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Hopeton Hay Podcasts
Hopeton Hay Podcasts is the founder, producer, and host of Diverse Voices Book Review (formerly known as KAZI Book Review) which features interviews with a wide range of culturally diverse authors of recently published fiction and nonfiction, and Economic Perspectives, an audio interview show featuring discussions on finance, economic, and small businesses and policies.
Episodes
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 346: Easy Rawlins Returns: Walter Mosley Insights on His Latest Novel, Gray Dawn
In this episode of Diverse Voices Book Review, host Hopeton Hay welcomes back the acclaimed author Walter Mosley for an insightful discussion about his latest…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 345: The 2025 Texas Book Festival Author Lineup
On the latest episode of Diverse Voices Book Review, host Hopeton Hay welcomed Texas Book Festival’s Literary Director Hannah Gabel and Chief Operations…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 344: Exploring East Texas: Joe Lansdale on Writing, Inspiration, and the Hap and Leonard Series
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Joe Lansdale, author of HATCHET GIRLS, his 14th Hap and Leonard mystery novel. In this podcast episode…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 343: Black Existential Freedom: A Conversation with Nathalie Etoke
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Nathalie Etoke, author of BLACK EXISTENTIAL FREEDOM. Published in 2022, BLACK EXISTENTIAL FREEDOM…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 342: Robert Justice Novel Addresses Wrongful Convictions
Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Robert Justice, author of the novel A DREAM IN THE DARK. Published in 2024, A DREAM IN THE DARK is his second novel…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 341: 1968: A Tumultuous Year in the LBJ Presidency
In October 2018, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Kyle Longley, author of LBJ's 1968: Power, Politics, and the Presidency in America's…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 340: Fast Food and the Black Community
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Naa Oyo Kwate, author of WHITE BURGERS, BLACK CASH: Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation. In the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 339: Best Of: Manisha Sinha's Expansive View of the History of Reconstruction
In May of 2024, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed historian Manisha Sinha, author of THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SECOND AMERICAN REPUBLIC…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 338: Carrie Moore Writes Stories Centered in the Black South
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Carrie R. Moore, author of the story collection MAKE YOUR WAY HOME. In the interview, Moore explained…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 337: Tochi Onyebuchi's Harmattan Season Is Hard-Boiled Fantasy Noir Novel
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Tochi Onyebuchi, author of the novel HARMATTAN SEASON. Set in a dust-choked West African city, tensions…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 336: Madeliene Thien's Young Protagonist Explores the Lives and Ideas of Timeless Thinkers
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Madeleine Thien, author of the novel THE BOOK OF RECORDS. The novel tells a time-bending, seven-year…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 335: Denise Mina Thriller Explores Forensic Scientist Choices
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Denise Mina, author of THE GOOD LIAR. The story follows a blood spatter expert who faces ethical…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 334: Paul Thomas Chamberlin Peels Back Mythology Around World War II
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed historian Paul Thomas Chamberlin, author of SCORCHED EARTH: A Global History of World War II. In the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 333: Rachel Howzell Hall Thriller Fog and Fury
Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Rachel Howzell Hall, author of the new thriller FOG AND FURY. Set in northern California, FOG AND FURY features a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 332: Ivy Pochoda's Novel Ecstasy Tackles Female Oppression and Marital Patriarchy
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ivy Pochoda, author of ECSTASY. Based on a Greek tragedy by Euripides, Pochoda explained how she wanted…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 331: Dana Williams Recounts Impact of Toni Morrison on Black Writers As Editor
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Dana A. Williams, author of TONI AT RANDOM: The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship. In the interview…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 330: Naomi Xu Elegant Debut Novel Gingko Seaso
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Naomi Xu Elegant, author of the debut novel GINGKO SEASON. Set in Philadelphia, Elegant examines the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 329: Peniel Joseph Relates How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Revolution
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Dr. Peniel Joseph about his new book, FREEDOM SEASON: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 328: Rickey Fayne's Debut Novel Weaves a Multigeneration Tale from Slave Ship to Contemporary Times
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rickey Fayne about his debut novel, THE DEVIL THREE TIMES. Covering eight generations of a Black family…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 327: Abigail Leonard Examines the First Year of Parenthood
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviews international reporter and news producer Abigail Leonard about her new book, “Four Mothers, An…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 326: Twain Scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin Explores Huckleberry Finn’s Character Jim
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Shelley Fisher Fishkin, author of JIM: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade. In the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 325: Jesse Q. Sutanto's Latest Cozy Mystery Featuring Vera Wong
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of the mystery novel VERA WONG'S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (on a DEAD MAN). This is…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 324: Preston Lauterbach Explores Black Musicians Who Made Elvis Presley
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Preston Lauterbach, author of BEFORE ELVIS: The African American Musicians Who Made the King. In the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 323: Historian Linda Gordon Investigates Social Movements Impact On America
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed New York University Professor Linda Gordon about her new book, SEVEN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS THAT…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 322: The Northern Ireland U.S. Civil Rights Connection
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Forest Issac Jones, author of GOOD TROUBLE: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 321: Kimberly Lau Examines the Manifestation of Race in European Fairy Tales
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Kimberly J. Lau, author of Specters of the Marvelous: Race and the Development of the European Fairy…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 320: Fernando Flores's Dystopian Tale Brother Brontë
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Fernando A. Flores, author of the novel Brother Brontë. Set in Texas in 2038, it is a dark tale of a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 319: Keith Clark Highlights the Importance of Black Literary Trail Blazers James Baldwin, Ernest Gaines, and Ann Petry
Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Keith Clark about his books Navigating the Fiction of Ernest J. Gaines: A Roadmap for Readers, The Radical Fiction…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 318: Lilliam Rivera Novel Explores Darkness in Illusory World of Glamour and Fashion
