Happy Pub Day!

We are in the final stretch of the year and somewhere in the world Mariah Carey is saying "It's Time."

And… We found Waldo! Congratulations to the Founder of Ebony Notes and Author of the new book "Ebony Notes for Black Women" LaDonna Welch (Get your copy today!) as the winner of our Halloween Costume Contest!

Lastly, on housekeeping, check out our newest Author Talks Podcast with 2x New York Times Bestselling Author and ESPN Sportswriter Seth Wickersham on his new book "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback." (Out Now get your copy!)

We discussed everything from celebrity QBs like Joe Namath, barrier breakers like James "Shack" Harris, and game changers like Tom Brady. If you are a sports fan, you are going to enjoy this one!

Holiday Treats:

• 📚 Author Talks with Cheryl Mc

•  📺 Haley Pham, Destiny Sidwell, and Sara Carrolli go to Book Hotel

• 📖 Relentless by Luis Miranda

This Week On Bookum:

On Monday, join us for an exclusive Author Talks Podcast with the generational leader Cheryl McKissack Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer of McKissack & McKissack, to discuss her new book "The Black Family Who Built America."

She is a fifth-generation leader of her family's 250-year construction company, which has built projects such as the Brooklyn Nets' Barclays Center, the Carnegie Library at Fisk University, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, New Terminal One at JFK International Airport, Lincoln Financial Field (Eagles Stadium) in Philadelphia, and Tuskegee Army Airfield, to name a few.

You can listen live on the Bookum app or website (Nooks) at 2 PM EST -www.bookumapp.com

Enjoy!

This Week in The Book World:

We got some lists and we are checking them twice!

As we race toward the end of the year, it is a perfect time to review, reflect, and discuss the books we loved throughout the year.

Bookum's second annual list will be out in December, but in the meantime, Esquire, Barnes & Noble, and Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2025 are out! (It is always funny when these book lists come out because you realize how little you have been reading all year😆).

Check out some of these book lists and give us your thoughts!

Some of these books might make for some great holiday reads, presents, and gifts!

This Week in Publishing:

It is foodie and family time, so let's talk some cookbooks this week!

The ninth cookbook by Food Network personality Ree Drummond, "The Pioneer Woman Cooks," is out now.

Book Summary:

"Bestselling author, Food Network personality, businesswoman, and mother of five Ree Drummond has her fair share of dog-eared and oil-splattered recipes in constant rotation. She has learned a lot since she first started sharing recipes with the world almost twenty years ago, and now when she is in the kitchen, her main focus is finding ways to make her all-time favorite dishes even more delicious versions of themselves—and to ensure each method is absolutely foolproof.

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes serves up dishes for every occasion, including:

• Even more perfect pancakes, for truly memorable breakfasts

• Macaroni and cheese, for an indulgent dinner or versatile side

• Meatloaf, mastered by Ree for a comforting supper

• Splendid, simple pot roast, the perfect Sunday dinner

• Chicken pot pie, for a taste of nostalgia

• Sublime scalloped potatoes with ham—rich, hearty, and so delicious

• Classic pies and cookies for every occasion"

Get your copy of "The Pioneer Woman Cooks."

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