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 to talk about reading.)
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MENTIONED in this episode:
Wattpad
Chloe In Letters 
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Currently Reading Podcast 
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 
 
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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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