Veronica Chambers has some good advice for emerging and established BIPoC writers. On episode 39 of the Reed, Write, & Create podcast, Chambers, a New York Times bestselling author of more than 25 books, shares the secrets to her literary success. Plus, she shares the process, pain, and pleasure of writing historical fiction in her new novel, Ida in Love and in Trouble.

Terry McMillan partners with Lifetime Television. Langston Hughes Gets a Party in Cuba. An indie, Black-Owned bookstore rises from the brink of disaster. This is my new column on book news from a BIPOC perspective.