Ep. 14 | Horror Author Vs. Reviewer, Should You Read the Prologue? & An Unlikely Family

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09/01/23 • 31 min

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Segment 1: Horror Author Vs. Reviewer- Author Matt Shaw caught wind of a one star review and reacted in the worst way possible.

Segment 2: Read the Prologue - I've seen this question in a lot of book groups lately: do you read the prologue?

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "An Unlikely Family" An unserious story I was inspired to write after being stuck in the car with a faulty GPS during a family trip.

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Segment 1: Horror Author Vs. Reviewer- Author Matt Shaw caught wind of a one star review and reacted in the worst way possible.

Segment 2: Read the Prologue - I've seen this question in a lot of book groups lately: do you read the prologue?

Make sure you like and follow this podcast! Leave me a review so I know it's real! Also, follow Lauren's Library podcast on Instagram or follow The Booky Babe on Instagram and Tik Tok

Love you all! Thank you for tuning in!

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Ep. 13 | Cannibal Author, Goodreads vs. Storygraph, and Retribution pt. 3

TRIGGER WARNING: First segment in this episode has some upsetting material.

Segment 1: Cannibal Author - Issei Sagawa is a Japanese murderer and cannibal that killed a woman and ate her...and then wrote a book about it.

Segment 2: Goodreads vs. Storygraph, which book tracking website is better?

New Drinking Game Alert: Take a shot for every time I say "anyway" or "um" in this episode.

Section 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "Retribution Chapter 3" You asked, I answered! This story was inspired by a random Reddit thread I found one day. I put my own spin on it and here we are! The third and final installment of this story!

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Ep. 15 | Ghostwriters or Nah? Evil Mermaids, and The Painting Portal

Segment 1: Ghostwriters or nah? So, in case you weren't aware, a lot of celebrities use ghost writers to write their memoirs, but when Millie Bobby Brown used one it was an issue. Let's talk about why.

Segment 2: After seeing the Little Mermaid, I was curious about whether or not there were any books about mermaids that existed. I stumbled on Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Gant. Did I like it or no?

Segment 3: A short story written by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe called "The Painting Portal" An interesting take on something that black people and people of color deal with constantly. Racism.

Make sure you like and follow this podcast! Leave me a review so I know it's real! Also, follow Lauren's Library podcast on Instagram or follow The Booky Babe on Instagram and Tik Tok

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