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SC BOOKGAL & FRIENDS | 2026 AWARD NOMINEES ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED | AWARD SHOW FEB 2026 · DA CREW Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Think, Think, Think, Think.
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  Speaker 2: Ladies and gentlemen, May I have your attention please? The
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  Speaker 2: show starts in five line eight seven six five four
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  Speaker 2: three two one go.
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  Speaker 3: Hey, everyone dishes your girl sc book gut eight four three.
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  Speaker 3: And it's Tuesday, everyone, and today's actually special why because
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  Speaker 3: it is election day? So how many of you guys
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  Speaker 3: went out there and did the thing?
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  Speaker 1: All right?
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  Speaker 3: All right, I see you, I see you. In my case,
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  Speaker 3: I was not able to vote because there were no
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  Speaker 3: elections in my area, but I did go and I volunteered. Okay,
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  Speaker 3: so your girl worked the polls today. Okay, that didn't
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  Speaker 3: come out right. I worked the election polls. It was
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  Speaker 3: wonderful to greet those in the community, seeing them coming
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  Speaker 3: out and there doing their civic duties. So it wasn't
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  Speaker 3: an honor, and I would like to think everyone that opportunity.
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  Speaker 3: So tonight we were supposed to have author kay Neely,
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  Speaker 3: but her baby is sick, so we send prayers to
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  Speaker 3: your little man. I hope you feel better, sweetheart. So
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  Speaker 3: today we are going to talk about that time and
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  Speaker 3: a year. Okay, no, I'm not talking about that time
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  Speaker 3: you guys. Okay, So are you guys ready? Are you ready?
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  Speaker 3: Are you ready. So we're gonna count down and we're
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  Speaker 3: gonna talk about what. We're gonna show you what we're
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  Speaker 3: talking about. Okay, step five, four three two one. You guys,
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  Speaker 3: it is award season. Yes, Aspiring Authors and book Gals
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  Speaker 3: Awards twenty twenty six. This is a chance for you
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  Speaker 3: to nominate the best in several categories. And we're going
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  Speaker 3: to give those authors, those influencers, those promoters, those book
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  Speaker 3: reviewers their flowers.
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  Speaker 2: Okay.
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  Speaker 3: So here's the mission for SC Bookouts and Friends. SC
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  Speaker 3: Bookouts and Friends is a dedicated to promoting a love
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  Speaker 3: of literature by spotlightening diverse voices with a special emphasis
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  Speaker 3: on uplifting uplifting black and brown authors through engaging book reviews,
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  Speaker 3: thought provoking interviews, clever giveaway, creative giveaways, and meaningful discussion. Y'all,
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  Speaker 3: I am all over the place right. We aim to
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  Speaker 3: foster a vibrant literary community that celebrates cultural richness and
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  Speaker 3: champions under represent stories. So that is the mission of
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  Speaker 3: SCI Bookyus and Friends. And here is the mission and
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  Speaker 3: Inspiring Office Magazine. The Spying Office Magazine was created to
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  Speaker 3: be a voice for those who think they do not
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  Speaker 3: have a voice. In the black and brown community. We
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  Speaker 3: desired to bridge the gap between black and brown authors
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  Speaker 3: around the world, while touching on the top is affecting
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  Speaker 3: our black and brown people. You have a purpose, and
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  Speaker 3: our founder, Angela Thomas Smith, wants you to know that
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  Speaker 3: Genesis twenty five twelve to fifteen state that you are chosen?
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  Speaker 3: Do you believe that you are chosen? So go ahead
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  Speaker 3: and get your pen and pencils. See can write down
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  Speaker 3: these states. Okay, you got your pen, you got your muscle.
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  Speaker 3: You gotta beat the paper. You need all three maybe
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  Speaker 3: two out of three?
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  Speaker 2: All right?
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  Speaker 3: So the nomination period is November fifteenth through December twenty fifth.
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  Speaker 3: At that time you will see a nomination form across
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  Speaker 3: the social media networks of sc Book, thousand friend and
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  Speaker 3: aspiring author some magazine. Okay, you can also check our
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  Speaker 3: blog which is www dot Scbookgalsandfriends dot com and be
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  Speaker 3: able to click there to enter your nominations. Now, the
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  Speaker 3: voting period is from January first to January thirty first. Now,
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  Speaker 3: last year we made it to where you can only
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  Speaker 3: vote once. This year, we do not. We're not gonna
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  Speaker 3: do that. You can vote as many times as you'd
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  Speaker 3: like to for your author. Okay, winers, what will be
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  Speaker 3: announced virtually on February third, twenty twenty six. That will
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  Speaker 3: be the first show of season four of See Book,
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  Speaker 3: Yas and Friends Season four. I feel so honored and
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  Speaker 3: so blessed to say season four. To look back from
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  Speaker 3: where I came from to now, it is remarkable. Okay,
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  Speaker 3: So that's share saved the dates?
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  Speaker 1: All right?
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  Speaker 3: Now, how to vote again, We're gonna go through this
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  Speaker 3: a number of fifth the December twenty fifth you can
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  Speaker 3: nominate your famous, your favorites across all categories. Feel free
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  Speaker 3: submit as many nominations as you like within that time period.
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  Speaker 3: You can even nominate yourself who can be your biggest fan?
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  Speaker 3: But you yourself correct? All right. Eligible publications are those released.
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  Speaker 3: Pay attention to these dates November of twenty twenty four
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  Speaker 3: and October of twenty twenty five. Again, if you nominate
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  Speaker 3: somebody in a special category, their books have have to
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  Speaker 3: been released or they have to been for my bloggers reviewer.
