<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Order Your Copy of &lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Seven Daughters of Dupree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4o7jP6S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week on Black &amp;amp; Published, Nikesha speaks with &lt;a href="https://helenahenry.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Helena Haywoode Henry&lt;/a&gt;, author of the YA novel, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780593625309?searchid=0&amp;amp;search_query=last+chance+live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Last Chance Live!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The book looks at the price of eternity through the eyes of an 18-year-old girl on death row, who decides to try to win her freedom on a reality show.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our conversation, Helena discusses the legal papers she read during her time as a lawyer that inspired the premise of her novel. Plus, the reason Helena believes reimagining the current state of capital punishment is one small way to reimagine the current state of America.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://black-published.captivate.fm/get-the-book"&gt;Mahogany Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rate &amp; Review&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Black & Published

Nikesha Elise Williams

Not for Your Entertainment with Helena Haywoode Henry

APR 7, 202652 MIN
Black & Published

Not for Your Entertainment with Helena Haywoode Henry

APR 7, 202652 MIN

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Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree!This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Helena Haywoode Henry, author of the YA novel, Last Chance Live!The book looks at the price of eternity through the eyes of an 18-year-old girl on death row, who decides to try to win her freedom on a reality show.In our conversation, Helena discusses the legal papers she read during her time as a lawyer that inspired the premise of her novel. Plus, the reason Helena believes reimagining the current state of capital punishment is one small way to reimagine the current state of America.Mahogany BooksMentioned in this episode:Rate & ReviewThanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform