Get Booked https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/getbooked/ en-US 2022 Book Riot Get Booked is a weekly show of personalized book recommendations. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/18b2f64a-8dc3-11ec-bfc1-17b3af9a6f7a/image/image.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Get Booked https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/getbooked/ no episodic Book Riot Get Booked is a weekly show of personalized book recommendations. Book Riot podcast+getbooked@bookriot.com Get Booked By The Numbers, or, The Final Episode https://bookriot.com/listen As we conclude the 7-year-long (!) experiment that has been Get Booked, Jenn takes a moment to look back and share some numbers! MOST RECOMMENDED AUTHORS: Kate Atkinson Jade Chang Yaa Gyasi RF Kuang CL Polk Sarah McCarry Celeste Ng Check out our other podcasts at bookriot.com/listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot As we conclude the 7-year-long (!) experiment that has been Get Booked, Jenn takes a moment to look back and share some numbers! As we conclude the 7-year-long (!) experiment that has been Get Booked, Jenn takes a moment to look back and share some numbers! MOST RECOMMENDED AUTHORS: Kate Atkinson Jade Chang Yaa Gyasi RF Kuang CL Polk Sarah McCarry Celeste Ng Check out our other podcasts at bookriot.com/listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As we conclude the 7-year-long (!) experiment that has been Get Booked, Jenn takes a moment to look back and share some numbers!

MOST RECOMMENDED AUTHORS:

Kate Atkinson

Jade Chang

Yaa Gyasi

RF Kuang

CL Polk

Sarah McCarry

Celeste Ng

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]]> 328 The Handsell with Olivia Carney https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-with-olivia-carney/ This week on the Handsell, “That Charcuterie Chick” Olivia Carney recommends a a summer fav, a cookbook, and one from the top of her TBR. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED The Art of the Board by Olivia Carney Book Lovers by Emily Henry Half Baked Harvest by Tieghan Gerard Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardley Find Olivia Carney on Instagram and TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, "That Charcuterie Chick" Olivia Carney recommends a a summer fav, a cookbook, and one from the top of her TBR. This week on the Handsell, “That Charcuterie Chick” Olivia Carney recommends a a summer fav, a cookbook, and one from the top of her TBR. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED The Art of the Board by Olivia Carney Book Lovers by Emily Henry Half Baked Harvest by Tieghan Gerard Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardley Find Olivia Carney on Instagram and TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, “That Charcuterie Chick” Olivia Carney recommends a a summer fav, a cookbook, and one from the top of her TBR.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

The Art of the Board by Olivia Carney

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Half Baked Harvest by Tieghan Gerard

Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardley

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]]> 1383 no Human Vs. Algorithm: October 13, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/human-vs-algorithm-october-13-2022/ Jenn and Vanessa discuss scary books, stories about friendships, LGBTQ+ resources, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For a full list of questions, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr. Common Goal by Rachel Reid BOOKS DISCUSSED The Black Phone by Joe Hill  Ju-On by Kei Ohishi Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes (cw: animal death, mentions of disordered eating, child abuse, and addiction) Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (cw: child abuse, slavery, child death, intimate partner violence) How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (cw: homophobia, partner abuse) Witches of New York by Ami McKay (cw: witch-hunt related violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and Vanessa discuss scary books, stories about friendships, LGBTQ+ resources, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Jenn and Vanessa discuss scary books, stories about friendships, LGBTQ+ resources, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For a full list of questions, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr. Common Goal by Rachel Reid BOOKS DISCUSSED The Black Phone by Joe Hill  Ju-On by Kei Ohishi Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes (cw: animal death, mentions of disordered eating, child abuse, and addiction) Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (cw: child abuse, slavery, child death, intimate partner violence) How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (cw: homophobia, partner abuse) Witches of New York by Ami McKay (cw: witch-hunt related violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Vanessa discuss scary books, stories about friendships, LGBTQ+ resources, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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FEEDBACK

The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr.

Common Goal by Rachel Reid

BOOKS DISCUSSED

The Black Phone by Joe Hill 

Ju-On by Kei Ohishi

Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes (cw: animal death, mentions of disordered eating, child abuse, and addiction)

Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (cw: child abuse, slavery, child death, intimate partner violence)

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (cw: homophobia, partner abuse)

Witches of New York by Ami McKay (cw: witch-hunt related violence)

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]]> 2883 no The Handsell with Danielle Prescod https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-with-danielle-prescod/ This week on the Handsell, author and influencer Danielle Prescod talks about three of her recent favorite reads. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: Token Black Girl by Danielle Prescod Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski (and Burnout) Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson with Brandon Stanton Find Danielle on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, author and influencer Danielle Prescod talks about three of her recent favorite reads. This week on the Handsell, author and influencer Danielle Prescod talks about three of her recent favorite reads. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: Token Black Girl by Danielle Prescod Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski (and Burnout) Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson with Brandon Stanton Find Danielle on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, author and influencer Danielle Prescod talks about three of her recent favorite reads.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED:

Token Black Girl by Danielle Prescod

Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski (and Burnout)

Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson with Brandon Stanton

Find Danielle on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter

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]]> 1874 no The Handsell with Erin Sterling https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-with-erin-sterling/ This week on the Handsell, The Kiss Curse author Erin Sterling (a.k.a. Rachel Hawkins) recommends some spooky reads as we dream of Fall. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling (The Ex Hex) The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen BOOKS MENTIONED: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Lana Harper (The Witches of Thistle Grove) Ann Aguirre (Fix-It Witches) Not Your Average Hot Guy and Mr and Mrs Witch by Gwenda Bond Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (June 2023) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, The Kiss Curse author Erin Sterling (a.k.a. Rachel Hawkins) recommends some spooky reads as we dream of Fall. This week on the Handsell, The Kiss Curse author Erin Sterling (a.k.a. Rachel Hawkins) recommends some spooky reads as we dream of Fall. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling (The Ex Hex) The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen BOOKS MENTIONED: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Lana Harper (The Witches of Thistle Grove) Ann Aguirre (Fix-It Witches) Not Your Average Hot Guy and Mr and Mrs Witch by Gwenda Bond Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (June 2023) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, The Kiss Curse author Erin Sterling (a.k.a. Rachel Hawkins) recommends some spooky reads as we dream of Fall.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED:

The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling (The Ex Hex)

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Lana Harper (The Witches of Thistle Grove)

Ann Aguirre (Fix-It Witches)

Not Your Average Hot Guy and Mr and Mrs Witch by Gwenda Bond

Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (June 2023)

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]]> 2018 no The Handsell with Julian Aguon https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-with-julian-aguon/ This week on the Handsell, human rights laywer and author Julian Aguon recommends some of the books that have helped him during the pandemic. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies by Julian Aguon Sharks In the Time of Saviors by Kawaii Strong Washburn How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit The Red Deal by the Red Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, human rights laywer and author Julian Aguon recommends some of the books that have helped him during the pandemic. This week on the Handsell, human rights laywer and author Julian Aguon recommends some of the books that have helped him during the pandemic. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies by Julian Aguon Sharks In the Time of Saviors by Kawaii Strong Washburn How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit The Red Deal by the Red Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, human rights laywer and author Julian Aguon recommends some of the books that have helped him during the pandemic.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED:

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies by Julian Aguon

Sharks In the Time of Saviors by Kawaii Strong Washburn

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit

The Red Deal by the Red Nation

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]]> 2192 no Human Vs. Algorithm: September 8, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/human-vs-algorithm-september-8-2022/ Jenn and Danika continue fine-tuning Human vs. Algorithm, with recs for Stranger Things read-alikes, law school (kind of), queer Berlin, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For a complete list of the questions discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed (rec’d by Cassie) Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston  The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and Danika continue fine-tuning Human vs. Algorithm, with recs for Stranger Things read-alikes, law school (kind of), queer Berlin, and more. Jenn and Danika continue fine-tuning Human vs. Algorithm, with recs for Stranger Things read-alikes, law school (kind of), queer Berlin, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For a complete list of the questions discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed (rec’d by Cassie) Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston  The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Danika continue fine-tuning Human vs. Algorithm, with recs for Stranger Things read-alikes, law school (kind of), queer Berlin, and more.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed (rec’d by Cassie)

Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 

The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel

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]]> 3158 no The Handsell with Carolyn Huynh https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-with-carolyn-huynh/ This week on the Handsell, debut author Carolyn Huynh recommends three books about the lives of women, each with their own angle. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huyhn The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin Find her online at Twitter and Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, debut author Carolyn Huynh recommends three books about the lives of women, each with their own angle. This week on the Handsell, debut author Carolyn Huynh recommends three books about the lives of women, each with their own angle. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huyhn The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin Find her online at Twitter and Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, debut author Carolyn Huynh recommends three books about the lives of women, each with their own angle.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huyhn

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

Find her online at Twitter and Instagram

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]]> 1850 no The Handsell with Amanda Jayatissa https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-with-amanda-jayatissa/ This week on the Handsell, You’re Invited author Amanda Jayatissa recommends three recent thrillers she could not put down. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Liao Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, You’re Invited author Amanda Jayatissa recommends three recent thrillers she could not put down. This week on the Handsell, You’re Invited author Amanda Jayatissa recommends three recent thrillers she could not put down. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Liao Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, You’re Invited author Amanda Jayatissa recommends three recent thrillers she could not put down.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Liao Butler

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]]> 2183 no Human Vs. Algorithm: August 11, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/human-vs-algorithm-august-11-2022/ Jenn and Erica dive into the first-ever Human vs. Algorithm, looking for recs for romance, comfort reads, Queen’s Gambit read-alikes, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of the questions discussed in this episode, visit our website. BOOKS DISCUSSED A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: mention of child abuse, assault, transphobia, and racism) Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya Jada Jones: Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons and Vanessa Brantley-Newton Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Barbara Fisinger The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (he/him) (cw: gore, body horror, institutionalized homophobia) Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Murderbot by Martha Wells Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and Erica dive into the first-ever Human vs. Algorithm, looking for recs for romance, comfort reads, Queen's Gambit read-alikes, and more. Jenn and Erica dive into the first-ever Human vs. Algorithm, looking for recs for romance, comfort reads, Queen’s Gambit read-alikes, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of the questions discussed in this episode, visit our website. BOOKS DISCUSSED A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: mention of child abuse, assault, transphobia, and racism) Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya Jada Jones: Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons and Vanessa Brantley-Newton Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Barbara Fisinger The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (he/him) (cw: gore, body horror, institutionalized homophobia) Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Murderbot by Martha Wells Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Erica dive into the first-ever Human vs. Algorithm, looking for recs for romance, comfort reads, Queen’s Gambit read-alikes, and more.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria

The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: mention of child abuse, assault, transphobia, and racism)

Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet

The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

Jada Jones: Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons and Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Barbara Fisinger

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (he/him) (cw: gore, body horror, institutionalized homophobia)

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Murderbot by Martha Wells

Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason

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]]> 3538 no The Handsell with Preeti Chhibber This week on the Handsell, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma author Preeti Chhibber recommends some of her favorite comics! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma by Preeti Chhibber Spidey Vol. 1: First Day (Robbie Thompson / Nick Bradshaw) Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal (G. Willow Wilson, Sana Amanat, Adrian Alphona) Green Lantern: Legacy (Minh Lê/Andie Tong) Drawn Together, Minh Le & Dan Santat DC vs Vampires Vol. 1 (James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt) Avengers Assembly by Preeti Chhibber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma author Preeti Chhibber recommends some of her favorite comics! This week on the Handsell, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma author Preeti Chhibber recommends some of her favorite comics! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma by Preeti Chhibber Spidey Vol. 1: First Day (Robbie Thompson / Nick Bradshaw) Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal (G. Willow Wilson, Sana Amanat, Adrian Alphona) Green Lantern: Legacy (Minh Lê/Andie Tong) Drawn Together, Minh Le & Dan Santat DC vs Vampires Vol. 1 (James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt) Avengers Assembly by Preeti Chhibber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma author Preeti Chhibber recommends some of her favorite comics!

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma by Preeti Chhibber

Spidey Vol. 1: First Day (Robbie Thompson / Nick Bradshaw)

Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal (G. Willow Wilson, Sana Amanat, Adrian Alphona)

Green Lantern: Legacy (Minh Lê/Andie Tong)

Drawn Together, Minh Le & Dan Santat

DC vs Vampires Vol. 1 (James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt)

Avengers Assembly by Preeti Chhibber

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]]> 1623 no A Dive Into Algorithms https://bookriot.com/listen/a-dive-into-algorithms/ Jenn and special guest and librarian Emily Pullen dig into reading recommendation algorithms, how they work (and don’t work), and what it means for our Get Booked experiment in this bonus episode. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. LINKS AND BOOKS NoveList StoryGraph Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil What We Do We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart Solito by Javier Zamora Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and special guest and librarian Emily Pullen dig into reading recommendation algorithms, how they work (and don’t work), and what it means for our Get Booked experiment in this bonus episode. Jenn and special guest and librarian Emily Pullen dig into reading recommendation algorithms, how they work (and don’t work), and what it means for our Get Booked experiment in this bonus episode. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. LINKS AND BOOKS NoveList StoryGraph Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil What We Do We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart Solito by Javier Zamora Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and special guest and librarian Emily Pullen dig into reading recommendation algorithms, how they work (and don’t work), and what it means for our Get Booked experiment in this bonus episode.

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LINKS AND BOOKS

NoveList

StoryGraph

Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil

What We Do We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart

Solito by Javier Zamora

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]]> 2630 no We're Baaaack (Sort Of) https://bookriot.com/listen/were-baaaack-sort-of/ Jenn and Vanessa announce an exciting experiment and ponder the evolution of the Get Booked feed in this Very Special Episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and Vanessa announce an exciting experiment and ponder the evolution of the Get Booked feed in this Very Special Episode. Jenn and Vanessa announce an exciting experiment and ponder the evolution of the Get Booked feed in this Very Special Episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Vanessa announce an exciting experiment and ponder the evolution of the Get Booked feed in this Very Special Episode.

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]]> 1713 no The Handsell: May 30, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-30-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Life’s Work by Willie Parker. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Life’s Work by Willie Parker. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Life’s Work by Willie Parker. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Life’s Work by Willie Parker.

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]]> 398 no Amanda’s Final Show, aka Menopausal Captain Planet Situation https://bookriot.com/listen/amandas-final-show-aka-menopausal-captain-planet-situation/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Amanda’s new job (!), Murakami read-alikes, the perfect plane read, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK Molly Harper’s Bluegrass Series (rec’d by another Amanda) Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell (rec’d by Tanelle) Books Discussed What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott (tw: violence against women) Exit West by Mohsin Hamid The Change by Kirsten Miller (tw: childhood sex abuse, obvious references to the Epstein/Maxwell case) Light Years From Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia, loss of a parent) Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark Everfair by Nisi Shawl (cw: graphic violence and war crimes, racism) Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide) House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi (tw: suicide attempts) For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag Post: Books Like Heartstopper Fence by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana LaFuente, and Jim Campbell For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Amanda's new job (!), Murakami read-alikes, the perfect plane read, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss Amanda’s new job (!), Murakami read-alikes, the perfect plane read, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK Molly Harper’s Bluegrass Series (rec’d by another Amanda) Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell (rec’d by Tanelle) Books Discussed What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott (tw: violence against women) Exit West by Mohsin Hamid The Change by Kirsten Miller (tw: childhood sex abuse, obvious references to the Epstein/Maxwell case) Light Years From Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia, loss of a parent) Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark Everfair by Nisi Shawl (cw: graphic violence and war crimes, racism) Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide) House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi (tw: suicide attempts) For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag Post: Books Like Heartstopper Fence by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana LaFuente, and Jim Campbell For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Amanda’s new job (!), Murakami read-alikes, the perfect plane read, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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FEEDBACK

Molly Harper’s Bluegrass Series (rec’d by another Amanda)

Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell (rec’d by Tanelle)

Books Discussed

What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott (tw: violence against women)

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

The Change by Kirsten Miller (tw: childhood sex abuse, obvious references to the Epstein/Maxwell case)

Light Years From Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia, loss of a parent)

Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark

Everfair by Nisi Shawl (cw: graphic violence and war crimes, racism)

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide)

House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild

Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi (tw: suicide attempts)

For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig

The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Post: Books Like Heartstopper

Fence by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana LaFuente, and Jim Campbell

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]]> 3237 no The Handsell: May 23, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-23-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo.

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]]> 529 no Recs For AAPI Heritage Month https://bookriot.com/listen/recs-for-aapi-heritage-month/ Amanda and Jenn give some recommendations for AAPI Heritage Month in this week’s special themed episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Fill out our listener survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card to the indie bookstore of your choice! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo (out in July 2022) Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang (tw: racially motivated violence) IQ by Joe Ide The Verifiers by Jane Pek (cw: discussion of suicide) The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez (cw: child abuse) Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao (tw: child abuse) Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden (tw: addiction) Sonali Dev’s The Rajes series (cw: lots of trauma and angst) Gearbreakers & Godslayers (out June 28) by Zoe Hana Mikuta Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport(cw: violence against women and children incl. rape and abuse, racial slurs, violent racism, and basically everything else you can think of) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give some recommendations for AAPI Heritage Month in this week’s special themed episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn give some recommendations for AAPI Heritage Month in this week’s special themed episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Fill out our listener survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card to the indie bookstore of your choice! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo (out in July 2022) Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang (tw: racially motivated violence) IQ by Joe Ide The Verifiers by Jane Pek (cw: discussion of suicide) The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez (cw: child abuse) Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao (tw: child abuse) Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden (tw: addiction) Sonali Dev’s The Rajes series (cw: lots of trauma and angst) Gearbreakers & Godslayers (out June 28) by Zoe Hana Mikuta Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport(cw: violence against women and children incl. rape and abuse, racial slurs, violent racism, and basically everything else you can think of) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give some recommendations for AAPI Heritage Month in this week’s special themed episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo (out in July 2022)

Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang (tw: racially motivated violence)

IQ by Joe Ide

The Verifiers by Jane Pek (cw: discussion of suicide)

The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez (cw: child abuse)

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao (tw: child abuse)

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden (tw: addiction)

Sonali Dev’s The Rajes series (cw: lots of trauma and angst)

Gearbreakers & Godslayers (out June 28) by Zoe Hana Mikuta

Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport(cw: violence against women and children incl. rape and abuse, racial slurs, violent racism, and basically everything else you can think of)

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]]> 2863 no The Handsell: May 16, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-16-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Open by Rachel Krantz. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Open by Rachel Krantz. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Open by Rachel Krantz. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Open by Rachel Krantz.

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]]> 487 no If You Want A Brain-Melting Experience https://bookriot.com/listen/if-you-want-a-brain-melting-experience/ Amanda and Jenn discuss complicated relationships, summer books, shocking twists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Fill out our listener survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card to the indie bookstore of your choice! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall (rec’d by Mel) Prosperity series by Alexis Hall (Jenn cannot believe she forgot!) Books Discussed Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli (tw domestic violence) Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (cw: alcohol abuse) The Guncle by Steven Rowley Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (cw: anxiety) The Guest List by Lucy Foley (tw extreme bullying) The Old Woman With the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo with Chi-Young Kim (cw: harm to women and children, death of an animal) The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (cw: animal death, harm to children) The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (cw: sooooo much body horror and gore) Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (cw: harm to children, sexual assault) The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black (The Cruel Prince) A post! Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr (cw: drug use, coercion, probably things I don’t remember) For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss complicated relationships, summer books, shocking twists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss complicated relationships, summer books, shocking twists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Fill out our listener survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card to the indie bookstore of your choice! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall (rec’d by Mel) Prosperity series by Alexis Hall (Jenn cannot believe she forgot!) Books Discussed Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli (tw domestic violence) Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (cw: alcohol abuse) The Guncle by Steven Rowley Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (cw: anxiety) The Guest List by Lucy Foley (tw extreme bullying) The Old Woman With the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo with Chi-Young Kim (cw: harm to women and children, death of an animal) The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (cw: animal death, harm to children) The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (cw: sooooo much body horror and gore) Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (cw: harm to children, sexual assault) The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black (The Cruel Prince) A post! Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr (cw: drug use, coercion, probably things I don’t remember) For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss complicated relationships, summer books, shocking twists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Feedback

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall (rec’d by Mel)

Prosperity series by Alexis Hall (Jenn cannot believe she forgot!)

Books Discussed

Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli (tw domestic violence)

Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (cw: alcohol abuse)

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (cw: anxiety)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (tw extreme bullying)

The Old Woman With the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo with Chi-Young Kim (cw: harm to women and children, death of an animal)

The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (cw: animal death, harm to children)

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (cw: sooooo much body horror and gore)

Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (cw: harm to children, sexual assault)

The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black (The Cruel Prince)

A post! Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses

Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr (cw: drug use, coercion, probably things I don’t remember)

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]]> 2603 no The Handsell: May 9, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-9-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis.

