Black Writers Read
Black Writers Read showcases, celebrates, and honors the words, work, and traditions of Black writers from across the country, across genres, across experiences, and across the African Diaspora. This podcast series is produced and hosted by performance poet, playwright, events curator, and educator Nicole M. Young-Martin. Find us on Instagram: @blackwritersread. Find Nicole on Instagram: @coco_penexplore.
Episodes
68 episodes
Bonus: Isabel Wilkerson's Caste, a Conversation with Pink Lady Jasmine Gary
This episode features my conversation with guest host, fellow Black woman podcaster Jasmine Gary, about the book, Caste: The Origin of our Discontents (2020)
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:08:37
Black Writers Read: Yael Valencia Aldana
This episode features our conversation with Yael Valencia Aldana, the recipient of the
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:11:05
Black Writers Read: Season Five Trailer
Welcome to Season Five of Black Writers Read!For this season, we're expanding the definition of “writer” to look at narrative construction. We start the season with a
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Season 5
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3:44
A Conversation with Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin from A24's SING SING
This bonus episode features my recent conversation with Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin from the latest release from A24 Films,
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20:46
Black Writers Read Retrospective: On Poetry
Today, August 2, 2024, is African American essayist, novelist, poet, cultural critic, orator and activist James Baldwin’s (1924-1987) centennial birthday. In ...
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1:14:54
Bonus: Nicole on Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie
In this bonus episode, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the book, Queenie (2019) by Candice Carty-Williams and its s...
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Bonus: Insight into the Heavy is the Crown Anthology
I've been so excited to share insight on a project I've been working on for the past few months. Serving as editor on this project, I wanted to give the Black Writers Read community a preview of the anthology, Heavy is the Crown, which i...
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1:20:03
Black Writers Read Retrospective: Authors on Memoir
This bonus episode features excerpts from five interviews from Season Four - those that we had with authors who write memoir. Over the summer, we will be revisiting conversations that cover the nuisances of genre, form, and style - offering min...
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53:47
Black Writers Read Retrospective: Fiction Authors on Craft, Inspiration & Impact
In celebration of Juneteenth, we revisit our conversations with fiction authors featured during Season Four to reflect on approaches to creating worlds for our characters and what informs this work. Included in this bonus episode ar...
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1:17:00
Black Writers Read: Lisa Braxton
This episode features our conversation with Lisa Braxton about her recently released memoir,
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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56:18
Black Writers Read: Wakisha Stewart
This episode features our conversation with Wakisha Stewart, which was live-streamed on May 18, 2024 in recognition of Women’s Health Week (May 12th-18th) a...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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1:12:24
Black Writers Read: David Jackson Ambrose
This episode features our conversation with David Jackson Ambrose, which was live-streamed on May 11, 2024 in recognition of
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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58:58
Black Writers Read: Lynne Thompson
This episode features our conversation with Lynne Thompson, which was live-streamed on April 14, 2024 closing out National Poetry Month.Lynne Thompson served as the 4th Poet Laure...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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1:17:32
Black Writers Read: M. Nzadi Keita
This episode features our conversation with M. Nzadi Keita, which was live-streamed on April 14, 2024 during
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:24:55
Black Writers Read: Nandi Comer
Happy National Poetry Month! Launched in April of 1996 by the Academy of Am...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:26:45
Black Writers Read: Chana Shinegba
This episode features our conversation with Chana Shinegba, which was live-streamed on March 30, 2024. Chana Shinegba, a gifted storyteller, embodies the spirit of resilience and creativity that defines her generation...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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1:07:19
Black Writers Read: Angie Chatman
This episode features our conversation with Angie Chatman, which was live-streamed on March 16, 2024. For long-time Black Writers Read supporters you may remember Angie from our Black History Month...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:09:05
Black Writers Read: Janine Fondon
This episode features our conversation with Janine Fondon, which was recorded during our live event held in person on March 4, 2024 at Holyoke Media.
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:08:15
Black Writers Read: Donna Hemans
This episode features our conversation with Donna Hemans, which was live streamed on Saturday, February 17, 2024. We chatted about her recently released novel, The House of Plain Truth,...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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39:27
Black Writers Read: T.H. Moore
This episode features our conversation with T.H. Moore, which was live streamed on Saturday, February 10, 2024. We chatted about his forthcoming memoir, Ghetto Bastard, and his expansive ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:10:17
Black Writers Read: K E Garland
This episode features our conversation with K E Garland, which was live streamed on Saturday, January 6, 2024. We chatted about her debut memoir, I...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:26:12
Black Writers Read Presents Writers Across the Margins: Nada Samih-Rotondo
This episode features our conversation with Nada Samih-Rotondo (nonfiction. fiction.), which was live-streamed on Saturday, December 16, 2023. This episode is ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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51:37
Black Writers Read: Minda Honey
This episode features our conversation with Minda Honey, which was live streamed on Saturday, November 18, 2023, about her memoir,
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:14:31