Lauren’s Library

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Ghostwriters or nah? So, in case you weren't aware, a lot of celebrities use ghost writers to write their memoirs, but when Millie Bobby Brown used one it was an issue. Let's talk about why.

Segment 2: After seeing the Little Mermaid, I was curious about whether or not there were any books about mermaids that existed. I stumbled on Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Gant. Did I like it or no?

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "The Painting Portal" An interesting take on something that black people and people of color deal with constantly. Racism.

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What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Horror Author Vs. Reviewer- Author Matt Shaw caught wind of a one star review and reacted in the worst way possible.

Segment 2: Read the Prologue - I've seen this question in a lot of book groups lately: do you read the prologue?

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "An Unlikely Family" An unserious story I was inspired to write after being stuck in the car with a faulty GPS during a family trip.

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TRIGGER WARNING: First segment in this episode has some upsetting material.

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Cannibal Author - Issei Sagawa is a Japanese murderer and cannibal that killed a woman and ate her...and then wrote a book about it.

Segment 2: Goodreads vs. Storygraph, which book tracking website is better?

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "anyway" or "um" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Retribution Chapter 3" You asked, I answered! This story was inspired by a random Reddit thread I found one day. I put my own spin on it and here we are! The third and final installment of this story!

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Love you all! Thank you for tuning in!

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Hockey Romance vs. Real Life Drama- Popular booktoker Kierra Lewis gets into it with the wife of a hockey player.

Segment 2: Worst Lines in Literature - Started this over on my Instagram. Figured I'd bring it to the podcast for some extra fun.

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "anyway" or "um" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Retribution Chapter 2" You asked, I answered! This story was inspired by a random Reddit thread I found one day. I put my own spin on it and here we are! Chapter 2 for your listening pleasure!

Make sure you like and follow this podcast! Leave me a review so I know it's real! Also, follow Lauren's Library podcast on Instagram or follow The Booky Babe on Instagram and Tik Tok

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What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Authors Who Stalk Reviewers - A book reviewers worst nightmare: when Authors go after their reviewers when they don't like their ratings.

Segment 2: 4 Books that Changed My Life. I read a-lot. (duh) and I end up taking something from everything I read, but these four books changed my life. Let's talk about them.

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "anyway" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Retribution" This story was inspired by a random Reddit thread I found one day. I put my own spin on it and here we are! Should I make it a full novel? Let me know!

Make sure you like and follow this podcast! Leave me a review so I know it's real! Also, follow Lauren's Library podcast on Instagram or follow The Booky Babe on Instagram and Tik Tok

Love you all! Thank you for tuning in!

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Segment 1: Cancer Catfish - An author in the sapphic community fakes a terminal illness, lies to her fiancée, and commits medical fraud (allegedly).

Segment 2: Review Bombing. What happens when a bunch of people band together to give a book poor reviews? Who is the target?

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "review bomb" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Who Saves the Hero?" This story was inspired by one of the host's favorite shows: Station 19!

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What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Section 1: Bully Booktok. A new booktok user has entered the chat. Zachtalksbooks has recently joined Tik Tok and some of the girlies are not happy. See why.

Section 2: Yellowface by RF Kuang. This book was the talk of the town for a little while so I absolutely had to try it. Let's chat about it.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "My Killer Roommate"

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Love you all! Thank you for tuning in!

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Section 1: Authors Going Rogue Again. Have you heard about Sarah Stusek bullying a reviewer for giving her 4 stars? Let's get into it.

Section 2: Noncomfort Reads in order to branch out from my norm, I decided to branch out from my usual genre (thrillers) here's what I've found and loved so far.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Don't Trust Grandma"

PS. New Drinking Game Alert: take a shot every time you hear me say "full disclosure"

Make sure you like and follow this podcast! Leave me a review so I know it's real! Also, follow Lauren's Library podcast on Instagram or follow The Booky Babe on Instagram and Tik Tok

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about!

Section 1: Have you heard about Susan Meachen? The author that pretended to kill herself and then popped back up two years later? Let's get into it.

Section 2: Reading slumps happen to everyone. It's totally normal! Here's what I do in order to get out of the slump.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Bestie"

Make sure you like and follow this podcast! Leave me a review so I know it's real! Also, follow Lauren's Library podcast on Instagram or follow The Booky Babe on Instagram and Tik Tok

What's up everybody?! You are now tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast! All are welcome here, but Black Women are specifically celebrated. The goal is to give us a safe space to talk about book related topics and share original short stories. Make yourself comfortable so we can dive into today's episode.

In Episode 6 of Lauren's Library Podcast we have:

Segment 1: Content Killer - Kouri D. Richins wrote a children's book for her kids about the grief of losing a parent. A year after she murdered their father.

Segment 2: Trope Trial- There are some tropes in books that deserve to be put on trial to serve jail time. See which ones and why.

Segment 3: Gluten Free Singles- A short story written by the host of Lauren's Library (Lauren Roach)

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