Lauren’s Library

S2 Ep. 4 | Readers Take Denver, "A Little Life" Review, and Deranged Disney Jun 16, 2024

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Readers Take Denver - This convention took place earlier this year and it left a bad taste in everyone's mouths. So much so that it has already been canceled for next year. See why.

Segment 2: A Little Life Book Review. I've been sitting on this review for a minute because it's such a controversial subject matter, but I am finally ready to talk about it.

Segment 3: Kiss the Girl by Lauren W. Roach. For this section we'll be reading the next installment of the Deranged Disney series. On this one, I take the popular Little Mermaid song and twist it.

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S.2 Ep. |3 :Authors Behaving Poorly (Again), Bookish Perfumes, and Be Our Guest pt. 2 May 10, 2024

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Authors Behaving Badly (Again)- See the latest installment of authors way too much

Segment 2: Bookish Perfume. I was able to combine two of my favorite things. Books & Perfume. See how!

Segment 3: Be Our Guest by Lauren W. Roach. For this section we'll be reading the next installment of the Deranged Disney series. On this one, I take the popular Beauty & the Beast song and twist it.

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Husband Review Bombs His Wife, The McClain Brothers Series, & Deranged Disney Mar 17, 2024

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Husband Review Bombs His Wife- An Unnamed Author wrote into an advice column seeking advice on how to deal with negative reviews when they were coming from her own husband.

Segment 2: The McClain Brothers Series by Alexandria House. I have been dipping my toe into more romance. This was a popular series I kept seeing whenever I searched. Let's talk about it.

Segment 3: Be Our Guest by Lauren W. Roach. For this section we'll be reading the next installment of the Deranged Disney series. On this one, I take the popular Beauty & the Beast song and twist it.

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Also, the episodes will be added to ⁠Youtube⁠! on Saturdays!

S.2 Ep | 1 : JD Barker Controversy , This Could Be Us, & Poetry Feb 23, 2024

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Lauren's Library Podcast!

In this opening episode: The Booky Babe (Lauren Roach) sits down with Kirahvi Bello to talk about the JD Barker controversy, gush about Kennedy Ryan's newest release and talk all things books!

Join in the fun! Also, the episodes will be added to Youtube! on Saturdays!

*BONUS* When White Authors Feel Threatened; December Mid-Month Wrap Dec 19, 2023

Hey, Hi, Jingle Bells and all that.

This is a bonus Christmas episode where I talk about the drama with Cait Corrain, Lauren Davis, AND I give you a rundown of what I've been reading/listening to for December.

Don't say I never gave you nothing.

Happy Holidays!

Ep. 20 | The Dark Side of Romance, Iron Flame, and Girl's Trip Nov 24, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: The Dark Side of Romance. - More instances of people in the book world doing too much. But this time it's booktokers doing the most. Let's talk about it.

Segment 2: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. If you haven't read it, you've probably at least heard about the highly anticipated sequel to Fourth Wing.

Segment 3: Girl's Trip by Lauren W. Roach. For this section I am reading a short story I wrote a while ago. It's based on true events.

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Ep. 19 | ARC Reader Drama, Auto-buy Authors, & The Memory Concierge Nov 10, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: ARC Reader Drama. - More instances of authors doing too much. AJ Glasser posted a Tik Tok complaining about why "ARC Readers suck." Let's talk about it.

Segment 2: Auto-Buy Authors - I have 4 autobuy authors. Whatever they write, I am reading it! Find out who is on my list of immediate purchase

Segment 3: The Memory Concierge by Lauren W. Roach. For this section I am reading the prologue for my debut novel that releases November 17th, 2023!

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Ep. 18 | White Authors Black Stories, Blackoween Cont. & Welcome to the Health Department Oct 27, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: White Authors, Black Stories. - More instances of authors doing too much. Liz Tomforde's Mile High series seems to be causing controversy. It's bringing up the question: can white authors accurately write black stories?

Segment 2: Blackoween 2023 - Can you believe the holiday season is already here? It feels like the year just started! To kick off Halloween season, I am picking spooky books written by black authors.

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Welcome to the Health Department" This was an old submission from a writing contest. Didn't win but I placed third! About a weird first day at work.

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Ep.17 | Audacity of the Caucasity, Blackoween 2023, & Happy Anniversary Oct 13, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Audacity of the Caucasity. - More instances of authors with poor behavior. Amy McNulty decided to make her stories about black women. See why that's a problem.

Segment 2: Blackoween 2023 - Can you believe the holiday season is already here? It feels like the year just started! To kick off Halloween season, I am picking spooky books written by black authors.

