Laani and Michael had the incredible privilege of catching up with Neka Marie to discuss publishing, Blackness and her debut novel The Inevitability Of.

Join us as we sit down with author Terry Benton-Walker and talk about his books, Blood Debt and Blood Justice, and have a candid conversation about systemic racism in publishing. Please forgive us, we had some issues with our system and the recorded has a bit of static, but we thought the conversation was too incredible to not release it anyway. So enjoy!!!

We were joined by dystopian author Nana Kwame to discuss his well-received book Chain-Gang All-Stars and to talk candidly about what it means to be an abolitionist in today's world and how to apply that school of thought to the future of the publishing industry.

We were joined by author Ladarrion Williams to discuss his debut: Blood at the Root and to have a candid conversation about the publishing experience for Black people.

Join us as we talk with author Falencia Jean-Francois about their book, Devil in the Deep, and discuss what the future of publishing could look like.

An incredible conversation with author Jordan Ifueko, as we discuss her Raybearer series, colonialism in literature and dismantling systemic racism in the publishing industry.

We were joined by Gabi Burton, where we talked about her debut fantasy novel Sing me to Sleep, her experience in the publishing industry as a Black woman, and the future of publishing. Enjoy!

Join Laani and I as we discuss Octavia Butler and her legendary work, Kindred, with our guests, CiCi (blk.boy.joy) and Booktok's own books.with.Lee.