Tricia Elam Walker--novelist, essayist, playwright, picture book author, and assistant professor of creative writing at Howard University--and KJ Dell’Antonia--novelist, essayist, nonfiction book author, cohost of the #amwriting podcast, and former editor of The New York Times’ Motherlode blog--are no strangers to writing across literary genres. In this episode, they join Eve and Julie to discuss their writing processes and how they’ve navigated the shift from writing everything from essays to novels and plays.
Nana Akua Goes to School
Winner of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award
The Chicken Sisters
Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Reese's Book Club Pick
Go Deeper
Breathing Room, by Tricia Elam Walker
Nana Akua Goes to School, by Tricia Elam Walker
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
“Why I Didn’t Answer Your Email,” by KJ Dell’Antonia
The New York Times’ Motherlode Blog
How to Be a Happier Parent, by KJ Dell’Antonia
The Chicken Sisters, by KJ Dell’Antonia