Episode 2: Writers of Color Book Stores and Clubs w/ Panama Jackson & Derrick Young
Release Date: 04/14/2019
Episode 5: Your Favorite D.C. Bookstagrammers w/ @Lupita.Reads and @SpinesVines
Live From The Library Podcast
About much more than colorful covers, perfectly positioned photos and engaging captions, #bookstragrammers have changed the way we find and talk about books, and how publishers and authors connect with readers. On this episode Live From The Library, we learn from D.C.'s Lupita Aquino (@Lupita.Reads) and Jamise Harper (@SpinesVines) about how they use Instagram to successfully share their love for reading and authors of color, and host @LitonHSt -- their in-person and online bookclub with Solid State Books.
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Episode 4: Writing As An Art of Resistance w/ Nicole Capó Martínez and Natalie Hopkinson
Live From The Library Podcast
Women of color have a unique presence in Washington, D.C.'s cultural landscape as creators of though-provoking nonfiction, soul-stirring poetry, and leaders of innovative spaces like Duende District. In this episode, D.C. writers Nicole Capó Martínez and Natalie Hopkinson, share their thoughts on writing as an art of resistance, what inspires their work, and how outlets like Duende District create opportunities for writers of color to reach a wider audience and use their pen for exploration and chang
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Episode 3: Curating Local Literary Culture w/ Chris Maier, Founder of Little Salon DC
Live From The Library Podcast
Celebrating its fifth anniversary later this month, Little Salon DC's monthly showcase of local creative talent has built quite a following and fanbase in the nation's capital and beyond. In this episode of "Live From The Library," founder of Little Salon DC, Chris Maier, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the salon's curation process, how his creative writing background inspired him to create the venture, and what's in store for Little Salon DC's milestone birthday year.
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Episode 2: Writers of Color Book Stores and Clubs w/ Panama Jackson & Derrick Young
Live From The Library Podcast
In this episode of "Live From The Library" we sit down with the creators of theMahoganyBooks & Very Smart Brothas Book Club -- Derrick Young, co-founder and co-owner of MahoganyBooks, and Panama Jackson, co-founder and senior editor of Very Smart Brothas.
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Episode 1: The Art of the Personal Essay w/ Christina Sturdivant Sani & Kyle Dargan
Live From The Library Podcast
This debut episode of "Live From The Library" explores the art of the personal essay, why featuring the voices of diverse and native residents is important to local storytelling, how does one craft a compelling essay, and the ways in which this art form shapes today's literary world.
info_outlineThe MahoganyBooks & Very Smart Brothas Book Club started in October 2018 with "the specific intention to have fun, open, and sometimes controversial book inspired conversations in a culturally inspiring location in the heart of Anacostia, Washington, D.C."
Months later, the program has becoming a lively monthly gathering for book lovers who reside east of the Anacostia River and all eight wards of the District of Columbia.
In this episode of "Live From The Library" we sit down with the creators of the book club -- Derrick Young, co-founder and co-owner of MahoganyBooks, and Panama Jackson, co-founder and senior editor of Very Smart Brothas -- to chat about:
- The book club's evolution and importance to its surrounding community.
- MahoganyBooks' first year as a brick and mortar store after existing online for a decade.
- Very Smart Brothas efforts to share the joy of reading with its community of followers.