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Hello, friends.
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Welcome to Novel Hour or live show.
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We host every Thursday
at 12 noon Eastern time.
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Though this one isn't live, this
one is a prerecording because
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I am going away on holiday, but
we wanted to deliver an episode.
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For you.
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So today we are doing
our Father's Day edition.
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We'll be sharing books to Gift Dad.
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We're gonna share books with dad.
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We're also gonna get into new releases,
what we're watching, and we have
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some bookish news to report as well.
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But before we get into the
Father's Day of it all.
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Reminder.
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Last week we did our summer reading
Guide episode, so just in case you
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miss that one, go and check it out.
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We're doing Father's Day now and
next week we will be live 12 noon
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Eastern time on Thursday, June
19th for our Pride Books edition.
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So be sure mark your
calendars and tune in then.
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But today we're gonna get into
the Father's Day of it all.
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So I'm gonna kick Francesca off, and
then we are going to get into the books.
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Now, when it comes to Father's
Day, because this is our
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Father's Day edition, I.
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I will be sharing this one book that
has been living Rent Free In my head,
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it's a story about a dad, and then I'm
going to share three books that I think
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you can gift Dad this Father's Day.
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So the book that has been living rent
free in my head since I read it, is
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been Necessity by James Goul Burn.
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Now in this one we meet
Danny, who has become a single
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father to his 11-year-old son.
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Will.
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And unfortunately Will hasn't
spoken since the passing of his mom.
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His mom died in a car crash.
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However, will has been opening up to the
man in the Panda costume at the park Will
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though is completely unaware that the
man in the Panda costume is his father.
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Now the father, Danny, he's afraid of
revealing his true identity because
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he doesn't want to lose Will's trust
because again, he is opening up to
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the man in the panda bear suit, but
not him when he's at home as as dad.
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So this is really a heartwarming
novel about a father and a son
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kind of overcoming grief together.
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And again, it has been living rent.
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Free in my head since I
first read it back in:
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Now I'm gonna get into some books
that I think are great gifts for Dad.
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The first book I wanna share with
you is The Wager by David Grant.
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Now this is a true story that follows
a British wash ship that crashed
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off the coast of Patagonia, and this
is going back into the 17 hundreds.
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Now we see about the sailors
that made a makeshift boat and
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sail from their crash area.
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To Brazil, which at the
time is:
3000
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There are accusations of
mutiny amongst others.
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Some ended up in Chile.
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Some are telling a
completely different story.
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So we really don't know exactly what
is true, just know there's also a court
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martial involved and we see kind of
where loyalty and, um, betrayal and
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where people's um, you know, beliefs lie.
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I was riveted by this book.
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I think it's a great book for dad.
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I will admit, I gravitate to like
maritime stories because my husband
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is in that industry and I hear stories
for days, but I think it's a great book
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for dad, so I want to recommend it.
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Another book I want to share with
you is Mark Twain by Ron Chanel.
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Now Mark Twain is kind of considered the
father of American literature, and this
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one is a very comprehensive biography.
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Um, and it really gets
into the author's life.
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From writing Tom Sawyer and Hawk Finn
to losing it all in a wild series of
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bad investments amongst other things.
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We really get everything about Mark
Twain, his social commentary, his
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wit, um, you know, his family life.
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It was quite tumultuous as
well, and losing his family too.
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Honestly seeing the highs, but also the
misfortunes, I think is very eye-opening.
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He is an American icon, so kind
of seeing his genius but also his
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flaws I think is something that will
resonate with you, but also with Dad.
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Spoiler alert, I did recommend this
one in the Summer Reading Guide.
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It is so good.
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And then the last book I'm gonna
recommend that you Gift Dad
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is the Guide by Peter Heller.
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Now this one is about a young
man who's wrestling with grief.
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He ends up getting this job at
this Colorado fishing lodge, and
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we see him there kind of, you
know, going through the motions.
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However something happens that really
reveals the lodges Dark secrets.
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So I kind of love seeing the pristine
waters, the beautiful setting
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being out in nature, and then it's
flipping the script and turning into
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a high stakes fight for survival.
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So I love the suspense, I love the scenes.
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I think dad will really appreciate
this one, especially if you have an
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outdoorsy dad, but who is also, um,
down for reading a very fun novel.
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So I hope these book recommendations
help to make gift giving for
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Dad this season a bit easier.
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But also feel free to pick up a
book or two from the list as well.
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Francesco, what did
you think about my dad?
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Recommendations?
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I mean, the one that lives rent
free in my head, but also these
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books that readers can give.
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Dad.
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Francesca: I love the premise
of that bare necessity.
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It sounds so adorable.
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Oh my God.
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Victoria: It has been living
rent free in my head since:
2020
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And again, spoiler alert everyone,
I did share this one in the
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2020 Summer Reading Guide.
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It's been living rent free.
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It is good.
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It's been what, five years later?
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Yeah.
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Um, and I still love it, so love that.
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Yes.
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All right.
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I'm excited to hear about
your book recommendation.
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So let me get off
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Francesca: here.
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So I am doing historical
romances with single fathers.
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I feel like when we talk about
single dad romance, it's usually
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contemporaries, but there's a lot of
single dads in historical as well.
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So the first one that I'm gonna
start with is the Highlander Now.
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This is about the demon Highlander.
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Liam McKenzie is a war hero.
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He has a terrifying reputation, but
he also has like no emotional range.
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Like he's just very grumpy, very
disconnected, um, a bit of a
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recluse, and he's got two kids, so
he barely knows how to talk to them.
