Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | August 05 , 2016

Jesmyn Ward Discusses The Fire This Time

A powerful new anthology aims to channel the spirit of James Baldwin’s sharp eye and sharper pen, turning them on current

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | April 09 , 2016

New Fiction Confab to Feature Kaitlyn Greenidge, Virginia Reeves and Maya Smart

Please join me on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the John Henry Faulk Central Library, 800 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX for the New

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | March 08 , 2016

Kaitlyn Greenidge Discusses We Love You, Charlie Freeman

Kaitlyn Greenidge knows that her debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman, is a disorienting read. She spent eight years

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Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | January 13 , 2016

Ethan Michaeli Discusses The Defender

Journalist Ethan Michaeli had a pressing question when he interviewed for a job with the celebrated black newspaper the Chicago

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Community, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | September 23 , 2015

Heather Bellino: Ending Domestic Violence

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Maya's Favorites, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | March 11 , 2015

When Books Are the Best Medicine: Fostering Literacy in the ER

Sometimes the best thing an emergency room doctor can give a kid is a book. In a world where low-income children hear 30 million

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Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Library & Literacy Advocacy, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | November 07 , 2014

How Katie Meyler Fights for Girls in Liberia

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Community, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | April 01 , 2014

How Tamika Lamison (Founder of Make a Film Foundation) Makes Things Happen

Most of the women I’ve interviewed on this site are very successful in a traditional sense. They’ve worked hard, climbed the

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Personal Development, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | March 15 , 2014

How Sarah Rinaldi (TV Director/Producer) Makes Things Happen

Sarah Rinaldi whisked into my life when she marched a crew of men into my kitchen to film a documentary on my husband. Within

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