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In this month's installment of our book reports we are talking about the email sent to book influencers that clearly needed some HR attention and the history of book vending machines!
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok & YouTube, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram & TikTok
Sources:
https://bestofbooktok.com/services
https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/08/archives/sir-allen-lane-67-of-penguin-books-founder-of-paperback-firm-in-35.htmlhttps://www.grapheine.com/en/history-of-graphic-design/history-of-book-covers-3
https://www.penguin.com/our-story-timeline/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/06/03/build-a-better-vending-machine-and-well-the-rest-is-history/f08fe6f4-0ab0-4503-8b68-129521e91c9d/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/book-vending-machines_b_2945364
https://vimeo.com/53679084
http://www.monkeyspaw.com/the-biblio-mat/ -
For this week's episode we've been gathering book news from the last month and compiled it into one episode for you to enjoy!
We're talking about upcoming book to screen adaptions
New book to screen announcements
What happened with the 2023 Hugo Awards
Libby's new Book Awards
The Bride Special Edition cover
What JKR is up to now
and the Olive & June x Colleen Hoover collab
Share you're thoughts with us over on our instagram @Booksonthebrainpod. You can also send us an email at [email protected]
You can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok & YouTube, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram & TikTok
Sources:
Book to Screen:
https://screenrant.com/book-adaptations-movie-tv-show-2024/
https://www.etonline.com/the-most-anticipated-book-to-screen-adaptations-of-2024-218679
https://deadline.com/category/books/page/2/
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-tv-series-scrapped-hulu-acotar-sarah-j-maas-1235908518/
Hugo Awards:
https://www.vulture.com/article/hugo-awards-china-censorship-controversy.html
https://www.patreon.com/posts/98498779
https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-faq/#Who%20runs%20the%20ballot?
https://www.wsfs.org/2024/02/26/announcement-from-wsfs-mark-protection-committee/
https://glasgow2024.org/chairs-statement-15th-february-2024/
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/94229-resignations-censures-follow-in-wake-of-hugo-awards-controversy.html
The Libbys
https://www.libbylife.com/2024-02-09-announcing-the-finalists-for-the-first-annual-libby-book-awards-aka-the-libbys
JKR
https://lavendermagazine.com/big-gay-news/jk-rowling-donates-big-money-to-anti-trans-group/
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another stunning AND WAY MORE consistent season of goofs and good books. If you aren't watching the video version on Spotify, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Today we chat about our 2024 goals and tell you whats hot and whats not. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok & YouTube, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram & TikTok
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another stunning AND WAY MORE consistent season of goofs and good books. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok & YouTube, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram & TikTok
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another bookish news episode! This is our Halloween episode, but the topics we wanted to cover needed a more serious tone, so please prepare yourselves accordingly. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/message-scholastic-book-fairs
https://pen.org/press-release/scholastic-urged-o-explore-other-options-instead-of-limiting-or-partitioning-diverse-book-titles-at-school-book-fairs/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/19/scholastic-book-fair-diverse-titles-separate/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/25/scholastic-optional-diverse-collection-apology/
http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/update-scholastic-us-book-fairs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/07/19/textbook-publishers-florida-critical-race-theory/?itid=lk_inline_manual_36
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/books/frankfurt-book-fair-cancels-award-adania-shibli.html
https://newsbeezer.com/switzerlandeng/frankfurt-book-fair-palestinian-author-in-zurich-her-novel-is-said-to-be-anti-semitic/
https://www.litprom.de/en/best-books/liberaturpreis/the-winner-2023/
https://www.tiktok.com/@vivafalastinleen/video/7288407369313307947
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8B6ngB9/
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back after a summer long break! They are catching you up on what has been happening in their lives and what they have been reading while they haven't been recording. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals.Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre dive back into their favorite segment The Book Report! Danielle goes into one of the newest pieces of legislation against books in the United States, Texas law HB900. Deirdre goes for something lighter exploring the history of the beach read.
Sources:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-05-15/15-most-banned-books-2022-2023
https://www.bookweb.org/news/abfe-statement-governor-abbott-signing-hb900-law-1629599
https://ncac.org/project/the-kids-right-to-read-project
https://www.bookbrowse.com/news/detail/index.cfm/news_item_number/3091/news/texass-new-book-sexual-rating-law-denounced
https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4504#m60419
https://bookriot.com/what-makes-a-book-a-beach-read/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/02/beach-read-summer-books-holiday-vacation
https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/beach-reads-and-the-construction-of-a-guilty-pleasure/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/books/a-brief-history-of-summer-reading.html
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/06/02/issue.html
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/06/05/issue.html
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram -
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre catch up on their goal progress for 2023! We also catch up on life because SOOOO much has been happening and we are embracing that to the fullest. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals (aka our beautiful faces).
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly(ish) on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre take some time for a little R&R while discussing the latest in book news and drama. Looking for low-stakes beauty and skin care advice, look no further! If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals.
