Oh My Lit!

By Tanuja and Rosa

OhMyLit is a podcast about BIPOC authors and their books. Two best friends from the publishing industry, Tanuja Shelar and Rosa Gomez talk about their latest reads, discuss their publishing careers

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The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

Oh My Lit! episodes:

December 06, 2022Season Finale: Onwards and Upwards
In this final episode of the season, Tanuja and Rosa look back on their best moments in 2022, share their goals and aspirations for the new year and recommend some fantastic books for 2023.

Book Recommendations
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and illustrated by Rose Bousamra
The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams
Last Sunrise in Eterna by Amparo Ortiz
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
Sacrificio by Ernesto Mestre-Reed
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

If you have any questions about this episode or wish to recommend us some books, then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod
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47min
November 29, 2022How to Gift your Bookish Friends
In this episode, Tanuja and Rosa share their favourite book recommendations to gift this festive season and their experience of receiving bookish gifts!

Book Recommendations

I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached
On Earth, We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Attack on Titan Omnibus by Hajime Isayama
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez and translated by Megan McDowell
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
Arsenic And Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Losing the Plot by Derek Owusu
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola

If you have any questions about this episode or wish to recommend us some books, then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod
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31min
November 22, 2022The Young Ones
In this episode, Tanuja and Rosa chat about their childhood, growing up and its traumas. Enjoy their childhood related book recommendations and send your own!

CONTENT WARNING: There is a BEAR in this one!

Book Recommendations

Akbar and Birbal: Tales of Wit and Wisdom by Amita Sarin
Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga
Panchatantra by Pegasus
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki (Author) Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson
Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair by Ella McLeod
Chacha Chaudhary Digest-1 by Paran

If you have any questions about this episode or wish to recommend us some books, then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod
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43min
November 15, 2022Food for Books
In this episode, Tanuja and Rosa celebrate their love for food, taste and delicious recommendations that shape books and characters and discuss their most controversial recipes!

CONTENT WARNING: You may feel hungry after and while listening to this episode!

Book Recommendations
Kitchen by Banana Yashimoto
The Solitary Gourmet by Masayuki Kusumi and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi
Mistress of Spices by Chitra Divakaruni
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
Norwegian Wood by Karuki Murakami
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

If you have any questions about this episode or wish to recommend us some books then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod
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46min
November 08, 2022Oh My London!
In this episode, Tanuja and Rosa dive into 'quintessential' parts of their London lives from spotting celebrities to complaining about tourists as well as recommendations of books set in London.

Book Recommendations

White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Honour by Elif Shafak
Wahala by Nikki May
Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

If you have any questions about this episode, wish to recommend us some books or feature authors then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod
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Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. Any commission earned will be used to improve our podcast. Thank you for your support!

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44min
November 01, 2022Tea time with Tanu
In this episode, we focus on our co host Tanuja Shelar's journey into publishing from India, her reading recommendations and her take on 'moving on with life'.

This episode's book recommendations:

My Name is Leon by Kit De Waal
Common People by Kit De Waal
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Kololo Hill by Neema Shah
At Night All Blood is Black by David Drop
Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

If you have any questions about this episode, wish to recommend us some books or feature authors then drop us a line at: [email protected]

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48min
October 25, 2022Hey, Hi Horror
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!

In this episode, Rosa and Tanuja talk about their love for horror, share paranormal experiences IRL and give some horrifying book recommendations.

CONTENT WARNING:
Description of animal death between 17:23 and 20:22
Contains books and discussions around the themes of death, murder, gore, cannibalism and other themes of horror genre

This episode's book recommendations:

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories by Junji Ito
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

If you have any questions about this episode, wish to recommend us some books or feature authors then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod
Instagram: @OhMyLitPod

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44min
October 17, 2022Black History Month
In this episode, Tanuja and Rosa speak to their first guests on the show, debut author of 'An Ocean Apart' Sarah Lee and Editorial Assistant at HarperFiction, Elizabeth Burrell about their journeys in publishing, their family history in Britain and their favourite black British authors.

This episode's book recommendations:

An Ocean Apart by Sarah Lee
Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation by Colin Grant
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Coming to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation by Floella Benjamin (Author) Diane Ewen (Illustrator)
In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph
Misfits: A Personal Manifesto by Michaela Coel
Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (Author) Anshika Khullar (Illustrator)

Further recommendations:

Slavery and the Bank Exhibition at the Bank of England
Rethinking Diversity in Publishing Report

If you have any questions about this episode, wish to recommend us some books or feature authors then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod
Instagram: @OhMyLitPod

You can follow Sarah Lee @sarahleetravels and Elizabeth Burrell @Lizzburrell on Twitter

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October 11, 2022MILF in the Making
In this episode, Rosa updates us about her role as a mother, her pregnancy journey and and how she plans to raise Leo as a feminist peppered with her fantastic book recommendations on motherhood and picture books!

Little Leo wanted to voice his opinion on the issue.

This episode's book recommendations:

(M)otherhood: On the choices of being a woman by Pragya Agarwal
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
M is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child by Tiffany Rose
My Hair by Hannah Lee (Author) and Allen Fatimaharan (Illustrator)
Don't Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood (Author)
Pet Potato by Josh Lacey (Author) Momoko Abe (Illustrator)

If you have any questions about this episode or wish to recommend us some books then drop us a line at: [email protected]

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33min
September 10, 2022Intro
Our first episode! Introducing hosts, Tanuja and Rosa, what they are up to and their latest reads!

Please excuse little Leo. He is still grasping the basics of podcasting :)

This episode's book recommendations:

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
Babel by by R.F Kuang
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
People Person by Candice Carty-Williams
The Trail of Four by Manjiri Prabhu
Rosewater by Tade Thompson

If you have any questions about this episode or wish to recommend us some books then drop us a line at: [email protected]

Twitter: @OhMyLitPod

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37min

FAQs about Oh My Lit!:

How many episodes does Oh My Lit! have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.