Colored Pages Book Club

Tangent Episode #1: "Anime"

What?... a sudden midnight release of a bonus CPBC episode?! And it's not even about books?!

Yes ya'll, we are fucking with your feelings and going off on our first ever tangent! Is your Thursday a little grim? Or maybe it's a'ight? Regardless, make it good and even great with the dynamic duo Marci and Ako catching up, talking about feeeelings, Arthur, and their favorite animes!

0:00 - 19:35: Intro/catch-up

19:53 - 1:07:50: Marci and Ako's anime picks and honorable mentions

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N.K. Jemisin's "Obelisk Gate" Part 2

Hello adventurers, accomplices, and all other literary listeners! The duo is back for another episode of the Colored Pages Book Club! This week, we will be finishing the second book in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy; Obelisk Gate. Join Ako and Marci as they discuss whether they would become orogenes who slowly turn to stone or just be regular-degular Stills, chat about their very wrong predictions from the last episode, and have a philosophical discussion on the nature of love and hate in an apocalyptic season.

Intro: 0:00-7:09

Summary: 7:29 – 43:19

Discussion: 43:31 – 1:20:21

Shout out to Don't Call It a Book Club -- A very dope podcast we guest starred on recently! Check them out at https://dontcallitabookclub.com/ and chat with them on Reddit at r/dontcallitabookclub . It was a truly fun episode with some v cool "dumb nerds" with hot takes! 

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N.K. Jemisin's "Obelisk Gate" Part 1

WE. ARE. BACK for another season of the Colored Pages Book Club! Our Summer Short Series may be over, but fear not, as we have many many great novels in store. To kick off, we'll be discussing the first part (until Chapter 13) of Obelisk Gate, the sequel to Fifth Season and second novel of the Broken Earth trilogy! As this is a sequel, be sure to check out episodes 1 and 2 of the podcast if you need a refresher! With that aside, rest up as we discuss whether or not the Earth is alive, the strange comforts of nihilism, Jija's annoying ass, our own ability to cause harm, and much much more! 

Icebreaker Question: 2:54 - 13:12

Plot Summary: 13:32 - 54:36

Discussion: 54:46 - 1:38:23

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Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes' "Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life"

Wow, the way the summer short series flew by THAT quickly and disrespectfully, smh. BUT we are here to end our last episode of our summer series by discussing our FIRST-EVER play, which happens to be the 1930 comedy known as "Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life" by Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes! We have ~thoughts~ most of which are shady, so stay tuned to hear those as well as our thoughts on the friends fighting over lovers trope, Marci's Southern nostalgic memories, and whatever the hell a mule bone is. 

Initial Conversation on Friends and Lovers: 2:42 - 21:43

Plot Summary of Mule Bone: 22:04 - 32:38 

Discussion of Mule Bone: 32:48 - 49:30 

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Natsuki Kizu's "Given"

Hey cool kids! The Dynamic Duo is back for another episode of CPBC! This week, we’ll be talking about "Given", a yaoi manga written and illustrated by Natsuki Kizu. So join Marci and Ako as they read and watch this young adult, boy band, boys-love novel!

00:00 - 11:45 - Intro/Question

12:06 – 32:08 – Summary

32:23 - 57:18 – Discussion

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Octavia Butler's "Book of Martha"

Come round children for the time has COME! As a thank you to our listeners for getting us to 25 ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, here is the literal first EVER footage of the Colored Pages Book Club where we discuss Octavia Butler's short story, "Book of Martha". Literally the first thing we ever recorded...

And...whew chile, the glow up lmao.

Despite its humble beginnings, the episode is still a rather interesting one that we hope you all enjoy <3 Thank you to everyone who has gotten us to this point! 

Nisi Shawl's "New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color"

Ako and Marci are personally enjoying quarantine-enriched, Hot Girl Summers alongside their Summer Short Stories and this week is NO different as they sink their teeth into the short story collection, New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color which was edited by Nisi Shawl.

 

There is much to get your life to in this collection and we will specifically be discussing; "Harvest" by Rebecca Roanhorse, "Give Me Your Black Wings Oh Sister" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, "Kelsey and the Burdened Breath" by Darcie Little Badger, "Three Variations on a Theme of Imperial Attire" by E. Lily Yu, and "The Shadow We Cast Through Time" by Indrapramit Das! We also did something a bit ~different~ this week for our discussion section that we hope you all will enjoy <3

 

So enjoy some bottomless Oreos and apple juice while we talk about heauxs summoning demons in Costco, mfs lowkey being into cannibalism, and just other weird things that I suppose our show has turned into at this point. Girl idk lmao

 

Icebreaker Convo: 2:13 - 13:56 

Discussion on Stories We Both Read: 14:22 - 39:12 

Explanation of Stories the Other Person Did Not Read: 39:34 - 1:10:40

 

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Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu's "Mooncakes"

Witches and Werewolves and Baked Goods oh my! Join the CPBC crew for another episode of the Summer Short Series! This week, we’ll be reading Mooncakes written by Suzanne Walker and illustrated by Wendy Xu. A lighthearted tale with eeeeeeevvvvvil, love, and magic! 

So grab a cold drink, relax and sit back and join Ako and Marci for another week of laughs, conversation, and creative works all from colorful creators. 

Intro/Question--Werewolf or vampire? 5:15-19:05

Summary--19:24-39:40

Discussion--39:56-53:50

Order Mooncakes here: https://www.lionforge.com/mooncakes/ --or wherever books are sold!

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Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies"

*Shoutouts Below!!*

This week, your two favorite key lime pies talk about "The Third and Final Continent" and "Sexy" from Jhumpa Lahiri's collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies. Sit back and enjoy a Capri Sun as we talk about weird ass white people, romantic infidelity, strange living situations, and the iconic duo, Mala and Mrs. Craft!

Intro Discussion About Weird Living Arrangements: 1:14 - 29:03

Plot Summaries/Discussion: 29:20 - 1:02:20

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Molly Muldoon and Terry Blas' "Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom"

Welcome back to the blerdest of podcasts and another summer short series episode! That’s right, the dynamic duo is back and off to camp with "Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom", a murder mystery comic written by Molly Muldoon and Terry Blas and illustrated by Matthew Seely!

Intro: 00:00 – 15:32

Summary: 15:50 - 37:45

Discussion: 37:53 – 55:30

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