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Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we're bringing you a Creature Feature in which we suggest books that tell the story of creatures. Those may be mythological creatures, cryptids, or beings from your favorite horror film. Some are scary, some are mysterious, some don't seem that different from humans. All of them make for good October reads. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 2- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 3- Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli 4- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Katherine @katshomeig - Beautiful Prey by Lora Darc 5- The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrick Svenson 6- Silver in the Wood/Drowned Country by Emily Tesh 7- The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Millicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara 8- Grendel by John Gardner 9- Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith 10- Dear Mothman by Robin Gow 11- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 12- Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas by Andrew Shaffer 13- The Frandidate (Franny K Stein series) by Jim Benton 14- The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey 15- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 16- The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey 17- It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell 18- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Media mentioned--- 1- What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu, 2019- present) 2- The Thing (1982) 3- The Fly (1986) 4- Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix, 2017-2019) 5- The Mummy (1999) 6- Harry & the Hendersons (1987) 7- The Shape of Water (2017) 8- The Goonies (1985) 9- Kaos (Netflix, 2024) 10- The Mothman Prophecies (1992) 11- Illustration of an Anthropophagi - themonstrumologistoverview.weebly.com/confli…t.html

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. This week we're bringing you a Creature Feature in which we suggest books that have creatures of some kind in them. Those may be mythological creatures, cryptids, or beings from your favorite horror film. Some are scary, some are mysterious, some don't seem that different from humans. All of them make for good October reads. Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 2- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 3- Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli 4- A Five Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Katherine @katshomeig - Beautiful Prey by Lora Darc 5- The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrick Svenson 6- Silver in the Wood/Drowned Country by Emily Tesh 7- The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Millicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara 8- Grendel by John Gardner 9- Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith 10- Dear Mothman by Robin Gow 11- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 12- Mothman's Merry Cryptid Christmas by Andrew Shaffer 13- The Frandidate (Franny K Stein series) by Jim Benton 14- The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey 15- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 16- The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey 17- It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell 18- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Media mentioned--- 1- What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu, 2019- present) 2- The Thing (1982) 3- The Fly (1986) 4- Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix, 2017-2019) 5- The Mummy (1999) 6- Harry & the Hendersons (1987) 7- The Shape of Water (2017) 8- The Goonies (1985) 9- Kaos (Netflix, 2024) 10- The Mothman Prophecies (1992) 11- Illustration of an Anthropophagi - https://themonstrumologistoverview.weebly.com/conflict.html

In the June edition of MetCast, we continue to champion Creative Excellence and explore how Manchester Metropolitan innovates and shapes the film, media, fashion, literature, art and design industries. First up, we explore how we are making our mark at the box office. We meet creative writing lecturer, Andrew Hurley, and senior filmmaking lecturer, Loran Dunn. They share more about their involvement in writing and producing for film and discuss how it feels to see your work come to life on the big screen.  Then, we meet Manchester Metropolitan alumnus and Creative Director of Max Mara, Ian Griffiths. Ian talks about his life as a student in 1980s Manchester and how studying a creative subject at University helped shape his career.  And finally, we hear more about Passiontide, the new novel from Monique Roffey. Monique  won the Costa Book of the Year award for her last novel, The Mermaid of Black Conch.  She is also Professor of Contemporary Fiction at Manchester Met's Manchester Writing School. We learn more about her inspiration behind the novel's key themes of feminism, protest and politics. 

It's our 2023 review of the year. Join me (Kate), Laura and Phil as we look back over our favourites, from new releases to backlist gems. Find out our overall book of the year, plus the books we're looking forward to in 2024. If you're wondering what to read next, this is the show for you, with over fifty tried and tested recommendations. Support the show, get our weekly newsletter or join our monthly book club via Patreon. Follow us on Instagram or Threads Find full shownotes and a transcript on our website thebookclubreview.co.uk Book list Favourite New Release August Blue by Deborah Levy The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata, and we also discussed Snow Country Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks  Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan   Favourite backlist title Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Charlotte by David Foenkinos A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd   Favourite non-fiction This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes A House of Air (collected writing, ed. Hermione Lee) by Penelope Fitzgerald  The Palace Papers by Tina Brown How to Talk About Books you Haven't Read by Piere Bayard Carmageddon by Daniel Knowles  Free by Lea Ypi   Favourite Book Club Read Super Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell The Years by Annie Ernaux   Favourite comfort reads Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe The Grove: A Nature Odyssey in 191/2 Front Gardens by Ben Dark Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire Madensky Square by Iva Ibbotson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell Going Zero by Anthony McCarten   Most disappointed by The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (but do read Sabrina and Corina)   Patreon recommends Loot by Tania James Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen Cider House Rules by John Irving Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung The Axman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey Not Now Not Ever by Julia Gillard All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer The Boy and the Dog by Seishu Hase Cakes and Ale by Somerset Maugham The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Machines Like Me by Ian McKewan Death and the Penguin by Andrei Kurkov The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting   Overall Book(s) of 2023 Septology by Jon Fosse (and we mentioned Morning and Evening) Stay True by Hua Hsu How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Monsters by Claire Dederer   Books we're looking forward to Arturo's Island by Elsa Moranti Rememberance of Things Past by Proust (vol. 3) Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford Tremor by Teju Cole The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut  

