
Stories with Bri
By Stories with Bri

Stories with BriOct 14, 2022

Author Spotlight feat. Bri Michelle (Part 2)
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Author Spotlight feat. Bri Michelle (Part 1)
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Book Review: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson with Ashley from @melanated_pages
Trigger Warning: This episode contains book spoilers and conversations on race, slavery, and assault.
Guess what y'all?? Ashley's back! Ashley from Melanated Pages invited me to do a buddy read on Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson and I thought it would be a good idea to share our collective thoughts about the story here on the show. Anyway, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. By the way, this was my first buddy read and I'm open to another.
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Librarians in Conversation feat. Hawa Jalloh
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Librarians in Conversation feat. Tracie Randolph
This week I had the esteemed privilege of talking to a library veteran. At the time of our conversation, Mrs. Tracie Randolph was an Assistant Library Director in Upland California. She recently accepted a new position in Del City, Oklahoma, becoming a Library Manager in the Metropolitan Library System. With over 25 years of experience working in libraries, she talks about her journey to become a librarian, expanding library programming, and her thoughts on how the profession could change their recruitment strategy to attract more diverse candidates. It truly was a pleasure!
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Bookstagrammers Unite with @melanatedpages
This week I got the opportunity to have an amazing conversation with Ashley and Kristina the bookstagram duo and founders of Melanated Pages a "community to engage Black readers and celebrate Black authors." Talking to these ladies was such a therapeutic experience. In this episode we talked about why they started their book club and the second book in Jayne Allen's Black Girls series, "Black Girls Must Be Magic." If you haven't read the book, I recommend coming back to this episode later.
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Librarians in Conversation feat Mychal Threets
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Librarians in Conversation feat. Carla Crocheron
This week I had the opportunity to talk to School Librarian and Educator, Carla Crocheron. She currently works in the Prince George's County School system. We had a great discussion about her journey to become a librarian, her experience with virtual learning during the pandemic, advice for future librarians, and many book club resources. This is a conversation you don't want to miss!
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Bookstagrammers Unite with @literapy_nyc
In this week's episode, I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Bibliotherapist, Em Rumble. In our hour long discussion she explains why bibliotherapy is healthy and helps us make informed decisions on giving and receiving empathy and compassion. We briefly discuss how she incorporates bibliotherapy into the treatment plan of her clients as a psychotherapist in New York City. We pull from our family life and racial identity to have an enriching conversation on Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson.
Therapist Em is currently running a Bibiloiotherapy special until September 1 on her website. Click the link below and you can receive $50 off a one-on-one therapy session that includes a curated list of books to read to help future you. To receive this deal, visit her website literapynyc.com/ Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok: @literapy_nyc
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Author Spotlight: Giovonni Gifft
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Author Spotlight: Nonku Adumetey
Welcome to the Season 2 Finale!
This week I had the pleasure of talking with award winning author Nonku Adumetey about her amazing strides in creating independently published, diverse children's books for the world to enjoy. She was dropping major pearls of wisdom throughout our conversation. We talked about how she gets inspired to write, her process, and upcoming releases.
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Thank you for hanging out with us here at Stories With Bri. Season 3 of the podcast will drop later this summer. Stay tuned.
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Librarians in Conversation feat. Richard E Ashby, Jr.
It was such an honor this week to talk to former Black Caucus of the American Library Association president Richard E Ashby, Jr. He is currently the Director of the Sharon Hill Public Library in Sharon Hill, PA and the co-founder of Literacy Nation whose mission is to encourage and promote youth and adults, as well as those whose native language is not English, to develop basic skills in reading, speaking, and writing English; thereby, empowering them to participate in their communities. We shared quite a few laughs as he took me on his journey to becoming a degreed librarian at the young age of 50.
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Librarians in Conversation feat. John Light Jr.
This week I had the opportunity to talk with another fellow Black Librarian and it was a lively conversation. John Light Jr. is a librarian, storyteller, genealogist, and author. He currently works as a Youth Librarian for the Live Oak Public library system in Savannah, GA. We talked about his journey to become a librarian, his work in youth services, his many children's book publications, and much more...
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For the Love of Books with Danielle G.
This week I got the opportunity to chat with Danielle G. founder and podcast host of "Young, Gifted, and Abroad." We discuss the work Danielle is doing with her podcast, which features the "perspectives on studying abroad from past and present students." Check out the website here www.younggiftedandabroad.com/. We also get to know each other as we reflect on our thoughts about Deesha Philyaw's book "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies." This was a fun conversation and very enlightening.
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Librarians In Conversation feat. Jasmine Washington
Bookstagram bestie and future librarian Jasmine Washington stopped by to have a conversation about her journey to get her Master of Library Science, navigating life as a MLS student, working in library programming, and what her ideal library would look like. It was a great time.
