Books and Beyond: Young, gifted and black

On this Books and Beyond episode, Alison and Karen discuss books by some celebrated Black authors who write about communities divided along racial lines.

Listen to the episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast.

Books mentioned in the show:

• Salvage the bones: a novel by Jesmyn Ward
• Men we reaped: a memoir by Jesmyn Ward
• The underground railroad by Colson Whitehead
• The Nickel boys by Colson Whitehead
• The terrible by Yrsa Daley-Ward
• Go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin
• Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 

This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 1 December 2019.

Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond.

Catch us on Planet FM104.6, Sundays at 9.35 pm. Recent shows can be listened to via the Auckland Libraries podcast.