Podcast appearances and mentions of vivek oji

Philip Gulley, Peterson, and Sweet Miche share their personal journeys of unlearning traditional theological concepts and reflect on what makes Quakerism a meaningful path to a more authentic faith. Gulley highlights fear as a significant motivator for religious beliefs and a tool for control and how the current political moment is a masterfully evil manipulation of human fears. Gulley also offers his perspective on the continued usefulness of organized religion, emphasizing the importance of bringing people together, respecting personal autonomy, and aligning its social efforts with the ethos of Jesus and radical love. Philip Gulley is a Quaker pastor, writer, and speaker from Danville, Indiana.  Gulley has written 22 books, including the Harmony series recounting life in the eccentric Quaker community of Harmony, Indiana, and the best-selling Porch Talk essay series. Gulley's memoir, I Love You, Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood, was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Hor.  In addition, Gulley, with co-author James Mulholland, shared their progressive spirituality in the books If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, followed by Gulley's books If the Church Were Christian and The Evolution of Faith. In  Living the Quaker Way: Timeless Wisdom For a Better Life Today, Gulley offers the opportunity to participate in a world where the values of the Quaker way bring equity, peace, healing, and hope. In his most recently published non-fiction work, Unlearning God: How Unbelieving Helped Me Believe, Gulley describes the process of spiritual growth, especially the re-interpretation of the earliest principles we learned about God. Resources Here are some resources for friends in the process of unlearning and seeking spiritual growth: Therapy Therapy and spiritual growth can be deeply complementary. While therapy doesn't typically provide spiritual direction, it creates fertile ground for unlearning and spiritual development. You can use online therapist directories to find a therapist by location, insurance, specialty, cost, and more at Psychology Today, TherapyDen, or Open Path Psychotherapy Collective. Poets and Authors Audre Lorde is a profoundly influential Black lesbian feminist writer, poet, theorist, and civil rights activist. Her work powerfully explores the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability. You can read her essays in Sister Outsider and her "biomythography" Zami: A New Spelling of My Name. Federico Garcia Lorca is one of Spain's most important poets and playwrights of the 20th century. His work is celebrated for its intense lyricism, surreal imagery, and passionate exploration of themes like love, death, desire, oppression, and Andalusian culture, particularly in works like Gypsy Ballads and plays such as Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba. Walt Whitman is a central figure in American poetry, often called the "Bard of Democracy." Whitman revolutionized poetry with his use of free verse and expansive lines. His lifelong work, Leaves of Grass, celebrates the individual, democracy, nature, the body, spirituality, and the interconnectedness of all life, aiming to capture the diverse spirit of America. Mary Oliver is an American poet who focuses on the natural world, particularly the landscapes of New England.  Her work finds wonder, spirituality, and profound insight in quiet observation and moments of attention to nature, inviting readers to connect more deeply with the world around them. Christian Wiman is a contemporary American poet and essayist known for his unflinching honesty and intellectual rigor in exploring themes of faith, doubt, suffering (often drawing on his own experience with chronic illness), mortality, and love.  Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and served as the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate. Her work weaves together Indigenous history, spirituality, myth, social justice, resilience, and a deep connection to the land, often infused with the rhythms of music and prayer. Akwake Emezi is a non-binary Nigerian writer and artist known for their powerful, innovative, and often genre-bending work. Their novels (like Freshwater and The Death of Vivek Oji) explore complex themes of identity, spirituality (often drawing on Igbo cosmology), gender, mental health, trauma, and the body, challenging conventional Western frameworks of selfhood. Elaine Pagels is a renowned historian of religion, particularly noted for her scholarship on early Christianity and Gnosticism. Her groundbreaking book, The Gnostic Gospels, brought non-canonical early Christian texts to wider attention, revealing the diversity of early Christian thought and exploring how political and social contexts shaped religious history and scripture. LGBTQ+ film festivals are events dedicated to showcasing films by, for, or about queer individuals and communities. They serve as vital platforms for representation, providing visibility for filmmakers and stories often marginalized in mainstream media. These festivals (like Frameline, Outfest, NewFest, and countless others globally) are also important spaces for community building and celebrating queer culture. Quaker Voluntary Service is a year-long program rooted in Quaker values. It brings young adults together to live in an intentional community, work full-time in social justice-focused non-profit organizations, and engage in spiritual exploration and leadership development, putting faith into action. Listener Responses We hear directly from Roxanne, who unlearned the idea that any single group holds the definitive spiritual answer, instead discovering valuable truths across diverse practices and traditions through their continuous seeking. On Facebook, friends shared their experience wrestling with the traditional ideas about God they grew up with. Many people mentioned letting go of a harsh or judgmental image of God, questioning core doctrines, and letting go of feelings of unworthiness. Thank you to Angela, Rae, Tim, Amy, Iris, Christine, Steve, David, Tyler, Joe, Deepak, and Whittier for sharing so openly with our question of the month. Question for Next Month Beyond a roof and four walls, what does the word 'home' mean to you? Share your response by emailing podcast@quakerstoday.org or call/text 317-QUAKERS (317-782-5377). Please include your name and location. Your responses may be featured in our next episode. Quakers Today: A Project of Friends Publishing Corporation Quakers Today is the companion podcast to Friends Journal and Friends Publishing Corporation content. It is written, hosted, and produced by Peterson Toscano and Miche McCall. Season Four of Quakers Today is Sponsored by: Friends Fiduciary Since 1898, Friends Fiduciary has provided values-aligned investment services for Quaker organizations, consistently achieving strong financial returns while upholding Quaker testimonies. They also assist individuals in supporting beloved organizations through donor-advised funds, charitable gift annuities, and stock gifts. Learn more at FriendsFiduciary.org. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Vulnerable communities and the planet are counting on Quakers to take action for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. AFSC works at the forefront of social change movements to meet urgent humanitarian needs, challenge injustice, and build peace. Learn more at AFSC.org. Feel free to email us at podcast@friendsjournal.org with​​ comments, questions, and requests for our show. Music from this episode comes from Epidemic Sound.  Follow Quakers Today on TikTok, Instagram, and X. For more episodes and a full transcript of this episode, visit QuakersToday.org.

Andy and Dani go to Nigeria. Happy almost new year! What better way to end the year with potentially the most emotional and gut wrenching book of all time? Do you get to listen to Andy and Dani cry on an episode again? Maybe. How much do you like your cousins? Not as much as this book illustrates. Does Dani go hardcore English major-y? Obviously. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

Mexican Gothic Author Comes to Jacksonville Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic, is coming to Jacksonville for Hispanic Heritage Month. Her latest novel is a historical drama set in Hollywood, following three different point of view characters all tied to the production of a movie inspired by the Biblical story of Salome. FEATURED BOOK: The Seventh Veil of Salome 1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times. So when the film's mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, a bit player whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves. Two actresses, both determined to make it to the top in Golden Age Hollywood—a city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intrigue—make for a sizzling combination. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of a number of critically acclaimed novels, including Gods of Jade and Shadow (Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Ignyte Award), Mexican Gothic (Locus Award, British Fantasy Award, Pacific Northwest Book Award, Aurora Award, Goodreads Award), Velvet Was the Night (finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Macavity Award), and her newest book, The Seventh Veil of Salome, which was a Good Morning America Book Club pick for August 2024. Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination. Cachanilla and Canuck, originally from Baja California, Silvia now resides in Vancouver. She has an MA in Science and Technology Studies from the University of British Columbia. Interviewer Michelle Lizet Flores is a graduate of the FSU and NYU creative writing programs. She currently works as a Creative Writing Instructor at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and co-hosts the What's in a Verse Poetry Open Mic at Rain Dogs. Publications include The NCTE English Journal, Salt Hill Journal, and The Talon Review. A finalist for the Juan Felipe Herrera Award for Poetry, she wrote the chapbooks Cuentos from the Swamp and Memoria, and the picture book, Carlito the Bat Learns to Trick or Treat. Her short fiction is in the anthology, Places We Build in the Universe. Invasive Species, her first full-length collection of poetry, is currently available from Finishing Line Press. READ Check out Silvia's work from the Library! THE LIBRARY RECOMMENDS The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzales James The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Piñata by Leopoldo Gout Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova Malas by Marcela Fuentes The Death of Vivek Oji by Awkaeke Emezi Bad Fruit by Ella King Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown The Queen of the Cicadas by V Castro River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan --- Never miss an event! Sign up for email newsletters at https://bit.ly/JaxLibraryUpdates  Jacksonville Public LibraryWebsite: https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaxlibrary Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaxLibrary/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaxlibrary/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jaxpubliclibraryfl Contact Us: jplpromotions@coj.net 

