Have you thought about creating a writing altar to inject some inspiration, creativity and joy into your writing practice? Learn how to build a writing altar, and how to use your writing altar to help you stay committed to your writing goals this year.

It’s been 65 years since her death, and we’re still celebrating Zora Neale Hurston in 2025. With a new book out, The Life of Herod the Great, and a new festival, Zora is still giving us so much to talk about.

Journalist and cultural critic, Rebecca Carroll has a new book out called, I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like. On the podcast, Rebecca shares the remarkable story of how that incredible book of interviews with famous Black writers got written, and then re-issued 30 years later. It all comes down to the power of Black women’s stories.