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The Readirect Podcast - Book Talk: Reading Updates, Daisy Jones TV Show Thoughts, & a Review Controversy Recap

Book Talk: Reading Updates, Daisy Jones TV Show Thoughts, & a Review Controversy Recap

04/04/23 • 57 min

The Readirect Podcast

Today's episode is our first ever "Book Talk" episode, where we're just catching up on all book-related topics we've been wanting to talk about.
First, we're sharing how our reading journeys have been going so far this year. Here is a list of books mentioned:

Then, we're looking forward to books being released in April/books that were recently released:

(29:45) We then go into a deep discussion about the Daisy Jones and the Six TV adaptation. After finishing the full series, what were our thoughts?
(45:37) Finally, we wrap up the episode by talking about the recent review controversy where author Lucy Bloom went onto a bookstagrammer's account (@booksthroughmyveins_) to angrily reply to a thoughtful review. What is an author's place on bookstagram/booktok? How should they respond to readers' reviews? We're discussing all of that and more!

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Today's episode is our first ever "Book Talk" episode, where we're just catching up on all book-related topics we've been wanting to talk about.
First, we're sharing how our reading journeys have been going so far this year. Here is a list of books mentioned:

Then, we're looking forward to books being released in April/books that were recently released:

(29:45) We then go into a deep discussion about the Daisy Jones and the Six TV adaptation. After finishing the full series, what were our thoughts?
(45:37) Finally, we wrap up the episode by talking about the recent review controversy where author Lucy Bloom went onto a bookstagrammer's account (@booksthroughmyveins_) to angrily reply to a thoughtful review. What is an author's place on bookstagram/booktok? How should they respond to readers' reviews? We're discussing all of that and more!

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