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]]> 528 no Oceans 8 Meets Hustlers https://bookriot.com/listen/oceans-8-meets-hustlers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss actionable activism, romances with elves, unrequited love, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Fill out our listener survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card to an indie bookstore! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Night Boat to Tangier and That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry; The Heart’s Invisible Furies and Shuggie Bain (rec’d by Elizabeth) Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World and A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon (rec’d by Amber) The Guest List by Lucy Foley (rec’d by Becky) Books Discussed In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: domestic abuse) Love, Death, and the Changing of the Seasons by Marilyn Hacker (sample poem) Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon Travelers Along The Way by Aminah Mae Safi Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (tw: rape) Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood  Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju Bonus TV rec: Our Beloved Summer on Netflix side character, from Jamie Geekerella by Ashley Poston  The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad Elvish by SG Prince Witchmark by CL Polk (cw: PTSD, harm to women and children) For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss actionable activism, romances with elves, unrequited love, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss actionable activism, romances with elves, unrequited love, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Fill out our listener survey and be entered to win a $50 gift card to an indie bookstore! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Night Boat to Tangier and That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry; The Heart’s Invisible Furies and Shuggie Bain (rec’d by Elizabeth) Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World and A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon (rec’d by Amber) The Guest List by Lucy Foley (rec’d by Becky) Books Discussed In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: domestic abuse) Love, Death, and the Changing of the Seasons by Marilyn Hacker (sample poem) Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon Travelers Along The Way by Aminah Mae Safi Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (tw: rape) Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood  Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju Bonus TV rec: Our Beloved Summer on Netflix side character, from Jamie Geekerella by Ashley Poston  The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad Elvish by SG Prince Witchmark by CL Polk (cw: PTSD, harm to women and children) For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss actionable activism, romances with elves, unrequited love, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Feedback

Night Boat to Tangier and That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry; The Heart’s Invisible Furies and Shuggie Bain (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World and A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon (rec’d by Amber)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (rec’d by Becky)


Books Discussed

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: domestic abuse)

Love, Death, and the Changing of the Seasons by Marilyn Hacker (sample poem)

Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon

Travelers Along The Way by Aminah Mae Safi

Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (tw: rape)

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood 

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

Bonus TV rec: Our Beloved Summer on Netflix side character, from Jamie

Geekerella by Ashley Poston 

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad

Elvish by SG Prince

Witchmark by CL Polk (cw: PTSD, harm to women and children)


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]]> 2857 no The Handsell: May 2, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-2-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 May 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers.

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]]> 428 no If Toni Morrison Rewrote Neil Gaiman's Books https://bookriot.com/listen/if-toni-morrison-rewrote-neil-gaimans-books/ Amanda and Jenn discuss spies in romance, books like Our Flag Means Death, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Alison Pataki, and By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate BOOKS DISCUSSED American Marriage by Tayari Jones (tw: sexual assault, racism) The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson (cw: drug use, sexual assault, violence, racism) Books Like “Our Flag Means Death”: https://bookriot.com/our-flag-means-death-books/ On a Lee Shore by Elin Gregory In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity by Micah Rajunov, Scott Duane, et al The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (tw: child sexual abuse, human trafficking) Always Only You by Chloe Liese Gamechanger by LX Beckett (they/them) American War by Omar El Akkad Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn Sarah MacLean’s Bareknuckle Bastards series Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé (cw: lynching, child abuse, sexual abuse) Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews Alyssa Cole’s Loyal League series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss spies in romance, books like Our Flag Means Death, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss spies in romance, books like Our Flag Means Death, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Alison Pataki, and By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate BOOKS DISCUSSED American Marriage by Tayari Jones (tw: sexual assault, racism) The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson (cw: drug use, sexual assault, violence, racism) Books Like “Our Flag Means Death”: https://bookriot.com/our-flag-means-death-books/ On a Lee Shore by Elin Gregory In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity by Micah Rajunov, Scott Duane, et al The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (tw: child sexual abuse, human trafficking) Always Only You by Chloe Liese Gamechanger by LX Beckett (they/them) American War by Omar El Akkad Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn Sarah MacLean’s Bareknuckle Bastards series Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé (cw: lynching, child abuse, sexual abuse) Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews Alyssa Cole’s Loyal League series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss spies in romance, books like Our Flag Means Death, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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FEEDBACK

Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Alison Pataki, and By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate

BOOKS DISCUSSED

American Marriage by Tayari Jones (tw: sexual assault, racism)

The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson (cw: drug use, sexual assault, violence, racism)

Books Like “Our Flag Means Death”: https://bookriot.com/our-flag-means-death-books/

On a Lee Shore by Elin Gregory

In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens

Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity by Micah Rajunov, Scott Duane, et al

The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (tw: child sexual abuse, human trafficking)

Always Only You by Chloe Liese

Gamechanger by LX Beckett (they/them)

American War by Omar El Akkad

Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn

Sarah MacLean’s Bareknuckle Bastards series

Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé (cw: lynching, child abuse, sexual abuse)

Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews

Alyssa Cole’s Loyal League series

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]]> 2670 no The Handsell: April 25, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-25-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. Content warnings: harm to children, graphic violence Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. Content warnings: harm to children, graphic violence Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.

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]]> 462 no You Can Just Like Stuff https://bookriot.com/listen/you-can-just-like-stuff/ Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss books about moving on, animal narrators, colors in fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (rec’d by Sophie, seconded by Ariel, and thirded by Elizabeth) Books Discussed Joyful by Ingried Fetell Lee Light Years From Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia in a parent, loss of a parent) Charlotte Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro Library of the Dead by TL Huchu (cw: harm to children, racist policing) The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa Post: https://bookriot.com/cats-in-japanese-fiction/ BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu O Beautiful by Jung Yun Hell of a Book by Jason Mott The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan (cw death by suicide) A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass (cw: death of a pet) For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss books about moving on, animal narrators, colors in fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss books about moving on, animal narrators, colors in fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (rec’d by Sophie, seconded by Ariel, and thirded by Elizabeth) Books Discussed Joyful by Ingried Fetell Lee Light Years From Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia in a parent, loss of a parent) Charlotte Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro Library of the Dead by TL Huchu (cw: harm to children, racist policing) The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa Post: https://bookriot.com/cats-in-japanese-fiction/ BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu O Beautiful by Jung Yun Hell of a Book by Jason Mott The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan (cw death by suicide) A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass (cw: death of a pet) For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss books about moving on, animal narrators, colors in fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (rec’d by Sophie, seconded by Ariel, and thirded by Elizabeth)


Books Discussed

Joyful by Ingried Fetell Lee

Light Years From Home by Mike Chen (cw: dementia in a parent, loss of a parent)

Charlotte Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro

Library of the Dead by TL Huchu (cw: harm to children, racist policing)

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

Post: https://bookriot.com/cats-in-japanese-fiction/

BEASTARS by Paru Itagaki

The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown

Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith

Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

O Beautiful by Jung Yun

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan (cw death by suicide)

A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass (cw: death of a pet)


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]]> 2920 no The Handsell: April 18, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-18-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Loneliest Americans by Jay Caspian Kang. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Loneliest Americans by Jay Caspian Kang. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Loneliest Americans by Jay Caspian Kang. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Loneliest Americans by Jay Caspian Kang.

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]]> 455 no What A Glow-Up https://bookriot.com/listen/what-a-glow-up Amanda and Jenn discuss emotionally devastating fiction, entertaining history, Old Hollywood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Tweet Cute and When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (rec’d by Lauren) Read Between The Lines by Rachel Lacey (rec’d by Kady) Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee (rec’d by Cara W.) Books Discussed Leap of Faith by Queen Noor The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, transl by Stephen Snyder  Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: child abuse, sexual assualt, transphobia) The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson with Ben Greenman Tana French, In the Woods (cw: harm to children) Edna O’Brien, Saints and Sinners Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (tw violence against women, harm to children) The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang (cw: all of them)  The Masquerade series by Seth Dickinson (also all the CW) Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, out May 10 (cw: gore, coercion) A Hatchet by Gary Paulsen The I Survived Series Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love for children’s library The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss emotionally devastating fiction, entertaining history, Old Hollywood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss emotionally devastating fiction, entertaining history, Old Hollywood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Tweet Cute and When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (rec’d by Lauren) Read Between The Lines by Rachel Lacey (rec’d by Kady) Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee (rec’d by Cara W.) Books Discussed Leap of Faith by Queen Noor The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, transl by Stephen Snyder  Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: child abuse, sexual assualt, transphobia) The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson with Ben Greenman Tana French, In the Woods (cw: harm to children) Edna O’Brien, Saints and Sinners Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (tw violence against women, harm to children) The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang (cw: all of them)  The Masquerade series by Seth Dickinson (also all the CW) Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, out May 10 (cw: gore, coercion) A Hatchet by Gary Paulsen The I Survived Series Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love for children’s library The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss emotionally devastating fiction, entertaining history, Old Hollywood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Feedback

Tweet Cute and When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (rec’d by Lauren)

Read Between The Lines by Rachel Lacey (rec’d by Kady)

Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee (rec’d by Cara W.)


Books Discussed

Leap of Faith by Queen Noor

The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, transl by Stephen Snyder 

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: child abuse, sexual assualt, transphobia)

The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell

Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson with Ben Greenman

Tana French, In the Woods (cw: harm to children)

Edna O’Brien, Saints and Sinners

Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (tw violence against women, harm to children)

The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang (cw: all of them) 

The Masquerade series by Seth Dickinson (also all the CW)

Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, out May 10 (cw: gore, coercion) A

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

The I Survived Series

Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love for children’s library

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon


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]]> 2512 no The Handsell: April 11, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-11-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

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]]> 554 no Adorableness Is A Spectrum https://bookriot.com/listen/adorableness-is-a-spectrum/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books for dealing with homophobia, novels from around the world, and a variety of cozy reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Brigg for this and also any Charlaine Harris supernatural series (The Sookie Stackhouse series; Midnight, Texas; Grave series) (rec’d by Julie) The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews and Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (rec’d by Amanda) Books Discussed Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawab Judith Butler Interview regarding feminism and transphobia (and a follow-up) Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi (TW suicide) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: slavery and related violences) Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw graphic harm to children, suicide) The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (cw: violence against women and children) The Man with the Poison Gun by Serhii Plokhy The She-Devil in the Mirror by Horacio Castellanos Moya, rec’d by Vanessa Diaz From Duke Till Dawn by Eva Leigh The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris (cw: gory violence, mention of rape) This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books for dealing with homophobia, novels from around the world, and a variety of cozy reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books for dealing with homophobia, novels from around the world, and a variety of cozy reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Brigg for this and also any Charlaine Harris supernatural series (The Sookie Stackhouse series; Midnight, Texas; Grave series) (rec’d by Julie) The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews and Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (rec’d by Amanda) Books Discussed Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawab Judith Butler Interview regarding feminism and transphobia (and a follow-up) Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi (TW suicide) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: slavery and related violences) Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw graphic harm to children, suicide) The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (cw: violence against women and children) The Man with the Poison Gun by Serhii Plokhy The She-Devil in the Mirror by Horacio Castellanos Moya, rec’d by Vanessa Diaz From Duke Till Dawn by Eva Leigh The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris (cw: gory violence, mention of rape) This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books for dealing with homophobia, novels from around the world, and a variety of cozy reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Feedback

The Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Brigg for this and also any Charlaine Harris supernatural series (The Sookie Stackhouse series; Midnight, Texas; Grave series) (rec’d by Julie)

The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews and Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (rec’d by Amanda)


Books Discussed

Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawab

Judith Butler Interview regarding feminism and transphobia (and a follow-up)

Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi (TW suicide)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: slavery and related violences)

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw graphic harm to children, suicide)

The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (cw: violence against women and children)

The Man with the Poison Gun by Serhii Plokhy

The She-Devil in the Mirror by Horacio Castellanos Moya, rec’d by Vanessa Diaz

From Duke Till Dawn by Eva Leigh

The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins

An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris (cw: gory violence, mention of rape)

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]]> 2972 no The Handsell: April 4, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-4-2022 This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejide. Trigger warnings: childhood sexual abuse, lynching Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejide. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejide. Trigger warnings: childhood sexual abuse, lynching Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejide.

Trigger warnings: childhood sexual abuse, lynching

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]]> 377 no Is It A Vegetable Or Is It A Cat https://bookriot.com/listen/is-it-a-vegetable-or-is-it-a-cat/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about being non-binary, Maggie Nelson comps, historical fiction about real women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s novels A Kind of Freedom and The Revisioners (rec’d by Sibyl) The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (C/a for physical / emotional abuse of minors) and Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, illustrated by Phoebe Kobabe The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish (cw: bullying, ableism) Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori Hold Me by Courtney Milan Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Blow Your House Down by Gina Frangello (tw violence against women) White Magic by Elissa Washuta (cw: intimate partner violence, PTSD, ableism, racism, disordered drug use) Matrix by Lauren Groff Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (cw: death of animals) Llama Llama Nighty Night by Anna Dewdney Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about being non-binary, Maggie Nelson comps, historical fiction about real women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about being non-binary, Maggie Nelson comps, historical fiction about real women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s novels A Kind of Freedom and The Revisioners (rec’d by Sibyl) The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (C/a for physical / emotional abuse of minors) and Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, illustrated by Phoebe Kobabe The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish (cw: bullying, ableism) Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori Hold Me by Courtney Milan Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Blow Your House Down by Gina Frangello (tw violence against women) White Magic by Elissa Washuta (cw: intimate partner violence, PTSD, ableism, racism, disordered drug use) Matrix by Lauren Groff Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (cw: death of animals) Llama Llama Nighty Night by Anna Dewdney Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about being non-binary, Maggie Nelson comps, historical fiction about real women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s novels A Kind of Freedom and The Revisioners (rec’d by Sibyl)

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (C/a for physical / emotional abuse of minors) and Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz (rec’d by Gina)

Books Discussed

The Moon Within by Aida Salazar

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, illustrated by Phoebe Kobabe

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish (cw: bullying, ableism)

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Hold Me by Courtney Milan

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Blow Your House Down by Gina Frangello (tw violence against women)

White Magic by Elissa Washuta (cw: intimate partner violence, PTSD, ableism, racism, disordered drug use)

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (cw: death of animals)

Llama Llama Nighty Night by Anna Dewdney

Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman

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]]> 2752 no The Handsell: March 28, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-28-2022 This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Clock Star Rose Spine by Fran Wilde. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Clock Star Rose Spine by Fran Wilde. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Clock Star Rose Spine by Fran Wilde. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Clock Star Rose Spine by Fran Wilde.

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]]> 563 no The Handsell: March 21, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-21-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado. Trigger warnings for this title include: human trafficking, rape, sexual abuse of children, domestic violence. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado. Trigger warnings for this title include: human trafficking, rape, sexual abuse of children, domestic violence. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado.

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]]> 448 no Many Many Kissings https://bookriot.com/listen/many-many-kissings/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books for a retired dad who is basically Jimmy Buffett, books never mentioned on the show before, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Float Plan by Trish Doller and Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton (rec’d by Amanda) Ellie Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan is Killing It and the sequel Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead (rec’d by Alice) Books Discussed The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Tidesong by Wendy Xu  Apartment Gardening by Amy Pennington and Kate Bingaman-Burt All New Square Foot Gardening 3rd Edition by Mel Bartholemew et al The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Psalm for the Wild–Built by Becky Chambers Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (cw: domestic abuse) Waiting for Tomorrow by Natacha Appanah, transl by Geoffrey Strachan The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monae, Yohanca Delgado, Eve L. Ewing, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, Sheree Renée Thomas (cw: transphobia; unjust incarceration; racism; homophobia) (out April 19) The Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare (#1 The Duchess Deal) Jeannie Lin A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books for a retired dad who is basically Jimmy Buffett, books never mentioned on the show before, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books for a retired dad who is basically Jimmy Buffett, books never mentioned on the show before, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Float Plan by Trish Doller and Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton (rec’d by Amanda) Ellie Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan is Killing It and the sequel Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead (rec’d by Alice) Books Discussed The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Tidesong by Wendy Xu  Apartment Gardening by Amy Pennington and Kate Bingaman-Burt All New Square Foot Gardening 3rd Edition by Mel Bartholemew et al The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Psalm for the Wild–Built by Becky Chambers Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (cw: domestic abuse) Waiting for Tomorrow by Natacha Appanah, transl by Geoffrey Strachan The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monae, Yohanca Delgado, Eve L. Ewing, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, Sheree Renée Thomas (cw: transphobia; unjust incarceration; racism; homophobia) (out April 19) The Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare (#1 The Duchess Deal) Jeannie Lin A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books for a retired dad who is basically Jimmy Buffett, books never mentioned on the show before, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Float Plan by Trish Doller and Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton (rec’d by Amanda)

Ellie Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan is Killing It and the sequel Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead (rec’d by Alice)


Books Discussed

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

Tidesong by Wendy Xu 

Apartment Gardening by Amy Pennington and Kate Bingaman-Burt

All New Square Foot Gardening 3rd Edition by Mel Bartholemew et al

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Psalm for the Wild–Built by Becky Chambers

Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (cw: domestic abuse)

Waiting for Tomorrow by Natacha Appanah, transl by Geoffrey Strachan

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monae, Yohanca Delgado, Eve L. Ewing, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, Sheree Renée Thomas (cw: transphobia; unjust incarceration; racism; homophobia) (out April 19)

The Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare (#1 The Duchess Deal)

Jeannie Lin

A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard

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]]> 2793 no The Handsell: March 14, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-14-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy.

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]]> 513 no I Am Objectively Correct https://bookriot.com/listen/i-am-objectively-correct/ Amanda and Jenn discuss a couple book club options, Ukrainian fiction, books to break a reading slump, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft by Tom Griffiths (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko, transl by Julia Meitov Hersey  Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk (also we have several great posts about this) The Silence of Bones by June Hur The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He (cw: intimate partner violence, sort of) Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston Ammonite by Nicola Griffith Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (cw: violent homophobia) The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (tw childhood sexual abuse, human trafficking) Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness (cw: child abuse, self-destructive behavior, disordered drug use) Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss a couple book club options, Ukrainian fiction, books to break a reading slump, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss a couple book club options, Ukrainian fiction, books to break a reading slump, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft by Tom Griffiths (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko, transl by Julia Meitov Hersey  Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk (also we have several great posts about this) The Silence of Bones by June Hur The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He (cw: intimate partner violence, sort of) Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston Ammonite by Nicola Griffith Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (cw: violent homophobia) The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (tw childhood sexual abuse, human trafficking) Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness (cw: child abuse, self-destructive behavior, disordered drug use) Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss a couple book club options, Ukrainian fiction, books to break a reading slump, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft by Tom Griffiths (rec’d by Laura)

Books Discussed

Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko, transl by Julia Meitov Hersey 

Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Boris Dralyuk (also we have several great posts about this)

The Silence of Bones by June Hur

The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He (cw: intimate partner violence, sort of)

Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman

A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (cw: violent homophobia)

The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (tw childhood sexual abuse, human trafficking)

Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness (cw: child abuse, self-destructive behavior, disordered drug use)

Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón

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]]> 2729 no The Handsell: March 7, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-7-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams.

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]]> 361 no A Huge Crimey Thing https://bookriot.com/listen/a-huge-crimey-thing/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in the Caribbean, low-stakes fun, blind dates with sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Backup by Erica Kudisch (rec’d by April) American Pop by Snowden Wright (rec’d by Tori) The Love Songs of WEB Dubois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (rec’d by Siobhan) Annette Gordon-Reed’s The Hemingses of Montecello, Morgan Jerkins’s Wandering in Strange Lands, and Jenn Shapland’s My Autobiography of Carson McCullers (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Machinehood by S.B. Divya (cw: death of a child, unwanted pregnancy) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (cw: racial violence and slurs, harm to children) Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby (cw: violence against women and children) (rec’d by Annika) Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (tw rape, ethnic war) When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite Dominicana by Angie Cruz (tw domestic violence) When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, my new obsession (out March 15 but i don’t care) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in the Caribbean, low-stakes fun, blind dates with sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in the Caribbean, low-stakes fun, blind dates with sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Backup by Erica Kudisch (rec’d by April) American Pop by Snowden Wright (rec’d by Tori) The Love Songs of WEB Dubois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (rec’d by Siobhan) Annette Gordon-Reed’s The Hemingses of Montecello, Morgan Jerkins’s Wandering in Strange Lands, and Jenn Shapland’s My Autobiography of Carson McCullers (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Machinehood by S.B. Divya (cw: death of a child, unwanted pregnancy) His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (cw: racial violence and slurs, harm to children) Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby (cw: violence against women and children) (rec’d by Annika) Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (tw rape, ethnic war) When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite Dominicana by Angie Cruz (tw domestic violence) When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, my new obsession (out March 15 but i don’t care) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in the Caribbean, low-stakes fun, blind dates with sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Backup by Erica Kudisch (rec’d by April)

American Pop by Snowden Wright (rec’d by Tori)

The Love Songs of WEB Dubois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (rec’d by Siobhan)

Annette Gordon-Reed’s The Hemingses of Montecello, Morgan Jerkins’s Wandering in Strange Lands, and Jenn Shapland’s My Autobiography of Carson McCullers (rec’d by Gina)

Books Discussed

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Machinehood by S.B. Divya (cw: death of a child, unwanted pregnancy)

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (cw: racial violence and slurs, harm to children)

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto

Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn

When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby (cw: violence against women and children) (rec’d by Annika)

Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim (tw rape, ethnic war)

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

Dominicana by Angie Cruz (tw domestic violence)

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, my new obsession (out March 15 but i don’t care)

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]]> 2831 no The Handsell: February 28, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-28-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson.

