Black Authors Matter TV

Black Authors Matter TV is a weekly, live-streamed program where authors (new and old), publishers, bookstore owners, book club facilitators, book marketers, and other movers and shakers in the African-American literature arena are interviewed. BAM TV is live-streamed every Tuesday on the National Black Book Festival's Facebook page from 7 to 9 pm CST.

Episodes

2026 Black Authors Matter TV Awards Show - Podcast

2026 Black Authors Matter TV Awards Show

May 19, 2026 • 1:59:52

May 5th 2026 - Podcast

BAM TV - May 5, 2026Black Authors Matter TV - May 5th Guests: M Monique, Patrice Gopo, Angela DaltonM Monique - Best-Selling Urban Fiction AuthorPatrice Gopo - Award-Winning Author of Picture BooksAngela Dalton - Best-Sell...

May 12, 2026 • 2:00:27

April 28th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - April 28th Guests: K. D. Richards, Savannah Stephens, Jason Powell, Monica JohnsonK. D. Richards - Best-Selling Romantic Suspense AuthorSavannah Stephens - Fantasy AuthorJason Powell - Author and NYC Fir...

May 05, 2026 • 2:00:15

April 21st 2026 - Podcast

BAM TV - April 21stBlack Authors Matter TV - April 21st Guests: Omia Tylet, Markus Redmond, Rita Williams Garcia, Deborah MossOmia Tylet - Motivational AuthorMarkus Redmond - Historical fiction author and actorRita W...

April 28, 2026 • 1:58:32

April 14th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - April 14th Guests: Michelle Meadows, Riss M. Neilson, Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-El, Naleighna Kai and J.L. CampbellMichelle Meadows - Award Winning Children's AuthorRiss M. Neilson - Best-Selling Romance Auth...

April 21, 2026 • 2:00:52

April 7th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - April 7th Guests: Gloria Browne-Marshall, Nicole S. Palmer, Angela Anderson, PLUS 2026 Black Authors Matter TV Awards Finalists AnnouncedGloria Browne-Marshall, Prof, Emmy Award Winner, Best-Selling Author

April 14, 2026 • 1:58:47

March 31st 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - March 31st Guests: Pamela Jarmon Wade, Terah Shelton Harris, BriAnn Danae, Mary MonroePamela Jarmon Wade - Children's and Faith-Based AuthorTerah Shelton Harris - Literary Fiction AuthorBriAnn Danae - Be...

April 07, 2026 • 2:01:21

March 24th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - March 24th Guests: Cha McCoy, Tamara Brown, Chandra Sparks Splond, Lasheera LeeCha McCoy - Author of "Wine Pairing for the People"Tamara Brown - Owner, The Book Cellar, Conyers, GAChandra Sparks Splond -...

March 31, 2026 • 2:00:33

March 17th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - March 17th Guests: Jessica N. Watkins, Geoff Bennett, Jeannine A. Cook, Clyde W. FordJessica Watkins - Best-Selling Author/FilmmakerGeoff Bennett - Author of Book on Black ComedyJeannine A. Cook - ...

March 27, 2026 • 1:59:58

March 10th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - March 10th Guests: Sadeqa Johnson, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Tracy Clark, Zee ReneeSadeqa Johnson - Best-Selling Historical Fiction Author Valerie Wilson Wesley - Best-Selling Mystery AuthorTracy Clark...

March 17, 2026 • 2:00:21

March 3rd 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - March 3rd Guests: Mary Romney-Schaab, Denny S. Bryce, Calvin Stovall Jr, Tracye RobinsonMary Romney-Schaab - History AuthorDenny S. Bryce - Best-Selling Historical Fiction AuthorCalvin Stovall Jr. - NAAC...

March 10, 2026 • 2:01:47

February 24th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - February 24th Guests: Tracy Mungo, Yasmin Angoe, Veronica Brown, Brionni NwosuTracy Mungo - Historical Fiction AuthorYasmin Angoe - Mystery/Suspense AuthorVeronica Brown - Memoir AuthorBrionni Nwosu ...

