This is a special episode. I had the chance to speak with Trisha R. Thomas about her new book What Passes As Love. You can find more about Trisha at trisharthomas.com

Where to find the guests:  Akili Nzuri is @ablackmanreading on Instagram and he also has a linktree https://linktr.ee/ablackmanreading  Reggie is @reggiereads on Instagram and he has a linktree https://linktr.ee/reggiereads  Both can be found at @booksarepopculture on Instagram  Books mentioned:  The Street by Ann Petry, Cane by Jane Toomer, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, The Known World by Edward P. Jones, Afropessimism by Frank B. Wilderson III, Assata by Assata Shakur, Black Boy by Richard Wright, Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, There Will Be No Miracles Here by Casey Gerald, The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara, Gorilla My Love by Toni Cade Bambara, Faces at the Bottom of the Well by Derrick A. Bell

Where to find Keyona:  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw2wVgE6DqM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Chocolatecoveredpages/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1401146-keyona BeyondthePages: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthepages_podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/. BeyondthePagesPodcast20/ Where to find your host: https://www.facebook.com/ReaderthenBlogger/ https://www.instagram.com/readerthenblogger/ https://twitter.com/readerblogger85 Book Recs this episode: Cane River by Lalita Tademy The Changeling by Victor LaValle

Where to find Reggie:   https://www.instagram.com/reggiereads/   Podcast Links:  https://www.instagram.com/beyondthepages_podcast/    https://www.facebook.com/. BeyondthePagesPodcast20/    Where to find your host:   https://www.facebook.com/ReaderthenBlogger/    https://www.instagram.com/readerthenblogger/    https://twitter.com/readerblogger85

Where to find Jeannette: www.bearlyarticulating.com Instagram: bearly_articulating  Podcast Links: linktr.ee/BeyondthePages  Host: linktr.ee/ReaderthenBlogger www.readerthenblogger.com

Sneak peek with my guest Keyona

Where to find Chyrel: https://sistersrocnrhyme.com Podcast Links:  https://www.instagram.com/beyondthepages_podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/. BeyondthePagesPodcast20/ Where to find your host:  https://www.facebook.com/ReaderthenBlogger/ https://www.instagram.com/readerthenblogger/ https://twitter.com/readerblogger85

Where to find Jason: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastendauthor/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasonallenauthor Website: https://www.jasonallenauthor.com Podcast Links: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthepages_podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/BeyondthePagesPodcast20/ Where to find your host: https://www.facebook.com/ReaderthenBlogger/ https://www.instagram.com/readerthenblogger/ https://twitter.com/readerblogger85

Where to find Noelle:  https://www.instagram.com/authornoelle_salazar/  https://twitter.com/noelle_salazar  https://www.facebook.com/noellesalazar  https://www.noellesalazar.com  Podcast Links:  https://www.instagram.com/beyondthepages_podcast/  https://www.facebook.com/BeyondthePagesPodcast20/  Where to find your host:  https://www.facebook.com/ReaderthenBlogger/  https://www.instagram.com/readerthenblogger/  https://twitter.com/readerblogger85

Where to find: Rebecca:  https://www.instagram.com/basicbookstagrammer/  https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/71968568-rebecca-brenner-graham  Podcast Links:  https://www.instagram.com/beyondthepages_podcast/  https://www.facebook.com/BeyondthePagesPodcast20/  Where to find your host:  https://www.facebook.com/ReaderthenBlogger/  https://www.instagram.com/readerthenblogger/  https://twitter.com/readerblogger85