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He is very intimidating, very.
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You know, kind of tense.
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They live in this big estate.
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Um, and so then he decides that, you know,
somebody's gotta take care of these kids.
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So he brings in a governess.
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Now there's this English
governess that comes in.
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She shows up.
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She's completely unbothered by all
of his scary vibes and all of that.
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And.
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The children basically love that
environment and she's gotta break
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through his walls, of course.
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Um, so that's Miss Fina.
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And she's, you know, very, very
sharp, very mysterious as well.
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And you know, she manages to tame
the children 'cause they were a
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bit wild, as you can imagine with
a father that's basically not
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paying too much attention to them.
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And.
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Also, uh, cold.
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His cold and like grumpiness
just starts to melt away at the
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more he deals with her as well.
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So if you like, like beastly, kind
of Highlander heroes and a fearless
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governance, that is a perfect one for you.
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Then the second one is a little
bit different, is The Love
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Remedy by Elizabeth Everett.
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This is the first in a new
series and this one is kind of
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a little bit more cozy vibe.
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So it's a Victorian mystery romance.
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It does have also a bit of a grumpy
sunshine vibe, and the hero is a
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protective single dad, and the heroin is
an apothecary, and she's got a formula
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for a cough remedy that has been stolen.
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I.
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So she hires this very brutal private
investigator to help her figure
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out who stole her, um, her remedy.
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And that is Jonathan, the hero.
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He is from a super elite detective agency,
and he's very used to working like really
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high stakes, you know, dangerous jobs.
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So this is not his usual
affair, but you know, he's,
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he's taken on the job and he's.
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You know, prepared for anything
and it was not prepared for her.
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'cause she's very much challenges
him every step of the way.
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She's opinionated, she's a bit chaotic.
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She is not afraid of him.
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So he is also a single dad.
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And as we get to know him more, we
know that basically his daughter has.
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His whole heart and making room in there.
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Also for Lucinda, she kind
of sneaks her way in as well.
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And with her daughter.
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With his daughter.
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So it's really satisfying.
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It's a really fun story.
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Absolutely loved it.
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And then the third book is.
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Also another governance story
and it's Rules for a Proper
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Governance by Jennifer Ashley.
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So this one is, um, you know, if you've,
if you've read Highlanders or you
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know, anything like that, you pretty
much have heard of Jennifer Ashley.
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So in this one we have a
bit more of a chaotic pick.
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So Sinclair McBride is a
widowed Scottish barrister.
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And he, his kids are just have
basically scared off every governance
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in London 'cause they're so wild.
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So he's got all the control in the
boardroom, but none of that at home.
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No parenting skills whatsoever.
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And then Birdie, our heroine, she fun
fact, they meet when she steals his watch.
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And then of course, you know,
he's like, let's bring her
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in to take care of my kids.
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Because that's what makes
sense that you would do.
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And she's very street smart.
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She's scrappy and she immediately
connects with the children.
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And of course he decides that
that is the right person.
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And she just kind of bulldozes through
the whole family with him and the children
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and just pushes her way into their life.
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And she's very sweet.
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It's a very sweet, funny, and.
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Kind of like a heroine that
gives as good as she gets.
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So it's a really fun story.
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So if you're looking for something
that has a bit more of a playful tone,
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then this is a perfect one for that.
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Victoria: Yay.
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I love those wrecks.
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I also have to say I love the Love remedy.
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That one was so much fun.
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And if you'll read that one and
you want another recommendation,
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the author has a second book out.
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Mm-hmm.
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It's the Lady Spots a Flame.
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Yes.
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And I'm enjoying this series.
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I, I'm so excited to see where it goes.
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Francesca: It's so fun and different
too from other historical romances.
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Right.
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Yeah,
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Victoria: yeah, yeah.
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Couldn't agree with you more.
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All right, everyone, if you are just
joining us, we are talking about
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books to celebrate Father's Day.
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So I shared some book
recommendations that you can gift.
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Dad, this Father's Day, I shared
one book that has been living
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rent free in my head since 2020.
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And Francesca shared some really great
historical books with single dads.
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So, you know, lots to look forward to.
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Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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Replay crew, if you're watching the
replay of this after this one is, um,
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share your thoughts and comments as well.
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We would love to hear from you.
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Okay, so now we are switching
gears and we are getting into
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the what we are watching segment.
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And normally I come on here,
all rant about, oh, this is what
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I've been watching and so on.
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I haven't been watching
anything new since.
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Okay.
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I will be on break.
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So odds are I will be pulling
up something on a television.
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I will find something to watch, but
for right now, I have nothing but.
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Francesca has something she's
showing up with no recommendation.
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Surprise, surprise.
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She's the one with the recommendation.
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And I'm here with a dot.
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Okay.
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What have you been watching, Fran?
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Francesca: So I started,
this is an older series.
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I think it's kind of ongoing.
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I haven't like looked too deep
into it, but I think there's
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like six seasons of this.
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It's Animal Kingdom, and I
did pick that up on Netflix.
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I don't know if it was an
original Netflix, no idea.
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But if you are looking
for something that is.
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Wild, chaotic, unhinged.
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This is the show.
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Like my heart goes like, no, they
didn't like every five seconds.
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So I, I am, I'm finished with season one.
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Um, and I, like I said, I think
there's six, maybe it's getting
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re I don't, I don't know.
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Okay.
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But, so it's basically about a
crime family and the grandmother
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here in the middle, she is
the matriarch of the family.
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And it starts off with the
17-year-old, that's her grandson.
