Ep79: Ishi Robinson on Jamaica, colonial legacies, race & class The Diverse Bookshelf

This week, I'm talking to Ishi Robinson, author of the delightful novel, Sweetness In the Skin. In this book, we meet the absolutely wonderful character of Pumpkin, a teenage girl trying to make her way in the world and be true to who she really is. The story is moving and wholesome, while tackling some darker issues including colourism, classism, abusive and absent parents, strained family relationships and so much more. Ishi Robinson is a Jamaican writer living in Berlin. Her fi...