Powracamy w drugim sezonie Podkastu Zamorskiego z rozmową o długo wyczekiwanym przez nas polskim wydaniu "Syreny z Zatoki Czarnej Konchy" (ang. "The Mermaid of Black Conch"). Powieść w tłumaczeniu Joanny Hryniewskiej ukazała się nakładem Wydawnictwa Świat Książki. Jej autorką jest trynidadzko-brytyjska pisarka i aktywistka Monique Roffey, której "Syrena..." przyniosła zdumiewający sukces i rozgłos po ponad dwudziestu latach działalności twórczej. Usłyszycie: • O Zamorskim Klubie Czytelniczym i pisarstwie Clarice Lispector • Jakie wydarzenia na żywo szykuje Zamorski jeszcze w tym roku • O kolejnym, tym razem wrześniowym, książkowym matronacie naszego podkastu • O niespodziewanym spotkaniu redakcji Zamorskiego z Monique Roffey w Port of Spain • O ponownym wprowadzeniu Roffey do polszczyzny za sprawą przekładu „Syreny z Zatoki Czarnej Konchy” • O żółwiach skórzastych i genezie powieści • Które fragmenty książki Roffey upodobała sobie Olga • O tym, jakiej muzyki (i dlaczego) słucha się w powieści • Ponowną zachętę Bartka do skosztownia ryżu i fasoli na mleku kokosowym (fasoli, a nie groszku) • Zagadkę, której poprawne i szybkie rozwiązanie premiowane będzie prezentem: egzemplarzem „Syreny z Zatoki Czarnej Konchy” Będziemy wdzięczni, jeśli zasubskrybujecie i pozytywnie ocenicie Zamorski! Wspomniane w podkaście: Clarice Lispector, „W pobliżu dzikiego serca” (przek. Gabriel Borowski), Wydawnictwo Filtry 2023: https://wydawnictwofiltry.pl/produkt/w-poblizu-dzikiego-serca/ Artykuł Monique Roffey dla Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/turtles-of-trinidad-a-love-story-11663697705 Opinia o „Syrena z Zatoki Czarnej Konchy”: https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/5061284/syrena-z-zatoki-czarnej-konchy Słuchowisko radia BBC na postawie powieści „Syrena z Zatoki Czarnej Konchy”: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ykn8/episodes/guide Esej Monique Roffey o tym, dla kogo i JAK się pisze, będąc z Karaibów: ⁠https://lithub.com/caribbean-fiction-doesnt-need-to-be-altered-for-american-audiences/ ---   Rozmawiają Olga Godlewska i Bartosz Wójcik.  Podkast powstał przy Zamorskim Klubie Czytelniczym: ⁠⁠⁠https://zamorskie.pl/zamorski-klub-czytelniczy/⁠⁠⁠ Zapraszamy do naszej grupy dyskusyjnej na FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/zamorskiklubczytelniczy⁠⁠⁠ Znajdziesz nas na Instagramie: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/olga_godlewska/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bartosz__wojcik/⁠

Author, journalist and powerlifter Poorna Bell discusses love, loss, the depiction of South India in literature and female representation in the male-dominated world of sports. Poorna Bell is an award-winning journalist, author and powerlifter(!) who writes across mental and physical wellbeing, women and diversity. Poorna has published three works of non-fiction: Chase The Rainbow, In Search of Silence and Stronger, which is part memoir, part manifesto about women's strength and fitness. In 2019 she won Stylist's Rising Star award, Red magazine's Big Book Award and secured a Sunday Times Sports Book Accolade in 2022. Her debut novel In Case of Emergency is out now. Poorna's book choices: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Beloved by Toni Morrison My Fight, Your Fight by Ronda Rousey Luster by Raven Leilani Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season six of the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women's Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women. Don't want to miss the rest of Season Six? Listen and subscribe now! This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

Eine uralte Meerjungfrau wird aus dem Ozean gezogen und verwandelt sich an Land in eine Frau. Der Fischer David versucht sie vor den Inselbewohnern zu schützen und verliebt sich in das rätselhafte Geschöpf. Kann sie sich in das neue Leben als Frau gewöhnen und den Kräften, die sie in die Vergangenheit und ins Meer zurückziehen, widerstehen? Wir sprechen in der aktuellen Folge über Monique Roffeys Buch "The Mermaid of Black Conch" und fragen uns: Wie feministisch sind eigentlich Meerjungfrauen? Wie können wir sie als postkoloniale Figuren lesen? Was haben wir an Roffeys Buch vielleicht auch auszusetzen? Hört rein!

