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BOOKUM, Cedric the Entertainer's Book and Judy Blume's New Movie!
We are launching a new social Bookclubbing App!
Kyle Colley
May 04, 2023
MAJOR NEWS ALERT!
If you have been wondering where we have been… We got some exciting news!!
We are launching a Social Bookclubbing App!
Our new Company “Bookum” (short hand for book community) will be the place where bookish conversation happen and a place for bookish content creators to host their own book clubs. Additionally, bookish content creators will be able to monetize their clubs!
The app is currently in private beta test mode. Our team has been working on it for the last 7 months and we are so excited for you to test it out and give us some feedback before it launches this summer!
Reply to this email with “I’m In” and we will send you a test link!
Bookum was also selected to Access Mode, a business accelerator in Denver, Colorado, receiving grant funding for the app!
We will attach the accelerator press release we are featured in here!
Now… Let’s get into some Shelf, Page, Book!
Today's Table of Content:
📚20 Black Girl Booktubers You Need to Follow
📙 New book by Cedric the Entertainer in September
📖 Spotlight: New Movie out based on Judy Blume's Are You There God? it's Me Margaret"
Shelf:
We have been very bullish on all these bookish content creators and online readers lately and have discovered an awesome creator, Shawnaci Schroeder.
With over 13.8K subscribers on YouTube, Shawnaci’s BookTube content is 🔥🔥 and informative.
In a recent 2-part series, Shawnaci shared 20 black girl BookTubers to follow and we did a write up on it!
We have share about a few of these women in past articles but here is a few list recommended by Shawnaci!
List below!
Page:
One of the “Kings of Comedy” (long live Bernie Mac 🙏🏾) is bringing his talents to the publishing industry with a recently announced book!
No jokes here, Cedric the Entertainer is releasing his novel "Flipping Boxcars”, September 12!
Described as a "valentine" to 1940s crime fiction, the book is a homage to his grandfather.
Make sure to check out this article by myNorthWest and pre-order your copy of Cedric the Author's 😉 book today!
Book:
Last Newsletter, we highlighted that Judy Blume was fighting on the front lines about Book Banning, this week we want to spotlight her new movie based on her book, "Are You There God? it's Me Margaret"
Almost 50 years since being written, the movie has been praised by fans and critics scoring a nearly perfect score on rotten tomatoes (99%).
The cast includes Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates and Abby Ryder Fortson and is directed by Kelly Fremon Craig who almost was a writer for the film along with the wonderful Judy Blume herself.
Movie Plot:
"When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence."
Just wanted to put this book adaption on your radar if you haven't heard about it yet!
The movie is out in theaters this weekend!
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See you next week!
Footnotes (Aka other articles we are reading):
Dolly Parton’s new children’s book is about standing up to bullies - https://thehill.com/homenews/3983251-dolly-partons-new-childrens-book-is-about-standing-up-to-bullies/?utm_source=artifact
A Charlamagne Tha God Conversation with Judy Blume - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HihS5EPb6o&t=349s
ILLINOIS TO BECOME FIRST STATE TO BAN BOOK BANS - bookriot.com/illinois-to-become-first-state-to-ban-book-bans/?utm_source=artifact
Oprah chooses "The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese as new book club pick - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oprah-book-club-pick-the-covenant-of-water-abraham-verghese/?utm_source=artifact