Books Mentioned In This Episode:

• Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

• The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

• All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

• Are Prisons Obsolete?

Angela Y. Davis

Libro.fm

Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, giving you the power to keep money within your local economy. It’s also a great alternative to Audible, which is an audiobook platform owned by Amazon.

If you would like to gift me an audiobook from my wishlist to support me the link is here: 

https://libro.fm/wishlist/1228430

Bookshop.org

Bookshop.org works to connect readers with independent booksellers all over the world.
‍We believe local bookstores are essential community hubs that foster culture, curiosity, and a love of reading, and we're committed to helping them thrive.

Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Our platform gives independent bookstores tools to compete online and financial support to help them maintain their presence in local communities.

If you would like to gift me a book from bookshop.org, here is the link:

 https://bookshop.org/wishlists/89c2b233c4293884fbe0b77cb955c86378c22f28

I also have curated a shop on Bookshop.org of the books I enjoy: 

https://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod

Pango Books

PangoBooks is a social marketplace for readers to buy and sell books and connect with one another.

Our app for iPhone and Android devices makes it super easy for anyone to list books for sale, and the process for shipping and getting paid is as simple as can be. It's like opening your own little bookshop.

Here is a link to my Pango Books shop:

https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/litbaepod

Libby App

Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card.

Hoopla

hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Our purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Through the years, we've cultivated a growing passion for the evolving public library.

hoopla Digital builds on that passion by providing public libraries of all sizes the ability to offer patrons an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, Ebooks and comics to their patrons. For these libraries, we’ve pioneered a unique model that allows patrons to borrow content immediately, removing artificial availability constraints and maximizing the power of digital content and Internet distribution. Technologically, we focus on the latest browser, phone, tablet, and TV products to deliver the best possible experience to our user – our passion – the public library patron.

The Storygraph

We'll help you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes. An excellent alternative to Good Reads, which is owned by Amazon. 

https://www.thestorygraph.com/