On this journey, I’m joined by Safiya as we discuss What makes a book a “light read”? Does this...
Podcast: Mini-Ep.: Is this one mispronounced name too far?
This mini episode is a bit different in tone to the usual. I take my experience listening to the...
Ep. 41: Are You What They Say You Are? (Focus: France/Algeria: Zahia Rahmani’s Trilogy)
On this journey, I'm joined by Nour and Assia as we discuss What is our responsibility towards our...
Ep. 40. In We vs. Me, which side are you on? (Focus: Somalia: Links by Nuruddin Farah)
On this journey, I’m joined by Fousia from Naptime is Sacred podcast as we explore How a lack of...
Mini-Ep. So You Think You’re Free? (Focus: Sudan: Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih)
On this journey, I explore freedom in a post-colonial context. "Studied in the UK?" Ok, and what?...
(Unofficial) Podcast: South Korea: Parasite (Film)
In this very relaxed, thoroughly unofficial (non-book-related) episode, Houda and I explore our...
Podcast: Mini-Ep. Turkey: The Birds Have Also Gone by Yashar Kemal
I recently visited Istanbul and before I went I wanted to find a novel that would give me some...
Review: Korea/Japan: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee was recommended to me over a year ago and has remained at the forefront of...
Podcast: Ep. 38. Reading Children’s Literature – Then and Now
In this themed episode, Alia and I take a (nostalgic) tour of children's books from our own...
Ep. 37. Egypt/Persia: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
On this journey I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss Reading fantasy; The world of jinn and Persian...
Review: البقرة الصفراء (The Yellow Cow) by Jolly Animals
I can't remember how I first came across Jolly Animals, but when I did their product immediately...
Ep. 36. UK: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
On this journey, I explore Do we give an author another try if we don't like a book? Complex...
Ep. 35. Nigeria: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
On this journey, I’m joined by Assia and Aeesha as we explore Connecting with books from...
Ep. 34. USA: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
On this journey, I explore Faith and parents - what's the relationship? How to not respect women....
Ep. 31. Sudan/UK: Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela
On this journey: Appreciating insight into writers' inspiration. People from different backgrounds...
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