{"id":379896,"date":"2026-09-18T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-novel-of-the-century-is-nsfw-engagement-party\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:00:16","slug":"the-novel-of-the-century-is-nsfw-engagement-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-novel-of-the-century-is-nsfw-engagement-party\/","title":{"rendered":"The novel of the century is NSFW | Engagement Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/W8ULn5Hb8-8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The novel of the century is NSFW | Engagement Party\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W8ULn5Hb8-8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With The Disappearers, Marlon James has written an explicit and violent epic that\u2019s been called \u201cthe novel of the decade, if not the century.&quot; He joins the party to talk about queer Jamaican culture, \u201980s music icons, and the gay sex scene that even his editor thought he should leave out.  <\/p>\n<p>About the show: Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro\u2019s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. After years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture video podcast. Party hopping between what you&#8217;re watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online: https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters\/engagement-party-newsletter-landing-page<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Welcome, Marlon James! 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