We Are Coming Back for Season 3

She's back. We're back.

And this season? We are not playing around.

Welcome to Season 3 of ...But Make It Books — the podcast that makes reading cool, celebrates diverse voices, and brings the culture to the literary world. This trailer gives you a taste of everything we've been cooking up, and the lineup is stacked.

This season we're sitting down with authors, podcasters, and creatives including She Well Read , TL Martin , BNB Book Designer , Sedona Rose , Leslie Street , Kehinde Winful, Nikesha Elise Williams , Dr.Jenn Jackson , Refined & Ratchet , and more — and every single conversation is one you are going to want to share. New episodes drop biweekly on Thursdays starting April 16th .

Follow the show so you never miss an episode, and tag us when you're listening — we love to see it. 📖 Follow us: Instagram: @butmakeitbookspod Website: Mentioned in this episode: The Seven Daughters of Dupree Pre-Order Offer Nikisha Elise Williams, the host of the Black and Published podcast, is celebrating the release of her forthcoming novel, The Seven Daughters of Dupree. This historical fiction novel is about the secrets kept between mothers and daughters over the course of seven generations and is told backwards in time from 1995 to 1860.

The Seven Daughters of Dupree will be released on January 27th, 2026, but is available for pre-order now at . Please consider pre-ordering The Seven Daughters of Dupree today.

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African Ancestry African Ancestry We are the pioneers of genetic ancestry tracing for Black people globally, reconnecting you to your specific African roots–the country and the people. Our scientists compare your DNA markers to the largest African reference database in the world in order to find your African origin up to 2000 years ago.

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