Like A Real Book Club

Jun 01 2023 27 ep. 66 mins 12
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Hosted by three Jamaican nerds talking about books and just about everything else... Like A Real Book Club.

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The One About Hollywood, Girlhood, and Periods

Jun 01 2023 62 mins  
We almost named this one "The One About What We've Been Up To For 10 Months". Haha, hey beautiful people! We're back! Businesses Mentioned:Here We Grow and BerrionlBerryOrganisations Mentioned: FEMINITT, I'm Glad I'm A GirlBooks Mentioned:Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings (Rebel Women Lit's March & April book club pick)Black on Both Sid

Under The Sycamore Tree - New Podcast from Rebel Women Lit

Jan 31 2023
We have exciting news: a new podcast! Rebel Women Lit took some time work on our newest podcast, 'Under The Sycamore Tree' - a feminist archival podcast highlighting the amazing work of the Women Voices and Leadership grantee partners, 27 LGBTQIA+ and women led organizations across The Caribbean. Episodes drop in March but in the meantime, you can subscribe to the podcast so you d

The One About 'The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives' by Lola Shoneyin

May 13 2022 98 mins  
Kristina and Ashley discuss our (messy) February 2022 book club pick: 'The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives' by Lola Shoneyin

The One About 'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies' by Deesha Philyaw

Mar 02 2022 133 mins  
We'd ask if you missed us but we're pretty sure you did. We missed you too and that's why this new episode is an extra long one. Get comfy and journey with us as we explore Rebel Women Lit's January book pick: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw. This masterful collection of stories was an immediate favourite of ours with its textured and hilarious stories, gorgeou

The One About Augustown by Kei Miller

Jul 17 2021 74 mins  
How long can you keep down people who were made to fly? Augustown is a poetic novel that is grounded in the (hi)story of a prominent preacher and Pan-African activist Alexander Bedward who was said to have claimed that he could fly. Kei Miller reimagined this story as an allegory of the Black Jamaican struggle to EXIST in a society that invalidates their humanity. From hairstyles

The One About Read Across Jamaica Day & Libraries

May 16 2021 23 mins  
A short discussion on Jamaica's reading culture, Read Across Jamaica and how the Jamaican libraries are... kind of a mess. Who's up for a #JamaicaReads campaign? -One of our favourite kinds of literature is poetry. Its ability to hold the weight of histories, the gamut of human emotions and philosophies in a mere few lines is just *chef's kiss*. Now we’re not saying we’re poets

The One With Jacqueline Bishop

May 01 2021 47 mins  
Journalist, poet, novelist, artist, (and now archivist) Jacqueline Bishop recently released her first collection of interviews which focuses on documenting the craft and lives of 13 Jamaican women writers, in The Gift of Music and Song. The Gift of Music and Song is an intimate account that engages monumental Jamaican Women Writers in the context of anti-colonial and anti-misogyn

The One About bell hooks' 'All About Love'

Apr 18 2021 90 mins  
One thing Ms hooks will do is have you talking at length about her work, usually with striking polarity: one side really loved it and the other just could not get behind her ideas. For this new episode of Like A Real Book Club, Ashley, Kristina and Jherane take on one of hook’s more famous books and RWL’s March pick, “All About Love: New Versions”. Self-help, theory or a

The One About Sarah Ladipo Manyika's Like A Mule Bringing Ice-Cream to the Sun

Apr 03 2021 69 mins  
Ashley and Kristina walk into a bar... ...And that's exactly how this conversation felt. In this new episode of Like A Real Book Club, Ashley and Kristina dive into the short and sweet novel by Sarah Ladipo Manyika, "Like A Mule Bringing Ice-cream to the Sun", a story that gets to your bones in under 120 pages. We talk about how Sarah geniusly weaves several topics together in th

The One With Paulette Ramsay Talking About 'Aunt Jen' & 'Letters Home'

Mar 18 2021 61 mins  
Interview with Professor Paulette Ramsay about her recently republished novel Aunt Jen, and her latest novel Letters Home. Share using #LikeARealBookClub on social media. Get Aunt Jen, Letters Home and the other Contemporary Caribbean Classics on www.rebelwomenlit.com/classics Our guest Professor Paulette Ramsay, is a Jamaican poet, translator, journalist, novelist, and academic