{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2c4836252d86e84648db56/6aa07123e25cb7d39eb14288?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"BookTok Hype Trains, the Quest for the Perfect Fall TBR, and Parasocial Fandoms","description":"<p>Lauren and Garri wrap up summer reading for The Everygirl Book Club, share their favorite books, and talk about fall vibes, reading slumps, and why they increasingly prefer Kindles over physical books. They discuss book pop culture, including ACOTAR’s influence on romantasy, evolving genre labels and sexism in categorization, and how fandom theory culture can diminish simple enjoyment. They answer a reader “slump-ender” prompt with fall recommendations spanning cozy rom-coms, witchy/cozy fantasy, and dark academia, then announce upcoming book club picks—It’s Different This Time (Sept), And He Shall Appear (Oct), Conform (Nov), and Understory (Dec).</p><p><br></p><p>02:21 Favorite Summer Reads</p><p>07:21 Kindle Versus Physical Books</p><p>12:04 ACOTAR Chat</p><p>22:35 Summer Hits And Misses</p><p>29:45 Fall Releases To Watch</p><p>31:59 More ACOTAR Release Buzz</p><p>40:27 Parasocial Fandoms</p><p>48:00 Cozy Fall Romcoms</p><p>50:07 Fantasy Girl Fall Picks</p><p>52:28 Dark Academia Thrillers</p><p>56:46 Book Club Lineup</p><p>01:02:15 Wrap Up And Goodbye</p><p><br></p><h2>Books Mentioned</h2><p>Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein&nbsp;</p><p>The Good Parts by Evann Normandin</p><p>Girls’ Girl by Sonja Feldman</p><p>Into the Blue by Emma Brodie&nbsp;</p><p>The Second Death of Locke by V. L. Bovalino</p><p>The Thief and the Traitor Bride by V. L. Bovalino</p><p>Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke</p><p>Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe</p><p>Land by Maggie O'Farrell</p><p>Whistler by Ann Patchett&nbsp;</p><p>Tom Lake by Ann Patchett</p><p>Theo of Golden by Allen Levi</p><p>The Correspondent by Virginia Evans</p><p>Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell&nbsp;</p><p>Understory by Chloe Benjamin&nbsp;</p><p>The Gnave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig&nbsp;</p><p>The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig</p><p>If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia</p><p>Belladonna by Adalyn Grace</p><p>Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood</p><p>The Likeness by Tana French</p><p>Katabasis by R.F. Kuang</p><p>Babel by R.F. Kuang</p><p>If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio</p><p>The Secret History by Donna Tartt</p><p>It's Different This Time by Joss Richard — September pick</p><p>And He Shall Appear — October pick&nbsp;</p><p>Conform by Ariel Sullivan — November pick</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Join The Everygirl Book Club meetings</h2><p><strong>September 24: It’s Different This Time</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-everygirl-book-club-september-discussion-and-author-qa-tickets-1997156302262\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP here</a></li><li>Use code<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/123242/9798217093656\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ‘EGSept26’ for 15% off on Bookshop.org</a></li><li>Use code<a href=\"https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&amp;awinaffid=1957609&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Faudiobooks%2F9798217173662\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ‘TEGBookClub’ for 30% off on Libro.fm</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Enjoy the episode? Like and follow The Everygirl Book Club Podcast, leave a rating and review, and share the episode with a fellow reader. Then, join the conversation on Instagram<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theeverygirlbookclub/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @theeverygirlbookclub</a> for monthly book picks, book recommendations, reading challenges, and more.<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5zYHY6Y11qaxoO5HvrV1TDHXW4rHxps3_N1LljK6Ne6OUdA/viewform?usp=dialog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Fill out this form</a> to submit your own reader prescriptions or request specific discussion topics.</p>","author_name":"The Everygirl Book Club"}