24: Books for Amnesty

We're delighted to have a sponsor for this month's episode of the Brighton Book Club in the shape of Brighton's Amnesty Bookshop. Anna spent the morning learning about the shop and speaks to long-standing volunteer, Tony. She also speaks to Amnesty’s Nicky Parker who is head of literature programming for children and Rowena Seabrook who is heads of human rights education. Local author Meldy Razak discusses her new book MOTH about a families' experience of Partition in India, while Iranian poet Fatemah Shams discusses poetry and displacement.We also discuss Lisa Allen Agostini's book THE BREAD THE DEVIL KNEAD, out now with Brighton-based Myriad Editions.Our next book club book is Joanna Trollope's CITY OF FRIENDS. You can get in touch with us on Instagram at @btnbookclub and email us at [email protected]. If you’re interested in sponsoring an episode, get in touch!