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: books@mpbonline.org.
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/.
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