Literary tourism isn’t new, but there is new interest in the trend from readers and writers of color. We explain what literary tourism is, and how you can DIY your own literary travel adventures.

The new year is the perfect time to develop new habits, including a writing habit. Learn how to start and stick with a writing habit and why every writer needs to be writing regularly.

Check out this delicious list of Writers Retreats for BIPOC writers and make a commitment to invest in yourself and your craft in 2023.

The Read, Write, and Create podcast debuts with host Lori L. Tharps coaching listeners on how to find the time to write. Using the life and times of poet Phillis Wheatley as her starting point, Tharps shares the secret to finding the time to write.

National Letter Writing Week begins next week. Check out these fun, creative writing prompts using letter writing as a starting point to join in the celebration.

Creative writers need their creativity muscle to be in good shape. Try these easy activities to keep your creativity flowing.

BIPOC writers in the United States have left us legacy of literary liberation. Our words become weapons, our stories the blueprints to freedom. Writers today must simply carry on the tradition.

Read, Write and Create isn’t just a blog, it’s the manifestation of a vision come to life. Enjoy the origin story of my passion project for BIPOC writers.

Bestselling Children’s Book Author, Joanna Ho, writes to change the world. Learn how she began her writing career and what keeps her motivated to keep writing.

The Water Dancer is a stunning debut novel by journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates that brings magical realism to the antebellum south.

Moving to Spain was a dream come true, but I had to leave so many of my books behind. And now I’m going through the grieving process for the loss of my literary touchstones.

Check out this list of memoirs by Black women that showcase the diversity and complexity of Black lives.

Will Smith bares his whole truth is his memoir, cowritten with Mark Manson. Read my review to see why I think it’s worth the read.

My honest review of Leesa Cross-Smith’s, Half-Blown Rose. The novel is delicious but not fully satisfying. Find out why.

Enjoy these literary podcasts that are fun to listen to and will make you a better writer.

What memoirs will motivate you to write? What memoirs will inspire you to pick up the pen? Check out this list of must-read memoirs for writers.

Tembi Locke shares her secrets for writing a bestselling memoir that deals with love, sorrow and loss. Learn how she wrote From Scratch.

Langston Hughes was a prolific writer in Spain. At the time of his death, Hughes was the most well-known African-American poet and writer in the Spanish speaking world.