Join longtime friends Marci and Ako for their bi-weekly podcast where they discuss fiction, fantasy, and magical realism written by writers from colorful and diverse backgrounds! Come for the honest discussions, stay for the complete and utter tomfoolery. Also, no worries if you haven't read the books, we've got you covered!
Episodes
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Hello kittens! Your favorite parallelograms are back for their first book entry of 2023! This week, we're getting into the compelling, humorous, and (almost uncomfortably) relatable tale, Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson! As the title might suggest, this episode comes with a heavy trigger warning for rape, childhood sexual abuse, family manipulation, and disordered eating, so please take care of yourselves. Though, if you are up to it, this book offers some wonderful insights and commentary on personal ideological alignment, the state of dating for Black millennial women, healing from trauma, the mess of family life, and much more!
Intro/Question: 00:07 – 26:58
Plot Summary: 27:17 – 57:06
(Remixed) Discussion: 57:18 – 1:36:20
And of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Hello colorful cast of characters, cheers to the changing calendar. We’re glad you’re here for another year with the dynamic duo.
This episode we’re not reading just reflecting, like that book club meeting that goes off topic and stays there. So join Marci and Ako for a round of thoughtful, insightful, and as per usual hilarious questions and discussions.
Thank you for all the time you've spent with us so far, here's to the future.
Introduction: 00:00 – 16:59
More Questions : 17:18 -1:14:18
And of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Hello Literary Listeners, we know it's so cold its frozen over here in the U.S., BUT Marci and Ako are here with a virtual cup of hot chocolate and a delightful episode. So, join your favorite dynamic duo as they discuss what sexuality means to them, caveat their way through discussing infidelity, and finish reading Neotenica by Joon Oluchi Lee.
Intro/Question : 00.00 – 26.19
Summary: 26:21 – 26:41
Discussion: 48.07 – 1:04:36
Trigger Warning: There is a brief mention of suicide – 35:20 -35:47
In the U.S. the suicide prevention hotline is 988, its free to call if you or someone you know needs someone to talk to.
And of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Wow, so not sure how to even say this, but...WELCOME to the 100th episode of the Colored Pages Book Club!!!!
It's truly wild that we've made it to this milestone and that you all have supported us so much along the way. To everyone who's ever given our podcast a chance, thank you! It means more than you can ever know :)
To celebrate, we're keeping it lowkey and continuing on with our fall season! This week, your fave hosts, Ako & Marci, will be diving into a novella filled with sexual intrigue. Joon Oluchi Lee's Neotenica will be taking us on that journey today. So feel free to sit back, maybe grab 100 potato chips, and listen in while we talk about Young Ae's husband's blase-ass attitude, heteronormativity's chokehold on society, and the spiritual case for looking at people on trains!
Intro/Icebreaker: 00:07 - 15:02
Plot Summary: 15:20 - 34:55
Discussion: 35:05 - 1:04:52
Of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Hello, Colorful Cast of Characters! It's that dynamic duo bringing you your bi-weekly dose of fiction, fantasy, and magical realism! And what could be more magical than an honest understanding and reimagining of our relationship with each other, nature, and history? So join Ako and Marci as they finish and discuss the second half of Jessica Hernandez's non-fiction, indigenous-centered, environmental science novel Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscape Through Indigenous Science.
Shout-Out: 0:00 - 2:15
Introduction: 2:21 - 20:46
Summary: 21:06 - 42:24
Discussion: 42:39 - 1:06:23
Correction: In her cultural context, Ako incorrectly calls the 7 Years War the 100 Years War. I know that's 93 years too many. The 100 Years War is a different war in European history!
Check out our podcasting friends The SJW Comic Book Club Podcast here or on their social media!
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Also if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Hello, darlings! Your favorite gluten-free crumble cookies are back with another episode of the world's littiest book club. And we're back with a TWIST! Atypical to our usual format, we're reading a non-fiction book this time that also blends with the environmental sciences! And thank the Universe we did something different because this book was just what we needed. Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science is mandatory reading, PERIODT. So sit back and enjoy some raspberries while we discuss our dreams of a Renaissance, indigenous spiritual modalities, ecological grief, and seeds of hope <3
Intro/Icebreaker: 00:07 - 31:00
"Plot Summary": 31:18 - 56:36
Discussion: 56:47 - 1:20:33
Of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Hello, cast of colorful characters! Welcome back to another episode of CPBC. That’s right, ya’ll, Marci and Ako are back for the dynamic, hilarious, creative, and fantastical second half of Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron. So join the duo as we open time gates between worlds, search for a demon box, use magic, anti-magic, and all the magic to explore this original afro-fantasy novel.
Intro: 00:00 - 11:29
Summary: 11:48 - 1:01:23
Discussion: 1:01:38 - 1:27:00
Of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Hi hi, beautiful people! Immaculate people! Wonderful people!
First of all, if no one told you you were incredible today, then let us be the first to say it!
You. Are. Incredible.
Secondly, we are BACK. Like BACK BACK! A new season is upon us and now that our skin is fully moisturized and our shoes are perfectly shined, we can get into the next season of this shit lmao! Kicking off this season will be a return to literally one of the most endearing, chaotic, and fun stories we've ever read on the show. That's right, y'all, it's a return to Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls with the iconic sequel, Reaper of Souls!
So lean back and enjoy some frosted-covered potato chips while we discuss Arrah's inability to catch a break, Rudjek's surprisingly insightful POV, Efiya's unforgettable reign of destruction and SO. MUCH. MORE!
Introduction: 1:38 - 13:56
Plot Summary: 14:14 - 59:24
Discussion: 59:35 - 1:28:00
Of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Hello, Colorful Cast of Characters! Marci and Ako are back from sabbatical-- just not this week!
That's right, y'all, your favorite dynamic duo ...needs an extension, but never fear, the new season of CPBC is near.
So, dig out your library cards and bookmarks and maybe catch up on a couple of past episodes (*cough* Kingdom of Souls *cough*) as we start once again on another scholastic adventure!
If you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Hello, afternoon delights with the sauce on the side! Your favorite tag team is back with the LAST episode of our Summer Short Series! And to round out the summer we brought a lil’ friend to the kickback!
That's right y'all, Rhayne from Carefree Black Nerd Podcast joins Marci and Ako this episode to discuss the wonderful, heartfelt, hilarious, Pakistani- Canadian, queer, and non-binary sitcom, “Sort Of” created by and starring Bilal Baig!
So, join this dynamic trio for their typical shenanigans with a little heart on the side!
Intro: 0:00 - 19:23
Summary: 19:46 - 56:44
Discussion: 57:00 - 1:50:00
Check out Rhayne’s podcast here or see him on Twitter or Instagram!
ALSO, interested in Rhayne's writing journey? Check out his writing channel Reading, Writing & Rhayne!
And, of course, if you wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes, you can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), and Website (thesecoloredpages.com) here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages . You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!!