browngirlbookparty

Brown Girl Book Party

Arts EN ↓ 28 episodes

Brown Girl Book Party is a monthly book club hosted by Rosa Leonardo and Shannon Dominguez-Stevens, celebrating fiction in all its glorious forms, especially the kind that that centers brown, BIPOC and queer stories, characters and authors. We believe fiction has a lot to teach us, and we’re here to soak it all up. This is a bi-monthly podcast, focusing on one book a month. We’ll announce the book on the first Saturday of each month, and come back to discuss it on the last Saturday . Join us for honest conversations, as we reflect on what it’s like to see ourselves and others like us in the pa...

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We Deserve Monuments Episode 1 07.01.2023 49:41

In the first episode of the New Year, join the BG's at the BP for their 2022 reflections, 2023 resolutions (maybe?) and the introduction of January's Book Party Pick. The Brown Girls are excited to read We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds who you should definitely follow on IG because not only are they are great but this book is popping' off all over the place y'all! If you are in the Sacrament...

Yolk Episode 2 31.12.2022 1:24:17

In Yolk Episode 2, join the brown girls for a deep dive into Mary H.K. Choi’s YA novel Yolk, about two estranged sisters finding their way back to each other and in turn, to themselves. Content warnings galore, as this book explores eating disorders, terminal illness, toxic parental and familial relationships, and dysphoric body image. Shannon and Rosa unpack this, as well as their own personal...

Yolk Episode 1 01.12.2022 31:48

In the pilot episode of Brown Girl Book Party, you’ll meet the pod’s hosts Rosa Leonardo and Shannon Dominguez-Stevens, and hear why they’re so excited to talk about works of fiction with you. December 2022’s book is Mary H. K. Choi’s Yolk. If you’re in Sacramento, you can purchase your copy locally at Underground Books, or online at bookshop.org . We’ll meet you back here on December 31st!