{"id":700,"date":"2020-09-03T13:44:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T12:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/?post_type=event&#038;p=700"},"modified":"2021-07-07T11:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:26:27","slug":"desiree-reynolds","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/spiegeltent\/desiree-reynolds\/","title":{"rendered":"Seduce &#8211; Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seduce &#8211; D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Reynolds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Writer, teacher and broadcaster D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Reynolds reads excerpts from her novel <em>Seduce<\/em> and discusses diaspora, race and protest through writing. <em>Seduce<\/em>, set on a mythical islands in the Caribbean, weaves a captivating tale of relationships and ghosts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offtheshelf.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Off the Shelf Festival of Words<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contains mature themes and sexual references.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e is an author, broadcaster and a trustee with Racial Justice Network. Her work includes poetry and short stories and can be seen in publications including <em>A Generation Defining Itself<\/em> and <em>Hair: A Journey into the Afro and Asian Experience<\/em>.  Her novel <em>Seduce<\/em>, set on a mythical island in the Caribbean, was published by Peepal Tree Press in 2013 to much acclaim.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<form id=\"survey\" class=\"survey\">\n    <div class=\"survey__content\">\n        <h2>How do you rate the festival?<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"survey__rating\">\n                <input type=\"radio\" id=\"great\" name=\"rating\" value=\"Great\">\n                <label class=\"btn btn-shadow\" for=\"great\">Great<\/label>\n                <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ok\" name=\"rating\" value=\"OK\">\n                <label class=\"btn btn-shadow\" for=\"ok\">OK<\/label>\n                <input type=\"radio\" id=\"not-good\" name=\"rating\" value=\"Not very good\">\n                <label class=\"btn btn-shadow\" for=\"not-good\">Not very good<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"survey__question\">\n            <h3>Please let us know if you have any comments<\/h3>\n            <p>\n                <textarea name=\"comments\" id=\"comments\" cols=\"5\" rows=\"5\"><\/textarea>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <button class=\"btn btn-shadow\" type=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"survey__success\">\n        <h2>Thanks for your feedback<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n\n<div class=\"related-content\" style=\"--background-image-tablet-var: url(https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/spiegeltent-see-also-768x513.jpg); 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