Bookcast Episode 132: November Wrap up, New Releases, Winding Down
In this episode, I run through my full Nonfiction November reading list, talk about my latest holiday releases, share updates on direct sales and writing plans, and chat a bit about what I’ve been watching while I settle into my end-of-year break. Books Discussed – A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Leta McClinton — Deb Miller Landau – Forever Kind of Love (Bayou Dreams Book One) — Farrah Rochon – Black. White.: The Hidden History of an Insurrection, A Family’s Southern Town, and Identity in America — Loretta Malloy Noble – A Bitter Ending: A Brother’s 30-Year Quest to Uncover the Truth About His Sister’s Death — Thomas James Whitfield – Systemic: How Racism Is Making Us Sick — Layal Liverpool – Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup — John Carreyrou – The Photograph — Brian Freeman – Booed Up — Nina High – The Ruination of Michael Sterling — Tasha L. Harrison – Peaches and Honey: A Small Town Sapphic Romance — Karmen Lee – No Place for the Working: Homeless in America — Brian Goldstone – Chilling on Thanksgiving — Jessica Terry – Layover: An Only One Bed Holiday Novella — D.L. White – Open for Business: A Riviel Romance — Brit W. – Q & C: The Teachers of Hardwood High — Nina High – Cults Like Us: How Doomsday Thinking Drives America — Jane Borden – Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present — Harriet A. Washington (referenced) My Releases Mentioned – Decorative Gourd Season – Layover – Home for the Holidays – A Calculated Risk (audio) – Drinks at Minx (audio) – Grumpy Valentine (audio) Holiday Bundle: All winter holiday novellas — available at booksbydlwhite.com/holiday - $9.99! Writing & Publishing Updates – Newsletter-first release strategy (24-hour exclusives) – Website store gets releases before retail – Retail distribution: Amazon, Google Play, Draft2Digital – Taking December off to rest and refill the creative well – Planning next writing cycle for early 2026 What I’m Watching – CW adaptation of Taj McCoy’s book – Matlock – Elsbeth – Watson – Sheriff Country – Brilliant Minds – The Beast in Me — Netflix – Life After MLM — Rebecca Blevins (podcast) Other Mentions – Holiday decorating – Be Rooted 2026 planner – Direct sales goals for 2026 – Self-narrated audiobooks and distribution updates Support the show Stay connected: Visit my website– Booksbydlwhite.com Join my newsletter – booksbydlwhite.com/newsletter Follow me on Substack– Main Substack | Short Fiction Substack Buy books & merch – booksbydlwhite.com/shop Support this show with a recurring gift at bookcast.buzzsprout.com or Buymeacoffee.com/booksbydlwhite. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And if you really liked it, tell a friend.