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Episode 49 - Read Everything All the Time with Alayna Mills
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On this episode, Alayna Mills, a college writing teacher, discusses their love for reading everything all the time, by incorporating reading into all parts of their day. We also talk about their wide reading preferences, we get deep on a few specific books, and we find a shared notebook of book prize stress.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle
Audition by Katie Kitimura
Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Books Highlighted by Alayna:
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
What If We Get it Right: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle
The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Oye by Melissa Mogollon
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
Exalted by Anna Dorn
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Prodigal Summer by Barabara Kingsolver
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
The Details by Ia Genberg
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
Dune by Frank Herbert
All Fours by Miranda July
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
Perfume and Pain by Anna Dorn
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar
Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond
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On this episode, Alayna Mills, a college writing teacher, discusses their love for reading everything all the time, by incorporating reading into all parts of their day. We also talk about their wide reading preferences, we get deep on a few specific books, and we find a shared notebook of book prize stress.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle
Audition by Katie Kitimura
Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Books Highlighted by Alayna:
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
What If We Get it Right: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle
The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Oye by Melissa Mogollon
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
Exalted by Anna Dorn
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Prodigal Summer by Barabara Kingsolver
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
The Details by Ia Genberg
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
Dune by Frank Herbert
All Fours by Miranda July
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
Perfume and Pain by Anna Dorn
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar
Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond
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1 Episode 55 - Competitive Reading with Austin Waters 59:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Austin Waters, a friend of mine from high school, describes how he has had lots of experience with many different types of reading and writing. We discuss reading plays, how we read so many good books in high school, and how competition in reading can be detrimental. Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak Books Highlighted by Austin: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Assata: an Autobiography by Assata Shakur Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too by Jomny Sun There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America by Alex Kotlowitz Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Blue Highways: A Journey into America by William Least Heat-Moon Someone Like You by Roald Dahl My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist by Mark Leyner Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live by Rob Dunn All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Educated by Tara Westover Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson & GB Trudeau A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Redwall by Brian Jacques Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Animal Farm by George Orwell The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz Decoded by Jay-Z The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri by Martin McDonagh On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Yellowface by R.F. Kuang The Epic of Gilgamesh trans. Andrew George Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Hamlet by William Shakespeare The Tempest by William Shakespeare Macbeth by William Shakespeare The Odyssey by Homer No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton On The Calculation of Volume Book I by Solvej Balle, trans. Barbara J. Haveland House of Fury by Evelio Rosero, trans. Victor Meadowcroft On The Clock by Claire Baglin, trans. Jordan Stump…
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1 Episode 54 - Take My Books Where They Belong with Chelsey Stone 1:00:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Chelsey Stone, a freelance writer and book tour leader, describes herself as someone who reads to learn. She brings a lot of really great non-fiction books to the show, and while some of them can be a bit of a bummer, these books help Chelsey learn more about herself and the world while facing reality through reading. NatGeo article about the Chicago River Read and Run on the Road in DC Guided Tour of Lemont’s Waterways Book Talk and Signing for The Kat Bunglar with Tanima Kazi Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge Books Highlighted by: Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barabara Demick The Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Investigation by Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of WWII by Iris Chang Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher R. Browning Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque How to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer J. Adler All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Instagram for Dummies by Corey Walker, et al Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Cannery Row by John Steinbeck To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo The Address Book by Deirdre Mask Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders A Woman’s Place Is in the Brewhouse by Tara Nurin & Teri Fahrendorf Life of Pi by Yann Martel Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Fate of Africa by Martin Meredith One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler…
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1 Episode 53 - Horror for Anxious Readers with Johanna @memydogandbooks 1:05:26
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Johannah @memydogandbooks who loves to shout about books on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, and I discuss leaning into cozy hobbies, reading widely and eclectically, and an overlapping prize interest for us. We also discuss how horror is an underrated genre and why it works, even for scaredy-cats! Find Johanna on Instagram Find Johanna on TikTok Find Johanna on YouTube Book Talk and Signing for The Kat Bunglar with Tanima Kazi Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, & Girlboss by Kim Hong Nguyen The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich Books Highlighted by Johanna: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Reformatory by Tananarive Due Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero Duck Feet by Ely Percy On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, trans. Sarah Moses Doppleganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Never Flinch by Stephen King Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix Betty by Tiffany McDaniel The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, trans. Sarah Moses Cackle by Rachel Harrison Lock Every Door by Riley Sager The Return by Rachel Harrison So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry I’m Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The Between by Tananarive Due The Secret History by Donna Tartt Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams…
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1 Episode 52 - My Entire Life is Words with Hannah Gordon 59:19
