Colored Pages Book Club

Come round children for the time has COME! As a thank you to our listeners for getting us to 25 ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, here is the literal first EVER footage of the Colored Pages Book Club where we discuss Octavia Butler's short story, "Book of Martha". Literally the first thing we ever recorded... And...whew chile, the glow up lmao. Despite its humble beginnings, the episode is still a rather interesting one that we hope you all enjoy

Ako and Marci are personally enjoying quarantine-enriched, Hot Girl Summers alongside their Summer Short Stories and this week is NO different as they sink their teeth into the short story collection, New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color which was edited by Nisi Shawl.   There is much to get your life to in this collection and we will specifically be discussing; "Harvest" by Rebecca Roanhorse, "Give Me Your Black Wings Oh Sister" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, "Kelsey and the Burdened Breath" by Darcie Little Badger, "Three Variations on a Theme of Imperial Attire" by E. Lily Yu, and "The Shadow We Cast Through Time" by Indrapramit Das! We also did something a bit ~different~ this week for our discussion section that we hope you all will enjoy

Witches and Werewolves and Baked Goods oh my! Join the CPBC crew for another episode of the Summer Short Series! This week, we’ll be reading Mooncakes written by Suzanne Walker and illustrated by Wendy Xu. A lighthearted tale with eeeeeeevvvvvil, love, and magic!  So grab a cold drink, relax and sit back and join Ako and Marci for another week of laughs, conversation, and creative works all from colorful creators.  Intro/Question--Werewolf or vampire? 5:15-19:05 Summary--19:24-39:40 Discussion--39:56-53:50 Order Mooncakes here: https://www.lionforge.com/mooncakes/ --or wherever books are sold! Join the club by following us on Twitter @TheColoredPages, our Instagram @TheseColoredPages, our website thesecoloredpages.com or send us an email at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com  

*Shoutouts Below!!* This week, your two favorite key lime pies talk about "The Third and Final Continent" and "Sexy" from Jhumpa Lahiri's collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies. Sit back and enjoy a Capri Sun as we talk about weird ass white people, romantic infidelity, strange living situations, and the iconic duo, Mala and Mrs. Craft! Intro Discussion About Weird Living Arrangements: 1:14 - 29:03 Plot Summaries/Discussion: 29:20 - 1:02:20 Join the club by following us on Twitter @TheColoredPages, email at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com, our website at thesecoloredpages.com, AND our NEW Instagram @TheseColoredPages! Lastly, shoutout to Apple Podcast users "hellothereheyhi" and "Jazz Devotee" for leaving us really kind reviews respectively saying that our explorations ring in their ears for days and days and that the show is like taking a graduate level literature class with the two coolest professors on campus! Your kind words do not go unnoticed and we are so honored that our shenanigans and vulnerabilities resonate with you. We love and adore you both as well as the rest of our lovely listeners! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts

Welcome back to the blerdest of podcasts and another summer short series episode! That’s right, the dynamic duo is back and off to camp with "Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom", a murder mystery comic written by Molly Muldoon and Terry Blas and illustrated by Matthew Seely! Intro: 00:00 – 15:32 Summary: 15:50 - 37:45 Discussion: 37:53 – 55:30 Join the club by following us on Twitter @TheColoredPages, emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com, checking out our website at thesecoloredpages.com and exploring our NEW instagram @TheseColoredPages! 

What it isssss!?! So boom, we're continuing our Summer Short Series by discussing 2 short stories from the first issue of the legendary Black speculative fiction literary magazine, FIYAH! Based off of the iconic 1926 literary magazine, "Fire!!", created by Harlem Renaissance legends including Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes to name a few, this magazine asks what does it mean to look at intersectional issues of equality through the lens of science fiction and fantasy? So obviously, there is much to discuss. And we'll be talking in particular about the short stories "Police Magic" by Brent Lambert and "Chesirah" by L.D. Lewis! Icebreaker Discussion About Phoenixes: 8:43 - 22:54 Plot Summaries: 23:16 - 37:06 Discussion: 37:20 - 55:15 Join the club by following us on Twitter @TheColoredPages, email at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com, our website at thesecoloredpages.com, AND our NEW Instagram @TheseColoredPages! Also check out I Found This Great Book's episodes on Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes AND Fire!!

Hey friends, “Summer Short Series the Sequel” is back with a bang! Join your favorite fusion as they laugh and chat through the very fun indie superhero web comic, The UnCommons by Tony Weaver Jr.! AND as a special treat, we are talking to the author himself. Get ready ‘cause the blerds are out in full force today! Also follow Tony Weaver Jr. @TonyWeaverJr on Twitter and check out his website Intro/Ako’s Question (what is the worst superpower?): 00:00 - 16:58 Plot Summary: 17:20 - 33:04 Discussion: 33:04 - 42:26 Interview with Tony Weaver Jr.: 43:00 - 1:53:50 Books that Tony recommended include:  The UnCommons The CosmoKnights by Hannah Templer Die by Stephanie Hans and Kieron Gillen  Hover Girls by Geneva Bowers (GDBee) As far as Marci and I go, join the club by following us on Twitter @TheColoredPages, email at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com, our website at thesecoloredpages.com, AND our NEW Instagram @TheseColoredPages!