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Um, his mo, you know, they lived
away from the grandmother and like
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the, the crime family side of the
family, but his mother was a junkie.
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Mm-hmm.
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Um, so she.
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Start this, the show starts off with the
mom dying of an overdose, and he gets
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taken in by the grandmother, you know, and
it's a bit of a different life, let's say.
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So, uh, some of the, some of his
uncles are the actual children of the
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grandmother, and then the, her right
hand man is technically not, but he
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grew up kind of like a stepson to her.
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Mm-hmm.
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So, but they, they do.
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They do a lot of, um, stealing and
jobs, you know, and they are well
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known in their town for being that.
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So one of, one of the, one of his
uncles, uh, just came outta jail.
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I.
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Very strange, very strange man.
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And, um, each of them have
like their own personality, but
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obviously you can imagine as they're
trying to set up different jobs.
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'cause they, they do different
crimes throughout the first season.
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But the, the weirdest part is just
the interactions between them.
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Because when you think of like wild
and unhinged people that will just do.
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Crazy things, and I don't
know how they survive that.
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Is this family, like for example,
it's like one of their birthdays and
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they'll, they decided they're gonna
go skydiving and they literally start
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fighting, be like at the edge of the
plane and like they throw each other
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down and like they're fighting mid air.
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And I'm like, oh my
God, they're gonna like.
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Ruin the parachute or what, like they
do, they do crazy stuff where they're
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surfing together and like one will
just like throw, throw himself on top
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of the other one while they're surfing
and I'm like, how are they surviving?
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I really wanna know how
they're still alive.
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So, and yeah, so we're seeing like
the 17-year-old dealing with, am I
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going to be become part of this or.
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Are these things wrong?
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So yeah, so there's a bit of that
struggle, but I mean, if it's just
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entertaining to see all the wild,
wild things that they get into.
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So I am enjoying it as much as I'm
like every five seconds, I'm like.
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Is he gonna make it?
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Victoria: What I'm here thinking is this
poor child left one extreme to another
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to end up in a whole extreme situation.
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I'm like,
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Francesca: it's wild.
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Is wild.
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I guess technically
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Victoria: they're animals.
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Francesca: Yes.
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I mean, when the, the show
is Atley name, let's say.
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Victoria: Sounds like it.
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Sounds like it.
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Oh my gosh.
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Well, you let us know your
thoughts and the comments.
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One, are you watching Animal King, Jon?
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But also let us know in the comments
what you are currently watching
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that you are really enjoying.
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Uh, we'd love to hear from you
and get recommendations as well.
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Alright, so we're shifting gears and we're
gonna get into the new releases segment.
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We're gonna be sharing some new releases
for the week of June 8th through to 14th.
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So we're gonna each share
some book recommendations.
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I'm gonna kick things off with.
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Peter Swanson, I think Peter Swanson,
again, staple, um, highly anticipated.
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His latest book is Kill Your Darlings.
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This one is a slow burning thriller.
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Um, we have a marriage that's unraveling
in reverse, so we have the wife who's
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attempting to kill her husband at the
very dinner party where she learns.
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He is also.
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Um, ghost writing like
this murder mystery.
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Uh, but they also have problems.
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So then of course,
peeling back the layers.
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Going back to when they first met.
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I'm a huge Peter Swanson fan.
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I.
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I read this one.
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It's not my favorite, but
I know what he was doing.
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So if you love like those dark film
no vibes, you'll get that here.
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There's creeping tension.
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If you're into psychological cat
and mouse games, it might, you
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know, it might work for you on the
working backwards kind of thing.
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I have high expectations
for Peter Swanson.
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Okay.
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He's a scholar at Mysteries.
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I had an interview with him on a podcast
like he is a reader through and through.
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So my levels are a
little bit higher and he.
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Yeah, he didn't really deliver in this
one, but it's still worth the read.
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Okay.
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So if you're a fan, still pick
it up 'cause we don't abandon or
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favorite authors when they didn't
hit it for us, you know, this time.
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But anyway, another book I
wanna share with you is Great
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Black Hope by Rob Franklin.
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This is a debut novel.
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I really hope this book does well.
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It centers a 20 something
black man who is also queer.
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He's from an elite Brooklyn family.
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However, he goes through a rough time.
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There's a random airport arrest.
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They found some, um,
some ski dust in there.
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And he is forced to kind of confront
his privilege and the grief.
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There's also a friend who
also overdosed as well.
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So like, there's like a connection there
and just a messy interaction with wealth
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and identity and self-destruction.
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You know, we get the family road
trips, we get Hampton night flashbacks,
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you know, again, just rich people.
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So I'm here for it, especially because,
you know, they're rich and they're black.
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So yes.
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But um, this really is a deep dive
into just wealth and privilege.
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And all that good stuff.
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We also have kaki, gory, summer by Emily
at, I've been talking about this one.
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It's now out, now we have three
Japanese American sisters who are
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reuniting in their childhood hometown.
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We have the younger sister who is a pop
star who gets caught up in the scandal.
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The other two sisters
kind of rally together.
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One is a banker, one is a mom.
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They're all going through things as well.
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Um, but they put their lives on
pause to kind of come together.
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They also come together for their mom.
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Who is still in their hometown.
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So again, if you want that, you
know, nostalgic childhood memories,
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dealing with grief and past histories
and family trauma, but also family
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joys and everything about returning
home kaki, gory summer, is there.
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We also have Far and Away by Amy Popal.
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Amy Popal is another one of
those summer read authors.
