ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
BCLF Always LIT is a podcast by the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival is the first literary festival dedicated to Caribbean literature in New York City. In ‘Always LIT’ you’ll hear vibrant conversations about Caribbean storytelling and Caribbean writing from iconic and emergent Caribbean writers, poets and creatives. In addition, you can enjoy recordings of live BCLF events.
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
61 minutes
English
United States
19 episodes
since Sept. 28, 2020
episodic
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In this episode, Andre Baggoo (award-winning poet, writer: Pitch Lake, The Undiscovered Country) chats with P Djeli Clarke Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark about his novel "A Master of Djinn" which is part of the Dead Djinn Universe collection of stories. Set in Clark&a…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Frankie is beset by hard choices and loss on every side. His love interest philosophises “yu corner dark” and it is true. He’s a young man caught between a rock and a hard place: between fealty to the things and people who matter most to him and his larger-than-life desires for himself. At times, F…
In Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass, this quiet gem of an island becomes the scene of a pretty intense set of issues between multiple relationships, estranged teenage first-loves, Grammy award winning superstars and a gorgeous boutique family-owned hotel on the cusp of some major changes.
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Get ready for ancient magic with a new world flair!In this interview, its author Ciannon Smart talks about her writing and the joy of bringing this powerful novel into the world with Trinidadian writer of modern folklore stories, Breanne Mc Ivor. Breanne is the author of a short story collection Wh…
Asha Bromfield the superstar (yesssss of Jozie and the Pussycats fame) and Rasheen Roper-Robinson, two daughters of Jamaica, discuss the flawless magic that is HurricaneSummer, Asha’s phenomenal debut release!
Hurricane Summer is the rare kind of debut novel; the one that stuns, suffuses your sense…
Without being didactic, Jones treats with the other side of paradise, the human collateral, the physical, psychological and emotional damage on those whose lives are given to creating an idyllic paradise for others, stretching all back the way from the Caribbean’s years as crown colonies to its pre…
Ashanti warrior Tacky takes center stage in this fast-paced, thrilling read
This novel is a great way for parents and children to explore and connect over a not-commonly told chapter of Caribbean slave resistance and rebellion. ‘Cane Warriors’ by award-winning writer Alex Wheatle is the perfect int…
What’s Mine and Yours is a complex tapestry of interconnected lives, race, identity, belonging, inheritance and the haunting, looming presence of family histories. It’s strong focus on socially conscious themes will awaken your senses and cause you to re-examine how you think about relationships an…
Literary Lovers - BCLF Always LIT is back for a brand new season!In this episode listen to the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival's Core Team:
Marsha Massiah-Aaron - Founder & Festival Director
Mellany Paynter - Founding Partner & Director of Operations
Melissa Harper - Program &am…
Rasheen Roper-Robinson and Tamika Gibson discuss Tamika’s new YA novel, ‘Off Track.’Check out Off Track’s publisher Blue Banyan Books for many great selectionsShop BCLF Books - https://bookshop.org/shop/bclfbooksGet BCLF Merch - https://www.bklyncbeanlitfest.com/shopLet's be social - Instagram…
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