While Ako and I don't love this book, we DO love that it's been able to introduce us to a fellow book podcaster, Traci Thomas from The Stacks Podcast! Sit back and enjoy while we talk about Alexa and Drew's hot mess of a relationship, diversity within the romance genre, romantic comedies that we ourselves would create, and SO. MUCH. MORE! Introduction & Icebreaker with Traci: 3:37 - 18:13 Plot Summary: 18:32 - 53:11 Discussion with Traci: 53:22 - 1:26:58 Follow up with Traci by following her on Instagram @TheStacksPod, Twitter on @TheStacksPod_, and her website at thestackspodcast.com.  As far as Ako and I go, join the club by following us on Twitter @TheColoredPages, email at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com, our website at thesecoloredpages.com, AND our NEW Instagram @TheseColoredPages! P.S. The book recommendations Traci left were Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, The Bride Test & The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, and A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas as well as any works by writers, Alyssa Cole and Alisha Rai!

Hello, hello, hello, beautiful people!! The dynamic duo is BACK! This week, we dip our toes into the world of romantic comedy with Jasmine Guillory's "The Wedding Date"! Listen as we discuss early wedding memories, tropes and scripts in romantic comedies, and all our usual shenaniganary! Also, check out @Sahara.Storms on Instagram for make-up bags, earphone cases, laptop cases etc. all with cute ankara designs and fabrics! Intro: 2:20 -17:15 Summary: 17:15 - 43:05  Discussion: 43:15 - 1:29:15 Join the club and get in touch with us through our website (thesecoloredpages.com), Twitter (@TheColoredPages), and our email (thesecoloredpages@gmail.com)! 

Hey sugarplums!!! Quarantine has stopped a lot of things, but it has not stopped our joy! We are joined by our friend, Curtis, from I Found This Great Book for a BONUS episode where we speak with New York Times Bestselling Author, Justina Ireland, about her recently released sequel to Dread Nation, called Deathless Divide. We talk about themes such as the craft of world-building, writing authentic characters of color, Jane and Katherine's beautiful friendship, the glory of an antihero and SO. MUCH. MORE!!! Plot Summary of Deathless Divide: 1:46 - 19:36 Discussion between Ako & Marci: 19:53 - 38:18 Interview with JUSTINA IRELAND along with CURTIS: 38:29 - 1:37:05 Get in touch with Justina Ireland through her Twitter (@JustinaIreland), Instagram (@Justina.Ireland), or website www.justinaireland.com! Hang out with Curtis on Twitter (@foundagreatbook) or through his podcast and website called "I Found This Great Book" Lastly, join the club by getting in touch with us over email (thesecoloredpages@gmail.com), Twitter (@TheColoredPages), and our website (www.thesecoloredpages.com)    We hope you all enjoy this extra special treat

Join the dynamic duo for a introspective interview with Malcolm Hansen, author of "They Come in All Colors."  Your favorite fusion chats with Malcolm about travel, the writing process, love, Pea and Buck's relationship and much MUCH more.  Want more Malcolm? Of course you do. Find him on his website https://www.malcolmhansen.com/ or follow him on twitter @malcolmhansen Introduction/Travel Discussion/Ako's Question: 0:00 - 14:00 The Writing Process: 14:00 - 45:15 Book Discussion: 45:15 - 1:12:45 Join the club by kikiing with us over Twitter (@TheColoredPages), email (thesecoloredpages@gmail.com), and our website (thesecoloredpages.com)!

What it isssssssss?! Anyways, your favorite cups of clam chowder are back for another vivacious episode where we'll be wrapping up our discussion on Malcolm Hansen's They Come in All Colors. In this episode, we have an OD long (but SUPER good) discussion about the true, non-possessive nature of love and also discuss Pea's come-up, Huey's resemblance to the main character of The Boondocks, and how Buck Fairchild gets zeros across the board. Icebreaker question about L U V: 1:51 - 30:02 Plot Summary: 30:21 - 1:09:08 Discussion: 1:09:18 - 1:42:33 Join the club and get in touch with us through our website (thesecoloredpages.com), Twitter (@TheColoredPages), and our email (thesecoloredpages@gmail.com)! 

Hey friends! The dynamic duo is back for another episode of the Colored Pages Book Club. And this week we are reading the first part of "They Come in All Colors" by Malcolm Hansen. We talk about white socialization, the intersection of horror and racism, and, funny enough, love! *Warning this episode is a little heavy and discusses pretty dark themes. Intro 2.00 - 23.09 (Spoiler Warning for the book "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara) Summary 23.36 -58.13 Discussion 58.29 -1.42.00 Join the club and get in touch with us through our website (thesecoloredpages.com), Twitter (@TheColoredPages), and our email (thesecoloredpages@gmail.com)! 

Matilda might still be the living worst, but at least we're enjoying the ride with some new friends

Hey y'all! The dynamic duo is back at it again in this month of love and melanin to discuss the sci-fi space adventure "An Unkindness of Ghosts" by Rivers Solomon. Join Marci and Ako through a hilarious and thought-provoking discussion of the human experience past, future, and imagined. Intro: 3:04 - 17:15 Plot Summary: 17:15 - 55:56 Discussion: 55:56 - 1:40:00 Join the club and get in touch with us through our website (thesecoloredpages.com), Twitter (@TheColoredPages), and our email (thesecoloredpages@gmail.com)!