1 00:00:14,916 --> 00:00:22,716 Speaker 1: Pushkin Hay Slight Changers. We'll be back with a brand 2 00:00:22,756 --> 00:00:25,156 Speaker 1: new episode of a slight change of Plans next Monday, 3 00:00:25,476 --> 00:00:27,116 Speaker 1: but I wanted to let you know about a new 4 00:00:27,116 --> 00:00:30,116 Speaker 1: show from Pushkin I'm enjoying called Well Read Black Girl. 5 00:00:30,756 --> 00:00:33,276 Speaker 1: Glory Edam started the Well Read Black Girl book Club 6 00:00:33,356 --> 00:00:37,316 Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen, and since then it's exploded into a passionate, 7 00:00:37,356 --> 00:00:40,916 Speaker 1: worldwide reading community. She aims to amplify the voices of 8 00:00:40,956 --> 00:00:44,796 Speaker 1: BIPOC writers and celebrate their literary achievements, using the power 9 00:00:44,836 --> 00:00:47,436 Speaker 1: of conversation to help her members connect with each other 10 00:00:47,516 --> 00:00:50,436 Speaker 1: and grow as people. Well Read black Girl depends on 11 00:00:50,476 --> 00:00:54,156 Speaker 1: participation from members and the shared experiences their favorite writers 12 00:00:54,156 --> 00:00:57,716 Speaker 1: expressed so beautifully. On the Well Read Black Girl podcast, 13 00:00:57,836 --> 00:01:01,676 Speaker 1: Glory has deep, honest conversations with authors of color about 14 00:01:01,716 --> 00:01:04,756 Speaker 1: the artcraft, and power of the written word. You'll hear 15 00:01:04,756 --> 00:01:08,236 Speaker 1: from luminaries like Toronto Burke, Gabrielle Union, Anita Hill, and 16 00:01:08,316 --> 00:01:11,476 Speaker 1: more about how they found their voices, hone their craft, 17 00:01:11,636 --> 00:01:15,596 Speaker 1: and navigated the world of publishing. You'll meet black bookstore owners, 18 00:01:15,756 --> 00:01:19,236 Speaker 1: literary advocates, and Well Read Black Girl book Club members themselves. 19 00:01:19,716 --> 00:01:22,036 Speaker 1: They talk about what they're reading and how they celebrate 20 00:01:22,076 --> 00:01:25,516 Speaker 1: the legacies of literary women who paved the way. Here's 21 00:01:25,556 --> 00:01:28,836 Speaker 1: a trailer of the show. Okay is it going, Okay, 22 00:01:29,036 --> 00:01:32,156 Speaker 1: We're ready, I'm ready. Just sound good? All right? Hi? 23 00:01:32,436 --> 00:01:36,556 Speaker 1: Oh you sound great. It's hi. I'm Glory Adam and 24 00:01:36,716 --> 00:01:40,316 Speaker 1: I love books, so yeah, I definitely I love, love, 25 00:01:40,396 --> 00:01:43,476 Speaker 1: love reading as a child, which is why in twenty 26 00:01:43,516 --> 00:01:46,716 Speaker 1: fifteen I started the Well Read Black Girl book Club 27 00:01:46,876 --> 00:01:49,596 Speaker 1: because it was appeared in life. Whenever I'm telling Morrison 28 00:01:49,796 --> 00:01:52,836 Speaker 1: both cave, it was like it was an assignment for me. 29 00:01:53,676 --> 00:01:57,276 Speaker 1: For years, we've come together to celebrate the work of 30 00:01:57,396 --> 00:02:02,196 Speaker 1: female them and non binary writers of color. Oh my gosh, 31 00:02:02,236 --> 00:02:08,076 Speaker 1: Bell Hooks, she was so clear about the brilliance of 32 00:02:08,116 --> 00:02:12,556 Speaker 1: the literature creation to buy Black Women. And now on 33 00:02:12,596 --> 00:02:16,716 Speaker 1: the Well Read Black Girl Podcast, I'm connecting readers everywhere 34 00:02:16,836 --> 00:02:21,836 Speaker 1: with the most impactful and interesting writers, thinkers, and makers. Today, 35 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:26,996 Speaker 1: we'll have intimate, in depth conversations on the power of 36 00:02:27,036 --> 00:02:30,156 Speaker 1: the written word and explore what it means to be 37 00:02:30,596 --> 00:02:34,396 Speaker 1: well read. Oh, what it