Julia and Victoria apply a postcolonial perspective to Ayana Lloyd Banwo’s When We Were Birds , a novel about death, magical matriarchs, love, and VIBES. Become a Member ! Shop with us on Bookshop.org ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and hang out with Victoria on The StoryGraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 101+) Reading Challenge Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more . Mentioned in this episode: The Wretched of the Earth by Franz Fanon Books by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o “ In All Its Forms: A Conversation with Ayanna Lloyd Banwo ” by Will Forrester (PEN Transmissions) “ Trinbagonian author releases debut novel with UK publishing house ” by Tevin Gall (Loop Trinidad & Tobago) Recommendations: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Beloved by Toni Morrison Black Skin White Masks by Franz Fanon (translated by Richard Philcox) The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova Currently Obsessed: KAYTRAMINÉ album by KAYTRAMINÉ (Aminé and Kaytranada) Boys Planet (TV show on Viki) Boys Love Boys Planet The Ampliverse podcast Dear Hank and John podcast Galvanina Organic Sparkling Lemon soda