April 1976, vor einer Karibikinsel: Der junge Fischer David trifft die Meerjungfrau Aycayia. Zwei Liebende, zwei Welten. In "Die Meerjungfrau von Black Conch" erzählt Monique Roffey aus weiblicher Sicht eine der ältesten Geschichten der Literatur.**********Den Artikel zum Stück findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

La puntata di oggi verterà su 3 libri scritti da autrici che hanno veramente fatto galoppare la propria fantasia, dando vita a libri unici ed entusiasmanti. Sono libri che sanno non solo intrattenere ma anche far riflettere su una moltitudine di temi. Eccoli qua: Matrix, di Lauren Groff L'eclisse di Laken Cottle, di Tiffany McDaniel La sirena di Black Conch, di Monique Roffey Se apprezzi il podcast, lasciami una recensione o qualche stellina! Puoi acquistare i libri che consiglio direttamente da questa lista, che contiene gli 80 libri più belli che ho letto negli ultimi anni: https://www.amazon.it/shop/zonalettura Puoi anche supportare questo podcast con un caffè virtuale su Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/zonalettura Scrivimi per commenti, idee e proposte: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zonalettura/ E-mail: woozingstar@gmail.com Foto di Gabriele Taormina Musica: Acoustic Blues e Saloon Rag, di Jason Shaw, da https://audionautix.com Rendezvous, di Shane Ivers, da https://www.silvermansound.com

Episode 108 February 1, 2023 On the Needles 2:03 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info     Diagonal striped garter stitch loop #1 and 2 by Churchmouse Yarns, Loops and Threads Charisma in mulberry bush– DONE! February Hat by Kate Gagnon Osborn, knit picks brava worsted in currant– DONE! Brimmish by Sarah Schira,  knit picks brava worsted in brindle– DONE! Tiny boats by Elizabeth Doherty, knit picks brava worsted in currant and dove heather– DONE! Bankhead #1 by Susie Gorlay,  knit picks brava worsted in caution– DONE! Bankhead #2 by Susie Gorlay, Plymouth Encore colorspun worsted in red/black– DONE! Classic Cabled Hat by Destiny Meyer, Cascade Big Wheel in Columbus– DONE! On the Easel 13:49 Florilegium (the favorites project) Jacques Cousteau in OIL!   On the Table 19:32 Vegan Cacio E Pepe Polenta with Spicy Tofu - Rabbit and Wolves   Warm Cauliflower Salad with Mushroom Vinaigrette | The Wimpy Vegetarian   Winter Happiness Salad | Feasting At Home Sardine sandwich with cornichons & lemon zest from Cook90. Roasted Vegetable & pasta with pesto adapted from Cook90. Chicken with dijon sauce Mushroom foraging on the Sonoma coast! On the Nightstand 36:05 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!   A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny Foster by Claire Keegan The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey (audio)  The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri  The Villa by Rachel Hawkins  The Change by Kirsten Miller (audio)  Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo  One Woman's War by Christine Wells (audio) The Drawing Ideas Book by Frances Stanfield Daily Rituals; Women at Work by Mason Currey The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker The Cloisters by Katy Hays Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  

In unser Geburtstagsfolge sprachen wir über diese Bücher: Alfonsina Storni: Ultrafantasía (aus dem Spanischen übersetzt, illustriert und herausgegeben von Hildegard Keller, Edition Maulhelden) Monique Roffey: die Meerjungfrau von Black Conch (aus dem amerikanischen Englisch übersetzt von Gesine Schröder, Tropen) Raphaela Edelbauer: Die Inkommensurablen. (Klett Cotta) Maria Muhar: Lento Violento. (Kremayr & Scheriau) Dana Spiotta: Unberechenbar. (Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Andrea O'Brien, Kjona) Vincenzo Latronico: Die Perfektionen. (Aus dem Italienischen übersetzt von Verena von Koskull, Claassen) Annie Ernaux: Der junge Mann. (aus dem Französischen übersetzt von Sonja Finck, Suhrkamp)

