...But Make It Books
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 a...
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 ...
"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 ma...
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 na...
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 h...
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 means...
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, soci...
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 MINUTES?!)...
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 e...
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 unsp...