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If I'm finding that I'm"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":949.66,"endTime":952.3,"body":"reading on my phone or my kindle"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":952.3,"endTime":956.86,"body":"a lot, then how can I change"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":952.3,"endTime":956.86,"body":"that to read on an audio book"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":956.92,"endTime":960.48,"body":"instead so borrowing something"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":956.92,"endTime":960.48,"body":"from my library via the Libby"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":960.48,"endTime":965.46,"body":"app, or using my Spotify account"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":960.48,"endTime":965.46,"body":"to snag one of those books that"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":965.46,"endTime":967.68,"body":"are maybe on my shelf but I"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":965.46,"endTime":967.68,"body":"don't feel like reading"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":967.74,"endTime":971.7,"body":"physically. Another is to"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":967.74,"endTime":971.7,"body":"connect with other readers. If"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":971.7,"endTime":975.54,"body":"you are feeling unmotivated,"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":971.7,"endTime":975.54,"body":"then talk about books. Talk"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":975.54,"endTime":978.9,"body":"about books that you enjoyed."},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":975.54,"endTime":978.9,"body":"You can join a book club. Or if"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":978.9,"endTime":982.1,"body":"you're someone who is a mood"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":978.9,"endTime":982.1,"body":"reader like myself, then you"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":982.1,"endTime":986.9,"body":"might want to join the diverse"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":982.1,"endTime":986.9,"body":"trope challenge, where we read"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":986.96,"endTime":991.1,"body":"tropes from marginalized authors"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":986.96,"endTime":991.1,"body":"throughout the year and every"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":991.1,"endTime":994.94,"body":"month has a trope. So for the"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":991.1,"endTime":994.94,"body":"month of May, which is when this"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":994.94,"endTime":999.56,"body":"episode goes out, we are doing"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":994.94,"endTime":999.56,"body":"road trips, and so it just has"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":999.56,"endTime":1004.98,"body":"to be a either LGBTQIA plus or a"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":999.56,"endTime":1004.98,"body":"bipoc author, and that is your"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1004.98,"endTime":1009.06,"body":"book club book for the month you"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1004.98,"endTime":1009.06,"body":"get to decide. And so I like"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1009.06,"endTime":1011.16,"body":"that as just like, here's a"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1009.06,"endTime":1011.16,"body":"trope that we're gonna do this"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1011.16,"endTime":1014.82,"body":"month, pick one book, and that's"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1011.16,"endTime":1014.82,"body":"the one book you can read, and"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1014.82,"endTime":1018.3,"body":"finding ways to just spice"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1014.82,"endTime":1018.3,"body":"things up, to do things a little"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1018.3,"endTime":1021.56,"body":"differently, but engaging with"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1018.3,"endTime":1021.56,"body":"other readers can be a great way"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1021.74,"endTime":1024.5,"body":"to find new books that you want"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1021.74,"endTime":1024.5,"body":"to read as well as get out of"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1024.5,"endTime":1028.46,"body":"that slump that you might be"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1024.5,"endTime":1028.46,"body":"feeling. I want to encourage you"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1028.82,"endTime":1033.74,"body":"that you can overcome this slump"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1028.82,"endTime":1033.74,"body":"if you want to, if you don't"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1033.74,"endTime":1037.22,"body":"want to, that's okay, too, if"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1033.74,"endTime":1037.22,"body":"you just want to sit in your"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1037.22,"endTime":1040.24,"body":"slump and say, Look, I'm in a"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1037.22,"endTime":1040.24,"body":"reading slump, and I'm just"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1040.24,"endTime":1043.42,"body":"gonna sit in it until I'm out of"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1040.24,"endTime":1043.42,"body":"it. I'm gonna go do something"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1043.42,"endTime":1046.78,"body":"else. I'm gonna do some puzzles,"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1043.42,"endTime":1046.78,"body":"I'm going to go color, I'm gonna"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1046.78,"endTime":1051.28,"body":"go hiking right like you get to"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1046.78,"endTime":1051.28,"body":"decide what that looks like for"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1051.28,"endTime":1054.76,"body":"you. So I encourage you to"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1051.28,"endTime":1054.76,"body":"follow yourself, follow your"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1054.76,"endTime":1058.24,"body":"intuition of what feels right"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1054.76,"endTime":1058.24,"body":"for you. But hopefully these"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1058.24,"endTime":1061.2,"body":"tips and tricks were great for"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1058.24,"endTime":1061.2,"body":"helping you. If you do want to"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1061.2,"endTime":1067.2,"body":"get out of that reading slump, I"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1061.2,"endTime":1067.2,"body":"am so grateful that you are here"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1067.2,"endTime":1071.1,"body":"for season one. Thank you so"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1067.2,"endTime":1071.1,"body":"much for listening. It is really"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1071.1,"endTime":1074.7,"body":"helpful. If you leave a rating"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1071.1,"endTime":1074.7,"body":"and review on the podcast,"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1074.7,"endTime":1078.12,"body":"whatever podcast app you're"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1074.7,"endTime":1078.12,"body":"listening, to leave a rating and"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1078.12,"endTime":1081.74,"body":"review, follow the podcast,"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1078.12,"endTime":1081.74,"body":"share it with a friend that"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1081.74,"endTime":1086.54,"body":"helps us grow as well as get in"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1081.74,"endTime":1086.54,"body":"front of new listeners. I cannot"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1086.54,"endTime":1091.28,"body":"wait to see you for season two"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1086.54,"endTime":1091.28,"body":"in July. Thank you so much for"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1091.28,"endTime":1094.28,"body":"being here until next time."},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":1091.28,"endTime":1094.28,"body":"Happy reading. You."}]}