Speaker 1: Pushkin Hay Slight Changers. We'll be back with a brand
Speaker 1: new episode of a slight change of Plans next Monday,
Speaker 1: but I wanted to let you know about a new
Speaker 1: show from Pushkin I'm enjoying called Well Read Black Girl.
Speaker 1: Glory Edam started the Well Read Black Girl book Club
Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen, and since then it's exploded into a passionate,
Speaker 1: worldwide reading community. She aims to amplify the voices of
Speaker 1: BIPOC writers and celebrate their literary achievements, using the power
Speaker 1: of conversation to help her members connect with each other
Speaker 1: and grow as people. Well Read black Girl depends on
Speaker 1: participation from members and the shared experiences their favorite writers
Speaker 1: expressed so beautifully. On the Well Read Black Girl podcast,
Speaker 1: Glory has deep, honest conversations with authors of color about
Speaker 1: the artcraft, and power of the written word. You'll hear
Speaker 1: from luminaries like Toronto Burke, Gabrielle Union, Anita Hill, and
Speaker 1: more about how they found their voices, hone their craft,
Speaker 1: and navigated the world of publishing. You'll meet black bookstore owners,
Speaker 1: literary advocates, and Well Read Black Girl book Club members themselves.
Speaker 1: They talk about what they're reading and how they celebrate
Speaker 1: the legacies of literary women who paved the way. Here's
Speaker 1: a trailer of the show. Okay is it going, Okay,
Speaker 1: We're ready, I'm ready. Just sound good? All right? Hi?
Speaker 1: Oh you sound great. It's hi. I'm Glory Adam and
Speaker 1: I love books, so yeah, I definitely I love, love,
Speaker 1: love reading as a child, which is why in twenty
Speaker 1: fifteen I started the Well Read Black Girl book Club
Speaker 1: because it was appeared in life. Whenever I'm telling Morrison
Speaker 1: both cave, it was like it was an assignment for me.
Speaker 1: For years, we've come together to celebrate the work of
Speaker 1: female them and non binary writers of color. Oh my gosh,
Speaker 1: Bell Hooks, she was so clear about the brilliance of
Speaker 1: the literature creation to buy Black Women. And now on
Speaker 1: the Well Read Black Girl Podcast, I'm connecting readers everywhere
Speaker 1: with the most impactful and interesting writers, thinkers, and makers. Today,
Speaker 1: we'll have intimate, in depth conversations on the power of
Speaker 1: the written word and explore what it means to be
Speaker 1: well read. Oh, what it means everything. I take pride
Speaker 1: in being well read. You'll hear from authors like men
Speaker 1: Jin Lee on her journey to writing the books we
Speaker 1: love to read, so I would go to work seven
Speaker 1: days a week and I thought, I can't do this anymore. Yeah,
Speaker 1: so I quit in nineteen nineties, believe, and then I
Speaker 1: published in two thousand and seven, which means it took
Speaker 1: twelve years to publish a book an author and activist.
Speaker 1: To Rona Burke, a lot of amazing things have happened
Speaker 1: to me since Me Too a viral, But the only
Speaker 1: thing that has happened to me that was actually something
Speaker 1: that I was was a goal in my life was
Speaker 1: to write. You'll hear from Jacqueline Woodson. It keeps me sane,
Speaker 1: and writing really does, and it keeps me feeling like
Speaker 1: I have some control over what happens in the world,
Speaker 1: whether or not I do or not, and authors like
Speaker 1: Zeba Blay anytime that I write, I'm trying to be honest.
Speaker 1: I'm not even trying to be good. I'm just trying
Speaker 1: to be honest with myself and get life lessons from
Speaker 1: author and icon Anita Hill. I've heard from people who
Speaker 1: said that in nineteen ninety one, they listened to the
Speaker 1: hearings and then they understood their own experience. That's better,
Speaker 1: and that's what I think we all as a writer want. Yes,
Speaker 1: you'll even get to know your favorite writers beyond the page. Oh,
Speaker 1: we're gonna do rapid fire questions. Okay, So between beloved
Speaker 1: the book or beloved the film? Which was better? Definitely
Speaker 1: the book. Are you a coffee or tea person? Coffee anti?
Speaker 1: What's your sign? I am all virgo everything. Name a
Speaker 1: movie that never gets old you can watch over and
Speaker 1: over and over and over again. Probably Jumanji. If you
Speaker 1: were a superhero, what would your superpower be? Oh? I
Speaker 1: have thought about that. My superpower would be every time
Speaker 1: that I've met someone that I would be able to
Speaker 1: glimpse their past. Oh that's a good one. Kinship, community support.
Speaker 1: You'll find all of this and more on my new
Speaker 1: weekly show. So tell your friends to tell their friends
Speaker 1: so we can all be friends. We're in a family. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I love that. That was a trailer for the new
Speaker 1: podcast from Pushkin Well read black Girl. You can hear
Speaker 1: more a episodes wherever you get your podcasts.