#201: Reni Eddo-Lodge, journalist and author
<p>Rachel and Simon speak to the journalist and author <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Frenieddolodge.co.uk%2F&amp;xid=e691f4d65c&amp;uid=57080101&amp;iid=ddea6fba60&amp;pool=cts&amp;v=2&amp;c=1733740732&amp;h=de17b094dbbfa572fc430bff1bdccc99ff04f153755bb85443a8932b6fbc846b" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Reni Eddo-Lodge</a>. She started blogging and writing journalism while a student; one post, published in 2014 and called “Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race” eventually led to a <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Frenieddolodge.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F&amp;xid=e691f4d65c&amp;uid=57080101&amp;iid=ddea6fba60&amp;pool=cts&amp;v=2&amp;c=1733740732&amp;h=4895202de75437c99b6cf86225037e5e7d038eb19bd3aeb9d1dc37f2a787239f" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">book of the same name in 2017</a>. The book won the Jhalak Prize as well as a British Book Award for Narrative Non-Fiction. In 2020, amid the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, “Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race” topped Britain's bestseller list; Reni became the first black British author to achieve that. Elsewhere she has written for the <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F10%2F28%2Fopinion%2Flondons-housing-boom.html&amp;xid=e691f4d65c&amp;uid=57080101&amp;iid=ddea6fba60&amp;pool=cts&amp;v=2&amp;c=1733740732&amp;h=faa27c7cdead55c605c331dbfe68d0c050e849f8927ea8e15ac9483cd72b51ea" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">New York Times</a><em> </em>and<em> </em><a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vogue.co.uk%2Farticle%2Fsaoirse-ronan-british-vogue-interview&amp;xid=e691f4d65c&amp;uid=57080101&amp;iid=ddea6fba60&amp;pool=cts&amp;v=2&amp;c=1733740732&amp;h=fc038c000ff56d1c2feac68281813e193fa06ea50175c913b0dc7cdda8a195f1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Vogue</a><em>, </em>among other publications. We spoke to Reni about starting out in journalism, writing “Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race” and the experience of its success.<br />A new edition of “Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World’s Greatest Writers” - a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is available now. The updated version now includes insights from over 100 past guests on the podcast, with new contributions from Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar and Bettany Hughes. You can order it via <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Always-Take-Notes-greatest-writers-dp-1804188867/dp/1804188867/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a> or <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/always-take-notes/simon-akam/rachel-lloyd/9781804188866" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Waterstones</a>.<br />You can find us online at <a href="http://alwaystakenotes.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is <a href="http://patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>
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Show Notes
Rachel and Simon speak to the journalist and author Reni Eddo-Lodge. She started blogging and writing journalism while a student; one post, published in 2014 and called “Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race” eventually led to a book of the same name in 2017. The book won the Jhalak Prize as well as a British Book Award for Narrative Non-Fiction. In 2020, amid the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, “Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race” topped Britain's bestseller list; Reni became the first black British author to achieve that. Elsewhere she has written for the New York Times and Vogue, among other publications. We spoke to Reni about starting out in journalism, writing “Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race” and the experience of its success.
A new edition of “Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World’s Greatest Writers” - a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is available now. The updated version now includes insights from over 100 past guests on the podcast, with new contributions from Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar and Bettany Hughes. You can order it via Amazon or Waterstones.
You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.
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