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Chelsea Lockhart

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C. M. Lockhart (also known as Chelsea) is a Black writer of fantasy because she loves creating worlds, exploring relationships, and writing stories about Black girls who aren't all that nice. She is the founder of Written in Melanin LLC — which encompasses the Melanin Chat, a weekly podcast, and a YouTube channel of the same name — and the Melanin Library, an online database of books written by Black authors.

She is also a lover of video games and anime, so whenever she isn't reading and writing — or talking about reading and writing — she's watching anime, playing her Switch, and dreaming about the day her books get animated.

Jan. 31, 2024

Respect, Revelations, and Riotous Laughs: Kicking Off 2024 on Rants a…

📚🎙️ Kick back and tune in to the latest episode of 'Rants and Rambles' with Chelsea of Written in Melanin, right here on Between the Reads! 🌟 As we dive into 2024, we're not holding back! Get ready for a …

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Sept. 26, 2023

Divine Rebellions: Unveiling the Wrath with C.M. Lockhart

It’s Tuesday! C.M. Lockhart is back on to discuss We Are Dying Gods! New allies, dark secrets, rebellious gods, and tough choices. Who should the realm REALLY fear – time beings or the gods? And...Y'ALL. Shit ain't what it se...

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Aug. 31, 2023

Rants & Rambles August 2023 - BTR's 150th Episode!!!

It's the end of the month and that means it's time for Rants and Rambles with my good friend Chelsea Lockhart! This is a very special episode of R & R because it is the 150th episode!! WOOOHOOO! I had …

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July 31, 2023

Rants & Rambles July 2023

It's the last day of the month and that means it's time for some rants and rambles! We're getting real about white supremacy and y'all, it's straight-up exhausting! 😩 But you know what? Knowledge is power, and we're breaking ...

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June 30, 2023

Rants & Rambles June 2023

It's the end of June and we are officially halfway through the YEAR, y'all! What?! Chelsea and I are talking and laughing our way through errythang including wardrobes, book mold, questionable writer's retreats, and the Resis...

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April 28, 2023

Rants and Rambles April 2023

Get ready for another hilariously honest installment of Rants & Rambles! Chelsea and I let loose on our low tolerance for BS! We're dishing out some hard truths, cracking jokes, and also giving you our point of view on why …

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Feb. 27, 2023

February Rants and Rambles: Annoyingly Joyful

In this edition of Rants and Rambles, Chelsea and I dive into the things that bring us joy and drive us absolutely crazy. It gets pretty hilarious as we talk about needing bail money, who’s gonna get out of jail …

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Jan. 31, 2023

Rants and Rambles with Audra & Chelsea

It's Tuesday and it's also the end of the month so that means it's time for a new series called Rants and Rambles. BTR will close out each month with Chelsea Lockhart and we'll talk about whatever Black bookish things …

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Aug. 23, 2022

We Are The Origin with Author C.M. Lockhart

Happy Tuesday! Fantasy fiction with Black girls who aren't nice? Yes, please. Chelsea and I discuss her debut novel, We Are The Origin. We talk about the intricacies of the domains she created, why she created her own gods fo...

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July 3, 2020

Read It Black to Me

Audra Russell chats with author, publisher, and fellow podcaster Chelsea Lockhart of Written in Melanin Publishing. Chelsea is a twenty-something writer of romance who dibbles and dabbles in fantasy and dystopian – the genre ...

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