# culture corner (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover culture corner. Page: Feed: --- ## [Fiction is About Virtue, not Morality](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/fiction-is-about-virtue-not-morality) _2026-08-17 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ Our ideas and ideals count for nothing if we have not the legs to stand ## [Form and Story](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/form-and-story) _2026-08-07 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ Art and Literature Lie on a Continuum ## [A Radical Black August Reading List](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/a-radical-black-august-reading-list) _2026-08-01 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Feminism, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Personal Essays, Memoirs ## [Decentering Whiteness in an American Classic](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/decentering-whiteness-in-an-american) _2026-07-27 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ A Book Review ## [Competence, Courage, and the Decline of Literature](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/competence-courage-and-the-decline) _2026-07-22 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ We no longer feel the need for the virtues that stories teach ## [Three is Too Many, Four Is A Crowd](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/four-is-two-too-many) _2026-07-17 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ A Book Review ## [Dismantling Lies with Love](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/this-past-was-waiting-for-me) _2026-07-11 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ A Book Review ## [Answering 50 Questions For Every Serious Reader](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/answering-50-questions-for-every) _2026-07-02 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ Because who doesn't love a list post? ## [No, Beauty Will Not Save the World](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/no-beauty-will-not-save-the-world) _2026-06-30 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ The notion that beauty will save the world seems to come around on a cycle, like a comet streaking across the heavens, filling hearts with wonder for a while, and then fading into the cold blackness of space once again. ## [Kid Lit Summer Reading List II](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/kid-lit-summer-reading-list) _2026-06-22 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ A Kid Lit Summer Reading List From Picture Books To Young Adult Novels That Aims To Bring The Afro•Diaspora Together ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/neu5povELhko) _2026-06-22 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [How not to introduce backstory, maybe](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/how-not-to-introduce-backstory-maybe) _2026-06-12 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ A meditation on immediate vs reflective reading ## [Caribbean Reads Month](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/caribbean-reads-month) _2026-06-05 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ This June, Afro•Reads is island hopping — one book at a time. ## [The Withered King Publishes Today](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/the-withered-king-publishes-today) _2026-05-31 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ My latest novel, The Withered King, publishes today (Sunday, May 31, 2026). ## [Talking Toni: Jazz](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/talking-toni-jazz) _2026-05-22 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ This Is Our 2nd Talking Toni Session — Save the Date!!! ## [Seeing the Holy Ghost in a Glint of Sunlight on the Water](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/seeing-the-holy-ghost-in-a-glint) _2026-05-20 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ Religious fiction aims for a sweet spot that does not exist ## [Why is Baho! hardly mentioned when people ask about African Literature](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/why-is-baho-hardly-mentioned-when) _2026-05-12 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Showing love to the first Burundian novel translated into English ## [Caedda’s Cross](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/caeddas-cross) _2026-05-10 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ A contest-losing short story ## [The Problem with Clean Fiction](https://gmbaker.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-clean-fiction) _2026-04-26 · G. M. (Mark) Baker · Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker_ Can one deal honestly with virtue without dealing honestly with vice? ## [Culture Corner 005](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/culture-corner-005) _2026-04-19 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ “Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth” - June Jordan ## [Heavy On The Happy Poetry Month](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/heavy-on-the-happy-poetry-month) _2026-04-10 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Watch now | Discussion about Nikki G’s documentary ‘Going to Mars’ and how she influences us today [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191913954/d9bcbeeda210492c56d61164f230dab4.mp3) ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OgZgbu6d6M8M) _2026-04-10 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [‘Kin’ — a book review](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/kin-a-book-review) _2026-04-07 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Let me say, I am not one to follow the trends. ## [Transatlantic Identity](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/beatriz-nascimento) _2026-03-31 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ A series dedicated to the Afro•Brazilian women who are undervalued and misrepresented in Brazilian history ## [Author Interview with Wayétu Moore](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/author-interview-with-wayetu-moore) _2026-03-23 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ A short & sweet interview with the author who inspired Afro•Reads ## [Afro Reads Culture Corner 005](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/afro-reads-culture-corner-005) _2026-03-15 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Happy Women’s History Month — I hope you’re using access to social media to discover facts involving women globally and how we are shaping the world. ## [Afro Reads Culture Corner 004](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/afro-reads-culture-corner-004) _2026-02-16 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ First one of the new year! Where Literature Meets Music, Film, Literature ## [When Rain Clouds Gather](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/when-rain-clouds-gather) _2026-02-09 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ An African Classic #18 out of 54 ## [A KidLit Black History Month](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/bhm) _2026-02-02 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Celebrating Black History Month with a giveaway for Black Children's Book Week (2/22-2/28) ## [Finished a book in 24 hours. Some stories don’t ask to be read in one sprint— they insist](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/obligations-to-the-wounded) _2026-01-25 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Zambia — #17 out of 54 ## [Woman at Point Zero](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/woman-at-point-zero) _2026-01-09 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ She Flipped The Script & Challenged The Narrative, Truly A Woman The World Wasn't Ready For #15 out of 54 — Egypt ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/azdC5rVIJpzH) _2026-01-09 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Poetry is not a Luxury, it is Necessary](https://afroreads.substack.com/p/poetry-is-not-a-luxury-it-is-necessary) _2025-12-29 · Afro•Reads · Afro • Reads_ Poet, Pan-Africanist, Physician, President