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Tag: Dialogue Books

Wish We Knew What to Say: Talking with Children About Race by Pragya Agarwal

28th April 202128th April 2021  Shamini Sriskandarajah

Packed with fascinating stories, thorough research and helpful definitions, Dr Pragya Agarwal’s book, Wish We Knew What to Say, is essential reading for all educators, parents and care-givers when it comes to talking with children about race.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: anti-racism, Books, Child development, Childhood, children, Dialogue Books, non-fiction, Pragya Agarwal, Race, Racism, Shamini Sriskandarajah, Wish We Knew What to Say, Wish We Knew What to Say: Talking with Children About Race

Interview with Buki Papillon: ‘Know the rules, so that you can break them’

13th April 202113th April 2021  Emma Korantema Hanson

Emma Hanson talks to novelist Buki Papillon about her stunning debut, An Ordinary Wonder, her literary inspirations, studying law and getting over rejection as a writer.

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Posted in Arts, Books, InterviewsTagged: An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon, debut, Dialogue Books, Fiction, Interview, Millie Seaward, Novel, queer literature, Sharmaine Lovegrove, trans journeys

In conversation with award-winning novelist Niven Govinden: ‘I believe in the autonomy of the people that I write’

30th March 20219th June 2021  Kathryn Cutler-MacKenzie

Kathryn Cutler-MacKenzie talks to award-winning author Niven Govinden about his latest book Diary of a Film, the power and freedom of walking, the importance of the cinematic lens to his writing and assertive characters.

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Posted in Arts, Books, InterviewsTagged: All The Days and Nights, author, Basquiat, Dialogue Books, Diary of a Film, Feminism, Film, Gender, Laura Mulvey, Masculinity, Niven Govinden, Queer Art, queer literature, This Brutal House

Diary of a Film by Niven Govinden – a ‘skin to eye’ portrait of queer love, cinema and la dolce vita

23rd February 2021  Kathryn Cutler-MacKenzie

Niven Govinden’s latest novel, Diary of a Film, is a love letter to the art of cinema, a sensuous portrayal of the relationships occurring behind the camera as well as on-screen.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: cinema, Dialogue Books, Diary of a Film, Federico Fellini, Film, Krzysztof Zanussi, La Dolce Vita, Niven Govinden, Novel, queer love, The Folded Leaf, The Structure of Crystal, This Brutal House, William Maxwell

In conversation with award-winning author, Yvonne Battle-Felton: ‘Writing has made me a better, more empathetic person’

28th October 202020th December 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Award-winning author, Yvonne Battle-Felton, talks to Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou about her exceptional debut, Remembered, her journey into academia and writing, her courageous women characters, and the inspiring maternal figures in her life.

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Posted in Arts, Books, InterviewsTagged: american history, BHM 2020, Black History Month, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Dialogue Books, George Floyd, Motherhood, mothers, Remembered, slavery, Yvonne Battle-Felton

Permission by Saskia Vogel – a stunning debut about grief and healing

29th June 2020  Elodie Rose Barnes

Saskia Vogel’s beautifully written debut, Permission, is about sex, power, and, yes, BDSM. But it’s also about grief, belonging and the healing that comes from such intimacy, writes our guest editor Elodie Rose Barnes.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: BDSM, Camille Paglia, Dialogue Books, LGBTQ+, Novel, Permission, Pride, Queer Relationships, Saskia Vogel, sexuality

‘Three Wise Women’ by Irenosen Okojie

25th May 202022nd October 2020  Irenosen Okojie

In her latest work of creative non-fiction, award-winning author Irenosen Okojie explores the rich legacy of hope and life handed down through her mother and grandmother. In hauntingly beautiful prose, Okojie reflects on how past events can offer light and healing in present times of difficulty.

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Posted in Arts, Books, Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: Butterfly Fish, Caine Prize for African Writing, creative non-fiction, Dialogue Books, Elitsa Dermendzhiyska, essay, Irenosen Okojie, Jacaranda Books, Nudibranch, Short Stories, Speak Gigantular, Three Wise Women, Unbound

Interview with award-winning novelist Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I wanted people to empathise with those whose experience is different’

7th April 202025th May 2020  Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith interviews award-winning writer and Desmond Elliott Prize nominee, Okechukwu Nzelu, and discusses his debut novel, Nnenna Maloney, literary inspirations like Bernadine Evaristo, balancing writing with teaching and ensuring that underrepresented voices are heard in literature.

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Posted in Arts, Books, InterviewsTagged: Bernadine Evaristo, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Derek Owusu, Desmond Elliott Prize, Dialogue Books, Dialogue Books Lounge, Dodie Smith, Jane Austen, Nnenna Maloney, Okechukwu Nzelu, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, Sharmaine Lovegrove, The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney, Zadie Smith

Stories to Stockpile: Books to soothe, inspire & entertain during self-isolation

26th March 202029th April 2020  Lucy Writers

In these difficult, uncertain times, we’re turning to books for consolation, comfort and creative inspiration. Here are our writers’ suggestions for reading during self-isolation.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Annabel Banks, Becky Chambers, Books, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Cygnet, Dialogue Books, Dialogue Books Lounge, Edith Pattou, Edward carey, Eimear McBride, Elizabeth Goudge, Exercises in Control, Faber, Fantasy, Irenosen Okojie, JD Salinger, Little, Millie Seaward, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Nudibranch, Patsy, Philip Pulman, Season Butler, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Stories to Stockpile, Ursula K Le Guin, Yukiko Motoya

The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by Okechukwu Nzelu – a beautiful, funny, warm debut

13th December 201913th December 2019  Victoria Smith

With The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney, Okechuckwu Nzelu has crafted a brilliant novel about a young woman trying to discover her Nigerian roots and navigate the complexities of love.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Cambridge, Dialogue Books, Novel, Okechukwu Nzelu, The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney

The Good Immigrant USA – rich essays exploring identity in the “land of the free”

24th September 201924th September 2019  Sana Soomro

Sana Soomro finds more than food for thought in Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman’s The Good Immigrant USA, their excellent follow-up to the UK original.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Basim Usmani, Chigozie Obioma, Chimene Suleyman, Daniel José Older, Dialogue Books, Fatima Mirza, Fatimah Asghar, Jade Chang, Jim St. Germain, Mona Chalabi, Nikesh Shukla, Porochista Khakpour, Priya Minhas, Rahawa Haile, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Tejal Rao, Teju Cole, The Good Immigrant, The Good Immigrant USA
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    By Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou
  • Picturing Loss: On Francesca Woodman by Lisa Goodrum
    By Lisa Goodrum
  • Beyond the Confines of Nell Brookfield’s Canvas
    By Rachel Ashenden
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