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]]> 493 no If Bridgerton Had Space Pirates https://bookriot.com/listen/if-bridgerton-had-space-pirates/ Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic power dynamics, Only Murders in the Building read-alikes, the Amish, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles (rec’d by Stephanie) The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat (rec’d by Aida) The Watchmaker of Filigree St. by Natasha Pulley (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. by Marlaine Delargy Plain Secrets by Joe Mackall When the English Fall by David Williams (rec’d by Margaret) The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco but also just read Witchmark Dead Djinn Universe books by P. Djeli Clark The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey London Steampunk by Bec McMaster Midnight Bargain by CL Polk Iron Widow by (tw: rape) Xiran Jay Zhao The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (cw: sexual assault, enslavement and coercion) Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Poppy War by RF Kuang (cw: BASICALLY EVERYTHING) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic power dynamics, Only Murders in the Building read-alikes, the Amish, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic power dynamics, Only Murders in the Building read-alikes, the Amish, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles (rec’d by Stephanie) The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat (rec’d by Aida) The Watchmaker of Filigree St. by Natasha Pulley (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. by Marlaine Delargy Plain Secrets by Joe Mackall When the English Fall by David Williams (rec’d by Margaret) The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco but also just read Witchmark Dead Djinn Universe books by P. Djeli Clark The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey London Steampunk by Bec McMaster Midnight Bargain by CL Polk Iron Widow by (tw: rape) Xiran Jay Zhao The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (cw: sexual assault, enslavement and coercion) Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Poppy War by RF Kuang (cw: BASICALLY EVERYTHING) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic power dynamics, Only Murders in the Building read-alikes, the Amish, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles (rec’d by Stephanie)

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat (rec’d by Aida)

The Watchmaker of Filigree St. by Natasha Pulley (rec’d by Kelly)


Books Discussed

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. by Marlaine Delargy

Plain Secrets by Joe Mackall

When the English Fall by David Williams (rec’d by Margaret)

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco but also just read Witchmark

Dead Djinn Universe books by P. Djeli Clark

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

London Steampunk by Bec McMaster

Midnight Bargain by CL Polk

Iron Widow by (tw: rape) Xiran Jay Zhao

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (cw: sexual assault, enslavement and coercion)

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

Poppy War by RF Kuang (cw: BASICALLY EVERYTHING)

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]]> 2694 no The Handsell: February 21, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-21-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman.

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]]> 380 no Is Cute, Has Secrets https://bookriot.com/listen/is-cute-has-secrets/ Amanda and Jenn discuss multi-generational family stories, realistic small towns, queer international horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead (rec’d by Laura) The Mickey Rawlings mystery series by Troy Soos (rec’d by Suzanne) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (rec’d by Alicia)  Joe Harris, the Moon by Joyce A. Miller (rec’d by Marilyn) Books Discussed Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden Subpar Parks by Amber Share Jawbone by Mónica Odeja, transl. by Sarah Booker A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba, transl. by Jocelyne Allen Weather by Jenny Offill Incarceration Nation by Baz Dreisinger The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw racism, domestic abuse) The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis (cw: child death, addiction, domestic abuse, homophobia) Women and Power by Mary Beard A Tiger in the Kitchen by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Invisible Library series by Genevieve Cogman The Reader by Traci Chee (cw: violent harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss multi-generational family stories, realistic small towns, queer international horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead (rec’d by Laura) The Mickey Rawlings mystery series by Troy Soos (rec’d by Suzanne) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (rec’d by Alicia)  Joe Harris, the Moon by Joyce A. Miller (rec’d by Marilyn) Books Discussed Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden Subpar Parks by Amber Share Jawbone by Mónica Odeja, transl. by Sarah Booker A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba, transl. by Jocelyne Allen Weather by Jenny Offill Incarceration Nation by Baz Dreisinger The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw racism, domestic abuse) The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis (cw: child death, addiction, domestic abuse, homophobia) Women and Power by Mary Beard A Tiger in the Kitchen by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Invisible Library series by Genevieve Cogman The Reader by Traci Chee (cw: violent harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss multi-generational family stories, realistic small towns, queer international horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead (rec’d by Laura)

The Mickey Rawlings mystery series by Troy Soos (rec’d by Suzanne)

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (rec’d by Alicia) 

Joe Harris, the Moon by Joyce A. Miller (rec’d by Marilyn)


Books Discussed

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Subpar Parks by Amber Share

Jawbone by Mónica Odeja, transl. by Sarah Booker

A Small Charred Face by Kazuki Sakuraba, transl. by Jocelyne Allen

Weather by Jenny Offill

Incarceration Nation by Baz Dreisinger

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw racism, domestic abuse)

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis (cw: child death, addiction, domestic abuse, homophobia)

Women and Power by Mary Beard

A Tiger in the Kitchen by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

Invisible Library series by Genevieve Cogman

The Reader by Traci Chee (cw: violent harm to children)

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]]> 2618 no The Handsell: February 14, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-14-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 14, 2022 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders.

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]]> 546 no A Necromantic Mouse Named Buttons https://bookriot.com/listen/necromantic-mouse-named-buttons/ Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of great queer reads, give book picks inspired by “Burn, Butcher, Burn” (IYKYK), and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Girl Serpent Thorn by Melissa Barshardoust (rec’d Margaret) The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner (cw: drug use, addiction, & drug related morally gray choices) Tentacle by Rita Indiana, transl. by Achy Obejas The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (cw: rape, racial slurs, racism, harm to children) From Scratch by Tembi Locke The Book of Delights by Ross Gay The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud Burning Roses by SL Huang (cw: animal death, child abuse) Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton (cw: racism, transphobia, infertility and miscarriage, intimate partner violence, death by suicide, ableism, hospitalization for chronic illness, deadnaming) Luster by Raven Leilani Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (cw: bullying, disordered eating, harm to children) Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie We Set The Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 A Necromantic Mouse Named Buttons full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of great queer reads, give book picks inspired by “Burn, Butcher, Burn” (IYKYK), and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of great queer reads, give book picks inspired by “Burn, Butcher, Burn” (IYKYK), and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Girl Serpent Thorn by Melissa Barshardoust (rec’d Margaret) The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner (cw: drug use, addiction, & drug related morally gray choices) Tentacle by Rita Indiana, transl. by Achy Obejas The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (cw: rape, racial slurs, racism, harm to children) From Scratch by Tembi Locke The Book of Delights by Ross Gay The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud Burning Roses by SL Huang (cw: animal death, child abuse) Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton (cw: racism, transphobia, infertility and miscarriage, intimate partner violence, death by suicide, ableism, hospitalization for chronic illness, deadnaming) Luster by Raven Leilani Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (cw: bullying, disordered eating, harm to children) Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie We Set The Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of great queer reads, give book picks inspired by “Burn, Butcher, Burn” (IYKYK), and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Girl Serpent Thorn by Melissa Barshardoust (rec’d Margaret)

The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner (cw: drug use, addiction, & drug related morally gray choices)

Tentacle by Rita Indiana, transl. by Achy Obejas

The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (cw: rape, racial slurs, racism, harm to children)

From Scratch by Tembi Locke

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

Burning Roses by SL Huang (cw: animal death, child abuse)

Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson

Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton (cw: racism, transphobia, infertility and miscarriage, intimate partner violence, death by suicide, ableism, hospitalization for chronic illness, deadnaming)

Luster by Raven Leilani

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (cw: bullying, disordered eating, harm to children)

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

We Set The Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

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]]> 2981 no The Handsell: February 7, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-7-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 7, 2022 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe.

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]]> 447 no Why Are You Here And Why Are You Dead https://bookriot.com/listen/why-are-you-here-and-why-are-you-dead/ Amanda and Jenn discuss baseball in fiction, women in music, “histo-tainment”, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Gods of the Upper Air by Charles King (rec’d by Kate) Books Discussed The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel, transl. by JT Lichtenstein The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan LGBTQ+ Mystery Post  Criminal Gold by Ann Aptaker Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (cw: harm to animals, gore)  Shelter by Jung Yun (tw domestic violence, sexual assault) The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang (cw: speculated harm to animals) Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooklyn Allen, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey Aiese Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams, and Sarah Stern Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0000 Why Are You Here And Why Are You Dead full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss baseball in fiction, women in music, “histo-tainment”, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss baseball in fiction, women in music, “histo-tainment”, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Gods of the Upper Air by Charles King (rec’d by Kate) Books Discussed The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel, transl. by JT Lichtenstein The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan LGBTQ+ Mystery Post  Criminal Gold by Ann Aptaker Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (cw: harm to animals, gore)  Shelter by Jung Yun (tw domestic violence, sexual assault) The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang (cw: speculated harm to animals) Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooklyn Allen, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey Aiese Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams, and Sarah Stern Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss baseball in fiction, women in music, “histo-tainment”, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Gods of the Upper Air by Charles King (rec’d by Kate)

Books Discussed

The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel, transl. by JT Lichtenstein

The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod

Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan

LGBTQ+ Mystery Post 

Criminal Gold by Ann Aptaker

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (cw: harm to animals, gore) 

Shelter by Jung Yun (tw domestic violence, sexual assault)

The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang (cw: speculated harm to animals)

Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooklyn Allen, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey Aiese

Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams, and Sarah Stern

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace

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]]> 2506 no The Handsell: January 31, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-31-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 31, 2022 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa.

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]]> 519 no George Washington: Just A Dude https://bookriot.com/listen/george-washington-just-a-dude/ Amanda and Jenn discuss war stories, the Cold War, wealthy women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee (rec’d by Amanda) The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (rec’d by Annie)  The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe What It is Like To Go To War by Karl Marlantes Honey, Olive, Octopus by Christopher Bakken Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, transl. by Karen Van Dyck (rec’d by Rebecca Hussey) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Gilded Wolves series by Roshani Chokshi (cw: ableism, antisemitism, racism) House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild (rec’d by Cassie) Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu (cw: homophobia) Girl at War by Sara Novic (tw ethnic violence, lots and lots (and lots) of harm to children) Everfair by Nisi Shawl (cw: harm to children, racism and racial violence) American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson John Le Carre Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (cw: harm to children, violent homophobia, animal abuse, rape) A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Versailles by Kathryn Davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 George Washington: Just A Dude full 315 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss war stories, the Cold War, wealthy women, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss war stories, the Cold War, wealthy women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee (rec’d by Amanda) The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (rec’d by Annie)  The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe What It is Like To Go To War by Karl Marlantes Honey, Olive, Octopus by Christopher Bakken Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, transl. by Karen Van Dyck (rec’d by Rebecca Hussey) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Gilded Wolves series by Roshani Chokshi (cw: ableism, antisemitism, racism) House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild (rec’d by Cassie) Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu (cw: homophobia) Girl at War by Sara Novic (tw ethnic violence, lots and lots (and lots) of harm to children) Everfair by Nisi Shawl (cw: harm to children, racism and racial violence) American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson John Le Carre Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (cw: harm to children, violent homophobia, animal abuse, rape) A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Versailles by Kathryn Davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss war stories, the Cold War, wealthy women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee (rec’d by Amanda)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (rec’d by Annie)

 The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Books Discussed

You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe

What It is Like To Go To War by Karl Marlantes

Honey, Olive, Octopus by Christopher Bakken

Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, transl. by Karen Van Dyck (rec’d by Rebecca Hussey)

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Gilded Wolves series by Roshani Chokshi (cw: ableism, antisemitism, racism)

House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild (rec’d by Cassie)

Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu (cw: homophobia)

Girl at War by Sara Novic (tw ethnic violence, lots and lots (and lots) of harm to children)

Everfair by Nisi Shawl (cw: harm to children, racism and racial violence)

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

John Le Carre

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (cw: harm to children, violent homophobia, animal abuse, rape)

A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel

Versailles by Kathryn Davis

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]]> 2394 no The Handsell: January 24, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-24-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder and Markus Juslin. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 24, 2022 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder and Markus Juslin. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder and Markus Juslin. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder and Markus Juslin.

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]]> 464 no Two Really Competent People Trying to Kill Each Other https://bookriot.com/listen/two-really-competent-people-trying-to-kill-each-other/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about artists, nature, boundaries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman and Who is Maude Dixon by Alexandra Andrews (rec’d by Amanda) Real Life by Brandon Taylor and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (cw: slavery & related violence, complications in pregnancy, rape) Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: bad things happening to animals) Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (cw: discussion of suicide, child abuse, and rape; on-page drug use) Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (tw: suicide, harm to animals) Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (cw: rape, addiction, violence against women & children) Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab Alyssa Cole’s How To Find A Princess and A Prince on Paper Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Archivist Wasp Saga by Nicole Kornher-Stace What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt The Great Man by Kate Christensen The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling Everyday Ubuntu by Mungi Ngomane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 Two Really Competent People Trying to Kill Each Other full 314 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about artists, nature, boundaries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about artists, nature, boundaries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman and Who is Maude Dixon by Alexandra Andrews (rec’d by Amanda) Real Life by Brandon Taylor and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (cw: slavery & related violence, complications in pregnancy, rape) Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: bad things happening to animals) Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (cw: discussion of suicide, child abuse, and rape; on-page drug use) Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (tw: suicide, harm to animals) Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (cw: rape, addiction, violence against women & children) Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab Alyssa Cole’s How To Find A Princess and A Prince on Paper Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Archivist Wasp Saga by Nicole Kornher-Stace What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt The Great Man by Kate Christensen The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling Everyday Ubuntu by Mungi Ngomane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about artists, nature, boundaries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman and Who is Maude Dixon by Alexandra Andrews (rec’d by Amanda)

Real Life by Brandon Taylor and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Books Discussed

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (cw: slavery & related violence, complications in pregnancy, rape)

Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: bad things happening to animals)

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (cw: discussion of suicide, child abuse, and rape; on-page drug use)

Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (tw: suicide, harm to animals)

Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (cw: rape, addiction, violence against women & children)

Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Alyssa Cole’s How To Find A Princess and A Prince on Paper

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

The Archivist Wasp Saga by Nicole Kornher-Stace

What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt

The Great Man by Kate Christensen

The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling

Everyday Ubuntu by Mungi Ngomane

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]]> 2748 no The Handsell: January 17, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-17-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 17, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas.

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]]> 550 no Punk Rock Anne of Green Gables https://bookriot.com/listen/punk-rock-anne-of-green-gables/ Amanda and Jenn discuss nostalgia reads, sapphic fantasy, nature writing, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili (TW: war, addiction, loss of a pregnancy, violence and Nazis) (rec’d by Cat) Books Discussed The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (tw: child abuse) Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson (cw: child abuse, addiction) Witchmark by CL Polk Vivid by Beverly Jenkins (cw: racism) The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (cw: abuses of the colonial variety) The Home Place by J Drew Lanham  World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (cw: emotionally abusive parents) Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman Listen to her on The Ezra Klein Show Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller (cw: suicidal thoughts; subject of book is a white supremacist, and it is discussed), rec’d by Danika Loading… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 Punk Rock Anne of Green Gables full 313 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss nostalgia reads, sapphic fantasy, nature writing, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss nostalgia reads, sapphic fantasy, nature writing, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili (TW: war, addiction, loss of a pregnancy, violence and Nazis) (rec’d by Cat) Books Discussed The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (tw: child abuse) Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson (cw: child abuse, addiction) Witchmark by CL Polk Vivid by Beverly Jenkins (cw: racism) The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (cw: abuses of the colonial variety) The Home Place by J Drew Lanham  World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (cw: emotionally abusive parents) Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman Listen to her on The Ezra Klein Show Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller (cw: suicidal thoughts; subject of book is a white supremacist, and it is discussed), rec’d by Danika Loading… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss nostalgia reads, sapphic fantasy, nature writing, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili (TW: war, addiction, loss of a pregnancy, violence and Nazis) (rec’d by Cat)

Books Discussed

The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (tw: child abuse)

Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson (cw: child abuse, addiction)

Witchmark by CL Polk

Vivid by Beverly Jenkins (cw: racism)

The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (cw: abuses of the colonial variety)

The Home Place by J Drew Lanham 

World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo

A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (cw: emotionally abusive parents)

Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman

Listen to her on The Ezra Klein Show

Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller (cw: suicidal thoughts; subject of book is a white supremacist, and it is discussed), rec’d by Danika

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]]> 2701 no The Handsell: January 10, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-10-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 10, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao.

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]]> 427 no 2021 In Review & 2022 Goals https://bookriot.com/listen/2021-in-review-2022-goals/ Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite books and reading stats from 2021, and their goals for 2022 in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Best Books of 2021 Cultish by Amanda Montell The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Matrix by Lauren Groff Jenn’s SFF picks: the Holiday Gifting episode & Year End Favorite episode of SFF Yeah! Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich The Girl With Stars In Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod Believers by Lisa Wells Decoding Despacito by Leila Cobo Books We Maxed Out In 2021 Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The Conductors by Nicole Glover The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas The Dead Djinn Universe series by P. Djeli Clark Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 2021 In Review & 2022 Goals full 312 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite books and reading stats from 2021, and their goals for 2022 in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite books and reading stats from 2021, and their goals for 2022 in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Best Books of 2021 Cultish by Amanda Montell The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Matrix by Lauren Groff Jenn’s SFF picks: the Holiday Gifting episode & Year End Favorite episode of SFF Yeah! Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich The Girl With Stars In Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod Believers by Lisa Wells Decoding Despacito by Leila Cobo Books We Maxed Out In 2021 Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The Conductors by Nicole Glover The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas The Dead Djinn Universe series by P. Djeli Clark Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite books and reading stats from 2021, and their goals for 2022 in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Best Books of 2021

Cultish by Amanda Montell

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Jenn’s SFF picks: the Holiday Gifting episode & Year End Favorite episode of SFF Yeah!

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

The Girl With Stars In Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod

Believers by Lisa Wells

Decoding Despacito by Leila Cobo

Books We Maxed Out In 2021

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed

Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

The Conductors by Nicole Glover

The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas

The Dead Djinn Universe series by P. Djeli Clark

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall

What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo

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]]> 2843 no The Handsell: January 3, 2022 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-3-2022/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Middlemarch by George Eliot. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 3, 2022 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Middlemarch by George Eliot. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Middlemarch by George Eliot. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Middlemarch by George Eliot.

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]]> 572 no Angst, Feelings, Fairies https://bookriot.com/listen/angst-feelings-fairies/ Amanda and Jenn discuss queer book club picks, courtroom dramas, romance fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn (rec’d by Jen Zink) Books Discussed The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc Northern Light by Kazim Ali (cw: discussion of suicide) The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (tw: sexual assault) A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (rec’d by Jamie) Death by Dumpling by Viven Chien Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (cw: harm to children, racism and racial slurs) Sam Wu is Not Afraid series by Katie and Kevin Tsang, Nathan Reed Illustrator (Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts) Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (cw: emotional abuse) A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper  The Summoner series by Taran Matharu (The Novice) Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Angst, Feelings, Fairies full 311 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss queer book club picks, courtroom dramas, romance fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss queer book club picks, courtroom dramas, romance fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn (rec’d by Jen Zink) Books Discussed The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc Northern Light by Kazim Ali (cw: discussion of suicide) The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (tw: sexual assault) A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (rec’d by Jamie) Death by Dumpling by Viven Chien Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (cw: harm to children, racism and racial slurs) Sam Wu is Not Afraid series by Katie and Kevin Tsang, Nathan Reed Illustrator (Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts) Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (cw: emotional abuse) A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper  The Summoner series by Taran Matharu (The Novice) Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss queer book club picks, courtroom dramas, romance fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn (rec’d by Jen Zink)

Books Discussed

The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc

Northern Light by Kazim Ali (cw: discussion of suicide)

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (tw: sexual assault)

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (rec’d by Jamie)

Death by Dumpling by Viven Chien

Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (cw: harm to children, racism and racial slurs)

Sam Wu is Not Afraid series by Katie and Kevin Tsang, Nathan Reed Illustrator (Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts)

Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal

The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (cw: emotional abuse)

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper 

The Summoner series by Taran Matharu (The Novice)

Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

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]]> 2692 no The Handsell: December 20, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-december-20-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Sweat Equity by Jason Kelly. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: December 20, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Sweat Equity by Jason Kelly. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Sweat Equity by Jason Kelly. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Sweat Equity by Jason Kelly.

