Happy 2021, lovely listeners! It’s our favorite time of the year: Urban Fic Month. (Okay, so we were still a little hungover from 2020 and this episode is a tad late. Forgive us!)
This year, we read a classic: The Cartel by Ashley & JaQuavis. There’s money, romance, murder and a lot of anti-Haitian sentiment. It’s uncomfortable.
There’s also some “sexy” farting (or should we say queuing?), a graphic castration and a whole lot of colorism. Get the alcohol ready, because this one is wild.
Trigger warning for a mention of rape and discussion of homophobia starting at 1:07:40.
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In this episode:
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang Lead From the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams Our Time is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America by Stacey Abrams Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson Deacon King Kong by James McBrideEpisode 55: ‘Everything’s Fine’
Episode 55: Surviving Thrillers as a Black Woman w/ Rachel Howzell Hall
Episode 54: Celebrating Pride with Kianna Alexander
Episode 52: ‘Kindred’ and Black SFF Panel Discussion
Episode 51: An Introduction to Octavia Butler & ‘Kindred’
Episode 50: The Color Purple (Part 2)
Episode 49: The Color Purple (Part 1)
Episode 48: A Glimmer of Death
Episode 47: Butterfly
BCL Chat: The Horror, The Horror!
Episode 46: These Toxic Things
BCL Chat: We Tired, Y’all
Episode 45: Loving My Wife and Her Sister, Too feat. Ratchet Book Club
Episode 44: The Other Black Girl
Episode 43: While Justice Sleeps
BCL Chat: Back to Our Messy Roots
Episode 42: Such A Fun Age
BCL Chat: The Outrage Machine and Book Publishing
BLC Chat: Hindsight is 2020
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