You guys, the live and the stacks tour is underway.

We had an incredible night in Oakland filled with bookish conversations, hot takes, games,

cocktails. If you missed it, I'm sorry, but don't worry, it's not too late to see the stacks live

in one of our next four stops. Join me in Chicago with Samantha Erby on August 27th

in Washington, D.C. with Jason Reynolds on September 24th in New York City with KSA

Laman on September 25th and in LA on October 18th with some extra special guests that we will be

announcing real soon. Tickets are selling fast so head to the stackspodcast.com slash tour

and get your tickets before we sell out.

Welcome to the stats, a podcast about books and the people who read them.

I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today author Nicole Chang has returned to discuss our May

of a Club Pick. This boy we made a memoir of motherhood genetics and facing the unknown by Taylor

Harris. This memoir was released in 2022 and it follows the emotional journey of a black mother

whose beliefs around science, faith, and our healthcare system and motherhood itself are

challenged when her young son goes through a mysterious illness. Today, Nicole and I talk about

what makes a memoir compelling, expectations versus reality, and so much more. There are spoilers

in this episode. Make sure you listen through to the end of today's episode to hear what our June

Club Pick will be and a quick reminder, everything we talk about on each episode of the

stacks can be found in the link in the show notes. If you just can't get enough of the stacks,

I have a whole bunch more for you if you join the stacks pack, which is our community on Patreon.

For just $5 a month, you get bonus episodes, our virtual book club, and access to our

extremely active discord where we do buddy reads, give book recommendations, and share our pop

tart power rankings. Trust me, the stacks pack is having a good time. If this sounds like you,

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