Eva, Maria, as mães do Rei Salomão, Lady Macbeth, Madame Bovary, Dona Glória, Capitu, Sinha Vitória, Carolina Maria de Jesus: essas são algumas das mães que podem vir à sua cabeça caso alguém te pergunte sobre a presença de mães na literatura… Mas, você já parou para pensar sobre o que cada uma delas têm em comum? Neste segundo episódio da nova temporada do Quarta Capa, as escritoras Maria Esther Maciel - ficcionista, poeta, editora e ensaísta, autora de livros como Pequena enciclopédia de seres comuns e Essa coisa viva - , e Giovana Madalosso - escritora que publicou, dentre outras obras, Tudo pode ser roubado e SUÍTE TÓQUIO; falam sobre escrita e maternidade. Além delas, convidamos algumas mães para indicarem suas outras mães preferidas da literatura. Para saber quais foram as indicações da Gabi Oliveira (@gabidepretas), Nara Vidal (@_naravidal), Xan Ravelli (@xanravelli), Luiza Voll (@luisavoll e @contente.vc) e Carol Rocha (@tchulim) você vai ter que ouvir o episódio! Quem faz o Quarta Capa: Apresentação, produção, roteiro: Tatiany Leite  Edição: Maurício Caetano Apoio de produção: Nathalia Pazini  Artes: Mariana Neves Autores entrevistados: Maria Esther Maciel e Giovana Madalosso Participação especial: Gabi Oliveira (@gabidepretas); Nara Vidal (@_naravidal), Xan Ravelli (@xanravelli), Luiza Voll (@luisavoll e @contente.vc) e Carol Rocha (@tchulim) |Livros deste episódio:  Suíte Tóquio, de Giovana Madalosso Essa coisa viva, de Maria Esther Maciel Eva, de Nara Vidal  A máquina de leite, de Szilvia Molnar  A segunda mãe, de Karin Hueck  Nós, mulheres, de Rosa Montero  - Quadro "Que livro é esse?": A morte de Vivek Oji, de Akwaeke Emezi A morte e o meteoro, de Joca Reiners Terron  A nuvem negra, de Fred Hoyle Contra fogo, de Pablo Casella  Quando os prédios começaram a cair, Mauro Paz  Participação de Amanda Azevedo, da comunicação, e Isadora Mendes, do comercial. 

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we're dodging punches in NYC and Allie's Bookstagram has RISEN! Then, we play a round of everyone's favorite game: FMK (Bookish Edition). Finally, our most anticipated summer 2024 releases showcase our… wide array of interests, let's say. Join us next time for our book club reading of FAMLY MEAL by Bryan Washington. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat Books/authors mentioned this episode: Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Family Meal by Bryan Washington BIg Time by Ben H Winters North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell You're the Only One I've Told by Dr. Meera Shah The Nanny by Lana Ferguson The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien Icebreaker by Hannah Grace Wildfire by Hannah Grace Daydream by Hannah Grace Bride by Ali Hazelwood The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch A Certain Hunger by Chelsea Summers The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Goddess of the River by VAISHNAVI PATEL Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor Private Rites by Julia Armfield A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki Swallow the Ghost by Eugenie Montague The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Middlemarch by George Eliot Memorial by Bryan Washington --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/razzlefratpodcast/support

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie is getting over being sick (physically, but also of the universe's BS) and Ashtin is working double time to stave off The January Abyss™. Then, we break down some common literary tropes and discuss our faves and least faves (trope jail, anyone?). Join us next time for our masochistic Normal People watch/breakdown! Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat BookTokers mentioned this episode: NewlyNova Books/authors mentioned this episode: Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas Rouge by Mona Awad Bunny by Mona Awad I Didn't Know I Needed This by Eli Rallo A House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt In The Cafe of Lost Youth by Patrick Modiano The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Troop by Nick Cutter The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins A Death in the Family by Ottessa Moshfegh Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Idiot by Elif Batuman The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien Harry Potter by JK Rowling Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas And Then There Was None by Agatha Christie A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Normal People by Sally Rooney Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey Icebreaker by Hannah Grace The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake Babel by RF Kuang Demons by Fydor Dostoyevsky Crescent City by Sarah J Maas Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Transcendant Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Charles Dickens Stephen King --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/razzlefratpodcast/support

This week on From the Front Porch, you'll hear from Annie, Erin, Olivia, Shop Mom, Nancy, and Shop Dad as they celebrate 7 years of Shelf Subscriptions! Erin is here to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the history of Shelf Subscriptions and what makes them special. We want to say a heartfelt thank you to our loyal, lovely Shelf Subscribers! Click here to purchase a Shelf Subscription! Click here to purchase the Bookshelf bandana! Purchase One Book Thomas County's community read here: You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy Annie's favorite past Shelf Sub picks: Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro (unavailable to order) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Erin's favorite past Shelf Sub picks: Congratulations, The Best is Over by R. Eric Thomas Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. Erin is reading The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O'Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

