Book fandoms are unsurprisingly a huge part of a book's lifespan. Join us today at Keeping TABs as we go through the highs and lows of what exactly fandoms have to offer, from free content to intense shipping wars.
Ebooks, audiobooks, or good-old fashioned paper books? In our new era books are becoming more accessible (and digital), so join us as we rank the different forms and discuss the pros and cons of each medium.
We've all had a book in English class that we had to read but absolutely despised. It's hard to get children and teenagers into reading when there's a grade attached to it, but join us at Keeping TABs as we explore ways to spice up the reading curriculum and get kids connected to reading.
About a year ago, an author landed into hot water after it was discovered that they created fake Goodreads accounts to bomb other author's books and uplift their own. Join us as we explore how this story spiraled out of control from there!
With everyone getting sick of reboot after reboot and live actions with no purpose, TAB proposes a solution: use books! There is an endless supply of books ready for mainstream TV, waiting for the perfect opportunity.
Enemies to Lovers, everyone's favorite trope. Join us today at the Princeton Public Library as we discuss the ups and downs of the latest industry trend.
Have you ever stumbled upon a book too weird to possibly exist? Chances are it was probably self-published. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of self-publishing, a lawless place not unlike the internet. This is Keeping TABS.
Welcome back to Keeping TABS! Today's episode is a bit unscripted so sit down and join us while we air out our book grievances.
Join us today in this episode of TAB as we explore movie adaptations: their role in our culture and why some become iconic while others fade into obscurity.
In this episode we dive into a staple of the reading industry: genre trends. What moves them, why we get tired of them, and the internet's role in all of this.
Welcome back to Keeping TABS! This special Valentines episode is all about the internet's favorite genre: romance. From love triangles to enemies to lovers, join us as we explore the rise in popularity of love stories.
When reading a book, most times it's our eyes doing all the work. This week we'll talk about what happens when we add the sense of sound to our experience. Music is in many aspects of literature, and they're more similar than you might think.
In this episode, we talk about those names on book covers that don't seem quite right: pen names. Where do they come from and why are authors allowed to lie about their names?
In this episode we dive into the most visual factor of books: their covers. Join us as we explore how covers have changed, how they influence readers, and what this means for the future of reading.
A new version of Keeping TABs kicks off with an episode about hooks!
This week, we spoke with Gabriella Lepore, author of the YA mystery novels This Is Why We Lie and The Last One to Fall. Tune in to hear her talk about the books that inspire her, how she writes unpredictable twists, and how she writes character-focused mysteries that are fast-paced and unputdownable.
Pre-order Bad Like Us (out March 5th, 2024): https://bookshop.org/p/books/bad-like-us-original-gabriella-lepore/20071728?ean=9781335453877
Check out Gabriella Lepore’s books at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Lepore%2C%20Gabriella&searchType=author
Purchase This Is Why We Lie: https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-is-why-we-lie-gabriella-lepore/15767351?ean=9781335418609
Purchase The Last One to Fall:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-one-to-fall-gabriella-lepore/18073376?ean=9781335915863
Purchase Secrets in Phoenix (Phoenix Holt, book 1) or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:
https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Phoenix-Holt-1/dp/1517426979
Purchase The Witches of the Glass Castle (The Witches of the Glass Castle, book 1) or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:
Purchase Blackheath (The Blackheath Witches, book 1) or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:
Purchase How I Found You or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:
Purchase Evanescent or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:
Purchase Friday’s List or read it on Kindle Unlimited here:
Gabriella Lepore’s book recommendations:
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1419515
Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1425193
How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1454475
Lily’s book rec:
The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti
Check out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1385248
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabriellalepore_books/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my_life_in_books?lang=en
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814169.Gabriella_Lepore
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Music: “Silver Flicker” by Colors of Illusion.
This week, we spoke with Lamar Giles, the Edgar Award-nominated author of the YA thriller novels Fake ID, Endangered, Spin, and Overturned; the YA contemporary novel Not So Pure and Simple; and the YA horror novel The Getaway. Lamar Giles is also a founding member of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and the author of the A Legendary Alston Boys Adventure middle grade series.
Tune in to hear him talk about pacing the plots of his novels in a way that makes them compelling without feeling rushed, how he raises the stakes in both his contemporary and horror/thriller novels, and how he creates characters with unique perspectives on the world and maintains their voices throughout his stories.