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]]> 416 no ‘90s Bestselling Bananapantsness https://bookriot.com/listen/90s-bestselling-bananapantsness/ Amanda and Jenn give some holiday gifting recs, immersive historical fiction, thrillers for book club, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Secret History by Donna Tartt Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (cw: antisemitism, harm to children)  Pushout by Monique W. Morris The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (cw: racism) The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh (Sea of Poppies #1) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (tw: sexual assault, mental illness, self-harm) So Lucky by Nicola Griffith The Lost Man by Jane Harper (tw: domestic violence, sexual assault) Lady Sherlock (A Study in Scarlet Women #1) by Sherry Thomas Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedeman We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen (cw: ableist language around mental health) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0000 ‘90s Bestselling Bananapantsness full 310 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give some holiday gifting recs, immersive historical fiction, thrillers for book club, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn give some holiday gifting recs, immersive historical fiction, thrillers for book club, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Secret History by Donna Tartt Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (cw: antisemitism, harm to children)  Pushout by Monique W. Morris The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (cw: racism) The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh (Sea of Poppies #1) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (tw: sexual assault, mental illness, self-harm) So Lucky by Nicola Griffith The Lost Man by Jane Harper (tw: domestic violence, sexual assault) Lady Sherlock (A Study in Scarlet Women #1) by Sherry Thomas Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedeman We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen (cw: ableist language around mental health) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give some holiday gifting recs, immersive historical fiction, thrillers for book club, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (cw: antisemitism, harm to children) 

Pushout by Monique W. Morris

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (cw: racism)

The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh (Sea of Poppies #1)

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (tw: sexual assault, mental illness, self-harm)

So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

The Lost Man by Jane Harper (tw: domestic violence, sexual assault)

Lady Sherlock (A Study in Scarlet Women #1) by Sherry Thomas

Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedeman

We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen (cw: ableist language around mental health)

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]]> 3019 no The Handsell: December 13, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-december-13-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Intimacies by Katie Kitamura. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: December 13, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Intimacies by Katie Kitamura. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Intimacies by Katie Kitamura. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Intimacies by Katie Kitamura.

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]]> 455 no Weird Thing Number Three https://bookriot.com/listen/weird-thing-number-three/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Dune read-alikes, books about motherhood, guides to witchcraft, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (rec’d by Carol) Temporary People by Deepak Unnikrishnan and The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi (rec’d by Jenny) Books Discussed A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (cw: mention of suicide) Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples  The Celestial Trilogy (A Spark of White Fire #1) by Sangu Mandanna How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy Post: Great Books About Motherhood The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (tw: racism) When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain (Singing Hills Cycle #2) by Nghi Vo Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark (cw: discussion of suicide) Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea Witches of America by Alex Mar Post: Books For Beginner Witches  Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck (cw: body horror) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Weird Thing Number Three full 309 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Dune read-alikes, books about motherhood, guides to witchcraft, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss Dune read-alikes, books about motherhood, guides to witchcraft, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (rec’d by Carol) Temporary People by Deepak Unnikrishnan and The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi (rec’d by Jenny) Books Discussed A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (cw: mention of suicide) Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples  The Celestial Trilogy (A Spark of White Fire #1) by Sangu Mandanna How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy Post: Great Books About Motherhood The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (tw: racism) When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain (Singing Hills Cycle #2) by Nghi Vo Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark (cw: discussion of suicide) Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea Witches of America by Alex Mar Post: Books For Beginner Witches  Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck (cw: body horror) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Dune read-alikes, books about motherhood, guides to witchcraft, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (rec’d by Carol)

Temporary People by Deepak Unnikrishnan and The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi (rec’d by Jenny)

Books Discussed

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (cw: mention of suicide)

Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples 

The Celestial Trilogy (A Spark of White Fire #1) by Sangu Mandanna

How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg

Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy

Post: Great Books About Motherhood

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (tw: racism)

When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain (Singing Hills Cycle #2) by Nghi Vo

Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells

Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark (cw: discussion of suicide)

Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea

Witches of America by Alex Mar

Post: Books For Beginner Witches 

Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck (cw: body horror)

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]]> 2815 no The Handsell: December 6, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-december-6-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: December 6, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Sentence by Louise Erdrich.

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]]> 447 no Lafayette Earworm https://bookriot.com/listen/lafayette-earworm/ Jenn and guest Charity Yoro give poetry recs, holiday gift picks, Erik Larson comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Daughters of Fire by Tom Peek Kaui Hart Hemmings and Kawai Strong Washburn  This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell The Black Count by Tom Reiss  Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles (CW: sex, drugs, rock-n-roll content) Anne Carson (An Autobiography of Red) Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House, cw: domestic abuse) Ocean Vuong (On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous) Citizen by Claudia Rankine The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Londoners by Craig Taylor Brick Lane by Monica Ali White Teeth by Zadie Smith Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other) Kraken by China Mieville You’re the Most Beautiful Thing That Happened by Arisa White Directed by Desire by June Jordan  Autostraddle post: https://www.autostraddle.com/read-a-fcking-book-ten-lesbian-bisexual-poets-34457/ The Witch Boy series by Molly Knox Ostertag  Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow One Hundred Days by Alice Pung (cw: emotional and physical abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Lafayette Earworm full 308 Book Riot Jenn and guest Charity Yoro give poetry recs, holiday gift picks, Erik Larson comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Jenn and guest Charity Yoro give poetry recs, holiday gift picks, Erik Larson comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Daughters of Fire by Tom Peek Kaui Hart Hemmings and Kawai Strong Washburn  This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell The Black Count by Tom Reiss  Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles (CW: sex, drugs, rock-n-roll content) Anne Carson (An Autobiography of Red) Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House, cw: domestic abuse) Ocean Vuong (On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous) Citizen by Claudia Rankine The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Londoners by Craig Taylor Brick Lane by Monica Ali White Teeth by Zadie Smith Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other) Kraken by China Mieville You’re the Most Beautiful Thing That Happened by Arisa White Directed by Desire by June Jordan  Autostraddle post: https://www.autostraddle.com/read-a-fcking-book-ten-lesbian-bisexual-poets-34457/ The Witch Boy series by Molly Knox Ostertag  Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow One Hundred Days by Alice Pung (cw: emotional and physical abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Charity Yoro give poetry recs, holiday gift picks, Erik Larson comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Daughters of Fire by Tom Peek

Kaui Hart Hemmings and Kawai Strong Washburn 

This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

The Black Count by Tom Reiss 

Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles (CW: sex, drugs, rock-n-roll content)

Anne Carson (An Autobiography of Red)

Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House, cw: domestic abuse)

Ocean Vuong (On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous)

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

Londoners by Craig Taylor

Brick Lane by Monica Ali

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other)

Kraken by China Mieville

You’re the Most Beautiful Thing That Happened by Arisa White

Directed by Desire by June Jordan 

Autostraddle post: https://www.autostraddle.com/read-a-fcking-book-ten-lesbian-bisexual-poets-34457/

The Witch Boy series by Molly Knox Ostertag 

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow

One Hundred Days by Alice Pung (cw: emotional and physical abuse)

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]]> 2579 no The Handsell: November 29, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-29-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 29, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad.

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]]> 563 no The Handsell: November 22, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-22-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Matrix by Lauren Groff. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 22, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Matrix by Lauren Groff. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Matrix by Lauren Groff. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Matrix by Lauren Groff.

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]]> 454 no The Holiday Show https://bookriot.com/listen/the-holiday-show/ Amanda and Jenn give their picks for various gifting requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Year of Wonders : a Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks and Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin (rec’d by Amanda) Books Discussed The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (cw: sexual assault, domestic violence) Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (cw: pregnancy complications, body horror) The Expanse by James S.A. Corey The Dutch House by Ann Patchett  The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (cw: violence against women and children, racism, alcoholism) Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins Caffeinated by Murray Carpenter Krampus by Brom Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby (tw: racism) They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzel Hall (so many cw’s y’all) Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (cw: addiction, mental illness, suicide, mention of child abuse) Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh Here’s a great post: https://bookriot.com/horror-books-for-middle-school/ Tales From The Hinterlands by Melissa Albert, per Sharifah’s rec on SFF Yeah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Holiday Show full 307 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give their picks for various gifting requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn give their picks for various gifting requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Year of Wonders : a Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks and Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin (rec’d by Amanda) Books Discussed The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (cw: sexual assault, domestic violence) Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (cw: pregnancy complications, body horror) The Expanse by James S.A. Corey The Dutch House by Ann Patchett  The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (cw: violence against women and children, racism, alcoholism) Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins Caffeinated by Murray Carpenter Krampus by Brom Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby (tw: racism) They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzel Hall (so many cw’s y’all) Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (cw: addiction, mental illness, suicide, mention of child abuse) Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh Here’s a great post: https://bookriot.com/horror-books-for-middle-school/ Tales From The Hinterlands by Melissa Albert, per Sharifah’s rec on SFF Yeah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give their picks for various gifting requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Year of Wonders : a Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks and Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin (rec’d by Amanda)

Books Discussed

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (cw: sexual assault, domestic violence)

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (cw: pregnancy complications, body horror)

The Expanse by James S.A. Corey

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (cw: violence against women and children, racism, alcoholism)

Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins

Caffeinated by Murray Carpenter

Krampus by Brom

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby (tw: racism)

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzel Hall (so many cw’s y’all)

Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (cw: addiction, mental illness, suicide, mention of child abuse)

Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh

Here’s a great post: https://bookriot.com/horror-books-for-middle-school/

Tales From The Hinterlands by Melissa Albert, per Sharifah’s rec on SFF Yeah

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]]> 2996 no The Handsell: November 15, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-15-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 15, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu.

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]]> 582 no Accidental Book Club Vibes https://bookriot.com/listen/accidental-book-club-vibes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of different book group recs, books about caregiving, modern novels for classics lovers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Inflamed by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel (rec’d by Heather) Of Echoes Born by ‘Nathan Burgoine, House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, Alone by EJ Noyes, Nottingham and Thorn by Anna Burke (rec’d by Wynnde) Pine by Francine Toon (rec’d by Georgia) Books Discussed The Soul of Care by Arthur Kleinman A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Out by Natsuo Kirino, transl. by Stephen Snyder (tw: sexual assault, domestic violence/abuse, also very murdery) Blake or the Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney (cw: slavery & related violence) h/t Nisi Shawl’s Black Speculative Fiction reading list Matrix by Lauren Groff Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza  A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (tw: suicide) The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova The Evangelicals by Frances FitzGerald Blessed by Kate Bowler American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht (cw: child abuse, homophobia, antisemitism) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Accidental Book Club Vibes full 306 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of different book group recs, books about caregiving, modern novels for classics lovers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of different book group recs, books about caregiving, modern novels for classics lovers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Inflamed by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel (rec’d by Heather) Of Echoes Born by ‘Nathan Burgoine, House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, Alone by EJ Noyes, Nottingham and Thorn by Anna Burke (rec’d by Wynnde) Pine by Francine Toon (rec’d by Georgia) Books Discussed The Soul of Care by Arthur Kleinman A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Out by Natsuo Kirino, transl. by Stephen Snyder (tw: sexual assault, domestic violence/abuse, also very murdery) Blake or the Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney (cw: slavery & related violence) h/t Nisi Shawl’s Black Speculative Fiction reading list Matrix by Lauren Groff Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza  A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (tw: suicide) The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova The Evangelicals by Frances FitzGerald Blessed by Kate Bowler American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht (cw: child abuse, homophobia, antisemitism) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss a bunch of different book group recs, books about caregiving, modern novels for classics lovers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Inflamed by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel (rec’d by Heather)

Of Echoes Born by ‘Nathan Burgoine, House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, Alone by EJ Noyes, Nottingham and Thorn by Anna Burke (rec’d by Wynnde)

Pine by Francine Toon (rec’d by Georgia)

Books Discussed

The Soul of Care by Arthur Kleinman

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Out by Natsuo Kirino, transl. by Stephen Snyder (tw: sexual assault, domestic violence/abuse, also very murdery)

Blake or the Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney (cw: slavery & related violence) h/t Nisi Shawl’s Black Speculative Fiction reading list

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor

Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza 

A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (tw: suicide)

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova

The Evangelicals by Frances FitzGerald

Blessed by Kate Bowler

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht (cw: child abuse, homophobia, antisemitism)

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]]> 2968 no The Handsell: November 8, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-8-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 8, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin.

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]]> 412 no The Murder Show https://bookriot.com/listen/the-murder-show/ Amanda and Jenn discuss thrillers and historical mysteries, moving with kids, read-alouds about socks in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed How to Be a Family by Dan Kois The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti The Guest List by Lucy Foley (tw: sexual assault, extreme bullying) My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh (cw: alcoholism, child abuse, rape, disordered eating) A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (rec’d by Cassie) Dangerous Women by Hope Adams Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March (cw: references to suicide, mention of rape and harm to children) She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey The Golden Thread by Ravi Somaiya Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead Books & Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Murder Show full 305 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss thrillers and historical mysteries, moving with kids, read-alouds about socks in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss thrillers and historical mysteries, moving with kids, read-alouds about socks in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed How to Be a Family by Dan Kois The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti The Guest List by Lucy Foley (tw: sexual assault, extreme bullying) My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh (cw: alcoholism, child abuse, rape, disordered eating) A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (rec’d by Cassie) Dangerous Women by Hope Adams Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March (cw: references to suicide, mention of rape and harm to children) She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey The Golden Thread by Ravi Somaiya Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead Books & Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss thrillers and historical mysteries, moving with kids, read-alouds about socks in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

How to Be a Family by Dan Kois

The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (tw: sexual assault, extreme bullying)

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh (cw: alcoholism, child abuse, rape, disordered eating)

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (rec’d by Cassie)

Dangerous Women by Hope Adams

Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March (cw: references to suicide, mention of rape and harm to children)

She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

The Golden Thread by Ravi Somaiya

Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts

My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead

Books & Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich

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]]> 2499 no The Handsell: November 1, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-1-2021/ This week, Jenn discusses Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 1, 2021 full Book Riot This week, Jenn discusses Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. This week, Jenn discusses Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Jenn discusses Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko.

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]]> 591 no Ancient Evils Are Like Teflon https://bookriot.com/listen/ancient-evils-are-like-teflon/ Jenn and guest Liberty from All the Books discuss haunted houses, nature thrillers, books about moms, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Meet Me in Another Life by Catrina Silvey (cw for violence, murder, suicide) Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow  Pleasantville by Attica Locke (cw for sexual assault, murder) Have a post! https://bookriot.com/books-fans-get-away-murder/ A Small Revolution by Jimin Han (cw: gun violence on a college campus) The Swallows by Lisa Lutz (cw for violence, sexual assault on a school campus, death) My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets (cw for prolonged peril, animal death) Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (cw: animal death) The Good House by Tananarive Due (cw: violence, racism, physical abuse, murder, suicide) The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (May 2022) White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (cw: disordered eating, self-harm) We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker (cw for suicide, ableism, violence, war) A House Between Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm (March 29 2022) The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha  The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark Pandemic by Sonia Shah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Ancient Evils Are Like Teflon full 304 Book Riot Jenn and guest Liberty from All the Books discuss haunted houses, nature thrillers, books about moms, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Jenn and guest Liberty from All the Books discuss haunted houses, nature thrillers, books about moms, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Meet Me in Another Life by Catrina Silvey (cw for violence, murder, suicide) Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow  Pleasantville by Attica Locke (cw for sexual assault, murder) Have a post! https://bookriot.com/books-fans-get-away-murder/ A Small Revolution by Jimin Han (cw: gun violence on a college campus) The Swallows by Lisa Lutz (cw for violence, sexual assault on a school campus, death) My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets (cw for prolonged peril, animal death) Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (cw: animal death) The Good House by Tananarive Due (cw: violence, racism, physical abuse, murder, suicide) The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (May 2022) White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (cw: disordered eating, self-harm) We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker (cw for suicide, ableism, violence, war) A House Between Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm (March 29 2022) The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha  The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark Pandemic by Sonia Shah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Liberty from All the Books discuss haunted houses, nature thrillers, books about moms, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Meet Me in Another Life by Catrina Silvey (cw for violence, murder, suicide)

Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 

Pleasantville by Attica Locke (cw for sexual assault, murder)

Have a post! https://bookriot.com/books-fans-get-away-murder/

A Small Revolution by Jimin Han (cw: gun violence on a college campus)

The Swallows by Lisa Lutz (cw for violence, sexual assault on a school campus, death)

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets (cw for prolonged peril, animal death)

Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz

Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (cw: animal death)

The Good House by Tananarive Due (cw: violence, racism, physical abuse, murder, suicide)

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (May 2022)

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (cw: disordered eating, self-harm)

We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker (cw for suicide, ableism, violence, war)

A House Between Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm (March 29 2022)

The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst

What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha 

The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark

Pandemic by Sonia Shah

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]]> 2722 no The Handsell: October 25, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-25-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 25, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle.

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]]> 364 no A Donut Shop Run By Aliens https://bookriot.com/listen/a-donut-shop-run-by-aliens/ Amanda and Jenn discuss more books with Fall vibes, overthinky nonfiction, tea with robots, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon (rec’d by Jen Zink) California Field Atlas by author/illustrator Obi Kauffman (rec’d by Carol) Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman; Dave Eggers and Vindela Vida (rec’d by Carol) The Raje series by Sonali Dev, the Friend Zone series by Abby Jimenez, and the Modern Love series by Alisha Rai; A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams (rec’d by Nicole) Books Discussed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (watch the Hitchcock version) Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani (with caveat about toxic masculinity) The Conductors by Nicole Glover (tw: slavery) Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (cw: violent harm to children, body horror, internalized racism) Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: sexual assault, child abuse, transphobia, racism) The Awkward Thoughts of W Kamau Bell The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson (cw: child abuse, drug use) Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer Gamechanger by LX Beckett The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (cw: descriptions of PTSD) Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw: graphic harm to children, rape, self-harm/suicide) Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young (rec’d by Mel) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 A Donut Shop Run By Aliens full 303 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss more books with Fall vibes, overthinky nonfiction, tea with robots, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss more books with Fall vibes, overthinky nonfiction, tea with robots, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon (rec’d by Jen Zink) California Field Atlas by author/illustrator Obi Kauffman (rec’d by Carol) Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman; Dave Eggers and Vindela Vida (rec’d by Carol) The Raje series by Sonali Dev, the Friend Zone series by Abby Jimenez, and the Modern Love series by Alisha Rai; A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams (rec’d by Nicole) Books Discussed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (watch the Hitchcock version) Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani (with caveat about toxic masculinity) The Conductors by Nicole Glover (tw: slavery) Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (cw: violent harm to children, body horror, internalized racism) Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: sexual assault, child abuse, transphobia, racism) The Awkward Thoughts of W Kamau Bell The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson (cw: child abuse, drug use) Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer Gamechanger by LX Beckett The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (cw: descriptions of PTSD) Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw: graphic harm to children, rape, self-harm/suicide) Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young (rec’d by Mel) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss more books with Fall vibes, overthinky nonfiction, tea with robots, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon (rec’d by Jen Zink)

California Field Atlas by author/illustrator Obi Kauffman (rec’d by Carol)

Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman; Dave Eggers and Vindela Vida (rec’d by Carol)

The Raje series by Sonali Dev, the Friend Zone series by Abby Jimenez, and the Modern Love series by Alisha Rai; A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams (rec’d by Nicole)

Books Discussed

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (watch the Hitchcock version)

Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani (with caveat about toxic masculinity)

The Conductors by Nicole Glover (tw: slavery)

Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (cw: violent harm to children, body horror, internalized racism)

Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: sexual assault, child abuse, transphobia, racism)

The Awkward Thoughts of W Kamau Bell

The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson (cw: child abuse, drug use)

Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer

Gamechanger by LX Beckett

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (cw: descriptions of PTSD)

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw: graphic harm to children, rape, self-harm/suicide)

Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young (rec’d by Mel)

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]]> 3140 no The Handsell: October 18, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-18-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon, with thanks to Patricia for the recommendation! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 18, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon, with thanks to Patricia for the recommendation! This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon, with thanks to Patricia for the recommendation! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon, with thanks to Patricia for the recommendation!