For Episode 148, as the podcast takes a brief break, we revisit a backlist episode…the Best Books of 2020 with Susie Boutry (@NovelVisits). Re-listening to this one is a unique opportunity to get a look back on a strange year. Whether you're new to the podcast or have been with us for a while, everyone loves a TBR filled with backlist gems! Library holds should be easy and paperbacks editions have been released! So, let's take a look back at our favorite 2020 books (overall and by genre) and our picks for tons of bookish superlatives. This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). This is a backlist episode. It features a new introduction and has been cut for content, but first aired on November 25, 2020, in its entirety, as Ep. 71: Best Books of 2020 and Bookish Superlatives with Susie from @NovelVisits. Highlights 2020 Podcast Overview (including favorite and most downloaded episodes)  Overview of our reading years (including the impact of COVID-19) Favorite books of 2020 (trends, overall, and by genre) 2020 Bookish Superlative Awards Our Favorite Books of 2020 (Overall and by Genre) [18:25] Sarah Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West | Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:56] Untamed by Glennon Doyle | Amazon | Bookshop.org [21:28] The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel | Amazon | Bookshop.org [23:15] The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:39] The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop.org [26:13] Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:30] One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London | Amazon | Bookshop.org [29:06] Long Bright River by Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:19] The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [32:24] Craigslist Confessional by Helena Dea Bala | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:50] We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper | Amazon | Bookshop.org [35:00] Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey | Amazon | Bookshop.org [37:55] Smacked by Eilene Zimmerman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:11] This is My America by Kim Johnson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:25] Susie The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab | Amazon | Bookshop.org[19:34] A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:20] The Night Swim by Megan Goldin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [23:41] Godshot by Chelsea Bieker | Amazon | Bookshop.org [25:15] The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [26:52] Writers & Lovers by Lily King | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:40] The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez | Amazon | Bookshop.org[30:12] Long Bright River by Liz Moore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [32:00] Greenwood by Michael Christie | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:48] Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi | Amazon | Bookshop.org[35:52] Open Book by Jessica Simpson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:41] American Royals II: Majesty by Katharine McGee | Amazon | Bookshop.org[41:00] A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:52] Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:37] 2020 Superlatives [43:54] Sarah The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:18] Running by Natalia Sylvester | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:58] We Wish You Luck by Caroline Zancan | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:02] Untamed by Glennon Doyle | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:13] The Searcher by Tana French | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:59] Sea Wife by Amity Gaige | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:28] Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:18] This is My America by Kim Johnson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:29] The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop.org [52:29] Deacon King Kong by James McBride | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:25] Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:58] Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:59] A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler | Amazon | Bookshop.org[54:00] Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:02] Smacked by Eilene Zimmerman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [55:17] Eat a Peach by David Chang | Amazon | Bookshop.org [55:25] Stray by Stephanie Danler | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56:33] Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56:45] The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel | Amazon| Bookshop.org [57:40] Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Amazon | Bookshop.org [57:46] The Boys' Club by Erica Katz | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:59] The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:00:54] The Office by Andy Greene | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:01:19] Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:03:56] A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:05:10] The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim | Amazon| Bookshop.org[1:05:20] Caste by Isabel Wilkerson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:05:37] Susie Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:22] 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand | Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:18] Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:26] Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:22] Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:34] Greenwood by Michael Christie | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:41] A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:43] Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:47] Want by Lynn Steger Strong | Amazon | Bookshop.org [51:14] Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore | Amazon | Bookshop.org [52:21] Writers & Lovers by Lily King | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:10] The Night Swim by Megan Goldin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:20] The Guest List by Lucy Foley | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:23] Pretty Things by Janelle Brown | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:25] When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:27] 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:57] Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56:56] Memorial by Bryan Washington | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:17] The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:23] Smacked by Eilene Zimmerman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:38] The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:00:40] The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez | Amazon | Bookshop.org[1:01:55] A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:02:15] Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:02:43] Other Books Mentioned Beach Read by Emily Henry [15:57] The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel [23:19] The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan [24:46] The Mothers by Brit Bennett [27:23] The Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen [35:13]  In Cold Blood by Truman Capote [35:15] Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt [35:18]  Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi [36:03] American Royals by Katharine McGee [40:54] The Witch Elm by Tana French [48:01] Beartown by Fredrik Backman [48:59] The Girls of Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe [52:50] Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight [1:02:28] Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi [1:02:41] Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle [1:03:42] Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby [1:04:34] Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell [1:04:42] Other Links Ep. 116: Micro Genres We Love with Susie (@NovelVisits) Ep. 145: 2023 Micro Genres We Love with Susie (@NovelVisits) Ep. 43: Jordan Moblo (@jordys.book.club) on Growing a #Bookstagram Account Ep. 63: Helena Dea Bala (Author of Craigslist Confessional) Mini Ep. 59: Reviving Your Reading Life + Ann Patchett Deep Dive with Alyssa Hertzig (@alyssaisbooked) Ep. 56: Holly Root (Literary Agent) on the Rise of Rom-Coms & Publishing in the Coronavirus Era Ep. 66: Kate Stayman-London (Author of One to Watch) Ep. 64: Catherine Adel West (Author of Saving Ruby King) From Novel Visits: Reading in the Midst of a Global Pandemic | Musings From Novel Visits: The Night Swim by Megan Goldin | [Spoiler] Discussion About Susie Boutry Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Susie has loved reading for as long as she can remember. Some of her fondest childhood memories involve long afternoons at the library and then reading late into the night. More than ten years ago, she began journaling about the books she read and turned that passion into writing about books. Her first forays were as a guest reviewer on a friend's blog, but she soon realized she wanted to be reviewing and talking about books on a blog of her own. From there, Novel Visits was born. That was in 2016 and, though the learning curve was steep, she loves being a part of the book community. Novel Visits focuses on new novel reviews (print and audio), previews of upcoming releases, and musings on all things bookish.

In this episode, we discuss and review the book The Death of Vivek Oji by  Akwaeke Emezi. For any additional questions or thoughts about the book feel free to respond on our Instagram page @aprilandcampodcast or email us at aprilandcampodcast@gmail.com

It's time for the Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag! Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahs_shelvess/ Sarah's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahsshelves Manda's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gingersnappedreads Join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkbookishpodcast Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/talkbookishpodcast/ Talk Bookish to Me baseball cap https://www.bonfire.com/talk-bookish-to-me-classic-baseball-cap/ QUESTIONS Question #1: Best book you've read so far in 2023 Question #2: Best sequel you've read so far in 2023 Question #3: New release you haven't read yet, but want to Question #4: Most anticipated release for the second half of the year Question #5: Biggest disappointment Question #6: Biggest surprise Question #7: Favorite new author (debut or new to you) Question #8: Newest fictional crush Question #9: Newest favorite character Question #10: Book that made you cry Question #11: Book that made you happy Question #12: Favorite book to film adaptation that you've seen this year Question #13: Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) Question #14: What books do you need to read by the end of the year BOOKS MENTIONED I'll Always Be With You by Monica Murphy Open Throat by Henry Hoke Pageboy by Elliot Page Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Twisted Games by Ana Huang Twisted Love by Ana Huang Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby Rouge by Mona Awad Bunny by Mona Awad All's Well by Mona Awad Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes You by Caroline Kepnes Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane Outlander by Diana Gabaldon The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Madame by Sara Cate The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth My Dark Romeo by Parker S Huntington and LJ Shen Hilda by Luke Pearson and Stephen Davies The Lost Summers of Newport by Team W Are You Happy Now by Hanna Jameson The Rehearsals by Annette Christie Everything For You by Chloe Liese Set on You by Amy Lea Exes and O's by Amy Lea The Catch by Amy Lea Normal People by Sally Rooney Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel A Poem for Every Spring Day by Allie Esiri The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi The Diviners by Libba Bray Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma  The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier All's Well by Mona Awad True Crime Story by Joseph Knox White Horse by Erika T Wurth Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors Beautiful World, Where Are You? By Sally Rooney The Idiot by Elif Batuman Killman Creek by Rachel Caine Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry The Novel Art of Murder by V.M. Burns The Chain by Adrian McKinty The Fourth Monkey by J. D. Barker Those Girls by Chevy Stevens Breathe by Joyce Carol Oates Groupies by Sarah Priscus The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talk-bookish-to-me/support

