Happy Pub Day!

Unlike the eclipse a few weeks ago, I did not get a great photo of the Aurora Borealis… lucky for us, we have the internet. Here's a great photo captured by someone named Amanda.

Last week we sat down with the insightful Ezra Indited to discuss books, pop culture, and the power of writing. It was a great conversation! Check it out here!

The Tale of the Table:

• 📚 New Feature: Import Books

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

• 📖 Relentless by Luis Miranda

This Week On Bookum:

Alright, to preface, not a Goodreads fan or a hater, but hopefully this is the last time we have to mention it in our newsletter.

But by Popular Demand…

You can now upload your Goodreads (and other book CSVs) files onto Bookum with our new Import Books feature!

The process is simple: on your "My books" page, click import, then upload your CSV file with your books, and from there, our system takes care of the rest!

Currently, it’s a website feature. So you can do it by heading over to www.bookumapp.com, logging in, and then the books will pop up on your profile!

Enjoy!

This Week in The Book World:

Last year, The Booktube world was set ablaze when three of the biggest book creators came together for the first time in their book swap videos, and this week they reunited for potentially their best crossover yet!

Enter Haley Pham.

Haley is the book content creator behind two great channels: Haley Pham (3.14M Subs) and Haley Pham Vlogs (1.01M Subs) respectively.

As the leader of the girlypop community, Haley takes on fun (and sometimes crazy) challenges and is a warm and passionate reader. Definitely check out her new dream library video too!

Next, we have Destiny Sidwell (239K Subs).

One of the book space's fastest readers, Destiny is funny, charismatic, and 1/2 of the Bookmark'd Podcast.

Destiny's videos do a great job of bringing viewers into her world and experiencing her love for books.

Rounding out the trio… Sara Carolli (327K Subs)

Sara has a rare trait of having a book for every situation. A passionate reader, she gives honest opinions and is a trusted voice in the space.

She is the second half of the Bookmark'd podcast and provides a very nice balance to an array of topics on the show!

The challenge: 24 Hours straight reading (no sleep) at a Book Hotel.

The Bookhouse Hotel to be exact.

The collaboration is a masterclass in different editing styles, with each creator adding their unique flair to their respective videos.

As you know, we are bullish on bookish collaborations, and their chemistry just keeps getting better and better.

So far, the videos have gained 566K in 9 days!

I'll add their three videos below, give them a view, and tell them Bookum sent you!

This Week in Publishing:

I met Lin-Manuel Miranda (creator of Hamilton and the music behind Disney’s Moana and Encanto) and his dad last night so it's only right I shout out Luis Miranda Jr’s new book this week!

Summary:

"A veteran of New York and national politics, Luis Miranda Jr embodies the relentless spirit of progress of American immigrants.

There is no one on the Latino, New York, and national political scene with the breadth of experience, passion, and storytelling charm of Luis Miranda. In Relentless, he shares a fascinating narrative of his life and career—from his early days as a radically minded Puerto Rican activist to his decades of political advice and problem-solving."

Luis Miranda Jr's new book Relentless is out and is up on Bookum!

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Footnotes (Aka other articles we are reading and Bookum content):

Tune into the Bookum Creators Talk Podcast with Lit Vibes with Five Friday at 6:30PM EST live on Bookum - www.bookumapp.com

Without Authors, Publishers Got Nothing https://brookewarner.substack.com/p/without-authors-publishers-got-nothing