109: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

In Episode 109, Gen and Jette discuss Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. We absolutely loved this one and now plan to read everything Emezi has written, including Bitter, the prequel story to Pet.

Show Notes

This episode is in keeping with our annual December tradition of replacing a discussion about a certain series featuring a certain boy wizard in favour of queer, and especially trans, stories. Check out last year’s discussion of A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee, and our episode on Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas from the year before that.

The name of the poem by Dylan Thomas featuring the line “rage against the dying of the light” is called “Do not go gentle into that good night.” Another poem that Gen loves is, “In my craft or sullen art.” The radio play that she has yet to read is called Under Milk Wood.

Emezi’s first romance novel You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty is partially inspired by Florence + The Machine’s song “Hunger.” That might be enough for us to give romance a try.

Other Books by Akwaeke Emezi

Bitter
The Death Vivek Oji
Freshwater
You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir