Books 'n' Shit

The first indie interview on BooksNShit is with author Emily Rooke. Emily's debut The Dying Light is the first in a Dark Fantasy trilogy that touches on the effects of abuse, both physical and mental in a world where magic is evil and those that wield it are persecuted.

Join myself and Emily (01:50) as she introduces herself and her works and we have in depth discussion about The Dying Light (03:20) free of spoilers. Emily touches on her next steps for the series and as an author and we discuss what it takes to keep your sanity in this industry.

You can follow Emily on Instagram @rooke_emily and myself @charliauthor for more updates on our projects.

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Ever feel pressured into raiding Ikea so you can turn your living room into a Bookstagrammers library? Cause, same!

While there are endless worries about social media influencing how we feel about our bodies, our careers, our bank accounts etc. I never thought i'd come across feelings of inadequacy while reading!

This week's episode touches on the micro pressures from living the Bookstagram life, multiple edition buying and imposter syndrome as a reader and a writer.

As always, I update you guys on my reading and writing goals for the year and hopefully leave you with some positive outlooks for your literary journey!

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Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Silver Flames came out last week and the stans (including myself) went out of their minds to get a hold of it!

In today's episode, I am joined by my bookish mate @venetiaconstantine to discuss ACOSF and all the things we loved and perhaps didn't love about it. This episode is full of spoilers so only listen if you've read it, or don't mind knowing what happens!

We touch on Nesta's jealousy of Feyre (07:41), how much of SJM is actually in the books (08:15), the sisterhood within the novel (08:48) and of course Nesta's reasoning for behaving the way she does (10:56).

We love that ACOSF details poignantly with Mental Health (13:35) as well as the intense relations between Cassian and Nesta (38:58).

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Episode 3 talks Black Representation, pointedly within the recent Netflix period drama, #Bridgerton (07:05).

I am joined by Jose de Cruz (20:40), a supporting cast member on the show, who discusses his thoughts on Black Representation in Bridgerton and media in general. We touch on whether or not enough is being done both in front of and behind the camera to improve the inclusion of Black creatives.

As ever, I discuss sticking to the 2021 mantra #persistentandconsistent (01:51), my reading update towards 100 books (05:00) and my writing progress for my new novel, Wolves of Duty (2:00).

Jose can be found on Instagram @joseofalltraits for his comedic and artistic content.

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Wherever you're listening, make sure to like, rate/review, comment, share, and/or subscribe, to let me know what you think and anything bookish you'd like to share or discuss!

All updates can be found on my Instagram and Twitter @charliauthor

Thanks for joining me for another episode of #BooksNShit!

This episode looks into the varying states of positive and negative Mental Health. 

I give you my reading goal update (01:10), writing goals for Wolves (02:40) as well as looking into my own issues with depression during the initial UK lockdown (06:45) and trying not to suffer from burnout (04:30). As ever, we keep it all positive alongside the #BooksNShit mantra (03:50).

I am also joined in the latter half of the show by my Indie writer friend Marc Micciola (11:43) from Canada!

You can catch up with myself and Marc: @MarcMicciola on Twitter

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Wherever you're listening, make sure to like, rate/review, comment, share, and/or subscribe, to let me know what you think and anything bookish you'd like to share or discuss!

Updates can all be found on my Instagram @charliauthor

Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Books 'n' Shit! It seems best to start off with an introductory episode about myself (05:31) and the podcast, so here you go! I touch on my mantra (02:28) for the coming year, as well as my reading (20:25) and writing goals (22:50) and what you can expect from upcoming episodes.

Wherever you're listening, make sure to like, rate/review, comment, share, and/or subscribe, to let me know what you think and anything bookish you'd like to share or discuss! 

Updates can all be found on my Instagram @charliauthor

Join your host CharliAuthor in the new year for Books 'n' Shit, the newest podcast/forum for bookish minds like yourself!

Reviews, discussions on fandoms, Charli's self publishing journey, book rants and everything else the reading and writing community has to offer, #BooksNShit is bookish banter at its finest.

You can expect reviews of new releases, chapter reads, author interviews and more! So, sit back, subscribe and lets have some bookish fun!

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