Ep. 42 Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie — The Stacks Book Club (Tawny Newsome)
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2019
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Today on the podcast we're discussing Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie, and to join us for The Stacks Book Club, is actor, comedian, and podcast host, Tawny Newsome. Home Fire is a modern retelling of Antigone set against the backdrop of fear and anti-Muslim sentiments in modern day London. Shamsie won the Women's Prize for Home Fire in 2018, and we totally understand why. We've got all the spoilers this week, so make sure to read the book first, then come back and listen.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast all about books. I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today for the Stax Book Club |
| 0:14.5 | we're joined again by the wonderful actress comedian and podcast host Tawny Newsom. |
| 0:19.1 | We're discussing Home Fire by Camilla Shamsi. |
| 0:22.7 | I'll go ahead and say this now. |
| 0:24.0 | There are a ton of spoilers this week, |
| 0:25.7 | so please read the book first and then listen. |
| 0:28.3 | Trust me, you want to read this book. |
| 0:30.6 | Before we get going, here's your reminder |
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| 0:41.0 | You'll also find links to everything we talk about on today's episode in the show notes. You'll also find links to everything we talk about on today's |
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