Books Are Pop Culture

BAPC x Tiffany Clarke Harrison Is it better to approach literature with a feelings minded approach or a craft minded approach? If you were to ask Tiffany Clarke Harrison, author of the novel Blue Hour, she might say feelings are what you should always lead with. So this awesome conversation, another classic conversation, is one that includes feelings, honesty, authenticity and vulnerability that is bound to stick with any listener. Keep up with ⁠⁠⁠Tiffany Clarke Harrison Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 5.2.23 ***

BAPC x Lakiesha Carr An Autobiography of Skin by Lakiesha Carr is what we like to call fine art. It was classical and fresh. Full of pain & pleasure. Struggle & Progress. Love & Fear. A work that is bound to stand the test of time as long as the right readers continue to read and champion the work. This conversation, like the book itself, is a work of Fine Art that encompasses all of the topics referenced above & then some. Keep up with ⁠⁠Lakiesha Carr Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 4.4.23 ***

BAPC × Diane Marie Brown If there are generational curses then there must be generational blessings right? According to Diane Marie Brown that is the truth and we dive into that and much more while discussing her debut novel, Black Candle Women.  Keep up with ⁠Diane Marie Brown Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 10.26.23 ***

BAPC × Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton This episode is titled Mic Drop because only the first Black Poet Laureate of Houston & International Sensation could drop bars like she did nonstop for an entire episode. Listen here and make sure to check out Deborah's awesome memoir, Black Chameleon. Keep up with Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 7.7.23 ***

BAPC × Sowmya Krishnamurthy Hip-Hop's impact on the fashion industry has never been anthologized in the world of literature the way Sowmya Krishnamurthy did it with Fashion Killa. She made found time to tell us how she did it. Keep up with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sowmya Krishnamurthy Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 10.18.23 ***

BAPC × Jonathan Eig ⁠Martin Luther King Jr. was a very complicated hero & we spoke with Jonathan Eig about his MLK Jr. biography, King: A Life, and got to the root of several of complications, his lasting legacy, and then some. Keep up with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jonathan Eig Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 8.10.23 ***

BAPC × Edwin Raymond ⁠Edwin Raymond's An Inconvenient Cop teaches listeners, viewers, and readers that it is all about the numbers when it comes to the police force, and the police force wishes that he never informed us. Keep up with ⁠⁠⁠Edwin Raymond Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 11.30.23 ***

BAPC × Michael Harriot ⁠Discussing the New York Times bestelling Black AF History⁠ with Michael Harriot himself is the only true way to commemorate Black History Month as a literary podcast. Keep up with ⁠⁠Michael Harriot Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 10.11.23 ***

BAPC x James McBride The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is James McBride's latest award winner (it won the Kirkus Prize in the Fall of 2023). We had the opportunity to discuss the novel along with talk about how many talented American writers there are, how much consideration McBride gives to all of the acclaim he has received over his career, the importance of reading books and playing musical instruments, and more. Keep up with ⁠⁠James McBride Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠ *** Recorded on 9.7.23 ***

BAPC × Jesmyn Ward Let Us Descend is Jesmyn Ward's latest masterpiece. We had the opportunity to discuss the novel along with some notable bits about her successful career, and the business of books. A classic & honest episode. Keep up with ⁠Jesmyn Ward Join The Fellowship—BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Days⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠—BAPC's Newsletter Follow BAPC on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop BAPC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠ *** Recorded on 11.20.23 ***