On today's episode of the bookcast I share a piece of short fiction called The Nature Show, the Rain Dance. I also update my books  report (read and reading) and share a little about my current WIP. Hope you enjoy!

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I talked about the following books on today's show:

Vivid by Beverly Jenkins
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
Spinnin' the Block by Aubrey Pynn
Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray
The Time of Your Life by Sandra Kitt
Topaz by Beverly Jenkins
Lone Women by Victor LaVelle

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Welcome back to the Bookcast, my platform for sharing short fiction and updates on what I'm reading and writing. The bookcast is hosted by me, DL White, an Atlanta based author of romantic fiction featuring Black men and women. I'm also a big fan of books and the writing ass writers who write them, so this podcast is usually book heavy unless I'm talking nonstop about something I'm writing or have just written. If you're here for the writing content, hang in there...that train is pulling into the station very, very soon. 

If you're new here or a seasoned listener, a bibliophile, or just looking for a good read, I hope you'll enjoy today's show. I'm honored to have your ears for this time and I can't wait to share my love of reading with you.

Today is Saturday, April1st.  it is a rainy, thunderous day in Atlanta but I have my coffee and this mic. Let's talk books! 

Today I want to tell the story of how I lost my ASS at EssenceFest 2018, but first.. two things. 

On this week's episode I talked about my vacation, the books I read and a little bit of writing I got done! I also talked about my appearance on the Black Romance Podcast, hosted by Julie Moody-Freeman with the dePaul University Center for Black Diaspora.
I talked about the following books on today's show:

Marry Me by Delaney Diamond
Kiss Me by Sharon C Cooper
The Buildup by Tati Richardson
Not So Perfect Strangers by L.S. Stratton
Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea
Vivid by Beverly Jenkins
The Exchange by John Grisham
Lone Women by Victor LaVelle
The Changeling by Victor LaVelle
Black on Black by Dr. Daniel Black

Essence Fest 2023

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Welcome back to the Bookcast, our corner of the podcast universe where we explore all things books.  The Bookcast is my platform for sharing short fiction and updates on what I'm reading and writing,  hosted  by me, DL White, an Atlanta based author of romantic fiction featuring Black men and women. 
I'm also a big fan of books and the writing ass writers who write them, so this podcast is usually book heavy unless I'm talking nonstop about something I'm writing or have just written. If you're here for the writing content, hang in there...that train is pulling into the station very, very soon.

If you're new here, a seasoned listener, a bibliophile, or just looking for a good read, I hope you'll enjoy today's show.  I'm honored to have your ears for this time and I can't wait to share our love of reading with you.  

 Two things I shared in today’s episode: 

• New audio book codes loaded - CLICK HERE for the CODES page and snatch up free codes to listen to Leslie's Curl & Dye and The Guy Next Door on Spotify- while codes last!   These are books 1 and 3 of the Potter Lake Small Town Romance series. Book 2 is a novella and I read that for free on the Bookcast in June of 2020.  
  •  Bookcast: Second Time Around, A Potter Lake Novella (Potter Lake, Book 2) 
  •  Bookcast: Second Time Around, A Potter Lake Novella Ch 2 
  • Bookcast: Second Time Around, A Potter Lake Short, Ch 3-5  
  • Bookcast: Second Time Around Finale (Chaps 6-8)
• No episode next week!  I will be on vacation and I’ve promised myself that I will not pack my microphone and I will not spend hours in Audacity editing audio. I’ll Link up a throwback episode. ENJOY!  

 Books I read, books I'm reading :

Kill Night, Victor Methos

Night Song, Beverly Jenkins

The Thinnest Air, Minka Kent

Vivid, Beverly Jenkins

The Build Up, Tati Richardson

Black on Black, Daniel Black

The Irresistible Husband Series

Marry Me, Delaney Diamond

Choose Me, Sheryl Lister

Kiss Me, Sharon C. Cooper

Podcasts!

  HERE IS THE LINK to my list of pods, substacks,  YouTube shows, and medium blogs I follow. Got an addition? Pop it into the comments of this post or link me on social media. 

