Sep 20, 2021
I don’t need to like the books my guests choose – the whole point is, it’s their favorite book. Not mine. But today someone chose one of my all-time favorites, a book that I honestly think will be taught in lit classes for generations. Today I’m talking to about Brit Bennet’s “The Mothers” with Taevia Norris, the brilliant mind behind Books and Brown Sugar Co., an apparel line designed amplify Black literature. Taevia and I talked about diversifying our bookshelves, and how a good writer helps us relate to a character emotionally even if we have no exterior connection to him or her. Bonus: Taevia has the best idea for how The Mothers should be made on film.
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Host: Julie Strauss
Guest: Taevia Norris
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Discussed in this episode:
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
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@WellReadBlackGirl on Instagram
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
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