Lauren W Roach

Lauren’s Library

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Lauren's Library is a podcast, hosted by Lauren Roach aka The Booky Babe that is full of conversations about the goings on in the book community, the newest book releases, and original short stories written by the host Lauren and other aspiring authors. We don't just read books here at Lauren's Library—we write them, too! If you love books as much as we do, subscribe to this podcast to join the conversation. This is a safe space where everyone is welcome, but black women and black authors are specifically celebrated

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.thebookybabe.com

Author

Lauren W Roach

Episodes

S2 Ep. 4 | Readers Take Denver, "A Little Life" Review, and Deranged Disney 16.06.2024 31:38

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Readers Take Denver - This convention took place earlier this year an...

S.2 Ep. |3 :Authors Behaving Poorly (Again), Bookish Perfumes, and Be Our Guest pt. 2 10.05.2024 34:28

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Authors Behaving Badly (Again)- See the latest installment of authors...

Husband Review Bombs His Wife, The McClain Brothers Series, & Deranged Disney 17.03.2024 41:15

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Husband Review Bombs His Wife- An Unnamed Author wrote into an advice...

S.2 Ep | 1 : JD Barker Controversy , This Could Be Us, & Poetry 23.02.2024 47:06

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Lauren's Library Podcast! In this opening episode: The Booky Babe (Lauren Roach) sits down with Kirahvi Bello to talk about the JD Barker controversy, gush about Kennedy Ryan's newest release and talk all things books! Join in the fun! Also, the episodes will be added to Youtube ! on Saturdays!

*BONUS* When White Authors Feel Threatened; December Mid-Month Wrap 19.12.2023 24:34

Hey, Hi, Jingle Bells and all that. This is a bonus Christmas episode where I talk about the drama with Cait Corrain, Lauren Davis, AND I give you a rundown of what I've been reading/listening to for December. Don't say I never gave you nothing. Happy Holidays!

Ep. 20 | The Dark Side of Romance, Iron Flame, and Girl's Trip 24.11.2023 40:12

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: The Dark Side of Romance. - More instances of people in the book worl...

Ep. 19 | ARC Reader Drama, Auto-buy Authors, & The Memory Concierge 10.11.2023 28:55

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: ARC Reader Drama. - More instances of authors doing too much. AJ Glas...

Ep. 18 | White Authors Black Stories, Blackoween Cont. & Welcome to the Health Department 27.10.2023 32:12

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: White Authors, Black Stories. - More instances of authors doing too m...

Ep.17 | Audacity of the Caucasity, Blackoween 2023, & Happy Anniversary 13.10.2023 31:31

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Audacity of the Caucasity. - More instances of authors with poor beha...

Ep. 16 | Authors Using AI, Books that Ruined Me, & If Fishes Were Wishes 29.09.2023 33:25

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Authors Using AI. - With the increase in popularity of Artificial Intel...

Ep. 15 | Ghostwriters or Nah? Evil Mermaids, and The Painting Portal 15.09.2023 35:30

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Ghostwriters or nah? So, in case you weren't aware, a lot of celebr...

Ep. 14 | Horror Author Vs. Reviewer, Should You Read the Prologue? & An Unlikely Family 01.09.2023 31:15

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Horror Author Vs. Reviewer- Author Matt Shaw caught wind of a one star...

Ep. 13 | Cannibal Author, Goodreads vs. Storygraph, and Retribution pt. 3 18.08.2023 37:39

TRIGGER WARNING: First segment in this episode has some upsetting material. What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segmen...

Ep. 12 | Hockey Romance vs. Real Life Drama, Worst Lines in Literature, Retribution Chapter 2 04.08.2023 38:35

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Hockey Romance vs. Real Life Drama- Popular booktoker Kierra Lewis gets...

Ep. 11 | Authors Who Stalk Reviewers, Books that Changed Me, & Retribution 21.07.2023 38:44

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Authors Who Stalk Reviewers - A book reviewers worst nightmare: when Au...

