It’s September, which is the perfect time to delve into a book by bell hooks. The Black feminist literary legend was born on September 25th. If you’re a fan of Black feminist literature and you haven’t read Sister of the Yam, what are you waiting for? You can join the Spoken Black Girl Community and read in community!

As a writer, one of the hardest things you’ll ever do is go through the editing process with your book. You know that phrase “Kill your darlings” or rather the age-old writer advice? Well in the creation of Departure Story, I had to kill quite a few darlings before publication.

With Black Women Writers Week coming up, I bet you’re wondering how best to support the Black woman writers you know and love. Well, I have 10 different ways that you can support Black women writers today!

It’s no coincidence that people everywhere have been picking up Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. It reads like an eerily accurate account of the confusing and frightening times we live in.

I found her beautiful voice on ACX and I didn’t even know she was Guyanese at first! We instantly connected over the book and our mutual passion for telling more diverse stories, especially those representing the global Caribbean Diaspora. I’ve interviewed Rukiya below. I hope her journey can inspire you! Plus, I have included a sneak peek of Departure Story, the audiobook!