As part of the University of Westminster’s Black History Year and the School of Humanities New Writing Festival, Paul Mendez and Michael Donkor join Shantel Edwards (Birmingham Literary Festival/Writing West Midlands) to discuss their work. Here they’ll reflect on the pleasures and challenges of writing Black queer fictions and selves, as well as taking questions from the audience.
In the past two years, Paul Mendez’s novel, Rainbow Milk (2020), and Michael Donkor’s novel, Hold (2018), have both brilliantly interrogated the intricacies of Black queer lives. In these novels, both authors give their readers vibrant young protagonists who are coming into an understanding of themselves, their desires and the worlds around them.
Once you sign up, the link to the event will be sent to you closer to the date
If you wish you can purchase Rainbow Milk and Hold on the links below:
Rainbow Milk
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/rainbow-milk-an-observer-2020-top-10-debut/9780349700588
Hold
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/hold-9780008280383/9780008280383
