Ep 42: We (mostly) survived 2016.
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We are finally back from our holiday hibernation! Thanks for BEARing with us (geddit?!)
Books we gifted or were gifted:
- A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
- The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- The Notorious RBG by Irin Cameron and Shana Knizhnik
- Strong Female Protagonist by Mallory Osterag and Brennan Lee Mulligan
- Bad Girls Throughout History byAnn Shen
- Oprah by Kitty Kelly
- The Witches by Stacy Schieff
- The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Best of 2016:
Grace:
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
- Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim
- The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
- A Mind of Your Own: What Women Can Do About Depression that Big Pharma Can't by Kelly Brogan
- Promethea Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
- Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton
- Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
- Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney
- The Wendy Project Vol. 1 by Melissa Jane Osborne and Veronica Fish
- Strangers in Paradise (Pocket Book 1) by Terry Moore
- Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
- The Only Living Boy Vol. 1, 2, and 3 (especially 3) by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis
- Bird Box by Josh Malerman
- The Girl with All The Gifts -
Sarah:
2016/Backlist
- Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel - Sarah Farizan
- Another Brooklyn - Jacqueline Woodson
- Shadowshaper - Daniel Jose Older
- Shrill - Lindy West
- Salvage the Bones - Jesmyn Ward
- Girl in Pieces - Kathleen Glascow
- Still Life with Tornado - A.S. King
- The Sun is Also A Star - Nicola Yoon
- Something New - Lucy Knisely
2017
- History is All That You Left Me - Adam Silvera
- The Upside of Unrequited - Becky Albertalli
- Goodbye Days - Jeff Zetner
- The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
Reading Resolutions:
Grace: Trying to be more specific with my goals.
1. Read more books by people of color. At least 10 books.
2. Read more books about the entertainment industry. At least 10 books, can overlap with history & biography.
3. Read more history and biography. At least 10 books.
Sarah: Read more intentionally.
1. Read more books by or about people with disabilities. 15 books.
2. Track mental health reads and reasons for reading (work, podcast, fun, etc) and where books came from.
3. Read more non-fic. 5 books.
Two Lady Book Club:
& Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
Poetry Recs:
- Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton
- Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur (suggested by @saramrts)
- Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich
- "First Writing Since" by Suheir Hammad (Sarah's favorite poem)
SEND US COOKIE RECIPES:
Theme music written exclusively for Book Jawn Podcast by Joe DeGeorge. Visit him at joedegeorge.com and tell people about him!
Art by Ramsey Beyer, see more of her work at everydaypants.com
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