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  Speaker 3: They have to be active between November twenty twenty four
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  Speaker 3: and October twenty twenty five. Okay, now from December twenty seven,
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  Speaker 3: twenty twenty five to December thirty first twenty twenty five.
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  Speaker 3: All the nominations will be reviewed and the top five
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  Speaker 3: nominees in each category will advance to the final round. Now,
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  Speaker 3: from January first to January thirty first, you can cash
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  Speaker 3: your vote for your favorite finalists in each category. Okay,
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  Speaker 3: so remember number five fifteenth twenty fifth nominations Okay publications
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  Speaker 3: have been between November twenty twenty four and October twenty
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  Speaker 3: twenty five. Now final voting is January first through January
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  Speaker 3: thirty first. Okay. So the categories are Best Nonfiction Book,
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  Speaker 3: Best Nonfiction Author, Best Street Leap Street Lit Book, and
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  Speaker 3: Best Street Lift Author. Now do know the book can
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  Speaker 3: be from one author and the nomination for Best Author
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  Speaker 3: can be another author. They do not have to be
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  Speaker 3: the same author. Okay. The next one, we have Best
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  Speaker 3: Male Author of the Year, Female Author of the Year,
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  Speaker 3: Best New Author. So let me explain Best New Author.
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  Speaker 3: Best new Author means that that author has not had
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  Speaker 3: any other published works before this voting time period. In
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  Speaker 3: other words, that nomination that the period of November twenty
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  Speaker 3: twenty fourth and October twenty twenty fifth. That has to
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  Speaker 3: be the range of their first published novel. Okay Reader's
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  Speaker 3: Awards that's the book that you love the most. Okay,
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  Speaker 3: Best book blog, best book club, Best collaboration, Best collaboration
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  Speaker 3: would be more than one author in one novel. Okay,
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  Speaker 3: doesn't matter how many authors, just more than one Okay,
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  Speaker 3: Best book reviewer. Now, remember this has to be between
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  Speaker 3: the years the year November of twenty twenty four in
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  Speaker 3: October of twenty twenty five. Next one Best romance author,
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  Speaker 3: Best romance book, best poetry book, best poetry book author,
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  Speaker 3: best promoter, best podcast, best influencer, best series, and best novella. Now,
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  Speaker 3: when we say novella, we are looking for books that
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  Speaker 3: is under a hundred pages. Okay, it doesn't matter if
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  Speaker 3: it's ebook or printed or even audiobook. It just has
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  Speaker 3: to be under one hundred pages. If you have any questions,
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  Speaker 3: feel free to contact me at email see book Outs
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  Speaker 3: of Friends at gmail dot com or Patrese Brumble on Facebook.
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  Speaker 3: So you guys, you remember those dates, right, Remember all
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  Speaker 3: those days that was telling you about. Make sure you
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  Speaker 3: pay attention to the dates. And it is an honor
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  Speaker 3: to be able to do this again. So I normally
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  Speaker 3: wait until December, the end of December to say that,
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  Speaker 3: oh we thank you, but I think it's due now
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  Speaker 3: you know you guys, twenty twenty five has been a
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  Speaker 3: year of places out day was seeing places I never
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  Speaker 3: thought I would go. But all I know is God
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  Speaker 3: has had my back for me, my family and the
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  Speaker 3: other ladies and gents public crew. So I want to
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  Speaker 3: give you guys the opportunity to make yours say so
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  Speaker 3: for the twenty twenty six Aspiring Aspiring Authors book Yall Awards. Okay,
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  Speaker 3: if you have any questions, feel free, like I said,
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  Speaker 3: email me at Scbookyalls and friends at gmail dot com
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  Speaker 3: or always on Facebook. And it's actually that's a quicker
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  Speaker 3: way of getting me at Pittree Scrumble. Now I am
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  Speaker 3: booking for next year. Okay. There are three ways you
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  Speaker 3: can book me. We can book for a live Tuesday
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  Speaker 3: night podcast, We can look book for a pre recorded podcast,
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  Speaker 3: or we can book for a blog interview. I would
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  Speaker 3: like to make my authors or publishers, or I want
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  Speaker 3: to reach out to illustrators, and I want to reach
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  Speaker 3: out to audio narrators. I want to give you a
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  Speaker 3: chance to promote your work on the best comfortable platform
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  Speaker 3: for you, the same way you get in touch with
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  Speaker 3: me for the award ceremony, is the exact same way
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  Speaker 3: you would get in touch with me for the podcasts
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  Speaker 3: and interviews and for the blogs. Okay, at the bottom
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  Speaker 3: of the screens you will see all my social media contacts.
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  Speaker 3: I'm starting to get a little bit more active on
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  Speaker 3: TikTok but I really got to get it in my head.
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  Speaker 1: I don't know why.
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  Speaker 3: I just don't understand why. I just can't get it
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  Speaker 3: to my head. So and then there is TikTok Se,
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  Speaker 3: book houts and friends, Good read Se, book hous and friends,
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  Speaker 3: see book gal and then space friends. Then I'm on
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  Speaker 3: Instagram at sc book Gallen Friends or sc book Value
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  Speaker 3: for three. So contact me any type of way form
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  Speaker 3: that you need. Okay, it's another Tuesday night. Another book
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  Speaker 3: in the books. We can't say book in the books
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  Speaker 3: because guess what we didn't have a book tonight. Well,
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  Speaker 3: I guess if we said another show. Make sure you
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  Speaker 3: nominate someone for each one of those categories. Okay, and
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  Speaker 3: I will see you next week Tuesday with another author
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  Speaker 3: and another book. Remember there's no such thing as an
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  Speaker 3: old book because not everybody is read every book. You guys,
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  Speaker 3: have a good night. Bye,