2022 is coming to an end so Hannah and Laura have decided to share their favorite things that they have read and watched this year! We will be back to OWWR regularly scheduled programming with The Murderbot  in 2023!! Colin Bridgerton forever...Media Mentions: Babel by R.F. KuangThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Dragon Republic by R.F. KuangThe Burning God by R.F. Kuang@awellreadsoul on InstagramLight From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki@jonesandthebooksFiction Fans podcastEveryone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. AustinReclaim the Stars by Zoraida CordovaGood Talk by Mira JacobYou Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziBook Lovers by Emily HenryBeach Read by Emily HenryPeople We Meet On Vacation by Emily HenryLumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis,  Brooklyn Allen, ND Stevenson, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey AiesePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeFriends Talking Fantasy podcastEncanto---Disney+The Princess Trap by Talia HibbertHighly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia HibbertKindred by Octavia ButlerKindred---HuluHow the Word Is Passed by Clint SmithNightcrawling by Leila MottleyKiss Her Once For Me by Alison CochrunThe Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick RiordanThe Newest Olympian podcastThis Lullaby by Sarah DessenProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Martian by Andy Weir#iHunt by Olivia HillThe Marked Princess by E.P. StavsStellar Instinct by Jonathan NevairBridgerton---NetflixDune by Frank HerbertThe Sandman---NetflixNever Have I Ever---NetflixOzark---NetflixAbbott Elementary---HuluLove Is Blind---NetflixSeverance---AppleTVMurderville---NetflixTed Lasso---AppleTVHeartstopper---NetflixHeartstopper by Alice OsemanDerry Girls---NetflixSeinfeld---Netflix99% Invisible podcastThe Umbrella Academy---NetflixJulie and the Phantoms---NetflixSanta Clarita Diet---NetflixMs. Marvel---Disney+The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power---Amazon Prime VideoOver the Garden Wall---HBOmaxWhat We Do In The Shadows---HuluHarley Quinn: Animated Series---HBOmaxReboot---HuluSpider-Man: No Way Home---StarzEverything, Everywhere, All At Once---HuluI Want You Back---Amazon Prime VideoAustenland---Amazon Prime VideoThe Lost City---PeacockSuperstore---PeacockBrooklyn Nine-Nine---PeacockDo Revenge---NetflixYour Wrong About podcastInside the Disney Vault podcastThe Bechdel Cast podcastThe Newest Olympian podcastConan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcastInk to Film podcastTrue Crime & Cocktails podcastThe DaVinci Code by Dan BrownViviana Valentine Gets Her Man by Emily EdwardsThe Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Antiboy van Valentijn Hoogenkamp Een coming of gender gepend door een van Nederlands grootste schrijftalenten: wat wil een Savannah Bay-fan nog meer? Lola en Suzanne zijn weggeblazen door Antiboy van Valentijn Hoogenkamp, een poëtisch verhaal over verlies, verandering en vrijheid. Luister de nieuwste aflevering van Radio Savannah voor meer en join the fanclub! 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. Savannah's Wintersalon: 16 December! Kom naar Savannah's Wintersalon op vrijdagavond 16 december! Onder het genot van warme chocomelk en kerstkransjes kun je in onze knusse boekwinkel bijzondere auteurs ontmoeten en luisteren naar hun boeiende nieuwste werk. Met een avondvullend programma geeft Savannah Bay een blik op drie fonkelnieuwe, spraakmakende queer boeken. Te gast zijn de schrijvers Fleur Pierets en Valentijn Hoogenkamp en special guest Sladjana Labovic van uitgeverij Podium. Onder leiding van moderator Marischka Verbeek gaan zij in gesprek met elkaar en het publiek over hun eigen werk en Savannah's Boek van de Maand: De dood van Vivek Oji. Van Fleur Pierets, bekend van het aangrijpende Julian, verscheen zojuist Heerlijk Monster. Valentijn Hoogenkamp schreef Antiboy, een ‘coming of gender' essay, en eerder de veelgeprezen roman Het aanbidden van Louis Claus. Akwaene Emezi is een razend populaire non-binaire auteur in Amerika én Nederland. De dood van Vivek Oji is het eerste boek dat van hen in het Nederlands is vertaald. Sladjana Labovic van uitgeverij Podium komt vertellen waarom dit boek zo belangrijk is. Meer informatie en kaartjes vind je hier!  Lees alles van Valentijn Hoogenkamp Antiboy Als Antiboy vanwege een genafwijking een borstamputatie moet ondergaan beseft hij: nu hoef ik niet langer als vrouw te leven. Dit stuit op verwarring bij artsen, vrienden, familie en zijn geliefde. Was dit verlangen altijd al aanwezig? Het veroorzaakt harde confrontaties met het verleden en zijn naasten, die niet los kunnen komen van de persoon die zij dachten te kennen. Omgeven door rouw en verlies gaat Antiboy op zoek naar de ultieme vrijheid om zichzelf te mogen zijn.Antiboy is een coming of gender, een poëtisch verhaal over verlies en vrijheid vinden in verandering. Antiboy speelt zich af op het slordige kruispunt tussen gender en geaardheid, rollenpatronen en relaties. Vind het boek hier in de webshop.  Het is 2003, de zomer dat de dochter haar broek te kort afknipt en Louis Claus naar school komt in een clownspak, de zomer dat haar vader een tumor ontdekt in de borst van haar moeder tijdens het vrijen, haar vriendin Juicy van school wordt gestuurd vanwege coke-gebruik en van een meisje dat zwanger raakt in de schoolvakantie tussen groep acht en de brugklas zonder te weten wie de vader is. De naam van Louis heeft ze in haar arm gekrast. Hij is haar magische en duivelse maar evenzeer romantische held. Na de zomer gaan ze elk hun eigen weg, maar ze blijven elkaars leven op afstand bepalen. Als haar moeder sterft raakt de dochter geobsedeerd door Louis Claus, die een hoofdrol speelt in al haar verhalen. Het aanbidden van Louis Claus gaat over de dunne grens tussen werkelijkheid en fantasie, over zwijgen of je uitspreken. Over liefde en verlangen als tegengif tegen de dood. Dit romandebuut is doortrokken van begeerte, droefheid en seksualiteit. Een symfonie van gesprekken en dromen, een poëtisch en licht verhaal over liefde en rouw.   Vind het boek hier in de webshop. Lees je in voor de WinterSalon Heerlijk Monster: Is een vrouw, een schrijvende vrouw, een lesbische vrouw, het aan zichzelf verplicht om ook over deze thema's te schrijven? Heeft ze de verantwoordelijkheid haar verhaal te vertellen, omdat niemand anders het voor haar doet? Omdat ze anders ongezien blijft? Op zoek naar een antwoord op deze vragen doet Fleur Piere...

Happy Thanksgiving! We're so grateful for you. To thank you for listening, we have a special episode for you this week: a recording of our live show from our August Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Ashley, and Hunter pair books with their favorite celebrity couples and chat about what they were reading, watching, and listening to this past summer. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan My Eyes are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann (currently unavailable to order) Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff Matrix by Lauren Groff Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield The Work Wife by Alison Hart A Burning by Megha Majumdar The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Hooked by Sutton Foster Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li Florida Woman by Deb Rogers Paul by Daisy Lefarge Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan Husband Material by Alexis Hall Rabbit Run by John Updike (currently unavailable to order) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  Thank you again to this week's sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

A review of "The Death of Vivek Oji", a novel that examines gender identity and cultural norms.    Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/death-of-vivek-oji-book-review

We are "blazing through" the discussion of The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang.  We are already covering part 1 of the second book, The Dragon Republic! We love a problematic but logical character, and also enjoy the back stories we are getting on some of the other characters. But before we get to that; Laura is hooked on a new author after reading the first of their work, and is in love with a walrus that's been making headlines. Hannah is possibly concussed after hitting a wall...literally. She loves what Girls5Eva is doing in season 2, but wishes a couple characters had more screen time. We also learn what is not Hannah's favorite flower.CW for the discussion on The Dragon Republic: Violence; PTSD; Self-Harm; Racism; Sexual AssaultMedia Mentions:The Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Dragon Republic by R.F. KuangThe Burning God by R.F. KuangBabel by R.F. KuangFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziPet by Akwaeke EmeziDear Senthuran by Akwaeke EmeziYou Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziFreya the WalrusGirls5Eva---PeacockNever Have I Ever---NetflixSex Education---NetflixDoctor Who---HBOmaxDegrassi---HBOmaxGlee---Disney+The Final Strife by Saara El-ArifiThe Fixer Upper by Lauren ForsytheArrested Development---NetflixAvatar: The Last Airbender---NetflixThe Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon SandersonOver the Moon---NetflixUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt---NetflixThe Bechdel Cast podcast

Show notes: We're so excited to celebrate Pride Month on the podcast! We've got 10 beautiful books by and about LGBTQ people to recommend to you that encompass many different genres. LGBTQ stories are so important to the world because they remind us all that love is love.     Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Books We Both Love, Monthly Overflow Books, Bookish Conundrums, and The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Bookish Goodies: [6:32] Mia - Book Trigger Warnings (website) [7:30] Sarah - A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss (John Oliver)   Pride Month Reads: [9:57] Sarah - Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé [11:30] Mia - Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton [13:28] Sarah - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun [15:01] Mia - The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn [16:42] Sarah - The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch [18:12] Mia - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby [19:44] Sarah - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson [21:09] Mia - Untamed by Glennon Doyle [22:19] Sarah - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel [23:45] Mia - The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune   [25:13] Honorable Mentions: The Guncle by Steven Rowley Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer Anything by TJ Klune   Related episodes: Episode 26: 18 Books We Love by Black Authors Episode 39: 10 Books by Asian Authors We Think You Should Read   Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah: @thekindredvoice Follow Mia: @miasutton55   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Welcome to Over the Rainbow, the podcast: a safe space and voice for all queer identities. Episode 51: Queer Art with Monica Mills (she/her) In this episode, Monica and I are talking about queer art. We define what queer art is, the power of queer art and why queer representation in art is so important. Finally we talk about how queer art can be a form of activism. We also share some of the amazing art Monica has created including Lavender Girls, deconstructed Pride Flags and Under Construction. More information on Monica · Instagram: @monica_mills https://www.instagram.com/monica_mills/ · Website: https://monicamillsart.company.site Resources mentioned in today's episode: · Queer Britain: https://queerbritain.org.uk · Angry Indian Goddesses (movie) · Sisterhood (movie) · The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi More information on this podcast: · www.overtherainbowpod.com · Instagram: @_overtherainbowpodcast o https://www.instagram.com/_overtherainbowpodcast/ · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overtherainbowpodcast13 · Twitter: @overrainbowpod o https://twitter.com/overrainbowpod · Reading the Rainbow book club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/readingtherainbow Music: Find Your Way Beat by Nana Kwabena

Akwaeke Emezi is the author of the New York Times best seller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize, Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's literature and Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemmingway Award, the New York Public Library Young Lion's Fiction Award and The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. They were selected as a 5 Under 35 Honoree by the National Book Foundation. Emezi's new novel is called You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, which is a literary romance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I had a dream about them. I have like these really cinematic dreams. And I woke up from this one. And I was like, this is a fantastic, messy little story, this is a love triangle that I want to read about. I want to—as a reader, as a viewer—I want to see this play out. And the only way I could get it to play out was to you know, write it.” Critically acclaimed author Akwaeke Emezi (Freshwater, The Death of Vivek Oji, and Pet, among other novels) delivers a page-turning modern romance in their fabulous new novel, You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty. They join us on the show to talk about their love of romance novels and belief in love at first sight, grief and growing up, celebrity and food, fun and sex, their own work in the visual arts, the writers and artists who inspire them, and much more with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer. And we end the episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Margie and Marc.   Featured Book:  You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi   Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).   A full transcript of this episode is available here.

