...But Make It Books
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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Episodes
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
This week we get to take a little nap with …But Make it Books! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss a manifesto of rest, generational forms of rest, grind culture and the necessity of communion.
Books Discussed:
Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
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Get any books discussed here: www.charmcitybooks.com
Thank you for listening and sharing!
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
We’re half way through the year with …But Make it Books! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss book goal updates, TBR hopefuls, favorite reads thus far, and which Russell starred in Gladiator.
Books Discussed:
Black Cake by Charmaine WIlkerson
Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
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Get any books discussed here: www.charmcitybooks.com
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Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Walking down the aisle to another episode of …But Make it Books! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss one of their favorite novels, sustainable love, the Prison Industrial Complex’s effect on marriage, and non-negotiable wedding elements.
Books Discussed:
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Caste: The Origins of our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson
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Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Welcome to another episode of ...But Make it books. Niccara and Brandon discuss ambitious behavior, effects of the workplace, their coffee orders and shout out New York.
Books Discussed . . .
Black Buck Mateo Askaripour
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Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
It’s time to suit up for another episode of …But Make it Books! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss the spell of racism, their monster hunting specialty, the weaponization of truth, and what villains actually made good points.
Books Discussed:
Ring Shout by P. Jeli Clark
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Get any books discussed here: www.charmcitybooks.com
Thank you for listening and sharing!
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
We’re back with another episode of …But Make it Books! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss what makes a memoir, who can write them, the validity of personal history, and what they are going to have for lunch.
Books Discussed:
Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onuwachi
Just as I Am by Cicely Tyson
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
Will by Will Smith
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
You can find all these books available at Charm City Books! Just follow this link to the collection!
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
Episode 5 of …But Make it Books is here! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss the revolutionary act of Black Love, the Romance genre, why we all should read more Black love stories, and ask "What is love?".
Books Discussed:
Waiting to Exhale by Terry
Seven Days in June
Wedding Date Series
You Had Me At Hola
Take A Hint, Danni Brown
The Death of Vivek Oji
www.charmcitybooks.com
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Title: America the Beautiful...
In this episode, Niccara and Brandon discuss the battles of living under the American system, the power of love and family, the imagery of the American Dream using Patricia Engel’s novel ‘Infinite Country’.
Listen in - and remember to keep bookishly healing through life.
Reading List:
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughs
Ring Shout By P. Djèlí Clark
The 1619 Project created by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Niccara and Brandon discuss why books are banned, the power of control, the books that should be banned, and how children are the future, in everyone’s eyes.
Books Discussed:
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Notable links to sources you’ll hear:
https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Episode 2 of …But Make it Books is here! Join Niccara and Brandon as they discuss survival, the difference between survival and healing, Richmond geography, and relatable lessons in a classic Black comedy.
Books Discussed:
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
The Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
You made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Awake Emezi
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