In episode 15 Jenn speaks with illustrator and writer Nilah Magruder about the lack of diversity in the animation and comic book world and the need to be “present” as an artist.

In episode 14 Jenn speaks with Bodega Magazine editor-in-chief, writer, and marketing professional Emily X.R. Pan about her MFA experience as a writer of color and how she pursued publishing.

Jenn and Daniel talk about the first book in Daniel’s Bone Street Rumba series from Penguin’s ROC imprint.

In episode 13 Jenn speaks with author Daniel José Older about his experiences as a writer of color as well as some of the expectations & needs from the publishing industry to truly embrace more diversity.

In our twelfth episode we speak with literary agent Monica Odom about what she sees in terms of the lack of diversity in the literary world from the agent perspective.

In our eleventh episode we speak with poet, editor, and curator of the Sister Soul Revue reading series in New York City Cynthia Manick about her experiences as a POC in an MFA program, finding community, and being persistent.

In our tenth episode we speak with Lisa Lucas, publisher of Guernica Magazine, about the ability of non-profits to help promote diverse books and authors, and the change coming in terms of the diversity movement.

After several episodes and a handful of guests Bev and Jenn discuss recurring themes that came up in interviews, “slush pile” topics, and do a mini book club of Porochista Khakpour’s The Last Illusion.

In our eighth episode we speak with Preeti Chhibber of one of the Big 5 publishers about comics, faulty diverse representations on television, and the ongoing discussion of more POC representation in different forms of literature.

In our seventh episode we interview editorial director of Other Press Anjali Singh about the difference between corporate and small publishers and the role of editor.