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Hannah Gordon, a fellow CPS teacher and I discuss the importance of the library as a public service, how your reading life can turn around from what people expect of you as a child, and she brings some really great books to the show that haven’t been talked about yet. Find Hannah on TikTok Book Talk and Signing for The Kat Bunglar with Tanima Kazi Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Are You Happy? By Lori Ostlund On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle The Kat Bunglar by Tanima Kazi Books Highlighted by Hannah: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson My Death by Lisa Tuttle The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares, trans. Ruth L.C. Simms Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali, trans. Maureen Freely & Alexander Dawes Penance by Eliza Clark Woman at Point Zero by Nawal el Sadaawi I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Severance by Ling Ma How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Boy Parts by Eliza Clark…
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1 Episode 51 - More Beautiful Thoughts with Christopher Hermelin of So Many Damn Books 1:01:58
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Christopher Hermelin, host of the podcast So Many Damn Books and I discuss his life that revolves around books, our shared love for stories on the continuum of weird, and we both go on a bit of a tear about over-comped books. You can also hear me get totally sucked in by something Christopher recommends. So Many Damn Books The Roving Typist Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Are You Happy? By Lori Ostlund Books Highlighted by Christopher: Skippy Dies by Paul Murray Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Bear by Marian Engle 2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Heart of Junk by Luke Geddes The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters 17776 What Football will Look Like in the Future by Jon Bois Bluets by Maggie Nelson All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio On the Calculation of Volume Book 1 by Solvej Balle, trans. Barbara J. Haveland Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Nutshell by Ian McEwan Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume Redwall by Brian Jacques The Twits by Roald Dahl The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender Bunny by Mona Awad We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad The Magicians by Lev Grossman The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, trans. Anton Hur Mumbai New York Scranton by Tamara Shopsin Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin LaserWriter II by Tamara Shopsin Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino Exit Zero by Marie-Helene Bertino You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman Good Girl by Aria Aber Something New Under the Sun by Alexandra Kleeman Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata Bear by Julia Phillips Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Maniac McGee by Jerry Spinelli Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Secret History by Donna Tartt If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin The Martian by Andy Weir The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas…
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1 Episode 50 - How to Raise a Reader with Mary Hopper Welander 52:21
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, my mom, Mary Hopper Welander, and I discuss shared reading memories from my childhood, how much the library has impacted both of our reading lives, and how her reading life has changed in retirement. She also gives some great advice about how to develop a love of reading in your child. Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle Moms Like Us by Jordan Roter Books Highlighted by Mary: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny Bel Canto by Ann Patchett A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Trust by Hernan Diaz Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson The Women by Kristin Hannah Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and the Earth by Elizabeth A. Johnson The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun The Black Wolf by Louise Penny The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis My Name is Barbara by Barbara Streisand Animal Farm by George Orwell Political Theology Based in Community by Marty Tomszak Rules of Civility by Amor Towles The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson Gilead by Marilynne Robinson A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle Many Waters by Madeleine L’Engle…
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1 Episode 49 - Read Everything All the Time with Alayna Mills 1:01:55
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Alayna Mills, a college writing teacher, discusses their love for reading everything all the time, by incorporating reading into all parts of their day. We also talk about their wide reading preferences, we get deep on a few specific books, and we find a shared notebook of book prize stress. Follow Alayna on Instagram Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle Audition by Katie Kitimura Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Books Highlighted by Alayna: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab What If We Get it Right: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Oye by Melissa Mogollon Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke Ghosts by Dolly Alderton Exalted by Anna Dorn Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Prodigal Summer by Barabara Kingsolver The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver The Details by Ia Genberg Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa Dune by Frank Herbert All Fours by Miranda July Heir by Sabaa Tahir All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta Perfume and Pain by Anna Dorn Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond…
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1 Episode 48 - A Community of Problematic Characters with Bre @Brezzylovesbooks 54:53
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Bre @Brezzylovesbooks, a therapist who also runs the Raleigh chapter of Well-Read Black Girl, and I discuss our shared love of book communities, problematic characters, and why romance isn’t our reading preference. I also give a rare TV recommendation! Follow Bre on Instagram More info about Well-Read Black Girl in Raleigh Well-Read Black Girl Raleigh Instagram Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle Books Highlighted by Bre: Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson There There by Tommy Orange Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn Someplace Generous: An Inclusive Romance Anthology ed. by Amber Flame & Elaina Ellis Girl, Gurl, Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic by Kenya Hunt All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri Heavy by Kiese Laymon Pushout by Monique Couvson The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan…
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1 Episode 47 - Political Intrigue with Trevor Dykes 55:34
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Trevor Dykes, a fantasy reader who has written his own fantasy saga, and I discuss how he fits in reading as a father of two young kiddos, what piques his interest in a fantasy, and how much of a commitment some of the long series are. We also get into the difference between the second in a trilogy versus the second in a series - there’s a difference! Get Trevor’s Book, Titan’s Garden Crimson Wolf here! Support my Open Books fundraiser Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Anita De Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa Books Highlighted by Trevor: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson Thrawn (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson The Passengers by John Marrs Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue by Neale Donald Walsch All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Red Rising by Pierce Brown A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony SNicket The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Jade City by Fonda Lee Storm Front by Jim Butcher…