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It's very comforting, very cozy, and
um, you can expect in this one as well.
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So we have Lucy, our main character.
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We also have Gretel Greta,
sorry, she's another character.
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And we see both of them hit with, um,
personal crises that are going on.
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We have one of them, their son is
making a whole bunch of mistakes.
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The other one has a husband
who's going MIA and not keeping
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her updated without wanting.
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Um, so we see them kind of realizing that
their lives are messier than expected.
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Um, but Amy Poppa as always delivers
great humor, so you'll get that as well.
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There's lots of travel, so you get some
armchair traveling in there as well.
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Misunderstandings.
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Um, but ultimately a good time.
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This is like a breezy feel.
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Good summary.
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Read, escape.
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You'll get big laughs in here as well.
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And, you know, learning
something about yourself.
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And finally, I'm gonna close
us out with a nonfiction book.
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Okay, this one is called Murder Land,
and this one is, like I said, nonfiction.
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So true story.
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And the author takes us
to the Pacific Northwest.
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We are going back to the 1940s through
till I think about the eighties.
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So even up to the late eighties
where there was a staggering
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number of serial killers.
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Okay.
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And we're wondering where
are these people coming from?
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Um, and all of these.
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People kind of like mysteriously appeared.
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00:20:00
You know, you think about your Bondi,
Spillman, Ridgeway, all these like serial
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killer people, and she is arguing, and
I'm not gonna spoil it, but she is arguing
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that there is a reason there is something
in the air, which is why we had all
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these serial killers during this time.
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Now this author is known for biographies
of notorious like serial killers
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and murderers and stuff like that.
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So this is true crime, so this is good
for true crime fans, but this isn't your
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typical true crime because this is also
part investigative history and story.
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We also get some of the author's story
in there as well because she has been
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heavily involved in this for a while.
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So I think if you are interested
in true crime deep dives that go
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beyond the, okay, what happened
here, and just the details of that.
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But to understand why we probably have all
these people who are serial killers, then
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I think this book will be just for you.
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So, um, yeah, those are my roundups of
new books, but I know Francesca has some
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exciting new releases to share as well.
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Francesca: Yeah, so I've got quite
a bit of fantasy today actually.
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So I'm gonna start off with that
realm of Thieves by Karina Helly.
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This is the first in a news series
and it has a morally gray, he heroine,
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kind of a dangerous romance, and it's
set in a world of illegal dragon egg.
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Trafficking.
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So our harrowing brindle is a thief.
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So her job is literally to steal
dragon eggs for a living and
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she is forced to work with a
crime Lord, from a rival house.
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It's a rivals to lovers.
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There's tension, betrayal,
all those kind of things.
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Magical danger and also.
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There's it, the dragons like, don't
go into this expecting fourth wing
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or any of those kind of things.
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It is different, um, but it's a
very unique premise and um, in fact,
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we recommend that this book on.
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A chat that I had with my friend
Amanda on the channel, so you can go
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and check that out as well where we
dive a little bit more into this one.
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The second book is one of I
most anticipated of the year,
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is caught up by Navea Allen.
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This is book two in the
Into Darkness series.
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00:22:06
So the first book was Lights Out.
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If you've read that, you kind of know
what vibe you're in for with this one.
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The Hair, the Hero Junior is a mask,
stalker, and he has been watching
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this girl that he let go years ago.
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So now she's all grown up.
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She's confident, she's
posting some thirst drafts.
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She's also not exactly innocent.
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So this story is actually set at a
kink club and it's a very like second
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chances, dark obsession kind of story.
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It's got voyeurism, found family,
morally gray, man, touch her and
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die vibes, all of those things.
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So I am super excited for this one.
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The third, it's a historical romance.
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It's a rare find by Joanna Lowell.
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So this one is a queer historical
with rival treasure hunters.
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00:22:53
Um, El Alfreda is a serious aspiring
archeologist, and Georgie is her
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childhood enemy turned reluctant.
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Partner in crime.
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So they are on the hunt for Viking Gold.
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There's lots of sexual tension, lots
of bickering, deny of their feelings.
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00:23:09
It's very nerdy, charming.
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00:23:11
It's got that enemy lover's vibe
and if you like, like an adventure
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romance with an expedition.
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This is a really fun one to pick up.
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00:23:19
The next one is if pan debut novel.
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It's a Dance of Lies by Britney
Arena and it's about a dancer turns.
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Spy, lots of political
tension, some slow burn angst.
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00:23:30
So the heroin has been in prison
for a crime that she didn't commit,
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and now she is being used as a
pawn in a royal power struggle.
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So lots of secrets.
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Um, mysterious brother, king ally,
and some high stakes as well.
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So this one has a, a bit of a more.
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Developed world building, I
would say, than most romantics.
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So maybe kind of like
thrown of glass vibes.
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Mm-hmm.
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And it's morally complicated.
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Heroine, you know, lots of, lots of
like, who am I supposed to trust?
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Uh, vibes.
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So definitely a fun one and a, a new,
a new series and a new author to watch.
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00:24:06
It does have also some, uh, chronicle
ill chronic illness representation in
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it as well, which is, which is nice.
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Yeah.
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Then the last one is a thriller.
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It's by one of the staple
authors that we love.
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00:24:19
And under the covers, it's her
first mistake by Kendra Elliot.
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00:24:23
So this one is about a cold case
mystery with also some personal trauma.
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00:24:28
So 13 years ago, Noelle's husband was
murdered and now she's a detective.
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00:24:33
And the FBI wants to reopen the case.
