Season 5

This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with W.J. Lofton , author of the poetry collection, boy, maybe . The collection explores William’s difficult and at times traumatic childhood,...

This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with, Arriel Vinson , author of the YA romance novel, Under the Neon Lights . It’s a story that sets the budding love between Jaelyn and Trey ...

This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with Cher Terais , author of the wanderlust romance novel, Tempest in Tulum . In crafting her novels, Cher says while her settings may be exotic an...

This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with Hana Baba the storyteller on the new podcast Folk Tales from Sudan . The first season will feature 10 stories Hana grew up hearing from h...

This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with Dolen Perkins-Valdez , about her new historical fiction novel, Happy Land . The books is based on the true story of how a group of Black peopl...

This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with Myah Ariel , author of the novel, No Ordinary Love . Myah, who is a journalist, film enthusiast, and lover of all things pop culture said she ...

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Esme Addison , author of the novel An Intrigue of Witches . The historical mystery novel takes the reader on a treasure hunt with the main char...

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Jacqueline Crooks, author of the novel, Fire Rush . It's a book that took her 16 years to bring into the world after getting a late start in wr...

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Jill Tew , author of the YA dystopian romance novel, The Dividing Sky . It's a book Jill says she hopes disrupts old norms for her young a...

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Olufunke Grace Bankole , author of The Edge of Water. The book began as a short story and Olufunke has been working to bring it to fruition as ...