In this episode, I run through my full Nonfiction November reading list, talk about my latest holiday releases, share updates on direct sales and writing plans, and chat a bit about what I’ve been watching while I settle into my end-of-year break.
Books Discussed
– A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Leta McClinton — Deb Miller Landau
– Forever Kind of Love (Bayou Dreams Book One) — Farrah Rochon
– Black. White.: The Hidden History of an Insurrection, A Family’s Southern Town, and Identity in America — Loretta Malloy Noble
– A Bitter Ending: A Brother’s 30-Year Quest to Uncover the Truth About His Sister’s Death — Thomas James Whitfield
– Systemic: How Racism Is Making Us Sick — Layal Liverpool
– Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup — John Carreyrou
– The Photograph — Brian Freeman
– Booed Up — Nina High
– The Ruination of Michael Sterling — Tasha L. Harrison
– Peaches and Honey: A Small Town Sapphic Romance — Karmen Lee
– No Place for the Working: Homeless in America — Brian Goldstone
– Chilling on Thanksgiving — Jessica Terry
– Layover: An Only One Bed Holiday Novella — D.L. White
– Open for Business: A Riviel Romance — Brit W.
– Q & C: The Teachers of Hardwood High — Nina High
– Cults Like Us: How Doomsday Thinking Drives America — Jane Borden
– Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present — Harriet A. Washington (referenced)
My Releases Mentioned
– Decorative Gourd Season
– Layover
– Home for the Holidays
– A Calculated Risk (audio)
– Drinks at Minx (audio)
– Grumpy Valentine (audio)
Holiday Bundle: All winter holiday novellas — available at booksbydlwhite.com/holiday - $9.99!
Writing & Publishing Updates
– Newsletter-first release strategy (24-hour exclusives)
– Website store gets releases before retail
– Retail distribution: Amazon, Google Play, Draft2Digital
– Taking December off to rest and refill the creative well
– Planning next writing cycle for early 2026
What I’m Watching
– CW adaptation of Taj McCoy’s book
– Matlock
– Elsbeth
– Watson
– Sheriff Country
– Brilliant Minds
– The Beast in Me — Netflix
– Life After MLM — Rebecca Blevins (podcast)
Other Mentions
– Holiday decorating
– Be Rooted 2026 planner
– Direct sales goals for 2026
– Self-narrated audiobooks and distribution updates
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