This directory lists podcasts hosted/co-hosted by Black readers, writers, and professionals who discuss YA literature, writing and/or the publishing industry as it relates to the YA world.
Last Updated: September 21, 2026
If there is a podcast missing from the directory below, please email info@melanininya.com.
Note: Podcasts are marked as Inactive if there are no new podcast episodes from the current year but the archive of episodes is still available to listen to.
- Deadline City (Established 2019) – Inactive
- Hosts: YA Authors, Dhonielle Clayton & Zoraida Córdova
- Here Wee Read (Established 2020) – Inactive
- Host: Blogger, Charnaie
- Minorities in Publishing (Established 2014)
- Hosts: Jennifer Baker and Bev Rivero
- Nerdy Romantics Podcast (Established 2020)
- Host: Y. M. Nelson
- One of the Good Ones Green Book Podcast (Established 2020) – Inactive
- Hosts: Maika and Maritza Moulite
- Tea, Tales, Tropes (Video) (Established 2026)
- Hosts: Genna & Takiya
- YA Podcast (Established 2018) – Inactive
- Hosts: Teffer, Bailey, and Kadi