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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:

Annotating With Jess, Shelbey& Sara ft. AnnotateWithSara Nov 05, 2024

Show notes

This week Jess and Shelbey chat with Sara of AnnotateWithSara about all things annotating books, fiction and nonfiction!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Sara’s Socials

IG: https://www.instagram.com/annotatewithsara?igsh=MXBqamxzc2E5dDBpZA==

Website: annotatewithsara.com

Books Mentioned:

The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience

The 1619 Project

Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life

Parable of the Sower

Black Utopians

Passiontide

The Reformatory

Song Yet Sung

Witch-Trapment

The Deep

Another Country

The Trees

The Barn

The Nickel Boys

The Wishing Pool and Other Stories

Ghost Summer

The Message

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

Deacon King Kong

A Miracle At St Anna

Five Caret Soul

Sky Full of Elephants

Paradise

Of One Blood

Earthseed Series

James

A Love Song For Ricki Wilde

Model Home

The Blueprint

When Crack Was King

How to Say Babylon

Just As I Am

Another Word for Love

Lessons for Survival

Alice And Wonderland

We Are A Haunting

Chain Gang All Stars

The City We Became

Dearborn

The Candide

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

There’s Always This Year

The Water Dancer

Between The World And Me

*insert sex scene here* ft. ML Bash Oct 29, 2024

Show notes

In this week’s episode Jess and Shelbey discuss what cozy books are 😂, talk their weekly reading and interview ML Bash.

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

ML Bash Socials:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/ml.bash/profilecard/?igsh=OTRoMXFhZDZjOXBl

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/5BmFZbNh4gJZyaTs/?mibextid=K35XfP

Books Mentioned:

Curdle Creek

The Reformatory

The Parable of the Sower

The Black Utopians

The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat

Erasure

Annie John

A Small Place

All The Sinners Bleed

The Piano Lesson

The Nickel Boys

Caste

Things Fall Apart

John Crows Devil

The Book of Night Women

Friday Black

Where There Was Fire

Of One Blood

Model Home

Salt Eaters

Song Yet Sung

The Oath

The Offer

You Hide I’ll Seek

Who You Belong To

Nobody To Love You Better

Carter and Demi

Midnight in the Grove

Rare Breed

Fated Breed

Blackwood After Dark

Somebody’s Wife

Somebody’s Forever

Somebody’s Husband

The Single Life with Zola Paterson

I'm Gon Buy A Purse Kindle Anyways! Oct 22, 2024

Show notes

In this week’s episode Jess and Shelbey talk about the new kindles, content creator things, best friends 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:

Blacktop Wasteland

Razorblade Tears

All The Sinners Bleed

My Darkest Prayer

Did You Have An Imaginary Friend

The Reformatory

Black Utopians

Curdle Creek

Dreaux

90’s Love In Cali

Rare Breed

Fated Breed

The Message

Model Home

Evocation

This Cursed House

GhostRoots

Sister Outsider

The Barn

The Truths We Hold

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

Shows Mentioned:

Starting Five

Castlevania

Sweet Soft Underbelly

The Diplomat

Industry

Welcome To 30 Jess! Oct 15, 2024

Show notes

In this week’s episode Jess and Shelbey talk about reading goals, tv shows, turning 30 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:

There’s Always This Year

Hittin’ Straight A Lick With A Crocker Stick

Blacktop Wasteland

Sex And Rescue

Rebound

Model Home

Shows Mentioned:

Mr. McMahon

The Diplomat

Orangey and Purple: https://youtu.be/gvbdh37pdU8

Got2BReal: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfKWL-GKl8DPdes_wsfIRinmtwTX5iSiN&si=mEpQeB6Ok-pKWE8U

Books Over Boys! Oct 08, 2024

Show notes

In this week’s episode Jess and Shelbey talk about manifesting and prayer, books, book awards and we got our first book question!

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

National Book Awards: https://www.nationalbook.org/2024-national-book-awards-finalists-announced/

Books Mentioned:

The Message

Sky Full of Elephants

Washington Black

Out There Screaming

Paradise

The Barn

James

Ghost Roots

Martyr!

All Fours

My Friends

Magical Realism

Whiskey Tender

Knife

The Third Gilmore Girl

What I Ate In A Year

The Reformatory

Supremes At Earl’s All You Can Eat

Only For The Week

Hittin’ Straight A Lick With A Crocker Stick

There’s Always This Year

Black Utopian

How Long Until Black Future Month

Imaginary Friends

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Shows Mentioned:

Gilmore Girls

Stanley Tucci Searching For Italy

Castlevania

Dr. Stone

999 Bottles of Baby Oil On The Wall Oct 01, 2024

Show notes

Happy October! This Week Jess and Shelbey talk about the Book of the Month, The Reformatory by Tananarive Due, 1000 bottles of baby oil, spooky books 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:

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Passiontide by Monique Rofffey

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

James by Percival Everett

The Blueprint by Rae Gianna Rashad

Perish by LaToya Watkins

Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour

Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham

The City We Became by NK Jemisin

Dawn by Octavia Butler

Fledgling by Octavia Butler

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

Dune by Frank Herbert

Chameleon: A Black Box Thriller by Remi Adeleke

The Man In The Basement by Walter Mosley

The Changeling by Victor Lavalle

Lone Women by Victor Lavalle

I Accidentally Summoned A Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage

Casualties of Truth by Lauren Francis-Smith

TV Show Mentioned:

Into The Fire (Netflix)

Jack Ryan

TikTok Mentioned:

https://www.tiktok.com/@leafydiva/video/7415053373746973995?_r=1&_t=8pprWsqqQ1b

'Stash, My Life In Hiding' Book Review Ft. Laura Cathcart Robbins Sep 24, 2024

Show notes

This Week Jess and Shelbey take a deep dive into Stash: My Life In Hiding with the author Laura Cathcart Robbins.

Email Us at: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Follow us on socials:

IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Books Mentioned:

Stash: My Life In Hiding by Laura Cathcart Robbins

Passiontide by Monique Rofffey

Educated by Tara Westover

The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years by Shubnam Khan

Permission Please by Masterpiece

The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter

Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

Armed With Good Intentions by Walo267

Liars by Sarah Manguso

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib

You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

Quit Like A Woman by Holly Whitaker

Authors Mentioned:

Samantha Irby

Kiese Laymon

Friend, Its Coates! Sep 17, 2024

Show notes

Jessica and Shelbey discuss their current reads, Q4 anticipated releases, learn some new words and more!

Follow the pod on IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Shelbey's IG&Threads: @ShelbeyMonae

Jessica's IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Email Us: theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Book's Mentioned:

Jessica's List:

Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton
The Black Utopians by Aaron Robertson
John Lewis: A Life by David Greenberg
This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance by James Baldwin
This Motherless Land by Nikki May
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
The Message by Ta-Nahesi Coates
Obligations to the Wounded by Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind by Julius Garvey
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen

Shelbey's List:

Model Home by Rivers Solomon
Slaveroad by John Edgar Wideman
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen
The Rest of You by Maame Blue
The Improvisers by Nicole Glover
The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop’s Crusade in Mormon Country by Ron Stallworth
This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance by James Baldwin
John Lewis: A Life by David Greenberg
Da Baddest by Trina
The Message by Ta-Nahesi Coates

What's The Rating Gworl?! Sep 10, 2024

Show notes

Jessica & Shelbey discuss their latest reads & shows, how they rate books, and the Cawpile Review System as a rating system. Will this be something they apply as they review books online and with their book clubs. Let us know how you rate your books!

Follow us at @leagueofreaders on IG & Threads

Shelbey's Instagram & Threads: @shelbeymonae

Jessica's Instagram & Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Shelbey's Youtube: @shelbeyandthebookclub

Email us at theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Books Mentioned:

My Parent's Marriage by Nana Euka Brew-Hammond
Educated by Tara Westover
The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
The Supremes At Earls All You Can Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson

Where It All Began Sep 03, 2024

Show notes

Welcome to The League of Extraordinary Readers Podcast! Shelbey and Jessica discuss why they started the podcast, what they're reading and watching, and discuss celebrity memoir culture.

Follow us on Instagram & Threads: @theleagueofreaders

Jessica's Instagram & Threads: @literaturenoirclub

Shelbeys Instagram: @shelbeymonae

Shelbey's Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@shelbeyandthebookclub?si=zFiYqYUpxtqYPvpN

Email us to connect - theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com

Books mentioned during the podcast:

Sky Full Of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

STASH: My Life in Hiding by Laura Cathcart-Robbins

You Hide I’ll Seek by M.L. Bash

Ethic Series by Ashley Antoinette

Butterfly Series by Ashley Antoinette

The Dead Cattail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Hitting A Lick With A Crocked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston

There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib

When Crack Was King by Donovan X. Ramsey

James by Percival Everett

The Trees by Percival Everett

Nothing Is Missing: A Memoir of Living Boldly by Nicole Walters

How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Jessica's Tea Recipe: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8kbfESytbU/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA==

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