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Welcome to another episode of the Bookcast. This week I talked about books I've read, books I'm reading, plans to write and the brainy stuff I've been getting into lately. Below are the books and website I've referenced:

Books I read:
In the Key of Love by Te Russ
A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain by Imani Perry
Some People Have Real Problems by Britt Bennet
Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah
Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso by Kali Nicole Gross

Books I'm Reading:
Flyy Girl by Omar Tyree
Women, Race & Class by Angela Davis
You Never Know by Connie Briscoe
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
The Build Up by Tati Richardson
Not So Perfect Strangers by LS Stratton
Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea

Sites I mentioned:
Aggressively Wide Substack by Monica Leonelle
Clifton Strengths
Enneagram
Myers Briggs 

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This week I am pleased to share another piece of short fiction with you- a revamped selection from a challenge we used to call One Shots. I did some light editing and read this piece for the Bookcast. I love it, and hope you will too! Shout me out a holler with your thoughts  in the comments or hit me up on social media:

twitter/ IG- @Author_DLWhite

Facebook: Facebook.com/booksbydlwhite

If you want a copy of this book, head to my freebies page and tap the link for I (Almost) Do. 

I also share my February wrap up. I read 6 books (a slow-down for me but I had a busy real life month), of which 5 were Black authors. All the deets are on my Goodreads account HERE. Below are the books I mentioned:

Night Hawk- Beverly Jenkins (audio)

Decent People- Charles DeShaun Winslow (audio)

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl - Harriett Jacobs (audio)

Jane Doe Black - Nia Forrester (eBook)

The Unspoken - Ian K Smith (audio)

Tapping to Forgive- K. M. Yanik (eBook) 

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Today’s episode isn’t long but it’s A LOT.

A lot of nerve to post something I wrote a million (10) years ago and pulled out of the archives, edited and posted. I’ll post the written version over on my blog at some point this weekend or next week. I also worked for hours to add special effects to this piece. Just for funsies. Hope you enjoy! :)

I’ll be on Between The Reads with Audra Russel on Tuesday, February 28th! Check out at BetweentheReads.com, on your fave podcast app or on Youtube (watch it on Youtube because it’s fun!)

Don’t forget that you can always pick up my books at Booksbydlwhite.com, or hit my webstore direct at Payhip.com/booksbydlwhite for ebook, print and audio direct from me. You get a fancy red logo pen if you order a signed print copy direct from me.

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This week’s episode is very much a glimpse into the real me. It’s take three and you can probably tell. I was tired of being the person that rants and complains and I don’t want this space to become that so I cut all that out and got into the JOYS that I want to celebrate.

It’s Lorde- Morrison day (Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison & Audre Lorde) so I talked about them and books I’m reading, books I’m not reading, and books I am excited about reading. Check the notes at the website for links and books referenced.

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I’m back with another episode of semi-constructed rambles about two things. I’m thinking about how I want to structure these episodes since I have been able to get myself to record again. I want to talk about two things and if I can, tie them together. Today we focus on a concept I learned at work called ‘The Work That Matters Most’. So let’s talk about what matters to me as an author, where I spend my time and money and cross the bridge over to something that readers think matters to authors- striking or boycotting plublishing platforms in protest of author treatment.

As always, readers can buy my books in eBook at any retail platform or direct from me at Booksbydlwhite.com/books.

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Fancy a ramble about Beta Readers and Books? WELP, you’re in luck because that’s basically what today’s episode is about! I talk about what I love about my betas, what I don’t want from a beta and a few best practices. If you have any q’s, drop me a line!

I reference a new substack I’ve subscribed to. Find THE NOURISHED WRITER by Roni Loren HERE.

Pick up books by DL White at your favorite retailer or direct from me at my website store (pssst! The prices are much better when you buy direct!) HERE.

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A year + ago I started S3 and never came back to it. Slinking back in here to talk about Hey Lover, what it took to bring that book to your faces in December and what you might see from me this year! No promises on future podcast epis but this is a fun way to talk about what I love- books and writing them! (also I said I was on with support from Microsoft and I meant Apple. My mistake!)

Buy Hey Lover in eBook: https://www.booksbydlwhite.com/hey-lover. Add it to your Goodreads shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75446987

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