A Delightful Chat with BookTuber Jess Owens

<p>We had a great time talking books with one of our favorite book YouTubers, Jess Owens!  Jess tells us how she went from a high schooler who lost her love of reading to starting her own book YouTube channel.  (She also tells us her favorite book world drama from the past year.)</p> <p>Topics include: Book CommuniTea, international lockdown, giant book collections, carrier pigeons, Nora Roberts, Elin Hilderbrand, Sarah Dessen, Roxane Gay, Angie Thomas, Jodi Picoult, Jenny Han, Jennifer Weiner, publishing mergers, Great Expectations, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Hemingway, Harry Potter, James Patterson, Game of Thrones, and Goosebumps.</p> <p>Check her out on social media: Jess Owens on YouTube, @_saidbyjess on Twitter, and @saidbyjess on Instagram</p> <p> </p> <p>Jess’ Recommendations:</p> <p>Romance: Sweethand by N.G. Peltier; Middle Grade Fantasy: Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston; Horror: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark </p> <p>BookTubers: Bookish Realm, bookslikewhoa, How to Train Your Gavin, Stephanie Bookish, and mynameismarines</p>