Ep. 10 | Cancer Catfish, Review Bombing, & Who Saves the Hero? 07.07.2023 31:09

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Segment 1: Cancer Catfish - An author in the sapphic community fakes a terminal il...

Ep. 9 | Bully Booktok, Yellowface by RF Kuang, and My Killer Roommate 23.06.2023 25:16

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Section 1: Bully Booktok. A new booktok user has entered the chat. Zachtalksbooks...

Ep. 8 | Authors Going Rogue (Again) , NonComfort Reads, & Don't Trust Grandma 09.06.2023 29:18

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Section 1: Authors Going Rogue Again. Have you heard about Sarah Stusek bullying a...

Ep. 7 | The Rebirth of Susan Meachen, How to Escape a Reading Slump, and The Bestie Short Story 26.05.2023 25:03

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast. This podcast is a place for people to come and discuss all things books. Here in Lauren's Library everyone is welcome, but black women are especially celebrated. So come on in and get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about! Section 1: Have you heard about Susan Meachen? The author that pretended to kill h...

Ep. 6 | Killer Turned Author, Trope Trial, & Gluten Free Singles 12.05.2023 39:53

What's up everybody?! You are now tuning in to Lauren's Library Podcast! All are welcome here, but Black Women are specifically celebrated. The goal is to give us a safe space to talk about book related topics and share original short stories. Make yourself comfortable so we can dive into today's episode. In Episode 6 of Lauren's Library Podcast we have: Segment 1: Content Killer -...

Ep. 5 | The Coho Effect, The Death of Z-Library, & Maybe Tomorrow 28.04.2023 26:13

What's up ya'll? Thank you for tuning in to Episode 5 of Lauren's Library! Get comfortable because we have a lot to talk about. Segment 1: The Coho Effect- Colleen Hoover has the book community in the palm of her hands. I'd even venture to say that she is the Beyonce of Books. Segment 2: The Death of Z-Library - ZLibrary was the Limewire of books for a while until it was shut down...

Ep. 4 BookTok Life Hacks, Book Bans, & Door Dash Dates 14.04.2023 30:18

What's up everyone? Thank you for tuning in to episode 4 of Lauren's Library! We have some heavy hitting topics this week. We talk about viral booktok life hacks, we talk about book bans, and I read a short story that I wrote called Door Dash Date. Be sure to like and review this podcast wherever you are listening! Follow on Instagram and check out my blog ! And remember: don't be a do...

Ep.3 White Author/Black Experience & Negative Reviews or Nah? 31.03.2023 36:35

What's up people? It's episode 3 of Lauren's Library! Thank you so much for tuning in and listening to my nonsense every other week! This has been a fun and enlightening journey so far. ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE The Jessica Tescher story. Should You Post Negative Reviews? Short Story: The Wig Doctor. Don't forget to follow the Lauren's Library Podcast page on Instagram. Make s...

Ep. 2 Piper CJ Drama, Benefits of Audiobooks, & Deranged Disney pt. 2 17.03.2023 38:17

What's up people? Welcome to Episode 2 of Lauren's Library! We've got a lot of fun things to talk about. If you like what you hear, give us a rate and review on whatever listening platform you're tuning in on. If you have a short story you want to submit to be read please email: thebookybabeblog@gmail.com or reach out via Instagram (@laurenslibrarypodcast) 1st Segment: Piper CJ & The Night and It...

Ep. 1 Fake Cancer, Toxic Romance & Deranged Disney (part1) 03.03.2023 31:00

What's up people? Welcome to Lauren's Library. Thank you for tuning in, we've got a lot of fun stuff in store for this podcast. If you like what you hear, give us a follow on your listening platforms. If you have a short story you want to submit to be read, email thebookybabeblog@gmail.com 1st Segment: Book Community News - The Fault in Our Stars controversy 2nd Segment - Everything's Fine written...