Conversations with Nova Reid Nova Reid

My debut book, The Good Ally is OUT NOW via your favourite bookseller or online: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode it's just you and me kiddo wrapping up and reflecting on an incredible season. Going solo to share more about my author journey and barriers to author success. I also talk about healing and why courage and vulnerability are necessary to be anti-racist AND, I treat you to a little exclusive reading from my debut book The Good Ally.

You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to campaigner, speaker and writer, Gina Martin, who is best known for founding and running the national campaign to make upskirting illegal and creating the Voyeurism Act. Gina and I had an honest conversation about what triggered Gina’s activism leading to the Upskirting Campaign, racism in the law, the commodification of activism, and the different standards for White women campaigners and Black women campaigners.

You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Kym Oliver, writer, speaker, lecturer and Co-Founder of The Triple Cripples - a platform dedicated to highlighting the narratives and increasing the visibility of Black, Brown & Indigenous Melanated People, living with Disability. Kym and I had an incredibly honest conversation about living while black and disabled, the importance of not trivialising representation, racism, class, gender and ableism and how they are all linked, and why intersectionality in anti-racism is so important.

You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Agnes Mwakatuma, Founder of Black Minds Matter U.K. Agnes and I had an incredibly powerful conversation about the impact of systemic racism on mental health, why it falls on Black Minds Matter to solve shortfalls in the NHS and the government, avoiding burnout with self-care, and the 21k Challenge.

You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I talk to Amanda, brand strategist, lifelong learner and one of my anti-racism students. Amanda and I had an incredibly raw and honest conversation about her anti-racism journey, her experience of being in an interracial marriage with two mixed heritage children and how this has affected her anti-racism work.

You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode, I talk to the incredible Healer, best-selling author and trauma specialist, Resmaa Menakem about the immaturity of white body supremacy, healing from racial trauma and his best-selling book, My Grandmother’s Hands.