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This week Jen, Karen, and Michal discuss New Adult literature and Self publishing. Leave us your comments about what you want us to discuss next! Also be sure to vote in our book poll for future reads.
Show Notes:

Host Intro
-What we’re reading this week
-Book Bites

New Adult
-what is it
-who reads it, who is it written for
-our thoughts on New Adult compared to mainstream media
-some suggestions to read

Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing
-What is considered self publishing
-Why do people self publish
-What is with the self publishing trend right now
– Is the quality of self publishing different from traditional publishing
-Self published authors picked up by traditional publishers
-Fanfiction to self published to traditionally published
-recommendations

Books Discussed

Forest of the Forsaken by Joanne Brothwell
His Only Star by Christopher Stocking
The Corps Justice Series by C.G. Cooper
Jack Noble Series by L.T. Ryan
Icons by Margaret Stohl
Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker
If You Stay by Courtney Cole
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Song of the Red Cloak by Chantel Acevedo