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Book Hype hosts Karen and Kristen welcome Julian Yap to discuss all things Serial Box!



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What we’re reading:
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert
Flow and Grip by Kennedy Ryan
Play On by Samantha Young
Post Captain by Patrick O’Brian
Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North
There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins



Serial Box and how it works:
-Julian is the co-founder, and works every day as the logistical and scheduling guru.
-Serial Box wants to be TV for books: Short, weekly episodes of a story, with each ‘episode’ being a contained story that contributes to the greater arc of the tale.
-Serial Box has writer’s rooms just like TV.
-The writer’s rooms give the writers a place to bounce ideas, speeding up the process quite a bit.
-They definitely wouldn’t turn down a future adaptation of their work.
-You can read and listen cohesively, and can switch back and forth seamlessly between the two, which is so great.
-Diversity is very important to Serial Box, and that is reflected in both the stories themselves and the people behind the scenes.



Upcoming releases:
–Tremontaine season 3 premieres October 11, and is described as Three Musketeers meets House of Cards, and is led by Ellen Kushner.
–Remade season 2 premieres November 15, is a lot like Lost, but is all teenagers who wake up in a post-apocalyptic world.
-They are releasing the first season in podcast form so you can get caught up.



2018 and beyond:False Idols tells the tale of someone who goes around the world recovering ancient artifacts with a fantasy twist thrown in.
–Born to the Blade is an upcoming epic fantasy serial.
-Lots of content in 2018, including some hush-hush, very special projects.
-Dream projects include a Veronica Mars-esque show, and maybe to be a platform for cancelled TV shows to continue their stories.
-Maybe a Neil Gaiman story, more fantasy, and working with beloved authors to craft stories in a different way.



Bookburners:
–Bookburners tells the story of a team from the Vatican that goes around the world saving people from dangerous books that contain demons or monsters and store them in the Vatican vault for banned books.
-Season 3 brings together some threads from the first two seasons. It’s all very exciting!
-As the first project, this one holds a special place in Julian’s heart and was the learning curve for this new platform they were creating.



Check out Serialbox.com, where you can read all the pilots for their current projects and learn more about what they have to offer.

Book Hype hosts Karen, Brittany, and Kristen discuss the latest book news!



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What we’re reading:
–All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis
-The Walsh series by Kate Canterbary (especially The Cornerstone)
–Rebel by Rebecca Yarros
–Ready to Run by Lauren Layne
–Skin by Kylie Scott
–Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman



Book Deals of the Day:
Underneath It All by Kate Canterbary (Walsh series #1) Free!
Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen (Brooklyn Bruisers #1) $2.99



Book Bites:
-Bestseller lists – do you pay attention to them?
-Do they make you want to buy the books more?



Book News: NYT Bestseller edition
-Let’s break down what is going on with Handbook for Mortals.
-Who is Lani Sarem?
-What exactly did she do to scam the NYT?
-Shockingly, this happens sometimes, but not on this scale.
-YA Twitter is the best Twitter.



General Book News:
-Keeping in with the crazy news: Nook Press is canceling author accounts publishing erotica or romance.
-Issa Rae joins The Hate U Give adaptation as April.



What’s Next:
-Please get into contact with us if there are any book/adaptation/author-related episodes you would like to hear!
-We are going back to school! Grab a Go-Gurt, a juice box, and pick a middle school required reading book and join us!

Book Hype hosts Karen and Brittany join Cathy Yardley and Cecelia Tan from Geek Actually to discuss the series!



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What we’re reading:
–Three Little Words by Melissa Blue (a co-author!)
–Looking for Group by Alexis Hall
–Monstress by Marjorie Liu
–The Master by Tara Su Me
-And the TBR pile includes everything from the Hugo awards list!



Geek Actually: Who are they? What is it?
-Cathy Yardley: approached by Serial Box to bring her “showrunner” capabilities to the series
Superpower: guiding writers to plot development is her superpower
-Cecelia Tan: long time science-fiction, fantasy, erotica writer
Superpower: champion of fully realized female characters
-How would you describe Geek Actually: “It’s the geeky women friends you want to hang out with”
-These are women you can see yourselves in, they are the online friends you want to hang out with
-What’s the mission with Geek Actually: Science-fiction, fantasy, have female characters, but there is not a lot out there about female nerds
-Breaking free from the male stereotype
-Serial Box offers this collection as serialized storytelling: the challenges and perks



Getting into Geek Actually:
-Location, location, location: so many couches across the world
-Internet friends are the best friends
-But the Internet also sucks sometimes, like when women get harassed
-What has changed, what has gotten better, and how have you dealt with that?
–Geek Actually bridges a ton of genres and it works!
-It is written in reality. This is how women live!



What makes you geek out?
–Game of Thrones, watching people watch Games of Thrones on Twitter, Marvel, spoiler-free experiences
-Is reaction-genre a thing? Yes, yes it is
-Female-driven movies are taking over — what makes you excited about them?



