain today, and shines a light on the way forward.

Contributors include poet Suli Breaks, award-winning author Alex Wheatle, Channel 4 news reporter Symeon Brown, Guardian journalist Joseph Harker and many more.

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Where did the white saviour complex come from?

This week, we discuss Andrea Levy's novel, The Long Song, and how it is still pertinent today in the light of

white saviour talks today.

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Book:

The Long Song - Andrea Levy

The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman

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This week, we also discuss:

• Oscar winners (Rooting for everyone Black)
• Billy Porter's Tuexedo-Dress
• Michelle Obama's BookTube
• BritBox?
• What we're watchng

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