Welcome to Mostly Lit! - This week we ask: Are you reading the one per cent? Which books did you read when you were younger that had ONE person of colour as a main character? - Book: The Long Song - Andrea Levy Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey Midnight for Charlie Bone - Jenny Nimmo His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman The Magician's Nephew - C.S Lewis Elmer Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling - This week, we also ask: Oscar predictions Would you be Karl Lagerfeld's cat? How do you pronounce Job? I...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Welcome to Mostly Lit! We're joined by Alexandra Sheppard , author of Oh My Gods! She shares her tips on writing, getting started and why she loves the Greek Gods. Book: Oh My Gods! - By Alexandra Sheppard What we're reading: An Orchestra of Minorities - Chigozie Obioma A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi What we're watching: Aladdin - an interview with the cast of the West End production. This week, we were also asked: Sci Fi shows Ideal adaptations from book to stage ...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Welcome to Mostly Lit! Book: Less by Arthur Sean Greer Are you schoolin' life? How do we experience age, youth and love? What we're reading: White Fragility by Robin Diangelo Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Super Power by Brittney C. Cooper Stay tuned in for What We're Watching! This week, we also ask: Why did Liam Neeson open his mouth? R.I.P Cadet Should we have a Black British Museum? WHO is Dan Mallory? Intro Music by: @ StuffDeejSays -------------------------------------------...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit! Happy New Year! We're back AGAIN for a brand new series of Mostly Lit and we have new segments for you this year! Not one to miss! This week's book: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Books: Holidays on Ice - David Sedaris A Little Life - Hanya Hannagihara Rosie Effect - Feminism Is For Everybody - bell hooks Intro Music by: @ Stuff...
Feb 04, 2019•2 hr 11 min
Welcome back to a SPECIAL Mostly Lit episode!In October, Mostly Lit took up its position as Podcast-In-Residence at The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival! Have a listen to this special episode of Mostly Lit where we share our behind the scenes snippets, our favourite moments and our brief author chats with Ayobami Adebayo, Matt Haig and more. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!----------------------------------------------------------------------...
Nov 12, 2018•58 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit Live @ BFIWe discuss Zadie Smith's Short Story 'Crazy They Call Me'And film 'Get Out' at the BFI. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode!Rate and review us on i...
Nov 05, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk about Esi Edugyan’s Man Booker Shortlisted book, Washington Black. We also talk about intimacy, Halloween and the cultural relevance of Coming To America! Another elements of Black achievement this Black History Month.Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Books: Intimacy by OshoHow To Love A Jamaican - Alexia ArthursThe Book of Disq...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit LIVE. This week, we speak to Black British icon, Lenny Henry, as we discuss Stephen King's 'On Writing', diversity in publishing and industry, writing memoir and the importance in 'finishing' tasks. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: On Writing - Stephen KingIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays------------------------------------------------------...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk about Their Eyes Were Watching God, @JudeBlay's book on Stormzy 'Rise Up, Arinze Kene's Misty play and other elements of Black British achievement this Black History Month. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Notes On A Nervous Planet - Matt Haig Melmoth - Sarah PerryWhite Girls - Hilton AlsThe Fifteen Live of Harry August -...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk about The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the Junot Diaz controversy, Merky Books' first publication, how to be STILL and more. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: The Art of Stillness - Pico IyerWhat's Your Type? - Merve EmreThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot DiazIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays-------------------...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit Live at King's Place!Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: The Power - Naomi Alderman Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode!Rate and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow us on:S...
Sep 24, 2018•56 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!Trigger Warning!: Mental health discussion at the beginning of the show that may be disturbing for some listeners. SKIP 10mins if you wish to not hear. This week, we speak about two famous poems. Percy Bysshe Shelley's Ozymandias and John Donne's Meditation 17 A.K.A 'No Man Is An Island'. We also discuss personal responsibility, Coco and we urge you not to suffer in silence. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!----------------------------------...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week, we speak The Great Gatsby, brilliant writing, mortality, the afterlife and the respectability politics around the term 'boujie'. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: The Great Gatsby - F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Reactive - Masande NtshangaThe Zanzibar Wife - Deborah RodriguezFuck You Very Much - Danny WallaceFilm: PrometheusIntro Music ...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!Autumn Reads!Books:New Testament - Jerhico BrownBecoming - Michelle ObamaHow To Stop Time - Matt Haig How To Love A Jamaican - Alexia Arthurs Paris Echo - Sebastian Faulks Recovery - Russell Brand Born A Crime - Trevor Noah Scribble Me A Feminist - Chidera Eguere Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode!Rate and review us...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week, we speak Romeo and Juliet, whether Shakespeare is still necessary, the problematicness of Mean Girls and shout out to Stormzy! Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare Film: Mean Girls Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk Black radicalism with academic Kehinde Andrews, and his book 'Back To Black'.We talk Black radical thought, Pan Africanism, Western economics, and being black in Academia. Also, we ask 'Can you be Black and...' Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Zero to One - Peter Thiel How To Stop Time - Matt Haig Last Speeches of Malcolm...
