OurShelves: Hunger with Claire Kohda

<p>How does food connect us to our cultural identity? Get hungry listening to Claire Kohda talk to Lucy Scholes about her debut novel&nbsp;<em>Woman, Eating</em>, which follows a mixed-race vampire in contemporary London. Claire admits she avoided reading&nbsp;<em>Dracula</em>, explores the yōkai of traditional Japanese mythology and explains how listening to Asian recipes reminds her of her mother.</p><br><p><strong>Claire’s recommendations:</strong></p><p><strong>On the nightstand:</strong>&nbsp;Where The Wild Ladies Are, by Matsuda Aoko, translated by Polly Barton, published by Tilted Axis Press and The Korean Vegan</p><p><strong>On my mind:</strong>&nbsp;Turn Away by Laura Moody (song)</p><p><strong>On the shelf:</strong>&nbsp;Barbara Hepworth: Writings and Conversations</p><p><strong>On the pedestal:</strong>&nbsp;Susanne Valadon</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>