Practically Bookish Podcast

Join us for our FIRST bonus episode where we discuss For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn. **THIS EPISODE CONSISTS OF SPOILERS** Get all the deets on Jaysea's website at https://jaysealynn.com/ and don't forget to check out the Hell's Belles series here on TikTok!! **PRODUCER NOTE** Some of the audio has some distortions in places which we are aware of. We are working on a fix for n...

Social media might be at the root of many of our problems, but we can't ignore its impact on reading and the bookish community as a whole. Prior to Booksta and Booktok's massive bookish kick off during ThE PaNiNi, Borders/Waldenbooks shut down (2011), Barnes and Noble was on the verge of bankruptcy (prior to 2019), and many independent book stores were on the verge of shutting down, or non...

So you can read. Great! But can you actually understand what you're reading? Can you use context clues to figure out what something means? Can you retain the information? This episode we discuss what functional literacy is, and how it effects individuals and society as a whole. Don't forget to frequent your local libraries and to follow us everywhere @practicallybookishpodcast!! Books to c...

As the popular memes and posts lately have been saying... You watched or read "The Hunger Games" and sided with the resistance. You watched "Star Wars" and sided with the resistance. You watched "The Matrix" and sided with the resistance. You watched or read "Divergent" and sided with the resistance. You read "Fourth Wing" and sided with the resist...

Buckle up folks, this one is a doozy! Books are being banned all across the country, and we're here to talk about it, along with a bit of a free history lesson (you're welcome). To quote our Lord and Savior Stephen King: "If they ban a book in your school, haul your ass to the nearest bookstore or library ASAP and find out what they don't want you to read." And don't mind...

Can we keep politics out of books? Why are we always bringing politics into bookish spaces? We read to escape...blah blah blah...NO. Books ARE f*cking political! Join us this week for our first official episode where we discuss just how political books can be! Do we go off on a tangent or two? Maybe. We listen and we don't judge, remember? Don't forget to give us a follow @practicallybookishpodcas...

I bet you're wondering who we are and why you should care. Valid. Meet the mouths behind the brains of this operation: Lisa: self published indie author Kat: avid reader and hobby writer Trula: avid reader and aspiring author Here's a little peek into why we wanted to do this thing and what to expect from us in the future. Enjoy! P.S. follow us on socials @practicallybookishpodcast

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