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00:24:36
So Noelle has secrets about
that night that she's.
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Never told anyone, and
it's very twisty emotional.
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It's perfect if you like,
like domestic suspense.
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So definitely a great one for that.
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And I mean, Kendra Elliot is
just really, really good at
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that, so I'm excited for that.
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Victoria: Yay.
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We have some exciting new releases.
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00:24:55
Again, June is continuing
to deliver and to deliver.
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00:24:59
Summer reading season is in full swing.
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00:25:02
I know the calendar doesn't, you
know, says summer doesn't start
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00:25:04
till like the 20th, but No, but
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00:25:06
Francesca: the weather
outside is saying that ho
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00:25:10
Victoria: it's.
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00:25:10
Especially for us folks
down here in Florida.
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00:25:13
Francesca: I mean, you see
us wearing sweaters, but
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00:25:14
that's because we are inside.
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00:25:16
Yeah, inside.
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00:25:19
Victoria: Be cozy.
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We can be cozy.
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00:25:20
We don't, we don't venture outdoors.
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Okay.
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00:25:23
We don't do that.
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00:25:23
We don't do that.
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00:25:24
Uh, but let us know your
thoughts and the comments.
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00:25:26
Let us know what new releases have
caught your attention, what books
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you are planning to add to your
reading list, but also what has
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you excited, um, for this season.
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So share your thoughts in the comments.
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00:25:36
All right, so we are switching
gears into the bookish news,
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bookish gossip, and all the things.
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00:25:42
I think most of the news today really
is focusing on adaptation news.
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00:25:47
There's quite a bit of adaptation
news out there, um, in the streets.
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00:25:52
I mean, you let us know in the comments
what adaptations you're looking forward
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00:25:55
to, but today we are getting into
the heated rivalry novel adaptation.
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00:26:01
Now, this is being reported by
the Hollywood reporter, however,
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00:26:05
Francesca first got the news arm.
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00:26:08
Through Trustee t TikTok.
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00:26:10
So we wanna shout out
content creator Jacob Elijah.
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00:26:13
We'll be including a link in the video's
description to Jacob's video, but also to
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00:26:19
check out the Hollywood reporter as well.
528
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00:26:22
So basically the Hollywood
reporter is saying that, um.
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00:26:26
An adaptation is happening for heated
rivalry, so essentially hockey,
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00:26:30
romance, specifically gay hockey.
531
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00:26:33
Romance is getting an adaptation for tv.
532
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00:26:37
This is going to be a limited TV series.
533
:
00:26:41
Right now it is looking like, I think
they said six episodes in the series.
534
:
00:26:45
It's going to be set in Southern
Ontario and we're gonna have a pro
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00:26:48
hockey star, um, being played, uh, by
Hudson Williams, um, who's gonna be,
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00:26:55
um, essentially the star in this one.
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00:26:57
We're gonna have rivals.
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00:26:58
Because it's a hockey rivals
romance and just all the things.
539
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00:27:02
This one looks really exciting.
540
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00:27:04
I mean, Francesca, what are
your thoughts on the fact that
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00:27:07
this is getting an adaptation?
542
:
00:27:09
It is also noteworthy to say in
the Hollywood Reporter that they're
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00:27:13
saying heated rivalry had them
hooked from the very first chapter.
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00:27:16
Um, at the course.
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00:27:17
So they're excited.
546
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00:27:19
Um, but also the, the director
who is directing this one has
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00:27:22
also directed other films as well.
548
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00:27:25
There's a long credit list.
549
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00:27:27
Um, so they're very excited about this.
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00:27:29
And yeah, this is just, seems
like a very glowing report.
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00:27:32
I don't have any background
information on heated rivalry.
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00:27:37
Okay.
553
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00:27:38
I'm coming into this blank.
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00:27:39
And again, they have been
announcing the cast as well.
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00:27:44
As a part of this reporting.
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00:27:46
So needless to say, readers are excited.
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00:27:48
It seems, for one, the adaptation
happening for the book, but also
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00:27:54
the cast that has been announced.
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00:27:56
But what are, what are
your thoughts in general?
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00:27:58
Because I know you have more back
story insight, um, into this.
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00:28:04
Francesca: Yeah, so this is one
that I read many, many years ago.
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00:28:07
It's probably one of the
biggest gay hockey romances.
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00:28:12
Uh, and for good reason.
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00:28:14
I mean, if you haven't
read the book, it is.
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00:28:16
Amazing Enemies to lovers, second chance,
like all the things that is so good.
566
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00:28:21
Um, so I'm actually really
excited for a couple of reasons.
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00:28:25
Number one, because the, um, I
guess the, the one that is adapting
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00:28:29
it is also someone that has
worked with hockey related shows.
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00:28:34
So I think that they will get
the hockey right, which I think
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00:28:37
is always important when we're
talking about hockey romances is.
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00:28:41
The sport does have to feature well,
and I think that we're probably
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00:28:45
gonna get that with this one, but
of course, just the fact that we're
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00:28:49
getting a gay hockey romance on TV is.
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00:28:53
Amazing.
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00:28:55
Um, so the, the story with this one is
that the two of them are hockey stars
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00:29:00
and you're getting flashbacks throughout
the book where they actually met at
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00:29:04
like hockey summer camp when they were
younger and they had this relationship.
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00:29:09
Then, you know, things happen and
now they are both pro athletes and.
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00:29:15
You know, things develop
further from there.
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00:29:18
And I mean, if you like Enemies
to Lovers, this is like the book.