means everything. I take pride 38 00:02:34,396 --> 00:02:37,556 Speaker 1: in being well read. You'll hear from authors like men 39 00:02:37,676 --> 00:02:40,676 Speaker 1: Jin Lee on her journey to writing the books we 40 00:02:40,876 --> 00:02:44,196 Speaker 1: love to read, so I would go to work seven 41 00:02:44,236 --> 00:02:48,276 Speaker 1: days a week and I thought, I can't do this anymore. Yeah, 42 00:02:48,316 --> 00:02:52,796 Speaker 1: so I quit in nineteen nineties, believe, and then I 43 00:02:52,876 --> 00:02:55,396 Speaker 1: published in two thousand and seven, which means it took 44 00:02:55,436 --> 00:02:59,436 Speaker 1: twelve years to publish a book an author and activist. 45 00:02:59,516 --> 00:03:03,236 Speaker 1: To Rona Burke, a lot of amazing things have happened 46 00:03:03,476 --> 00:03:05,956 Speaker 1: to me since Me Too a viral, But the only 47 00:03:06,036 --> 00:03:10,276 Speaker 1: thing that has happened to me that was actually something 48 00:03:10,316 --> 00:03:12,476 Speaker 1: that I was was a goal in my life was 49 00:03:12,596 --> 00:03:17,556 Speaker 1: to write. You'll hear from Jacqueline Woodson. It keeps me sane, 50 00:03:17,756 --> 00:03:20,716 Speaker 1: and writing really does, and it keeps me feeling like 51 00:03:20,836 --> 00:03:25,636 Speaker 1: I have some control over what happens in the world, 52 00:03:25,716 --> 00:03:28,156 Speaker 1: whether or not I do or not, and authors like 53 00:03:28,316 --> 00:03:31,916 Speaker 1: Zeba Blay anytime that I write, I'm trying to be honest. 54 00:03:31,956 --> 00:03:34,316 Speaker 1: I'm not even trying to be good. I'm just trying 55 00:03:34,756 --> 00:03:39,116 Speaker 1: to be honest with myself and get life lessons from 56 00:03:39,196 --> 00:03:43,796 Speaker 1: author and icon Anita Hill. I've heard from people who 57 00:03:43,996 --> 00:03:48,076 Speaker 1: said that in nineteen ninety one, they listened to the 58 00:03:48,156 --> 00:03:51,236 Speaker 1: hearings and then they understood their own experience. That's better, 59 00:03:52,156 --> 00:03:55,676 Speaker 1: and that's what I think we all as a writer want. Yes, 60 00:03:56,996 --> 00:04:00,356 Speaker 1: you'll even get to know your favorite writers beyond the page. Oh, 61 00:04:00,396 --> 00:04:04,596 Speaker 1: we're gonna do rapid fire questions. Okay, So between beloved 62 00:04:04,796 --> 00:04:08,956 Speaker 1: the book or beloved the film? Which was better? Definitely 63 00:04:09,396 --> 00:04:13,356 Speaker 1: the book. Are you a coffee or tea person? Coffee anti? 64 00:04:13,916 --> 00:04:17,836 Speaker 1: What's your sign? I am all virgo everything. Name a 65 00:04:17,876 --> 00:04:20,556 Speaker 1: movie that never gets old you can watch over and 66 00:04:20,596 --> 00:04:28,356 Speaker 1: over and over and over again. Probably Jumanji. If you 67 00:04:28,396 --> 00:04:32,036 Speaker 1: were a superhero, what would your superpower be? Oh? I 68 00:04:32,116 --> 00:04:36,356 Speaker 1: have thought about that. My superpower would be every time 69 00:04:36,396 --> 00:04:39,476 Speaker 1: that I've met someone that I would be able to 70 00:04:39,516 --> 00:04:46,636 Speaker 1: glimpse their past. Oh that's a good one. Kinship, community support. 71 00:04:47,116 --> 00:04:50,076 Speaker 1: You'll find all of this and more on my new 72 00:04:50,156 --> 00:04:54,116 Speaker 1: weekly show. So tell your friends to tell their friends 73 00:04:54,436 --> 00:05:00,236 Speaker 1: so we can all be friends. We're in a family. Yeah, 74 00:05:00,276 --> 00:05:05,436 Speaker 1: I love that. That was a trailer for the new 75 00:05:05,476 --> 00:05:08,676 Speaker 1: podcast from Pushkin Well read black Girl. You can hear 76 00:05:08,716 --> 00:05:11,796 Speaker 1: more a episodes wherever you get your podcasts.