This episode I focus on the positive influx of Black Fiction as well as some of the things about black content in general that I have issues with.
After a brief catch up (00:15) I delve into the current state of Black Fiction (06:10) and how at times I have had to defend my Blackness to commenters and people in my DMs. I touch on the idea of struggle narrative still be apparent in black fiction (09:45) as well as being a little jaded on themes focused solely around African cultures (12:20).
I mention not feeling pressured to love and promote everything and anything black (16:45) and how damaging doing so could be for the black writing community (19:05). I go on to discuss unconscious book bias (19:52) as well as i what i coin as 'pseudo black books (23:45) that are effectively made digestible by mainstream publishers. I briefly mention my own struggles with this while writing my trilogy (26:15) The Antonides Legacy as well as the changes I wish to make while writing Wolves of Duty (28:15).
To wrap up I run through the amazing black fiction recommendations you gave me via instagram and a lovely quote that i think sums up my thoughts on the whole episode.
If you would like to discuss anything i've said in the episode or anything has triggered/offended, please do let me know in the comments and/or DMs as I am always up for discussions and views on topics!
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