March 05, 2026 • 1:59:31

February 17th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - February 17th Guests: Amy Dubois Barnett, Laila Lewis, Char Adams, Justin C. KeyAmy Dubois Barrett - Media Exec/Award-Winning AuthorLaila Lewis - Youth AuthorChar Adams - Author of Book on Black-Owned Bo...

February 24, 2026 • 1:57:43

February 10th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - February 10th Guests: Vanessa Riley, Constance W. Porter, K. C. Marshall, Christina Hammond ReedVanessa Riley - Best-Selling Hist Fic/Romance AuthorConstance W. Porter - Historian and AuthorK. C. Marshal...

February 17, 2026 • 1:58:35

February 3rd 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - February 3rd Guests: ReShonda Tate, Elle Wright, Nikesha Elise Williams, James MettsReShonda Tate - Best-Selling/Award-Winning AuthorElle Wright - Award-Winning Romance AuthorNikesha Elise Williams - Deb...

February 10, 2026 • 2:01:19

January 27th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - January 27th Guests: Nicole Glover, Suzetta Perkins, Edwina Dorch, Beronda MontgomeryNicole Glover - Fantasy/Mystery AuthorSuzetta Perkins - Best-Selling NovelistEdwina Dorch - Novelist and Psychologist<...

February 03, 2026 • 1:58:54

January 20th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - January 20th Guests: Brandon Massey, Wade Hudson, Rebekah S. Cole, Demetrius FrazierBrandon Massey - Best-Selling Mystery/Thriller AuthorWade Hudson - Publisher and Best-Selling AuthorRebekah S. Cole - F...

January 27, 2026 • 2:00:51

January 13th 2026 - Full Show

BAM TV - Jan. 13thBlack Authors Matter TV - January 13th Guests: Tameka Fryer Brown, Shelia M. Goss, William J. Rogers, Jewell Parker RhodesTameka Fryer Brown - Best-Selling Children's AuthorShelia M. Goss - Best-Selling Au...

January 20, 2026 • 2:06:35

January 6th 2026 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - January 6th Guests: Erin Crosby Eckstine, Tracee Lydia Garner, Edrick Scarvers, Pat GoffeErin Crosby Eckstine - History Fiction AuthorTracee Lydia Garner - Multi-Genre AuthorEdrick Scarvers - Book Readin...

January 13, 2026 • 2:02:24

December 16th 2025 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - Dec 16, 2025 Guests: Kevin Brown, Jennifer & Zariah Richardson Wilhite, Kimberly Brown, Rachel Howzell HallKevin Brown - Author/Educator/ScholarJennifer & Zariah Richardson Wilhite - Children's Autho...

January 13, 2026 • 2:01:18

December 9th 2025 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - December 9th Guests: Angela Flournoy, Teresa Sebastian, Mike MaydenAngela Flournoy - Best-Selling AuthorTeresa Sebastian - Award-Winning Historical Fiction AuthorMike Mayden - Author of Negro League Base...

December 16, 2025 • 2:02:20

December 2nd 2025 - Podcasr

BAM TV - December 2ndBlack Authors Matter TV - December 2nd Guests: Beverly Jenkins, Brenda Jackson, Jerry Craft, Rhonda Jackson GarciaBeverly Jenkins - Best-Selling Historical Fiction AuthorBrenda Jackson - Best-Selling Roman...

December 09, 2025 • 2:02:02

November 18th 2025 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TV - November 18th Guests: Patti Flinn, Dana A. WilliamsPatti Flinn, Bio Fiction AuthorDana A. Williams, Author of Toni Morrison Bio

November 25, 2025 • 1:04:30

November 11th 2025 - Podcast

Black Authors Matter TVNovember 11th Guests: Odis Muhammad, Angela Henry, James Johnson, Isaah Alford

November 18, 2025 • 1:59:10

October 21st 2025 - Podcast

October 21st showGuests: Danielle Allen, Dr. Tammi Fleming, Kym Oglesby, Toni BonitaDanielle Allen - Best-Selling Romance AuthorDr. Tammi Fleming - Author/Leadership StrategistKym Oglesby - Founder, Black Authors Associati...

November 18, 2025 • 2:00:43