Book Club Meets: I wrote a loveable psychopath! Race and female rage, with Imani Thompson

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<p>Yrsa really doesn’t intend to kill anyone... but the Cambridge professor sitting opposite her has manipulated her friend and stolen her research. So, when she flicks a bee into his drink, she just thinks he’ll get a nasty little sting... but now he’s dead. And it’s a sweet, sweet feeling for Yrsa: finally having some control...</p><br><p>Honey, written by Imani Thompson, was our Happy Place Book Club read for June. In this chat with Fearne, Imani explains how getting fired from a job was the catalyst she needed to start writing, and just how surreal it feels to have a debut novel published in her 20s.</p><br><p>They also explore the big themes in the novel, including race, intersectional feminism, female anger, and revenge.</p><br><p>In July, we’ll be reading Queenie Is Working On It, by Candice Carty-Williams.</p><br><p>Thank you to The Borough Press for use of the Honey audiobook, narrated by Chloe Sommer.</p><br><p>If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:</p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/42730d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book Club Meets: Caro Claire Burke</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/40a0df" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book Club Meets: Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/39d084" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book Club Meets: Emma Gannon</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>