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]]> 596 no Here For HGTV Puns https://bookriot.com/listen/here-for-hgtv-puns/ Amanda and Jenn discuss contemporary virgin heroines, dinner book-clubs, autumnal and/or spooky reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (rec’d by Laura) Goldy Bear series (Catering To Nobody) by Diane Mott Davidson, Sloan Krause series by Ellie Alexander (rec’d by Suzanne) Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park by Conor Knighton (rec’d by Carol) For keeping up with favorite authors: Fantastic Fiction (rec’d by Jennifer) Futhermore by Tahereh Mafi (rec’d by Rachael) Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt (rec’d by Zara) Books Discussed Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey  A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole (cw: emotionally abusive parent) Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal How To Be A Movie Star by TJ Klune If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha (tw: extreme, violent bullying) Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover (cw: on-page violence related to war) Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Work For It by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Jess Pryde, cw: severe depression and mental health issues) Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur (cw: child abuse and domestic violence, racism including use of slurs) Hold Me by Courtney Milan (tw: mentions of suicide) Teach Me by Olivia Dade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Here For HGTV Puns full 302 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss contemporary virgin heroines, dinner book-clubs, autumnal and/or spooky reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss contemporary virgin heroines, dinner book-clubs, autumnal and/or spooky reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (rec’d by Laura) Goldy Bear series (Catering To Nobody) by Diane Mott Davidson, Sloan Krause series by Ellie Alexander (rec’d by Suzanne) Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park by Conor Knighton (rec’d by Carol) For keeping up with favorite authors: Fantastic Fiction (rec’d by Jennifer) Futhermore by Tahereh Mafi (rec’d by Rachael) Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt (rec’d by Zara) Books Discussed Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey  A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole (cw: emotionally abusive parent) Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal How To Be A Movie Star by TJ Klune If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha (tw: extreme, violent bullying) Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover (cw: on-page violence related to war) Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Work For It by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Jess Pryde, cw: severe depression and mental health issues) Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur (cw: child abuse and domestic violence, racism including use of slurs) Hold Me by Courtney Milan (tw: mentions of suicide) Teach Me by Olivia Dade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss contemporary virgin heroines, dinner book-clubs, autumnal and/or spooky reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (rec’d by Laura)

Goldy Bear series (Catering To Nobody) by Diane Mott Davidson, Sloan Krause series by Ellie Alexander (rec’d by Suzanne)

Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park by Conor Knighton (rec’d by Carol)

For keeping up with favorite authors: Fantastic Fiction (rec’d by Jennifer)

Futhermore by Tahereh Mafi (rec’d by Rachael)

Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt (rec’d by Zara)

Books Discussed

Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey 

A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole (cw: emotionally abusive parent)

Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

How To Be A Movie Star by TJ Klune

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha (tw: extreme, violent bullying)

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover (cw: on-page violence related to war)

Zone One by Colson Whitehead

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Work For It by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Jess Pryde, cw: severe depression and mental health issues)

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur (cw: child abuse and domestic violence, racism including use of slurs)

Hold Me by Courtney Milan (tw: mentions of suicide)

Teach Me by Olivia Dade

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]]> 2790 no The Handsell: October 11, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-11-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fledgling by Octavia Butler. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 11, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fledgling by Octavia Butler. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fledgling by Octavia Butler. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fledgling by Octavia Butler.

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]]> 389 no Ask Us Anything Part the Second https://bookriot.com/listen/ask-us-anything-part-the-second/ Amanda and Jenn answer the second round of “Ask Us Anything” questions, in honor of hitting the 300 episode milestone! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Links And Notes Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Don’t Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman, Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc McCann Dog Training’s puppy series on YouTube Robert Cabral’s YouTube especially if it’s a protection breed (or even if you notice impulse control/excitement issues or the dog is big enough to be hard to handle) Puppies for Dummies by Sarah Hodgson Take a puppy class at the SPCA Xio Axelrod’s Girl With Stars In Her Eyes Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin New Suns, edited by Nisi Shawl Smitten Kitchen pumpkin bread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Ask Us Anything Part the Second full 301 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn answer the second round of “Ask Us Anything” questions, in honor of hitting the 300 episode milestone! Amanda and Jenn answer the second round of “Ask Us Anything” questions, in honor of hitting the 300 episode milestone! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Links And Notes Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Don’t Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman, Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc McCann Dog Training’s puppy series on YouTube Robert Cabral’s YouTube especially if it’s a protection breed (or even if you notice impulse control/excitement issues or the dog is big enough to be hard to handle) Puppies for Dummies by Sarah Hodgson Take a puppy class at the SPCA Xio Axelrod’s Girl With Stars In Her Eyes Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin New Suns, edited by Nisi Shawl Smitten Kitchen pumpkin bread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn answer the second round of “Ask Us Anything” questions, in honor of hitting the 300 episode milestone!

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Links And Notes

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

Don’t Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman, Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc

McCann Dog Training’s puppy series on YouTube

Robert Cabral’s YouTube especially if it’s a protection breed (or even if you notice impulse control/excitement issues or the dog is big enough to be hard to handle)

Puppies for Dummies by Sarah Hodgson

Take a puppy class at the SPCA

Xio Axelrod’s Girl With Stars In Her Eyes

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

New Suns, edited by Nisi Shawl

Smitten Kitchen pumpkin bread

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]]> 2633 no The Handsell: October 4, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-4-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, with an honorable mention for How To Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 4, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, with an honorable mention for How To Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, with an honorable mention for How To Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, with an honorable mention for How To Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee.

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]]> 550 no Ask Us Anything, Part 1 https://bookriot.com/listen/ask-us-anything-part-1/ Amanda and Jenn dive into listener’s not-necessarily-bookish questions in celebration of Episode 300! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Miscellaneous Notes: Tressie MacMillan Cottom Nalo Hopkinson NetGalley, Edelweiss Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me Reading Women FiveThirtyEight Left, Right & Center Pantsuit Politics Office Ladies Celeste Ng The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Ask Us Anything, Part 1 full 300 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn dive into listener’s not-necessarily-bookish questions in celebration of Episode 300! Amanda and Jenn dive into listener’s not-necessarily-bookish questions in celebration of Episode 300! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Miscellaneous Notes: Tressie MacMillan Cottom Nalo Hopkinson NetGalley, Edelweiss Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me Reading Women FiveThirtyEight Left, Right & Center Pantsuit Politics Office Ladies Celeste Ng The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn dive into listener’s not-necessarily-bookish questions in celebration of Episode 300!

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Miscellaneous Notes:

Tressie MacMillan Cottom

Nalo Hopkinson

NetGalley, Edelweiss

Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me

Reading Women

FiveThirtyEight

Left, Right & Center

Pantsuit Politics

Office Ladies

Celeste Ng

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

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]]> 2967 no The Handsell: September 27, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-september-27-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: September 27, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles.

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]]> 328 no Always A Dongle, Never A Bride https://bookriot.com/listen/always-a-dongle-never-a-bride/ Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, author couples, seasonal book vibes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Submit a request via the form! Feedback A List of Cages by Robin Roe, All the Rage by Courtney Summers (rec’d by April) On Beauty by Zadie Smith, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif (rec’d by Elizabeth) Miss Marjoribanks by Margaret Oliphant (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer Why Religion by Elaine Pagels Zoey and Sassafras series (#1 Dragons and Marshmallows) by Asia Citro, illustrated by Marion Lindsay Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott The Home Place by J Drew Lanham On Trails by Robert Moor Colson Whitehead, Underground Railroad Zadie Smith, White Teeth (cw: suicide attempt, racism, domestic abuse, homophobia) The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (tw: child abuse) The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs Zadie Smith and Nick Laird Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (cw: transphobia incl. deadnaming) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Always A Dongle, Never A Bride full 299 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, author couples, seasonal book vibes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, author couples, seasonal book vibes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Submit a request via the form! Feedback A List of Cages by Robin Roe, All the Rage by Courtney Summers (rec’d by April) On Beauty by Zadie Smith, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif (rec’d by Elizabeth) Miss Marjoribanks by Margaret Oliphant (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer Why Religion by Elaine Pagels Zoey and Sassafras series (#1 Dragons and Marshmallows) by Asia Citro, illustrated by Marion Lindsay Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott The Home Place by J Drew Lanham On Trails by Robert Moor Colson Whitehead, Underground Railroad Zadie Smith, White Teeth (cw: suicide attempt, racism, domestic abuse, homophobia) The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (tw: child abuse) The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs Zadie Smith and Nick Laird Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (cw: transphobia incl. deadnaming) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, author couples, seasonal book vibes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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A List of Cages by Robin Roe, All the Rage by Courtney Summers (rec’d by April)

On Beauty by Zadie Smith, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Miss Marjoribanks by Margaret Oliphant (rec’d by Gina)

Books Discussed

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

Why Religion by Elaine Pagels

Zoey and Sassafras series (#1 Dragons and Marshmallows) by Asia Citro, illustrated by Marion Lindsay

Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

The Home Place by J Drew Lanham

On Trails by Robert Moor

Colson Whitehead, Underground Railroad

Zadie Smith, White Teeth (cw: suicide attempt, racism, domestic abuse, homophobia)

The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (tw: child abuse)

The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova

Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs

Zadie Smith and Nick Laird

Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (cw: transphobia incl. deadnaming)

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]]> 2737 no The Handsell: September 20, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-september-20-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Content warnings: domestic violence, child molestation, substance abuse Erin & Dani’s Book Club This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: September 20, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Content warnings: domestic violence, child molestation, substance abuse Erin & Dani’s Book Club This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo.

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Content warnings: domestic violence, child molestation, substance abuse

Erin & Dani’s Book Club

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]]> 576 no Smorgasbord of Badness https://bookriot.com/listen/smorgasbord-of-badness/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books that challenge stereotypes, romances with nice guys, extra murdery mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Looking for Group by Alexis Hall (rec’d by S.) Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate (rec’d by Georgia) Books Discussed Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Girl With Stars In Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod (cw: drug use) The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw apartheid) The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (challenging stereotypes & preconceptions, cw: violent racism) The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, transl Alison Watts They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall (all the content warnings) French Milk by Lucy Knisley Just So Happens by Fumio Obata Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, transl. by Anna Moschovakis The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Smorgasbord of Badness full 298 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books that challenge stereotypes, romances with nice guys, extra murdery mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books that challenge stereotypes, romances with nice guys, extra murdery mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Looking for Group by Alexis Hall (rec’d by S.) Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate (rec’d by Georgia) Books Discussed Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Girl With Stars In Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod (cw: drug use) The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw apartheid) The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (challenging stereotypes & preconceptions, cw: violent racism) The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, transl Alison Watts They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall (all the content warnings) French Milk by Lucy Knisley Just So Happens by Fumio Obata Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, transl. by Anna Moschovakis The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books that challenge stereotypes, romances with nice guys, extra murdery mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Feedback

Looking for Group by Alexis Hall (rec’d by S.)

Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate (rec’d by Georgia)

Books Discussed

Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Girl With Stars In Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod (cw: drug use)

The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw apartheid)

The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard (challenging stereotypes & preconceptions, cw: violent racism)

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria

The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, transl Alison Watts

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall (all the content warnings)

French Milk by Lucy Knisley

Just So Happens by Fumio Obata

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, transl. by Anna Moschovakis

The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe

When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

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]]> 3158 no The Handsell: September 13, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-september-13-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Premonition by Michael Lewis. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: September 13, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Premonition by Michael Lewis. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Premonition by Michael Lewis. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Premonition by Michael Lewis.

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]]> 451 no Cozy Trope Bingo https://bookriot.com/listen/cozy-trope-bingo/ Jenn and guest Erica Ezeifedi discuss food in cozy mysteries, space opera of various kinds, recs for teenagers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Submit your reading recommendation request via the form! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander  Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard  Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett  A Trifle Dead by Livia Day All Systems Red (First in the Murderbot series) by Martha Wells  A Big Ship At The Edge of the Universe by Alex White You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson  A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Well Met by Jen DeLuca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Cozy Trope Bingo full 297 Book Riot Jenn and guest Erica Ezeifedi discuss food in cozy mysteries, space opera of various kinds, recs for teenagers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Jenn and guest Erica Ezeifedi discuss food in cozy mysteries, space opera of various kinds, recs for teenagers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Submit your reading recommendation request via the form! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander  Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard  Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett  A Trifle Dead by Livia Day All Systems Red (First in the Murderbot series) by Martha Wells  A Big Ship At The Edge of the Universe by Alex White You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson  A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Well Met by Jen DeLuca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Erica Ezeifedi discuss food in cozy mysteries, space opera of various kinds, recs for teenagers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander 

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard 

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett 

A Trifle Dead by Livia Day

All Systems Red (First in the Murderbot series) by Martha Wells 

A Big Ship At The Edge of the Universe by Alex White

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson 

A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Well Met by Jen DeLuca

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]]> 3381 no He’s Rich And, As I Said, Very Drunk https://bookriot.com/listen/hes-rich-and-as-i-said-very-drunk/ Amanda and Jenn discuss class differences in romance, Shades of Magic readalikes, scientists in isolation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Click through to the request form here! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory (rec’d by Kelly) An Unorthodox Match by Naomi Ragen (rec’d by Valerie) The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab (rec’d by Deanna) Books Discussed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin (cw: harm to children) What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (cw: animal death) The Dingo Debate by Bradley SMith There There by Tommy Orange (cw: addiction, rape, racism) The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (tw: harm to children) The Dead Djinn series (A Dead Djinn in Cairo #1) by P Djèlí Clark Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi A Court Of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen (cw: lots of use of ableist language around mental health) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 He’s Rich And, As I Said, Very Drunk full 296 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss class differences in romance, Shades of Magic readalikes, scientists in isolation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss class differences in romance, Shades of Magic readalikes, scientists in isolation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Click through to the request form here! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory (rec’d by Kelly) An Unorthodox Match by Naomi Ragen (rec’d by Valerie) The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab (rec’d by Deanna) Books Discussed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin (cw: harm to children) What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (cw: animal death) The Dingo Debate by Bradley SMith There There by Tommy Orange (cw: addiction, rape, racism) The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (tw: harm to children) The Dead Djinn series (A Dead Djinn in Cairo #1) by P Djèlí Clark Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi A Court Of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen (cw: lots of use of ableist language around mental health) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss class differences in romance, Shades of Magic readalikes, scientists in isolation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory (rec’d by Kelly)

An Unorthodox Match by Naomi Ragen (rec’d by Valerie)

The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab (rec’d by Deanna)

Books Discussed

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham

The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin (cw: harm to children)

What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (cw: animal death)

The Dingo Debate by Bradley SMith

There There by Tommy Orange (cw: addiction, rape, racism)

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (tw: harm to children)

The Dead Djinn series (A Dead Djinn in Cairo #1) by P Djèlí Clark

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

A Court Of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen (cw: lots of use of ableist language around mental health)

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]]> 2701 no The Handsell: August 30, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-30-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dear Scarlet by Teresa Wong. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 30, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dear Scarlet by Teresa Wong. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dear Scarlet by Teresa Wong. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dear Scarlet by Teresa Wong.

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]]> 520 no Opinions About Pumpkin Spice https://bookriot.com/listen/opinions-about-pumpkin-spice/ Amanda and Jenn discuss October reads, books set in India, angry female characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Here We Are by Graham Swift and Birchwood by John Banville (rec’d by Cat) Books Discussed All the Murmuring Bones by AG Slatter (tw: incest, child abuse) The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu (cw: harm to children, racist policing incident) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (tw: harm to children) Books Set in India post: https://bookriot.com/books-set-in-india/ The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (cw: intimate partner violence, infertility & miscarriage)  The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery (may be listed under Mallory Ortberg) Firebreak by Nicole Horner-Stace White Oleander by Janet Fitch (tw: child abuse, suicide) Educated by Tara Westover (cw: child abuse) Elizabeth Gaskell Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray The Son by Phillipp Meyer (tw: torture, harm to children) Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (cw: harm to pregnant women) In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce (tw: domestic violence, miscarriage) They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzel Hall (cw: reference to teenage suicide, racism, cyber bullying, disordered eating, and others) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Opinions About Pumpkin Spice full 295 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss October reads, books set in India, angry female characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss October reads, books set in India, angry female characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Here We Are by Graham Swift and Birchwood by John Banville (rec’d by Cat) Books Discussed All the Murmuring Bones by AG Slatter (tw: incest, child abuse) The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu (cw: harm to children, racist policing incident) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (tw: harm to children) Books Set in India post: https://bookriot.com/books-set-in-india/ The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (cw: intimate partner violence, infertility & miscarriage)  The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery (may be listed under Mallory Ortberg) Firebreak by Nicole Horner-Stace White Oleander by Janet Fitch (tw: child abuse, suicide) Educated by Tara Westover (cw: child abuse) Elizabeth Gaskell Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray The Son by Phillipp Meyer (tw: torture, harm to children) Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (cw: harm to pregnant women) In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce (tw: domestic violence, miscarriage) They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzel Hall (cw: reference to teenage suicide, racism, cyber bullying, disordered eating, and others) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss October reads, books set in India, angry female characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Here We Are by Graham Swift and Birchwood by John Banville (rec’d by Cat)

Books Discussed

All the Murmuring Bones by AG Slatter (tw: incest, child abuse)

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu (cw: harm to children, racist policing incident)

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (tw: harm to children)

Books Set in India post: https://bookriot.com/books-set-in-india/

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (cw: intimate partner violence, infertility & miscarriage) 

The Merry Spinster by Daniel M. Lavery (may be listed under Mallory Ortberg)

Firebreak by Nicole Horner-Stace

White Oleander by Janet Fitch (tw: child abuse, suicide)

Educated by Tara Westover (cw: child abuse)

Elizabeth Gaskell

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

The Son by Phillipp Meyer (tw: torture, harm to children)

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (cw: harm to pregnant women)

In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce (tw: domestic violence, miscarriage)

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzel Hall (cw: reference to teenage suicide, racism, cyber bullying, disordered eating, and others)

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]]> 2893 no The Handsell: August 23, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-23-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn Northington recommends When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain by Nghi Vo. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Mentioned: The Empress of Salt and Fortune This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 23, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn Northington recommends When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain by Nghi Vo. This week on the Handsell, Jenn Northington recommends When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain by Nghi Vo. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Mentioned: The Empress of Salt and Fortune This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn Northington recommends When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain by Nghi Vo.

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]]> 592 no Mash-Up of Black Widow and Lean In https://bookriot.com/listen/mash-up-of-black-widow-and-lean-in/ Amanda and Jenn discuss pesky reporters, books set in Egypt, “teamwork” romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (rec’d by Émilie) The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister (rec’d by Katharine) Books Discussed A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal Fresh by Margot Wood (rec’d by Danika) All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter (tw: incest, child abuse) The Taker Trilogy by Alma Katsu Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (cw: character recounts experiencing antisemitism) The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (coming out Sept 28th) The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson Midnight in Mexico by Alfredo Corchado Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang Hench by Natalie Walschots (cw: body horror, medical trauma, PTSD, panic attacks) The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage, domestic violence) Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1) The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark The Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy #1) by Naguib Mahfouz, transl. by William H. Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Mash-Up of Black Widow and Lean In full 294 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss pesky reporters, books set in Egypt, “teamwork” romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss pesky reporters, books set in Egypt, “teamwork” romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (rec’d by Émilie) The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister (rec’d by Katharine) Books Discussed A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal Fresh by Margot Wood (rec’d by Danika) All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter (tw: incest, child abuse) The Taker Trilogy by Alma Katsu Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (cw: character recounts experiencing antisemitism) The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (coming out Sept 28th) The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson Midnight in Mexico by Alfredo Corchado Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang Hench by Natalie Walschots (cw: body horror, medical trauma, PTSD, panic attacks) The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage, domestic violence) Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1) The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark The Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy #1) by Naguib Mahfouz, transl. by William H. Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss pesky reporters, books set in Egypt, “teamwork” romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (rec’d by Émilie)

The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister (rec’d by Katharine)

Books Discussed

A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal

Fresh by Margot Wood (rec’d by Danika)

All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter (tw: incest, child abuse)

The Taker Trilogy by Alma Katsu

Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins

True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (cw: character recounts experiencing antisemitism)

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (coming out Sept 28th)

The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson

Midnight in Mexico by Alfredo Corchado

Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

Hench by Natalie Walschots (cw: body horror, medical trauma, PTSD, panic attacks)

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage, domestic violence)

Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1)

The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, transl. by Elisabeth Jaquette

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark

The Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy #1) by Naguib Mahfouz, transl. by William H. Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny


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]]> 3104 no The Handsell: August 16, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-16-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 16, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

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]]> 441 no Bottomless Rage In New Jersey https://bookriot.com/listen/bottomless-rage-in-new-jersey/ Amanda and Jenn discuss quarter-life crises, charming graphic novels, mysteries about social issues, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera (rec’d by Sarah) The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake Betwixt by Darynda Jones and Magical Midlife Madness by KF Breese (rec’d by Sherry) Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (rec’d by Carol) Books Discussed Uptown Thief by Aya de Léon The Baddest Bitch in the Room by Sophia Chang Luster by Raven Leilani Post: https://bookriot.com/novels-about-quarterlife-crisis/ Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Power by Ryan North and Erica Henderson Rutabaga The Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: domestic violence) Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (cw: harm to children) What’s Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh (tw: violence against women, sexual assault) Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey If You Lived Here I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Bottomless Rage In New Jersey full 293 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss quarter-life crises, charming graphic novels, mysteries about social issues, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss quarter-life crises, charming graphic novels, mysteries about social issues, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera (rec’d by Sarah) The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake Betwixt by Darynda Jones and Magical Midlife Madness by KF Breese (rec’d by Sherry) Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (rec’d by Carol) Books Discussed Uptown Thief by Aya de Léon The Baddest Bitch in the Room by Sophia Chang Luster by Raven Leilani Post: https://bookriot.com/novels-about-quarterlife-crisis/ Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Power by Ryan North and Erica Henderson Rutabaga The Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: domestic violence) Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (cw: harm to children) What’s Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh (tw: violence against women, sexual assault) Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey If You Lived Here I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss quarter-life crises, charming graphic novels, mysteries about social issues, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera (rec’d by Sarah)

The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake

Betwixt by Darynda Jones and Magical Midlife Madness by KF Breese (rec’d by Sherry)

Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (rec’d by Carol)

Books Discussed

Uptown Thief by Aya de Léon

The Baddest Bitch in the Room by Sophia Chang

Luster by Raven Leilani

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Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Power by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

Rutabaga The Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal

Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: domestic violence)

Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (cw: harm to children)

What’s Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh (tw: violence against women, sexual assault)

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

If You Lived Here I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende

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]]> 2348 no The Handsell: August 9, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-9-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Books Mentioned Sword Stone Table, edited by Jenn Northington and Swapna Krishna Legendborn by Tracey Deonn This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 9, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Books Mentioned Sword Stone Table, edited by Jenn Northington and Swapna Krishna Legendborn by Tracey Deonn This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White.

