Steven Issac Randle

I’m a lifelong poet and storyteller through verse who brings an aggressive style and mastery of wordplay to the poetry experience. I am a poet for hire through spoken and […]

Mississippi Arts Hour – Ebony Lumumba

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, David speaks with Ebony Lumumba, Chair of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival. The episode airs on MPB Radio this Sunday at 5 p.m. CST. You can also listen on your favorite podcasting app.

Mark Maharrey

Mark Maharrey is an actor, singer, musician, and teacher. Musical theatre is his passion, but Mark is just as comfortable working the ukulele and blues harmonica into a lesson. Mark […]

Mississippi Arts Commission – Linda Williams Jackson

This week on the Arts Hour, Lauren Rhoades talks with award-winning author Linda Williams Jackson, who is originally from Rosedale, MS. Tune in to hear more about Linda’s creative influences and her non-traditional path to publishing. The episode airs on MPB Think Radio this Sunday at 5 p.m. CST. You can also listen on your favorite podcasting app.

Mississippi Arts Hour – Tonja Murphy

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Leslie talks with author and Community Engagement Coordinator for the Mississippi Book Festival, Tonja Murphy. Listen Sunday, July 9, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. The show is also available on major podcasting platforms.

Mississippi Arts Hour – Chris Offutt

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, we will revisit an interview from 2022 with Oxford-based author Chris Offutt about his book, “Shifty’s Boys.” Listen this Sunday at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. The show is also available on major podcasting platforms.

Mississippi Arts Hour – Melanie Deas

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Leslie talks with Tupelo native and arts administrator Melanie Deas. Tune in to hear their conversation on Sunday, June 18, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. You can also listen through your favorite podcast app.

Mississippi Arts Hour: Katy Simpson Smith

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Lauren Rhoades talks with novelist Katy Simpson Smith, who was born and raised in Jackson and now lives in New Orleans. Tune in to hear their conversation on Sunday, June 11, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. You can also listen through your favorite podcast app.

Eliot Parker

Eliot Parker is the author of the recent thriller novel, A Final Call, which was named Best Book to Discover in 2022 by Kirkus Reviews and Kirkus Magazine. His short […]

Patti Golden

I am a Mississippi author of fiction and non-fiction, including four international mysteries set in Eastern Europe. In all of my writing, the reader sees the places I visit just […]