Books Are Pop Culture

Akili and Reggie are pushin P, so that they don't ban books & neither should you. Banned books, publishing houses, book prizes, sprayed-on hairlines, and much more are covered in Episode 9 of your current &/or new favorite podcast. Join The Fellowship—BAPC's Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/booksarepopculture Follow BAPC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/booksarepopculture Shop BAPC'...

BAPC x The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois: A Movie.  Honorée Jeffers, the distinguished author of The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois, joins Akili & Reggie to discuss and breakdown the most critically acclaimed novel of 2021.   Join The Fellowship—BAPC's Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/booksarepopculture Follow BAPC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksarepopculture Shop BAPC's B...

Episode 7 of the Books Are Pop Culture podcast is live and in your living room! On this iteration, the fellas discuss The notorious status of "Game Time Decision" and the impact that has during a Fantasy Basketball Season, True Story (Netflix), A huge interview Akili has forthcoming, and the All Ways Black Awards. At around 29:00 they get into their discussion of Miss Muriel and Other Stories by A...

Episode 6 of the Books Are Pop Culture podcast is live and in your living room! On this iteration, the fellas discuss marsupials in the Dollar Forest, recent book purchases, the National Book Awards, reading vs. finishing books, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the end of year book lists that are being released by some of the larger publications in the book world. T...

The Book Are Pop Culture Podcast is back with episode 5! On this iteration of BAPC the fellas discuss Casey Gerald, who, in an interview with Creative Independent, shows us how to vibrate on a higher frequency; States (Virginia in particular) and their continued attempts to ban Toni Morrison's Beloved from being taught in schools; Akili talks about the rapper he would have been and why we shouldn'...

Episode 4 of the Book Are Pop Culture Podcast. The fellas discuss Kyrie Irving, Squid Game, Horror Movies, the articles below and more! Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe, leave a review, etc. to/for Books Are Pop Culture wherever you are listening. Books Are Pop Culture - @booksarepopculture on Instagram. Akili Nzuri - @ablackmanreading on Instagram. Reggie Bailey - @reggiereads on Instagram. Shop at...

Books Are Pop Culture is back with Episode 3 of BAPC Sides: the episodes that provide the high-quality B Side Tracks to the never-ending album known as Books Are Pop Culture. In today's episode the fellas discuss Deesha Philyaw's awesome short story Dr. Sandman as well as Imani Perry's recent piece about Gayl Jones written for the New York Times. They also get into some quick hits about how Sally...

Books Are Pop Culture is back with episode 2 of BAPC Sides: the episodes that provide the high-quality B Side Tracks to the never-ending album known as Books Are Pop Culture. In today's episode the fellas provide commentary on David Dennis's Jr.'s excellent piece on how Michael K. Williams taught him about being a man. They wax philosophically on why more young Black males aren't turning to litera...

**** Like, Comment, Share, Subscribe! **** BAPC x The Street: The first episode of your favorite podcast—unedited. Akili and Reggie break down Ann Petry's 1946 masterpiece, The Street. Join The Fellowship—BAPC's Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/booksarepopculture Follow BAPC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksarepopculture Shop BAPC's Bookshop: https://www.bookshop.org/shop/boo...

We've been working towards getting our much-anticipated show Books Are Pop Culture on the airwaves, so here's a trailer to let you know JUST how close we are to our finished product. Love to all listeners... now and forever.