Update on Liberating Libraries July 2020
Update on Liberating Libraries July 2020
A quick note on where things are at with Liberating Libraries. You can find all our past episodes and writings at liber... Read more
28 Jul 2020
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5mins
Survivors Elsewhere
Survivors Elsewhere
Tash Aw's We, The Survivors (2019) is all about exploitation and the toll of development on workers. Vladamir Lorchenkov... Read more
13 Apr 2020
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53mins
A Return to Octavia Butler
A Return to Octavia Butler
We're back in 2020 with a look at one of the authors who inspired this whole project: Octavia Butler. In this brand new ... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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57mins
2019 Year in Review
2019 Year in Review
Ever wonder what it's like to hear us talk about books we DIDN'T like? Best and worst reads off our shelf in 2019, and s... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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44mins
Fighting Fascism with Fiction
Fighting Fascism with Fiction
How should we feel and share our feelings in times of rising fascism? In this episode we tackle this question by looking... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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49mins
Zadie Smith and Neoliberal Friendship (REPOST)
Zadie Smith and Neoliberal Friendship (REPOST)
A short repost of an episode from last year. Zadie Smith is one of our favourite authors, so we had to cut this one down... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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30mins
Land Epics and Great Transformations
Land Epics and Great Transformations
We've been excited about this one for a while! An episode looking at two epic tales of dispossession, transformation, an... Read more
28 Sep 2019
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54mins
Mohsin Hamid and Writing the Moment (REPOST)
Mohsin Hamid and Writing the Moment (REPOST)
An episode we recorded in 2018, but remains as timely as ever. Looking at Mohsin Hamid's books The Reluctant Fundamental... Read more
4 Sep 2019
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33mins
Marlon James On Violence (REPOST)
Marlon James On Violence (REPOST)
A repost of one of our first episodes looking at A History of Seven Killings and The Book of Night Women by Marlon James... Read more
23 Aug 2019
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35mins
Scarborough Takes On Can-Lit
Scarborough Takes On Can-Lit
In this episode we look at Scarborough (2017) by Catherine Hernandez and Brother (2017) by David Chariandy, two powerful... Read more
5 Aug 2019
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42mins