Ep 49. Adwoa speaks to acclaimed author and activist Bernardine Evaristo, about her approach to writing, activism and moving through the world as a biracial woman.

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🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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They say don’t meet your idols. But for this week’s episode I was lucky enough to do just that, and it was completely exhilarating. Bernardine Evaristo, the acclaimed author of one of my all-time favourite books, Girl, Woman, Other, joined me to chat about everything from her win of the 2019 Booker prize, to understanding her proximity to whiteness, to her work in theatre in the eighties. Bernardine is a force of nature, and I spent most of this episode enthralled by her passion and vi...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:19.0	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat.
0:22.7	And don't forget to subscribe.
0:31.7	Hi everyone.
0:32.8	I hope you're all doing well.
0:34.7	Today I'd like to welcome an incredibly special guest to the Girls Talk
0:38.9	podcast. I am beyond fan-girling at this moment and this opportunity to have Bernadine
0:46.2	Everestow on the Girls Talk podcast. Bernardine is a writer, activist, and author of the award-winning
0:53.4	novel and Man Booker Prize, Girl, Woman,
0:57.0	Other.
0:58.0	In addition to Girl Woman Other, Bernadine is the author of seven other critically acclaimed
1:04.0	novels. Her other published works span many genres ranging from novels, poetry and fiction,
1:10.0	to essays, literacy, criticism, radio and
1:13.6	theatre drama, all centering around the African diaspora. Currently, Bernadine is a professor
1:20.1	of creative writing at Brunel University in London. In this episode, we will be discussing
1:25.0	girl, woman, other, activism, history and what it means to be a black British woman.
1:31.5	Bernardine, welcome to the Girls Talk podcast.
1:38.4	Girls Talk.
1:40.5	Hi, Adjua.
1:42.2	Oh, it's so nice to meet you.
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