In today's episode, Jay is joined by her book bestie Brittany to discuss their shared love of reading celebrity books and memoirs. Tune in to hear them chat about what elements they look for in these stories and how they go about rating and recommending them. 

What we talked about: 

• Episode intro 00:00
• Guest intro and current reads 2:06
• Reading Celebrity Memoirs 11:27
• Should we always expect dramatic stories 16:50
• Rating celebrity memoirs 24:24
• Listening to memoirs on audio 38:56
• Favorite memoirs 42:28
• Reflection on Obama's books 58:06
• Final thoughts and book recommendations 1:03:40
• Lightning Round - There's a book for that 1:14:52

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Bride by Ali Hazelwood
• Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
• Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
• Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
• My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
• The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenport
• The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
• Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
• Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker
• Just as I Am by Cicely Tyson
• My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
• Spare by Prince Harry
• I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy
• The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae
• The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
• The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
• More Myself by Alicia Keys
• The Mother of Black Hollywood by Jenifer Lewis
• Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
• #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso
• Brazen by Julia Heart
• Life in Motion by Misty Copeland
• Dear Black Girls by A'Ja Wilson
• Life in Motion (Young Readers Version) by Misty Copeland
• Becoming by Michelle Obama
• More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth
• I Am These Truths by Sunny Hostin
• Will by Will Smith
• Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith
• Walking with the Wind by John Lewis
• A Man Called White by Water White
• My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
• Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg
• I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
• Solito by Javier Zamora
• Votes of Confidence by Jeff FLetcher
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
• Ana María and the Fox by Liana De La Rosa

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Connect with today's guest: 

• Follow Brittany on Instagram @britt.kirkland . 

Final Thoughts: 

• Follow Jay on Instagram @bookswithjaybraggs .
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