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at [email protected] We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle is diving into the world of HP Lovecraft and the expansiveness of his work and Deirdre is taking us back to the 1950s and the book hoax that turned into a PR stunt!
https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,92545,00.html
https://www.theawl.com/2013/02/the-man-behind-the-brilliant-media-hoax-of-i-libertine/
http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/i_libertine
http://web.archive.org/web/20020427051336/flicklives.com/Articles/Wall_Street_Journel/8-1-56/8-1-56.jpg
https://gizmodo.com/the-bizarre-true-life-tale-of-the-hoax-behind-i-libert-1686572112
https://www.vox.com/culture/21363945/hp-lovecraft-racism-examples-explained-what-is-lovecraftian-weird-fiction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovecraftian_horror
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/how-writers-are-turning-h-p-lovecraft-s-racist-work-on-its-head-1.5883881
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/arts/television/lovecraft-country-season-finale.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/arts/television/hp-lovecraft.html
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected] upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are visited by our dear friends over at the Novel Tea Show, Jaysen (@ezeekat) and Kevin (@kevintnorman). We play a hilarious game, we chat all things Booktok in the news, and we may talk about The Bookish Box, tune in to find out!
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected] upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are diving into the currently paused USA TODAY bestsellers list and the implications of this loss across the book community as well as the hefty topic of book censorship specifically the changes made to the bestselling book by Roald Dahl, the childrens book author.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/censorship
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roald-dahl-censored-gbr-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/06/943698406/roald-dahl-family-apologizes-for-childrens-authors-anti-semitism
https://www.inclusiveminds.com/about
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/02/24/roald-dahl-book-changes/
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91119-usa-today-pauses-bestseller-list-lays-off-presiding-editor.html
https://apnews.com/article/technology-entertainment-business-1760f35afe5890cf557f2d96185721ba
https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2022/12/the-end-of-the-usa-today-bestseller-list/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/07/24/two-strategies-to-help-you-land-on-the-usa-today-best-seller-list/amp/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/12/13/usa-today-best-selling-books-list-hiatus/10889497002/
https://booklist.usatoday.com/
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a42189320/the-new-york-times-best-seller-lists-explained/
https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology/
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected]
We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram, TikTok, & Youtube Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram, Tik Tok & Pinterest -
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are wrapping up all of the bookish going-on from February 2023. Always getting half the story? Never seeing the original post? Don't worry, we've got you. We break down the GQ article on Booktok and the "In Defence of JK Rowling" opinion piece. Wanna feel our passion? Listen to this bad boy.
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected] upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are engaging in some of our own discourse, A DEBATE! Danielle curated questions, Deirdre is picking the order, and we are gonna be talking opinions on book characters, fictional worlds, and Taylor Swift eras. You don't want to miss a minute of it.
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected]
We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram, TikTok, & Youtube Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram,Tik Tok, and even Pinterest!
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are wrapping up all of the bookish going-ons from the beginning of 2023. Always getting half the story? Never seeing the original post? Don't worry, we've got you.
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected] upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are back with our Book Report's bringing two stories to you! Danielle's delivers the story that still haunts a lot of the book community, the history being Kathleen Hale, the author who became a stalker to one of her reviewers. Deirdre brings us some newer news on Apple's newest foray into AI narrated audiobooks.
Sources:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/scaachikoul/kathleen-hale-goodreads-catfish-crazy-stalker
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2019/01/09/kathleen-hale-is-a-crazy-stalker-grove-press/amp/
https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/18/am-i-being-catfished-an-author-confronts-her-number-one-online-critic
https://www.bookbrowse.com/news/detail/index.cfm/news_item_number/3020/news/filippo-bernardini-italian-admits-stealing-unpublished-books
https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/04/apple-artificial-intelligence-ai-audiobooks
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/05/apple-launches-ai-powered-book-narrations/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/5/23540261/apple-text-to-speech-audiobooks-ebooks-artificial-intelligence-narrator-madison-jackson
https://authors.apple.com
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/89547-audiobook-growth-continues.html
https://play.google.com/books/publish/autonarrated/#scroll-at-narration
Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! You can also send us an email: [email protected]
We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, Danielle (she/her) @d .j.books on Instagram
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Hello and welcome back to Season 3 of Books on the Brain! On this week's episode, we are catching up on what Deirdre and Danielle have been doing since the fall. We are talking favorite books of 2022, least favorites, manifestations for 2023, and the same amount of shenanigans you've seen before! Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected] and you can send us a voicemail on anchor! (link in linktree)
We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram, TikTok, & Youtube and Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram, Tik Tok (& Pinterest). -
OMG hey you! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we update you on all the great books we've been reading lately and also dish about our bookish icks. You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected]
We upload biweekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok and Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram and TikTok.
current reads:
Danielle: Blind Side by Brandie Steiner
Deirdre: Princess of Souls by Alexandria Christo
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OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are partnering with the amazing BookTalk Event again this year for an out-of-this-world bookish collaboration. We put your favourite Booktokers up against each other in a series of difficult book-themed trivia and challenges. Make sure to check out BookTalk Event on all their social media platforms @booktalkevent. You can also follow all of our wonderful guests on their social media accounts @azantareads, @aymansbooks, and @amodelwhosread. You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected]
We upload biweekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok and Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram and TikTok.
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OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we answer your questions about influencing and making bookish content online. We both have been making content for the past two years and lay everything on the line about how to start and how to find success (both internally and externally). You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email: [email protected]
We upload biweekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok and Danielle (she/her) @d.j.books on Instagram and TikTok.
current reads:
Danielle: Juniper Hill by Devney Perry
Deirdre: Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long
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