Hello Friends,

It's been a long time since I have done a public newsletter for updates!

Book Clubs

Are you in the book club? Join our reader Discord to join the conversation.

It is no secret that book club has been a struggle for me (many of us) this year. I've gone back and forth about giving it up completely, or focusing on just one over the other. In the end, I've decided to blend my book clubs for 2027:

Good Day to Read Indigenous and Women in Horror will now simply fall under Boozhoo Book Club.

We will alternate between an Indigenous read and a horror read each month for the year of 2027. I hate that I cannot keep up with both, because I feel like that means I'm doing less promotion for authors, but my ADHD is making it difficult to keep up with even one. I will be putting out recommended reading lists and new releases lists next year and something special for paid subscribers.

Paid subscribers will get to nominate books to vote on this week and then next week, the books will go public for a vote. We are choosing are books in advance (meaning we will mostly be reading backlist to allow folks to check out the books from the library in time) and all of the books will be announced once selected (so you can get those holds in!) Two months are already filled with books from our imprint!

Cracks by Kristy Park Kulski releases 4/27/27 and will be our May selection

REDACTED by REDACTED releases 10/27/27 and will be our November selection (Yes, I've been keeping secrets! And I'm hoping I can announce this one soon!)

Publishing Updates

2027

1. Cracks by Kristy Park Kulski, 4/27/27

2. Redacted by Redacted, 10/27/27 (announcing soon! first kickoff meeting is next week!

2028

1. The Matchmaker of Club Street by Meihan Boey, 2/22/28, we just had our kickoff meeting for Matchmaker and it's so exciting! I cannot wait for our cover meeting. Matchmaker is set in the same world as Meihan's previous series. I just started the first book The Formidable Miss Cassidy and it's so good, I encourage you all to pick it up!

2. Redacted by REDACTED, early 2028 I cannot wait to announce this!

3. UNKKNOWN by UNKNOWN, unknown 2028

I am still reading manuscripts and have moved away from seasonally acquiring to always acquiring the best stories for me.

I am currently looking for

• Indigenous adult horror, mystery/thriller, coming of age - but will read all Indigenous submissions

• Thriller/Horror written by BIPOC women

Paid subscribers can expect more frequent publishing updates moving forward now that I have a better sense of schedule.

WHAT FEEDS BELOW AARDVARK WINNERS

Congratulations to @ameowzingbooks and @AddledBrainBooks

I will email you today from mixedupdeskmedia@gmail.com

MAIL CLUB

The sign up google form for the end of the year mail club will go out this week. This will be the last snail mail club open to $5 subscribers. 2027 moves to MONTHLY MAIL for $12 and up subscribers. Mail club is open to international subscribers as well.

READING SPRINTS AND READATHONS AND JOURNAL CLUB

I would love to move back into regular cadence for reading sprints and weekend readathons and journal club (where we just set an hour and journal together!). If these interest you, please show up and participate! This space is what we all put into it.

CALL TO ACTION

I have big goals for 2027 including doubling the size of my membership and I need your help. As you know, paid subscribers are the reason we get to publish these stories. The stories being publishing by Boozhoo Books are diverse, necessary stories written by voices that deserve to be heard. Help me make sure that they are. Subscription fees in part go into the production of the books we publish. If you won't miss it, please consider upgrading to a $5 membership.

TODAY: Free subscribers are also a vital part of our reader community. Can you each convince one of your mutuals on social media to join our community for free?

COMMENT BELOW:

Leave me a comment below and let me know what kind of content you'd like to see from my on Bindery in 2027!

I love this time of year! I hope you all are well.

MAKE SURE YOU VOTE TODAY.

November has always been my favorite of the ’ber months. 🍂

There's something about this time of year that makes me want to slow down a little. The weather FINALLY starts cooling off here in South Carolina, there's good food, even better company, and everything just feels a little cozier. It's usually a quieter month for me, and honestly? I love that.

But lately, I've also been thinking a lot about community.

A little while ago, I received some pretty insanely hateful comments on YouTube. And while I know putting yourself on the internet means opening yourself up to criticism, there's a big difference between disagreeing with someone's opinion about a book and being downright cruel.

When I shared what happened on Instagram, I was absolutely overwhelmed by the love and support I received. People took time out of their days to send kind messages, share their own experiences, and remind me why I started talking about books on the internet in the first place.

And THAT is what I've been thinking about.

Because at the end of the day, I don't want to just recommend books. I want to build a space where people genuinely enjoy talking about them. Where we can have wildly different opinions about the same story and still have a fantastic conversation. Where we celebrate each other's reading wins, help each other through reading slumps, and enthusiastically convince complete strangers to add another 15 books to their TBRs. 😂

That's what I want The Reading Room to be.

I've been a little quiet here lately, but I've also been rethinking what I want this space to look like moving forward. And I've realized I don't want Bindery to be just another place where I share content you can already find on Instagram or YouTube.

I want it to feel like an actual community. A place where we can pull up a chair, grab our favorite drink, and dish about BOOKS. All the books. Across every genre.

So here's what you can expect moving forward:

📖 The Reading Journal: More candid updates about what I'm reading, what I'm loving, what's disappointing me, and everything in between. Think less polished review and more chatting with a friend.

💬 Between the Pages: Bookish discussions, unpopular opinions, reading habits, trope debates, and all those questions that deserve more than a quick Instagram comment.

📚 The TBR Table: A place to swap recommendations, discover hidden gems, and help each other figure out what to read next.

🎙️ Beyond the Episode: I'll still share some of my YouTube videos and author interviews here, but I want to take those conversations even further. Let's discuss the books, the authors, and the ideas that stick with us long after the episode ends.

☕ The Reading Room Roundtable: Monthly check-ins where we can share our favorite reads, biggest surprises, reading plans, and whatever else is happening in our bookish lives.

And here's the most important part: This community will ALWAYS be free. No paywalls, no pressure, and absolutely no reading requirements.

Whether you read 200 books a year or you're struggling to finish your first, whether you're a fantasy fanatic, a romance lover, a horror enthusiast, or someone who reads a little bit of everything, you belong here.

I want this to be a place where we can disagree without being disrespectful, get excited about the stories we love, and remember that reading is supposed to be FUN.

So, consider this our official welcome back to The Reading Room. 🖤

Let's start with a little catch-up: What are you reading right now, and how has your reading year been treating you?

I want to hear ALL about it. The five-star favorites, the disappointing reads, the unexpected discoveries, and everything in between.

I'm so glad you're here. 🖤