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**TBR Lowdown**

TBR Lowdown is a podcast and reading community dedicated to reading widely and diversely. We are two bookish friends who met on bookstagram and created this podcast to talk about all things books. We’ll discuss and break down books, and interview readers, authors, and creators. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you don’t miss a thing! Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com/ to join our book club on Discord and become part of our growing community of readers.

Latest Episodes:

We Discuss Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh Feb 27, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

We finally read Eileen and get to see what all the fuss is about.

Highlights:

🎙 But was Eileen really unhinged?

🎙 Grief takes many forms.

🎙 Eileen turned out to be the complete opposite of what we thought.

REMINDER: Our 2023 Summer Read is Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Out from Pantheon on May 2. PRE-ORDER IT NOW!

Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule

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⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge

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⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

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Our Anticipated 2nd Quarter Frontlist Releases Feb 20, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

It’s time to take a look at the frontlist for 2nd quarter and share what we’d like to get our hands on and read.

Highlights:

🎙 The book we never knew we were going to get!

🎙 If the word Gothic is in the description, we’re sold.

🎙 Sometimes the recommendations part of the show is so hard.

REMINDER: Our 2023 Summer Read is Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Out from Pantheon on May 2. PRE-ORDER IT NOW!

Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/2023readingschedule

⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/12women12countries

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/YouTube

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (nerdynursereads )

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (bookladyreads )

We Discuss Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre, translated from the French by Tina Kover Feb 13, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

We Discuss Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre, translated from the French by Tina Kover.

The story of Belle da Costa Greene is nothing short of amazing. Reading about her story felt like a real adventure full of worry, excitement, hope, loss, and pride. It’s a book we highly recommend.

Highlights:

🎙 The things you could do to change your identity back in the day were unreal.
🎙 The real kicker is that it was the whole family!
🎙 Belle Greene was quite the businesswoman.
🎙 The decision to pass comes with so many repercussions and extreme sacrifices.

Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule
https://www.tbrlowdown.com/2023readingschedule

⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge
https://www.tbrlowdown.com/12women12countries

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server
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⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/YouTube

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (nerdynursereads )

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (bookladyreads )

Hoarding Books: Authors We Finally Want to Read Feb 06, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

There are times when we latch on to an author, for whatever reason, and acquire as many books in their backlist as possible to read at some point in our reader lives. We share who those authors are in this episode.

Highlights:

🎙 We try to figure out why we latch on to certain authors and hoard their books.

🎙 Being a book thrifter is a skill!

🎙 We’re in our bookshelf fine-tuning era.

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Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/2023readingschedule

⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/12women12countries

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/YouTube (@tbrlowdown)

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (@nerdynursereads)

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (@bookladyreads)

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We Share Our Favorite Books from 2022! Jan 30, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

2022 was another fantastic reading and we are so excited to share our favorites from the year.

Highlights:

🎙 This is a low-buy no-buy year.

🎙 Naomi’s revelation on audiobooks and libraries shocks Alyssa!

🎙 We’re looking for more vampire-lit recommendations that go against the vampire canon.

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Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/2023readingschedule

⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/12women12countries

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/YouTube (@tbrlowdown)

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (@nerdynursereads)

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (@bookladyreads)

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We Discuss Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, Our December 2022 Book Club Pick Jan 23, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

We Discuss Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, Our December 2022 Book Club Pick.

Highlights:

🎙 Grief is dripping off these pages.

🎙 Was Leah even there? We have so many questions.

🎙 Who and what does The Center symbolize???

🎙 The body horror was done so well.

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Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/2023readingschedule

⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/12women12countries

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/YouTube (@tbrlowdown)

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (@nerdynursereads)

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (@bookladyreads)

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Reading From Our Shelves: Some Books We Want to Read This Year Jan 16, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

We share some of the books we want to read this year from our own shelves.

Highlights:

🎙 This is a low-buy no-buy year.

🎙 Naomi’s revelation on audiobooks and libraries shocks Alyssa!

🎙 We’re looking for Vampire lit recommendations.

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Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/2023readingschedule

⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/12women12countries

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/YouTube (@tbrlowdown)

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (@nerdynursereads)

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (@bookladyreads)

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Back in Her Bonnet—Happy New Year + Reintroduction + What's New with TBR Lowdown Jan 09, 2023

Show notes

Hi Friends. Time for a new episode of TBR Lowdown:

It’s a brand new year, so we take some time to reintroduce ourselves and share what’s new with TBR Lowdown.

Highlights:

🎙 No more monthly book picks. We have a different reading schedule.

🎙 Our #12Women12Countries reading challenge is in its second year.

🎙 TBR Lowdown has its own YouTube home now.

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Join our community! Read and chat with us.

⭐️ Readalong with us for our 2023 Reading Schedule

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/2023readingschedule

⭐️ Participate in our 2nd annual #12Women12Countries reading challenge

https://www.tbrlowdown.com/12women12countries

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/YouTube (@tbrlowdown)

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (@nerdynursereads)

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (@bookladyreads)

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A Look Back at Our 2022 Reading. What We Learned. Dec 19, 2022

Show notes

Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We look back at our 2022 reading and chat about what we learned about ourselves and our reading habits.

Highlights:

🎙 The way we read can often shift.

🎙 We’re both learning what types of books we really enjoy reading.

🎙 Naomi has a Reader PSA for some of you.

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Come chat with us and join our community!

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter (@tbrlowdown)

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (@nerdynursereads)

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (@bookladyreads)

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

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How and Where to Find Your Book Community Dec 12, 2022

Show notes

Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We discuss where to look to find a book community that serves your reader needs.

Highlights:

🎙 Many people still desire to be part of an in-person book club.

🎙 Naomi tells us about her social experiment of participating in reading groups on Facebook.

🎙 There are more apps for readers to join to find like-minded readers. We break them down.

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Come chat with us and join our community!

⭐️ Follow TBR Lowdown on Instagram/Twitter (@tbrlowdown)

⭐️ Follow Alyssa on Instagram (@nerdynursereads)

⭐️ Follow Naomi on Instagram (@bookladyreads)

⭐️ Join our book club Discord server

https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

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