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Books by DL White BookcastBookcast Episode 136: Sunday is Pajama-shapedWhy get dressed when Sunday is pajama-shaped? That’s all I have to say about that. In Episode 136 of The Bookcast, I’m talking through my January reading, checking in on the book that is BOOKING I’m working on, and sharing a few updates and thoughts that came up along the way. It’s a quiet, at-home episode, recorded without much planning and very much in the spirit of a monthly check-in.Books Mentioned in Episode 136Am Reading: Nobody Heard a Thing — Angela HenryMr. and Mrs. Taylor...
2026-02-0234 min
All the Books!New Releases and More for January 20, 2026This week, Liberty and Emily discuss Half His Age, Football, The Elsewhere Express, and more!
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Books Discussed On the Show:
George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett
I Don't Wish You Well by...
2026-01-2056 min
The Sewers of ParisThank You for Reading us for Filth (Ep 551 - Nancy Drew/Jumata)My guest this week is author Jumata Emill, whose new novel is entitled I Don’t Wish You Well. It’s about a true-crime writer who uncovers a queer coverup in his hometown — based in part on Jumata’s prior work as a real-life crime reporter, before he made the jump to fiction.We’ll have that interview in a moment. First, a quick heads up that I have a new video out about the making of the Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme holiday special. Check that out at youtube.com/mattbaume.And please join me for weekly...
2026-01-0232 min
Hey YA"Nobody Reads Like a YA Reader"This week, Erica talks about YA from earlier in 2024 you may have missed and Kelly talks with author Hope Jahren about remixing classic literature for YA readers, writing for multiple audiences, and more.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help yo...
2024-07-031h 08
This is Your Book Club Podcast203. What's On Your Shelf?Finally, we are reporting back on the books we got from our January quiz. Do you remember what the books were? Well, whether you do or not, we will tell you if you should read them or not. And we have a few other recommendations for you.
Sarah's Shelf:
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn
Jayme's Shelf:
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Everyone in...
2024-04-0147 min
Book BistroBooks By Black AuthorsThis week, Kristeen, Melissa, Shannon, and Robin are recommending books by black authors. Titles mentioned include:
S.A. Cosby, Razorblade Tears
Tracy Brown, Hold You Down
Kennedy Ryan, Before I Let Go (Skyland #1)
Marra B. Gad, The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl
ReShonda Tate, The Queen of Sugar Hill
Iyanla Vanzant, Yesterday, I Cried
Ally Henny, I Won’t Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries To Silence You
James McBride, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Sadeqa Johnson, The House of Eve
Audre Lorde, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Jumata Emill, Wa...
2024-02-161h 05
Ask a BooksellerAsk a Bookseller: ‘The Black Queen’Sarah Dimaria of Cavalier House Books in Denham Spring, LA., loves a good thriller, and one of her favorite writers in the genre is Louisiana author Jumata Emill of Baton Rouge.Emill is a journalist whose work covering crime led him to writing YA thrillers. His debut novel, “The Black Queen,” came out in paperback in January, and his second book, “Wander in the Dark,” was released this week.In “The Black Queen,” the first Black homecoming queen elected at Lovett High is murdered on the night of her coronation. What follows, Dimaria said...
2024-02-0301 min
Dark Side of the LibraryDark Young Adult Books Coming Out January 2024Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #170: Dark Young Adult Books Coming Out January 2024 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) The Book of Denial, by Ricardo Chavez (Jan 30) https://amzn.to/3tZe98k The Dark Fable, by Katherine Harbour (January 30) https://amzn.to/48nNuku These Deadly Prophecies, by Andrea Tang (January 30) ...
2024-01-3132 minAll the Books!New Releases and More for January 30, 2024This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Be a Revolution, Interesting Facts about Space, Wander in the Dark, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter...
2024-01-3043 min
Embrace The Eye-Opening Full Audiobook Experience!Wander in the Dark by Jumata EmillPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/195899to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Wander in the Dark
Author: Jumata Emill
Narrator: Kevin R. Free, Nile Bullock
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
Release date: 01-30-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 21 ratings
Genres: Difficult Situations
Publisher's Summary:
Amir Trudeau only goes to his half brother Marcel’s birthday party because of Chloe Danvers. Chloe is rich, and hot, and fits right into the perfect life Marcel inherited when their father left Amir’s mother to start a new family with Marcel’s mom. But Chloe is hot enough for Amir to forget that for on...
2024-01-3010h 20
The Friendly City Books PodcastAuthor Interview - Jumata EmillSouthern author and journalist Jumata Emill joins Emily to discuss his murderous new YA novel, Wander in the Dark. Plus! Some sage tips for celebrating Mardi Gras in style!-Jumata Emill is a journalist who has covered crime and local politics in Mississippi and parts of Louisiana. He earned his B.A. in mass communications from Southern University and A&M College. He’s a Pitch Wars alum and member of the Crime Writers of Color. When he’s not writing about murderous teens, he’s watching and obsessively tweeting about every franchise of the Re...
2024-01-291h 08
Read or DeadBooks Old and New with Special Guest Liberty HardyKendra Winchester and special guest Liberty Hardy talk about old and new books. “Something old and something new, one host borrowed, the other dressed in blue.”Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder news...
2024-01-2642 minThe Friendly City Books PodcastMake It Gay! - YALauren is kicking off a new FCB podcast series - Make It Gay!Make It Gay! is a series that celebrates queer stories and authors in different genres. First up, we're talking about YA - a genre with incredible representation and great stories for adults and young adult readers alike!-Fantasy & Sci-FiGodly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon (bookshop.org) (libro.fm)Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (bookshop.org) (libro.fm)The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (bookshop.org) (libro.fm)The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by MaggieTokuda-Hall (bookshop...
