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Manx NewscastManx Newscast: In conversation with award-winning writer, Monique RoffeyThis year's edition of Manx Litfest is now well and truly underway.This evening (Weds 25 Sept), the Island is playing host to an award-winning writer, environmental activist and Professor of Contemporary Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University.Monique Roffey will be at the Erin Arts Centre tonight from 7:30pm to discuss her latest book, Passiontide.She will also host a writing workshop in Port Erin tomorrow morning.Siobhán Fletcher sat down with Monique and Dr Fiona Gell to find out more.2024-09-2523 min
Your Favorite Stories, Now in Your Ears - Full AudiobookPassiontide: A novel Audiobook by Monique RoffeyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 752187
Title: Passiontide: A novel
Author: Monique Roffey
Narrator: Ami Okumura Jones, Burt Caesar, Martina Laird
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:44:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-10-24
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Feminist Fiction
Summary:
When a female musician is found murdered on a small tropical island, after a string of similar deaths, outraged local women take matters into their own hands.
The quiet calm of Ash Wednesday morning. Carnival is over. Everyone on the small island of St. Colibri is sleeping peacefully. Everyone except Sora Tanaka, a young...2024-09-1112h 44
Feminist Book Club: The PodcastLearning Through Fact and FictionWhile we love a good fluffy book, there’s just something about diving deep into a specific subject. At FBC, we know we can do that through both fiction and non-fiction. In this episode, Nox shares a non-fiction book about reproductive health that opened her eyes to how much learning she has to do. Then Renee talks to Monique Roffey about femicide in the Caribbean in her new book Passiontide. It’s Not Hysteria: A Review (0:21) Nox discusses It’s Not Hysteria by Karen Tang, an important (and gender-inclusive!) book about the reproductive system...2024-09-1034 min
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenPassiontide: A novel by Monique RoffeyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752187 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Passiontide: A novel Author: Monique Roffey Narrator: Burt Caesar, Ami Okumura Jones, Martina Laird Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When a female musician is found murdered on a small tropical island, after a string of similar deaths, outraged local women take matters into their own hands. The quiet calm of Ash Wednesday morning. Carnival is over. Everyone on the small island of St. Colibri is sleeping peacefully. Everyone except Sora Tanaka, a young pan player lying under the cannonball...2024-09-1010 min
poco.lit. podcast03: Kreolsprachen und karibische Literatur: Ein Gespräch über Monique Roffey und V.S. Naipaul
Was sind Kreolsprachen? Wie entstehen sie? Wie werden sie wahrgenommen? Und in wie fern prägen sie die karibische Literatur?
In dieser Folge sprechen Anna und Susi über diese Fragen und holen sich dazu Input von dem Linguisten Ryan Durgasingh. Kreolsprachen sind geprägt vom Kolonialismus, dienen aber auch der Selbstermächtigung. Beides spiegelt die karibische Literatur wider. Dazu werfen wir einen Blick auf Monique Roffeys Roman The Mermaid of Black Conch und Ryan Durgasingh stellt V.S. Naipauls A House for Mr Biswas vor.
Nach dem Gespräch bekommt ihr außerdem noch einen Leseti...2024-08-1441 min
Sex Advice for Seniors PodcastEpisode 97: Practical Ways to Deepen IntimacyI met Leora Lightwoman by chance at the launch party for Monique Roffey's new book, Passiontide, which I highly recommend as a great summer read. Leora's name had come up over the years within the tantra community, so I was delighted when she booked to come on the show and talk about her work. Softly spoken, Leora exudes calmness, which explains why she is highly sought after by those who want to deepen their intimacy and connection with their partner.Tantra has had a negative reputation over the years, and I know from speaking to many "tantric...2024-08-0134 min
Two Girls One Book - Book Club Podcast92. Short Stories Edition - Strange Sally Diamond, The Women, Magma & more...Send us a textWelcome to a bonus short stories edition containing spoiler free chats on all of the following:The Wilds - Sarah PearseThe Eyes Are The Best Part - Monika KimStrange Sally Diamond - Liz NugentThe River Within - Karen PowellHis & Hers - Alice FeeneyThe Mermaid of Black Conch - Monique RoffeyThe Women - Kristin HannahMagma - Thora HjörleifsdóttirChestnut Springs Series - Elsie Silver2024-07-1651 min
Download Incredible Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Passiontide by Monique RoffeyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695002to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Passiontide
Author: Monique Roffey
Narrator: Burt Caesar, Ami Okumura Jones, Martina Laird
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 43 minutes
Release date: June 27, 2024
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island – the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch. Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri’s carnival, a young female steel-pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on this smal...2024-06-2712h 43Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookPassiontide Audiobook by Monique RoffeyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 695002
Title: Passiontide
Author: Monique Roffey
Narrator: Ami Okumura Jones, Burt Caesar, Martina Laird
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12:43:43
Language: English
Release date: 06-27-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women
Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch.
