026: Behold The Dreamers

02/21/19 • 37 min

In this episode we are discussing February's book, Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. We’re talking about: * Overview * Author, setting and context * Themes: * Immigration * Race/Identity * Family * Style and technique * Best and worst bits FOLLOW US facebook.com/thesankofabc twitter.com/thesankofabc instagram.com/thesankofa.bc goodreads.com/thesankofabc Newsletter: eepurl.com/cHg_fH SHOUTOUTS/MENTIONS Music: Ryan Little - Traffic Jam Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Ico5dpr9Y

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025: 2019 Bookish Review

In this episode, we are discussing (relatively) new African literature we are excited to read in 2019. FOLLOW US facebook.com/thesankofabc twitter.com/thesankofabc instagram.com/thesankofa.bc goodreads.com/thesankofabc Newsletter: eepurl.com/cHg_fH SHOUTOUTS/MENTIONS Music: Ryan Little - Traffic Jam African Book Addict: Interested in the #ReadGhanaian challenge 👉🏾 @africanbookaddict (Twitter + Instagram),

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027: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

In this episode we are discussing March's book, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah. We’re talking about: * Overview * Author, setting and context * Themes: * Politics/ Pan-africanism * Corruption * Waste * Style and technique * Best and worst bits FOLLOW US facebook.com/thesankofabc twitter.com/thesankofabc instagram.com/thesankofa.bc goodreads.com/thesankofabc Newsletter: eepurl.com/cHg_fH SHOUTOUTS/MENTIONS Music: Ryan Little - Traffic Jam Separation of Powers: https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/separation-of-powers.html Marcus Garvey's book: The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey Or, Africa for the Africans Ghana banking crisis: https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/business/otabil-13-others-dragged-to-court-over-capital-bank-collapse/f1vh3n4