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Books Mentioned

Sword Stone Table, edited by Jenn Northington and Swapna Krishna

Legendborn by Tracey Deonn

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]]> 483 no Mission For Humanity NBD https://bookriot.com/listen/mission-for-humanity-nbd/ Amanda and Jenn discuss circus stories, creepy but not scary reads, Gilmore Girls read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness (rec’d by Jessica) The Will Darling trilogy by KJ Charles (rec’d by JL) Books Discussed The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess (cw: assault, bigotry) The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (tw: child abuse, mention of rape) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: racism, domestic violence, harm to children) Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer The Silence of Bones by June Hur She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (cw: attempted rape) Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Mission For Humanity NBD full 292 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss circus stories, creepy but not scary reads, Gilmore Girls read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss circus stories, creepy but not scary reads, Gilmore Girls read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness (rec’d by Jessica) The Will Darling trilogy by KJ Charles (rec’d by JL) Books Discussed The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess (cw: assault, bigotry) The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (tw: child abuse, mention of rape) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: racism, domestic violence, harm to children) Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer The Silence of Bones by June Hur She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (cw: attempted rape) Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss circus stories, creepy but not scary reads, Gilmore Girls read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness (rec’d by Jessica)

The Will Darling trilogy by KJ Charles (rec’d by JL)

Books Discussed

The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess (cw: assault, bigotry)

The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (tw: child abuse, mention of rape)

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: racism, domestic violence, harm to children)

Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer

The Silence of Bones by June Hur

She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole

Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (cw: attempted rape)

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim

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]]> 2580 no The Handsell: August 2, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-2-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 2, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri.

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]]> 386 no The Handsell: July 26, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-july-26-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: July 26, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers.

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]]> 600 no Good Thing We Like Books https://bookriot.com/listen/good-thing-we-like-books/ Amanda and Jenn discuss stories about male friendship, arranged marriages, paranormal mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (rec’d by Stephanie) A Thousand Acres (1991) by Jane Smiley (content advisory for child abuse, including off-page sexual abuse) (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss And Only To Deceive (Lady Emily Ashton series) by Tasha Alexander  The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (tw: racism, sexual abuse) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (cw: homophobia, antisemitism) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (cw: ableism) A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain Here is a post about paranormal mystery books Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older Here is a post of books about houses that are alive! The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Fen by Daisy Johnson Two Old Women by Velma Wallis How Much Of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Good Thing We Like Books full 291 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss stories about male friendship, arranged marriages, paranormal mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss stories about male friendship, arranged marriages, paranormal mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (rec’d by Stephanie) A Thousand Acres (1991) by Jane Smiley (content advisory for child abuse, including off-page sexual abuse) (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss And Only To Deceive (Lady Emily Ashton series) by Tasha Alexander  The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (tw: racism, sexual abuse) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (cw: homophobia, antisemitism) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (cw: ableism) A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain Here is a post about paranormal mystery books Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older Here is a post of books about houses that are alive! The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Fen by Daisy Johnson Two Old Women by Velma Wallis How Much Of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss stories about male friendship, arranged marriages, paranormal mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (rec’d by Stephanie)

A Thousand Acres (1991) by Jane Smiley (content advisory for child abuse, including off-page sexual abuse) (rec’d by Gina)

Books Discussed

The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss

And Only To Deceive (Lady Emily Ashton series) by Tasha Alexander 

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (tw: racism, sexual abuse)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (cw: homophobia, antisemitism)

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (cw: ableism)

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain

Here is a post about paranormal mystery books

Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older

Here is a post of books about houses that are alive!

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Fen by Daisy Johnson

Two Old Women by Velma Wallis

How Much Of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

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]]> 2395 no The Handsell: July 19, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-july-19-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Louise Heal Kawai. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: July 19, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Louise Jeal Kawai. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Louise Heal Kawai. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Louise Heal Kawai.

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]]> 408 no British Version Of Rumspringa https://bookriot.com/listen/british-version-of-rumspringa/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Outlander read-alikes, funny alien/space stories, hidden identities, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Daisy Dalrymple series by Carola Dunn (rec’d by Buddy) Dakota Blues by Lynne Spreen (rec’d by Kate) Sia Figiel (Where We Once Belonged), Tales of the Tikongs by Epeli Hau’ofa, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson, Melal by Robert Barclay (rec’d by Carol) Books Discussed Poldark by Winston Graham (#1 Ross Poldark) The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz That Inevitable Victorian Thing by EK Johnston The Earthsinger Chronicles (Song of Blood and Stone #1) by L. Penelope Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (cw: transphobia) Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw: domestic violence) Mundo Cruel by Luis Negrón, translated by Suzanne Jill Levine (cw: racism and homophobia incl. slurs) Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews (rec’d by Liberty) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 British Version Of Rumspringa full 290 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Outlander read-alikes, funny alien/space stories, hidden identities, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss Outlander read-alikes, funny alien/space stories, hidden identities, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Daisy Dalrymple series by Carola Dunn (rec’d by Buddy) Dakota Blues by Lynne Spreen (rec’d by Kate) Sia Figiel (Where We Once Belonged), Tales of the Tikongs by Epeli Hau’ofa, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson, Melal by Robert Barclay (rec’d by Carol) Books Discussed Poldark by Winston Graham (#1 Ross Poldark) The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz That Inevitable Victorian Thing by EK Johnston The Earthsinger Chronicles (Song of Blood and Stone #1) by L. Penelope Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (cw: transphobia) Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw: domestic violence) Mundo Cruel by Luis Negrón, translated by Suzanne Jill Levine (cw: racism and homophobia incl. slurs) Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews (rec’d by Liberty) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Outlander read-alikes, funny alien/space stories, hidden identities, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Daisy Dalrymple series by Carola Dunn (rec’d by Buddy)

Dakota Blues by Lynne Spreen (rec’d by Kate)

Sia Figiel (Where We Once Belonged), Tales of the Tikongs by Epeli Hau’ofa, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson, Melal by Robert Barclay (rec’d by Carol)

Books Discussed

Poldark by Winston Graham (#1 Ross Poldark)

The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz

That Inevitable Victorian Thing by EK Johnston

The Earthsinger Chronicles (Song of Blood and Stone #1) by L. Penelope

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (cw: transphobia)

Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw: domestic violence)

Mundo Cruel by Luis Negrón, translated by Suzanne Jill Levine (cw: racism and homophobia incl. slurs)

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews (rec’d by Liberty)

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]]> 2496 no The Handsell: July 12, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-july-12-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music by Leila Cobo. Playlist! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: July 12, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music by Leila Cobo. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music by Leila Cobo. Playlist! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music by Leila Cobo.

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]]> 617 no 300 Pages Of Velociraptor Thoughts https://bookriot.com/listen/300-pages-of-velociraptor-thoughts/ Amanda and Jenn discuss dark Shakespeare retellings, where to start with cyberpunk, books on life transitions, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin, Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad, books by Hannah Kent or Sarah Perry (rec’d by Laura)  Among Others by Jo Walton (rec’d by Lottie) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The New Rules of Divorce by Jacqueline Newman Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Well-Read Black Girl, edited by Glory Edim The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton If We Were Villains by ML Rio (cw: domestic violence) Infomocracy by Malka Ann older A Guide to Cyberpunk: https://bookriot.com/cyberpunk-books/ Machinehood by SB Divya (cw: death of a child) Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown Once Upon A Time I Lived On Mars by Kate Greene Firelight by Kristen Callihan It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 300 Pages Of Velociraptor Thoughts full 289 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss dark Shakespeare retellings, where to start with cyberpunk, books on life transitions, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss dark Shakespeare retellings, where to start with cyberpunk, books on life transitions, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin, Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad, books by Hannah Kent or Sarah Perry (rec’d by Laura)  Among Others by Jo Walton (rec’d by Lottie) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed The New Rules of Divorce by Jacqueline Newman Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Well-Read Black Girl, edited by Glory Edim The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton If We Were Villains by ML Rio (cw: domestic violence) Infomocracy by Malka Ann older A Guide to Cyberpunk: https://bookriot.com/cyberpunk-books/ Machinehood by SB Divya (cw: death of a child) Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown Once Upon A Time I Lived On Mars by Kate Greene Firelight by Kristen Callihan It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss dark Shakespeare retellings, where to start with cyberpunk, books on life transitions, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin, Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad, books by Hannah Kent or Sarah Perry (rec’d by Laura) 

Among Others by Jo Walton (rec’d by Lottie)

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (rec’d by Gina)

Books Discussed

The New Rules of Divorce by Jacqueline Newman

Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Well-Read Black Girl, edited by Glory Edim

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

If We Were Villains by ML Rio (cw: domestic violence)

Infomocracy by Malka Ann older

A Guide to Cyberpunk: https://bookriot.com/cyberpunk-books/

Machinehood by SB Divya (cw: death of a child)

Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown

Once Upon A Time I Lived On Mars by Kate Greene

Firelight by Kristen Callihan

It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian

Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

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]]> 2983 no It's Sexy Flour https://bookriot.com/listen/its-sexy-flour/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Polynesia and Ireland, aristocratic mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw: racism, lynching, domestic violence) Recipe For Persuasion by Sonali Dev (cw: graphic death by suicide, alcoholism, rape, intimate partner violence, emotional child abuse) Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz, translated by Jean Anderson A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson Wayward by Dana Spiotta (shout-out to Parul Sehgal’s review in the NYT) Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn (#1 A Curious Beginning) The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (tw: slavery) Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Other Words For Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (cw: sex trafficking, domestic violence, addiction) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0000 It's Sexy Flour full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Polynesia and Ireland, aristocratic mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Polynesia and Ireland, aristocratic mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw: racism, lynching, domestic violence) Recipe For Persuasion by Sonali Dev (cw: graphic death by suicide, alcoholism, rape, intimate partner violence, emotional child abuse) Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz, translated by Jean Anderson A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson Wayward by Dana Spiotta (shout-out to Parul Sehgal’s review in the NYT) Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn (#1 A Curious Beginning) The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (tw: slavery) Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Other Words For Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (cw: sex trafficking, domestic violence, addiction) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Polynesia and Ireland, aristocratic mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Books Discussed

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw: racism, lynching, domestic violence)

Recipe For Persuasion by Sonali Dev (cw: graphic death by suicide, alcoholism, rape, intimate partner violence, emotional child abuse)

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz, translated by Jean Anderson

A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson

Wayward by Dana Spiotta (shout-out to Parul Sehgal’s review in the NYT)

Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn (#1 A Curious Beginning)

The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (tw: slavery)

Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Other Words For Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (cw: sex trafficking, domestic violence, addiction)

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]]> 2882 no The Handsell: June 28, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-28-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Cultish by Amanda Montell. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 28, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Cultish by Amanda Montell. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Cultish by Amanda Montell. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Cultish by Amanda Montell.

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]]> 422 no Supernaturally Cute https://bookriot.com/listen/supernaturally-cute/ Amanda and Jenn discuss middle-grade read-alouds, atmospheric novels, snarky narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci (rec’d by Jan) Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen (rec’d by Sibyl) Anthony Horowitz’s the Susan Ryeland series (first book: Magpie Murders) and the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries (first book: The Word is Murder) (rec’d by Ann) Books Discussed Fairest by Meredith Talusan (tw: racism) Sorted by Jackson Bird Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, transl. by Anne McLean Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (tw: rape & other violence towards women, harm to children including death, panic attacks & PTSD) Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel (tw: suicide attempts) Please Like Me S2, particularly Episode 7 Post: https://bookriot.com/6-novels-featuring-mental-illness-world-suicide-prevention-day/ Borderline by Mishell Baker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Supernaturally Cute full 287 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss middle-grade read-alouds, atmospheric novels, snarky narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss middle-grade read-alouds, atmospheric novels, snarky narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci (rec’d by Jan) Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen (rec’d by Sibyl) Anthony Horowitz’s the Susan Ryeland series (first book: Magpie Murders) and the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries (first book: The Word is Murder) (rec’d by Ann) Books Discussed Fairest by Meredith Talusan (tw: racism) Sorted by Jackson Bird Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, transl. by Anne McLean Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (tw: rape & other violence towards women, harm to children including death, panic attacks & PTSD) Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel (tw: suicide attempts) Please Like Me S2, particularly Episode 7 Post: https://bookriot.com/6-novels-featuring-mental-illness-world-suicide-prevention-day/ Borderline by Mishell Baker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss middle-grade read-alouds, atmospheric novels, snarky narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci (rec’d by Jan)

Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen (rec’d by Sibyl)

Anthony Horowitz’s the Susan Ryeland series (first book: Magpie Murders) and the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries (first book: The Word is Murder) (rec’d by Ann)

Books Discussed

Fairest by Meredith Talusan (tw: racism)

Sorted by Jackson Bird

Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison

The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, transl. by Anne McLean

Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (tw: rape & other violence towards women, harm to children including death, panic attacks & PTSD)

Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne

The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak

Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel (tw: suicide attempts)

Please Like Me S2, particularly Episode 7

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Borderline by Mishell Baker

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]]> 2871 no The Handsell: June 21, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-21-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 21, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab.

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]]> 470 no Anne Of Green Gables Is An Enneagram Four https://bookriot.com/listen/anne-of-green-gables-is-an-enneagram-four/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Appalachia, feel-good classics, some Pride reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (rec’d by Laura) Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan (rec’d by Elizabeth) Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (rec’d by Linda) John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed (rec’d by Sofia) The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine The Cas Russell series (Zero Sum Game) by SL Huang (tw: torture, lots of violence, mention of suicide, disordered drinking) Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (tw: racism) Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (tw: rape, abuse, animal cruelty) (rec’d by Kendra) Post: https://bookriot.com/appalachian-audiobooks-about-home/  Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson Bound To Be A Groom by Megan Mulry What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee (cw: racism, torture) Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Murderbot by Martha Wells Machinehood by SB Divya (cw: mention of death of a child due to chronic illness) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Anne Of Green Gables Is An Enneagram Four full 286 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Appalachia, feel-good classics, some Pride reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Appalachia, feel-good classics, some Pride reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (rec’d by Laura) Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan (rec’d by Elizabeth) Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (rec’d by Linda) John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed (rec’d by Sofia) The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine The Cas Russell series (Zero Sum Game) by SL Huang (tw: torture, lots of violence, mention of suicide, disordered drinking) Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (tw: racism) Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (tw: rape, abuse, animal cruelty) (rec’d by Kendra) Post: https://bookriot.com/appalachian-audiobooks-about-home/  Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson Bound To Be A Groom by Megan Mulry What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee (cw: racism, torture) Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Murderbot by Martha Wells Machinehood by SB Divya (cw: mention of death of a child due to chronic illness) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Appalachia, feel-good classics, some Pride reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (rec’d by Laura)

Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (rec’d by Linda)

John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed (rec’d by Sofia)

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (rec’d by Gina)

Books Discussed

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

The Cas Russell series (Zero Sum Game) by SL Huang (tw: torture, lots of violence, mention of suicide, disordered drinking)

Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (tw: racism)

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (tw: rape, abuse, animal cruelty) (rec’d by Kendra)

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Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson

Bound To Be A Groom by Megan Mulry

What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee (cw: racism, torture)

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Murderbot by Martha Wells

Machinehood by SB Divya (cw: mention of death of a child due to chronic illness)

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

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]]> 3169 no The Handsell: June 14, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-14-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dial A For Aunties by Jessie Q. Sutanto. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 14, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dial A For Aunties by Jessie Q. Sutanto. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dial A For Aunties by Jessie Q. Sutanto. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dial A For Aunties by Jessie Q. Sutanto.

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]]> 416 no This Is An Angst-Free Zone https://bookriot.com/listen/this-is-an-angst-free-zone/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about witch trials, X-Files read-alikes, rainforest stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris (TW for racism and death of a child) (rec’d by Ashley) The Cat, the Quilt, and the Corpse by Leanne Sweeney; Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs; Lowcountry Boil by Liz Talbot; The House on Tradd Street by Karen White (rec’d by Laura) The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon; Certain Dark Things by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia (rec’d by Cari) Books Discussed My Name is Red by Orham Pamuk, transl. Erdag M Goknar Kedi, dir. Ceyda Torun Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak (cw: attempted sexual assault, prison abuse and torture) The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud The Unidentified by Colin Dickey Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Lady Sherlock by Sherry Thomas  Circe by Madeline Miller (tw sexual assault, child abuse) The Machineries of Empire trilogy by Yoon Ha Lee (cw: coercion, rape, violence) Affections by Rodrigo Hasbun, transl by Sophie Hughes (tw: nazis) City of Beasts by Isabelle Allende, transl. Margaret Sayers Peden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 This Is An Angst-Free Zone full 285 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about witch trials, X-Files read-alikes, rainforest stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about witch trials, X-Files read-alikes, rainforest stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris (TW for racism and death of a child) (rec’d by Ashley) The Cat, the Quilt, and the Corpse by Leanne Sweeney; Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs; Lowcountry Boil by Liz Talbot; The House on Tradd Street by Karen White (rec’d by Laura) The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon; Certain Dark Things by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia (rec’d by Cari) Books Discussed My Name is Red by Orham Pamuk, transl. Erdag M Goknar Kedi, dir. Ceyda Torun Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak (cw: attempted sexual assault, prison abuse and torture) The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud The Unidentified by Colin Dickey Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Lady Sherlock by Sherry Thomas  Circe by Madeline Miller (tw sexual assault, child abuse) The Machineries of Empire trilogy by Yoon Ha Lee (cw: coercion, rape, violence) Affections by Rodrigo Hasbun, transl by Sophie Hughes (tw: nazis) City of Beasts by Isabelle Allende, transl. Margaret Sayers Peden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about witch trials, X-Files read-alikes, rainforest stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris (TW for racism and death of a child) (rec’d by Ashley)

The Cat, the Quilt, and the Corpse by Leanne Sweeney; Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs; Lowcountry Boil by Liz Talbot; The House on Tradd Street by Karen White (rec’d by Laura)

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon; Certain Dark Things by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia (rec’d by Cari)

Books Discussed

My Name is Red by Orham Pamuk, transl. Erdag M Goknar

Kedi, dir. Ceyda Torun

Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak (cw: attempted sexual assault, prison abuse and torture)

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

The Unidentified by Colin Dickey

Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Lady Sherlock by Sherry Thomas 

Circe by Madeline Miller (tw sexual assault, child abuse)

The Machineries of Empire trilogy by Yoon Ha Lee (cw: coercion, rape, violence)

Affections by Rodrigo Hasbun, transl by Sophie Hughes (tw: nazis)

City of Beasts by Isabelle Allende, transl. Margaret Sayers Peden

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]]> 2616 no The Handsell: June 7, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-7-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 7, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown.

