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Nichole Perkins
Nichole Perkins is an American poet, writer, and podcaster. Perkins co-hosted the podcast Thirst Aid Kit with Bim Adewunmi (2017-2020). She is the author of the poetry collection Lilith, But Dark (2018) and the memoir Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be (2021). Life and careerPerkins was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Growing up she was an avid reader of books by authors such as Beverly Cleary and Mildred Taylor. She also began reading romance novels during childhood.[2] She received her bachelor's degree from Dillard University, an HBCU in New Orleans.[3] Perkins relocated to New York City in 2017 to pursue a professional writing career after receiving an Emerging Writers Fellowship at BuzzFeed.[4][5] She published personal essays as a part of the fellowship and drafted many essays that would later be included in her memoir.[4] In that position she and her colleague Bim Adewunmi started the podcast Thirst Aid Kit after bonding over their shared enjoyment of discussing celebrity crushes.[6] The podcast, which debuted in 2017, received positive reception and was called "an instant serotonin boost" by Justine Goode for Vanity Fair.[7] The hosts decided to retire Thirst Aid Kit in 2020.[1] Perkins published her first book, a poetry collection called Lilith, But Dark, in 2018 under Publishing Genius.[4][8] Amber Tamblyn wrote in a review for Bust, "Nichole Perkins has written a beautifully aching and illuminating portrait of a Black woman’s life in her essential collection, Lilith, But Dark."[9] She released Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be on August 17, 2021 under Grand Central Publishing.[4] The book, the majority of which she wrote after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,[10] is a memoir and essay collection that combines Perkins’ reflections on pop culture in connection to her life experiences ranging from past relationships, mental health, family dynamics, and sexuality.[4] The title comes from a lyric in the Prince song "If I Was Your Girlfriend."[2] The book received positive reception from outlets such as Publishers Weekly, Bitch, and others.[11][12][13] In 2021 Perkins started the podcast This Is Good For You that explores various things that bring joy and pleasure.[14] She plans to release a romance novel sometime in the next few years.[4] Personal lifePerkins resides in Brooklyn.[5][15] WorksBooks
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