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Happy Anniversary" This was an old submission from a writing contest. Didn't win but I placed third! TW: brief mentions of human trafficking.

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Ep. 16 | Authors Using AI, Books that Ruined Me, & If Fishes Were Wishes Sep 29, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Authors Using AI. - With the increase in popularity of Artificial Intelligence, some consumers are upset that some authors choose to use it to write their work. What do you think?

Segment 2: Books that Ruined Me Emotionally - every now and then you stumble across a book that makes you cry and stare at the wall when you're finished. Let's talk about the ones that did that for me.

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "If Fishes Were Wishes" This was an old submission from a writing contest. Won third place in that round but didn't place in the next. 1000 word limit involving fish and a nature trail.

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Ep. 15 | Ghostwriters or Nah? Evil Mermaids, and The Painting Portal Sep 15, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Ghostwriters or nah? So, in case you weren't aware, a lot of celebrities use ghost writers to write their memoirs, but when Millie Bobby Brown used one it was an issue. Let's talk about why.

Segment 2: After seeing the Little Mermaid, I was curious about whether or not there were any books about mermaids that existed. I stumbled on Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Gant. Did I like it or no?

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "The Painting Portal" An interesting take on something that black people and people of color deal with constantly. Racism.

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Ep. 14 | Horror Author Vs. Reviewer, Should You Read the Prologue? & An Unlikely Family Sep 01, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Horror Author Vs. Reviewer- Author Matt Shaw caught wind of a one star review and reacted in the worst way possible.

Segment 2: Read the Prologue - I've seen this question in a lot of book groups lately: do you read the prologue?

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "An Unlikely Family" An unserious story I was inspired to write after being stuck in the car with a faulty GPS during a family trip.

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Ep. 13 | Cannibal Author, Goodreads vs. Storygraph, and Retribution pt. 3 Aug 18, 2023

TRIGGER WARNING: First segment in this episode has some upsetting material.

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Cannibal Author - Issei Sagawa is a Japanese murderer and cannibal that killed a woman and ate her...and then wrote a book about it.

Segment 2: Goodreads vs. Storygraph, which book tracking website is better?

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "anyway" or "um" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Retribution Chapter 3" You asked, I answered! This story was inspired by a random Reddit thread I found one day. I put my own spin on it and here we are! The third and final installment of this story!

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Ep. 12 | Hockey Romance vs. Real Life Drama, Worst Lines in Literature, Retribution Chapter 2 Aug 04, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Hockey Romance vs. Real Life Drama- Popular booktoker Kierra Lewis gets into it with the wife of a hockey player.

Segment 2: Worst Lines in Literature - Started this over on my Instagram. Figured I'd bring it to the podcast for some extra fun.

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "anyway" or "um" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Retribution Chapter 2" You asked, I answered! This story was inspired by a random Reddit thread I found one day. I put my own spin on it and here we are! Chapter 2 for your listening pleasure!

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Ep. 11 | Authors Who Stalk Reviewers, Books that Changed Me, & Retribution Jul 21, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Authors Who Stalk Reviewers - A book reviewers worst nightmare: when Authors go after their reviewers when they don't like their ratings.

Segment 2: 4 Books that Changed My Life. I read a-lot. (duh) and I end up taking something from everything I read, but these four books changed my life. Let's talk about them.

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "anyway" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Retribution" This story was inspired by a random Reddit thread I found one day. I put my own spin on it and here we are! Should I make it a full novel? Let me know!

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Ep. 10 | Cancer Catfish, Review Bombing, & Who Saves the Hero? Jul 07, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Cancer Catfish - An author in the sapphic community fakes a terminal illness, lies to her fiancée, and commits medical fraud (allegedly).

Segment 2: Review Bombing. What happens when a bunch of people band together to give a book poor reviews? Who is the target?

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "review bomb" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Who Saves the Hero?" This story was inspired by one of the host's favorite shows: Station 19!

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Ep. 9 | Bully Booktok, Yellowface by RF Kuang, and My Killer Roommate Jun 23, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Section 1: Bully Booktok. A new booktok user has entered the chat. Zachtalksbooks has recently joined Tik Tok and some of the girlies are not happy. See why.

Section 2: Yellowface by RF Kuang. This book was the talk of the town for a little while so I absolutely had to try it. Let's chat about it.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "My Killer Roommate"

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Ep. 8 | Authors Going Rogue (Again) , NonComfort Reads, & Don't Trust Grandma Jun 09, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Section 1: Authors Going Rogue Again. Have you heard about Sarah Stusek bullying a reviewer for giving her 4 stars? Let's get into it.

