MJV Bookish Thoughts The Podcast Experiment: Episode Two – Publishers’ Biases vs Readers’ Entitlement

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Hello again.

Welcome to episode two of the MJV Bookish Thoughts The Podcast Experiment.

Today, we are chatting about publishing industry biases and reader entitlement.

Episode Two Show Notes

Thanks for listening.

I feel as if this topic is one that I may revisit as I work to adjust my own reader entitlement issues and attempt to be a better ‘professional reader.’

MJV Bookish Thoughts The Podcast Experiment.

Season one, episode two.

Recorded on Monday 4 February 2019 and first aired on Wednesday 6 February 2019. Hosted by Chantel DaCosta.

Theme: Publishing industry.

Title: Publishers’ biases vs readers’ entitlement.

Length: 23 minutes.

I like freebies and it has always bothered me that many publishers don’t include “international readers” in their promotions. It may be that after three years on NetGalley, this is my own reader entitlement.

Who knows?

I am still processing how I feel and I how approach this professional reader pursuit.

Let me know how you feel about the publishers’ biases vs reader entitlement discourse in the comments.

Books Mentioned In Episode Two

In February 2019, I hope to read 11 books.

Yikes. I am being very ambitious in February. But, I will also listen to few books on audio. This is possible.

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On My Radar

I am excited about three books in February 2019.

First are new releases are two books were released yesterday, Tuesday 5 February 2019. I pre-ordered, fingers crossed I get these books by the weekend.

Marlon James has a new book, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, book one in a new trilogy – The Dark Star Trilogy. James’ books are hyped. I have all his other books and I like to support Jamaican authors, so…I hope I will like his latest work.

Then, I also bought a copy of Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor.

Binti is sci-fi book series in what Okorafor coined as Afrofrutism. The plot is a little odd (like all good science fiction should be) but there are aliens, fighting and cultural norms and education.

Then, via NetGalley, I selected a new arc that’s book three in the Mahalia Watkins Soul Food cosy mystery series. Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce by A.L. Herbert is slated for release on 26 March 2019.

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February 2019 Reading List

Because I requested Murder and Collard Green, then I will read the three books in the series.

My other books for the month include:

• Her Bodies and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado – A books for the Read Harder Challenge – a book by an AOC – author of colour – that won a literary prize in 2018. This short story collection won the Lambda Visionary Award for lesbian fiction.
  
• Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo by Zora Neale Hurston – Read Harder Challenge a book by a journalist.
• She Will Be King by Wayetu Moore – magical realism and historical fiction – most anticipated book for the month.
• For my local book club, the February pick is Commonwealth by Anne Patchett.
• Middlemarch by George Eliot – first classic of 2019.
• A Duke By Default (Reluctant Royals book two) and Once Ghosted, Twice Shy (book 2.5) by Alyssa Cole. Sexy romance.
• Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen – women’s fiction.
• New Suns anthology.

Revelation Time

A Story of Forgotten Skills

Have you ever forgot that you can do something?

Like 100% forget that you know how to do an activity. Forget a skill?

I did.

If you listened to episode two, you would hear some improvements because I have basic editing skills (again).

Monday evening when I downloaded the Audacity software, it clicked that years ago, close to eight years ago, I used to edit audio files as part of my job.

For a few months in 2011, I worked as a Reporter/Producer/Presenter at a local radio station. And, while I never made it to broadcast radio, I am not a newsie and I could not get my ish together to present on radio, but I was damn good at editing audio files.

So, I tried editing again this week, and while it took me a while to figure out the Audacity dashboard, I did it.

And, remember that promise I made last week? Well, I delivered. Are there still issues? Yup. But I am already learning and growing and I am still excited about the podcast project.

A Bit of Cool Book News To Get Into

Goodreads has two new pieces of book news that piqued my interest.

Here are some book to movie adaptations to look forward to in 2019. Plus, are you interested in Black History month book recs?

You’re welcome.

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Thanks so much for visiting MJV.

Please join the community, I am reviving the MJV newsletter and there are lots to come in March and February.

What is your must read book in February 2019?

Let’s chat a while in the comments.

Thanks,

Chantel