Book Hype hosts Jen, Karen, and Michal join together to discuss their favorite books, contemporary novel adaptations, the diversity campaign, and more.

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What’s up?
-Jen catches up on what happened on Book Hype last week.
-And she’s shocked!
-She also says she liked Half Bad!

What are we reading?
–Dangerous by Shannon Hale
–Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau
–The Deep Blue by Jennifer Connelly
–Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
–White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

For Audible, we recommend the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series!

Three favorite series:
-Everworld series by K.A. Applegate; Robert Langdon series by Dan Brown; The Great Tree of Avalon series by T.A. Barron
-A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin; The Monstrumentalist series by Rick Yancey; Gentleman Bastard series by Scott Lynch
-The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan; Lady Julia Grey by Deana Raybourn; The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Three favorite books:
–The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner; Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta; Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
–Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell; The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider; Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
–April and Oliver by Tess Callahan; We Were Liars by E. Lockhart; Past Perfect by Leila Sales

Are contemporary novel adaptations on the rise?
-Do we like contemporary novels?
-Why are these adaptations becoming more popular?
-What other adaptations are coming up?

The Diversity Campaign
-Where did the campaign come from?
-What does this campaign want to accomplish?
-Are there less diverse books out now than when we were younger?
-Is neglecting to invite diverse authors as bad as purposefully not inviting them?
-It’s not easy to diversify your books, but it’s a worthy cause.

New book deals
–The Body Institute by Carol Riggs
-An untitled middle grade novel by Samantha Bee
–Marked by Sarah Fine
-An untitled book by Gena Showalter
–A Riddle in Ruby (Key to the Catalyst series) by Kent Davis
–Wonderblood by Julia Whicker

Who are our godly parents?
-Marama is Athena’s daughter
-Jen is Hera’s daughter
-Kyle is Hades’ son
-Karen is Aphrodite’s daughter
-Michal is Artemis’ daughter

Our May Book Club Book is We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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