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This episode we're talking independently released books from Black female authors that run the gamut from romance to urban to work memoir to YA(ish). ...
Hey hey! This episode is a special one because we got to talk about and to one of our favorite writers, Rachel Howzell Hall. We speak about her creati...
A note from Jeanette: So guys...mea culpa, this show should have been out a couple of weeks ago, but I got slammed with life, which delayed the editin...
This week we're discussing Gabrielle Union's memoir We're Going to Need More Wine. Articles discussed in news are below:Junot Diaz on the legacy of ch...
We're finally talking about An American Marriage by Tayari Jones! But first, we discuss this article in The Atlantic in which Tayari talks about writi...
This week we're discussing Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere, but first...the news! Articles discussed below:Prize for Thrillers with No Violence A...
In this episode we talk about a hodgepodge of items, culminating in a little rant about piracy & An American Marriage. Items discussed in this week's ...
Oh hai. It us. We back. Kickin' mad shit in ya ear for the new year. (I'm sorry for that.) We're talking reading, writing, and podcasting goals for 20...
This week we’re discussion Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, but first the news! Links to stories discussed below: Updated: Did This Book Buy Its Way...
It’s been a minute, but we back with the jumpoff. This week we’re talking villains. But first…the news! Links to articles discussed below: New Books i...