581
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00:29:23
So I knew nothing about this getting
a possible adaptation until I saw that
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00:29:27
Jacob Elijah video where he was talking
about there's actual news on the cast.
583
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00:29:31
So I mean, I guess the news about the
show being produced was out already and
584
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00:29:36
I think it's really exciting to see.
585
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00:29:38
I don't know the, the actor, so I always
love when they do an adaptation and it's.
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00:29:44
With people that I don't
really know who they are.
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00:29:48
'cause I feel like it, it leaves
it open, you know what I mean?
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00:29:52
Like, otherwise, like I'm gonna
have this idea of what this
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00:29:55
actor is like or whatever.
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00:29:56
So I, I kind of really like that.
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00:29:58
Mm-hmm.
592
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00:29:59
Um, I think that they did do a, well,
a good job with casting them and I
593
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00:30:03
am just really excited to see this on
tv to see what they do with the show
594
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00:30:08
to see, I mean, I, I think the most
important thing is I hope they get that.
595
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00:30:12
That tension and the bickering and
like the angst and all of the things.
596
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00:30:16
So I'm just, I'm just excited.
597
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00:30:18
I cannot wait to to watch it.
598
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00:30:20
So it will definitely be one
that I am gonna be watching
599
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00:30:23
as soon as they put it out.
600
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00:30:27
I mean, this is
601
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00:30:27
Victoria: exciting.
602
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00:30:28
I, first of all.
603
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00:30:30
They look good.
604
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00:30:31
Okay.
605
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00:30:33
They look good and And
they better be fighting.
606
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00:30:37
I'm very interested in seeing,
because rivals to lovers.
607
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00:30:41
I love that trope personally.
608
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00:30:44
Again, while I haven't read the
book, but I guess, hey, this
609
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00:30:46
is reason for me and folks.
610
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00:30:48
Yes.
611
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00:30:48
If you are watching, if you miss this
bandwagon, I guess this is time for us
612
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00:30:51
to kind of jump on so we are prepared.
613
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00:30:54
For when the adaptation drops.
614
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00:30:57
But I love a good rivals to lovers.
615
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00:30:58
I really do.
616
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00:30:59
There's something about it that
just really gets me, and we
617
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00:31:02
have two good looking people.
618
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00:31:03
Mm-hmm.
619
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00:31:03
So I'm like, okay, you have my attention.
620
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00:31:06
You have my attention.
621
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00:31:07
And the fact that this was
one of the biggest, um.
622
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00:31:10
Gay hockey romances.
623
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00:31:12
I'm glad that it's getting an
adaptation and it's not being passed
624
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00:31:15
over for like more new recent hockey
romances, if you know what I mean.
625
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00:31:20
Yeah.
626
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00:31:20
So yeah, this is exciting.
627
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00:31:22
So let us know your
thoughts in the comments.
628
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00:31:24
If you read the book and
the series, how do you feel?
629
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00:31:27
About, um, the actors casted for this.
630
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00:31:30
Are you excited?
631
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00:31:31
Are you looking forward
to the Aada adaptation?
632
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00:31:33
Let us know your thoughts
and the comments.
633
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00:31:35
Again, I'm already just
excited on principle.
634
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00:31:37
I'm just like, this is great.
635
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00:31:39
I love that we're getting more
adaptations, but we're also getting
636
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00:31:42
representation, you know, for the peoples.
637
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00:31:44
So yes, we love this.
638
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00:31:46
We love this.
639
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00:31:47
Okay, continuing.
640
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00:31:49
In the adaptation news, we also have news
that we have another, uh, big adaptation.
641
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00:31:56
I'm very curious to see how folks
are gonna receive this one, but
642
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00:31:59
this reporting is from deadline.
643
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00:32:01
You will find a link in the video's
description to the reporting,
644
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00:32:04
but Deadline is reporting that
Paramount has acquired right to
645
:
00:32:09
the Divine Rivals film adaptation.
646
:
00:32:13
Uh, Sophia Alvarez is set to pen the
script, um, essentially the Divine rivals.
647
:
00:32:19
This is Rebecca Ross's
fantasy romance novel.
648
:
00:32:24
Apparently there was a highly
competitive multis studio bidding
649
:
00:32:27
war as reported by deadline, and we
are gonna essentially get a film.
650
:
00:32:34
With this one, there is a first look deal
with the studio as well for the director
651
:
00:32:41
and folks that are producing this.
652
:
00:32:43
They are mentioning that the
first book in the series, which
653
:
00:32:46
was the Letters of Enchantment
series, had spent over 125 weeks.
654
:
00:32:52
On the New York Times bestseller list.
655
:
00:32:54
So, you know, that is a big
reason, um, why it also is
656
:
00:32:59
a good choice Awards winner.
657
:
00:33:00
It has sold over a million copies.
658
:
00:33:03
Um, and Rebecca Ross's works
just in general because she has
659
:
00:33:06
a whole bunch of other stuff.
660
:
00:33:08
Um, a River Enchanted, a Fire,
endless, I read those, um, have been
661
:
00:33:12
translated into 27 languages and she
has another novel, a Wild Reverence
662
:
00:33:18
that is coming out this September.
663
:
00:33:21
But more specifically, and I love
that they're mentioning this in the
664
:
00:33:24
reporting that divine rivals capture
the attention of book talk, okay.
665
:
00:33:28
Where the fans went, crazy
engagement and viral.
666
:
00:33:32
So this definitely helped to
catapult this one as well.
