Hey Community, I am so thrilled because my new book will be out on Tuesday, October 13th, everywhere books are sold.

I sat down with Nedra To-Wab on Instagram to discuss the essay comparison in my book.

And it was such a rich and full conversation

that I had to make sure it was an episode.

So my amazing producer Wayne was able to pull the audio from Instagram and man this chat I've listened to it multiple times and each time more compassion comes to the forefront, more joy, more understanding.

So I hope you enjoy it.

I got a bit emotional and a snotty nose cry happened.

And I was going to tell Wayne to edit that out, no you guys are going to get the full authenticity of our conversation

If you haven't already, please consider pre-ordering after the rain. First week's sales are so important to authors and being a black

author and black woman in this space it means so much to me to have your trust and

support to put my story on the page and also to create community stories through sharing and being vulnerable.

Lastly, if you are around on the 14th, me and my friend Naka, you guys are probably familiar with her, she's amazing.

We'll be having a virtual launch event on a really cool platform and it's going to be a fun time.

So grab your wine, your tea, your coffee, your water, whatever you're drinking and you can join us for a night of conversation and community around after the rain.

Both of those links will be available in this episode's notes.

I hope that you enjoy this conversation with me and Nedra.

It is so good.

Grab your journals.

Take care.

Hi, I'm Alex L and I write books for a living. The Hey Girl, and I write books for a living.

The Hey Girl Podcast was created with sisterhood and storytelling in mind.

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