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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 You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi, Our November Book Club Pick Dec 05, 2022

Show notes

Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We Discuss You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi, Our November Book Club Pick

Highlights:

🎙 Sometimes grief can bring people together.

🎙 Was Nasir manipulating Feyi?

🎙 Everyone needs a best friend like Joy.

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We Discuss Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth Nov 28, 2022

Show notes

Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We buddy-read and discussed Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth.

Sometimes you just need to read a book where everyone involved needs therapy and medication.

Highlights:

🎙 Motherthing looks at motherhood from many angles.

🎙 Can we talk about those mama’s boys???

🎙 There’s nothing like a well-written darkly comedic book that touches on many sensitive themes.

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We Discuss There There by Tommy Orange, Our October Book Club Pick Nov 21, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We Discuss There There by Tommy Orange, Our October Book Club Pick.

This is another book we’ve been talking about reading for over a year now. It absolutely did not disappoint. This is a book everyone should read.

Highlights:

🎙 The themes in these stories were raw and often relatable.

🎙 We still have so much to learn regarding indigenous peoples and African Americans.

🎙 We have so many questions about LAND.

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Nonfiction November Nov 14, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We share some of the books we’d like to read during Nonfiction November.

It’s Nonfiction November and we’ve got some recommendations for you!

Highlights:

🎙 It’s hilarious seeing what books we have in common and where we diverge.

🎙 Who knew one could be so excited to read about water!?!?

🎙 Self-taught surgeon??? Yeah, there’s a book coming out that talks about this.

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We Discuss Woman, Eating: A Literary Vampire Novel by Claire Kohda Nov 07, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We buddy-read and discussed Woman, Eating: A Literary Vampire Novel by Claire Kohda.

Sometimes you read a vampire novel that actually blows you away. This tiny novel manages to shy away from the canon style and give us more meat than we ever anticipated.

Highlights:

🎙 Not all vampire novels follow the canon.

🎙 A vampire’s hunger can be more than just wanting to eat a person.

🎙 It’s a quiet book, but there’s much to be discussed.

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Winter 22/23 Frontlist Sneak Peek Oct 31, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

Let’s see what’s coming out this Winter!

We’re getting a taste of what frontlist releases are coming out in the Winter. There are quite a few that have piqued our interest.

Highlights:

🎙 Re-reading a book to prep for the release of its sequel.

🎙 Alyssa is giving Grady Hendrix another spin

🎙 A couple of books gave us a heavy dose of nostalgia and we loved it!

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We Must Read These Books by End of 2022 Oct 24, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We talk about the books we own that we’d really like to read by the end of the year.

The end of the year is rapidly approaching and there are a good number of books on our shelves we’d really like to read before 2023 creeps in.

Highlights:

🎙 It’s a great time to see if certain authors jive with our reading taste.

🎙 We go down another Donna Tartt rabbit hole!

🎙 Let the Jane Eyre wars begin!

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We Discuss The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall, Our September Book Club Pick Oct 17, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We discuss The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall, our September book club pick.

This is another book we’ve been talking about reading for over a year now. It absolutely did not disappoint. This is a book everyone should read.

Highlights:

🎙 Our current issues surrounding the lgbtqia+ community are not new. They’ve always existed.

🎙 Having means was definitely a factor that allowed her to live life on her terms.

🎙 The religious tension that played throughout the book.

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Come chat with us and join our community!

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⭐️ Join our book club Discord server https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

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We Discuss the Latest Barnes & Noble News Oct 10, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We talk about the latest news surrounding Barnes & Noble.

Back in August word got out that Barnes & Noble chain’s stores would only be stocking hardcovers that had proven sales records. We sat down to try to wrap our heads around this decision. Check the show notes for the Book Riot article we referenced.

Highlights:

🎙 What’s really driving this decision?

🎙 Are big bix bookstores a place for book discovery for the average reader?

🎙 The book pre-order game is getting real!

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Come chat with us and join our community!

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

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⭐️ Join our book club Discord server https://disboard.org/server/823917426387058719

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What We Read for Women in Translation Month 2022. Hits and Misses. Oct 03, 2022

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Hi Friends. In this episode of TBR Lowdown:

We share what we read for Women in Translation month.

We look forward to Women in Translation month. It’s a great time to discover new to us authors and continue reading all around the world.

Highlights:

🎙 Naomi keeps saying she wants to reread more, but…….

🎙 We buddy read a book that we both ended up pushing pause on.

🎙 Sometimes great things happen when you give an author a second chance.

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Come chat with us and join our community!

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