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[REBROADCAST] Nonfiction November, from Season 1 in 2021 Nov 27, 2023

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This week, we rebroadcast our Nonfiction November episode from 2021, season 1!

Highlights:

🎙We gush over the brilliance that is Isabel Wilkerson
🎙A brief rant about the war on drugs
🎙A moment for Wu-Tang and their former badass manager

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12 Novels Under 200 Pages You Should Read Nov 20, 2023

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In this episode, we talk about short novels under 200 pages worth reading.

Highlights:

🎙 Everyone should read James Baldwin.
🎙 There are so many reasons to read Han Kang.
🎙 We love a short book that packs a big punch!

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Authors We Read for the First Time in 2023 and Fell in Love With Nov 13, 2023

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In this episode, we talk about authors we read for the first time this year and fell in love with.

Highlights:

🎙 Sarah Waters continues to give us amazing stories.
🎙 Alyssa wants to live in the world Baldree created.
🎙 Naomi has a bone to pick with the delivery guy who ruined her book package.

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[REBROADCAST] We Discuss Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Nov 06, 2023

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It’s Nonfiction November and in this week’s episode, we thought we’d rebroadcast an episode from season 1 where we discussed our November 2021 pick, Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Highlights:

🎙 You don’t have to be in love with a book to appreciate it deeply.
🎙 Did the decision to have unnamed narrators make the story stronger?
🎙 We chat about the books we’d like to read this Fall.

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Books We Want to Read During Nonfiction November Oct 30, 2023

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In this episode, we talk about the nonfiction books we want to read during Nonfiction November.

Highlights:

🎙 Three books Naomi wanted to read last year but never got around to.
🎙 Alyssa shares a very important book all should read.
🎙 Will we actually read these books? That’s the question.

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The Tea About ARC Teams and their PR People Oct 23, 2023

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In this week’s episode, we talk about the rumblings we’ve heard from bookish content creators across social platforms who’ve been talking about how stressful it is being on arc teams and dealing with their PR people. This was news to us.

Highlights:

🎙 Is there less pressure working directly with publishers vs. indie arc/PR teams?

🎙 We discuss readers’ responsibilities in accepting arcs.

🎙 Are PR arc teams taking it too far and crossing the line?

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Books the Surprised Us…in a Good Way! Oct 16, 2023

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In this week’s episode, we talk about books we’ve read that truly surprised us…in a good way.

Highlights:

🎙 A book Alyssa read that she didn’t fawn over while reading, but thought about constantly days/weeks after.
🎙 The book series Naomi has built an annual ritual around.
🎙 The book Naomi absolutely adores but thinks Alyssa will most definitely hate!

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We celebrate our 100th episode! Oct 09, 2023

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In this week’s episode, we celebrate our 100th episode and have a super casual conversation about booktok, the rise of men on booktube, the bookish social media landscape, and more!

Highlights:

🎙 Does social media add unnecessary stress to readers?
🎙 We try to understand why and how new male booktubers grow so quickly.
🎙 Beyond the booktok recommended books.

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We have a follow up chat about Bindery Oct 02, 2023

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In this week’s episode, we follow up on our previous discussion about Bindery.

Highlights:

🎙 How diverse is Bindery?
🎙 We’re wondering if book content creators will ditch their existing Patreon communities for Bindery.
🎙 We are very interested in seeing the books they are currently considering for publication.

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Who’s in the Mood for Some Fall Reading?! Sep 25, 2023

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In this week’s episode, we share some books we’ve read and enjoyed and think would be great to read this Fall season.

Highlights:

🎙 We recommend this book every year…and for GOOD reason!
🎙 Naomi tells everyone again to read Brandon Taylor. JUST DO IT!
🎙 Fall isn’t just for spooky books.

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