Section 2: Noncomfort Reads in order to branch out from my norm, I decided to branch out from my usual genre (thrillers) here's what I've found and loved so far.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Don't Trust Grandma"

PS. New Drinking Game Alert: take a shot every time you hear me say "full disclosure"

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Ep. 7 | The Rebirth of Susan Meachen, How to Escape a Reading Slump, and The Bestie Short Story May 26, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Section 1: Have you heard about Susan Meachen? The author that pretended to kill herself and then popped back up two years later? Let's get into it.

Section 2: Reading slumps happen to everyone. It's totally normal! Here's what I do in order to get out of the slump.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Bestie"

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Ep. 6 | Killer Turned Author, Trope Trial, & Gluten Free Singles May 12, 2023

What's up everybody?! You are now tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast! All are welcome here, but Black Women are specifically celebrated. The goal is to give us a safe space to talk about book related topics and share original short stories. Make yourself comfortable so we can dive into today's episode.

In Episode 6 of Lauren's Library Podcast we have:

Segment 1: Content Killer - Kouri D. Richins wrote a children's book for her kids about the grief of losing a parent. A year after she murdered their father.

Segment 2: Trope Trial- There are some tropes in books that deserve to be put on trial to serve jail time. See which ones and why.

Segment 3: Gluten Free Singles- A short story written by the host of Lauren's Library (Lauren Roach)

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Thank you so much for tuning in!

Ep. 5 | The Coho Effect, The Death of Z-Library, & Maybe Tomorrow Apr 28, 2023

What's up ya'll? Thank you for tuning in to Episode 5 of Lauren's Library! Get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about.

Segment 1: The Coho Effect- Colleen Hoover has the book community in the palm of her hands. I'd even venture to say that she is the Beyonce of Books.

Segment 2: The Death of Z-Library - ZLibrary was the Limewire of books for a while until it was shut down back in 2022. Some people blame the Colleen Hoover fans for the death of this infamous website. Is it their fault or just an unlucky coincidence?

Segment 3: Maybe Tomorrow- A short story I wrote one day on my lunch break. It's a really rough version, but I gave myself an hour to see what I could come up with.

If you like what you hear: give me a follow on Podcast Instagram and on my Bookstagram. You can even find me on TikTok and on my Personal Blog

Tune in every other Friday to hear me ramble about book related issues.

Ep. 4 BookTok Life Hacks, Book Bans, & Door Dash Dates Apr 14, 2023

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to episode 4 of Lauren's Library!

We have some heavy hitting topics this week. We talk about viral booktok life hacks, we talk about book bans, and I read a short story that I wrote called Door Dash Date.

Be sure to like and review this podcast wherever you are listening!

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And remember: don't be a douche canoe! <3

Ep.3 White Author/Black Experience & Negative Reviews or Nah? Mar 31, 2023

What's up people? It's episode 3 of Lauren's Library!

Thank you so much for tuning in and listening to my nonsense every other week! This has been a fun and enlightening journey so far.

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

The Jessica Tescher story.

Should You Post Negative Reviews?

Short Story: The Wig Doctor.

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Make sure you review, rate, and follow! Don't be a douche canoe.

Ep. 2 Piper CJ Drama, Benefits of Audiobooks, & Deranged Disney pt. 2 Mar 17, 2023

What's up people? Welcome to Episode 2 of Lauren's Library! We've got a lot of fun things to talk about. If you like what you hear, give us a rate and review on whatever listening platform you're tuning in on. If you have a short story you want to submit to be read please email: thebookybabeblog@gmail.com or reach out via Instagram (@laurenslibrarypodcast) 1st Segment: Piper CJ & The Night and Its Moon Controversy 2nd Segment: The Benefits of Audiobooks 3rd Segment: Part 2 of last episode's story "Bruno" written and performed by Lauren Roach

Ep. 1 Fake Cancer, Toxic Romance & Deranged Disney (part1) Mar 03, 2023

What's up people? Welcome to Lauren's Library. Thank you for tuning in, we've got a lot of fun stuff in store for this podcast. If you like what you hear, give us a follow on your listening platforms. If you have a short story you want to submit to be read, email thebookybabeblog@gmail.com 1st Segment: Book Community News - The Fault in Our Stars controversy 2nd Segment - Everything's Fine written by Cecilia Rabess 3rd Segment - Bruno (part. 1) Short story written by the host (Lauren) and performed by the host. TW: Mentions of rape and child abuse

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