Episode 4: “Swing Time”

Heads up: The word “bougie” comes up a lot in this episode. This month, we discuss British author Zadie Smith’s fifth release — Swing Time — complain about Audible and somehow finish up with an analysis of black female storylines in Disney movies.

Have you read Swing Time? Got a book you think we should check out? Tweet us at @blackchicklit.

Links:

• “Know Thyself? ‘Swing Time’ Says It’s Complicated,” NPR
• “Zadie Smith’s ‘Swing Time’ Explores Friends’ Diverging Paths,” The New York Times
• “Zadie Smith has another hit with ‘Swing Time’,” USA Today

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Sellout, by Paul Beatty
• Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• It: A Novel, by Stephen King