Continuing the theme of recent publications, Akwaeke Emezi's new book "You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty" gives us some real food for thought as we grapple with some interesting issues through the medium of a rather unexpected romance! Described on Emezi's Instagram account as "horny bisexual chaos", we certainly had some Thoughts and Feelings - join us to discover this rather unusual novel and see if you agree with our assessment!

Episode Timepoints:

00:00 - Intro

00:18 - Life Updates

03:00 - Spoiler Warning

15:32 - The Blurb

17:02 - Discussion of You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty

48:30 - Expletive warning

01:31:05 - The Book We Will Be Reading Next Time

51:00 - Outro

Other Books Mentioned:

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

Links:

Elle.com interview with the author

Akwaeke Emezi's website

Akwaeke Emezi on Goodreads

Akwaeke Emezi on Twitter

Akwaeke Emezi on Instagram

Reading Materials on Goodreads

Lucia on Goodreads

Corrie on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Instagram (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!)

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