Early one morning, at the close of St Colibris carnival, a young female steel-pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a...2024-06-2712h 43Download New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalPassiontide by Monique RoffeyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695002to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Passiontide
Author: Monique Roffey
Narrator: Burt Caesar, Ami Okumura Jones, Martina Laird
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 43 minutes
Release date: June 27, 2024
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island – the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch. Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri’s carnival, a young female steel-pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on this smal...2024-06-2712h 43
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenPassiontide by Monique RoffeyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695002 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Passiontide Author: Monique Roffey Narrator: Burt Caesar, Ami Okumura Jones, Martina Laird Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 27, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island – the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch. Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri’s carnival, a young female steel-pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on t...2024-06-2705 min
Manchester Metropolitan University PodcastMetCast - June 2024In the June edition of MetCast, we continue to champion Creative Excellence and explore how Manchester Metropolitan innovates and shapes the film, media, fashion, literature, art and design industries. First up, we explore how we are making our mark at the box office. We meet creative writing lecturer, Andrew Hurley, and senior filmmaking lecturer, Loran Dunn. They share more about their involvement in writing and producing for film and discuss how it feels to see your work come to life on the big screen. Then, we meet Manchester Metropolitan alumnus and Creative Director of Max Ma...2024-06-2634 min
Sex Advice for Seniors PodcastEpisode 81: Lillith your Life!This week, I'm having a conversation with sex coach Marie Morice, who uses the female archetype of Lilith to help women embrace their sexuality. I'm familiar with Lilith because I've read Monique Roffey's book, 'The Tryst.' It's a modern fable where Lilah's arrival transforms a couple's relationship, loosely based on Lilith's persona. So I was curious to talk to Marie and learn about her perspective on Lilith and how it influences her work.Marie is based in London and works with many older women. Some of her clients want to gain sexual confidence, while others who...2024-04-0432 min
No Books on a Dead PlanetThe Great Derangement (with Monique Roffey)In this episode we read ‘The Great Derangement' by Amitav Ghosh.Thanks to Monique Roffey for buddy reading this week! https://moniqueroffey.com/ https://www.instagram.com/moniqueroffey/ No Books on a Dead Planet is produced and presented by Leena Norms. Artwork by Gung Ho Studios. Edited by Craig Simmonds.Nab yourself a positive panic patch: https://leenanorms.com/shopFollow Leena’s work elsewhere…YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leenanorms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leenanorms/ Poetry collection: https://linktr.ee/bar...2024-03-3149 min
Qu'est-ce que tu lis?#8 Qu'est-ce que tu lis?Qu'est-ce que tu lis c'est une discussion entre ami-e-s sur nos lectures. Panélistes : Maritterature : https://www.instagram.com/maritterature/ Eli lit pour la cause : https://www.instagram.com/eli.lit.pour.la.cause/ Jessica Lubino : https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/120009636054916/ Josée Livres mentionnés : L'équation africaine, Yasmina Khadra La part de l'autre, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt Pourquoi pas la vie? Coline Pierré The bell jar, Sylvia Plath Ariel, Sylvia Plath Euphorie : un roman sur Sylvia Plath...2024-02-161h 04
SOUL Purpose ~ with Caroline Carey ~ a journey of human-soul stories that lead to entrepreneurial offeringsRose Rouse a remarkable warrioress challenging ageing beliefs as a writer, dancer, editor and poetRose Rouse is a London-based writer/editor/poet who was born in Yorkshire and spends part of the year with her partner, Asanga Judge, in North Wales.In 2016, she co-founded Advantages of Age – a social enterprise which challenges media stereotypes around ageing. She writes and commissions pieces for the website advantagesofage.com, edits them, and curates the FB group. In 2023, she edited an anthology of these pieces – Sex, Death and Other Inspiring Stories – the Advantages of Age handbook to getting older funkily which is now for sale. There was also the first AofA Awards Ceremony at Hoxton Hall w...2024-01-2956 min
alang[ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey [ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Read Online The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Mermaid of Black Conch for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch **Download Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch Book Synopsis : In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn't expect: a mermaid by the...2023-09-0100 min
