Self-Publishing Literary Award goes to Beyond Bourbon Street

Founded in 1970, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is a leading advocate for libraries serving the nation’s African American community. In 2016, the BCALA launched the Self-Publishing Literary Award in cooperation with BiblioLabs, a Charleston-based software/media company. The award’s goal is to highlight and amplify new African American voices.

This year’s award winner, Nikesha Elise Williams, is a two-time Emmy Award winning producer, an award-winning author, and producer and host of the Black & Published podcast. In Beyond Bourbon Street, Williams weaves a story of home and family in New Orleans' still recovering Lower Ninth Ward, 15 years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

LJ sat down with Williams to talk about Beyond Bourbon Street and what winning the BCALA award has meant to her.

Click here to listen to the interview.