Water's at the Root with Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel

People Over Place with Toni Ann Johnson

Order Your Copy of [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]The Seven Daughters of Dupree [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]! [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S] This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Toni Ann Johnson author of the new short story collection, But Where's Home. The collection dives even further into the world she’s built with previous publications of a middle class Black family, in a majority white enclave in upstate New York. In our conversation, Toni Ann explains why she keeps returning to auto fiction as her chosen form instead of memoir or an autobiography. Plus, how she learned to decolonize her own mind and why she says it’s difficult to set a boundary with abusive parents. Mahogany Books [https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book] Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

Living Cheek by Jowl with Lisa Smith

Order Your Copy of [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]The Seven Daughters of Dupree [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]! [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S] This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Lisa Smith [https://www.lisa-smith.co.uk], author of the novel, Jamaica Road [https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780593537657?searchid=0&search_query=jamaica+road]. It’s a coming of age story that spans 12 years in the lives of Connie and Daphne, who wrestle with their identity as British and Jamaican at a time of great racial unrest in the UK. In our conversation, Lisa explains why she decided to write a novel during maternity leave and how she finished it after chemo. Plus, the real life do over that she gave herself through the characters in her novel. Mahogany Books [https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book] Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

The Psychology of Romance with Ashley Jordan

Order Your Copy of [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]The Seven Daughters of Dupree [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]! [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S] This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Ashley Jordan [https://ashleyjordanwrites.com], the author of the romance novel, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood [https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780593819128?searchid=0&search_query=once+upon+a+time+in+dollywood]. In our conversation, Ashley explains how going to grad school helped her finish her novel, plus the zombie apocalypse television show that sparked Ashley’s writing career. Mahogany Books [https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book] Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

Water's at the Root with Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel

Order Your Copy of [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]The Seven Daughters of Dupree [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]! [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S] This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Gwendolyn Wallace [https://www.gwendolynwallace.com] and Tonya Engel [https://www.tonyaengelart.com], the author and illustrator of the new picture book, Dancing with Water [https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780593617908?searchid=0&search_query=dancing+with+water]. It's a story about a young queer child and their love for their grandfather who is a water diviner. In our conversation, Gwendolyn explains why she believes stories are truly born at the intersection of science and the humanities. Plus, how Tonya and Gwen see children’s literature as a way to preserve Black traditions. Mahogany Books [https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book] Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

Every Which Way But Loose with Rickey Fayne

Order Your Copy of [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]The Seven Daughters of Dupree [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S]! [https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S] This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Rickey Fayne [https://www.rickeyfayne.com], author of the novel The Devil Three Times [https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780316575171?searchid=0&search_query=the+devil+three+times+]. A multi-generational story about one family, their spiritual gifts, and how they see they’re calling in life as either from God or Satan. In our conversation, Rickey reveals who gave him the push he needed to take his work seriously. Plus, in making the devil a central figure in his novel, what Rickey believes that says about the toll men face for being spiritually sensitive and what’s at stake for Black liberation with the devil at the helm of the fight. Mahogany Books [https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book] Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform