British-Caribbean author, Sareeta Domingo use the music of ESKA, Prince, Erykah Badu, Neneh Cherry and more to unpick her third novel, If I Don't Have You, we explore her non-traditional route to publishing, crafting & writing romance stories as an act of resistance, her mission to write ambitious Black women with care. We also discuss the merits of being published by either independent or one of the larger publishing houses. If I Don't Have You, is published as part Jacaranda Books and Arts #Twentyin2020 project.
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Titles Authored or Edited by Sareeta Domingo
- If I don’t Have you
- Who’s Loving You
- The Nearness of you
- Love, Secret Santa
Titles (and Poem) Referenced in the discussion:
- The Ballad of J. Alfred Prufrock (a poem) – T. S. Elliott
- The outsiders - SE Hinton
- Beloved - Toni Morrison
- Little fires everywhere – Celeste Ng
- The sky is everywhere -
- Ordinary people – Diana Evans
- My Sister The Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
- Stay with me – Ayobami Adebayo
- Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives – Lola Shoneyin
- Behold The Dreamers – Mbolo Mbue
- The Terrible - Yrsa Daley Ward
- Simone is Still Single – Lisa Bent
- Bad Love – Maame Blue
Recommended Romance authors:
- Alyssa Cole
- Talia Hibbert
Songs Referenced in the discussion:
- Gatekeeper – ESKA
- The Ballad of Dorothy Parker – Prince
- Love Has fallen on Me – Chaka Khan
- The Nearness of You – Ella Fitgerald
- If I Don’t Have You – Gregory Isaac
- If I Don’t Have You (cover)– Sareeta Domingo
- Who’s Loving You – Jackson 5
- Orange Moon – Erykah...
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