...But Make It Books

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   Check out the visual discussion here:  Follow us on Instagram: @butmakeitbookspod  Get any books discussed here: www.charmcitybooks.com   Thank...

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...

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   Check out th...

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   Available at www.charmcitybooks.com  

 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 Check out the visual discussion here at our YouTube page! Get any books discussed here: www.charmcitybooks.com   Thank you...

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 Z...

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  

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 o...

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:   h...

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   www.charmcitybooks.com

Welcome to the inaugural episode of …But Make it Books! Join Niccara and Brandon as they share how they feel about starting a podcast, give insight on themselves through books, and clarify their Skittle preferences.   Books Discussed: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling  Home by Toni Morrison Parable of the Talents by Octavia...