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviews Lilliam Rivera about her 2024 novel Tiny Threads, a dark thriller set in Vernon, California, in the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 317: Betsy Leondar-Wright Co-Authors Book That Examines How Inequalities Persist
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Betsy Leondar-Wright, co-author of Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Two questions that seem simple on their…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 316: Brea Baker Investigates Black Land Theft in Book Rooted
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Brea Baker about her new book, "Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 315: Walter Mosley's Latest Novel Explores a Son's Search for His Father
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed legendary author Walter Mosley about his latest novel Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right, his third…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 314: Favorite Novels of 2024
Diverse Voices Book Review hosts Hopeton Hay and Amanda Moore discuss their favorite novels of 2024 that were featured in author interviews. For Hopeton, his…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 313: Alex Segura Thriller Examines Conflict Between Art and Commerce
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Alex Segura, author of the thriller Alter Ego. In the story, Annie Bustamante, a celebrated filmmaker…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 312: History Professor Joe Trotter Jr. Explores Building the Black City
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Joe William Trotter, Jr., author of Building The Black City: The Transformation of American Life…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 311: The Damascus Events: An Interview with Eugene Rogan on the 1860 Massacre and the Ottoman Empire
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Eugene Rogan, a professor of modern Middle Eastern history at the University of Oxford and the director…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 310: Rafael Martinez Examines the Plight of Undocumented Youth Immigrants
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed Rafael A. Martinez, author of Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 309: Nikki Giovanni: An Interview from November 15, 2020
Black cultural icon and poet Nikki Giovanni died on December 9, 2024, at the age of 81. On November 15, 2020, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 308: From Crime to Fantasy: Rachel Howzell Hall Discusses Her Genre-Bending New Novel 'The Last One
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rachel Howzell Hall, author of the fantasy novel The Last One. Best known for writing crime fiction…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 307: Fabienne Josaphat's Historical Novel Explores Black Panthers
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Fabienne Josaphat, author of Kingdom of No Tomorrow. Kingdom of No Tomorrow is a historical novel that…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 306: Leonard Pitts Jr. Explores Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March in Novel 54 MILES
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Leonard Pitts Jr., author of the novel 54 MILES. Continuing with characters from his earlier work, THE…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 305: Wanda Morris Novel Centers on Conspiracy Back to Reconstruction
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed, Wanda Morris, the author of WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND. In her novel, a woman returns to her…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 304: The Border Between Us: A Conversation with Rudy Ruiz on Family, Identity, and Storytelling
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Rudy Ruiz, author of the novel THE BORDER BETWEEN US. Set in Brownsville, Texas, the novel follows…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 303: Ruben Reyes Jr. Debut Short Stories Collection Leans into Speculative Fiction
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ruben Reyes, Jr., author of the short stories collection THERE IS A RIO GRANDE IN HEAVEN. THERE IS A…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 302: Krimstein Graphic Narrative Explores Einstein and Kafka Formative Months in Prague
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Ken Krimstein, the author of the graphic narrative EINSTEIN IN KAFKALAND: How Albert Fell Down the…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 301: Megan Kimble Examines The Impact of Urban Highways in Texas
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Megan Kimble, author of CITY LIMITS: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America’s Highways…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 300: Gabino Iglesias Novel Blends Horror and Crime Fiction
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Gabino Iglesias, author of the novel HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN. In the interview, Iglesias explained how…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 299: Attica Locke: The Final Chapter of Black Texas Ranger Darren Mathews
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Attica Locke, the New York Times Best Selling author, about her latest novel, GUIDE ME HOME, the final…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 298: May Cobb Explores Secrets, Lies, and Murder in Novel The Hollywood Assistant
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed, May Cobb, the author of THE HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANT. In her novel, a young writer works as a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 297: Nicola Yoon's New Thriller Set in a Black Utopia
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Nicola Yoon, author of ONE OF OUR KIND. Yoon describes her novel as "somewhere between a thriller and a…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 296: Frank Guridy Unveils the History of Stadiums, Movements and Economics
Diverse Voices Book Review host interview Frank Andre Guridy, author of THE STADIUM: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play. In this book…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 295: Tragedy, Race and a Painful Past Frame John Vercher's Latest Novel
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed John Vercher, author of the novel DEVIL IS FINE. The novel is described by its publisher: "Still…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 294: Renee Watson's Novel Explores Who Society Makes Space For, Heartbreak and Healing
Diverse Voices Book Review contributor Amanda Moore interviewed, Renee Watson, the author of skin & bones. Through a series of profound vignettes, her new…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 293: Larry Tye Book Narrates How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Larry Tye, author of THE JAZZMEN: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 292: Danielle Allen Book: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality
In 2014, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Danielle Allen about her newly published book, OUR DECLARATION: A Reading of the Declaration…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 291: Walter Mosley's Latest Easy Rawlins Novel: A Crime Fiction Pick of the Month
Diverse Voices Book Review host interviewed Walter Mosley about his latest Easy Rawlins novel, FAREWELL, AMETHYSTINE. Set in 1970 finds Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 290: REPLAY: Meg Gardiner Thriller Shadowheart
In June 2024 Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Meg Gardiner, author of the thriller SHADOWHEART. It’s now available in paperback…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 289: Annette Gordon-Reed Explores History of Juneteenth
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed award winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed, author of ON JUNETEENTH. In the interview, Gordon-Reed…
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 288: Hunted A Thriller
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Abir Mukherjee, author of the new thriller Hunted. Hunted, Mukherjee's sixth novel, follows the paths…
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Episode 287: Manisha Sinha Explores Reconstruction: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed historian Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction…