Unofficial Book Club Podcast

What Has Plot Holes, This Universe with Friends to Lovers Jamie Fortin

In this episode Jamie Fortin, owner of Friends to Lovers Romance Bookstore in Alexandria VA joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Authors Discussed in this Episode: 
Reena Kent
Brynn Wearver
Emily Henry
Carley Fortune
Casey McQuinston
Abby Jimenez 
Liz Tomford
Sarah Adams
Tessa Bailey 
 
Books Discussed in this Episode:
Verity by Colleen Hoover
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
 Tourist Season by Brynn Weaver
Butcher and Blackbird by Brynn Weaver
Nocticadia by Keri Lake
Phantasma: A Dark Fantasy Romance by Kaylie Smith
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez 
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez 
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Zodiac Academy  by sister duo Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Cruel Prince by Holly Black
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
All the Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan
Throne of Glass by Sara J Mass
Sara Adams When In Rome
Alchamised by SenLinYu
Manacled by SenLinYu
First Time Caller BK Borison
Not Safe for Work by Nisha Touly 
Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff
Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia
Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer
Hot Summer by Elle Everheart
You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen
Eat slay love by Julie Mae Cohen
What we did to Survive by Megan Lally 
Sythe and Pen by AC Hobbs
The Gaill by Lo Meyer
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Autumns Tythe by Hannah Parker
Legendborn by Tracy Deon
Good Spirits BK Borison
Bombshell by Sarah McClain
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@jamies.business
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Let’s Talk Smut with Friends to Lovers Jamie Fortin

In this episode Jamie Fortin, owner of Friends to Lovers Romance Bookstore in Alexandria VA joins me to discuss her bookstore and the bravery of starting a new business. 
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@friendstoloversbookstore
@jamies.business
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Always Fearing the Book Will Get Better with Cleyvis Natera

In this episode author Cleyvis Natera joins me to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Authors Discussed in this Episode: 
Julia Alvarez
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Liliana's Invincible Summer by Cristina Rivera Garza
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
South to America by Imani Perry
James by Percival Everett
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie
These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card
Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
Forever by Judy Blume
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes
This Is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Instagram: @cleyvisnatera
 
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What Started As 7 Characters Over 7 Days with Cleyvis Natera

In this episode author Cleyvis Natera joins me to discuss her newest novel The Grand Paloma Resort. 
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I Love Morally Grey Characters, Gothic Settings and Dark Academia with Cecil @anotherbookshelf

In this episode content creator Cecil @anotherbookshelf joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang
Angry housewives eating bon bons by Lorna Landvik
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
Harry Potter Novel series
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Anna Bogutskaya
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill
Eat, Slay, Love by Julie Cohen
This Girl's a Killer by Emma C. Wells
Vox by Christina Dalcher
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
The Emperor of Gladness: The Sunday Times Bestselling Summer Read about Chosen Family and Second Chances by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica
Goddess Complex by Sanjena Sathian
Manacled,dark fanfiction written by SenLinYu 
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
Just for a Taste by Vera Wolfe
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
Instagram: @cecil.anotherbookshelf
Tiktok: @anotherbookshelf
 
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BookTok as the Vehicle for Feminist Cultural Communication with Cecile @anotherbookshelf

In this episode content creator Cecil @anotherbookshelf joins me to discuss her university studies around literature and culture and her content creation around books!
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My Relationship to Reading Is Probably the Longest Relationship I’ve Had with Katy Hays

In this episode author Katy Hays joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Authors Discussed in this Episode: 
Daphne du Maurier
Patricia Highsmith
Nora Roberts
Kevin Wilson 
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Destroyers by Christopher Bollen
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Sabbathday River by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Other People's Clothes by Calla Henkel
Scrap by Calla Henkel
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Pines by Blake Crouch
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie
The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Harriri-Kia
Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Anna Bogutskaya
Artificial Wisdom: Salvation Has a Price by Thomas R. Weaver
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
The Keep by Jennifer Egan
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Carrie by Stephen King
The Shining by Stephen King
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips
Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
Who is Maud Dixon? By Alexandra Andrews
The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson
Instagram: @heykatyhays
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In Your First Draft You have to Outrun Your Selfdoubt with Katy Hays

In this episode Katy Hays author of The Cloisters discusses her newest novel Saltwater. 
 
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Reading is an Act of Magic with Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons

In this episode, Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons join me to discuss their favorite books!
 
Authors Discussed in this Episode: 
Stephen King
R. L. Stine 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
Fear Street by  R. L. Stine
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by American author Rick Riordan
The Stranger by Albert Camus
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Speedboat by Renata Adler
The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie
Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Private Citizens by Tony Tulathimutte
Whidbey by T Kira Madden
Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself by Lisa Marchiano
Animal by Lisa Taddeo
Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick.
Love xxx Allie Rowbottom
JELL-O Girls by Allie Rowbottom
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
 
IInstagram: @chelseabieker and @kimberlykingparsons
Tiktok: @chelseabieker1 
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A Book without Any Small Talk with Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons

In this episode, Chelsea Bieker author of Madwoman, Godshot and Heartbroke and Kimberly King Parsons author of We Were the Universe and Black Light join me to discuss their books and their platform for writers, The Fountain.
 
Instagram: @chelseabieker and @kimberlykingparsons
Tiktok: @chelseabieker1 
 
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