Laura has read two books that she considers her favorite this year and wants everyone to read them. Editing Laura is embarrassed by Laura saying "understanded" instead of understood (and hearing her brain fog out loud multiple times during the episode). Hannah is discussing her books in themes. This week's theme is books by Nigerian authors. Hannah is also gearing up to read a bunch of books chosen by Laura for Laura's birthday month. Hannah and Laura also plan a Doctor Who buddy watch. Then we cover the next section of A Memory of Light and we confirm that "this timeline totally holds up." Hannah has a moment of realization about her Elayne voice and Laura finally starts to question things...... during the middle of the final book of the series.Media Mentions:The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon SandersonThe Wheel of Time series---Amazon Prime VideoOzark---NetflixCarry On by Rainbow RowellProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Martian by Andy WeirArtemis by Andy WeirBabel by R.F. KuangThe Poppy War trilogy by R.F. KuangThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafonMemory's Embers by Sean HickeyYou Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziPet by Akwaeke EmeziThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziPatience is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola AyodejiHope and Glory by Jendella BensonDaisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidSex Education---NetflixDoctor Who---HBOmaxUnder the Banner of Heaven---HuluCandy---HuluThe Book of Mormon---Broadway HDUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt---NetflixSpaceJam---HBOmaxYou're Wrong About podcast

Nominated by Helsinki City Library, Finland The 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 79 books has been painstakingly narrowed down to a shortlist of just 6 titles; this exclusive limited podcast series, hosted by Jessica Traynor and Séan Hewitt, is designed to give you access to the authors and translators behind the books. In this episode, Jessica and Seán discuss ‘The Death of Vivek Oji', nominated by Helsinki City Library, Finland. Their conversation about The Death of Vivek Oji is followed by a conversation with Dr Ebun Joseph, race relations consultant and Director of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies. The DUBLIN Literary Award, sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Nominated by libraries around the world, all the books on the shortlist can be read in both physical and digital formats, from libraries around the country and through BorrowBox. Tune in on May 19th when the winner is announced as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. ___ Jessica Traynor's debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences, an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Seán Hewitt is a poet, lecturer and critic based in Dublin. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020) won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape, 2022), will be published this summer. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

This week, we interview Falon Ballard, author of the novel Lease on Love. We absolutely loved reading Lease on Love, so getting to chat with Falon was such a delight. We chat about her career as a wedding planner, the process of publishing her first novel, and some of her favorite books. No spoilers are discussed in this episode. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!Falon's Books:A book I recently loved: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman A new release I'm excited about: In the Event of Love by Courtney KaeA book I always recommend: A Certain Appeal by Vanessa KingMegan's Books:A book I recently loved: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le A new release I'm excited about: Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer CloseA book I always recommend: Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl GonzalezGabi's Books:A book I recently loved: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel A new release I'm excited about: The Lonely Stories: 22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being AloneA book I always recommend: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziFollow Falon on Instagram: @falonballardFollow And Her Books on Instagram: @andherbookspodJoin our Patreon!

Vivek Oji umrze – wiemy to już od pierwszego zdania. To opowieść druzgocąca, przejmująco bolesna, a mimo to przepełniona miłością i marzeniem o wolności, marzeniem w pewnym sensie spełnionym. Akwaeke Emezi pisze o Nigerii, ale podobne historie wydarzyły się w prawie każdym miejscu na świecie. Tylko w innym czasie. Tłum. Rafał Lisowski, Wydawnictwo Filtry.

Show notes: Though we love reading diverse books by diverse authors all year round, in honor of Black History Month, we wanted to share some of the books we love written by Black authors. As always, there's a mix of genres to choose from, or heck, read them ALL! We won't judge.   Click here to join us on Patreon to get extra bookish goodies like bonus episodes, end of year rating guides, book club, and more!   Related Links: Books mentioned*: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle Ace of Spades by Faridah Abiki-Iyimide The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Seven Days in June by Tia Williams  Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman we are never meeting in real life by Samantha Irby Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Color of Water by James McBride The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines Also mentioned: Follow author S.A. Cosby on Twitter * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Carol Shields auditorium in the Millennium Library, located on Treaty One, the traditional lands of…

Happy New Year, all! In this episode, the hosts share the books they loved the most this year. In total, they discuss 10 books in total and the episode is completely spoiler-free. Books mentioned in the episode: Comfort Me with Apples by Cathrynne M. Valente (2021) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (2019) A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris (2021) Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (1995) The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (2021) Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (2021) Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynne Jones (1985) Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval 2018) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (2019) The Awakening by Kate Chopin (1899) Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (2021) Stoner by John Williams (1965) The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector (1977) Know My Name by Chanel Miller (2019) Little Weirds by Jenny Slate (2020) Maurice by E.M. Forster (1971) Passing by Nella Larson (1929) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (2015) Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (2014) Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (2021) American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (1991)

Show notes: We could've just vomited a list of our best books for you, but to be honest, neither of us wanted to record a 2 hour long episode. You're welcome. Instead, we decided to do a superlative style recap for you. Join the fun as we talk about books that made us cry, that surprised us, that kept us up at night, and so much more.  Click here to join us on Patreon to get extra bookish goodies like bonus episodes, end of year rating guides, book club, and more!   Related Links: Books mentioned*: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell The Push by Ashley Audrain A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza A Promised Land by Barack Obama Storyteller by Dave Grohl A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby Mothertrucker by Amy Butcher Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi  Regretting You by Colleen Hoover All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Sure, sure, everybody wants to know the plot summary. But why does the plot matter? How can you as a writer make your readers care about the plot? After a detour about the job market for English majors (bummer alert...), Emily compares three novels that open by flashing forward to a short story from a literary magazine that mixes flash forward in throughout. Today's sources of craft inspiration: “Ghost Story” by Becca Anderson (2020), published in The Masters Review The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (2020), The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (1993), and One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (1967) Other links from this episode: Ben's experimental book recommendation Sea-Witch by Never Angeline Nørth (2020), or you can buy the bundle of every ebook from the indie publisher Inside the Castle Emily's literary journalism recommendations: Five Days at Memorial Hospital by Sheri Fink (2013) and And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts (1987) Listen to two literary agents talk shop about the publishing industry on Print Run Podcast Good Writing is a podcast where two friends read like writers and lay out craft for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns. Twitter: @goodwritingpod Email: goodwritingpodcast@gmail.com

