Colored Pages Book Club

Hey Literary Listeners!! The dynamic duo is at it once again in another episode of the Colored Pages Book Club: Summer Short addition!! That’s right--Ako and Marci are taking a detour this summer through all sorts of literary works! And this week we are exploring the comic memoir Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi.

TRIGGER WARNING: This comic has elements of war, violence, and references to sexual assault. The beginning of the episode is silly and fun, but the discussion gets pretty serious starting around the summary. Please listen with care.

Tomfoolery: 0:00 - 1:30

Intro/Cultural Context: 1:40 - 26:02

Summary: 26:22 - 52:30

Discussion: 52:43 - 1:24:05

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Also, see below for books/poems referenced in the episode!

Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Olsen

The Seven Sisters by Anthony Sampson

Hello, colorful cast of characters! Your favorite duo is back and this week is a delightful fusion of two book clubs masquerading as podcasts -- that's right, we have on the hilarious, insightful, and wonderful, SJW Comic Book Club Podcast! And this week, we will be reading Bingo Love by Tee Franklin. So join Monte, Veronica, Melissa, Marci, and Ako as they swoon and chuckle over this adorable queer, Black, inter-generational love story, and guess what? It's just in time for Valentine's Day! Maybe share this episode with someone you're bingo-crushing on ;)

Intro: 00:18 - 28:47

Summary: 29:07 - 50:16

Discussion: 50:30 - 1:39:43

Also please, please, please show our friends over at SJW some love! They are some of our favorite people! Check them out wherever you listen to podcasts and follow them on social media using @sjwcomicscast on all platforms! In fact, here's their linktree: https://linktr.ee/sjwcomicspodcast

And as always, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), Website (thesecoloredpages.com), and Reading List here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at [email protected] . Come say hi!!

'Sup literary listeners! It's been a minute, glad you're here! We know the summer may be over, but never fear for CPBC is back with our regularly scheduled programming. And today, we're kicking off the third season with the last "season" of N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy, The Stone Sky.

That's right, three years and a plethora of books later, we have reached the penultimate conclusion of our very first episode! So join Marci and Ako as they discuss how they've grown, how the podcast has changed, and what they think comes next for flawed Essun, hilarious Tonkee, tragic Nassun, evil ass Schaffa, and more!

Intro: 00:32 - 22:53

Summary: 23:14 - 1:06:41

Discussion: 1:06:54 - 1:40:57

Also, we know its no longer the 21st night of September, buttt can you blame us?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

Also, also! Check out this link to listen to a more accurate rendition of "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth!

Wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes? You can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), Website (thesecoloredpages.com), and Reading List here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages (the linktree will be updated soon!). You can also reach us directly by emailing us at [email protected] . Come say hi!!

Welcome back, literary listeners, to another episode of the Colored Pages Book Club! Join us as we finish the second half of Marci’s wonderful, amazing, and tragic pick, The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi! Yes, tune in as we talk about the crown jewel of Crayola crayon packs, our Sesame Street/Netflix young adult television pitch, “Juxtaposition and Friends”, as well as the intersection of affection, attraction, expectations, and shame!

Intro: 00:20 – 17:15

Summary: 17:30 – 58:15

Discussion: 58:25 - 1:43:00

In the discussion section, we briefly mentioned "She of the Mountains" by Vivek Shraya and "He Mele A Hilo: A Hilo Song" by Ryka Aoki. Check out that collab and interview here:

She of the Mountains with Books and Boba

He Mele A Hilo - A Hilo Song Interview with Ryka Aoki

Also correction: Nigeria has over 100 million people--not 60 million, so even more than Ako estimated!

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Hello, colorful cast of characters! Ako and Marci are back again for another episode of our Summer Short Series! That’s right ya’ll, today is a re-run episode as we dive back into FIYAH Magazine, a speculative fiction magazine launched in 2017!

And in this episode, we are reading Issue #23: Food and Cuisine. So, join Marci and Ako as they discuss how food makes them FEEL, an intergalactic culinary contest, a magical cookbook, and a recipe for ancestry. See below for a list of the short stories we read!

Intro: 00:00 – 20:22

"Kingston Gourmet" by Ashaye Brown: 20:44 - 40:06

"The Usual Way" by Lina Munroe: 40:06 -51:40

"The Recipe for Time Travel" by Monique Collins: 51:40 – 55:26

Outro: 55:26 – 58:36

Also check out the Voodoonauts and their upcoming Anthology -- (Re)Living Mythology

Of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at [email protected] . Come say hi!!