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The League of Extraordinary Readers

A podcast focused on diversifying your reading and letting you in on our voice notes and banter. We’ll interview your favorite authors/creators, connect pop culture to literature, and of course laugh.

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Latest Episodes:

Pretty Books ft. @bookswithjaybraggs Feb 25, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s episode, Jess and Shelbey chat with Jay of Cover Snob about books, what it’s like having a book subscription and more!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

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Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Jay’s socials: https://www.instagram.com/bookswithjaybraggs?igsh=a2p4cTJrYXhmOWE0

Coversnob: https://www.instagram.com/coversnobbox?igsh=OTdiZjBrYmMwNDlj

Books Mentioned:

Got Abducted By Aliens And Now I’m Trapped In A Rom-Com

Devon

Declan

The Danger Series

The Blackwood After Dark Series

One Eighty

The Vegas Nights Series

The De Santis Cartel

Ethic Series

Butterfly Series

The Message

Legendborn

Bloodmarked

Flirting Lessons

Plus Sized Player

Somebody’s Wife

Somebody’s Husband

Somebody’s Forever

Junie

Beloved

Sing Unburied Sing

Jane Eyre

Homegoing

They Were Her Property

The Turner House

Through The Storm

Topaz

Parable Of The Sower

Go Tell It On The Mountain

Indigo

Immortal Dark

The Secret World of Maggie Grey

Audre and Bash Are Just Friends

24 Seconds From Now

Church Announcements:

Shelbey’s Substack: https://shelbeymonae.substack.com/p/i-survived?r=8kt65

TV Shows/Movie:

American Murder: Gabby Petito

The Curious Case Of

Book Besties ft. @knotabookclub & @books.and.bouldering Feb 18, 2025

Show notes

On this week's episode Jess and Shelbey hang out with book besties Bridget and Danya to talk all things books and more.

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

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Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Bridget’s IG&Threads: @knotabookclub

Santa’s IG&Threads: @books.and.bouldering

Books Mentioned:

The Filth Kings

Mafia Misfits Series

Children of Blood and Bone

Junie

James

The Winner’s

The Beartown Series

Jade City

Harlem Rhapsody

The Prophets

One Night Only

No One Gets To Fall Apart

The Trees

The De Santis Cartel

The Man Who Haunted Himself

Mumbo Jumbo

They Were Her Property

I Got Abducted By Aliens And

Now I’m Trapped In A Rom-Com

Flyy Girl

Inkheart

Dark Matter

Sweet Magnolias

Little Rot

Original Sins

Deep Cuts

Ours

Wilderness

The Turner House

Can’t Get Enough

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

Lone Women

The Changeling

Topaz

The Rage of Dragons

Church Announcements:

BLK Events LA & Friends: Parable of the Sower Book Club & Discussion: BLK Events LA & Friends: Parable of the Sower Book Club & Discussion

TV Shows/Movie:

The Pitt

Greys Anatomy

The Resident

Chicago Med

Doc

24

The Curious Case Of

An Update On Our Family

The Brutalist

Arcane

Paradise

Meet The Browns

Poly&Paranormal ft. TheBklynBookBelle Feb 11, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s episode Jess, Shelbey, and Phylicia talk all things Black Romance and Love, the YA genre and more!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

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Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Phylicia’s IG&Threads: thebklynbookbelle

YouTube:https://youtu.be/mbacxvA8M6U?si=omfV_3DChk6A8moj

Books Mentioned:

Stealing The Heart of A Boujee BBW

Demon’s Dream

Knight

Ready For War

Shadows and Whispers

Dawning and Resurgence

The De Santis Cartel

Belle

Josephine

Captured

Topaz

So This Is Love

Take A Chance

The Best Is Yet To Cum

Frenimies With Benefits

Colored Television

Yellowface

Mutually Beneficial Agreement

Blackwood After Dark Series

Witch Trapment

Mine

Yours

The Oath

The Offer

Real Girls Get Down

Hood Crucifixion

The Danger Series

Last Summer On State Street

The Trees

Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right

Junie

A Little Dare

24 Seconds From Now…

Behind Those Eyes

Love Stoned

Church Announcements:

BLK Events LA & Friends: Parable of the Sower Book Club & Discussion:BLK Events LA & Friends: Parable of the Sower Book Club & Discussion

TV Shows/Movie:

Is It Sex... Or Is It A Flower?! Feb 04, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s episode Jess and Shelbey have a few church announcements, they review Topaz by Beverly Jenkins, and more!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

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Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Books Mentioned:

Stealing The Heart of A Boujee BBW

A Tall Dude Yellow Dude With Tattoos

Topaz

Parable of the Sower

Go Tell It On The Mountain

Paradise

Demon’s Dream

A Love Song For Ricki Wilde

The Prophets

Let Us Descend

Queenie

Luster

Memphis

Indigo

Through The Storm

Caste

Curvy Girl Summer

The Bluest Eye

Harlem Rhapsody

Mainline Mama

A Mastery of Monsters

Black Sun

A Girl Within A Girl

Symphony of Secrets

King Of Ashes

Tuff

Plus Size Player

Things Fall Apart

A Woman of Endurance

24 Seconds From Now

The Madness

When Crack is King

Colored Television

Neighbors and Other Stories

The Trees

Church Announcements:

BLK Events LA & Friends: Parable of the Sower Book Club & Discussion: BLK Events LA & Friends: Parable of the Sower Book Club & Discussion

TV Shows/Movie:

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

The Erykah Badu-Esqe Woman Jan 28, 2025

Show notes

In this week's episode Shelbey and Jess talk politics, current reads, the Children of Blood and Bone casting and more!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Books Mentioned:

Sula

Beloved

Sky Full of Elephants

Paradise

All The Sinner’s Bleed

Demon’s Dream

Topaz

Fences

Between Friends And Lovers

Fearless And Free

Junie

Ours

Harlem Rhapsody

Sugar

Black In Blues

America To South

The Improvisors

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

The House of Eve

Colored Television

Stash: My Life In Hiding

Caucasia

The Conductors

The Undertakers

The Monsters We Defy

Daughters of the Merciful Deep

Rage of Dragons

The Wheel Of Time

The Cosmere

Dune

Blood At The Root

The Secret World of Maggie Grey

The Blackwood After Dark Series

The Blood Scion

The Broken Earth Trilogy

The Best Is Yet To Cum

Friend U Can Keep

Whisper A Promise

TV Shows/Movie:

Young Rich and African

WAGS

90 Day Fiance

The Curious Case Of...

Intro To Hotep 101 Jan 21, 2025

Show notes

Happy 2025! Jess and Shelbey talk about their weeks, books they are reading, reading goals for the new year and more!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Books Mentioned:

Topaz

The Colpr of Water

Five-Carat Soul

Heaven And Earth Grocery Store

Song Yet Sung

Miracle At St. Anna

Colored Television

James

The Trees

Late Bloomers

Katabasis

Babel

Yellowface

The Poppy War Series

Quilting The Black Eyed Pea

The Kneeling Man

The Autobiography of an Ex Colored Man

In Open Contempt

The Life of Herod The Great

A More Perfect Party

All the Sinners Bleed

The Souls of Black Folks

Don’t Cry For Me

Isaac’s Song

Mine

TV Shows/Movie:

Castlevania

Castlevania: Nocturne

90 Day Fiancé

An Update on Our Family

Jerry Springer Netflix Doc

See Y'all In 2025 Dec 10, 2024

Show notes

This week Jess and Shelbey talk make some church announcements, review Christmas In Spite of You and more

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Books Mentioned:

Native Son

Bluest Eye

Trouble The Water

Mr. Porter

Wings of Red

There, There

Wandering Stars

Never Whistle At Night

Whiskey Tender

Parable of the Talents

Hungry Ghost

Real Girls Get Down

The Wreck

Christmas In Spite of You

Sula

The Blueprint

White Out

TV Shows/Movie:

Cross

The Madness

Not The Versace Dec 03, 2024

Show notes

This week Jess and Shelbey talk about Gladiator 2, books, Anne Rice used to sue people and more!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Books Mentioned:

Between The World And Me

James

Huck Finn

Dawn

Parable of the Talents

The Message

Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep

The Wreck

Another Word for Love

Black Boy

The Color of Water

The City And Its Uncertain Walls

Kayland and Ora

Unrestrained

Unmistakable

Undeniable

Kingdom of no Tomorrow

TV Shows/Movie:

Gladiator 2

Wicked

Watch Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey

Literature Extraordinaire Ft. Sara of AnnotateWithSara Nov 26, 2024

Show notes

This week Jess and Shelbey review The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates with Sara of AnnotatewithSara

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Sara’s IG: @annotatewithsara

Sara’s Blog: annotatewithsara.com

Books Mentioned:

The Message

The Supreme’s At Earl’s All You Can Eat

Parable of the Talents

Scenes From My Life

Never Whistle At Night

Curvy Obsessions

Freedom Is A Constant Struggle

The Water Dancer

Sky Full of Elephants

Capitalism Is The Real Issue! Nov 19, 2024

Show notes

This week Jess and Shelbey talk about their kindles, what they’ve read this week and canceling amazon

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Books Mentioned:

Implied Consent

Truth or Dare

Nami’s Ecstasy

Asha&Geno

The Supreme’s At Earl’s All You Can Eat

The Legs Are The Last To Go

Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Talents

Indigo

Big Nick Energy

The Secret World of Maggie Grey

The First Family

This Cursed House

Bitter And Sweet

The Thing About Home

The Death of Vivek Oji

The Monster We Defy

Christmas In Spite of You

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