Not Another Book Podcast

This week it's all about book covers and our love for them. Books & Rhymes, PostColonialChild andBookShyBooks argue about their respective decision to buy or read books based based on their covers.


We discuss and explore:








- What it means to be a coverhoe.
- Is it superficial to judge Books by their covers?
- Being catfished by stunning cover design.
- Choosing NOT to buy a book based on its cover (and vice versa).
- Favourite book covers.


We also share more information relating to our live episode recording with Tomi Adeyemi, the author of Children of Blood and Bone on the 8th of August, at Waterstones, in Bristol


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This week it's all about Japanese mangas and animes. PostColonialChild takes the Not Another Book Podcast on her favourite obssesion, Books & Rhymes loudly judges and BookShyBooks is loving it!


We discuss and explore:
- The difference between manga from anime?
- Must watch anime and manga recommendations 
- Representation in anime/ manga. E.g Black anime characters?? ( Y'all remember Mr. Popo in DragonBall)
- Favourite Anime and manga characters
- Best Anime soundtrack
We also share more information relating to our live episode recording with Tomi Adeyemi, the author of Children of Blood and Bone on the 8th of August, at Waterstones, in Bristol


Continue the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #NotAnotherBook

To celebrate Not Another Book Podcast’s being number 1 on iTunes Podcast literature chart, Books & Rhymes, BookShyBooks, and PostColonialChild  spotlight existing literary platforms, and writers’ collectives whose work we absolutely love and admire.


We explore:


- Inclusivity in literary spaces 
- New media as means of making literature more accessible.
- The realities of creating and hosting a new media platform or Podcast.
- Supportive organisations and events available for writers and budding content creators.


We also share more information relating to our first live show with Diana Evans, author Ordinary People atShout Out Live Podcast Festival on the 14th of July.


We are also excitedly looking forward to our second live episode recording with Tomi Adeyemi, the author of Children of Blood and Bone on the 8th of August.


Continue the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #NotAnotherBook

This week, Books & Rhymes, BookShyBooks, and PostColonialChild discuss their relationship with science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction (SFF), afrofuturism, and the blurred line between fiction and reality within the genre.
We explore:
If science fiction, fantasy & speculative fiction are niche genres and the ways in which social media has expanded their readership.
If fables and traditional folk tales should be classified as speculative fiction.
How books by writers from the global south are marketed, and the ways in which their works are excluded from the genre.
The ways in which we, as readers of colour, insert ourselves into the narrative - despite the absence of self-representation in most SFF.
BooksShyBooks delivers the 'Mic Drop' on an important topic.


Come through, and engage in literary shenanigans with us at our: 
Live show at Shout Out Live Podcast Festival on the 14th of July.
Live episode recording with Tomi Adeyemi, the author of Children of Blood and Bone on the 8th of August.
'Literature In Your Ear’ at Africa Writes Festival on the 1st of July.

This week, BooksAndRhymes, BookShyBooks and PostColonialChild debate ‘authenticity’ in translated books and the politics of language. We explore:
The one-way traffic of literature from the west to the rest of the world. 
The focus of translation from European languages into ‘dominant’ national languages and its adverse impact on lesser known indigenous languages.
The ‘feel’ of translated works and how true they are to the original literature. I.e: Do we loose the beauty, depth, and meanings of the original work once it has been translated?
The inclusion of books from other languages and cultures in the curricula.
Whether a good translation should faithfully capture the original text, or should it interpret the work into something with a distinctive life of its own?
Do the existence of translated work create a sense of community and empathy towards others?
Should translators share the limelight with the author of the work?
Books&Rhymes drops the mic on a controversial topic.


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Welcome to our fourth episode of "Not Another Book Podcast".


This week, BooksAndRhymes, BookShyBooks, and PostcolonialChild debate the differences between independent publishers, big publishing houses, and writers who choose to self publish; as well as and the ways in which the actions of publishers and books sellers influence the books we read.


Key takeaways:


The blurred lines between independent and big publishing houses.
Pros and Cons of indie, self publishing, and mainstream traditional publishing houses for writers.
The treatment of under-represented groups within the industry.
Gatekeeping between publishers and book retailers.
Make sure you listen out for PostColonialChild’s ‘drop the mic’. We promise, it’s a REALLY good one!
Continue the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #NotAnotherBook. Drop us an email
Join us for our live show recording with Tomi Adeyemi, the author of Children of Blood and Bone.

