Well-Read Black Girl with Glory Edim

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Writer and founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club Glory Edim is a book lover who brings readers and writers together to celebrate the written word. Expanding on the community she built in 2015, Well-Read Black Girl is the literary kickback you never knew you needed. Each week, Glory sits in deep, honest and close conversation with authors like Tarana Burke, Min Jin Lee, Anita Hill, Gabrielle Union, Elizabeth Acevedo and more. You’ll also meet WRBG Book Club members, literacy advocates, and Black booksellers to hear what they’re reading and what it means to be well-read. Join Glory through this current cultural moment – where art, justice and literature collide – and pay homage to the literary legacies of the women who paved the way. You’ll laugh, cry, connect and build space for kinship in a shared love of literature. Tune in, turn the page, and join the celebration.

Recent Episodes
  • Viola Davis and the Joy of Being Alive
    May 17, 2022 – 37:32
  • Tayari Jones Writes to Heal Her Readers
    May 17, 2022 – 37:03
  • Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ on Writing The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
    May 3, 2022 – 33:17
  • Ashley C. Ford on Design Matters with Debbie Millman
    Apr 26, 2022 – 01:26:09
  • Elizabeth Acevedo’s in a Lyrical League of Her Own
    Apr 19, 2022 – 30:41
  • Nikole Hannah-Jones is Built to Serve
    Apr 5, 2022 – 42:14
  • Brit Bennett on Writing Confidently
    Mar 22, 2022 – 29:28
  • Deesha Philyaw Is Done Playing Small
    Mar 8, 2022 – 26:43
  • Zeba Blay Brings Healing to the Page
    Mar 1, 2022 – 24:01
  • Gabrielle Union On Writing Her Truth
    Feb 22, 2022 – 26:57
  • Bookmark: Starting a Podcast
    Feb 18, 2022 – 13:32
  • Jacqueline Woodson: The Year We Learned to Fly
    Feb 15, 2022 – 29:44
  • Anita Hill on Believing Women
    Feb 8, 2022 – 39:54
  • Tarana Burke From Activist to Author
    Feb 1, 2022 – 35:39
  • Min Jin Lee’s Journey of Resistance
    Feb 1, 2022 – 32:35
  • Glory Invites You to the Literary Kickback
    Jan 18, 2022 – 04:13
  • Reflections from the WRBG Festival
    Nov 30, 2021 – 05:12
  • Introducing Well-Read Black Girl with Glory Edim
    Oct 20, 2021 – 02:01
Recent Reviews
  • CrimeResearcher
    Generous and beautiful
    The advice that Tayari Jones said that her writing mentor Pearl Cleage had given her is the best advice I’ve ever heard to encourage someone to become a writer. It’s so generous and beautiful. Thank you for your show and thank you for that interview.
  • FunkyJT
    Didn’t want the interview to end!
    Just listened to the interview of Gabriel Union, and just as she said that it took her six months to read “The prophets” because she didn’t want the book to end, I didn’t want this interview to end. Thank you!!!
  • bindele
    Great interviewer
    This book reviewer has great guests and elicits very interesting background info from the writers. So glad I found her podcast.
  • AshlynTierra
    Yas Glory!
    I love this podcast! I’ve had the pleasure to see Glory a few times in person (pre-pandemic) and she is always a joy to watch interact with other authors. Her podcast is an extension of that work. I also love the rapid fire questions feels like the listener is getting personal with the authors. I love to listen to this podcast during my evening walk after work. Keep the content coming!
  • Quitelib
    Encouraging
    This podcast is an invitation to explore the power of books. As a young black girl, I was constantly reading and as I got older, and busier, I read less. I’ve been working on reclaiming reading from the utilitarian space I put it in.This podcast has been important in that journey. I’m happy this podcast exists and look forward to the episodes to come.
  • Savannah_Wood
    What a treat!
    I love Glory’s warm open style. Excited to hear more from her 💜
  • S-Hopeful
    Wonderful podcast!
    I love this podcast! It’s so crucial to keep reading and learn from stories from women of color.
  • bartona104
    Warm, thoughtful conversations
    This is an inviting space for listeners to hear from influential authors and public figures, but in a way that’s welcoming. Well made show.
  • Former grantland listener
    Low quality reading list…
    Reading these books won’t make you a well read black girl. Actually the books one should read to become a well read black girl are the same books one should read to become a well read white girl, or Asian man etc.. Ethno-narcissism doesn’t make a person smart, in fact it does quite the opposite.
  • Lucretia Pilissa
    Just what the doctor ordered!
    Love that you are bringing WRBG conversations about books and authors to those of us who can’t get to the festivals (#goals). At the same time it feels like an intimate conversation that you invite each of us to join!
  • Bronx.amy
    So good!
    I’m really enjoying this podcast. I love the intelligence and energy.
  • ItisJaneMD
    Beautiful, dimensioned podcast⚡️
    This podcast is a beautiful iteration of the book club I already love! So happy to see this addition!
  • semperes
    AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING
    My new favorite podcast!!! ❤️
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