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Author Spotlight: Kiarra Charles
This week I had the honor to interview a friend and fellow author Kiarra Charles. Kiarra is a mental health counselor by profession, but she is also the independent author of this amazing poetry book entitled "Loud Whispers: A Book of Poems and Pictures." This is a dynamic book of poetry that focuses on themes of sexuality, family, Black culture, and more...
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Librarians In Conversation feat. Billy Allen
This week I had the opportunity to chat with Mr. Billy Allen aka "3kingvisions" aka "Mr. Leader of the New Cool" himself about his journey as a Black male librarian. We had a great conversation about his epic story times and his ability to keep children engaged and excited about reading in the library and through his social media platforms. We talked about his process and why. We also dived into how we as librarians can advocate for more people of color to enter into the profession of librarianship. Tune in for this amazing conversation.
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Bookstagram Unite! with @getoveryourshelf
This week we're back in therapy or at least it feels like it. Lol. I got the opportunity to talk with Hannah Rose about her journey as a Bookstagrammer and we had a great discussion about Tabitha Brown's "Feeding the Soul."
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Author Spotlight: Tangela Williams-Spann
This week I had the lovely opportunity to talk with author Tangela Williams-Spann. We discussed her first book "Sad, Black, and Fat: Musings From the Intersection" and its many themes on body positivity, self love, mental health and more....
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Bookstagrammers Unite! with reader.bae
Welcome back for Season 2 of the Stories With Bri podcast! I'm kicking this season off with a very powerful discussion between myself and fellow Bookstagrammer Zakiya Jones. Zakiya is a social worker, cat mom, and fiction fanatic according to her Bookstagram bio. She brings a ball of energy to the podcast conversation and I truly enjoyed talking to her. We talk about her love for literature, why she created her bookstagram page and have a very engaging heart-to-heart discussion about Ashley C. Ford's "Somebody's Daughter."
If you haven't read the book yet, this is your warning because there are plenty of spoilers here. This is also your trigger warning conversation includes discussion on sexual assault, family trauma, and eating disorders.
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Librarians in Conversation feat. Makayla Walker
Welcome to the Season 1 Finale! This week I had the opportunity to talk with Makayla "KayKay" Walker who is currently a Master of Library and Information Science student at the University of Denver. I really enjoyed getting to know a fellow soon to be Black librarian who also happens to be a fellow Bookerstagrammer. KayKay dropped some good perspective on the current state of librarianship as a profession and how she is doing her part to advocate for more people of color in the field.
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Bookstagrammers Unite! with jas_reads24
Recently, I joined a very niche community on Instagram affectionately title "Bookstagram." I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people over the last few months and I wanted to highlight them and their stories while talking about books we have read and enjoyed together. First up, is Jasmine "Jas" Buck. Jas is a mom, educator, and avid book reader and book content creator. I had a fun conversation with her as we discussed Issa Rae's "Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl," and her own journey growing up as an awkward Black girl and developing a love for reading. She is a lot of fun! Follow her on Instagram @jas_reads24.
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Librarians In Conversation/Author Spotlight feat. Jessica Pryde
This week I had the opportunity to talk with Jessica Pryde, Book Riot columnist, librarian, and editor of "Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters" (from Amazon description) an incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators. This hour was so good!
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Author Spotlight: Dr. Ednorleatha Long
Dr. Ednorleatha Long, seminar leader, conference host, author, and teacher, is an avid student of the Word of God. Her heart’s desire is to see believers grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Support her with a purchase of one or all of her current book publications available on Amazon. Keyword: Ednorleatha Long
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Librarians In Conversation feat. K.C. Boyd
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Librarians in Conversation feat. Dr. Pamela R. Moore
This week I had a very wonderful and informative conversation with Dr. Pamela Richardson Moore who is an Assistant Professor for Educational Media and Educational Technology at the University of South Alabama. We discuss her journey in the field of Library Science and long career in technology. I'm so grateful for the knowledge I gained from this conversation.
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Author Spotlight: Devin McCoy
In this episode I have a down to earth conversation with Children's and Romance author Devin McCoy. We talk about the importance of books for Black and Brown children, his 10-step love challenge for adult's, and upcoming projects he has in the works. He also shares some great advice for new authors.
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Librarians In Conversation feat. Tura Dover
Today I got to have a wonderful conversation with a library colleague Tura Dover. She was everything! A graduate of UIUC iSchool, Tura talks about her current journey in the field of Library and Information Science.

Author Spotlight: Nikigotagun
In this episode I have a fun, heart-to-heart conversation with Nikigotagun, author of "29 Lessons: Diary Of A Black Girl." We talk about her journey of becoming a published author, grieve recovery, and life.
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Hi, I'm Bri!
Welcome to Stories With Bri! This is a place where we make connections and have conversations about library issues, literature, and life. I will be having one-on-one conversations each week with authors, librarians, creatives, and everyday lovers of poetry and prose across the world. We will be having a grand time. This episode is to kick us off. Please be sure to rate and subscribe. I'm happy to have you here.
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