141: Aminatou Sow + Ann Friedman (BIG FRIENDSHIP) and Octavia E. Butler's PARABLE OF THE SOWER

In This Episode:

Friends meet friends to talk about books, but never mention Friends! The guys Zoom it up with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, co-hosts of the must-listen podcast Call Your Girlfriend and co-authors of Big Friendship. They talk about being public friends, share stories of the writing process, and rave about Octavia Butler’s Earthseed — particularly Parable of the Sower. Plus, multiple time zones! Shout-outs to guests of yore! The secrets of friendship!!

The Ep. 141 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow + Ann Friedman
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Aminatou: Luster by Raven Leilani // Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Ann: White Girls by Hilton Als // SPQR by Mary Beard
Christopher: Rosewater by Tade Thompson
Drew: Surviving the White Gaze by Rebecca Carroll

ALSO MENTIONED:

Call Your Girlfriend
Serial
Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, dir. by Sharon Maguire)
The Wormwood Trilogy by Tade Thompson
The Harry Potter books by She Who Must Not Be Named
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Octavia E. Butler’s letter to herself
The OA (2016-2019, created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij)
High Maintenance (2012-present, created by Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair)
”Recovering Octavia E. Butler’s Lost Parables” by Gerry Canavan
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Lungs by Duncan Macmillan, presented as a part of Old Vic: In Camera
Insecure (2016-present, created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore)

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Aminatou: Any Toni Morrison // Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Ann: Conversations on Writing by Ursula K. Le Guin and David Naimon // letter-writing
Drew: supporting your favorite live arts programming during quarantine (like Old Vic: In Camera)
Christopher: The Lightness by Emily Temple

The Damn Bar