For the latest instalment in our Debut Spotlight series, Hannah was joined by author Eden McKenzie-Goddard to discuss his debut novel Smallie. In this episode they delve into the Windrush scandal, how the Windrush generation were mistreated, the dehumanisation of immigrants & more. They also discuss his route into publishing, the impact of music on his writing and the music & literature Eden has been inspired by.
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Books & other mentions in this episode:
Don't Alert The Stans podcast
Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Afrori Books
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
rum.gold
Elmiene
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Every Light in the House Burnin' by Andrea Levy

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