Sisters of the Yam (bell hooks) w/ Mireille Harper

Mireille C Harper, author and Editorial Director at Tonic, Bloomsbury, joins us for a conversation about bell hooks’ black feminist text Sisters of the Yam, a book that’s as relevant today as when it was published 30 years ago.

Mireille shares how discovering this text in her twenties reshaped her understanding of Black womanhood, healing, and the radical act of self-care, and together, we explore why hooks’ blend of theory and practical wisdom continues to resonate with us today. She also shares some insights from her decade long career in the publishing industry.

We also discuss:

✨How self-care got hijacked by capitalism and Big Dopamine

✨That time bell hooks came for Beyoncé 

✨Community as survival and praxis, not just a nice idea

✨FKA Twigs’ timely question; ‘where are the thinkers??’

Book: Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks

Guest: Mireille C Harper

You can follow Mireille on instagram @mireillecharper and on Substack at https://mireilleharper.substack.com/ for more of her writing and publishing insights.

DISCLAIMER; I do call the book ‘Sisterhood of the Yam’ a few times through the episode, forgive me, I had travelling pants on the brain.

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