Welcome to the third episode of "Not Another Book Podcast". 
This week, BooksAndRhymes, BookShyBooks and PostColonialChild provide an insight into the Windrush generation and the contributions of Caribbean writers to the [British] literary landscape. 


Key takeaways:
#MeToo movement in literature: Allegations of sexual misconduct against Junot Diaz, suspension of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature; 
British politics and the forced extraction of Caribbean British citizens - including BookShyBook’s personal account of the impact of the Windrush legacy on her family.


Our recommended literary works by Black British, Caribbean writers that offer deeper insights into the Caribbean experience in Britain.


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Welcome to our second episode of "Not Another Book Podcast". 


This week, BooksAndRhymes, BookShyBooks and PostColonialChild delve into the world of literary pleasures! They explore literary crushes, writer baes, and sapiosexuality in attempt to discover what constitutes ‘bookgasm’ and how to achieve it. Listen until the end to discover which literary bae cooked jollof rice for BooksandRhymes.




Key takeaways:


What is a BookGasm?


Can writers also make you go Ouuuuh?


Sapiosexuality or the art of crushing on a writer's intellect


#CoverHoes vs #MinimalistCoverCaptain


BookShops that are crushworthy .

A preview to episode two:Bookgasm AKA books that make you go ooooh.


Full episode drops Tuesday 1st May.


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Welcome to our first episode of "Not Another Book Podcast". 
This week, BooksandRhymes, bookshy and Postcolonialchild discuss their overhyped books and underrated writers to look out for and Postcolonialchild drops the mic on Chinua Achebe and African literature.




Key takeaways:


Are some African writers being overhyped ?


Overhype vs quality of writing?


How literature festivals contribute to the hype


Who is behind the hype of some these overrated writers?


The contribution of the school curriculum to hyping the western canons of literature


Overrated white writers that we are ready to say "Boy Bye"


 


Overrated books:


From Postcolonial Child


Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi: debut novel beginning in 18th century Ghana, and following the descendants of two half sisters until present day.


Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue: debut novel following the lives of two very different families living and working in New York during the 28 financial crisis – one’s an immigrant family from Cameroon and the other a wealthy American family.




From bookshy


Twilight Series by Stephanie Myers: Bella. Vampires. Edward. More Vampires. The Cullens. Werwolves. Jacob. More Vampires. Vulturi.


From BooksandRhymes:


White Tears by Hari Kunzru: A trust fund hipster and a suburban nobody united by a love of music.




Underrated books we recommended:


From BooksandRhymes:


What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah: strange and wonderful debut short story collection with stories centred on the lives of women and girls, parents and children, lovers and friends – all told with elements of the fantastical. 


Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: debut YA fantasy in a world of magic and danger inspired by West Africa and the African Diaspora.


From bookshy


A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar: fantasy fiction following the son of a merchant making his way for the first time to the distant land of Olondria.


The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson: every time Molly bleeds, a new version of her is born. A horror novella with a twist.


Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie: a weird and wonderful debut short story collection. There are tales of suicide and ghosts haunting the London underground; twin sisters, impersonation, and inner demons coming to life; deadly foot fetishes and more.


From Postcolonial Child


Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: an epic historical novel following characters from Korea who eventually migrate to Japan.


Confessions of a Lioness by Mia Cuoto: a dark, poetic mystery about the women of Kulumani and the lionesses that hunt them - through two interwoven diaries.




Other books mentioned in the episode - in order of appearance:


Idu by Flora Nwapa
Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe
Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
No Place to Call Home by J J Bola
Small Island by Andrea Levy 
50 Shades of Grey by E. L. James
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Shakespeare – in general
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar
London, Cape Town Joburg by Zukiswa Wanner 
Reflecting Rogue: Inside the Mind of a Feminist by Pumla Dineo Gqola
Butterfly Fish by Irenosen Okojie


Tweet us @@NABookPodcast  with the hashtag #NotAnotherBook your thoughts about our first episode, the books we mentioned and more importantly your wild reactions Postcolonialchild mic drop.


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