…But Make It Books
...But Make It Books
Podcast Description
Join Niccara as she talk about the ups and downs of the world and work through them, bookishly. Every episode, you’ll hear about amazing books and why you should read them, receive a peek into her musings with her guests where folks can find a safe space to process life.
We cover topics ranging from love, ambition, plants, love…but we always make it books. Keep bookishly healing through life.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers diverse themes, including love, ambition, identity, and self-acceptance, often through the context of literature. Specific episodes have tackled subjects like generational recipes, the impact of grind culture on rest, and discussions around significant works like 'Nickel Boys' and 'The 1619 Project'. The hosts uniquely blend personal insights with book recommendations, ensuring an engaging narrative.
Join Niccara, host of …But Make It Books features candid conversations with authors, bookstore owners, and literary figures—bookishly healing through life, one story at a time. Explore the creativity and passion behind the books and people shaping the literary world. Because everything’s better when you make it books.
Join Niccara as she welcomes Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and We Are Each Other’s Harvest, to the pod! We talk about her new novel Friends and Family, the 2016 phone call on a plane that planted the seed for the story, and the invisible suitcase each of us carries into our friendships. We also get into the difference between “a white girl” and “a girl who happens to be white,” what it means to be perceived versus truly seen, and what we pass down to our children through our nervous systems. All spoiler-free, of course.
Perfect for readers who appreciate stories about interracial friendship, motherhood and adoption, the limits of allyship, race and class in America, and the hard work of showing up for the people we love.
Make sure you pick up Friends and Family from where you get your books!
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