Books and Beyond: Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable

This episode comes to you on a somewhat sombre note, as we mark the worldwide protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Alison and Ineka talk about being an ally to the cause and the rich resources available at libraries to help you lean in, listen and learn.

Listen to this weeks episode on the Auckland Libraries podcast.

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Books mentioned in the show:

• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 
• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 
• Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond by Marc Lamont Hill 
•  Brit(ish)Brit(ish): on race, identity and belonging by Afua Hirsch  
• Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race by Reni Eddo-Lodge 
• The Vanishing Half  by Brit Bennett 
• The Mothers by Brit Bennett 
• I’m judging you: the do-better-manual by Luvvie Ajayi 
• The vulture by Gil-Scott Heron 
• Imagining decolonisation  
• The BWB Texts collection (online resource with over 80 titles published to date by various authors) 

Plus: 
Luvvie Ajayi’s 2018 Ted Talk: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable 
Gil Scott-Heron's 1971 single: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 

Auckland Libraries’ booklists for further reading: 

• Racism, politics and America 
• Antiracism and decolonisation 
• Lifting Black voices 
• Fiction by Black authors 
• Antiracism for teens 
• Antiracism for kids 

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.