Unbound is a bookish podcast focused on highlighting the culture and craft of books. Join me, Mbiye Kasonga for genre-spanning, in-depth, and thoughtful conversations that will inspire listeners to read more books.&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first episode of Unbound I knew that I had to start off by talking to beauty and culture writer and author of Homebodies, Tembe Denton-Hurst!&nbsp; Tune in as we discuss: <ul><li>The intimacy of reading&nbsp;</li><li>Being both a deep reader and a deep writer</li><li>Representation in children’s fiction</li><li>The key elements of space and place within Homebodies</li><li>The promise that New York City holds&nbsp;</li></ul>Leaving me to ruminate on books as affirmation and answering the question of do we truly have to like the protagonist in the books we cherish. For a full list of books mentioned, join the <a href="https://unboundpodcast.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unbound community on Substack&nbsp;</a> Follow Tembe Denton-Hurst: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tembae?igsh=OWxwbzV2cG8zczA0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tembae</a>Check out Tembe’s Bookish Substack: <a href="https://tembe.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Extracurricular Substack</a>Follow Mbiye Kasonga: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mbiye_k?igsh=MXQ0emYwYWx2M2E5MA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mbiye_K</a> Produced by <a href="https://www.moyomedia.me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moyo Media.</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

For the first episode of Unbound I knew that I had to start off by talking to beauty and culture writer and author of Homebodies, Tembe Denton-Hurst!&nbsp;Tune in as we discuss:The intimacy of reading&nbsp;Being both a deep reader and a deep writerRepresentation in children’s fictionThe key elements of space and place within HomebodiesThe promise that New York City holds&nbsp;Leaving me to ruminate on books as affirmation and answering the question of do we truly have to like the protagonist in the books we cherish.For a full list of books mentioned, join the Unbound community on Substack&nbsp;Follow Tembe Denton-Hurst: @tembaeCheck out Tembe’s Bookish Substack: Extracurricular SubstackFollow Mbiye Kasonga: @mbiye_KProduced by Moyo Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.