Dr Samara Linton is an award-winning writer and multidisciplinary content producer, best known for co-authoring Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography. She previously worked as a medical doctor and has written for platforms including gal-dem, Metro, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is a University of Cambridge and University College London graduate. Rianna Walcott is an academic, activist, writer and musician. She is a final-year PhD candidate at Kings College London researching Black women's identity in digital spaces, and a graduate twice over from the University of Edinburgh. Rianna has written for platforms including The Wellcome Collection, Metro, Vice, Dazed and The Guardian.
The Colour of Madness is a seminal body of work that centres our voices authentically and unapologetically. -- <b>Melissa Cummings-Quarry, co-founder of <i>Black Girls Book Club </i></b> Invaluable -- <b>Sophie Duker, BBC</b> The Colour of Madness is one of those texts you can't read without a pencil to mark beautiful/relatable/heartbreaking quotes. Heading home to find my pencil. -- <b>Serena Arthur, founder of the award-winning <i>Onyx </i>magazine</b> I teach a BA module on Literature and Psychology and have been looking for a book like this for years! -- <b>Samantha Walton, Lecturer: Bath Spa University</b> Deeply personal and sensitive...This book should be read by all trainees and seniors. Although it might make the reader feel uncomfortable, it will help them to build inclusive therapeutic relationships with patients from all ethnic backgrounds and improve the practical accessibility of mental healthcare. -- <b>Anna Sri, head of <i>Geopsychiatry</i></b>