48. The Henna Wars - Adiba Jaigirdar

Oh this one is a treat! We talk about minority languages and culture sharing versus cultural appropriation in this episode while we discuss Jaigirdar's debut novel The Henna Wars.  Adiba Jaigirdar is a Bangladeshi and Irish writer and teacher. She has a BA in English and History, and an MA in Postcolonial Studies. Content warnings for forced outing, homophobia, racism.  -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com  Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a     few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire as      applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)