Colored Pages Book Club

Jun 30 2023 115 ep. 78 mins 39

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Join longtime friends Marci and Ako for their bi-weekly podcast where they discuss fiction, fantasy, and magical realism written by writers from colorful and diverse backgrounds! Come for the honest discussions, stay for the complete and utter tomfoolery. Also, no worries if you haven’t read the books, we’ve got you covered!

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Audre Lorde’s ”Uses of the Erotic” a Comparative Literature Episode

Jun 30 2023 66 mins

Hello colorful cast of powdered sugar donuts, CPBC is back with the final episode of the summer short series. What?!? I know we're ending a little early this year and taking a bit of a hiatus, but never fear, this episode is a super sweet treat and it most certainly will not be the curtain call for the dynamic duo. So if you have the time during or between your summer shenanigans

Josh Trujillo’s ”Dodge City”

Jun 15 2023 53 mins

Hello, sporty folks! First of all, SO sorry for the delay with the episode! Marci's computer is old enough to pay taxes and it decided to stir up drama by NOT working! Thankfully everything is fixed now so we should be good to go

Nalo Hopkinson’s ”Falling in Love with Hominids”

May 18 2023 87 mins

Hello Colorful Cast of Characters, welcome back to another week of CPBC, that's right ya'll after a quick hiatus, we are back with the first episode of our Summer Short Series! For those who may or may not know our Summer Shorts is where CPBC diverges from its typical novels and we read truly whatever we want, typically stories of a shorter variety or different medium. And this wee

Tanya Boteju’s ”Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens” Part 2

Apr 27 2023 75 mins

Hello, eyeshadow palettes! This week marks our last episode before this year's summer short series! Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens is exactly the light-hearted and heartwarming read we needed and we're so excited to get into the nitty gritty of part 2! So ease into your lawn chairs and grab an ice pop as we talk about Nema's unrelenting awkwardness, Gordon's unexpected redemption a

Tanya Boteju’s ”Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens” Part 1

Apr 14 2023 69 mins

Hello, Hello, Hello In-betweens, Queens, and Kings, welcome back to CPBC, that bi-weekly podcast that keeps showing up late to class, but still has perfect attendance. Speaking of which, this week we start our last book before our summer session, and to close out the year we'll be reading Marci's pick, the queer young adult novel "Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju. So

Imbolo Mbue’s ”How Beautiful We Were” Part 2

Mar 31 2023 115 mins

Hello, strawberry-banana smoothies! This week, we're back to finish up our discussion of How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue! This book touches on some beautiful themes and we're excited to get into it. However, there is a heavyyyyy trigger warning for the entire episode--touching on themes such as sexual assault, massacre, loss of family, government violence, rape, and general ap

Imbolo Mbue’s ”How Beautiful We Were” Part 1

Mar 17 2023 93 mins

Hello Colorful Cast of Characters, Marci and Ako are back for another bi-weekly book chat and this week we're reading Imbolo Mbue's "How Beautiful We Were" an environmental novel set in a fictional west African inspired village in the modern global context. As a note, this episode is more serious in tone and the dynamic duo express deep feelings of anger and despair, but if you're

Jewelle Gomez’s ”Gilda Stories” Part 2 (feat. The SJW Comic Book Club)

Mar 02 2023 110 mins

Hello, sunflowers! This week, your favorite telescopes are back to finish their discussion on this 90's, vampiric, period piece...WITH FRIENDS! Yet again, they have been blessed by the presence of one Veronica, Monte, and Melissa--the illustrious hosts of the SJW Comic Book Club Podcast! CPBC and SJW go WAY back, so for those that have listened to our collaborations with them (you

Jewelle Gomez’s ”Gilda Stories” Part 1

Feb 17 2023 78 mins

Hello, Colorful Cookie Monsters! Welcome back to another episode of that Colored Pages Book Club Podcast! That's right y'all--for this season of love, we've gone a bit vampiric, as we read this 90's Black, Queer classic, The Gilda Stories. So join Marci and Ako as they discuss which power seems good on paper, but is inconvenient in practice, vampires in the south, and the trials an

Chantal V. Johnson’s ”Post-Traumatic” Part 2

Feb 02 2023 70 mins

Hello cuties! Your favorite cinnamon sticks are back to finish up their first book of 2023! This week, after a...considerable tonal shift lmao, we're going to be finishing the witty and poignant tale, Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson! This episode comes with less trigger warnings than the previous, but certainly triggers for body dysmorphia and disordered eating. But, if you ar