Voguing balls and jehovas witnesses, the “queer canon” and why ticking boxes doesn’t mean living in boxes - this is Paul Mendez & Niven Govinden in conversation with podcaster Octavia Bright.

This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind.

Books:

Paul Mendez, ‘Rainbow Milk’

Niven Govinden, ‘This Brutal House’

Listen to Octavia Bright on Literary Friction

Find #BookBound2020:

Our website: https://www.bookbound2020.co.uk/

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For subtitles, please visit the YouTube video of this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ioPnQPzvU

Festival Partners:

Wasafiri Magazine: https://www.wasafiri.org/

Mind UK: www.mind.org.uk

Please donate if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bookbound2020

Music: Wonder Under by Glad Rags at https://freemusicarchive.org/