From Akwaeke Emezi's inspirations, to Nigerian culture, to incest laws around the world, tonight we dive a little deeper into some background info on what made up The Death of Vivek Oji.Links:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1m-2SavdS8https://www.goodreads.com/Review/3485862746/comments?subject=3485862746https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-where-incest-is-legalhttps://www.cnn.com/2019/04/17/opinions/nigeria-opinion-lgbt-attack/index.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/bookofthemonthclub/comments/i5f1et/the_death_of_vivek_oji_discussion/https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/10/20/tell-me-where-i-can-be-safe/impact-nigerias-same-sex-marriage-prohibition-act#https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/10/14/1045332656/sex-educations-gay-teen-eric-takes-a-risky-trip-to-nigeria-how-realistic-is-ithttps://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/first-men-go-on-trial-under-nigerias-anti-homosexuality-lawshttps://www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/22383702/death-of-vivek-oji-akwaeki-emezi-vox-book-clubhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-08-11/review-the-mesmerizing-mystery-of-the-death-of-vivek-oji?_amp=truehttps://www.thecut.com/2018/01/writer-and-artist-akwaeke-emezi-gender-transition-and-ogbanje.htmlConnect with us:IG: @booksopenglassesuppodcastFacebook: @Booksopen GlassesupTwitter: @BOGU_PodcastPinterest: @Books Open Glasses Up PodcastTiktok: @booksopenglassesup

Join us as we discuss Akwaeke Emezi's The Death Of Vivek Oji!  We give our thoughts and talk about unanswered questions. What did you think after reading this weeks book?Connect with us:IG: @booksopenglassesuppodcastFacebook: @Booksopen GlassesupTwitter: @BOGU_PodcastPinterest: @Books Open Glasses Up PodcastTiktok: @booksopenglassesup

EEK the plot thickens! This episode is part two of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. Next week, we're reading chapters 16-21. --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emmzi Milk Fed by Melissa Broder The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this week's episode, Annie and her friend Hunter are talking about “pandemic brain” and how their literary tastes have changed since March of 2020. The books mentioned in this week's episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: Matrix by Lauren Groff Real Life by Brandon Taylor Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Most Likely by Sarah Watson Millennial Nuns by the Daughters of St. Paul Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (currently unavailable) Middlemarch by George Eliot (currently unavailable) My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi A Burning by Megha Majumdar Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Luster by Raven Leilani From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  Thank you again to this week's sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com. This week, Annie is reading Groundskeeping by Lee Cole. Hunter is reading The Souvenir Museum by Elizabeth McCracken. If you liked what you heard on today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Libro.FM: Libro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (Like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you'll be part of a different story -- one that supports community. All you need is a smart phone and the free Libro.fm app. Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link: libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH Flodesk: Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?'  Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it's easy to use. We've been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to: flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH

In Part 2 Sophia and Élaina discuss the community that surrounds Vivek and the way living his and later her truth creates a chosen family; Osita's toxic masculinity in relation to his queerness; Nnemdi living her truth, her friends finding their authenticity, and the many facets of “the death” of Vivek Oji. CW: homophobia, ableism, intra-family relationships, transphobia Please rate and review Bookshelf Remix wherever you listen to podcasts as this helps other people find the show. You can follow Bookshelf Remix on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @bookshelfremix and you can support the podcast by becoming a monthly supporter at www.ko-fi.com/brpod. Transcripts also live on our Ko-Fi page for free. You can follow Élaina @ElainaGMamaril on Twitter, @spinoodler on Instagram and check out her work at www.elainagauthiermamaril.com, and by listening to Philosophy Casting Call.

What do you expect when you pick up a work of fiction? Have you read something lately that both surprised and enchanted you? Or, have you just felt like throwing books across the room? These are the central questions to the latest discussion in Radio Book Club. This three-year anniversary episode hinges on emotional truths, journeys down wonderful rabbit holes, and as always - lively book reviews. Tune in! Show Notes: Andy's Reviews + Mentions Mary Jane Wilde: Two Walks and a Rant by Brook Williams Works by Peter Heller: The Dog Stars, The Painter, Celine, The River, The Guide The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson Overstory by Richard Powers Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef 12 Bytes: How We Got Here, Where We Might Go Next by Jeanette Winterson Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke Paint by Numbers: A Charles Bloom Murder Mystery Series by Mark Sublette Shari's Reviews + Mentions World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain by Tom Vitale Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Jessie's Reviews + Mentions Cast, the Origins of Our Discontent Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper Daughter of the Morning Star: A Longmire Mystery by Craig Johnson Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead Deacon King Kong by James McBride A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

In Part 1 of their coverage of Akwaeke Emezi's “The Death of Vivek Oji”, Élaina and Sophia confront their limits as readers and discuss the benefits of reading a book that is not written for them. Oh, and get ready to break down the violent structure of normativity in this novel (because we know how to party). CW: homophobia, ableism, intra-family relationships Please rate and review Bookshelf Remix wherever you listen to podcasts as this helps other people find the show. You can follow Bookshelf Remix on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @bookshelfremix and you can support the podcast by becoming a monthly supporter at www.ko-fi.com/brpod. Transcripts also live on our Ko-Fi page for free. You can follow Élaina @ElainaGMamaril on Twitter, @spinoodler on Instagram and check out her work at www.elainagauthiermamaril.com, and by listening to Philosophy Casting Call. You can follow Sophia @themetropolitanist on Instagram, @metropolitanist on Twitter, and on her website www.maisonmetropolitanist.com.

“Zeitlose Tragödie in Nigeria” – In dem Roman „Der Tod des Vivek Oji“ erzählt Akwaeke Emezi vor dem Hintergrund der nigerianischen Kultur eine feinfühlige, moderne Tragödie um queere Identitäten. – eine Rezension von Monika Grosche Gleich zu Beginn von Akwaeke Emezis Roman Der Tod des Vivek Oji trifft es den Leser wie ein Faustschlag. Das Buch beginnt damit, dass eine Mutter eines Nachmittags auf der Veranda ihres Hauses ihren toten Sohn findet. Wie ein Paket hat jemand Viveks leblosen Körper mit eingeschlagenem Schädel, nackt und in bunten Stoff gewickelt, vor der Haustür abgelegt. Die verzweifelte Mutter versucht daraufhin herauszufinden, warum ihr einziges Kind eines gewaltsamen Todes gestorben ist. Ist er den Unruhen, die auf dem Markt der kleinen Stadt im Süden Nigerias ausgebrochen sind, zum Opfer gefallen? Doch wer hat ihn dann nach Hause gebracht – und wieso nackt? Diese Fragen gehen ihr nicht mehr aus dem Sinn, und sie möchte wissen, ob sie etwas hätte tun können, um seinen Tod zu verhindern …

There will be spoilers in this episode as we nitpick the ending and the structure of Americanah, both of which we found to be problematic in parts.  We also discuss whether or not this is a patriotic novel and if Americans are the intended audience. This is the second book in our Contemporary Nigerian Fiction series.  Other books in this series in clude The Death of Vivek Oji and Stay with Me. Join our book club discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube You can also support us by buying Americanah or another book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too! We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

It's been 17 months since the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed our lives. It has been difficult, but we have found some outlets helped us reflect on, and even escape, our current reality. On this episode with guest host Jacinth Jones, you'll hear from Urban staff about the books, miniseries and podcasts that have been getting them through since March 2020. Related Links: WandaVision, The Death of Vivek Oji, The Vanishing Half, The Kite Runner, The Atomic Habits, A Gentleman in Moscow, Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, Maintenance Phase, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987 to 1993

Is The Death of Vivek Oji trying to change how transgender people are perceived?  Is it successful in doing so? We talk about these ideas and more in this episode. This is the first book in our Contemporary Nigerian Fiction series.  We will also review and discuss Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo in forthcoming episodes. Join our book club discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube You can also support us by buying The Death of Vivek Oji or another book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too! We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

We kick off our series on Contemporary Nigerian Fiction with Awkwaeke Emezi's second novel The Death of Vivek Oji.  Disguised as a murder mystery, the novel is actually a story of sexual awakening in conservative Nigeria.  We talked about our expectations for the novel and why, ultimately, it left us wanting more. This is the first episode in our Contemporary Nigerian Fiction series.  We will also review and discuss Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo in forthcoming episodes. Join our book club discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube You can also support us by buying The Death of Vivek Oji or another book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too! We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

This week we discuss the different views toward immigration in Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald and The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka.  Is it possible to create a new home in a new country?  Do these novels reveal any shift in attitude toward immigration in America?  Can James ever stop talking about Amy Tan? Join us as we wrap up our series on immigrant literature. Next week we will begin our series on Contemporary Nigerian Fiction with The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. You can join our book club discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube You can also support us by buying this or another book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too! We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

This week we analyze the first person plural point of view in Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic.  Does it work? How is it different from other works that used this point of view?  We also discuss whether Otsuka was too easy on the white characters in the novel and how she racism and prejudice could have been more problematized in this novel. This is the last novel in our series on immigration. We previously reviewed and discussed Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera and Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald.  Next week, we will wrap up this series with a discussion on all three of these books.  In two weeks we will begin our series on Contemporary Nigerian Fiction with The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. You can join our book club discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod where you can also find show notes, credits and extended discussions for every episode. You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here: Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube You can also support us by buying this or another book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too! We are also on Twitter and Facebook @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!