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On today's episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan is joined by Monique Roffey to discuss her novel, The Mermaid of Black Conch, out now from Knopf. Monique Roffey is a senior lecturer in creative writing at the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is the author of seven books, four of which are set in Trinidad and the Caribbean region. The Mermaid of Black Conch won the 2020 Costa Book of the Year Award and was short-listed for several other major prizes. Roffey's work has appeared in The New York Review of Books, Wasafiri, and The Independent. She was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and educated in the United Kingdom. Her website is moniqueroffey.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monique Roffey is the author of six works of fiction and the 2012 memoir, With the Kisses of His Mouth. The British-Tobagonian author's latest book, The Mermaid of Black Conch, was released by a small press during the height of the 2020 pandemic. But, much like Roffey's outcast mermaid, the novel is enjoying a second life, winning prestigious awards, getting picked up by Knopf in the United States, and garnering praise in the press.Roffey joins Marrie Stone to talk about the novel's unlikely journey, from her decision to launch a crowdfunding campaign in 2019 to the book's ultimate award-winning success. She also discusses writing compelling sex scenes, how Jungian analysis changed the trajectory of her writing, using television-style treatments for her manuscripts, why she needs 20 strong scenes before she begins writing, and so much more.   For more information about the show, as well as additional writing tips, prompts, and perks, visit our Patreon page here. @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}div.WordSection1 {page:WordSectioDownload audio. (Recorded on July 29, 2022)(Broadcast date: August 1, 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com 

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Monique Roffey, author of of The Mermaid of Black Conch. Monique Roffey is a senior lecturer in creative writing at the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is the author of seven books, four of which are set in Trinidad and the Caribbean region. The Mermaid of Black Conch won the 2020 Costa Book of the Year Award and was short-listed for several other major prizes. Roffey's work has appeared in The New York Review of Books, Wasafiri, and The Independent. She was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and educated in the United Kingdom. Her website is moniqueroffey.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get excited about two new book releases: 'What Moves the Dead' by T. Kingfisher and 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' by Monique Roffey. Then we explore the delightfully retro world of Thomas Allen's pulp fiction art. BOOKS What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher https://bit.ly/3O962uZ The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey https://bit.ly/3OcdSEd DISTRACTION OF THE WEEK Thomas Allen's Pulp Series https://bit.ly/3N9iRUM Thomas Allen's Beautiful Evidence Series https://bit.ly/3xELPq8 A video romp through his artwork https://bit.ly/3y7URNB More at the Foley Gallery https://bit.ly/3y7UTVJ Thomas Allen and Chip Kidd discuss Allen's book  https://bit.ly/3tPYdCB Buy a copy of 'Uncovered: Photographs' by Thomas Allen https://amzn.to/3QByqru The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace      

Tune in to hear Monique Roffey, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch (Costa Book of the Year 2020), in conversation with editor Jeremy Poynting from Peepal Tree Press.You can find out more about The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey here: https://bit.ly/33W5Rl3Subscribe to get notifications about future episodes!Follow us on Twitter @vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to the Vintage newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: sign up here ᛫ Music by puremusic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Geef nooit op met Bernardine Evaristo Radio Savannah duikt het nieuwe jaar in! Het is 2022 en om dat te vieren bespreken Lola en Suzanne Geef nooit op van Savannah Bay favoriet Bernadine Evaristo. Een boek vol vastberadenheid, vuur en wijsheid voor een inspirerende start van het nieuwe jaar. Wil je meekletsen met Lola en Suzanne? Laat het ons weten op Instagram, Twitter en Facebook en gebruik #RadioSavannah. Voor (lees)tips en fanmail zijn we ook te bereiken op info@savannahbay.nl. Geef nooit op is het inspirerende verslag van de weg die Bernardine Evaristo heeft afgelegd. Na decennia als baanbrekend schrijver in de marge nam ze eindelijk haar plaats in de schijnwerpers in. Ze brengt haar strijd tegen de gevestigde orde in kaart. Aan de hand van haar eigen ervaringen levert ze bovendien een essentiële bijdrage aan de huidige debatten over kwesties zoals ras, klasse, feminisme, seksualiteit en ouder worden. Dit is een uniek pleidooi voor iedereen die ooit in de marge heeft gestaan om nooit op te geven. Bestel het boek hier in de webshop. Lees je liever de Engelstalige versie? Dat kan natuurlijk ook! Die kun je hier bestellen. Meer lezen? Benieuwd naar meer Evaristo? Check dan natuurlijk het  inmiddels klassieke boek Girl, woman, other (of in het Nederlands: Meisje, vrouw, anders), maar ook haar eerdere werk als Mr Loverman, The Mermaid of Black Conch en The Emperor's Babe. Meer informatie over Evaristo's werk voor Tate Modern vind je hier. Nieuwsgierig naar meer memoirs? Savannah Bay heeft ze in alle soorten en maten! Hier een paar tips uit de winkel: -- Jacob Topia, Sissy. A Coming of Gender Story. Bestel het boek hier in de webshop.  -- Maggie Nelson, De argonauten. Bestel het boek hier in de webshop.  -- Glennon Doyle, Ongetemd leven. Bestel het boek hier in de webshop.  -- Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dreamhouse. Bestel het boek hier in de webshop.  -- Patti Smith, Just Kids. Bestel het boek hier in de webshop.

