In this episode of Creators Talk Podcast, we sit down with Mishayla Twyman, founder and creator of Your Local Book Club ATX, to explore how she built a thriving book community of over 1,500 members in Austin, TX.

From childhood favorites to her top book club picks, Mishayla shares her book‑picking process, collaboration tips, and the behind‑the‑scenes of community‑building. Discover how she turned her passion into an inclusive, dynamic literary space.

Timestamps:
0:55 - Childhood Reading
2:55 - Austin, Texas Reading Culture
4:07 - Starting "Your Local Book Club"
6:43 - Early Members of the book club
8:30 - Picking the Right Books
10:20 - First Big Book Club
11:50 - Day-to-Day operations
13:14 - On Community
15:00 - Book Club + collaborations
17:20 - Marketing the Book Club online
18:33 - Content Creating for the book club
20:44 - The Reading Room
23:36 - Genres of the Reading Rooms
25:10 - Advice for Hosting Book Clubs
26:40 - Chartering the book club
28:40 - Last, now, next books
30:45 - Great Book Club Picks
32:02 - Picking Bad Books
33:33 - What Would You Like to See More of in the book world?
34:20 - What Would You Like to See Less of in the book world?

Follow Mishayla & Your Local Book Club ATX:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourlocalbookclubatx/?hl=en
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourlocalbookclubatx
Website: https://www.yourlocalbookclub.org/

Books Mentioned in the Conversation:

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (The Book That Got Her Back into Reading)
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (Childhood Books)
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Recent Read Book Club)
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (Last book read outside of book club)
The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Current Read Book Club)
Verity by Colleen Hoover (Great Book Club Discussion Book)
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy (Great Book Club Discussion pick)
Atomic Habits by James Clear (Great Self‑Help Books // Discussions)
The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest (Great Self‑Help Books // Discussions)
Loud by Drew Afualo (Book Club Pick)
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, & Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Underrated Book Club Pick)

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