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1 Episode 46 - The Struggle for Good with Maggie Brennan 1:01:41
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Maggie Brennan, a loyal member of the Off Color Book Club, and I discuss the retellings she will always read, how being an oldest sister impacted her reading life, and the way that her Irish family has impacted her reading life. She also talks about her favorite fantasy and sci-fi and how these genres can tell stories that reflect our reality. Support my Open Books fundraiser Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat Before the Mango Ripens by Afabwaje Kurian Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Books Highlighted by Maggie: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The Daughters of Temperance Hobbes by Katherine Howe Bride of the Tornado by James Kennedy In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Kindred by Octavia Butler Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Trust by Hernan Diaz White Tears by Hari Kunzru The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins…
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On this episode, Deedi Brown, who runs The Booker of the Month book club, and I discuss the crossover love of literary fiction and genre, getting sucked in by award lists, and how being more involved in books turns into a snowball! Follow Deedi on Instagram Find Deedi’s Substack here Get more information about Booker of the Month Club Support my Open Books fundraiser Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Books Highlighted by Deedi: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Actual Star by Monica Byrne The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton Fed is Best: The Unintended Harms of the “Breast is Best” Message and How to Find the Right Approach for You and Your Baby by Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, B. Jody Segrave-Daly, & Lynnette Hafken Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Wisdom of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Choosing to Run by Des Linden, Bonnie D. Ford The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Lenny by Max Porter The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Disappearing Earth by Julia Philips Trust Exercise by Susan Choi Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud Playground by Richard Powers Bel Canto by Ann Pachett The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Circe by Madeline Miller Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens…
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1 Episode 44 - Bad Decisions and Good Sex with Meredith Turits 57:54
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Meredith Turits, debut novelist, and I discuss the process of making her book come to life, how amazing her editor is, and the best ways to support friends who are writers. We also discuss her book, Just Want You Here, which I encourage anyone to go pick up! Order Just Want You Here! Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden Books Highlighted by Meredith: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier The Wedding People by Alison Espach The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm by Emmeline Cline The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Watership Down by Richard Adams East of Eden by John Steinbeck A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis Anthropology of the American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Wayside by Caroline Wolff Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan…
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1 Episode 43 - Insatiable Curiosity with Rebecca Schinsky and Jeff O'Neal 1:05:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Rebecca Schinsky and Jeff O’Neal of Book Riot sit down and talk to me about their reading lives. We talk about their professional work in the world of books, how Oliver Burkeman would feel about my bad bookish habit, and how any book can be interesting if you’re curious enough. Listen to the Book Riot Podcast Listen to First Edition Better Living Through Books Newsletter (and the rest of the Book Riot Newsletters!) Jeff and Rebecca Live at Powells! Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker Books Highlighted by Rebecca & Jeff: Sula by Toni Morrison The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt Lab Girl: A Memoir by Hope Jahren Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry The Street by Ann Petry How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur The Orchard: A Memoir by Adele Crockett Robertson Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott Conscious Business: How to Build Value through Values by Fred Kofman All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson House of Cotton by Monica Brashears Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman by Callum Robinson Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchinson Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life by Shigehiro Oishi Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien The Shining by Stephen King Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover All Fours by Miranda July Passing by Nella Larsen…
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1 Episode 42 - Working on Your Brain with Betsy Kipnis 56:01
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Betsy Kipnis, a multi-hyphenate who loves a wide variety of authors, and I discuss some shared favorites, great Chicago bookstores, and she has some great stories. She discusses books that are multi-sensory and we get spicy about a beloved author. Betsy’s Blog - Bookisshh Barbara Kingsolver’s Recovery Center Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: The Road to the Salt Sea by Samuel Kọláwọlé Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Books Highlighted by Betsy: Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Forty Rooms by Olga Grushin The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak The Vegetarian by Han Kang Human Acts by Han Kang Native Son by Richard Wright Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Chocolat by Joanne Harris Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Hum by Helen Phillips The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Colored Television by Danzy Senna We Do Not Part by Han Kang Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Rouge by Mona Awad Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Breasts and Eggs by Meiko Kwakami Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover The Guest by Emma Cline The Girls by Emma Cline Luster by Raven Leilani The Bean Trees by Barabara Kingsolver The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America by Alex Kotlowitz Oedipus Rex by Sophocles There are Rivers in the Sky by Eilf Shafak Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann In Cold Blood by Truman Capote To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman…
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1 Episode 41 - Completely Booked with Jordan Hernandez 1:00:40
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn this episode, Jordan Hernandez, who organizes the book community Completely Booked and I discuss what diverse books means to her, how to curate a feed that provides diverse options, and so many amazing book recommendations. If you want to join Completely Booked, you can send Jordan a DM on Instagram to get added to the email list! Follow Completely Booked on Instagram Double Dough HobokenGirl Books mentioned in this episode: What Betsy’s reading: Less by Andrew Sean Greer The Road to the Salt Sea by Samuel Kọláwọlé Books Highlighted by Jordan: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams James by Percival Everett Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. Other books mentioned in this episode: Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen On the Come Up by Angie Thomas This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Finding Me by Viola Davis Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Tunde Oyeneyin More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth You Are a Badass(r): How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin…
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