It's Lit Y'all

Ellen chats with former state Poet Laureate, Catherine Pierce, about her new essay collection about tornadoes, early motherhood and more, plus they also discuss her Summer of Attention project. Then it's Ellen's Book Drop & Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen, Tonja, & Tatia, will discuss their current reads, we'll get "Off the Shelf" with MS Mom Reads, Tatia Long Kiser, and more. Then it's Ellen's Book Drop & Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen chats with author Mike O'Brien about his latest release, “The Tougaloo Nine," his previous release "We Shall Not Be Moved” about the Woolworth sit-in, in addition to his work as an author, and more, and then Ellen sits down with MS Film Society's Executive Director, Ryan Parker about the free screening of "The Librarians," happening April 14th at the Capri Theatre in Jackson. Then it's Ellen's Book Drop & Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen chats with Jackson based Lemuria Bookstore owner John Evans, about his legacy, love of books, and more, as he celebrates his 50th anniversary as a premier literary destination.Then it's Ellen's Book Drop & Book Nook Pick of the Week! For more information on Lemuria & the 50th Anniversary Event, visit: https://www.lemuriabooks.com/50BIRTHDAY and join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen chats with author, Jere Nash about his latest release, "Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862-1877," his past publications, and more... then it's Book Drop new releases & Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Ellen chats with MPB Radio Producers, Marissa Vaughn and Germaine Flood about literary world gossip, guilty pleasure reads and more! Then it's Book Drop new releases & Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Ellen chats with avid book lover, and owner of Mississippi Mom Reads, Tatia Long Kiser, about current reads, and her newest segment on the show, "Off the Shelf with Tatia," and more! Then it's Book Drop new releases & Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Ellen chats with the Executive Director of Film Mississippi, Ryan Parker, about his work as Jackson-based publicist, author, promoter for TV and film, and more. Then it's Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week and more! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Ellen chats with writer, teacher, and Mississippi poet laureate, Beth Ann Fennelly about her latest book, "The Irish Goodbye," a collection of micro-memoirs about childhood, marriage and the death of her sister. Then it's Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week and more! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. For more: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5603384/poet-beth-ann-fennelly-discusses-her-book-the-irish-goodbyeHosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Ellen chats with author, essayist, journalist, professor, and public speaker, Ralph Eubanks, Jr. about his 2026 release, “When It's Darkness on the Delta: How America's Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land,” which takes an essential new look at the roots of American inequality—and the seeds of its transformation, before Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email: [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Ellen chats with author, Kelly Foster Lundquist about her debut memoir “BEARD: Memoir of a Marriage,” which takes a candid look at the burdens of love and the challenges of discovering oneself, then it’s our Book Drop new releases, before Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation, email [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Ellen takes a look back to some of the best books of 2025, before the weekly ILY Book Drop new releases, and Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week! Join the conversation! Email [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is our birthday! With this being our first episode, we’ll chat about what you can expect from "It’s Lit Y’all" in the coming weeks, then we’re turning the page on 2026 with avid book lover and owner of Mississippi Mom Reads, Tatia Long Kiser, to chat about her New Year’s Reading Resolutions, her work as a Little Free Library community steward and more, before Ellen’s Book Nook pick of the week! Join the conversation! Email [email protected]. Hosted by Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.