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]]> 472 no You'll Get Plenty Of Snark https://bookriot.com/listen/youll-get-plenty-of-snark/ Amanda and Jenn discuss cuddly YA books, friendships in fiction, nonfiction for LGBTQ+ allies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Nervermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (rec’d by Summer) The Emporium trilogy: Furyborn by Claire Legrand Rurouni Kenshi (manga) by Nobuhiro Watsuki; Moribito by Nahoko Uehashi; Keigo Higashino, Malice; Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen; Hiromi Kawakami, Nakano Thrift Shop (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Educated by Tara Westover (tw: child abuse, harm to children, pretty gross injuries from just a lot of random shit, domestic violence) The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward Iron Cast by Destiny Soria Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas (cw: deadnaming, transphobia) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby Jade City by Fonda Lee (cw: child abuse) God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines Sorted by Jackson Bird Landline by Rainbow Rowell My Real Children by Jo Walton (cw: domestic violence)  New Kid, New Scene by Debbie Glasser, Emily Schenck New Kid by Jerry Craft (rec’d by Hannah Gomez of Hey YA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 You'll Get Plenty Of Snark full 284 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss cuddly YA books, friendships in fiction, nonfiction for LGBTQ+ allies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss cuddly YA books, friendships in fiction, nonfiction for LGBTQ+ allies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Nervermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (rec’d by Summer) The Emporium trilogy: Furyborn by Claire Legrand Rurouni Kenshi (manga) by Nobuhiro Watsuki; Moribito by Nahoko Uehashi; Keigo Higashino, Malice; Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen; Hiromi Kawakami, Nakano Thrift Shop (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Educated by Tara Westover (tw: child abuse, harm to children, pretty gross injuries from just a lot of random shit, domestic violence) The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward Iron Cast by Destiny Soria Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas (cw: deadnaming, transphobia) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby Jade City by Fonda Lee (cw: child abuse) God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines Sorted by Jackson Bird Landline by Rainbow Rowell My Real Children by Jo Walton (cw: domestic violence)  New Kid, New Scene by Debbie Glasser, Emily Schenck New Kid by Jerry Craft (rec’d by Hannah Gomez of Hey YA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss cuddly YA books, friendships in fiction, nonfiction for LGBTQ+ allies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Nervermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (rec’d by Summer)

The Emporium trilogy: Furyborn by Claire Legrand

Rurouni Kenshi (manga) by Nobuhiro Watsuki; Moribito by Nahoko Uehashi; Keigo Higashino, Malice; Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen; Hiromi Kawakami, Nakano Thrift Shop (rec’d by Kelly)

Books Discussed

Educated by Tara Westover (tw: child abuse, harm to children, pretty gross injuries from just a lot of random shit, domestic violence)

The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas (cw: deadnaming, transphobia)

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam

Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby

Jade City by Fonda Lee (cw: child abuse)

God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines

Sorted by Jackson Bird

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

My Real Children by Jo Walton (cw: domestic violence) 

New Kid, New Scene by Debbie Glasser, Emily Schenck

New Kid by Jerry Craft (rec’d by Hannah Gomez of Hey YA)


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]]> 2786 no Macbeth But In Mexico About A Druglord https://bookriot.com/listen/macbeth-but-in-mexico-about-a-druglord/ Amanda and Jenn discuss several geographically specific reads, COVID art, memories in sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila (rec’d by Carol) Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (rec’d by Laura) A Painted House by John Grisham, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (rec’d by Suzanne) Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings (rec’d by Rachel) Good Enough to Eat by Jae and Alison Gray, CW: it deals with real addiction and alcoholism (rec’d by Rose) The Library of Legends by Janie Chang (rec’d by Susan) Books Discussed Alabama: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Utah: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (cw: homophobia) Kingdom Cons by Yuri Herrera, transl Lisa Dillman The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (tw: rape, child abuse) The Premonition by Michael Lewis Together, Apart, by Erin A. Craig, Jennifer Yen, et al The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon (tw: harm to children) The Blue Fox by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb Cheese and Culture by Paul Kindstedt Edible by Daniella Martin The Deep by Rivers Solomon, et al Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi The Chimes by Anna Smaill The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee (cw: death of a child) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Macbeth But In Mexico About A Druglord full 283 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss several geographically specific reads, COVID art, memories in sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss several geographically specific reads, COVID art, memories in sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila (rec’d by Carol) Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (rec’d by Laura) A Painted House by John Grisham, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (rec’d by Suzanne) Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings (rec’d by Rachel) Good Enough to Eat by Jae and Alison Gray, CW: it deals with real addiction and alcoholism (rec’d by Rose) The Library of Legends by Janie Chang (rec’d by Susan) Books Discussed Alabama: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Utah: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (cw: homophobia) Kingdom Cons by Yuri Herrera, transl Lisa Dillman The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (tw: rape, child abuse) The Premonition by Michael Lewis Together, Apart, by Erin A. Craig, Jennifer Yen, et al The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon (tw: harm to children) The Blue Fox by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb Cheese and Culture by Paul Kindstedt Edible by Daniella Martin The Deep by Rivers Solomon, et al Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi The Chimes by Anna Smaill The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee (cw: death of a child) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss several geographically specific reads, COVID art, memories in sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila (rec’d by Carol)

Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (rec’d by Laura)

A Painted House by John Grisham, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (rec’d by Suzanne)

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings (rec’d by Rachel)

Good Enough to Eat by Jae and Alison Gray, CW: it deals with real addiction and alcoholism (rec’d by Rose)

The Library of Legends by Janie Chang (rec’d by Susan)

Books Discussed

Alabama: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

Utah: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (cw: homophobia)

Kingdom Cons by Yuri Herrera, transl Lisa Dillman

The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (tw: rape, child abuse)

The Premonition by Michael Lewis

Together, Apart, by Erin A. Craig, Jennifer Yen, et al

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon (tw: harm to children)

The Blue Fox by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb

Cheese and Culture by Paul Kindstedt

Edible by Daniella Martin

The Deep by Rivers Solomon, et al

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

The Chimes by Anna Smaill

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee (cw: death of a child)

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]]> 2609 no The Handsell: May 24, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-24-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast And Fair by Kim Scott. Content warning: Multiple instances of sexual assault and rape Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: May 24, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast And Fair by Kim Scott. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast And Fair by Kim Scott. Content warning: Multiple instances of sexual assault and rape Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast And Fair by Kim Scott.

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]]> 561 no The Taxonomy of Mythological Creatures Is Really Up For Debate Here https://bookriot.com/listen/the-taxonomy-of-mythological-creatures-is-really-up-for-debate-here/ Amanda and Jenn discuss non-human narrators, stories about ladies doing it for themselves, books set in Japan, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Stoner by John Williams, Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones and Sing Unburied Sing, Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, and My Antonia by Willa Cather (rec’d by Elizabeth) Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, White Palace by Glenn Savan (rec’d by Wynnde) Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, and The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (rec’d by Cate) Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Spinster by Kate Bolick Finding Freedom by Erin French (cw: addiction, domestic abuse, harm to animals) Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge with John Werry (Translator), Stan!, Adam Grano, Mike Montesa, John Hunt (cw: harm to children, mostly off-screen) Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner The Unspoken Name by AK Larkwood A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (cw: harm to children, graphic violence) Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (tw: rape, harm to children) The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka (Roxane Weary #1) (cw: violence against women and minors including rape, kidnapping, imprisonment) The Deep by Rivers Solomon (tw: slavery) Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton (narrated by a crow and also a cow and a polar bear, dogs and cats and sparrows) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Taxonomy of Mythological Creatures Is Really Up For Debate Here full 282 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss non-human narrators, stories about ladies doing it for themselves, books set in Japan, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss non-human narrators, stories about ladies doing it for themselves, books set in Japan, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Stoner by John Williams, Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones and Sing Unburied Sing, Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, and My Antonia by Willa Cather (rec’d by Elizabeth) Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, White Palace by Glenn Savan (rec’d by Wynnde) Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, and The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (rec’d by Cate) Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Spinster by Kate Bolick Finding Freedom by Erin French (cw: addiction, domestic abuse, harm to animals) Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge with John Werry (Translator), Stan!, Adam Grano, Mike Montesa, John Hunt (cw: harm to children, mostly off-screen) Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner The Unspoken Name by AK Larkwood A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (cw: harm to children, graphic violence) Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (tw: rape, harm to children) The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka (Roxane Weary #1) (cw: violence against women and minors including rape, kidnapping, imprisonment) The Deep by Rivers Solomon (tw: slavery) Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton (narrated by a crow and also a cow and a polar bear, dogs and cats and sparrows) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss non-human narrators, stories about ladies doing it for themselves, books set in Japan, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Stoner by John Williams, Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones and Sing Unburied Sing, Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, and My Antonia by Willa Cather (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, White Palace by Glenn Savan (rec’d by Wynnde)

Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, and The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (rec’d by Cate)

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton (rec’d by Kelly)

Books Discussed

Spinster by Kate Bolick

Finding Freedom by Erin French (cw: addiction, domestic abuse, harm to animals)

Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Vol. 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge with John Werry (Translator), Stan!, Adam Grano, Mike Montesa, John Hunt (cw: harm to children, mostly off-screen)

Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner

The Unspoken Name by AK Larkwood

A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (cw: harm to children, graphic violence)

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (tw: rape, harm to children)

The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka (Roxane Weary #1) (cw: violence against women and minors including rape, kidnapping, imprisonment)

The Deep by Rivers Solomon (tw: slavery)

Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton (narrated by a crow and also a cow and a polar bear, dogs and cats and sparrows)

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]]> 2753 no The Handsell: May 17, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-17-2021/ This week, Amanda discusses Luster by Raven Leilani. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: May 17, 2021 full Book Riot This week, Amanda discusses Luster by Raven Leilani. This week, Amanda discusses Luster by Raven Leilani. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week, Amanda discusses Luster by Raven Leilani.

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]]> 469 no I Don’t Know Your Life https://bookriot.com/listen/i-dont-know-your-life/ Amanda and Jenn discuss talking cats, dog books for toddlers, defeating internalized racism and sexism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Moloka‘i by Alan Brennert (rec’d by Lauren) The Moon–Spinners by Mary Stewart (rec’d by Kelly) A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes and Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (rec’d by Hannah) Books Discussed Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comics by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: The First Adventure #1) by Tamora Pierce If We Were Villains by ML Rio (tw: domestic violence) The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma (tw: death by suicide, lots of body-shaming) Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: violence against women and children including rape, graphic violence, drug abuse) Mia Mayhem series (#1 Mia Mayhem is a Superhero) by Kara West and Leeza Hernandez Chronicles of Claudette (Giants, Beware! #1) by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado et al Stormy by Guojing Zorro and Mister Bud (Say Hello to Zorro!) by Carter Goodrich Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall For the Love of Men by Liz Plank Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 I Don’t Know Your Life full 281 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss talking cats, dog books for toddlers, defeating internalized racism and sexism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss talking cats, dog books for toddlers, defeating internalized racism and sexism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Moloka‘i by Alan Brennert (rec’d by Lauren) The Moon–Spinners by Mary Stewart (rec’d by Kelly) A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes and Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (rec’d by Hannah) Books Discussed Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comics by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: The First Adventure #1) by Tamora Pierce If We Were Villains by ML Rio (tw: domestic violence) The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma (tw: death by suicide, lots of body-shaming) Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: violence against women and children including rape, graphic violence, drug abuse) Mia Mayhem series (#1 Mia Mayhem is a Superhero) by Kara West and Leeza Hernandez Chronicles of Claudette (Giants, Beware! #1) by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado et al Stormy by Guojing Zorro and Mister Bud (Say Hello to Zorro!) by Carter Goodrich Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall For the Love of Men by Liz Plank Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss talking cats, dog books for toddlers, defeating internalized racism and sexism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Moloka‘i by Alan Brennert (rec’d by Lauren)

The Moon–Spinners by Mary Stewart (rec’d by Kelly)

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes and Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (rec’d by Hannah)

Books Discussed

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comics by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack

The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: The First Adventure #1) by Tamora Pierce

If We Were Villains by ML Rio (tw: domestic violence)

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma (tw: death by suicide, lots of body-shaming)

Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne

Once Upon A River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: violence against women and children including rape, graphic violence, drug abuse)

Mia Mayhem series (#1 Mia Mayhem is a Superhero) by Kara West and Leeza Hernandez

Chronicles of Claudette (Giants, Beware! #1) by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado et al

Stormy by Guojing

Zorro and Mister Bud (Say Hello to Zorro!) by Carter Goodrich

Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall

For the Love of Men by Liz Plank

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

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]]> 2323 no The Handsell: May 10, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-10-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed. Content warnings: harm to children incl. child death, racism, body horror Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Other Books Mentioned: Alexis Hall (Affair of the Mysterious Letter) Ada Hoffmann (The Outside) Victor LaValle (Ballad of Black Tom) NK Jemisin (City We Became) This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: May 10, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed. Content warnings: harm to children incl. child death, racism, body horror Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Other Books Mentioned: Alexis Hall (Affair of the Mysterious Letter) Ada Hoffmann (The Outside) Victor LaValle (Ballad of Black Tom) NK Jemisin (City We Became) This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed.

Content warnings: harm to children incl. child death, racism, body horror

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Other Books Mentioned:

Alexis Hall (Affair of the Mysterious Letter)

Ada Hoffmann (The Outside)

Victor LaValle (Ballad of Black Tom)

NK Jemisin (City We Became)

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]]> 569 no She Lives By Herself, She Wears Pants https://bookriot.com/listen/books-set-in-jamaica/ Amanda and Jenn discuss non-boring literary fiction, books set in Jamaica, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (rec’d by Ericka) Books Discussed Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins Earthsinger Chronicles by L. Penelope (#1 Song of Blood and Stone) Sacred Hunt (Hunter’s Oath) & Sun Sword series by Michelle West (rec’d by Liberty) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (cw: death by suicide, addiction, child neglect, racism and racial violence against Native peoples) Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn (tw homophobia) Augustown by Kei Miller (cw via StoryGraph: polite brutality, racial violence) Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull The Fairyland series (Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland) by Cat Valente (cw: mention of child abuse) Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar Atonement by Ian McEwan Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (rec’d by Jess) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 She Lives By Herself, She Wears Pants full 280 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss non-boring literary fiction, books set in Jamaica, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss non-boring literary fiction, books set in Jamaica, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (rec’d by Ericka) Books Discussed Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins Earthsinger Chronicles by L. Penelope (#1 Song of Blood and Stone) Sacred Hunt (Hunter’s Oath) & Sun Sword series by Michelle West (rec’d by Liberty) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (cw: death by suicide, addiction, child neglect, racism and racial violence against Native peoples) Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn (tw homophobia) Augustown by Kei Miller (cw via StoryGraph: polite brutality, racial violence) Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull The Fairyland series (Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland) by Cat Valente (cw: mention of child abuse) Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar Atonement by Ian McEwan Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (rec’d by Jess) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss non-boring literary fiction, books set in Jamaica, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (rec’d by Ericka)

Books Discussed

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins

Earthsinger Chronicles by L. Penelope (#1 Song of Blood and Stone)

Sacred Hunt (Hunter’s Oath) & Sun Sword series by Michelle West (rec’d by Liberty)

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (cw: death by suicide, addiction, child neglect, racism and racial violence against Native peoples)

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn (tw homophobia)

Augustown by Kei Miller (cw via StoryGraph: polite brutality, racial violence)

Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull

The Fairyland series (Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland) by Cat Valente (cw: mention of child abuse)

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (rec’d by Jess)

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]]> 3043 no The Handsell: May 3, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-3-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 May 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: May 3, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala.

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]]> 386 no Please Don't Eat That Lizard https://bookriot.com/listen/mythology-retellings-2/ Amanda and Jenn discuss mythology retellings, shifter romance, books about Greece and Hawaii, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith (rec’d by Brooke) Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch (rec’d by Sophie) The Switch by Beth O’Leary and The City We Became by NK Jemisin (rec’d by Cari) Books Discussed Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso The Poppy War by RF Kuang (with ALL the trigger warnings) The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember Burning Roses by S.L. Huang Bears Behaving Badly by MaryJanice Davidson Mating The Huntress by Talia Hibbert The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons The Children’s Book by A.S. Byatt My Family and other Animals by Gerald Durrell Eurydice Street by Sofka Zinovieff Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: harm to children, sexual assault, racism) Love in Color by Bolu Babalola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Please Don't Eat That Lizard full 279 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss mythology retellings, shifter romance, books about Greece and Hawaii, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss mythology retellings, shifter romance, books about Greece and Hawaii, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith (rec’d by Brooke) Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch (rec’d by Sophie) The Switch by Beth O’Leary and The City We Became by NK Jemisin (rec’d by Cari) Books Discussed Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso The Poppy War by RF Kuang (with ALL the trigger warnings) The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember Burning Roses by S.L. Huang Bears Behaving Badly by MaryJanice Davidson Mating The Huntress by Talia Hibbert The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons The Children’s Book by A.S. Byatt My Family and other Animals by Gerald Durrell Eurydice Street by Sofka Zinovieff Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: harm to children, sexual assault, racism) Love in Color by Bolu Babalola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss mythology retellings, shifter romance, books about Greece and Hawaii, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith (rec’d by Brooke)

Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency by Bea Koch (rec’d by Sophie)

The Switch by Beth O’Leary and The City We Became by NK Jemisin (rec’d by Cari)

Books Discussed

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso

The Poppy War by RF Kuang (with ALL the trigger warnings)

The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember

Burning Roses by S.L. Huang

Bears Behaving Badly by MaryJanice Davidson

Mating The Huntress by Talia Hibbert

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

The Children’s Book by A.S. Byatt

My Family and other Animals by Gerald Durrell

Eurydice Street by Sofka Zinovieff

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: harm to children, sexual assault, racism)

Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

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]]> 2827 no The Handsell: April 26, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-26-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello, inspired by This Is The Voice by John Colapinto. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 26, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello, inspired by This Is The Voice by John Colapinto. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello, inspired by This Is The Voice by John Colapinto.

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]]> 469 no The House Is Also An Ocean https://bookriot.com/listen/the-house-is-also-an-ocean/ Amanda and Jenn discuss genre novels about older characters, read-alikes for Ted Lasso, and wanderlust in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil (rec’d by Jeff) Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan (rec’d by Linda) Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners by Therese O’Neill and The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way by Bill Bryson (rec’d by Angie) Books Discussed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: racial violence) Feeding the Monster by Seth Mnookin The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (rec’d by Danika) Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #1) Dead in the Garden by Dalia Donovan Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu (with thanks to Smexy Books)  Window Seat by Aminatta Forna (comes out May 18) The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (tw: mental illness, suicidal ideation, sexual assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The House Is Also An Ocean full 278 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss genre novels about older characters, read-alikes for Ted Lasso, and wanderlust in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss genre novels about older characters, read-alikes for Ted Lasso, and wanderlust in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil (rec’d by Jeff) Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan (rec’d by Linda) Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners by Therese O’Neill and The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way by Bill Bryson (rec’d by Angie) Books Discussed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: racial violence) Feeding the Monster by Seth Mnookin The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (rec’d by Danika) Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #1) Dead in the Garden by Dalia Donovan Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu (with thanks to Smexy Books)  Window Seat by Aminatta Forna (comes out May 18) The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (tw: mental illness, suicidal ideation, sexual assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss genre novels about older characters, read-alikes for Ted Lasso, and wanderlust in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil (rec’d by Jeff)

Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan (rec’d by Linda)

Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners by Therese O’Neill and The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way by Bill Bryson (rec’d by Angie)

Books Discussed

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: racial violence)

Feeding the Monster by Seth Mnookin

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (rec’d by Danika)

Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee

A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #1)

Dead in the Garden by Dalia Donovan

Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu (with thanks to Smexy Books) 

Window Seat by Aminatta Forna (comes out May 18)

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (tw: mental illness, suicidal ideation, sexual assault)

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]]> 3026 no The Handsell: April 19, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-19-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Conductors by Nicole Glover. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 19, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Conductors by Nicole Glover. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Conductors by Nicole Glover. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Conductors by Nicole Glover.

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]]> 478 no Millenial Pinterest Neuroses https://bookriot.com/listen/guides-for-being-a-sustainable-consumer/ Amanda and Jenn discuss guides for being a sustainable consumer, books about mental illness, fantasy romance reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (rec’d by Wynnde) The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwan (rec’d by Ilona) Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children, Across the Green Grass Fields, and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman Chemistry by Weike Wang Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (cw: transphobia) Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall, illustrated by A. D’Amico A Life Less Throwaway by Tara Button The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, transl. Cathy Hirano Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi (tw: suicide attempt) The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (cw: harm to children) Promise of Darkness by Bec McMaster Post: Fantasy Romance Books Empire of Sand (Books of Ambha #1) by Tasha Suri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Millenial Pinterest Neuroses full 277 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss guides for being a sustainable consumer, books about mental illness, fantasy romance reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss guides for being a sustainable consumer, books about mental illness, fantasy romance reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (rec’d by Wynnde) The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwan (rec’d by Ilona) Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children, Across the Green Grass Fields, and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman Chemistry by Weike Wang Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (cw: transphobia) Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall, illustrated by A. D’Amico A Life Less Throwaway by Tara Button The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, transl. Cathy Hirano Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi (tw: suicide attempt) The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (cw: harm to children) Promise of Darkness by Bec McMaster Post: Fantasy Romance Books Empire of Sand (Books of Ambha #1) by Tasha Suri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss guides for being a sustainable consumer, books about mental illness, fantasy romance reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (rec’d by Wynnde)

The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwan (rec’d by Ilona)

Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children, Across the Green Grass Fields, and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (rec’d by Laura)

Books Discussed

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Chemistry by Weike Wang

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery)

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (cw: transphobia)

Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky

Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall, illustrated by A. D’Amico

A Life Less Throwaway by Tara Button

The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, transl. Cathy Hirano

Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi (tw: suicide attempt)

The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon

How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan

House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (cw: harm to children)

Promise of Darkness by Bec McMaster

Post: Fantasy Romance Books

Empire of Sand (Books of Ambha #1) by Tasha Suri

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]]> 2764 no The Handsell: April 12, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-12-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky by Lynell George. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 12, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky by Lynell George. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky by Lynell George. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky by Lynell George.

