This week we are reading Death of the Author by Roland Barthes.

It's not for everyone.

We also ask, whether Harper Lee was racist - for some, it is not that clean cut.

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This week Rai, Alex and Derek are talking everything from writers prizes to TikTok Awards and we ask: do these prizes make a difference?

We also discuss The Booker Prize Longlist: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2024

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Was Rapman's Supacell really that good?

Is the New York Times' list of 100 Best Books of 21st Century correct?

We talk about it.

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This weeks book: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel.

Let the shenanigans begin.

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In this episode, Rai asks 'What 5 books would we have with us if we landed on a desert island?'

Listen for the five books that will get us through the loneliness, craziness, and chaos of being on a desert island.

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This week we're discussing Pride and Prejudice and the importance of first impressions.

What do you think?

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This week, we're asking whether Black authors are being held back in the UK through marketing.

Also, we're questioning why debut authors are struggling with their book.

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This week, the trio discusses James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room discussing the different ways that the book made them feel and whether the book was his best work, or whether it's the book to start with when reading Baldwin.

Also:

What is the culture of Black British fiction nowadays?

Do all books need a plot?

Books this week:

• Kei Miller - Things I Have Withheld
• Kei Miller - August Town
• Hazel Hayes - Out of Love
• Rachel Cusk - Parade

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Want to read our writing?

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Derek: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/dating-with-borderline-personality-disorder

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