In Conversation Podcast

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In Conversation is a new podcast from Black & Bookish featuring founder Antoinette Scully as she interviews Black authors and creators. Tune in to hear Antoinette talk with writers and creators from all backgrounds and genres about their inspirations, their work, and their experiences in the publishing industry. You’ll get to hear from children’s and middle-grade authors, fiction and non-fiction writers, and others with a passion for bookish culture in the African diaspora. Listen in and let us know what you think by leaving a review on your podcatcher of choice.

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Episode 3: Black Joy, Black Pain, and the Spaces Inbetween
Episode 3: Black Joy, Black Pain, and the Spaces Inbetween

This week’s episode features Jay Coles, author of Tyler Johnson was Here and the forthcoming novel, Things We Couldn’t Say, which drops September 21st.

In addition to writing books for middle grades and young adult audiences, Jay is a composer with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and a professional musician living in Muncie, Indiana.

Episode 2: Representation and Roadblocks in Kid Lit
Episode 2: Representation and Roadblocks in Kid Lit

This episode features Crystal Swain-Bates, founder of Goldest Karat Publishing and author of several children’s books including Big Hair, Don’t Care, and Supermommy: A Super Single Mommy Tale.

Crystal on a mission to positively reshape the way children of color all over the world see themselves. Fed up with the lack of black children's books on the market, Crystal founded Goldest Karat Publishing in order to address the lack of diversity in children's literature.

Episode 1: Middle-Grade Fiction: Poop Jokes & Wisdom
Episode 1: Middle-Grade Fiction: Poop Jokes & Wisdom

Black & Bookish founder Antoinette Scully interviews Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makonnen, co-authors of Last Gate of the Emperor. Kwame Mbalia is the author of the Tristan Strong Series and editor of Black Boy Joy. Prince Joel Makonnen is an attorney, filmmaker, and great-grandson of the last Emperor of Ethiopia.