Monique Roffey is a writer, activist and lecturer. She was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and now shares her time between there and her home in London. Monique has published seven books – a memoir and six novels – as well as works of short fiction, essays and literary journalism. Her novel The Mermaid of Black Conch won the Costa Fiction Award and the Costa Book of the Year in 2020, and was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize that same year. It was short-listed for both the Rathbones Folio Award and the Republic of Consciousness Prize in 2021. Monique teaches creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she is currently a senior lecturer. In 2019, she helped set up Writers Rebel, a campaigning group inside Extinction Rebellion. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part one of our 2021 end-of-year special episode we look back over the books we've covered for book club. Which ones have stayed with us? Which were our stand outs? And which are we going to crown our book club book of the year. Whether you're looking for your next book club read or just a great book for your personal reading pile, don't miss it. We also look forward to new book club plans and projects for the coming year. For our best books of 2021 (from our own personal reading piles) go to Part 2, available in your podcast feed now. Booklist Writers and Lovers, Lily King Early Work, Andrew Martin Euphoria, Lily King Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart The Mermaid of Black Conch, Monique Roffey Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden A Lonely Man, Chris Power (recommended by Gary) The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro Like a Sword Wound by Ahmet Altan I Will Never See the World Again by Ahmet Altan How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue, As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann and The Barsetshire Chronicles by Anthony Trollope (Phil's recommendations) Second Place by Rachel Cusk Matrix by Lauren Groff Full shownotes are on our website thebookclubreview.co.uk, where you can browse our full episode archive and sign up for our bi-weekly-ish newsletter, full of recommendations and bookish links. Keep up with us between episodes on Instagram and Facebook @bookclubreviewpodcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com. We always love to hear from you.  

It's part 2 of our end-of-year special, in which we look back over the books we read outside of book club, the ones we chose for ourselves, and pick out our favourites. And so listen in for more book recommendations than you can shake a stick a, plus recommendations from our book clubs and friends of the pod. We also look ahead to some new releases coming out in 2022. Booklist Kate's top three favourites from 2021 Don't Touch My Hair, Emma Dabiri A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann ní Ghrí­ofa Lean, Fall, Stand, Jon McGregor   Laura's top three favourites from 2021 A Life's Work, Rachel Cusk Miss Iceland, Audur Ava Olafsdottir Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese   Kate's longlist of favourite reads in 2021 The Moth and the Mountain, Ed Caesar Writers and Lovers and Euphoria Lily King Real Estate, Deborah Levy The Library Book and The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean All My Friends are Superheroes, Andrew Kaufman Owls of the Eastern Ice, Jonathan C. Slaght Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder Don't Touch My Hair, Emma Dabiri Fun Home, Alison Bechdel Parisan Lives, Deidre Bair Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder Early Morning Riser, Katherine Heiny Love Letters, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West (Alison Bechdel, ed.) A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann ni Ghriofa Re-Educated, Lucy Kellaway Pew, Catherine Lacey Happy All the Time, Laurie Colwin Whereabouts, Jhumpa Lahiri Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason Lean, Fall, Stand, Jon McGregor Assembly, Natasha Brown The Stranding, Kate Sawyer The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden-Keefe Matrix, Lauren Groff The See-Through House, Shelley Klein   Laura's longlist of favourite reads in 2021 His Only Wife, Peace Adzo Medie Miss Iceland, Hotel Silence and Butterflies in November, Audur Ava Olafsdottir Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong Homeland Elegies, Ayad Akhtar No-One is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead D: A Tale of Two Worlds, Michael Faber Graceling, Kristin Cashore A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik The Annals of the Western Shore, Ursula Le Guin The Book of Hidden Things, Francesco Dimitri Frederica, Georgette Heyer Conundrum, Jan Morris A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes The Rules of Civility, Amor Towles   Chrissy Ryan's recommendations Open Water, Caleb Azumah Nelson Assembly, Natasha Brown Detransition Baby, Torrey Peters Elizabeth Morris' recommendations Nightbitch, Rachel Yoder   Book club recommendations The Summer Book, Tove Jansson The Mermaid of Black Conch, Monique Roffey Whereabouts, Jhumpa Lahiri The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Brontë A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell The Siege of Krishnapur, J. G. Farrell The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst Isaac Steele and the Forever Man, Daniel Rigby Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer Albert and the Whale, Philip Hoare Trieste or the Meaning of Nowhere, Jan Morris The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld Autumn, Ali Smith The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan The Offing, Benjamin Myers Circe, Madeleine Miller Three Women, Lisa Taddeo My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid   Upcoming books in 2022 We also discussed our inordinate desire for The Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss to finally be published, and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Notes Full details of all the titles discussed in this episode can be found in the shownotes on our website thebookclubreview.co.uk.  Do keep up with us between episodes on Instagram and Facebook @bookclubreviewpodcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com. We always love to hear from you.

We bring you the Best of Read On 2021, Part 1. Costa Book of the Year Award winner Monique Roffey introduces us to The Mermaid of Black Conch. We'll meet an extraordinary veteran of the First World War who flew a biplane to Darjeeling then set out to become the first man to conquer Everest. Kate Wilkinson takes us onto the London Underground and into the magical world of Edie and The Box of Flits.  Top children's author Jason Reynolds shares his reaction to winning the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal. And RNIB volunteer and blind chef Kim Jaye shares her love of reading  Through the Books of Her Life.

Harriett Gilbert talks to the multi-award-winning Trinidadian-British author Monique Roffey about her enchanting novel The Mermaid of Black Conch, which won the 2020 Costa Book of the Year. Roffey spins the mesmerising tale of a cursed mermaid and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her. When American bounty-hunters capture Aycayia from the deep seas off the island of Black Conch, David rescues her and vows to win her trust. With Aycayia in hiding, their love grows as they navigate both the joys and dangers of life on shore. But on an island whose history reaches back to darker times nothing is straightforward as old jealousies and ancient grudges surface amongst the inhabitants. (Photo: Monique Roffey.. Credit: Marcus Bastel.)

Celeste Mohammed speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “Home,” which appears in The Common's spring issue. In this conversation, Celeste talks about her novel-in-stories, Pleasantview, and why it was important to her to write a book that shows all the complexities and difficulties of island life, with characters who break out of the stereotypical West Indian personality Americans often expect. She also discusses Trinidad's multicultural society, her choice to write dialogue in patois, and her essay “Split Me in Two,” about being mixed-race during the election of Vice President Kamala Harris. Celeste Mohammed's debut novel-in-stories, Pleasantview, published this year. Her work has appeared in the New England Review, LitMag, Epiphany, and The Rumpus, among other places. She is the recipient of a 2018 PEN / Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, the 2019 Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction, and the 2017 John Gardner Memorial Prize for Fiction. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Celeste graduated from Lesley University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an MFA in creative writing. Read her story in The Common at thecommononline.org/home-celeste-mohammed. Read more about Celeste and her work at thecursivem.com. Purchase Pleasantview here. Below is a list of books and writers from the Caribbean and the West Indies that Celeste recommended in the podcast: Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma The Undiscovered Country by Andre Bagoo Golden Child by Claire Adam Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celeste Mohammed speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “Home,” which appears in The Common's spring issue. In this conversation, Celeste talks about her novel-in-stories, Pleasantview, and why it was important to her to write a book that shows all the complexities and difficulties of island life, with characters who break out of the stereotypical West Indian personality Americans often expect. She also discusses Trinidad's multicultural society, her choice to write dialogue in patois, and her essay “Split Me in Two,” about being mixed-race during the election of Vice President Kamala Harris. Celeste Mohammed's debut novel-in-stories, Pleasantview, published this year. Her work has appeared in the New England Review, LitMag, Epiphany, and The Rumpus, among other places. She is the recipient of a 2018 PEN / Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, the 2019 Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction, and the 2017 John Gardner Memorial Prize for Fiction. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Celeste graduated from Lesley University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an MFA in creative writing. Read her story in The Common at thecommononline.org/home-celeste-mohammed. Read more about Celeste and her work at thecursivem.com. Purchase Pleasantview here. Below is a list of books and writers from the Caribbean and the West Indies that Celeste recommended in the podcast: Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma The Undiscovered Country by Andre Bagoo Golden Child by Claire Adam Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Celeste Mohammed speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “Home,” which appears in The Common's spring issue. In this conversation, Celeste talks about her novel-in-stories, Pleasantview, and why it was important to her to write a book that shows all the complexities and difficulties of island life, with characters who break out of the stereotypical West Indian personality Americans often expect. She also discusses Trinidad's multicultural society, her choice to write dialogue in patois, and her essay “Split Me in Two,” about being mixed-race during the election of Vice President Kamala Harris. Celeste Mohammed's debut novel-in-stories, Pleasantview, published this year. Her work has appeared in the New England Review, LitMag, Epiphany, and The Rumpus, among other places. She is the recipient of a 2018 PEN / Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, the 2019 Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction, and the 2017 John Gardner Memorial Prize for Fiction. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Celeste graduated from Lesley University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an MFA in creative writing. Read her story in The Common at thecommononline.org/home-celeste-mohammed. Read more about Celeste and her work at thecursivem.com. Purchase Pleasantview here. Below is a list of books and writers from the Caribbean and the West Indies that Celeste recommended in the podcast: Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma The Undiscovered Country by Andre Bagoo Golden Child by Claire Adam Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at thecommononline.org, and follow us on Twitter @CommonMag. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her stories appear in the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House Online, and Mississippi Review. She holds an MA in literature from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA from Smith College. Say hello on Twitter @Public_Emily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this book club episode, Jenny, Sarah, K, and Alice discuss their feelings on The Mermaid of Black Conch by Trinidadian author Monique Roffey. They also discuss their holiday plans and the other books they're currently enjoying. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations.  If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website.  A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes. You can also buy your books through the Bookshop.org links below, where we earn a small commission.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchWe love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch on both Instagram or Twitter, by email or you can now leave us a voice message. Please note that we may read your messages out or play voice messages on the podcast.Other books mentioned:Anna Karenina by Lev TolstoyGreat Circle by Maggie Shipstead Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo byTaylor Jenkins Reid  Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariNightbitch by Rachel YoderThe Pisces by Melissa Broder Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Sunset by Jesse Cave Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman Piranesi bySusanna ClarkePeace Talks by Tim Finch The Less Dead by Denise Mina  Silence Of The Girls by Pat BarkerNormal People bySally Rooney  Reservoir 13 by John McGregor Home Fire by Kamilla ShamsieTin Man by Sarah Winman A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson  Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

