In her podcast Word To Your Mama, Ritzy Periwinkle showcases diverse voices with common themes of non-linear career paths, normalizing mental health within marginalized communities, women in male dominated spaces, and much more. After years of working in various cubicles in the music industry, she decided to launch Ritzy Periwinkle, a moniker for personal art exhibits, and now a vehicle to provide creative direction, graphic design, illustration, strategic branding and more to a broad spectrum of clients and causes. A proud supporter of culture, justice, and diversity, she is dedicated to ensuring that her role as a strong, Latinx, female creative pays respect to those that helped to pave the way. Bookworms, I had so much fun talking to Ritzy. Our conversation covered a wide range of topics, including representation in Children’s and YA books, and artist’s need to constantly create, the rewards of therapy, our mutual shame at not reading more Octavia Butler, and the biggest question of all: how can we convince an author to write another book in a series? Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram Guest: Ritzy Periwinkle Website/Ritzy’s Instagram/Word to Your Mama Podcast/WTYMama Podcast Instagram Do you know a young person who’d like to appear on the 2nd Annual Kids/YA Gift Guide Episode? GO HERE! Discussed in this episode: Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (Attention Bookworms of a Certain Age: click that link to see the modern, updated cover for this classic!) White Teeth by Zadie Smith The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir by Jennifer Lewis Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler Best Book Ever Episode 008, Marion Hill on “Memory and Dream” by Charles de Lint Octavia E. Butler Landing Parable of the Sower movie Discussed in the Patreon Exclusive Clip Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz story by Lilliam Rivera, illustrated by Steph C. Moses Sumney What If… Animated Series (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bestbookeverpodcast.substack.com

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