Karen and her two friends, Ashling Lee and Madison Harland review the book  "Red, White, and Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston, a beautiful romance book about coming out and finding the courage to be true to yourself in this world. Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Welcome back to season two of Bookbites! Join Karen and Adachukuwu Onuoha in a discussion about Black Lives Matter and how you can become actively anti-racist. Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Beginning protest soundbite recorded by Ashling Lee --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Today, it's just Karen giving tips on how to start a podcast. Get the rundown of prices, where to publish, and all that fun stuff! See you July 13th for season 2 of Bookbites. For more updates, check out @khronicler on Instagram.  Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Karen and Jane Lui, old time Warriors fans, pitch the Warrior Cats book series by Erin Hunter to John Henry Clashman, a lover of cats who has never read the books.  Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

The podcast becomes more casual and conversational as Karen tries to lure her friend, Jane Lui, into watching the amazing anime, Haikyuu!! If you want to keep up with updates on the podcast or have your story shared on the Coronatime segment, check out @khronicler on Instagram. Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Karen and her friend, Lucia Iurino, talk about the wonders of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and compare it to the movie. There is also some talk of crack ships.  If you want to have your story featured on the Coronatime segment, or you just want to keep up with the latest Bookbites news, follow @khronicler on Instagram. Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Today Karen and her friend, Avery O'Brien, question whether or not fate has a hand in our lives and talk about the book, "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera. In the Coronatime segment, they discuss the weirdness of moose.  Follow @khronicler on Instagram for more updates or to have your story told on Coronatime. Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Karen discusses what it is like to be Asian American during these unprecedented times of harsh racism towards Asians all over the world. Today, she is joined by three guests (Vicky Jia, Ashling Lee, Kieran Lee, and Jane Lui) who are also Asian American youths who each give a little piece of their view on current events. This episode also includes a new segment called "Coronatime."  Follow @khronicler on Instagram for more updates. Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Karen is back with her friend Lucia to talk about the gayness of Nick from Scott F. Fitzgerald's book, "The Great Gatsby." If you want to see the mysterious picture that Karen drew in this episode, follow @khronicler on Instagram. Music: Piano & Sax by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support

Join Karen and Lucia as they discuss the Great Gatsby and the many different themes that make it the beautiful book we know today. For more updates on the podcast and other silly things, follow @khroncler on Instagram. Music: "Piano and Sax" by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookbites/support