What to check out:
-Cathy’s Fandom Hearts series
-Melissa Blue’s Dirty, Sexy Geeks series
-Search for Geeky Romance! Lists exist!



What’s Next:
-Please get into contact with us if there are any book/adaptation/author-related episodes you would like to hear!
-Or suggest a book for book club, so Brittany does not have to!

Book Hype hosts Karen and Brittany join a super-excited Kristen to finally talk about Roar by Cora Carmack!



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What we’re reading:
–Roar by Cora Carmack
–Beautiful Mistake by Vi Keeland
–Playboy Pilot and Stuck Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward
–Heat Wave by Karina Halle
–The Readymade Thief by Augustus Rose



Book Deal of the Day
–Shattered Blue by Lauren Bird Horowitz
–Bittersweet by Sarina Bowen



Book Bites: Venturing from Romance to YA
-Will their romance experience help or hurt them?
-Will readers have a lot of preconceptions about their books?
-Or will the romance experience help the YA characters to feel more fully fledged in fantasy or sci-fi worlds?



Roar Book Review:
-Buy or Borrow?
-Storm and magic hunting sound AH-MAY-ZING
-What were the strengths of the novel?
-Any shortcomings?
-What were our favorite scenes?
-Besides Roar, who are our favorite characters?
-Who do we not love: Cassius (?!), the Queen
-We need more information on Cassius and Nova, though. Are they meant to be together?
-Which side characters do we want to see more in Book 2?
-Let’s get the families involved in Book 2!
-Did we see the twist of Aurora’s abilities coming?
-What about the Stormlord’s presence?
-SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS!
-Jinx and Nova 2020



What’s Next:
-Please get into contact with us if there are any book/adaptation/author-related episodes you would like to hear!

Book Hype hosts Brittany and Kristen decide to get an episode in about social media while Karen is off at Comic Con!



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What we're reading:
-Trust by Kylie Scott
-Pipe Dreams by Sarina Bowen
-All Things New by Lauren Miller
-Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips



Book Deal of the Day
Nova by Rebecca Yarros - Amazon



Book Bites: Book Tube - Yay or Nay?
What is Book Tube?
There are many different videos including tags, book hauls, and challenges.
Kristen is a newbie, while Brittany dove deep into Book Tube years ago.
The perks of podcasting versus YouTube.



Literary Social Media:
Why we trust Twitter recs over Facebook and news outlets
Facebook fan groups - where you head for recommendations tailored to your favorite content
Kristen's best Twitter recommendations - New Adult Hero (@TypicalNAHero), New Adult Heroine (@HeroineofNA), Pungent Love (@pungentlove)
Brittany's recommendations - Berkley Pub (Instagram), Issac Fitzgerald (@IssacFitzgerald) and Scaachi Koul (@scaachi), Ashley Ford (@iSmashFizzle), John Green (@johngreen)



Book News:
- Harry Potter is getting animated in new Kindle editions
- David Tennant is narrating The Wizards of Once
- J.K. Rowling's political fairytale
- Passionflix’s first trailer
- Little Woman casting



What's Next:
-Pick up Roar by Cora Carmack and read by the end of July!
-Please get into contact with us if there are any book/adaptation/author-related episodes you would like to hear!

Book Hype hosts Karen and Kristen are live at Indy PopCon 2017. We speak with authors Lauren Jankowski and J.S. Lenore.



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What we’re reading:
–The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente
–Trust by Kylie Scott
–Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
–The Sea-Stone Sword by Joel Cornah
–Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari
–Empty Cradle: The Untimely Death of Corey Sanderson by Emmy Jackson
–A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas



Book Bites:
-We have a two-fer this week!
-Question 1: At what point during the day do you typically read?
-Question 2: What makes a good book recommendation?



Talking with Lauren Jankowski:
-She wrote the Shapeshifter Chronicles!
-We get the elevator pitch and it sounds damn good.
-Myth nerds unite.
-Lauren’s books are getting republished!
-You can check out Snowy Wings Publishing and Asexual Artists.
-Find out more about Lauren’s new covers here!
-Lauren also talks about asexual representation both in and out of her books.
-You can find her on Twitter or on her website.



Talking with J.S. Lenore:
-Jen knows our names!
-We try to remember when we first met each other.
-It all goes back to Teen Wolf.
-There’s going to be eight books in the Affinity Series.
-Jen got a tattoo from Burner’s cover. It hurt.
-She’s also written some fanfiction!
-Visit the Affinity Series website or follow Jen on Twitter.



Indy PopCon 2017:
-We talk about the book cosplays we saw.
-Who would we cosplay as if we had the chance?
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What’s Next:
-Pick up Roar by Cora Carmack and read by the end of July!
-Please get into contact with us if there are any book/adaptation/author-related episodes you would like to hear!