Episode 16 - Authors of Color

In honor of Black History Month here in the US we each chose books by authors of color. Kristia's author didn't read his first book until he was SEVENTEEN and her book takes place in the span of 60 seconds! Rachael's book is a debut autobiographical novel for her author that explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self. TW: there is mention of rape and self harm in R's retelling of this story, as always we'll give you notice beforehand so you can skip ahead. Audio Note: Apologizes for the poor sound quality on K's end, her usual recording space slightly flooded and she had to make due with some changes.  Books Discussed: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Music: purple-planet.com Sound Effects: zapslat.com