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The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave CultureAudiobook edition by Vincent Woodward Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. The Lit bae Bookshop Homepage https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world.‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. The Lit bae Bookshop Homepage https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books mentioned in this episode: All The White Friends I Couldn’t Keep: Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives by Andre HenryHow to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. The Lit bae Bookshop Homepage https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world.‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books mentioned in this episode: When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine Here is how to support The Lit Bae Bookshop + Podcast: Instagram http://instagram.com/thelitbaebookshop/ Purchase Audiobooks here! Libro.fm https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Purchase e-books, print books, audiobooks, large print, etc! Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. The Lit bae Bookshop Homepage https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world.‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/ Thanks for listening! Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7bqYuHJ4fisk4LfMrzGqNV Spotify for Podcasters https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/litbaepod Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zMWJlOWQ1NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lit-bae/id1531523974?uo=4 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/lit-bae-WRZKY2 linktr.ee/litbaepod Links to Listen: Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1531523974/lit-bae Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/hg4l9zcg

Call your representatives, email them, use 5calls, and fight for our freedom to get information! Support your local libraries! https://linktr.ee/tomesandtextiles Books Mentioned: Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement Ejeris Dixon, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Fake Dates and Mooncakes Sher Lee Part of Your World Part of Your World #1 Abby Jimenez Instagram http://instagram.com/thelitbaebookshop/ Libro.fm https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Referral Link https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm278588 The Lit bae Bookshop Homepage https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world.‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books Mentioned: Transland:  Consent, Pleasure and Kink by Mx. SlyThe Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora ReyesThe Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahLove in A F****d Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise hell Together by Dean Spade SUPPORT THE LIT BAE BOOKSHOP on Instagram, Libro.FM, and Bookshop.org Instagram http://instagram.com/thelitbaebookshop/ Libro.fm https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Referral Link https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm278588 The Lit bae Bookshop Homepage https://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshop Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books mentioned in this episode: Meet Me in Madrid by Verity Lowell Show Notes: Interview with Verity Lowell https://www.bookpage.com/interviews/verity-lowell/ Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books Mentioned: Love and Sportsball by Mika James Single Player by Tara Tai Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Bryce Game On by Seressia Glass Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book frombookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop onBookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books mentioned in Episode: My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books mentioned in this episode: Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh Phantom’s Thrall by Jessamine Rue Pirates’ Witch by Jessamine Rue Meet Me in Los Feliz by Kelly D. Reynolds Show Notes: Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books mentioned: Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver Old Wounds by Logan Aahley-Kisner Sources Cited: Transphobia: Transphobia & Transmisia ICE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-ice-raids-school-2d899678264f44fe1021847ee385fd15 https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-watch-programs-immigrants-how-to-start Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Guardian Ai + Publishing article https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/26/writers-condemn-startups-plans-to-publish-8000-books-next-year-using-ai-spines-artificial-intelligence Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Book Mentioned: I'll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K. Boone Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Books Mentioned: Only For The Cameras by Viano Oniomoh Show Notes: Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon. If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here:  https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430 Bookshop.org Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world. ‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities. If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:  https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28 I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy:  https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod Pango Books PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another. Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop. Here is a link to my Pango Books shop: https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod Libby App Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Hoopla hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library. hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron. The Storygraph We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon.  https://www.thestorygraph.com/