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 talking about reading!)

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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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