This week we were joined on the podcast by Mia Arderne (@mia_arderne on Instagram), a writer who recently released her debut novel, Mermaid Fillet. We spoke about her inspirations for the book, various themes such as classism, trauma and mental health as well as the origins of her crush on Michelle Rodriguez.
Buy Mermaid Fillet here.
Snippets of Mermaid Fillet read by Grassroots Barbie and Kelly-Eve Koopman.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Strong language, mentions of mental health problems, depression and addiction, sexual assault and violence.
This week we also have a special feature by returning guest and friend of the podcast, Sloan about his favourite horror movies that were turned into TV shows just in time for Halloween.
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Show Notes:
- Book: Because I Couldn’t Kill You - Kelly-Eve Koopman (Loot)
- Book: The Lie of 1652 - Patric Tariq Mellet (Loot)
- Book: Kinnes - Chase Rhys (Loot)
- Book: Girl Without a Sound - Buhle Ngaba (New Africa Books)
- Facebook: Ling Shepherd (Facebook)
- Facebook: Grassroots Barbie (Facebook)
- Series: Seinfeld (Amazon Prime)
- Series: The Golden Girls
- Series: Curb Your Enthusiasm (Amazon Prime)
- Series: Boston Legal (Amazon Prime)
- Series: House (Amazon Prime)
- Series: Better Call Saul (Netflix)
- Series: Bojack Horseman (Netflix)
- Series: Adventure Time (Netflix)
- Series: The Office US (Amazon Prime)
- Movie: The Fast and the Furious (Showmax)
Crushing On:
Portrait of a Lady on Fire