Follow Lamar Giles on social media:
Website: https://www.lamargiles.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamargiles/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6571558.Lamar_Giles
Pre-order Static: Up All Night: https://bookshop.org/p/books/static-up-all-night/18906834?ean=9781779510518
Purchase Epic Ellisons: Cosmos Camp:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/epic-ellisons-cosmos-camp-lamar-giles/19218090?ean=9780358423379
Purchase House Party:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/house-party/18850108?ean=9780593488157
Purchase Fake ID:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/fake-id-lamar-giles/6430749?ean=9780062121851
Purchase Endangered:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/endangered-lamar-giles/6433415?ean=9780062297570
Purchase Spin:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/spin-lamar-giles/6942064?ean=9781338582185
Purchase Overturned:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/overturned-lamar-giles/6942762?ean=9781338312843
Purchase Not So Pure and Simple: https://bookshop.org/p/books/not-so-pure-and-simple-lamar-giles/6434773?ean=9780062349200
Purchase The Getaway:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-getaway-lamar-giles/18073727?ean=9781338752014
Purchase The Last Last-Day-of-Summer:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-last-day-of-summer-lamar-giles/6960671?ean=9780358244417
Check out Lamar Giles’ books at the library:
https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=lamar%20giles&searchType=bl&page=1
Lamar Giles’ book recommendations:
The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-library-of-broken-worlds/18383203?ean=9781338290622
Superman Lost:
https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Lost-2023-1-Priest-ebook/dp/B0BVGS885X
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix:
Purchase: https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-sell-a-haunted-house-grady-hendrix/18965143?ean=9780593201268
Check it out at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1458124
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The music featured in today's episode is "Silver Flicker" by Colors of Illusion.
This week, we spoke with Maureen Johnson, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the incredibly popular Truly Devious series, the Suite Scarlett series, the 13 Little Blue Envelopes series, and the Shades of London series. Tune in to hear Maureen Johnson talk about how she plots her intricate mystery novels, how she created a compelling and lovable detective in her Truly Devious series, and how she writes realistic and witty dialogue.
Follow Maureen Johnson on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureenjohnsonbooks/
Website: https://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10317.Maureen_Johnson
Check out Maureen Johnson’s books at the library:
Truly Devious (Truly Devious, Book 1): https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1394263
Suite Scarlett (Suite Scarlett, Book 1): https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1249264
13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, Book 1): https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1406183
Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances Anthology: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1256106
Purchase Maureen Johnson’s books:
Purchase The Name of the Star (Shades of London, Book 1): https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-name-of-the-star-maureen-johnson/1516849?ean=9780142422052
Purchase Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village: https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-guide-to-not-getting-murdered-in-a-quaint-english-village-maureen-johnson/15876384?ean=9781984859624
Purchase Girl at Sea: https://bookshop.org/p/books/girl-at-sea-maureen-johnson/7912727?ean=9780060541460
Purchase Hello, Cruel Heart: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hello-cruel-heart-maureen-johnson/15712725?ean=9781368057769
Purchase Truly Devious (Truly Devious, Book 1): https://bookshop.org/p/books/truly-devious-a-mystery-maureen-johnson/6782740?ean=9780062338068
Purchase Suite Scarlett (Suite Scarlett, Book 1): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/suite-scarlett-maureen-johnson/1100294772?ean=9780545232005
Purchase 13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, Book 1): https://bookshop.org/p/books/13-little-blue-envelopes-maureen-johnson/6437294?ean=9780062439109
Purchase Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances Anthology: https://bookshop.org/p/books/let-it-snow-three-holiday-romances-lauren-myracle/8629049?ean=9780142412145
Shelve Death at Morning House on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63280431-death-at-morning-house?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=8i2D8lzsWU&rank=1
Maureen Johnson’s book recommendations:
Purchase The Hound of the Baskervilles: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-arthur-conan-sir-doyle/11169645?ean=9780451528018
Check out The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1187064
Purchase The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-westing-game-puffin-modern-classics-ellen-raskin/18421621?ean=9780142401200
Check out Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1453376
Purchase Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hell-bent-leigh-bardugo/18965191?ean=9781250313102
Check out the writing tool Maureen Johnson uses, Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
Sophie’s book recommendation:
Check out If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1384424
Purchase If We Were Villains: https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-we-were-villains-m-l-rio/8476867?ean=9781250095299
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Music: "Silver Flicker" - Colors of Illusion
This week, the Keeping TABs podcast spoke with Kristen Simmons, the critically-acclaimed author of the YA dystopian Article 5 series, the YA thriller Vale Hall series, and three YA speculative fiction standalones, Pacifica, Metaltown, and The Glass Arrow. Tune in to hear her talk about writing survivor stories, creating lovable casts of characters, and her upcoming YA yōkai horror novel, Find Him Where You Left Him Dead.
Follow Kristen Simmons on social media:
Website: https://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kris10writes/?hl=en
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4692856.Kristen_Simmons
Pre-order Find Him Where You Left Him Dead: https://bookshop.org/p/books/find-him-where-you-left-him-dead-kristen-simmons/19538772?ean=9781250851123
Check out Pacifica at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1397924
Purchase The Deceivers (Vale Hall, Book 1): https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-deceivers-kristen-simmons/9848140?ean=9781250175793
Purchase Article 5 (Article 5, Book 1): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/article-5-kristen-simmons/1104154962?ean=9780765329615&aug=1
Purchase Pacifica: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pacifica-kristen-simmons/1125902342?ean=9781466828803
Purchase Metaltown: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/metaltown-kristen-simmons/1123132956?ean=9781466828797
Purchase The Glass Arrow: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-glass-arrow-kristen-simmons/1119439443?ean=9780765336644
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The music featured in this episode is "Silver Flicker" by Colors of Illusion.
This week, we spoke with YA fantasy and paranormal author Sarah Glenn Marsh. She has written the Reign of the Fallen fantasy series and three paranormal novels, Fear the Drowning Deep, Dread the Harvest Moon, and The Girls Are Never Gone. Tune in to hear her talk about the key to writing a spooky paranormal novel, the importance of representing characters with diabetes in her books, and the story behind her family's haunted ancestral home. She also talks about the difference between instalove and instant connection, Lord of the Rings roleplaying as writing training, and how the spirit should win sometimes.
Follow Sarah Glenn Marsh on social media:
Website: https://www.sarahglennmarsh.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmarshauthor/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SG_Marsh
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10909117.Sarah_Glenn_Marsh
Check out Reign of the Fallen at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1394265
Check out The Girls Are Never Gone at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1445869
Purchase Fear the Drowning Deep here:
Purchase Dread the Harvest Moon here: https://www.amazon.com/Dread-Harvest-Moon-Fear-Drowning/dp/0578751232/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21GVM6BT44MXX&keywords=dread+the+harvest+moon&qid=1681478268&sprefix=dread+the+harvest+moon%2Caps%2C66&sr=8-1
Purchase Reign of the Fallen here:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reign-of-the-fallen-sarah-glenn-marsh/1131884032?ean=9780448494401
Purchase The Girls Are Never Gone here:
Sarah Glenn Marsh's Book Recommendations:
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-woman-in-black-a-ghost-story-susan-hill/1452364?ean=9780307950215
The Small Hand by Susan Hill: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-small-hand-and-dolly-two-novels-susan-hill/9133336?ean=9780345806659
Old Country by Harrison and Matt Query: https://bookshop.org/p/books/old-country-harrison-query/18670645?ean=9781538721209
Sarah Glenn Marsh's Podcast Recommendations:
Jim Harold's Campfire: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Swqg3KD86p2dhRar7s6fk?si=9d29d6b81fe844b6
Spooked: https://open.spotify.com/show/76571Rfl3m7PLJQZKQIGCT?si=c011ec80e2c24417
Radio Rental: https://open.spotify.com/show/18WzIf6SqovUQHHTeZaucQ?si=b90b77a399234074
Ghosts in the Burbs: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KX9SiBV3s8n5rlRIG7Moq?si=72296b65bd74443b
Lily's Book Recommendation:
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall: https://bookshop.org/p/books/rules-for-vanishing-kate-alice-marshall/9583999?ean=9781984837011
Check out Sarah Glenn Marsh's Upcoming Projects:
Lucasfilm Project: https://www.instagram.com/p/CplWKHSvMGi/
For Rebel Girls Project: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpfqz7yrqO9/
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