Hey everybody, it's me, Tracy Thomas, host of the Stacks, and you're here for another episode

of the Stacks Unabridged, our exclusive bonus episodes for paid subscribers on Patreon and

Substack. This month, we're doing something a little bit different. I'm actually sharing a

conversation where I was interviewed by the folks over at the LA review of books about social

media and book publishing, content creator life,

and also a few recommendations of books that are getting us through the year. If this episode

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here's a conversation that I got to be a part of with the LA review of books.

We're pleased to be on the line today with Tracy Thomas.

Tracy is the host and creator and so much more of the literary podcast, The Stacks, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts or at the stackpodcast.com.

You can also hear Tracy every month on NPR's Here and Now

or see her live on stage as part of the literary LASD live series one for the books.

In addition to this already varied and voluminous work,

Tracy also hosts and moderates literary events, book festivals,

and author talks across the country. And she does all this while also working on her own

substack, appropriately called unstacked, where she offers deep dives into books while also opening

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