After reading Water by John Boyne, Rhiannon and Alex get into the meat of this question, talking about Boyne's recent comments about trans people, despite loving his books. How can we find nuance within cancel culture and does cancel culture have a powerful and useful role to play in our society? Alex has been reading the potently poetic Maud Martha by the astonishing writer Gwendolyn Brooks, whilst Rhiannon has been watching and loving Season Four of The Bear. Alex has also been reading the heat-mad story of five eighteenth century sisters plagued by rumours in The Hounding.
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Friends
Water by John Boyne
My Brother's Name is Jessica by John Boyne
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jul/17/john-boyne-people-were-criticising-my-book-when-they-hadnt-read-it
What We Don't Talk About: Sex And the Mess of Life by JoAnn Wypijewski
Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks
The Bear, Season Four
The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
