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.

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.

Who Was Jessie Redmon Fauset and why don’t you know her name? Jessie Redmon Fauset was the most prolific novelist of the Harlem Renaissance, and yet she is probably the most overlooked and under-appreciated writer. Find out why and how we can change her literary legacy.

Did you know that Langston Hughes is recognized as the first African-American writer to make a living solely from his writing? So, studying his success and strategies can show us how to make a living as a writer in hard times.

Maya Angelou is a literary treasure who wrote 32 books over her lifetime. Here are the lessons she learned on how to live a passionate and purpose-driven literary life.

The Read, Write and Create podcast was selected as the Best Literary Podcast by the Black podcasting Awards in 2023. Find out what makes the Read, Write and Create podcast special, and what other Black literary podcasts you should be listening to.