Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are visited by our dear friends over at the Novel Tea Show, Jaysen (@ezeekat) and Kevin (@kevintnorman). We play a hilarious game, we chat all things Booktok in the news, and we may talk about The Bookish Box, tune in to find out!

Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected]We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are diving into the currently paused USA TODAY bestsellers list and the implications of this loss across the book community as well as the hefty topic of book censorship specifically the changes made to the bestselling book by Roald Dahl, the childrens book author. 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/censorship

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roald-dahl-censored-gbr-scli-intl/index.html

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/06/943698406/roald-dahl-family-apologizes-for-childrens-authors-anti-semitism

https://www.inclusiveminds.com/about

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/02/24/roald-dahl-book-changes/

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91119-usa-today-pauses-bestseller-list-lays-off-presiding-editor.html

https://apnews.com/article/technology-entertainment-business-1760f35afe5890cf557f2d96185721ba

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-usa-today-bestseller-list/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/07/24/two-strategies-to-help-you-land-on-the-usa-today-best-seller-list/amp/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/12/13/usa-today-best-selling-books-list-hiatus/10889497002/

https://booklist.usatoday.com/

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a42189320/the-new-york-times-best-seller-lists-explained/

https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology/

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are wrapping up all of the bookish going-on from February 2023. Always getting half the story? Never seeing the original post? Don't worry, we've got you. We break down the GQ article on Booktok and the "In Defence of JK Rowling" opinion piece. Wanna feel our passion? Listen to this bad boy. 

Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected]We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are wrapping up all of the bookish going-ons from the beginning of 2023. Always getting half the story? Never seeing the original post? Don't worry, we've got you. 

Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected]We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are back with our Book Report's bringing two stories to you! Danielle's delivers the story that still haunts a lot of the book community, the history being Kathleen Hale, the author who became a stalker to one of her reviewers. Deirdre brings us some newer news on Apple's newest foray into AI narrated audiobooks. 

Sources:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/scaachikoul/kathleen-hale-goodreads-catfish-crazy-stalker

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2019/01/09/kathleen-hale-is-a-crazy-stalker-grove-press/amp/

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/18/am-i-being-catfished-an-author-confronts-her-number-one-online-critic

https://www.bookbrowse.com/news/detail/index.cfm/news_item_number/3020/news/filippo-bernardini-italian-admits-stealing-unpublished-books

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/04/apple-artificial-intelligence-ai-audiobooks

https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/05/apple-launches-ai-powered-book-narrations/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/5/23540261/apple-text-to-speech-audiobooks-ebooks-artificial-intelligence-narrator-madison-jackson

https://authors.apple.com

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/89547-audiobook-growth-continues.html

https://play.google.com/books/publish/autonarrated/#scroll-at-narration

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Hello and welcome back to Season 3 of Books on the Brain! On this week's episode, we are catching up on what Deirdre and Danielle have been doing since the fall. We are talking favorite books of 2022, least favorites, manifestations for 2023, and the same amount of shenanigans you've seen before! Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected] and you can send us a voicemail on anchor! (link in linktree)

OMG hey you! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we update you on all the great books we've been reading lately and also dish about our bookish icks. You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected]

We upload biweekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok and Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram and TikTok.

current reads: 

Danielle: Blind Side by Brandie Steiner

Deirdre: Princess of Souls by Alexandria Christo

OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are partnering with the amazing BookTalk Event again this year for an out-of-this-world bookish collaboration. We put your favourite Booktokers up against each other in a series of difficult book-themed trivia and challenges. Make sure to check out BookTalk Event on all their social media platforms @booktalkevent. You can also follow all of our wonderful guests on their social media accounts @azantareads, @aymansbooks, and @amodelwhosread. You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected]

We upload biweekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok and Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram and TikTok.

OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we answer your questions about influencing and making bookish content online. We both have been making content for the past two years and lay everything on the line about how to start and how to find success (both internally and externally). You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected]

We upload biweekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok and Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram and TikTok.

current reads: 

Danielle: Juniper Hill by Devney Perry 

Deirdre: Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long