Brea and Mallory talk about some social justice book dumping dilemmas. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors - DipseaFeals Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fm Korean FictionHan Books Books Mentioned - Defekt by Nino CipriThe Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate SummerscaleHow to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran, narrated by Louise BrealeyRebecca by Daphne de Maurier, narrated by Anna MasseyPerfume by Patrick Suskind, narrated by Nigel PattersonJoyland by Stephen King, narrated by Michael KellyPlain Bad Heroines by emily m danforth, narrated by Xe SandsThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, narrated by Chukwudi Iwuji and Yetide BadakiCatherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, narrated by Inés del Castillo 

This week we're talking with artist and New York Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi. Akwaeke has been a rising star in the literary world with popular novels like Freshwater and The Death of Vivek Oji. Now, Akwaeke has published their first memoir called Dear Senthuran, which is an evocative telling of a creative spirit making their way in a human world. Listen to hear Akwaeke discuss Igbo spirituality, how they hope the Black community will start to see trans people, and why they chose to work exclusively with Black media for the publicity of this book.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here's a never-before-heard clip from our "The Death of Vivek Oji" discussion with Alisha Acquaye (@alisha.acquaye). Season 3 of the pod will be released in July 2021. Tune in each episode as Ashley discusses a classic from the reading list with a member of her tribe — from what they love to what they hate about it, but ultimately rave about why each one is a book everyone must read. This podcast was produced and edited by Ashley Reynolds, with the show track, entitled "Lavender Mint", produced by @Ty.2wo. Follow Alisha @alisha.acquaye on Instagram Follow Ashley everywhere on social media @bashweiser Follow BWSR @booksweshouldveread on Instagram & check out BooksWeShouldveRead.com for more info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/booksweshouldveread/support

On the latest Radio Book Club, hosts Jessie Magleby, Sam Van Wetter, and Shari Zollinger discuss some big themes in their chosen books - like dealing with grief and loss as well as the experience of love and rejuvenation. They talk indie bestsellers, literary events, and give thoughtful reviews of the books they just couldn't put down this month. Join KZMU's most well-read show for their monthly book banter! Radio Book Club Mentions: Notes on Grief by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through by T. Fleischmann More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides  Second Place by Rachel Cusk Desert Chrome by Kathryn Wilder Lorenzo in Taos by Mabel Dodesge Luhan The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Kristin Lavrandatter: The Wreath by Sigrid Undset

We love to complain about annoying white gays, the homophobia and transphobia inherent to colonialism, the many evils of western Christianity, among other things! This episode we discuss a wonderful and thoughtful and nuanced hot take submitted to our email (thelavendermenacepodcast@gmail.com) from listener Abhay from India, and that leads us into our discussion of our failed attempt at a shared viewing experience of the 2019 film Yes, God, Yes. The recommendations this episode were: Lent by Jo Walton (Sunny's book recommendation), Sister Act the movie musical (Renaissance's childhood favorites recommendation), and St. Joans, a play that is definitely not in a Google drive link Renaissance definitely won't send you if you definitely don't message them on Twitter @rxnaissance. We also mentioned the movies But I'm A Cheerleader, Novitiate, and Shiva Baby, and also mention the books The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, Naamah by Sarah Blake and of course, The Divines by Ellie Eaton. And of course we had to mention Taylor Swift.Follow us on Twitter @thelavenderpod! We love interacting with y'all

Host Sarah and guest Adam chat about terrific books by LGBTQ+ authors, just in time for Pride Month. Plus, we share the prizes you can win for reading with the library when participating in WAPL's Adult Summer Reading Program. Titles discussed in this episode include: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett; Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin; Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski; Memorial by Bryan Washington; Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan; Ziggy, Stardust & Me by James Brandon; and The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

This week Annie is answering listeners' literary conundrums in this episode of Literary Therapy. The books mentioned on today’s episode are available at The Bookshelf: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Ramona and Beezus by Beverly Cleary A Deadly Education The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune House on the Cerulean Sea Once and Future Witches The Night Circus Cinder The Scorpio Races The Caraval series Devil and the Dark Water Piranesi House on Vesper Sands Sorrow & Bliss Brood Early Morning Riser Crying in H Mart Take Me Home Tonight The Best Babysitters Ever series Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Competitive Grieving by Nora Zelavansky Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel Good Company  Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin Somebody's Daughter by Ashley Ford The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo Rules for Visiting The Other’s Gold Young Jane Young Savage News Hello, Sunshine Rise & Shine The Dutch House Low Country Late Migrations Ruby & Roland A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better Fresh Water for Flowers Five Tuesdays in Winter The Harpy Milk Blood Heat The Dragons, the Giant, the Women All the Water I've Seen Is Running Britt-Marie Was Here Olive, Again This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance The Ride of Her Life City of Girls Hannah Coulter State of Wonder Afterlife by Julia Alvarez Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Home Stretch by Graham Norton. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

This week's Book Picks come from Heather Boyne and Eve Macneill of Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY. List: Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London’s Lost Treasures by Jason Sandy and Nick Stevens Cook, Eat, Repeat : Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories by Nigella Larson Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Patch, Darn, Plant-Dye & Love Your Wardrobe by Katrina Rodabaugh Nothing Personal by James Baldwin with Foreword by Imani Perry and Afterword by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (paperback out 5/25) The Tree in Me by Corinna Luyken

In this episode, hosts August and Kendra share their 5 (and a few bonus) LGBTQ+ narratives. This is a list episode, so no spoilers will be shared. Books mentioned in the episode: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (2019) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (2015) Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (1956) Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeannette Winterson (1985) The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (2011) Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman (2007) Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (2017) Outlawed by Anna North (2021) Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (2015) On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (2019) The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (2020) Maurice by E. M. Forster (1971) The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (1928) Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (1997) Orlando by Virginia Woolf (1928) Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (2000) The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein (1933)

In this episode, Ashley talks about the club's second read in Collection II, The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, with her friend and writer Alisha Acquaye. This pod is an extension to the BWSR book club — which is currently reading classics surrounding relationships and magic and you can find the complete booklist for Collection II at http://booksweshouldveread.com/. Tune in each episode as Ashley discusses a classic from the reading list with a member of her tribe — from what they love to what they hate about it, but ultimately rave about why each one is a book everyone must read. This podcast was produced and edited by Ashley Rey(nolds), with the show track, entitled "Lavender Mint", produced by @Ty.2wo. Additional mixing and sfx by @soundrav. Follow Alisha on Instagram: @alisha.acquaye Follow Ashley everywhere on social media: @bashweiser Follow BWSR @booksweshouldveread on Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/booksweshouldveread/support

Hello Everyone! Thank you for tuning in to Episode 3 of Season 2 of Semiscribbled Podcast. In this podcast, I tackle The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. They did it again! Another thought-provoking read that challenges our perceptions about life! The cast of characters in here left me in my feels. There was a lot happening, I must go back and re-listen (re-read)! Would I recommend it? Yes, 10/10. Is this an easy read? No. It will put you in a place to question what you believe love is and how it shows up, what family means, and how it should operate for the members within it. Go on, challenge yourself. Please follow us on Twitter and Instagram (both @podcast_semi) we'd love to engage with you. You can also send us an email: semiscribbledpod at gmail.com ________________ Song Credits: Artist: RAGE Title: American Vernacular Free Download: https://bit.ly/2xrIcVF Available via: YoutubeStudio

First - apologies for Corinne's sub par audio this week, but there were some issues on her end. It'll be back to normal next week. In this episode we discuss The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi and question our Western viewpoints on gender. Our next book discussion will be A Question of Power by Bessie Head, you may have to search some less common avenues to find that one. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon

Inspired by this Reddit thread, we talk about the different things that are distracting or take us out of the book. Not necessarily pet peeves, but also maybe a little bit. This brings us to the conclusion that writing is hard! Next time we will be discussing The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon

Review and discussion of The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor for our first pick for the March book prompt: Read a book you already own. Next time we will be discussing The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. ____ Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. Website | Patreon  

Please consider taking our supporter survey! It should require only 5-10 minutes and it will help us get to know our audience and get your feedback about the content we create. http://bit.ly/LibraryCovenSurvey Greetings, coven! In this episode we discuss Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, their debut young adult novel. It's a pretty quick read that deals with some heavy issues in ways that are accessible to younger audiences (i.e., middle grade) as well as teen and adult readers. Pet was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature  – after reading it, we understand why! Content warning for discussions child physical and sexual abuse.  On to some (brief) notes! Kelly highly recommends Emezi's article “My Spirit Burns Through This Body” (Paris Review, 10 December 2020). “My spirit bends worlds and does things that shouldn't be possible, not with the way my flesh or this world is set up, but I'm learning that my body is something to be reckoned with as well. It keeps receipts and inevitably claims its debts.” Emezi's other books include The Death of Vivek Oji, Freshwater, and Dear Senthuran Kelly has been learning from the collection Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from Transformative Justice Movements, edited by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Check out this short video about the book cover design process Transcript to come Spring 2021 As always, we'd love to be in discussion with you, magical folx. Post or tweet about the show using #criticallyreading or #thelibrarycoven. Let us know what you think of the episode, anything we missed, or anything else you want us to know by dropping a line in the comments or reaching out to us on twitter or Instagram (@thelibrarycoven), or via email (thelibraycoven@gmail.com). You can also check out the show notes on our website, thelibrarycoven.com. We really appreciate ratings and reviews on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or any other platforms. Help us share the magic by spreading the word about the podcast! Please support our labor by leaving us a one-time tip on Ko-fi or purchasing books from our Bookshop! Even better yet, become a monthly patron via Patreon and you can unlock a bunch of exclusive perks like access to our community of reader-listeners on Discord. The podcast theme song is “Unermerry Academy of Magics” by Augustin C from the album “Fantasy Music”, which you can download on FreeMusicArchive.com. The Library Coven is recorded and produced on stolen indigenous land: Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Ute (Kelly) and Chickasha, Kaskaskia, Kickapoo, Mascoutin, Miami, Mesquaki, Odawa, Ojibwe, Peankashaw, Peoria, Potawatomi, Sauk, and Wea (Jessie) #LandBack. You can support Indigenous communities by donating to Mitakuye Foundation, Native Women's Wilderness, or the Navajo Water Project. These suggested places came from @lilnativeboy.  content warning

Today we talk to Hunter about all the wonderful things. We're all from Florida (don't you want to move here now??), and have now formed a little Florida book gang. Hunter is an author working on his first book and wait until you hear what it's about, you'll line up to buy it! We discuss trauma, how that impacts life and identities, and how it can intersect with queerness. Hunter shares with us how they started on bookstagram and their creation of #YogaDrama and #DrunkBookTalk. Hunter also has some amazing book recommendations - some of his favorites are The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke , Memorial by Bryan Washington, Fairest by Meredith Taluson, and Alexander Chee's books! Go follow Hunter at @shelfbyshelf and we promise you will laugh at all of his stories and buy all of their book recommendations! You can find us on Instagram and Twitter at @thebookstagays and on our individual accounts at @thebookadvocate and @staxsonstaxs

Ashley and Leanna sit down to discuss READ THREE of the Cove Collective Book Club: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. A powerful story of love, death, and LGBT2Q+ trauma and resiliency. When Vivek Oji dies his family is torn at the realization that they didn't fully understand their own son. In this discussion, we cover topics that may be triggering such as gender-based violence and death. Purchase our “Forgotten Black women writers & storytellers” PDF hereFollow us on InstagramPurchase our  30-day JournalCheck us out on Twitter

Akwaeke Emezi had their novel debut two years ago and was shortlisted for the transphobic Women's Prize. Akwaeke, in powerful protest, decided to renege their newest novel, The Death of Vivek Oji, from the award. Take that Adele. We celebrate this incredible author and their debut novel Freshwater, a story about gods, Igbo spirituality and blood sacrifice. We are joined by our neighbor, Divya. Because neighbors read together. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/05/akwaeke-emezi-shuns-womens-prize-request-for-details-of-sex-as-defined-by-law https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/writer-and-artist-akwaeke-emezi-gender-transition-and-ogbanje.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/nov/15/freshwater-akwaeke-emezi-book-review-nigeria

Two award-winning authors return to Greenlight as Akwaeke Emezi discusses their highly anticipated new novel The Death of Vivek Oji in a lively conversation with Rivers Solomon.  The two talk about the challenges of writing a book where the main character dies in the first chapter, the origins of the book in ideas of mis-gendering, the setting in the Nigeria of Emezi's youth, biological vs. chosen families, and how "writing deviants" challenges people's concepts of themselves. (Recorded August 6, 2020) 

In the 131st episode of No Improvement, we discuss the 2020 book The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Let us know your thoughts on this season in the comments below! In two weeks, we'll be talking about the 2020 horror film Antebellum, starring Janelle Monáe.

A review of The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Oji. A review of existing literature on how colonization shaped the way sexuality is perceived in Africa.

Rebekah has a bad apple experience.  Ing and Rebekah talk music, recycling and what they have been reading.  Rebekah recommends Death of Vivek Oji, and both Rebekah and Ing recommend Pet, both by Akwaeke Emezi.  They both recommend Black Brother, Black Brother and EVERYTHING by Jewell Parker Rhodes.  

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ibn2vSfPmx0BOOKS MENTIONED:“Let's Never Talk About This Again: A Memoir” by Sarah Faith Altermanhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53444282-let-s-never-talk-about-this-again?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2nIEmC3Jjf&rank=1“The Death of Vivek Oji” by Akwaeke Emezihttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48595550-the-death-of-vivek-oji?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6zXxe72XWx&rank=1“The Silent Wife” by Karin Slaughterhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53065750-the-silent-wife?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=DWcxUU2R6L&rank=3“Abandon Me: Memoirs” by Melissa Feboshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30038917-abandon-me?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Imu0KE3MYM&rank=1“Luster” by Raven Leilanihttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51541496-luster?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=IrtZK7w8O0&rank=1FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM AND GOODREADS @ILIKETOREADPOD TWITTER: @rpolansky77FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/iliketoreadpodMEDIA MAVEN BLOG: https://rpolansky77.wixsite.com/website

In the 130th episode of No Improvement, we discuss the episodes 5 and 6 ("Holy War" parts 1 and 2) of Season 4 of Wynonna Earp. Let us know your thoughts on this season in the comments below! In two weeks, we'll be talking about the 2020 book The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. When Wynonna Earp returns, we'll get back to it!

Co-hosts Kate and Medaya are joined by writer Joni Murphy, whose new novel, Talking Animals, takes place in a fictional New York City, populated entirely by animals. Joni discusses why she chose an alpaca and a llama as her protagonists, and how animals might allow us to talk about climate change, politics, and culture differently.  Plus, Akwaeke Emezi, author of The Death of Vivek Oji, returns to recommend Sacrament of Bodies by Nigerian poet Romeo Oriogun.

Hosts Eric and Medaya are joined by the writer Awkaeke Emezi, whose new novel The Death of Vivek Oji, explores the life and death of a young transgender person, Vivek, who is discovering and navigating his identity in contemporary Nigeria. We talk with Akwaeke about what inspired this story, their own life and childhood in Nigeria, and how they think about work as an “artist and writer based in liminal spaces”, as they put it. Also, Aminatow Sow, co-author of Big Friendship, returns to recommend Nessa Rapoport's new novel Evening.

Thanks for listening! Books Mentioned Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Beverly Jenkins Old West Series The takeover by T.L. Swan You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria You Dad will do by Katee Robert Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty Social Media Twitter: @theeuphoriczat IG: @theeuphoriczat I hope you check out my blog www.theeuphoriczat.com