Flip the Page

Aug 22 2024 22 mins

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A girl perpetually stuck in books, reviewing and recommending books to get you perpetually stuck in books.

This podcast will be highlighting fiction books across all genres from mainly Black authors. If you're struggling finding or deciding what books to read written by Black authors with Black characters and dope storylines, you've found the right place!

For those who love reading, those who don't love reading, and those yet to find their love of reading. This is a safe space, sis, so don't be afraid to tap in!

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Ep 12 | Little Rot: Antiblackness in the African Diaspora

Aug 22 2024 15 mins

Welcome back to Flip the Page. Today's episode, we're getting a bit serious, delving into white supremacy and antiblackness through the concept of "rot" seen in Akwaeke Emezi's, Little Rot.Little Rot weaves the story of five friends, through their point-of-views, as they each come into varying degrees of contact with the elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. Aima and Kalu are a long

Ep 11 | Somebody's Wife: Colorism in Romance... Shall We Discuss?

Aug 15 2024 12 mins

Welcome back to Flip the Page. We're back with episode 11 of the pod, talking about Robbie Renee's 'Somebody's Wife', and y'all.. this is not what I want... this is not what I planned. I was so ready to get elbows deep in a good ole cheating trope, yet here we are instead, discussing colorism in literature...Somebody's Wife centers around Dr. Jemma Holiday, a well-respected Black w

Ep 10 | The Neighbor Favor: Quest For A Good Straight Black Romance

Aug 08 2024 13 mins

Welcome back to Flip the Page. We're back with episode 10, where we'll be tapping into The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest. This may or may not be the beginning of a sub-series to find peak straight Black romance reads... stay tuned.The Neighbor Favor is an adult contemporary romance book centered on Lily Greene, a 25-year-old Black woman, currently working in the nonfiction divi

Ep 9 | Rosewater: A Sapphic Best Friends to Lovers Read

Aug 01 2024 26 mins

Welcome back to episode 9 of Flip the Page. Today, we're going to be digging through a Black sapphic romance book and the best friends to lovers trope.Rosewater by Liv Little is a Black sapphic romance that tells the story of Elsie, a 28-year-old aspiring poet, living in London, who has struggled finding a stable home ever since she was sixteen and left her house. At the beginning

Ep 8 | A Love Song for Ricki Wilde: The Fated Mates Trope

Jul 25 2024 18 mins

Welcome back to episode 8 of Flip the Page. I’m your host Zo and today we’re going to be talking about a popular trope in romance: Fated Mates. The book I’m going to be submitting in as evidence to frame my breakdown of this trope around is A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams.Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, A Love Song for Ricki Wild

Ep 7 | They All Fall Down: My LEAST Favorite Mystery Book Subgenre

Jul 18 2024 31 mins

Welcome back to episode 7 of Flip the Page!In today's episode, I'll be diving into one of my least favorite mystery book genres in Rachel Howzell Hall's, "They All Fall Down".Miriam Macy sails off with six strangers to a private island off the coast of Mexico, believing she’s about to partake in a reality competition show, in a remote island paradise, with a hefty monetary prize

Ep 6 | D'Vaughn and Kris: The Sapphic Romance That Changed My Life

Jul 12 2024 18 mins

Welcome back to another episode of Flip the Page! In today's episode, we'll be discussing "D'Vaughn and Kris Plan A Wedding" by Chencia H. Higgins. 'Instant I Do'. The hit reality show where strangers are paired together and must convince their families they're getting married in six weeks, in hopes to win $100,000. D'Vaughn Miller knows her relationship with Kris Zavala is fake. B

Ep 5 | Outdrawn: A Sapphic Rivals to Lovers Book Rec

Jul 05 2024 21 mins

Welcome back to episode 5 of the podcast! Our book for today's episode is "Outdrawn" by Deanna Grey; a slow burn, sapphic, rivals to lovers centered around two webcomic artists, Noah Blue and Sage Montgomery. As the Sage and Noah are forced to work together on a classic comic set to relaunch, they find themselves struggling to work together and struggling to deal with the feelings

Ep 4 | The Violin Conspiracy: A Story of Black Heritage and White Supremacy

Jul 01 2024 25 mins

In today's episode, we'll be discussing Brendan Slocumb's, "The Violin Conspiracy". A riveting mystery thriller novel, centered around a Black classical musician prodigy and the theft of his violin. Send Me A Shout

Ep 3 | Yinka: Antiblackness, Desirability, and the Patriarchy Princess

Jun 30 2024 26 mins

In today's episode of the podcast, I'll be reviewing a contemporary romance novel by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, "Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?". The novel follows Yinka, a 32-year-old Black woman living in the UK, as she faces the compounding pressures of the patriarchy, an overbearing mother and aunties, and colorism, in her quest to secure herself a man. Send Me A Shout