Podcasts by Like A Real Book Club

The One About Augustown by Kei Miller from 2021-07-17T22:00

How long can you keep down people who were made to fly? Augustown is a poetic novel that is grounded in the (hi)story of a prominent preacher and Pan-African activist Alexander Bedward who was said...

The One About Read Across Jamaica Day&Libraries from 2021-05-16T05:12:45

A short discussion on Jamaica's reading culture, Read Across Jamaica and how the Jamaican libraries are... kind of a mess. Who's up for a #JamaicaReads campaign?
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The One With Jacqueline Bishop from 2021-05-02T01:00

Journalist, poet, novelist, artist, (and now archivist) Jacqueline Bishop recently released her first collection of interviews which focuses on documenting the craft and lives of 13 Jamaican women ...

The One About bell hooks' 'All About Love' from 2021-04-18T09:14:23

One thing Ms hooks will do is have you talking at length about her work, usually with striking polarity: one side really loved it and the other just could not get behind her ideas. For this new epi...

The One About Sarah Ladipo Manyika's Like A Mule Bringing Ice-Cream to the Sun from 2021-04-03T13:48:01

Ashley and Kristina walk into a bar... ...And that's exactly how this conversation felt. In this new episode of Like A Real Book Club, Ashley and Kristina dive into the short and sweet novel by Sa...

The One With Paulette Ramsay Talking About 'Aunt Jen'&'Letters Home' from 2021-03-18T14:26:19

Interview with Professor Paulette Ramsay about her recently republished novel Aunt Jen, and her latest novel Letters Home. Share using #LikeARealBookClub on social media. Get Aunt Jen, Letters Home...

The One About The Caribbean Readers' Awards from 2021-01-31T05:30

Behind the scenes of our inaugural Caribbean Readers' Awards, our inspiration, next year's goals and a bit of tea. Support our podcast and other RWL projects by becoming a sustaining member: www.re...

The One With Karen Lord Reading 'Unraveling' from 2021-01-10T13:03:36

Karen Lord reads chapter one of Unraveling - Rebel Women Lit's book club January 2021 pick. RSVP for book club and subscribe to receive our monthly picks at rebelwomenlit.com

The One With moon from 2020-12-07T08:56:46

A (very) special episode featuring the artist moon - talking about their forthcoming poetry collection, Breaking The Binary, a response to queer lives in Jamaica. This episode features original w...

The One On Being "Force Ripe" from 2020-11-08T03:36:36

In this new episode of Like A Real Book Club, we traverse a very dark and all too common feature of Caribbean girlhood and womanhood by looking at sexual grooming and sexual violence. Looking throu...

The One About Mental Health&Jamaican Churches from 2020-10-25T16:01:49

You know the end of Ari Lennox' 'Chicago Boy' where she asks everyone who is not her friend to leave? That's how this episode feels. Ashley, Jherane and Kristina have an intimate conversation about...

That One That Should've Been Five Episodes from 2020-10-16T16:21:13

One thing about us, we’re gonna intend to talk about one thing and end up talking about 27. It’s been such a long time since we’ve done an episode that everything came pouring out of us. But tha...

That One That Should've Been Five Episodes from 2020-10-16T16:21:13

One thing about us, we’re gonna intend to talk about one thing and end up talking about 27. It’s been such a long time since we’ve done an episode that everything came pouring out of us. But that’s...

The One With Diana McCaulay on 'Daylight Come' from 2020-09-24T05:00

We’re deep into 2020 now, and both the days and the years to come, look darker than they have in a very long time. No, we’re not just talking about COVID-19. So why not curl up with an appropria...

The One With Diana McCaulay on 'Daylight Come' from 2020-09-24T05:00

We’re deep into 2020 now, and both the days and the years to come, look darker than they have in a very long time. No, we’re not just talking about COVID-19. So why not curl up with...

The One With Curdella Forbes on 'A Tall History of Sugar' from 2020-06-19T06:30

Have you ever met an author that was truly and genuinely as smart and brilliant as their work? Fortunately for us (because our book choices are goddess-tier), the writers that we’ve gotten to kn...

The One With Curdella Forbes on 'A Tall History of Sugar' from 2020-06-19T06:30

Get a cup of your favourite tea, cock yuh ten and enjoy our interview with the very masterful, Curdella Forbes.
Kristina and Jherane sat down with Curdella on her verandah with three cups of t...