Journaling is one tool many of us do not utilise enough! Journaling is a great tool to manage our thoughts, emotions, and other challenges in life. In this week's episode, we dive deep into a magical conversation with Donna Lo Bartolo Shiel, a dear friend, and client about journaling, meditation, and some fascinating life stories about how these mindfulness practices can assist you in your life.  In this episode Donna and I discuss: Black Conch and her business journey  Our definitions and personal journey's with meditation and mindfulness What is Vipassana and Donna's recent Vipassana meditation retreat experience Importance of journaling and how it can assist you Donna's non-negotiable self-care rituals Share Donna's new product range Show Links: Doona: Website: https://blackconch.com.auInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackconch/ Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/blackconch Ilana: Website: ilanak.com.au Facebook: ilana.Kinesiology: facebook.com/ilanak.kinesiology Instagram: ilanaK.Kinesiology: instagram.com/ilanak.kinesiology Facebook Group: The Energy Shift Community: facebook.com/groups/116842615509802/ Aligned Living Membership: ilanak.com.au/alignedliving Work 1:1: ilanak.com.au/work-with-me/

ENGLISH          (traduction française plus bas)Killer K and her co-hosts discuss 3 themes found in the book "The mermaid of black conch" by Monique Roffey:-Taking vs loosing control of your own life-Persecution as a human vs solitude as a mermaid-Caribbean history (Indigenous, African) and post-colonial issues-Womanhood & Female sexualityView our chapter markers on our website https://hiddenauthorsbookclub.buzzsprout.com/ to access the questions discussed in this episode.Continue the conversation on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #HABCpodcastOther books or authors mentioned in this episode:1984 - George OrwellMarc Lévy (French author)Soucouyant - David Chariandy       (See podcast episode 4)Odyssey -  HomerIlliad - HomerDa Vinci code - Dan BrownThe Hate U Give (T.H.U.G.) - Angie ThomasPeople and TV shows mentionned:Godfather of Harlem     (TV show)Malcolm XMartin Luther King JrMohamed AliThomas SankaraSupport the show (https://paypal.me/habcpodcast?locale.x=en_US)Support the show (https://paypal.me/habcpodcast?locale.x=en_US)

NO SPOILERS and a lot of kick ass females featured this week as well as a spot of Matthew McConaughey and a little dose of self help.Books Featured: The Mermaid of Black Conch - Monique RoffeyNever Let Me Go - Kazuo IshiguroThe Family Upstairs - Lisa JewellThe Silent Patient - Alex MichaelidesBefore The Ruins - Victoria GoslingThe Beauty of Living Twice - Sharon StoneBetty - Tiffany McDanielLibertie - Kaitlyn Greenidge Greenlights - Matthew McConaugheyFinlay Donovan is Killing It - Elle CosimanoNotes on a Nervous Planet - Matt Haig

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond spend some time on brief tangents regarding awards (good) and coffee (not so much) before launching into their discussion of Memorial by Bryan Washington [7:30] and The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey [40:00]. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:18:15 for final remarks - including the exciting conclusion to last episode's exciting cliffhanger: Has Ian Finished All the Murmuring Bones and Did He Like it? Next month, the two books up on the slab will be: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun! P.S. Our apologies for the poor sound quality on this episode. Due to unnoticed mic issues, for once Ian sounds better than Kirstyn - a fact about which he is undoubtedly delighted.

