Description

This episode covers book adaptation casting news, and includes a discussion of the best children's TV shows. It also delves into the author Alli Hoff Kosik's career before publishing her debut novel, Too Blessed to Stress. The conversation with Alli covers a range of topics, including influencer culture, her writing process, and the themes of her book. The discussion also delves into the portrayal of influencer culture and the balance between light and heavy themes in writing. The episode concludes with The Bookmark Pick, No Matter What by Cara Bastone.

Takeaways

• The Read Carpet Report
  • For Kids: The Magic Faraway Tree and Pout-Pout Fish are in theathers
    • Best Books for 5-year-olds
  • For Adults: Discussion of upcoming adaptations of The Correspondent, Finlay Donovan is Killing it, and God of the Woods
    • Best Epistolary Novels
    • Best Cozy Mystery Books
    • Books Set in the 70s
• Interview with Alli Hoff Kosik, author of Too Blessed to Stress, on her pre-writing career, what it's like to write multi-POV fiction, and having her book come out amid Christian-influencer drama.
  • Friendship Books
• The Bookmark: No Matter What by Cara Bastone
  • Second Chance Romance Books

Books We Discussed

Shop for every book or product we discussed in this episode here: https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/4491327

Chapters

• 00:22 The Read Carpet Rundown
• 06:33 Interview with Alli Hoff Kosik
• 36:49 The Bookmark