On episode 56 of the Reed, Write, & Create podcast, our guest is Stephanie Lim, co-founder and CEO of Third State Books, a new publishing company dedicated to amplifying the stories of Asian Americans. From the origin story of the company, to the challenge of finding a literary unicorn, the conversation is inspiring and enlightening.

We’re going Behind the Book with Bookseller Jeannine A. Cook. Jeannine is the founder of Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia, PA. With a dash of magic and a whole lot of imagination, Jeannine brings books to life and curates literary experiences for all.

On episode 53 of the Reed, Write, & Create podcast, we’re going Behind the Book with David Ruggles, founder of the first Black-owned bookstore in the United States. D. Ruggles Books set the precedent for Black-owned bookstores to become community spaces for freedom and liberation.

We’re going Behind the Book on the Reed, Write, & Create podcast with Sylvia Arthur, founder of the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD), a private library in Accra, Ghana. Learn how and why Sylvia decided to turn her personal library into a “shrine” to her literary ancestors, and open the doors to everyone.