667
:
00:33:38
And now here we are with an adaptation.
668
:
00:33:40
I mean, Fran, what are
your thoughts on this one?
669
:
00:33:43
Francesca: I think it's exciting.
670
:
00:33:44
Um, I did not read the book.
671
:
00:33:45
I know it's a bit more of the
young adult fantasy kind of story.
672
:
00:33:49
Mm-hmm.
673
:
00:33:50
But I know that everyone was talking
about it a couple of years ago when
674
:
00:33:53
it came out and there was a lot of
excitement when the second book came out.
675
:
00:33:57
So it doesn't surprise me that they,
you know, they got an adaptation.
676
:
00:34:01
What's sur what's not surprising, but it's
exciting is the fact that it's with a big
677
:
00:34:05
studio as a, like, we're seeing a lot of
the, oh, Netflix is picking this up, or.
678
:
00:34:10
Whoever is doing some adaptation,
but it's exciting to see a big studio
679
:
00:34:15
that's gonna have the budget that's
going to be able to really translate
680
:
00:34:19
these kind of fantasy stories into.
681
:
00:34:22
A big production and like make, you
know, make it justice, you know?
682
:
00:34:26
Yeah.
683
:
00:34:26
Make something.
684
:
00:34:27
That's good.
685
:
00:34:28
Victoria: Yeah.
686
:
00:34:29
I couldn't agree with you more.
687
:
00:34:30
I feel like, you know, people didn't take
streaming so serious in the beginning, and
688
:
00:34:35
streaming took chances on a lot of things.
689
:
00:34:38
I mean, yes, some stuff worked out.
690
:
00:34:39
Some stuff was a one and done.
691
:
00:34:41
We, you know, we, we haven't
seen it return to screen.
692
:
00:34:44
However, I think they've been
taking so many chances and now.
693
:
00:34:47
With book adaptations being so
fruitful, it's also so easy because
694
:
00:34:51
you also have a built-in fan base.
695
:
00:34:53
Mm-hmm.
696
:
00:34:53
Because now you have the readers, so
you have that built-in, fan base, and
697
:
00:34:56
then of course, um, you know, doing an
adaptation is expanding the fan base.
698
:
00:35:01
Yeah.
699
:
00:35:01
And then also publishers are also
very excited because when you
700
:
00:35:04
have an adaptation, now people
are going back to the book.
701
:
00:35:06
And even if you don't end up reading
the book, you might just buy the book.
702
:
00:35:09
So, you know, it's money,
money, money all around.
703
:
00:35:12
Yeah.
704
:
00:35:12
So needless to say, streaming platforms
have shown that this is a proven model.
705
:
00:35:18
Francesca: Mm-hmm.
706
:
00:35:19
Victoria: And it works.
707
:
00:35:19
It works.
708
:
00:35:20
Right.
709
:
00:35:21
So to your point, I'm really excited
that you have big studios now
710
:
00:35:24
who are engaging in this because
they have the bigger budget and
711
:
00:35:26
especially when it comes to fantasy.
712
:
00:35:28
Yes.
713
:
00:35:28
'cause the other thing, fantasy.
714
:
00:35:31
As much as we love to read it and we
love it, and we're fans of it here.
715
:
00:35:35
But the reality of the situation is
you need a big budget to do these
716
:
00:35:40
adaptations, which is why oftentimes
you'll see them go towards like more
717
:
00:35:44
literary stuff or romance and you
know, like contemporary romance.
718
:
00:35:49
Let me be clear, because it's easier
to produce, but when you have to get
719
:
00:35:52
into the world building of it all.
720
:
00:35:54
You need that budget?
721
:
00:35:56
Francesca: Yeah, I mean, the budget
goes on anything, it goes on the
722
:
00:35:59
sets, it goes on the costumes.
723
:
00:36:02
It's, it's just expensive, you know,
special effects, depending, like what
724
:
00:36:06
kind of things are happening in the book.
725
:
00:36:08
Magic and all the, all the, so it's
like, it's, it's exciting to see
726
:
00:36:14
something that will be well done because
the budget is there, so at least.
727
:
00:36:19
For that alone, I think
it's really exciting.
728
:
00:36:21
Also, to your point of like a proven model
I, the way I feel about the streaming,
729
:
00:36:27
picking up on, or any studio picking
up books and how that's been more like
730
:
00:36:32
prevalent in the past couple of years.
731
:
00:36:34
It relates to me with how
publishers will take in the.
732
:
00:36:38
Authors that have that success and then
they'll become traditionally published.
733
:
00:36:43
It's like in both things, you
have something that's already
734
:
00:36:46
proven that it's successful and
you are just repackaging it.
735
:
00:36:49
So they are repackaging it with the
visuals or the, you know, traditional
736
:
00:36:53
publishers are repackaging it with their
book packaging and putting it on a shelf.
737
:
00:36:59
So I think it's, it's just.
738
:
00:37:00
Work.
739
:
00:37:03
Easy work.
740
:
00:37:03
Yes, it's, it's definitely
easy guaranteed money.
741
:
00:37:05
Victoria: That's it.
742
:
00:37:07
It's definitely easy work.
743
:
00:37:08
We would love to hear from you though,
so join the conversation in the comments.
744
:
00:37:11
Let us know your thoughts
on this adaptation.
745
:
00:37:13
Let us know if you've read the books.
746
:
00:37:15
Um, if you're excited for this,
if you're going back to read
747
:
00:37:17
some Rebecca Ross, I, I have.
748
:
00:37:20
I've really enjoyed her work.
