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Host Deidra Hughey invites you to listen in on the best free book podcasts right here in her Avid Reader Nation network where you get the most engaging conversations in literary without all the mindless chatter. Hear author guests reading, laughing, and giving useful insights on The Bonafide Literary Show, OutSkirts Science Fiction Theatre, or The Book Tea. It's always something fresh and special here in the Avid Reader Nation for you to crave. Subscribe for free and get your read on!

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Who is the Laughing Black Vampire? Steven Van Patten visits us this episode to tell us everything about him. Having worked on some of your favorite TV shows over the years on HBO, MTV, BET, and FuseTV, Steven Van Patten... more

Keith Taylor II has been a man at the helm of the crowd for years, a mentor, behind the podium of the sanctuary and in the jails and prisons, giving the people the good words for their souls. To expand his reach, Keith Taylor II has written... more

He's back! The Bonafide Literary Show's most famous, infamous author, Michael ?Mickman? Gourdine, the ex-cop who'd gone crooked, ex-pimp and preacher, returns for another explosive episode. Michael has written two books about his... more

A survivor of epilepsy, bullying, and other abuse as a child, poet Lisa Lockhart has taken her pain and turned it into a stream of words on the page in her book Unsaid: The Poetic Mastery of Lisa Lockhart. On this episode of Author Reads... more

On this episode of Diverse Authors and Books, E.J. Brock will discuss with us love, spirits, and misconception of romance, what dress size a lead character should wear and which end of the beauty aisle, she should shop for her... more

On this episode, professional reviewer, blogger, and cultural commentator, Tracey Ricks Foster provides her insight on the sometimes controversial arena of book reviews. Author of The Washington Review and Commentary: Weekly News... more

Snuggle up with Your Next Great Read. Host Deidra Hughey of The Bonafide Literary Show shares a list of her recommended reads. The books in this episode offer a variety of challenging reads from urban to contemporary, from a great... more

Semi-finalist for the Rita Dove Poetry Award, steamfunk (a taking of African/African American culture mixed into the steampunk genre) author Valjeanne Jeffers stops by the show to enlighten on what the genre is, her other... more

Former New York City cop and author of the highly revered book Chili Pimping In Atlantic City, Michael ?Mick-man? Gourdine, talks candidly about his past life on the force and the scandalous reputation he made for himself on the streets... more

A writer of a myriad of romance and a success in mixing love and passion with fast past action and wild times, J.L. Campbell is a diverse international author who exceptionally defies normality with her books. She discusses authoring and... more

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