Member Bonus: What Deesha and Dawnie Are Reading Right Now
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Member Exclusive: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, by Dawnie Walton
“I had never really given myself a chance to do the things that I really, truly, in my heart, dreamed about.”
Member Exclusive: ‘Sonny’s Blues,’ by James Baldwin
“James Baldwin is the writer that made me want to be a writer.”
Member Exclusive: Deesha’s 7-Figure Book Deal, Listener Questions
“I’m giddywhelmed.”
Member Exclusive: The Business of Publishing—After the Debut
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“This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
Member Exclusive: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton on the Business of Publishing (Part One)
“You have to know your strengths and your weaknesses as a writer first.”
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