Dear friends,
This week on Reckon True Stories, Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon welcome the incredible Roxane Gay!
Listen in your favorite podcast app, and be sure to follow the show so you never miss an episode:
“We bring our whole lives, our whole selves, our whole communities to the page, and I want to create space for that reality in my work, and I want to make sure that other writers have access to that space, because so often we’re told to section off ourselves.”
Get the full show notes and reading list over at Reckon.
Deesha and Kiese in Vanity Fair
Thanks to everyone who has listened, shared, and reviewed Reckon True Stories so far — the response has been overwhelming. Deesha and Kiese spoke with Arimeta Diop at Vanity Fair about their goals for the show and some of their favorite moments:
Philyaw: “I didn’t know Kiese when I was reading Heavy. I was like, here’s this guy who feels like I feel and he’s doing this thing anyway, and I was just in awe of that. And so being able to talk about that with Kiese was really a transformative moment for me.”
Join Us Thursday: RSVP for Reckon’s Virtual Launch Party
Deesha and Kiese will also join Reckon Editor in Chief Ryan L. Nave for a special Zoom launch event, Thursday, July 18 at 6 pm ET / 5 pm CT.
Sign up here to join — it’s free:
Thanks for your continued support!
-Dawnie, Deesha, and Mark