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Marlon James: I Wasn’t Trying To Write a Gay Victim Book
Marlon James joins Ira Madison III for a conversation about his new novel The Disappearers (which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize), growing up in Jamaica, and the pop culture that shaped him. They get into Marlon’s complicated relationship with his own past, how Prince, Heathers, and ’90s grunge gave him a vocabulary, and why he wants readers to enter the world of his books on his own terms. If you haven't picked up a copy of The Disappearers yet... run, don't walk.
00:00 Ira Madison III Ranks the Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist
04:33 The Disappearers & Writing His Most Personal…
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