This week our guest is Jay Connor. Jay is a writer, and the creator and co-host of The Extraordinary Negroes podcast. Jay discuss his winding life path through many cities and many careers. We also talk about what books Jay is into and what writers he admires.

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Stylist and CEO Ashley North is back this week for The Stacks Book Club and our discussion of Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes. The book is Rhimes' memoir on the year she decided to say yes to everything and use the power of yes to change her life. The book brings up topics surrounding the desire to be professionally successful and personally fulfilled. We talk about motherhood as a "job", the myth of doing it all, and if we would ever do our own Year of Yes.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/08/01/ep-18-the-stacks-book-club-year-of-yes-by-shonda-rhimes

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Our guest this week is celebrity stylist, TV personality, and CEO of her own lifestyle brand, Ashley North. Ashley is most well known for being Kevin Hart's stylist and now she's sitting down with The Stacks to discuss reading. She talks about the not so glamorous parts of being a stylist, her daughters' love of books, and diversity in school reading curriculum.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/07/25/ep-17-talking-fashion-and-reading-with-stylist-ashley-north

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This week Lauren Fanella is here for The Stacks Book Club. We're talking about Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore. In the book, Milo, a human who has been reincarnated almost 10,000 times, is on a quest for perfection and everlasting life. The book touches on a lot of social justice issues, Love, and of course Death. We talk about these themes, who we would cast in the TV show, and more. There are spoilers in this episode.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/07/18/ep-16-the-stacks-book-club-reincarnation-blues-by-michael-poore

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This week our guest is Lauren Fanella, Lauren is a book reader and reviewer on #bookstagram, you might know her as @literarylauren_. Lauren is a lover of books by and about unconventional women, she reads for joy, and she's not scared of a big sad book. We talk about Lauren's reading habits, what books she's looking forward to reading, and how books help her to see the world differently.

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This week, author Ross Asdourian is back to discuss our The Stacks Book Club book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. We talk about how habits work, the habits we want to change, and we look at two current political movements as habit formers in the community.  While we do discuss many examples from the book in this episode, we don't really spoil anything, as this is a non-fiction book without any plot twists or turns. So feel free to enjoy it, even if you've yet to read the book.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/07/04/ep-14-the-stacks-book-club-the-power-of-habit-by-charles-duhigg

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We’re excited to welcome Ross Asdourian to our show this week. Ross is the debut author of a hilarious memoir, Broken Bananah: Life, Love, and Sex…Without a Penis, the story of that one time he broke his penis. We don’t just talk about Ross’ unmentionables, we also talk about the process of writing your own book, self-publishing, and more. Of course Ross is also answering all of your favorite The Stacks questions.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/06/27/ep-13-ross-asdourian

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This week Aaron Dolores, founder of Black Arrow FC is back and we're discussing How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer. This book takes a look at the world's most popular sport, and how changes in the social and political landscapes are mirrored on the pitch. With The World Cup in full swing, we discuss racism in soccer, we hypothesize as to why Americans aren't that into the sport, and we encourage you to pick a team and start rooting.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/06/20/ep-12-how-soccer-explains-the-world-by-franklin-foer

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This week we're joined by Aaron Dolores, founder of Black Arrow FC, a lifestyle brand that focuses on the intersection of soccer and Black culture. The World Cup starts tomorrow, so we're talking about Soccer and how it relates to the Black experience. We also discuss story telling in the Black community, when reading doesn't come so easily, and how challenges in your reading life can effect your relationship to books.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/06/13/ep-11-talking-books-and-soccer-with-aaron-dolores-from-black-arrow-fc

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