She Reads Black

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My name is Salwa, aka Sam Nubian, and I am an elderly millennial (born in 1981). As a third culture kid who loves reading books but wasn’t exposed to enough black writers; this is a journey to remedy this disconnect with my roots, culture and people. Here I read and review reading books by black authors from all around the world, mainly speculative fiction (sci-fi and fantasy) writers. Welcome to this fun, exciting and culturally illuminating ride.

SAM The Nubian


    • Nov 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    She Reads Black - Episode 2 - The Prey Of Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 25:03


    Spoiler Free Book Review. The Prey Of Gods - Nicky Drayden - Harper Voyager - 2017. The first book I will discuss in this podcast is The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden. As I mentioned in the previous episode; the book gives me the best of both worlds when it comes to the African literary experience, an African American author and a book set in Africa. Nicky Drayden is a system analyst, a girl who codes, and the novel is set in a future version of South Africa, where robots, renewable energy, and genetic engineering are commonplace, we also explore the cultural and tribal traditions that are thousands of years old, and old beliefs of deities that live among us and sorcery that is well hidden in everyday life. I will try my best as spoiler-free as I can. Any details I mention are already present online as book reviews or goodreads comments etc. Good Reads page Nicky Drayden‘s website Brenoch Adams

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    She Reads Black - Episode 1 - Quite The Long Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 25:43


    Welcome to my new podcast where I read books by black authors, mainly in the speculative fiction genre (sci-fi, fantasy, etc), the share my opinions with you. The first episode is an explanation of why I wanted to embark on this journey, share my personal history as an African, third culture kid, avid reader, and amateur opinionated person. Useful links mentioned in the episode: What is speculative fiction - MasterClass Black Science Fiction - Wikipedia 11 BLACK SCI-FI AUTHORS TO READ RIGHT NOW 20 Books To Read If You Want To Get Into Black Sci-Fi And Fantasy - Buzzfeed Nisi Shawl - A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction "Racism and Science Fiction" by Samuel R. Delany Upcoming book review : The Prey of The Gods - Nicky Drayden

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    She Reads Black (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 1:02


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