Around here we like thick books (books over 500 pages). But if you aren't used to reading books of that size, they can be a little intimidating.

In today's episode, Jay is sitting down with Bookstagrammer Stephany to chat about reading books with large page counts. Tune in to hear them talk about why they love thick books, how they approach reading them, and books they'd suggest picking up.

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What we talked about:

• Episode intro 00:00
• Guest intro and current reads 1:10
• Wanting to see older and diverse protagonists in books 8:10
• Reading books with large page counts 13:07
• What is considered a thick book 30:38
• Thick books and series 36:24
• The Shadowhunter Series by Cassandra Clare 49:39
• Other book recommendations 53:40
• Annotating and our reading styles 57:24
• Lightning Round - There's a book for that 01:08:59
• Final Thoughts 01:15:44

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Androne by Dwain Worrell
• Essence and Runes by Taylor Lynn
• Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
• The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
• Pucking Around by Emily Rath
• Pucking Wild by Emily Rath
• The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• War Against All Puerto Ricans by Nelson A. Denis
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• The Shadowhunter Series by Cassandra Clare
• The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
• The Last Hours Series by Cassandra Clare
• Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
• Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop
• Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
• The Wicked Powers Trilogy by Cassandra Clare
• These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
• Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
• A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series) by JR Ward
• Game of Thrones Series by George R. R. Martin
• A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
• Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
• American King by Sierra Simone
• Priest Series by Sierra Simone
• American Queen (New Camelot series) by Sierra Simone
• Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampire series) by Chloe Neill
• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
• You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
• Babel by R. F. Kuang

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Other links mentioned in this episode:

• Pizza Hut Book It Reading Program
• Instagram post about big books
• Author Brandon Sanderson

Connect with today's guest:

• Follow Stephany on Instagram @booksteantravel
• Check out Stephany's book reviews online at www.loveleighly.com
• Follow Stephany on Storygraph and/or GoodReads
• Check out Stephany's Pango Store

Final Thoughts:

• Follow Jay on Instagram @bookswithjaybraggs
• Join us on the Geneva App for our May read of Ana Maria And The Fox by Liana De La Rosa
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