Ep. 43: Jordan Moblo (@Jordys.Book.Club) on Growing a #Bookstagram Account

In Episode 43, Jordan Moblo talks about how he grew his #bookstagram account to over 35,000 followers in a year and a half and shares tips for growing your own #bookstagram account.

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Highlights

• Why Jordan started his #bookstagram account (and what his husband thought about it initially).
• How he grew his account to 30,000 followers in the age of the Instagram algorithm.
• How he feels about being a male in the predominantly female #bookstagram community.
• How Jordan fits his #bookstagram “work” in given he has a full-time job.
• The origin of the white coffee mug.
• How Jordan found his #bookstagram “aesthetic.”
• Jordan’s best photography and photo editing tips.
• How Jordan jumped from reading 15 books a year (pre-#bookstagram) to reading 225 books in 2019.
• How both Jordan and I got to be Book of the Month judges.
• Jordan’s Mystery Book Club.

Jordan’s Book Recommendations

Two OLD Books He Loves 

• Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven | Buy from Amazon [23:35]
• The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh | Buy from Amazon [26:04]

Two NEW Books He Loves

• You Are Not Aloneby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (Out March 3) | Buy from Amazon [28:48]
• Anyone by Charles Soule | Buy from Amazon [33:46]

One Book He DIDN’T Love

• The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan | Buy from Amazon [37:22]

One NEW RELEASE He’s Excited About

• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesby Suzanne Collins (Release Date: May 19, 2020)| Buy from Amazon [39:13]

Other Books Mentioned

• The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell | Buy from Amazon [20:48]
• Nothing to See Hereby Kevin Wilson (My Review)| Buy from Amazon [22:06]
• The Fountains of Silenceby Ruta Sepetys | Buy from Amazon [22:06]
• Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [25:36]
• Recursion by Blake Crouch (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:10]
• An Anonymous Girlby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:48]
• The Wife Between Usby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen | Buy from Amazon [31:10]
• The Oracle Year by Charles Soule | Buy from Amazon [34:30]
• Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (My Review)| Buy from Amazon [37:43]
• The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins | Buy from Amazon [39:26]

Other Links

• Steph at Pie Lady Books
• Jordan’s #bookstagram tutorial post
• Facetune (photo editing app)
• Preview (Instagram app)
• Jordan’s Book of the Month essay on The Family Upstairs
• Sarah’s Book of the Month essay on Nothing to See Here
• Ep. 25: Siobhan Jones (Book of the Month Editorial Director)
• Ep. 40: Byrd Leavell (Literary Agent with United Talent Agency)
• Carrie from Boston Book Fanatic (Jordan’s Mystery Book Club partner)
• Jordan’s wedding picture Instagram post
• Jordan’s New / Original A Little Life Instagram post

About Jordan

Instagram

Jordan runs the #bookstagram account @jordys.book.club, which has over 35,000 followers.

He is also a television Executive and lives in Los Angeles.

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Mini Episode featuring Jayda Justus (@thehistorymom) on historical fiction and nonfiction history (airing January 29).

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