Hello Friends,

I don't really know what I can say about the current moment other than I think divesting from traditional social media is more important now than ever.

I have no idea what the new Tiktok app is going to look like, but I do know that in the last week alone my FYP has been filled with right wing propaganda, making it less enjoyable (but at least I got more reading time? JK I CANT CONCENTRATE ON ANYTHING).

I am working hard to build up subscribers here (both free and paid), so that no matter what happens with Tiktok or Meta sites, I'll have a home to share my content with like minded folks.

Speaking of subscribers, I know that you see me often posting about subscribers and I wanted to let you know that is because the number of subscribers impacts the amount of books that we are able to publish per year.

We are currently approved for one book! I am trying hard to grow my paid subscribers by at least 100, but it feels like whenever I get one, another drops off. I would love to hear from you!

If you are not subscribed, what would make you subscribe for $5? What kind of exclusive content would you like?

If you felt inclined to cancel your Disney, Hulu or ESPN today (I did), consider investing back into this community.

Boozhoo Books is dedicated to promoting and uplifting marginalized authors and publishing voices that are necessary and timely. Help us bring these stories into the world! Your subscription fee is 1. put into the publishing of the books 2. invested back into the community to cover things like giveaway shipping 3. used for a little treat (like an iced coffee lol).

If you aren't in the community Discord yet. Now is the time to join. Come and join a community of diverse readers, get book recommendations and make new friends. There is one channel exclusively for paid members, but the rest are free. If anything has become clear in the last week, it's that community is so important.

<3 I will be back with some recommendation posts before the week is up!