Kirby Howell-Baptiste, LITTLE BLACK BOY: Oh, the Things You Will Do! and LITTLE BLACK GIRL: Oh, the Things You Can Do!
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by British actress Kirby Howell-Baptiste (from “Queenpins,” “The Good Place,” “Killing Eve,” and more!) to discuss her two beautiful and uplifting picture books (and love letters to her inner child): Little Black Girl: Oh, the Things You Can Do! and Little Black Boy: Oh, the Things You Will Do! Kirby describes her book publishing experience, the themes that inspired her (community-building, Black female empowerment, and Black male joy), and the significant reason behind the slightly different book titles. Kirby also talks about her acting career, her favorite creative outlet (it involves unsent Tweets), and her dream of writing a toilet book!
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Amazon (Little Black Boy): bit.ly/3W8Ht5x
Amazon (Little Black Girl): bit.ly/3jdAhXk
Bookshop (Little Black Boy): bit.ly/3YyIMfH
Bookshop (Little Black Girl): bit.ly/3G45MMr
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
| 0:07.8 | Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:10.7 | It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or |
| 0:21.1 | less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this |
| 0:25.9 | podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, |
| 0:31.8 | wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can |
| 0:37.4 | learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com, |
| 0:39.5 | but really you're here to learn more about the authors, |
| 0:42.2 | and that is what we're going to do. |
| 0:44.4 | Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts |
| 0:46.9 | in the ZCast Podcast Network. |
| 0:49.4 | You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com |
| 0:51.9 | and definitely check out those shows as well. |
| 0:58.3 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Kirby Howell Baptiste is the author of Little Black Girl and Little Black Boy. |
| 1:03.4 | She is a British actress known for her memorable roles across television and Killing Eve, |
| 1:08.1 | The Good Place, Hacks, Barry, Why Women Kill, Veronica Mars, |
| 1:12.3 | and most recently Netflix's The Sandman. On screen, she recently appeared in Disney's Cruella, |
| 1:18.0 | which I watched with my kids and loved, and STX films and Paramount Plus's Queen Pins. |
| 1:23.1 | Upcoming, Howell Baptist will star in Mr. Harrigan's phone, Netflix's film adaptation of Stephen King's novella. |
| 1:30.3 | Also, in Apple TV Plus's genre-bending series, Sugar, opposite Colin Farrell, and in culprits for Disney Plus. |
| 1:38.1 | She will also star in an executive produce the film She Taught Love. |
| 1:42.6 | She released two books at once, Little Black Boy and Little Black |
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