In today's episode, Jay sits down with Bookstagrammer Mysia from BlackGirlBuJos to chat about holiday reading. Tune in to hear them discuss books they are excited to read this holiday season and some of their end-of-year- reading hopes.
Mysia also shares her journey to content creation, gives tips on how to connect with book tours, and book suggestions for different types of readers.
What we talked about:
- Episode intro 00:00
- Guest intro and current reads 00:44
- Immersion reading 5:28
- Mysia's content journey 7:04
- Reading YA novels 10:05
- Creating diverse reading list suggestions 13:37
- Joining book promotion tours 17:10
- Favorite reading seasons 23:57
- Reading set up and annotating 36:29
- Holiday book recommendations 39:44
- Cozy book recommendations 40:48
- End of the year book recommendations 54:12
- Lightning Round - There's a book for that 59:08
- Final Thoughts 1:03:28
Books mentioned in this episode:
- I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming
- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
- Mistlefoe by Kimberly Lemming
- This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
- Chosen by a Vampire by Wynta Tyme
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
- Bluford High series
- Author Tia Williams
- Author Kennedy Ryan
- Author Lamar Jones
- Author Kalynn Bayron
- Author Kimberly Lemming
- Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
- Monsters Under Mistletoe - Holiday Anthology
- Second Chance Christmas by Jahquel J
- Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills
- Author Beverly Jenkins
- A Christmas to Remember by Beverly Jenkins
- Indigo by Beverly Jenkins
- Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala
- A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane
- Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello
- The Most Wonderful Time by Jayne Allen
- I'll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
- The House of Frank by Kay Synclaire
- Author Kennedy Ryan
- Author Kimberly Lemming
- Mismatched by Anne Camlin
- The Terrifying Tales of Vivian Vance by Josh Ulrich
- Author James Baldwin
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr.
- Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
- A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
- The Grim Reaper's Lawyer by Mea Monique
- Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi
- Come Home Safe by Brian G. Buckmire
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
- Where Your Eyes Linger by Dani M. Ward
- Tender Beasts Liselle Sambury
- Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
- You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
- Hell's Diva by Anna J.
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