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk about Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, the politics of gender, the power of names and why we need to look for the magic in all of us! Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: X and Why - Tom Whipple Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi The Reactive - Masande NtshangaHow To Win Friends and Influence People - Dale C...
Aug 06, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, why we do relationships all wrong, Guy Gunaratne on the Man Booker Long List and why we shouldn't hide ourselves from the world. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Born A Crime - Trevor Noah Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone - J.K RowlingMastery of Love - Don Miguel Ruiz ...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 31 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk about What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky, anxiety coping mechanisms, going back home and the state of Bridget Jones.Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Less - Andrew Sean GreerThe Stranger On The Bridge - Jonny BenjaminWhat It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky - Lesley Nneka Armah Film: No Film This Week! Intro ...
Jul 23, 2018•1 hr 23 min
To celebrate 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, this week we were joined by the inspiring Ndaba Mandela to discuss his new book, Going To The Mountain: Life Lessons from my Grandfather. We talk about Nelson Mandela the leader and grandfather, service as true leadership, empowerment, and the film Black Panther.Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Bryan Stevenson - Just Mercy...
Jul 15, 2018•44 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we talk about self-reliance, #Merky Books, Supernatural dramas and whether we are really non-conformists. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Michael Donkor - Hold Fumio Sasaki - Goodbye, ThingsFilm: Twilight: New MoonIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit live at Last Word! at Roundhouse London! Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: All About Love - bell hooksIntro Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode!Rate and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud and Yo...
Jul 02, 2018•48 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we speak to author, journalist, broadcaster, podcaster and multi-talented extraordinaire Emma Gannon, author of The Multi-Hyphen Method!We discuss burnout, generational differences, finances, Erin Brockovich and the audacity of Bey. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Sing Unburied Sing - Jasmyn WardChicken Soup for the SoulMother...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Welcome back to Mostly Lit!This week we speak to author and actress. Gabourey Sidibe (@GabbySidibe) about her new book, This Is Just My Face, Try Not To Stare while on her UK tour! We discuss spirituality, African parents, Mental Health and of course, Beyonce! Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Chicken Soup For The Soul - Jack Cranfield Children of Blood and Bone - ...
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr 10 min
This week we speak to author Arundhati Roy about her second book, Ministry of Utmost Happiness in a rare and first time ever conversation on a podcast!We discuss spirituality, geo-politics, culture and the Vietnam War. Not one to miss!Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE!Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Emperor's Babe - Bernadine EvaristoArt of Living - Thich Nhat Hahn Baracoon - Zora Neale HurstonPerfume: A Century...
Jun 11, 2018•59 min
Welcome Back! This week we speak to writer, poet and performer Yrsa Daley-Ward, about her latest memoir 'The Terrible' released on Tuesday 6th June. We discuss religion, sexuality, grief and our roots. Not one to miss! Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books: Waiting for Godot - Samuel BeckettDifficult WomenAyiti - Roxanne Gay Film: Fish Tank (2009)Intro Music by: @StuffDeejSays--------...
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr
We come to you live from Waterstones. Enjoy!Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode!Rate and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow us on:Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/mostly-lit-2?refid=stprTwitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail - [email protected] - tiny...
May 28, 2018•1 hr 44 min
Welcome to a new episode of Mostly Lit!This week we discuss the nuances of Black Britishness vs African Americaness with our guest Jamia Wilson (@jamiaw)the author of Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present. Make sure to comment, subscribe and share!Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mostly Flics: Hidden Figures ----------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the ...
May 14, 2018•50 min
Welcome to a new episode of Mostly Lit!Books that made us cry. Happy cry. Ugly cry. Thug cry. *Spoilers throughout the episode. You were warned* Make sure to comment, subscribe and share!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books:All My Sisters Wear Travelling Shoes - Maya Angelou The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini Persuasion - Jane Austen Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga The Nightingale and The Rose - Oscar Wilde Brief Wondrous Life...
May 07, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Welcome to a new episode of Mostly Lit!We are being more pirate this week, joined by Captain and ex-CEO of Livity and Dubplate Drama @SamConniff who gives the Mostly Lit trio quite the pep talk!Let us know whether you're more pirate after this episode!Make sure to comment, subscribe and share!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books:Indigo Donut - Patrice Lawrence The Outsider - Albert Camus Self Reliance - Ralph Waldo Emerson Mostly Fli...
Apr 30, 2018•1 hr 28 min
