This week we have a LOT to talk about.

This week Melissa let's us know how she did with her Beverly Jenkins paperback trend (she's got a nice little collection now), and we talk about what makes Art art (there's a human element in there). Then we talk about book adaptations like East of Eden, the upcoming Kennedy Ryan series (plural) and the new things that are coming out about Tomi Adeyemi and the Children of Blood and Bone movie.

Come check it out!

Extra Credit

Female Characters can be evil and complex too

• https://www.threads.com/share/_k703WILy/

Stolen Art from WWII

• https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLrSNVeU/

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Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Producer: De
Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Editor: De
Audio Production: De
Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield
Social Media: Melissa, Storm

We recorded this episode within days of the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry and honestly, why do all the good ones gotta go, but the evil ones live forever?

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Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Producer: De
Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Editor: De
Audio Production: De
Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield
Social Media: Melissa, Storm

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Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Producer: De
Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Editor: De
Audio Production: De
Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield
Social Media: Melissa, Storm

Ths week Melissa and Tiffany have a bit of a chill week talking about the things they've been reading and what's going on in the publishing world with regards to AI. Spoiler alert, it's rough out here.

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Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany
Producer: De
Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Editor: De
Audio Production: De
Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield
Social Media: Melissa, Storm

The Vampire Lestat

• @thedominiquemorgan [threads]

Sierra Simone & Blasphemy

• @flaviareadss [threads]

Book Fyre Fest

• @katsreadinglist [threads]

• @thecelestialmeg [threads]

• @books.spicy.and.coffee.icy [threads]

Abelist word cho ices

• @onyiwrites [threads]

Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube]

De [bluesky | carrd]

Melissa [threads | bluesky]

Nerdgasm Noire [carrd]

Credits

Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Producer: De

Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Editor: De

Audio Production: De

Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield

Social Media: Melissa, Storm

• Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

Hot Girls Read Drama

• Marie Claire (Australia)

• Lithub

Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube]

De [bluesky | carrd]

Melissa [threads | bluesky]

Nerdgasm Noire [carrd]

Credits

Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Producer: De

Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De

Editor: De

Audio Production: De

Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield

Social Media: Melissa, Storm

Book influencer event in the Bahamas

• @avonbooks [instagram]

• @theblerdlibrary [threads]

Influencer loses partnership and decides to crash out

• @nuvem.ilustra [threads]

The Sport Girlies Are Fighting

• Harvey Updyke kills trees

• Alabama-Auburn College Sports Rivalry

• They're biting people in soccer - @sportswithlogs [tiktok]

Who is Liz Tomford and why is a black show runner adapting her series

• @_britunfiltered [threads]

Too Many Jalens or Not Enough?

• Too Many Jalens in the NBA

• Only One Jalen in the NHL

Melissa

• The Opportunity by T.M. Richardson

• Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Tiffany

• Seeking Persephone

• House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

De

• Is God Is

• The Green Knight

• I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee

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Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Producer: De
Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De
Editor: De
Audio Production: De
Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield
Social Media: Melissa, Storm