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Books That Make You Podcast

Books That Make You is a channel about all things bookish. Home to the The Books That Make You show with host Desiree Duffy of Black Chateau Enterprises. Where she discuses books with authors and experts, unraveling the inner pages of all the books that help make us who we are. BTMY also live streams bookish events as well as posting author readings and bookish contest on www.BooksThatMakeYou.com

Dec 26, 2019

What's a TBR you ask? It's your to be read list. And now is the time to plan your 2020 TBR. What books should you be reading? How do you select books for your TBR-this year, or any year, or any time? Should you read outside your favorite genre? Or stick to tried and true? What authors have books coming out in 2020 that...


Dec 4, 2019

We could all use more humor in our lives. The best kind of humor is the unexpected laughs when reading a book that surprises us. Disguised as a science fiction time travel short story collection, one such books helps us laugh at the political spectrum within the science fiction genre—something that not many writers...


Nov 20, 2019

Like it or not, our identities present each of us with challenges. Understanding the challenges we all face personally is one thing, but understanding the challenges others face is another. We tend to have a lot of misconceptions about other religions, genders, ethnicities, economic statuses, and more.  

Bilal Alaji...


Nov 14, 2019

We’re going deep on this one! What is truth? One of the ultimate philosophical questions of all timecuts to the core of who we are. Do you think truth is universal—do we all have the same truth? Or is it fluid? Is it different from one individual to the next? And does it transcend us AS individuals? 

What if I...


Nov 7, 2019

We all have families with a dash of drama—perhaps there are some secrets hidden in the branches of our family tree. Or tantalizing stories we don’t discuss in certain circles. Or horrors of abuse that burden some of us.  

Within those pages, we can also find stories of hope, the power of love and the ways we can...