WEBVTT - Turning the Page with Well-Read Black Girl

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<v Speaker 1>Pushkin Hay Slight Changers. We'll be back with a brand

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<v Speaker 1>new episode of a slight change of Plans next Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>but I wanted to let you know about a new

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<v Speaker 1>show from Pushkin I'm enjoying called Well Read Black Girl.

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<v Speaker 1>Glory Edam started the Well Read Black Girl book Club

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty fifteen, and since then it's exploded into a passionate,

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<v Speaker 1>worldwide reading community. She aims to amplify the voices of

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<v Speaker 1>BIPOC writers and celebrate their literary achievements, using the power

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<v Speaker 1>of conversation to help her members connect with each other

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<v Speaker 1>and grow as people. Well Read black Girl depends on

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<v Speaker 1>participation from members and the shared experiences their favorite writers

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<v Speaker 1>expressed so beautifully. On the Well Read Black Girl podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Glory has deep, honest conversations with authors of color about

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<v Speaker 1>the artcraft, and power of the written word. You'll hear

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<v Speaker 1>from luminaries like Toronto Burke, Gabrielle Union, Anita Hill, and

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<v Speaker 1>more about how they found their voices, hone their craft,

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<v Speaker 1>and navigated the world of publishing. You'll meet black bookstore owners,

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<v Speaker 1>literary advocates, and Well Read Black Girl book Club members themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>They talk about what they're reading and how they celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>the legacies of literary women who paved the way. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>a trailer of the show. Okay is it going, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>We're ready, I'm ready. Just sound good? All right? Hi?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh you sound great. It's hi. I'm Glory Adam and

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<v Speaker 1>I love books, so yeah, I definitely I love, love,

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<v Speaker 1>love reading as a child, which is why in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen I started the Well Read Black Girl book Club

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<v Speaker 1>because it was appeared in life. Whenever I'm telling Morrison

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<v Speaker 1>both cave, it was like it was an assignment for me.

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<v Speaker 1>For years, we've come together to celebrate the work of

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<v Speaker 1>female them and non binary writers of color. Oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 1>Bell Hooks, she was so clear about the brilliance of

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<v Speaker 1>the literature creation to buy Black Women. And now on

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<v Speaker 1>the Well Read Black Girl Podcast, I'm connecting readers everywhere

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<v Speaker 1>with the most impactful and interesting writers, thinkers, and makers. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have intimate, in depth conversations on the power of

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<v Speaker 1>the written word and explore what it means to be

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<v Speaker 1>well read. Oh, what it means everything. I take pride

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<v Speaker 1>in being well read. You'll hear from authors like men

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<v Speaker 1>Jin Lee on her journey to writing the books we

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<v Speaker 1>love to read, so I would go to work seven

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<v Speaker 1>days a week and I thought, I can't do this anymore. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so I quit in nineteen nineties, believe, and then I

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<v Speaker 1>published in two thousand and seven, which means it took

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<v Speaker 1>twelve years to publish a book an author and activist.

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<v Speaker 1>To Rona Burke, a lot of amazing things have happened

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<v Speaker 1>to me since Me Too a viral, But the only

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<v Speaker 1>thing that has happened to me that was actually something

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<v Speaker 1>that I was was a goal in my life was

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<v Speaker 1>to write. You'll hear from Jacqueline Woodson. It keeps me sane,

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<v Speaker 1>and writing really does, and it keeps me feeling like

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<v Speaker 1>I have some control over what happens in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not I do or not, and authors like

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<v Speaker 1>Zeba Blay anytime that I write, I'm trying to be honest.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not even trying to be good. I'm just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest with myself and get life lessons from

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<v Speaker 1>author and icon Anita Hill. I've heard from people who

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<v Speaker 1>said that in nineteen ninety one, they listened to the

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<v Speaker 1>hearings and then they understood their own experience. That's better,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what I think we all as a writer want. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll even get to know your favorite writers beyond the page. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna do rapid fire questions. Okay, So between beloved

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<v Speaker 1>the book or beloved the film? Which was better? Definitely

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<v Speaker 1>the book. Are you a coffee or tea person? Coffee anti?

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<v Speaker 1>What's your sign? I am all virgo everything. Name a

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<v Speaker 1>movie that never gets old you can watch over and

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<v Speaker 1>over and over and over again. Probably Jumanji. If you

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<v Speaker 1>were a superhero, what would your superpower be? Oh? I

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<v Speaker 1>have thought about that. My superpower would be every time

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<v Speaker 1>that I've met someone that I would be able to

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<v Speaker 1>glimpse their past. Oh that's a good one. Kinship, community support.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll find all of this and more on my new

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<v Speaker 1>weekly show. So tell your friends to tell their friends

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<v Speaker 1>so we can all be friends. We're in a family. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. That was a trailer for the new

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<v Speaker 1>podcast from Pushkin Well read black Girl. You can hear

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<v Speaker 1>more a episodes wherever you get your podcasts.