Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman are the friends behind the podcast Call Your Girlfriend, and now the authors of the New York Times Best Selling book Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close. Today we talk about the obstacles they found in researching their book on friendship, finding their voice, the questions that come up in interracial friendships, and about their idea of "shine theory".The Stacks Book Club selection for September is The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, we will discuss the book with Lupita Aquino on September 30.You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2020/09/09/ep-128-aminatou-sow-ann-friedmanSUPPORT THE STACKSTushy - Go to hellotushy.com/stacks get 10% off your order and FREE shippingGet your copy of Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West wherever books are sold.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.