Angie Thomas
From The Island of Brilliant! by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Nadia Shireen
April 2, 2026 · 50 min · Episode 39
About this episode
Angie Thomas joins Frank and Nadia to discuss her influential works and new book.
When you're one of the most important writers of the 21st Century you think you'd have people looking out to make sure you didn't end up in a whale.. but that's exactly where the phenomenon that is Angie Thomas has found herself. Fortunately, being a whale this one knows a thing or too about pods, and has delivered Angie safe to the shores of the Island of Brilliant. Frank and Nadia can't believe their luck, and welcome Angie to shore to talk all things 'The Hate U Give' as well as her fabulous new Nic Blake book, 'TheBook of Anansi'. An absolute treat all round.
People in this episode
Hosts: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Nadia Shireen
Guest: Angie Thomas
Topics covered
- writing
- literature
- young adult fiction
- interview
- books
Keywords
- Angie Thomas
- The Hate U Give
- TheBook of Anansi
- young adult
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Hate U Give, TheBook of Anansi
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