2024-01-1655 minBook BistroMost Anticipated Releases Of January 2024This week, the women of Book Bistro share some of their most anticipated releases of January, 2024. Join Natalia, Brooke, Shannon, Stacy, Georgina, and Robin to see what they can’t wait to read. Titles mentioned include:
Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna’s Bollywood Moment
Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress
Jumata Emill, Wander in the Dark
Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life
Allison Brennan, The Missing Witness (Quinn & Costa #5)
Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Remix
Araminta Hall, One of the Good Guys
Stacy Willingham, Only If You’re Lucky
Kiley Reid, Come and Get It
Mimi Matthews, The Lily o...
2023-12-291h 01Book BistroBack to School We GoThis week, Shannon, Stacy, and Brooke are taking you back to school. Titles mentioned include:
Alexandra Robbins, The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Keri Lake, Nocticadia
Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1)
Samantha Leach, The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia
Katherine Center, What You Wish For
Kirsten Miller, How To Lead a Life of Crime
Autumn Allen, All You Have To Do
Libby Hubscher, Play for Me
Tracy Wolff, Crave (Crave #1)
Jumata Emill, The Black Queen
Olivia Dade, Teach Me (There’s Something About Marysburg #1)
Lily Sparks, Teen Killers Club...
2023-09-151h 07
Thrillers by the Bookclub PodEpisode 33: My Brain is Swiss Cheese with @bonechillingbooksWelcome to Episode 33 of Thrillers by the Bookclub Podcast! Join your hosts Chelsea and Olivia as we talk about the latest in thrillers including shout outs for Pub Day and a deep dive into two books we love.
Chelsea's Book: THE TRAP by Catherine Ryan Howard (8.1.23!)
- Similar Suggestions: If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier, Don’t Look For Me by Wendy Walker
Olivia's Book: NUMBER ONE FAN by Meg Elison (OUT NOW!)
- Similar Suggestions: Misery by Stephen King, I Didn't Do It by...
2023-06-271h 15
The Binging LibrarianThe Black QueenLovett High, a school in Mississippi, crowns their first Black homecoming queen -Nova Albright...but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night,
her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating. An unlikely pair, Duchess (Nova's bff) and Tinsley (Nova's rival/enemy) link up to solve what happened to Nova and why. Fans of One of Us is Lying and The Weight of Blood should pick up a copy of Jumata Emill's debut novel.
Let's talk about it. Let's discuss. Leave a comment on Instagram @the_binging_librarian
2023-05-3016 min
Hopeton Hay PodcastsEpisode 236: Jumata Emill's Debut In Black YA Murder MysteryTeen's Choice Book Show (TCBS) host Maya Hay interviewed Jumata Emill, author of The Black Queen. In the return of TCBS the topics of black identity, representation in the YA Mystery genre, white allyship, and The Real Housewives are explored!Insta: @teenschoicebookshowEmail: teenschoicebookshow@gmail.com
2023-03-2739 minBook BistroAuthors of Color RevisitedThis week, Robin, Brooke, and Shannon are recommending more books by authors of color. Titles mentioned include:
Kosoko Jackson, Yesterday Is History
Gloria Chao, When You Wish Upon a Lantern
Nisha Sharma, Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare was an Auntie #1)
Sangu Mandanna, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
S.L. Choi, Bad Girls Drink Blood (Blood Fae Druid #1)
Balli Kaur Jaswal, Now You See Us
Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed
Kyla Zhao, The Fraud Squad
Jumata Emill, The Black Queen
2023-03-171h 06All the Books!New Releases and More for January 31, 2023This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Exiles, The Black Queen, Vampire Weekend, and more great books.Sign up here to gift TBR to your bookish boo! Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commissionBOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:Exiles by Jane HarperThe Black Queen by Jumata EmillVampire We...
2023-01-3146 min
Get Hooked On A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Eye-Opening.The Black Queen by Jumata EmillPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/198967to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Black Queen
Author: Jumata Emill
Narrator: Angel Pean, Erin Spencer
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
Release date: 01-31-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 124 ratings
Genres: Mysteries & Detectives
Publisher's Summary:
Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating.
2023-01-3110h 54
DIY MFA Radio446: Exploring Social Justice Topics in a YA Thriller – InterviewToday, Lori is interviewing Jumata Emill. They'll be talking about exploring social justice through multi-cultural experiences and his book The Black Queen. Jumata is a journalist who has covered crime and local politics in Mississippi and parts of Louisiana. He earned his B.A. in mass communications from Southern University and A&M College. He's a Pitch Wars alum and member of the Crime Writers of Color. When he's not writing about murderous teens, he's watching and obsessively tweeting about every franchise of the Real Housewives. Jumata lives in Baton Rouge, La. You can...
2023-01-2556 minDIY MFA Radio446: Exploring Social Justice Topics in a YA Thriller – InterviewToday, Lori is interviewing Jumata Emill. They'll be talking about exploring social justice through multi-cultural experiences and his book The Black Queen. Jumata is a journalist who has covered crime and local politics in Mississippi and parts of Louisiana. He earned his B.A. in mass communications from Southern University and A&M College. He's a Pitch Wars alum and member of the Crime Writers of Color. When he's not writing about murderous teens, he's watching and obsessively tweeting about every franchise of the Real Housewives. Jumata lives in Baton Rouge, La. You can...
2023-01-2556 min