Take a Second Chance with Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

About this episode

Nikesha Elise Williams interviews Lizzie Damilola Blackburn about her novel 'The Re-Write', exploring themes of second chance romance, toxic masculinity, and fat phobia.

Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree ! This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Lizzie Damilola Blackburn about her second novel, The Re-Write . A second chance romance between a full-figured woman and a reality TV star who’s struggling to decide exactly what kind of man he wants to be. In our conversation, Lizzie explains why she wanted to tackle toxic masculinity and fat phobia. Mahogany Books Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

People in this episode

Host: Nikesha Elise Williams

Guest: Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Topics covered

• second chance romance
• toxic masculinity
• fat phobia
• reality TV
• novel discussion

Keywords

• second chance romance
• toxic masculinity
• fat phobia
• Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
• The Re-Write

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mahogany Books

Books & works: The Re-Write, The Seven Daughters of Dupree

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