Black Writers Read

Nicole M. Young-Martin

Black Writers Read showcases, celebrates, and honors the words, work, and traditions of Black writers from across the country, across genres, across experiences, and across the African Diaspora. This podcast series is produced and hosted by performance poet, playwright, events curator, and educator Nicole M. Young-Martin. Find us on Instagram: @blackwritersread. Find Nicole on Instagram: @coco_penexplore.

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Black Writers Read

Episodes (102)

Thu Feb 5th Why Not Us?, featuring wife writing team, Naomi Rivers
Jan 15th How Culture & Colonization Inform Craft, On Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico and Climate Change featuring Dorsía Smith Silva
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Black Writers Read

Feb 5, 2026
1 hour
50 MB

Send us a text This episode features our conversation with Naomi Rivers. Naomi Rivers writes lesbian romance and women’s fiction. Naomi Rivers is a wife writing team who believes in romance, fairy tales, and happily ever after. Their first novel, THIS: A Simple, Complex Love Story, was written over twenty years to maintain their connection during multiple deployments. They are both retired U.S. military veterans and reside with their two rescue dogs on the east coast. Naomi’s work has appeared in I Heart SapphFic’s anthology Favorite Scenes from Fa...

Black Writers Read

Why Not Us?, featuring wife writing team, Naomi Rivers

Nicole M. Young-Martin

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