Ep. 336 Blackness Is the Ingredient with Danzy Senna

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Danzy Senna joins The Stacks to discuss her latest novel, Colored Television, a satirical take on one novelist's attempt to leave books behind and strike it rich in Hollywood. Today, Danzy explains why she uses the word "mulatto" in her work, how humor is integral to the mixed experience, and why all her characters make such bad decisions.

Don't forget, The Stacks Book Club pick for September is Jazz by Toni Morrison. We will discuss the book on September 25th with Eve Dunbar.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host Tracy Thomas and I
0:14.1	could not be more thrilled today to welcome one of my absolute favorite authors to
0:18.8	the podcast. We are joined by acclaimed author Dan Zey Senna, who is here to discuss her newest novel,
0:25.9	Colored Television.
0:27.8	This satirical story follows Jane, a mixed-race writer grappling with her identity as a novelist and a professor but also trying to sell out to break into the entertainment industry.
0:39.2	The book is hilarious, it is so sharp with critique of race class, the entangled world of Hollywood, and so much more.
0:46.8	Today, Danzy and I talk about this fantastic novel, The Word Mulatto, and I even get to ask her a few questions about her husband
0:55.0	Percival Everett. This is one you definitely do not want to miss. Don't forget our
1:00.4	book club pick for September is Jazz by Tony Morrison and we will be
1:04.7	discussing that book on Wednesday September 25th with our guest Eve Dunbar.
1:10.3	Everything we talk about on each episode of the stacks can be found in the link in the show notes.
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