Ep 191: How BookTok and Gen Z Are Changing the Way We Read + Best Books Lately (with Alex Cash)
/Where a 40-something aunt (me) chats with her 20-something niece (Alex) about what we're reading, where we get our book recommendations, and how the algorithm affects both of these things.
I often find my 24-year-old niece reading on the couch in our shared home. Sometimes she's pulled something off my bookshelves, but more often she's in her own world of reading, influenced by her age, tastes, and, of course, TikTok.
In this episode, Alex and I talk about the differences in what her generation is reading (and why) and mine. Then we share the best books we've both read lately.
I loved talking with her officially on microphone because it reminded me that there is always so much to learn from other generations. (And because I always love talking about reading!)
MENTIONED in this episode:
Ep. 187 Book Bans: 5 Things A Librarian Wants You To Know
Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
The Need by Helen Phillips
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
Billy Summers by Stephen King
JOIN SECRET STUFF FOR MONTHLY READING ROUNDUPS
Alex's Best Books Lately:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
Euphoria by Lily King
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Laura's Best Books Lately:
How To Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told by Harrison Scott Key
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
The Great Work of Your Life by Steven Cope
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