749
:
00:37:21
Again, you know, she has a, a little
catalog that she's quite building there,
750
:
00:37:25
so, um, yeah, so be sure to check out
the back list as well, but also kind
751
:
00:37:30
of getting into the business of it all.
752
:
00:37:31
I do think in all businesses,
people are often for the easy
753
:
00:37:36
model, which is why they also will.
754
:
00:37:38
Not take chances on certain things.
755
:
00:37:40
Mm-hmm.
756
:
00:37:41
But if they see this is selling,
they're like, yeah, I'm gonna sell
757
:
00:37:43
this too, because yeah, this is easy.
758
:
00:37:44
Or if this person has an audience,
oh yeah, I'm gonna jump on
759
:
00:37:47
that because that is easier.
760
:
00:37:48
Mm-hmm.
761
:
00:37:49
Than having to build someone from scratch.
762
:
00:37:51
I do hope though.
763
:
00:37:53
That publishers will still invest
in authors who are writing good
764
:
00:37:57
books, even though they don't
have the audience, you know?
765
:
00:38:00
Francesca: Yes.
766
:
00:38:01
Yes.
767
:
00:38:01
I feel like that is getting less and
less as time goes on, like they will
768
:
00:38:06
want at least them to have already
certain number of followers on social
769
:
00:38:11
media, and I think it, it probably
will detract from us getting some of
770
:
00:38:15
those voices that are really, really
good authors, but maybe they're not as.
771
:
00:38:20
You know, oh, let me put myself
out on social media, especially
772
:
00:38:23
before even being published.
773
:
00:38:25
So I, I think that's probably
going to be to our detriment.
774
:
00:38:29
Yeah.
775
:
00:38:29
And not getting those kind
of authors, which is a shame.
776
:
00:38:33
So my last message to those authors
is, please at least self-publish
777
:
00:38:38
that that goes out into the world.
778
:
00:38:40
Because if you have a really good
book and somebody reads it, like for
779
:
00:38:44
example, like, we're gonna talk about
it and it's gonna get out there, so.
780
:
00:38:49
Victoria: Yeah, I mean, I ain't gonna lie.
781
:
00:38:51
Self-publishing, you have to
have, I feel a special something.
782
:
00:38:57
To self-publish.
783
:
00:38:58
Francesca: Mm-hmm.
784
:
00:38:59
Victoria: Because you are
essentially putting your work out
785
:
00:39:01
there in the world and the odds of
it, um, failing are higher Yeah.
786
:
00:39:06
Than it breaking out.
787
:
00:39:08
So you really do have to have thick skin.
788
:
00:39:10
You really have to put
the stuff out there.
789
:
00:39:11
I do hope more people will actually
self-publish because I think
790
:
00:39:16
it's a great way to be found.
791
:
00:39:18
I think before people had the hope.
792
:
00:39:21
But it was so much more slimmer.
793
:
00:39:23
Mm-hmm.
794
:
00:39:23
I think now the odds of you being
picked up is so much more higher.
795
:
00:39:27
So yeah, I definitely heard people do it.
796
:
00:39:30
Um, especially because one of my
favorite authors, because I'm a literary,
797
:
00:39:33
girly at heart and one of my favorite
authors does not do social media.
798
:
00:39:36
Does not do media.
799
:
00:39:38
And yes, I'm talking about Sally Rooney.
800
:
00:39:40
She avoids it like the plague.
801
:
00:39:42
She really is just like, look,
I just wanna write my stuff and.
802
:
00:39:45
Live my own real life.
803
:
00:39:47
I don't wanna be involved here.
804
:
00:39:49
And I know there are
authors out there like that.
805
:
00:39:50
But here's the thing,
you're not Sally Rooney.
806
:
00:39:52
Yes.
807
:
00:39:53
Yes.
808
:
00:39:53
Yet.
809
:
00:39:54
Yet.
810
:
00:39:55
So self-publish, you know,
811
:
00:39:57
Francesca: you can always
pull back after, but yeah.
812
:
00:39:59
Yeah.
813
:
00:39:59
You kind of have to be a
little bit in the trenches.
814
:
00:40:02
You
815
:
00:40:02
Victoria: gotta be in the trenches.
816
:
00:40:03
You gotta be in the trenches.
817
:
00:40:04
Yeah.
818
:
00:40:05
But anyways, thank you everyone for
watching and joining us live again,
819
:
00:40:11
just in case you missed a checkout or
summer reading episode, there are lots
820
:
00:40:14
of great gems in there, especially if
you wanna kickstart your summer reading.
821
:
00:40:17
Again, we are reading
for summer, even though.
822
:
00:40:20
Technically, summer doesn't
start for a few more weeks.
823
:
00:40:22
We just did Father's Day today.
824
:
00:40:24
But be sure to join us next week
when we will be going live and
825
:
00:40:28
sharing some books for Pride.
826
:
00:40:30
Okay, it's Pride Month everyone,
so we're gonna be sharing some
827
:
00:40:32
recommendations next week.
828
:
00:40:34
We'll give you the next month
calendar so you can mark your
829
:
00:40:37
calendars and stay tuned.
830
:
00:40:39
But yeah, I think that's it.
831
:
00:40:40
I hope you all have a wonderful day.
832
:
00:40:42
Have a wonderful week.
833
:
00:40:43
Let us know your thoughts and comments,
like the video, share the video.
834
:
00:40:46
Tell a friend to tell a friend, and.
835
:
00:40:48
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836
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00:40:51
Bye everyone.
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00:40:52
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