Hi, just between us listeners.

This week we're really excited to share with you a new podcast we've been loving.

Glory Edom started a book club called Well Red Black Girl in 2015 and since then it's

exploded into a passionate worldwide reading community.

Now she's launching the Well Red Black Girl podcast.

The literary kickback you never knew you needed.

On the show, Glory has deep honest conversations with authors of color about the art, craft,

and power of the written word.

You'll hear from luminaries like Toronto Burke, Gabrielle Union, Brit Bennett, Anita Hill,

and more about how they found their voices, honed their craft, and composed some of the

most impactful writing of the day.

You'll meet Black Bookstore owners, literacy advocates, and Well Red Black Girl book club

members themselves.

They talk about what they're reading and how they celebrate the legacies of literary

women who paved the way.

Now here's a preview of Glory's conversation with Korean American author and teacher Min Jin Lee.

Min recalls her days of being a student of the revered Bell Hooks and how the experience

enabled her to think of reading as a tool for radicalization.

You can hear more episodes of Well Red Black Girl wherever you get your podcasts.

I am going to share a quote with you.

One of my favorite quotes.

Sometimes people try to destroy you precisely because they recognize your power, not because

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