alangwelung[ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey [ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Read Online The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Mermaid of Black Conch for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch **Download Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch Book Synopsis : In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn't expect: a mermaid by the...2023-09-0100 min
alangsapi[ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey[ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Read Online The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Mermaid of Black Conch for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch **Download Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch Book Synopsis : In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn't expect: a mermaid by the name of Aycayia. Once a beautiful young woman...2023-09-0110 min
alangwelung[ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey [ePub] [DOWNLOAD] The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Read Online The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Mermaid of Black Conch for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch **Download Book Here ==> https://jaranmlaku.blogspot.com/49869087-the-mermaid-of-black-conch Book Synopsis : In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn't expect: a mermaid by the...2023-09-0100 min
Podkast ZamorskiPodkast Zamorski #17: Nonfiki zza mórz i oceanówW siedemnastym odcinku Podkastu Zamorskiego opowiadamy o trzech książkach non-fiction, które traktują o tematach zamorskich: "To nie jest Miami" (hiszp. "Aquí no es Miami", przeł. Tomasz Pindel), wydany przez ArtRage zbiór reportaży meksykańskiej pisarki Fernandy Melchor,
wydany przez W.A.B. reportaż autorstwa Olivera Bullougha pt. "Kamerdyner świata. Jak Wielka Brytania wstąpiła na służbę u oligarchów, kleptokratów i kombinatorów" (ang. "Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals", przeł. Dorota Konowrocka-Sawa) oraz reportaż "Świat na sprzedaż. Kulisy dziennikarskiego śledztwa w sprawie handlu zasobam...2023-08-2338 minPodkast ZamorskiPodkast Zamorski #16: Monique Roffey, „Syrena z Zatoki Czarnej Konchy”Powracamy w drugim sezonie Podkastu Zamorskiego z rozmową o długo wyczekiwanym przez nas polskim wydaniu "Syreny z Zatoki Czarnej Konchy" (ang. "The Mermaid of Black Conch"). Powieść w tłumaczeniu Joanny Hryniewskiej ukazała się nakładem Wydawnictwa Świat Książki. Jej autorką jest trynidadzko-brytyjska pisarka i aktywistka Monique Roffey, której "Syrena..." przyniosła zdumiewający sukces i rozgłos po ponad dwudziestu latach działalności twórczej.
Usłyszycie:
• O Zamorskim Klubie Czytelniczym i pisarstwie Clarice Lispector
• Jakie wydarzenia na żywo szykuje Zamorski jeszcze w tym roku
• O kolejnym, tym razem wrześniowym, książkowym matronacie naszeg...2023-08-1053 min
The Shakespeare and Company InterviewOn Anti-Memoir, the Weird, and New Kinds of Disaster, with M. John HarrisonWish I Was Here—the new book by today’s guest M. John Harrison—is a work which resists description. Monique Roffey goes for “a deep dive into the back-and-forth, up-down sideways mind of a true genius”, Helen Macdonald plumps for “an archaeology of fragments that shivers with wholeness” while Jonathan Coe turns interrogative, asking “Is it a memoir? Is it a handbook for writers?” However the book may best be described—if the book may best be described—the fact that it appeals to writers as diverse as Coe, Roffey and Macdonald—not to mention William Gibson, who described Wish I Was Her...2023-05-2255 minThe Shakespeare and Company InterviewOn Anti-Memoir, the Weird, and New Kinds of Disaster, with M. John HarrisonWish I Was Here—the new book by today’s guest M. John Harrison—is a work which resists description. Monique Roffey goes for “a deep dive into the back-and-forth, up-down sideways mind of a true genius”, Helen Macdonald plumps for “an archaeology of fragments that shivers with wholeness” while Jonathan Coe turns interrogative, asking “Is it a memoir? Is it a handbook for writers?” However the book may best be described—if the book may best be described—the fact that it appeals to writers as diverse as Coe, Roffey and Macdonald—not to mention William Gibson, who described Wish I Was Her...2023-05-2255 minPodkast ZamorskiPodkast Zamorski #12: Odcinek specjalny z Trynidadu i TobagoW dwunastym, drugim odcinku specjalnym, rozmawiamy o naszych doświadczeniach z pobytu na Trynidadzie, w końcu kwietnia i na początku maja 2023 roku. Nasze rozmowy przeplatamy wyborem muzyki z wyspy. Odcinkowi towarzyszy playlista z karnawałowymi, imprezowymi utworami we wschodniokaraibskim stylu soca: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45fzfHlo3d9iuluOxCMGNX?si=a0cc3a8603064458
Usłyszycie:
• Co to jest "tabanca" i czy ją odczuwamy po powrocie z wysp?
