...But Make It Books
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S3 MINISODE: Faith, Diaspora & the Romance You Didn't Know You Needed ft. Unoma Nwankwor
Join Niccara as she welcomes Unoma Nwankwor, author of faith-filled Black romance with African spice, to the pod! We talk about her Rental Bae series, writing love stories rooted in diaspora identity…
S3E5 Bonus Episode: Was the Fuss Worth It: A Conversation with Phil on Double Dutch Fuss
Join Niccara as she welcomes author, filmmaker, and storyteller Phill to the pod for a conversation that starts with a little boy in Newark who just wanted to jump Double Dutch, and ends up somewhere…
S3E4 The Stories We Tell Ourselves: A Conversation with Leslie Gray Streeter on Family & Other Calamities
Join Niccara as she welcomes Baltimore-born columnist, author, and truth teller Leslie Gray Streeter to the pod! We talk about her debut novel Family & Other Calamities — a sharp, funny, and…
S3E3 What We Pass Down: A Conversation with Nikesha Elise Williams on Seven Daughters of Dupree
Join Niccara as she welcomes award-winning author, journalist, and two-time Emmy Award-winning television producer Nikesha Elise Williams to the pod! We talk about her sweeping debut with Simon &…
S3E2 The Concessions We Make: A She Well Read x But Make It Books Collab
Join Niccara as she links up with Lana and Samra of She Well Read for a conversation that starts with a book and ends up saying everything. We dig into Amy DuBois Barnett's If I Ruled the World — a…
S3E1 We Built Different: A Refined & Ratchet x But Make It Books Collab
Season 3 is officially HERE, and we are opening the doors with the collab you didn't know you needed. Join Niccara as she welcomes the dynamic duo behind Refined & Ratchet — Charlee and Nisha —…
S3 We Are Coming Back for Season 3
She's back. We're back. And this season? We are not playing around.Welcome to Season 3 of ...But Make It Books — the podcast that makes reading cool, celebrates diverse voices, and brings the culture…
S2E16 Hypervisible and Invisible: Paula Chase on The Heights and Who Gets to Be Human
Join Niccara as she welcomes Paula Chase, co-founder of The Brown Bookshelf and author of the Heights series, to the pod! We talk about her novel The Balancing Act, the power of reclaiming language…
S2E15 Stewards of the Wilds: How Analeigh Sbrana Empowers Through Fantasy
Join Niccara as she welcomes Sunday Times Bestselling author Analeigh Sbrana to the pod! We talk about her duology "Lore of the Wilds" and "Lore of the Tides", the power of Black heroines discovering…
S2E14 "You Wanted a Worshipper, Not a Wife": Dominion with Addie E. Citchens
Join Niccara as she welcomes Addie E. Citchens, inaugural recipient of the Farrar, Straus and Giroux Writer's Fellowship and debut author, to the pod! We talk about her novel Dominion, the cost of…
S2E13 Under the Neon Lights: Big Names, Belonging, and Black Girlhood with Arriel Vinson
Join Niccara as she welcomes Arriel Vinson, Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow and debut author, to the pod! We talk about her novel-in-verse, "Under the Neon Lights", the power of Black girls with big…
S2E12 Where There's Smoke, There's Love...(w/ Aricka Alexander)
Join Niccara as she welcomes Aricka Alexander, Young Adult Romance & Queer Adult Romance writer, to the pod! We talk about her newest release, "Where There's Smoke", growing up in the South, and…
S2E11 Villains, Heroes, and Last Women Standing... w/K.Powell
Join Niccara as she welcomes K.Powell, a thriller writer you need to know about! We talk about her newest release, Say I Do and explore the lines between love, obsession, possession, and what it…
S2E10 Second Chances & Redemption...(w/Tanvier Peart)
Join Niccara as she welcomes Tanvier Peart, social advocate by day and giving us the feels at night! We talk about her newest release, Tender Offer and explore second chances, redemption, growth,…
S2E9 Romance as Medicine...(w/ Black Romance Book Festival)
Join Niccara as she welcomes the masterminds behind one of the biggest Black book festivals, the Black Romance Book Festival. We talk about how this amazing event sold out in 30 minutes (30…
S2E8 Writing the Books We Needed...(w/ Author Kristina Forest)
Join Niccara as she welcomes USA Today bestselling author Kristina Forest, whose mission centers on writing the books she wished she had as a young Black teenager. In this powerful conversation, we…
S2E7 When Motherhoods Gets Messy... (w/Author Desiree Moodie)
Join Niccara as she welcomes indie thriller writer, Desiree Moodie to discuss her newest novel, "The Perfect Mother".*Some Spoilers*In this conversation, the desperation, the messiness, and the…
S2E6 The Journey to Self Through Books... (w/ Book Influencer LaKia Barr)
Join Niccara as she welcomes a fellow Black book influencer, Lakia Barr at Kia's Korner who mission is focused on how to get people excited about reading, and increasing the visibility and support…
S2E5 Finding Home... (w/ Lex Reads)
Join Niccara as she welcomes a fellow Black book influencer, Alexis Milton at Lex Reads who is a passionate literary advocate dedicated to amplifying Black voices in literature. In this conversation,…
S2E4 Writing Joy: The Corner of Press Revolution
Join host Niccara as she welcomes the powerful bicoastal friend duo, Sujeiry Gonzalez and Krista Purnell, of Corner of Press as they continue to pioneer the romance genre for women of color. In this…
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...But Make It Books has published 53 episodes since March 2023, covering topics in Arts, Books.
...But Make It Books is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 41m.
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