Hello, it is so good to be back with you all and to get ready for season 10 of LaVar

Burton Reads, the first of 12 new episodes drops next Tuesday to December 7th.

Incredible, y'all.

And I thought, why not take this opportunity to answer some questions that you all have

about the podcast. So I threw a line out to the LaVar Burton Reads Facebook discussion

group to see what you all wanted to know. And I'll answer some of those questions in

a minute. But first, I want to tell you a little bit about what to expect this season.

I'll be returning to some of the work of my favorite authors like Tanana Reeve Doe,

Vonder Reed, a great holiday mystery for you. I'll read the winning entry of the LaVar

Burton Reads writing contest. Maybe it's yours, I hope so. And I'm going to bring you

a story by one of the all-time grades. And that's going to have to be under wraps for

now. It's going to be fantastic and it will be here before you know it. So be sure you're

subscribed to this feed so you don't miss an episode. And now, with the help of Julia

Marie Smith, the best in the business, y'all, we're going to take some of your questions.

And hopefully we'll have some answers. Jules.

Thank you, LaVar. Eva asks, my favorite aspect of the program is the diversity of the

authors you read. I'd love to hear about how you approach author diversity and why it

matters. Great question. Eva, author diversity and the diversity of points of view from which

the stories emanate is really critically important to me. It's one of the reasons why

I do this podcast and enjoy doing it so much. Like when I was doing reading Rainbow, my

desire is to continue to expose you to new literature, to new authors, new voices that

you might not ordinarily have come across. And it gives me great pleasure when I hear

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