• Jak wygląda scena poezji slamowej na wyspie?
• Dlaczego Bartek o północy skakał przez płot w stolicy Trynidadu i Tobag...2023-05-171h 08
Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize PodcastBookshelfie: Poorna Bell
Author, journalist and powerlifter Poorna Bell discusses love, loss, the depiction of South India in literature and female representation in the male-dominated world of sports.
Poorna Bell is an award-winning journalist, author and powerlifter(!) who writes across mental and physical wellbeing, women and diversity. Poorna has published three works of non-fiction: Chase The Rainbow, In Search of Silence and Stronger, which is part memoir, part manifesto about women's strength and fitness. In 2019 she won Stylist's Rising Star award, Red magazine's Big Book Award and secured a Sunday Times Sports Book Accolade in 2022. Her debut novel In Case of...2023-04-2753 min
The Goldster Conversations PodcastMonique Roffey and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Inside Story PodcastMonique Roffey is a writer, lecturer, professor of contemporary fiction and founding member of Writers Rebel which combats climate change. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Monique has had life-long links to the Caribbean region and has set four of her six novels there. Her latest The Mermaid of Black Conch won the 2020 Costa Book of the Year Award with a myriad of praises from her peers. Set on an imaginary Caribbean island, Monique unfolds a tantalising tale in a mythical love story between a fisherman and a mermaid. “Sensuous, beguiling,” says The Sunday Times. “Roffey's tale convincingly transplants a mythical...2023-04-171h 03
Die Buch. Der feministische BuchpodcastWie feministisch sind Meerjungfrauen? - "The Mermaid of Black Conch" von Monique Roffey
Mehr als rothaarige Prinzessinnen: Wir sprechen über Meerjungfrauen aus einer feministischen und postkolonialen Perspektive – und gehen über Arielle und Co. hinaus.
Eine uralte Meerjungfrau wird aus dem Ozean gezogen und verwandelt sich an Land in eine Frau. Der Fischer David versucht sie vor den Inselbewohnern zu schützen und verliebt sich in das rätselhafte Geschöpf. Kann sie sich in das neue Leben als Frau gewöhnen und den Kräften, die sie in die Vergangenheit und ins Meer zurückziehen, widerstehen?
Wir sprechen in der aktuellen Folge über Monique Roffeys Buch „The Mermaid o...2023-03-0133 min
Zona Lettura. Libri da leggereS3 E09 • Scrittrici talentuose dalla fantasia inarrestabileLa puntata di oggi verterà su 3 libri scritti da autrici che hanno veramente fatto galoppare la propria fantasia, dando vita a libri unici ed entusiasmanti. Sono libri che sanno non solo intrattenere ma anche far riflettere su una moltitudine di temi.
Eccoli qua:
Matrix, di Lauren Groff
L’eclisse di Laken Cottle, di Tiffany McDaniel
La sirena di Black Conch, di Monique Roffey
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Scrivimi su Instagram per commenti, idee e pro...2023-02-1908 min
Craft Cook Read RepeatIt’s like airEpisode 108
February 1, 2023
On the Needles 2:03
ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info
Diagonal striped garter stitch loop #1 and 2 by Churchmouse Yarns, Loops and Threads Charisma in mulberry bush– DONE!
February Hat by Kate Gagnon Osborn, knit picks brava worsted in currant– DONE!
Brimmish by Sarah Schira, knit picks brava worsted in brindle– DONE!
Tiny boats by Elizabeth Doherty, knit picks brava worsted in currant and dove heather– DONE!
Bankhead #1 by Susie Gorlay, knit picks bra...2023-02-091h 03
Inside PublishingCaribbean and Black British Publishing with Adam LoweIn this episode, Imogen speaks to Adam Lowe from PeePal Tree Press. Adam is an award winning writer, publisher and educator who hails from Leeds but now resides in Manchester. We chat about Adam’s story with Peepal Tree, the publishing landscape following the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and promoting the arts in the North. Peepal Tree PressTwitter: @peepaltreepressWebsite: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/Adam LoweContact: adam@peepaltreepress.comMentioned in this episodeInscribe https://www.peepaltreepress.com/inscribeThe...2023-01-2041 min