Teen Lit Chat with Science Fiction & Fantasy Author Bethany Baptiste

Completely Booked - Official Podcast of the Jacksonville Public Library

A born-and-raised Jacksonvillian, Bethany Baptiste is a preschool inclusion specialist by day and a young adult SFF novelist by night. If she’s not writing an inclusion support plan or a story, she does retail therapy in Florida bookstores and takes scheduled naps with her two chaotic evil dogs. You can visit her website at bethanybaptiste.com

Check out all of Bethany's books in our catalog: https://jkpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=&qu=AUTHOR%3Dbethany+baptiste+&h=1

BETHANY RECOMMENDS

BOOKS

Here are some dark, unputdownable Black YA reads perfect for fans of thrills, chills, and anything but ordinary:

📖 DEAD GIRLS WALKING by Sami Ellis (out March 26)

📖 THE DARK PLACE by Britney S. Lewis - https://jkpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=TITLE%3D%22dark+place%22&qu=AUTHOR%3Dlewis&te=

📖 MONSTROUS by Jessica Lewis - https://jkpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=TITLE%3D%22monstrous%22&qu=AUTHOR%3Dlewis&te=

📖 TENDER BEASTS by Liselle Sambury - https://jkpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=tender+beasts+sambury&te=

GO-TO STOPS FOR A PERFECT NIGHT IN JACKSONVILLE (IN THIS ORDER)

1. 2nd & Charles: Score affordable, used books
2. Soupa Noodle Bar: Enjoy a hot, delicious bowl of ramen.
3. Cinemark Tinseltown: Catch the latest movie and munch on some movie snacks.
4. Insomnia Cookies: Treat yourself to warm cookies and ice cream.

SHOWS & MOVIES

📺 BLOOD & WATER (Netflix): This show is perfect for fans of shadowy family secrets, elite schools, and crime underworlds.

📺 GEN V (Amazon): This show is about superheroes in college but like on really, really dark, twisty steroids.

📺 TINY PRETTY THINGS (Netflix): This show gives you a glimpse into the glamorous yet cutthroat world of ballet.

📺 SELAH AND THE SPADES (Amazon): If elite boarding schools, dark academia aesthetics, and cunning Black female leads are a vibe to you, check this movie out.

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