EPISODE · Aug 17, 2021 · 7H 2M
Nichole Perkins presents Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be
from New Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Women · host Nichole Perkins
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/492407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be Author: Nichole Perkins Narrator: Nichole Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this "saucy and smart" memoir, a journalist uses pop culture as a lens to navigate her identity as a Black woman (Oprah Daily). Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet, exploring her experience with mental illness, her attachment to the TV show Frasier, her role as a mistress, Prince, and what it means to figure out desire and sexuality in a world where women are still expected to prioritize marriage. Combining her sharp wit, stellar pop culture sensibility, and trademark spirited storytelling, Nichole boldly tackles the damage done to women–especially Black women–by society’s failure to confront the myths and misogyny at its heart. Nichole illuminates how to take the best pop culture has to offer and discard the harmful bits, offering a mirror into our own lives. A Roxane Gay Audacious Bookclub November Pick Named "Most Anticipated Books of 2021" by Buzzfeed and Lithub
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/492407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be Author: Nichole Perkins Narrator: Nichole Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In this "saucy and smart" memoir, a journalist uses pop culture as a lens to navigate her identity as a Black woman (Oprah Daily). Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet, exploring her experience with mental illness, her attachment to the TV show Frasier, her role as a mistress, Prince, and what it means to figure out desire and sexuality in a world where women are still expected to prioritize marriage. Combining her sharp wit, stellar pop culture sensibility, and trademark spirited storytelling, Nichole boldly tackles the damage done to women–especially Black women–by society’s failure to confront the myths and misogyny at its heart. Nichole illuminates how to take the best pop culture has to offer and discard the harmful bits, offering a mirror into our own lives. A Roxane Gay Audacious Bookclub November Pick Named "Most Anticipated Books of 2021" by Buzzfeed and Lithub
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