The One on The 100 Caribbean Books That Shaped Our World #ReadCaribbean from 2020-06-07T13:30

We all know that stories have the power to change us. We've teamed up with BOCAS Lit Fest in Trinidad & Tobago for #ReadCaribbean to select Caribbean books that have had an impact on our lives,...

The One on The 100 Caribbean Books That Shaped Our World #ReadCaribbean from 2020-06-07T13:30

We all know that stories have the power to change us. We've teamed up with BOCAS Lit Fest in Trinidad & Tobago for #ReadCaribbean to select Caribbean books that have had an impact on our lives, and...

The One on 'A Tall History of Sugar' from 2020-05-23T09:00

A spoiler-free review of A Tall History of Sugar by Jamaican novelist Curdella Forbes. In this episode, we talk about the Caribbean's legacy of sugar in the form of our education and careers, ec...

The One on 'A Tall History of Sugar' from 2020-05-23T09:00

Like A Real Book Club reviews Jamaican novel A Tall History of Sugar by Curdella Forbes. We talk about the Caribbean's legacy of sugar in the form of our education and careers, economic and politic...

The One on Learning to Love Complicated Mothers from 2020-05-10T00:00

In this episode, we meditate on the complexities of Caribbean motherhood - ladened with a history of patriarchal violence that has architected the tenuous, terrible and beautiful bonds we form w...

The One on Learning to Love Complicated Mothers from 2020-05-10T00:00

In this episode, we meditate on the complexities of Caribbean motherhood - ladened with a history of patriarchal violence that has architected the tenuous, terrible and beautiful bo...

The One on Being Demanding Caribbean Readers from 2020-04-27T13:00

Is it ok to “feel a way” when a Caribbean author doesn’t use our language and our culture in their work?

We love reading novels and poetry from the Caribbean, especially ones written by Ja...

The One on Being Demanding Caribbean Readers from 2020-04-27T13:00

Is it ok to “feel a way” when a Caribbean author doesn’t use our language and our culture in their work? We love reading novels and poetry from the Caribbean, especially ones written by Jamaican au...

The One With Sara Collins on 'The Confessions of Frannie Langton' from 2020-04-10T12:00

We chat with Sara Collins, winner of the Costa Book Awards 2019, about her debut novel The Confessions of Frannie Langton! We talk about the inspirations for the book, writing complex enslaved c...

The One With Sara Collins on 'The Confessions of Frannie Langton' from 2020-04-10T12:00

We chat with Sara Collins, winner of the Costa Book Awards 2019, about her debut novel The Confessions of Frannie Langton! We talk about the inspirations for the book, writing complex enslaved c...

The One on The Confessions of Frannie Langton from 2020-03-27T09:00

Lots of spoilers for The Confessions of Frannie Langton ahead! 

In February, Rebel Women Lit read The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins. It’s been described, as a g...

The One on The Confessions of Frannie Langton from 2020-03-27T09:00

Lots of spoilers for The Confessions of Frannie Langton ahead!  Trigger Warning: This podcast includes discussion of scientific racism, sexual assault, murder, and white peopleing. In February, Reb...

The One on Book to Screen Adaptations from 2020-03-05T16:00

We talk about books that should hit the screens, but not before we struggle to define "gothic novels" as a genre, talk about fast-fashion, and do a small rant about Bookstagram. 

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The One on Book to Screen Adaptations from 2020-03-05T16:00

We talk about books that should hit the screens, but not before we struggle to define "gothic novels" as a genre, talk about fast-fashion, and do a small rant about Bookstagram. 

The One on 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Bernardine Evaristo from 2020-02-11T11:30

Lots of spoilers for Girl, Woman, Other ahead! 

In January, Rebel Women Lit read Bernardine Evaristo's Listen

The One on 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Bernardine Evaristo from 2020-02-11T11:30

Lots of spoilers for Girl, Woman, Other ahead!  Trigger Warning: Discussions around gang rape and sexual assault in the book.  In January, Rebel Women Lit read Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Ot...

Books That (Kinda) Defined The Decade from 2020-01-16T21:00

Like a real book club, Jherane, Kristina, and Ashley talk about books that defined the 2010-2019s and just about everything else.

It starts off a bit formal, we talk about the history of <...