There is only one English-language bookshop in Dakar, Senegal and it's called Chez Alpha Books. Initially located inside the owner's garage, it turned into an independent bookshop with a rich and diverse collection of fiction and non-fiction, with a particular focus on writers from Senegal, other parts of Africa and diaspora but also international classics. The bookshop doubles as a library service, a summer reading camp for children who want to learn English, a college test prep centre and study abroad counseling. Educator, artist, and activist Angela Franklin is the founder of Chez Alpha Books and our guest today. Originally from the US, Angela has more than 20 years of experience in higher education administration. Chez Alpha Books was born out of calamity: her studio in Baltimore burned down and she was forced to start over. Angela is making history and we're very honoured to have her in our podcast today as a beacon of inspiration. Books recommended by Angela: The Snowy Day, by Ezra Keats I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams, by Howard Bryant The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers, by Bridgett M. Davis A Velocity of Being: Letters to A Young Reader, by Maria Popova & Claudia Bedrick The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria, by Alia Malek The Hundred Wells of Salaga: A Novel, by Ayesha Harruna Attah Of Women and Frogs, by Bisi Adjapon The Mermaid of Black Conch, by Monique Roffey Segu, by Maryse Condé Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Everfair: A Novel, by Nisi Shawl In Pursuit of Disobedient Women: A Memoir of Love, Rebellion, and Family, Far Away, by Dionne Searcey Black Tudors: The Untold Story, by Miranda Kaufmann Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes from the Source to the Bowl, by Pierre Thiam The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, by James McBride Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter, by J. Nozipo Maraire The Third Life of Grange Copeland, by Alice Walker --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gotbooks/message

Bibliotherapist and author (with Susan Elderkin) of classic books about books The Novel Cure and The Story Cure, Ella Berthoud's most recent work is The Art of Mindful Reading, a practical guide that promises to help people to read more mindfully, bringing their lives to books and books into their lives equally. As you might expect we have a lot of book recommendations in this show, plus advice on everything from how to keep a successful book journal to what to do when you're not enjoying your book club book – we've all been there. Listen in and learn how to make the very most of your precious reading time, and even find out how to carve out more of it. Book recommendations What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt, The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey, The Pisces by Melissa Broder, Elijah's Mermaid by Essie Fox, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towes and There But For The by Ali Smith You can keep up with Ella via her website, ellaberthoud.com and don't miss her themed sessions on Damian Barr's Literary Salon facebook page and her Instagram and YouTube channels. And if you're in need of a literary makeover or have something you want to work through in your life you can sign up for a bibliotherapy session at the School of Life website. • sign up for our weekly newsletter here • Follow us on Instagram  • Follow us on Facebook • Follow us on Twitter • Check out our website

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, discuss All the Murmuring Bones by Angela Slatter [10:40] and Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan [47:05]. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:12:15 for brief final remarks. Next month, the two books up on the slab will be: Memorial by Bryan Washington The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

Join us as we discuss the 2020 Costa Book of the Year, The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey. ‘A fishy tale of doomed womanhood', even Margaret Atwood got excited about it, tweeting ‘Not your standard mermaid. No comb and glass, no Lorelei hair. No catch and release…' This unusual novel weaves together sex, misogny and race with love, music, magic and myth, plus it throws in a few spliffs, a virginal mermaid, a crooked cop, and a chorus of vindictive women. All that in one book? Yes, indeed. Did it make for a good book club book? Listen in to find out. Our book recommendations were Indigo by Marina Warner, Blonde Roots by Bernadine Evaristo, The Left-Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin, Kitsch by Anthony Joseph, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar. Want to keep up with us between episodes? Sign up for our newsletter, or follow us for daily book reviews and recommendations on Instagram or Facebook @BookClubReview podcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com. Don't miss our website thebookclubreview.co.uk for our episode archive and library of book reviews and articles. Do subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode. If you like what we do please take a moment to rate and review the show, which help other listeners find us.  

Episode Notes We review The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey. This beautiful novel was the winner of the 2020 Cost Book Award and the 2020 Costa Novel Award. The audiobook is narrated by Ben Onwukue and Vivienne Acheampong. Our discussion covers the use of music in audiobooks, our love of horrible villains, and how some books are written to be read aloud. About the book: March 1976: St Constance, a tiny Caribbean village on the island of Black Conch, at the start of the rainy season. A fisherman sings to himself in his pirogue, waiting for a catch but attracts a sea-dweller he doesn't expect. Aycayia, a beautiful young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid, has been swimming the Caribbean Sea for centuries. And she is entranced by this man David and his song. Support Audiobookish by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/audiobookish Find out more at https://audiobookish.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-8a93af for 40% off for 4 months, and support Audiobookish.