Episode 7: Amazon, Book Crawls, and Everything Is FINE
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Welcome back to another epsidoe of Books & BS. In this one you'll hear Eb and Alyssa talk about the realities of business ownership and life, the bizarre books they've been enjoying, and all things Amazon: the latest kindle news, their predatory practicies, and more. As always, this episode is spoiler-free. Here are all the books discussed in the episode, with links to purchase each from an indie bookstore:
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Episode 6: Chaotic Rolling Opens And Our Fav FMCs
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Welcome back to another chaotic episode of Books and BS. Today you're going to hear about our parenting woes, our witchy Hollywood theories, the books we've been reading and our top five favorite female main characters. As always this episode is spoiler free. Below are the books we discuss:
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Episode 6: Romance, Why Choose, and the SJM Controversy
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Your two favorite hosts are back after an extra week off, and we've got an extra long episode for you because of it! You're going to get some updates on Alyssa's trip, Eboni's daugther and everything they've been reading (including Eb branching out a bit)! We also talk about the SJM controversy, what our plans are for the release of ACOTAR 6+7, and we give you a bunch of teasers for our SCORE midnight release. Here's a list of the books mentioned in the show:
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Episode 5: Book Recommendations, Prison Boyfriends and B&N
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Your two favorite hosts are back with another chaotic episode! In this one, Eb and Alyssa finally share their book recommendations with each other, they connect over their shared New York experience (upstate for Alyssa, city for Eb) and they discuss the importance of intentional diversity efforts. This episode is spoiler free! You can see a full list of the books discussed in this epsiode, including links to purchase them from indie stores, below:
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Episode 4: Guests, Book Boyfriends and Accents
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We're thrilled to welcome our first ever podcast guest to the show, Fayelee Overman! Fayelee is one of the book sellers at That's Novel Books and friends with our hosts, Eboni and Alyssa. In this episode they discuss the Super Bowl half time show, their top 5 book boyfriends, what they're currently reading, and so much more. Please note: the last 20 mintues of the podcast will have heavy Throne of Glass series spoilers. All other major spoilers have been edited out. Books shared in this episode: and - Tracy Deonn The Most Wonderful Time - Jayne Allen
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Episode 3: Smut, Kinks and Anti-Intellectualism
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In this episode, Eboni and Alyssa get NSFW. There's a lot of discussion around dark romance and various kinks, so proceed with caution. They also discuss what they're currently reading, Black History Month, the anti-intellectualism movement on BookTok, and a whole lot more. Books mentioned in this episode include: Trials of a Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tulli Twisted Game by Eva Ashwood
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Episode 2: 2025 Wrapped, All Time Favorites and 2026 Goals
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Welcome back, book babes! This episode Alyssa and Eboni are sharing what they've been reading, a look at their "2025 wrapped," they're discussing a little online drama that happened when Alyssa vague-posted something, and they're sharing some tips on how to read more this year. Of course, they mention a lot of books in the episode, and they kept it spoiler free. Find them below with links to get them at That's Novel or other Indie Bookstores! Wilderness: Volume 1 by Jim Morrison
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Episode 1: Welcome To Books and BS
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Welcome to the Books and BS podcast, a That's Novel Books production hosted by Alyssa and Eboni. We're a bookstore owner and manager living and reading in Charlotte, NC, and we love to talk about books, business and a whole lot of bs. This episdoe we're introducing ourselves and talking about our top 5 books of the year. Don't worry, we've bleeped out any spoilers. We're excited to be on this reading and gabbing journey with you! Follow us on Instagram: @booksandbspodcast
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