In this episode, the lovely Mackenzie Newcomb of @BadBitchBookClub, @MackInStyle, and the Friends to Lovers Podcast joins me for a conversation about the appeal of talking about books online. With the rise of the pandemic and a reason to stay home on a Friday night, readers old and new are turning to online book clubs, Bookstagram, and Booktok to discuss all things reading. Mackenzie and I talk about why this shift is happening and how online reading communities have changed the way we read offline.
BRIEF CONTENT WARNING for childhood sexual abuse and suicide from 26:15 to 27:30.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Truth or Beard by Penny Reid
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottesah Moshfegh
Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo
Educated by Tara Westover