In this week’s episode Jess and Shelbey talk about manifesting and prayer, books, book awards and we got our first book question! Email Us: [email protected] Follow us on socials: IG&Threads: @theleagueofreaders Shelbey’s IG&Threads: @shelbeymonae Jess’s IG&Threads: @literaturenoirclub National Book Awards: https://www.nationalbook.org/2024-national-book-awards-finalists-announced/ Books Mentioned: The Message Sky Full of Elephants Washington Black Out There Screaming Paradise The Barn James Ghost Roots Martyr! All Fours My Friends Magical Realism Whiskey Tender Knife The Third Gilmore Girl What I Ate In A Year The Reformatory Supremes At Earl’s All You Can Eat Only For The Week Hittin’ Straight A Lick With A Crocker Stick There’s Always This Year Black Utopian How Long Until Black Future Month Imaginary Friends One Hundred Years of Solitude Shows Mentioned: Gilmore Girls Stanley Tucci Searching For Italy Castlevania Dr. Stone