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While we're working hard on upcoming Happiness Lab episodes, I wanted to welcome Glory

Edom to the Pushkin Podcast family. 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.

Glory aims to amplify the voices of BIPOC writers and celebrate their literary achievements,

using the power of conversation to help our members connect with each other and grow

as people. Social connection is a topic we talk a lot about on the Happiness Lab.

There's lots of evidence that community and social connection are key ingredients for

our well-being. The Well-Red Black Girl community embodies this spirit perfectly. Group members

share their experiences about their favorite writers and express their admiration so beautifully.

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, Gabriel Union, Anita Hill, and more about how they found their voice,

honed their craft, navigated the wild world of publishing, and showed up in the world.

You'll meet Black Bookstore owners, literacy advocates, and the 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 I'm going to share two excerpts

from the show to give you a taste. I encourage you to follow the podcast, join the Well-Red

Black Girl community, and participate in the conversation. I hope listening to this

clip will give you a little boost of positive emotion and community. I hope you enjoy.

Next, you'll hear a preview of Glory's conversation with lawyer and educator, Anita Hill.

Anita discusses the process of conceiving and writing her new book, Believing, our

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