Black Books Live

Black Books Live

Black Books Live! seeks to address the dearth of audio material available from Black Authors. Every week, hosts Jason Harris, Cher Jey and guests will read excerpts from a Black author's classic works. Links to the print and audio copies of the featured author will be included with each episode.

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Episode 5: Episode 5 – The Short Stories of Langston Hughes

February 21, 2022 Black Books Live 01:03:04 Comments Off on Episode 5: Episode 5 – The Short Stories of Langston Hughes

Today we are featuring one of the icons of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the fathers of Blac…

Episode 4 – J.California Cooper

March 4, 2014 Black Books Live 00:46:41 Comments Off on Episode 4 – J.California Cooper

For this episode, we are featuring the work of yet another living master: award winning playwrigh…

Episode 3 – Arthur Flowers

January 6, 2014 Black Books Live 00:23:42 Comments Off on Episode 3 – Arthur Flowers

Arthur Flowers is the author of two novels, ‘Another Good Loving Blues’ and ‘De Mojo Blues’. He …

Episode 2 – Toni Cade Bambara

October 8, 2013 Black Books Live 00:47:38 Comments Off on Episode 2 – Toni Cade Bambara

When one thinks of books and thinks of Toni, we all know who comes to mind- our Nobel laureate, P…

Episode 1 – James Baldwin

September 27, 2013 Black Books Live 01:25:40 Comments Off on Episode 1 – James Baldwin

For our first podcast, we present James Baldwin’s ‘Sonny’s Blues’. Born and raised in Harlem, Jam…

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