Episodes 113
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Since Jun 2022
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Black Writers Read showcases, celebrates, and honors the words, work, and traditions of Black writers from across the country, across genres, across experiences, and across the African Diaspora. This podcast series is produced and hosted by performance poet, playwright, events curator, and educator Nicole M. Young-Martin. Find us on Instagram: @blackwritersread. Find Nicole on Instagram: @coco_penexplore.

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S5E18 Toni Ann Johnson's "But Where's Home?"

Jun 11, 2026 1h 24m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Toni Ann Johnson, which was live-streamed on February 15, 2026.Toni Ann Johnson won the Flannery O’Connor Award for her linked story…

Bonus Episode: Representing ‘MY’ Black Experience featuring Theresa Okokon

May 30, 2026 1h 22m Bonus Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Theresa Okokon, which was hosted live and in-person on November 1, 2025 at The LAVA Center in Greenfield, MA. Special thanks to Straw Dog…

S6E17 The Tribulations of Triangles Featuring Charmaine Leticia Wilcox

May 28, 2026 1h 1m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Charmaine Letitcia Wilcox, which was live-streamed on February 10, 2026.Charmaine Leticia Wilcox is an author, independent publisher, and…

S6E16 An Intimate History of Black Feminism Featuring Dr. Jenn M. Jackson

May 23, 2026 1h 27m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Dr. Jenn M. Jackson, which was live-streamed on January 23, 2026.Jenn M. Jackson (they/them) is a queer, androgynous Black woman, an…

S6E15 Growing Your Roots Where You Land Featuring Cedric Muhikira

May 14, 2026 29m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Cedric Muhikira, which was live-streamed on January 18, 2026.Cedric Muhikira is a self-taught writer and storyteller with roots in…

S6E14 Finding Home Through Life, Love, and Loss Featuring Denise Nicholas

May 01, 2026 52m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with author, actress, and activist Denise Nicholas, which was live-streamed on January 17, 2026.Nicholas's memoir, Finding Home (Agate Bolden,…

S6E13 Black Love & Travel Through Wanderlust Romance featuring Cher Terais

Apr 23, 2026 1h 8m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Cher Terais, which was live-streamed on December 21, 2025.  Cher Terais is a bestselling Wanderlust Romance author, cultural storyteller,…

S6E12 Healing Through Books Featuring Bibliotherapist, Emely Rumble, LICSW

Apr 09, 2026 1h 11m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Emely Rumble, LICSW, which was live-streamed on December 2, 2025.  Emely Rumble, LICSW is a distinguished licensed clinical social worker,…

S6E11 The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work Featuring Jodi-Ann Burey

Apr 02, 2026 1h 22m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Jodi-Ann Burey, which was live-streamed on November 18, 2025.  Jodi-Ann Burey (she/her) is a writer and critic who works at the…

S6E10 Living Life After Death Changes Everything featuring Debut Author, Michael D. Whitney

Mar 17, 2026 1h 6m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Michael D. Whitney, which was live-streamed on November 9, 2025.  Michael D. Whitney is the author of Annetta's Michael: Living Life After…

S6E9 A Conversation with 'A Future Ancient' featuring Sherese Francis

Feb 26, 2026 1h 8m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Sherese Francis (poetry.), which was live-streamed on November 2, 2025.  Sherese Francis (she/they) describes themselves as an AlkyMist of…

S6E8 Why Not Us?, featuring wife writing team, Naomi Rivers

Feb 05, 2026 1h 12m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Naomi Rivers.Naomi Rivers writes lesbian romance and women’s fiction. Naomi Rivers is a wife writing team who believes in romance, fairy…

S6E7 How Culture & Colonization Inform Craft, On Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico and Climate Change featuring Dorsía Smith Silva

Jan 15, 2026 1h 27m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Dorsía Smith Silva, which was live-streamed on October 19, 2025.  We chatted about her debut poetry collection, In Inheritance of Drowning…

S6E6 Kiss My Art & the Living Memoir featuring Tiriq Rashad

Jan 01, 2026 54m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Tiriq Rashad, which was live-streamed on October 17, 2025 as a part of our National Black Poetry Day marathon.  We chatted about his…

S6E5 Filtering Out the "Noise" Through Poetry featuring Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton

Dec 13, 2025 1h 25m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton, which was live-streamed on October 17, 2025 as a part of our National Black Poetry Day marathon. Synnika…

S6E4 Igniting New Beginnings featuring Damon Moore

Nov 28, 2025 59m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Damon Moore, which was live-streamed on October 17, 2025 as a part of our National Black Poetry Day marathon. We talked about his debut…

S6E3 Rebirth, Resilience, and Reflection featuring The Honorable Tiffany D. Tilley

Nov 14, 2025 1h 6m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with self-help author, the Honorable Tiffany D. Tilley, which was live-streamed on October 14, 2025. Tiffany D. Tilley is an author, leader,…

S6E2 It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day featuring Dr. Shonda Buchanan

Oct 10, 2025 1h 1m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Dr. Shonda Buchanan, which was live-streamed on September 14, 2025. We talked about her recent poetry collection, The Lost Songs of Nina…

S6E1 Claiming a Black-Biracial Identity Through Memory, Memoir, and Connections with Shannon Luders-Manuel

Sep 19, 2025 1h 1m

Send us Fan MailThis episode features our conversation with Shannon Luders-Manuel, which was live-streamed on September 7, 2025. We welcomed Shannon back to the virtual platform to talk about her…

Season Six Trailer

Sep 03, 2025 3m Trailer

Send us Fan MailBlack Writers Read has reached its sixth season! Check out this trailer to get a sneak peek of the upcoming season.Conversations here on Black Writers Read question our own…

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