Paul Mendez in conversation with Phoenix Alexander
Catch-up
This event includes adult content
Phoenix Alexander, Science Fiction Collections Librarian at the University of Liverpool, will be in conversation with author Paul Mendez to talk about his groundbreaking, semi-autobiographical debut novel, Rainbow Milk. The intersectional coming-of-age story follows 19-year old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual identities against the backdrop of a Jehovah's Witness upbringing and the legacies of the Windrush generation.
A groundbreaking first novel shows how its young black protagonist tests the limits of sexual freedom
Don't quote me with Paul Mendez
Ahead of his talk to discuss his book, we caught up with Paul to find out what he's been up to during lockdown