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]]> 511 no Handle Your Own Cringe https://bookriot.com/listen/books-set-in-chicago/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Chicago, love-to-hate-them protagonists, magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright (rec’d by John) Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose (rec’d by Amanda) What is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi and Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler (rec’d by JB) Books Discussed Chicago by Alaa Al-Aswany The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (tw: domestic abuse) Serena Singh Flips The Script by Sonya Lalli (cw: domestic violence) The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw racism) The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani (cw: war crimes) Fairest by Meredith Talusan  The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (cw: domestic violence, self-harm, violence against women) What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Small Change by Roan Parrish (cw: discussion of depression and self-harm) The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide) Dakota Blues by Lynn M Speer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Handle Your Own Cringe full 276 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Chicago, love-to-hate-them protagonists, magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Chicago, love-to-hate-them protagonists, magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright (rec’d by John) Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose (rec’d by Amanda) What is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi and Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler (rec’d by JB) Books Discussed Chicago by Alaa Al-Aswany The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (tw: domestic abuse) Serena Singh Flips The Script by Sonya Lalli (cw: domestic violence) The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw racism) The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani (cw: war crimes) Fairest by Meredith Talusan  The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (cw: domestic violence, self-harm, violence against women) What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Small Change by Roan Parrish (cw: discussion of depression and self-harm) The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide) Dakota Blues by Lynn M Speer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in Chicago, love-to-hate-them protagonists, magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright (rec’d by John)

Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose (rec’d by Amanda)

What is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi and Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler (rec’d by JB)

Books Discussed

Chicago by Alaa Al-Aswany

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (tw: domestic abuse)

Serena Singh Flips The Script by Sonya Lalli (cw: domestic violence)

The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw racism)

The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani (cw: war crimes)

Fairest by Meredith Talusan 

The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (cw: domestic violence, self-harm, violence against women)

What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

Small Change by Roan Parrish (cw: discussion of depression and self-harm)

The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide)

Dakota Blues by Lynn M Speer

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]]> 3132 no The Handsell: April 5, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-5-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:25:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 5, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty.

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]]> 396 no Big Delia's Feelings https://bookriot.com/listen/novels-set-in-morocco/ Amanda and Jenn discuss more nonfiction for book clubs, magical horses, novels set in Morocco, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz (tw: domestic violence, sexual assault, harm to children) A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt (cw: racism, homophobia) 2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel Hahn Secret Son by Laila Lalami Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker (rec’d Jess Pryde) Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst The Hero and The Crown by Robin McKinley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Big Delia's Feelings full 275 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss more nonfiction for book clubs, magical horses, novels set in Morocco, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss more nonfiction for book clubs, magical horses, novels set in Morocco, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz (tw: domestic violence, sexual assault, harm to children) A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt (cw: racism, homophobia) 2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel Hahn Secret Son by Laila Lalami Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker (rec’d Jess Pryde) Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst The Hero and The Crown by Robin McKinley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss more nonfiction for book clubs, magical horses, novels set in Morocco, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz (tw: domestic violence, sexual assault, harm to children)

A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt (cw: racism, homophobia)

2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino

Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go

The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel Hahn

Secret Son by Laila Lalami

Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker (rec’d Jess Pryde)

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

The Hero and The Crown by Robin McKinley

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]]> 2681 no The Handsell: March 29, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-29-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Resources Get bystander intervention training to stop harassment when you see it [Hollaback] Learn more about anti-Asian violence, via this webinar run by AAAJ Atlanta Donate to an AAPI or AAPI-supporting organization, via GoFundMe or an organization near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 29, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Resources Get bystander intervention training to stop harassment when you see it [Hollaback] Learn more about anti-Asian violence, via this webinar run by AAAJ Atlanta Donate to an AAPI or AAPI-supporting organization, via GoFundMe or an organization near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee.

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Get bystander intervention training to stop harassment when you see it [Hollaback]

Learn more about anti-Asian violence, via this webinar run by AAAJ Atlanta

Donate to an AAPI or AAPI-supporting organization, via GoFundMe or an organization near you

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]]> 412 no Jane Eyre and Lana Del Rey In One Book https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-queer-families/ Amanda and Jenn discuss guides to having feelings at work, books about queer families, unsatisfying endings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Last One by Alexandra Oliva (rec’d by Andie) The Outermost House by Henry Beston and The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (rec’d by Kristi) The Best Kind of Beautiful by Francis Whiting (rec’d by Rebecca) Books Discussed Too Much by Rachel Vorona Cote Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch Radical Candor by Kim Scott No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy High as the Waters Rise by Anja Kampmann (transl. Anne Posten) A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carre Courting the Countess by Jenny Frame Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton (cw: racism, transphobia, infertility and miscarriage, discussion of intimate partner violence, discussion of death by suicide, ableism, hospitalization for chronic illness, deadnaming) The Conductors by Nicole Glover A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (cw: harm to animals, violence towards women and children including rape, domestic violence) The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea (tw: suicide) The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang  What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott The Crossing by Jason Mott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:30:00 -0000 Jane Eyre and Lana Del Rey In One Book full 274 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss guides to having feelings at work, books about queer families, unsatisfying endings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss guides to having feelings at work, books about queer families, unsatisfying endings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Last One by Alexandra Oliva (rec’d by Andie) The Outermost House by Henry Beston and The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (rec’d by Kristi) The Best Kind of Beautiful by Francis Whiting (rec’d by Rebecca) Books Discussed Too Much by Rachel Vorona Cote Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch Radical Candor by Kim Scott No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy High as the Waters Rise by Anja Kampmann (transl. Anne Posten) A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carre Courting the Countess by Jenny Frame Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton (cw: racism, transphobia, infertility and miscarriage, discussion of intimate partner violence, discussion of death by suicide, ableism, hospitalization for chronic illness, deadnaming) The Conductors by Nicole Glover A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (cw: harm to animals, violence towards women and children including rape, domestic violence) The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea (tw: suicide) The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang  What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott The Crossing by Jason Mott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss guides to having feelings at work, books about queer families, unsatisfying endings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Last One by Alexandra Oliva (rec’d by Andie)

The Outermost House by Henry Beston and The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (rec’d by Kristi)

The Best Kind of Beautiful by Francis Whiting (rec’d by Rebecca)

Books Discussed

Too Much by Rachel Vorona Cote

Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch

Radical Candor by Kim Scott

No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy

High as the Waters Rise by Anja Kampmann (transl. Anne Posten)

A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carre

Courting the Countess by Jenny Frame

Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton (cw: racism, transphobia, infertility and miscarriage, discussion of intimate partner violence, discussion of death by suicide, ableism, hospitalization for chronic illness, deadnaming)

The Conductors by Nicole Glover

A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (cw: harm to animals, violence towards women and children including rape, domestic violence)

The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea (tw: suicide)

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 

What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott

The Crossing by Jason Mott

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]]> 2961 no The Handsell: March 22, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-22-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 22, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie.

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]]> 490 no Dwight Schrute In Your Backyard https://bookriot.com/listen/books-like-survivor/ Amanda and Jenn discuss survival guides, books like Survivor, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Just in Case by Kathy Harrison How To Invent Everything by Ryan North (That time he got stuck in a hole) The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw slavery) Victoire by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox The Dime by Kathleen Kent The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (cw: self-harm) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (tw: sexual assault) The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Templar series by Raymond Khoury (#1 The Last Templar) The Jaya Jones series by Gigi Pandian (Artifact #1) The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor The Helpline by Katherine Collette (rec’d by Keryn) Beauty Queens by Libba Bray South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Dwight Schrute In Your Backyard full 273 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss survival guides, books like Survivor, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss survival guides, books like Survivor, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Just in Case by Kathy Harrison How To Invent Everything by Ryan North (That time he got stuck in a hole) The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw slavery) Victoire by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox The Dime by Kathleen Kent The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (cw: self-harm) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (tw: sexual assault) The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Templar series by Raymond Khoury (#1 The Last Templar) The Jaya Jones series by Gigi Pandian (Artifact #1) The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor The Helpline by Katherine Collette (rec’d by Keryn) Beauty Queens by Libba Bray South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss survival guides, books like Survivor, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Just in Case by Kathy Harrison

How To Invent Everything by Ryan North (That time he got stuck in a hole)

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw slavery)

Victoire by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox

The Dime by Kathleen Kent

The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (cw: self-harm)

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (tw: sexual assault)

The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard

Templar series by Raymond Khoury (#1 The Last Templar)

The Jaya Jones series by Gigi Pandian (Artifact #1)

The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor

The Helpline by Katherine Collette (rec’d by Keryn)

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby

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]]> 2604 no The Handsell: March 15, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-15-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Brave New Home by Diana Lind. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 15, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Brave New Home by Diana Lind. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Brave New Home by Diana Lind. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Brave New Home by Diana Lind.

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]]> 529 no Pair It With A Lizzo Song https://bookriot.com/listen/body-positive-memoirs/ Jenn and guest Kim Ukura discuss lots of nonfiction, including kid-friendly science audiobooks and body-positive memoirs, in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Gulp, Spook, or Grunt) Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison (9 hours 3 minutes) Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene (6 hrs 7 min) How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong Northern Light by Kazim Ali (cw: discussion of suicide) Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen Petersen #VeryFat #VeryBrave by Nicole Byer The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Book Club When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams, (cw: attempted assault) 10 Mystery and Thriller Books Starring Older Women Books With Female Protagonists Over 60 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Pair It With A Lizzo Song full 272 Book Riot Jenn and guest Kim Ukura discuss lots of nonfiction, including kid-friendly science audiobooks and body-positive memoirs, in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Jenn and guest Kim Ukura discuss lots of nonfiction, including kid-friendly science audiobooks and body-positive memoirs, in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Gulp, Spook, or Grunt) Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison (9 hours 3 minutes) Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene (6 hrs 7 min) How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong Northern Light by Kazim Ali (cw: discussion of suicide) Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen Petersen #VeryFat #VeryBrave by Nicole Byer The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Book Club When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams, (cw: attempted assault) 10 Mystery and Thriller Books Starring Older Women Books With Female Protagonists Over 60 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Kim Ukura discuss lots of nonfiction, including kid-friendly science audiobooks and body-positive memoirs, in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Gulp, Spook, or Grunt)

Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz

Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison (9 hours 3 minutes)

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene (6 hrs 7 min)

How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong

Northern Light by Kazim Ali (cw: discussion of suicide)

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen Petersen

#VeryFat #VeryBrave by Nicole Byer

The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao

Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Book Club

When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams, (cw: attempted assault)

10 Mystery and Thriller Books Starring Older Women

Books With Female Protagonists Over 60

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]]> 3284 no The Handsell: March 8, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-8-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 8, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle.

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]]> 425 no Weird Farm Flex https://bookriot.com/listen/memoirs-by-survivors-of-abuse/ Amanda and Jenn discuss “will they, won’t they” romance, fiction set in DC, memoirs by survivors of abuse, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James (rec’d by Lauren) Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Leenie) Books Discussed The Nature Fix by Florence Williams World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourne (#1 A Curious Beginning) Lady Sherlock by Sherry Thomas (particularly A Conspiracy in Belgravia #2) A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by HG Parry The Fatma al-Sha’arawi series by P. Djèlí Clark (A Dead Djinn in Cairo) The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson Perveen Mistry series by Sujata Massey (#1 The Widows of Malabar Hill) (tw: domestic violence) Gethsemane Brown series by Alexia Gordon (Murder in G Major) (cw: ableist language) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (tw racism, rape) Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee (cw: child abuse, transphobia, dissociation/PTSD) The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw harm to children) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (tw: abuse towards women and children, child deaths) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Weird Farm Flex full 271 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss “will they, won’t they” romance, fiction set in DC, memoirs by survivors of abuse, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss “will they, won’t they” romance, fiction set in DC, memoirs by survivors of abuse, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James (rec’d by Lauren) Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Leenie) Books Discussed The Nature Fix by Florence Williams World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourne (#1 A Curious Beginning) Lady Sherlock by Sherry Thomas (particularly A Conspiracy in Belgravia #2) A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by HG Parry The Fatma al-Sha’arawi series by P. Djèlí Clark (A Dead Djinn in Cairo) The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson Perveen Mistry series by Sujata Massey (#1 The Widows of Malabar Hill) (tw: domestic violence) Gethsemane Brown series by Alexia Gordon (Murder in G Major) (cw: ableist language) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (tw racism, rape) Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee (cw: child abuse, transphobia, dissociation/PTSD) The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw harm to children) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (tw: abuse towards women and children, child deaths) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss “will they, won’t they” romance, fiction set in DC, memoirs by survivors of abuse, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James (rec’d by Lauren)

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Leenie)

Books Discussed

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams

World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourne (#1 A Curious Beginning)

Lady Sherlock by Sherry Thomas (particularly A Conspiracy in Belgravia #2)

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by HG Parry

The Fatma al-Sha’arawi series by P. Djèlí Clark (A Dead Djinn in Cairo)

The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Perveen Mistry series by Sujata Massey (#1 The Widows of Malabar Hill) (tw: domestic violence)

Gethsemane Brown series by Alexia Gordon (Murder in G Major) (cw: ableist language)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (tw racism, rape)

Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee (cw: child abuse, transphobia, dissociation/PTSD)

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw harm to children)

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (tw: abuse towards women and children, child deaths)

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]]> 2791 no The Handsell: March 1, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-1-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Reverb by Anna Zabo. CW: stalking (cyber and in-person) In the Club newsletter Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:20:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 1, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Reverb by Anna Zabo. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Reverb by Anna Zabo. CW: stalking (cyber and in-person) In the Club newsletter Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Reverb by Anna Zabo.

CW: stalking (cyber and in-person)

In the Club newsletter

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]]> 547 no The Cozy Show, Or A Gossipy Blanket https://bookriot.com/listen/the-cozy-show-or-a-gossipy-blanket/ Amanda and Jenn give their current favorite cozy reads across genres in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (tw: rape) Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine (cw: cancer treatment, fertility and pregnancy issues) The True Queen by Zen Cho (Sorcerer Royal #2) Safe As Houses by Marie Helene Bertino Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli (tw: domestic violence) Persephone Station by Stina Leicht Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (tw: suicide) Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (cw: reference to sexual assault, harm to children) Ocean Light by Nalini Singh (cw: description of panic attacks, reference to child abuse, abductions) Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Cozy Show, Or A Gossipy Blanket full 270 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give their current favorite cozy reads across genres in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn give their current favorite cozy reads across genres in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (tw: rape) Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine (cw: cancer treatment, fertility and pregnancy issues) The True Queen by Zen Cho (Sorcerer Royal #2) Safe As Houses by Marie Helene Bertino Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli (tw: domestic violence) Persephone Station by Stina Leicht Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (tw: suicide) Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (cw: reference to sexual assault, harm to children) Ocean Light by Nalini Singh (cw: description of panic attacks, reference to child abuse, abductions) Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give their current favorite cozy reads across genres in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (tw: rape)

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine (cw: cancer treatment, fertility and pregnancy issues)

The True Queen by Zen Cho (Sorcerer Royal #2)

Safe As Houses by Marie Helene Bertino

Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli (tw: domestic violence)

Persephone Station by Stina Leicht

Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (tw: suicide)

Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (cw: reference to sexual assault, harm to children)

Ocean Light by Nalini Singh (cw: description of panic attacks, reference to child abuse, abductions)

Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver

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]]> 3125 no The Handsell: February 22, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-22-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 22, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell.

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]]> 395 no An Amy Dunne Kind Of Flex https://bookriot.com/listen/secretly-bad-ass-female-characters/ Amanda and Jenn discuss secretly bad-ass female characters, Belgitude, adventure chapter books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan (rec’d by Megan) Alastair MacLean: The Navarone series, Where Eagles Dare (rec’d by Wynnde) Books Discussed Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: racism, child abuse) Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (tw: self harm, fatal overdose, torture, gore) Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff Lady Killer by Joelle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Chelsea Cain La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe (tw: suicide) Brussels Noir, edited by Michel Dufranne Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March (rec’d Nicole Hill) The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Bunny by Mona Awad (tw: animal cruelty/death) Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy (rec’d by multiple Rioters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 An Amy Dunne Kind Of Flex full 269 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss secretly bad-ass female characters, Belgitude, adventure chapter books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss secretly bad-ass female characters, Belgitude, adventure chapter books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan (rec’d by Megan) Alastair MacLean: The Navarone series, Where Eagles Dare (rec’d by Wynnde) Books Discussed Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: racism, child abuse) Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (tw: self harm, fatal overdose, torture, gore) Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff Lady Killer by Joelle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Chelsea Cain La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe (tw: suicide) Brussels Noir, edited by Michel Dufranne Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March (rec’d Nicole Hill) The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Bunny by Mona Awad (tw: animal cruelty/death) Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy (rec’d by multiple Rioters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss secretly bad-ass female characters, Belgitude, adventure chapter books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan (rec’d by Megan)

Alastair MacLean: The Navarone series, Where Eagles Dare (rec’d by Wynnde)

Books Discussed

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: racism, child abuse)

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (tw: self harm, fatal overdose, torture, gore)

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Lady Killer by Joelle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Chelsea Cain

La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe (tw: suicide)

Brussels Noir, edited by Michel Dufranne

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March (rec’d Nicole Hill)

The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

Bunny by Mona Awad (tw: animal cruelty/death)

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy (rec’d by multiple Rioters)

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]]> 2446 no The Handsell: February 15, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-15-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Imaro by Charles R. Saunders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Links and Mentions Crash Course in History of Black Science Fiction by Nisi Shawl Charles Saunders’ obituary in the NY Times Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James David Anthony Durham’s Acacia series Kai Ashante Wilson Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 15, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Imaro by Charles R. Saunders. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Imaro by Charles R. Saunders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Links and Mentions Crash Course in History of Black Science Fiction by Nisi Shawl Charles Saunders’ obituary in the NY Times Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James David Anthony Durham’s Acacia series Kai Ashante Wilson Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Imaro by Charles R. Saunders.

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Links and Mentions

Crash Course in History of Black Science Fiction by Nisi Shawl

Charles Saunders’ obituary in the NY Times

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

David Anthony Durham’s Acacia series

Kai Ashante Wilson

Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

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]]> 560 no Found Family That Kind of Wants to Kill Each Other https://bookriot.com/listen/poetry-audiobooks-like-lana-del-rey/ Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry audiobooks like Lana Del Rey’s, heartwarming reads, mythology and war, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman (tw: for sexual assault and miscarriage) (rec’d by Margot) The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (rec’d by Rose?) Current Futures: A Sci-Fi Ocean Anthology, edited by Ann Vandermeer (rec’d by Stephanie) Books Discussed Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock (cw: so much violence and gore and weirdness) The Dime by Kathleen Kent The Longmire series by Craig Johnson (Cold Dish) The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells (disclosure: they write our SFF newsletter) Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Brimstone by Cherie Priest (tw: scenes of war) Antigoddess by Kendare Blake (Goddess War #1) I would leave me if I could by Halsey At Blackwater Pond by Mary Oliver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Found Family That Kind of Wants to Kill Each Other full 268 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry audiobooks like Lana Del Rey’s, heartwarming reads, mythology and war, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry audiobooks like Lana Del Rey’s, heartwarming reads, mythology and war, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman (tw: for sexual assault and miscarriage) (rec’d by Margot) The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (rec’d by Rose?) Current Futures: A Sci-Fi Ocean Anthology, edited by Ann Vandermeer (rec’d by Stephanie) Books Discussed Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock (cw: so much violence and gore and weirdness) The Dime by Kathleen Kent The Longmire series by Craig Johnson (Cold Dish) The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells (disclosure: they write our SFF newsletter) Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Brimstone by Cherie Priest (tw: scenes of war) Antigoddess by Kendare Blake (Goddess War #1) I would leave me if I could by Halsey At Blackwater Pond by Mary Oliver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry audiobooks like Lana Del Rey’s, heartwarming reads, mythology and war, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman (tw: for sexual assault and miscarriage) (rec’d by Margot)

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (rec’d by Rose?)

Current Futures: A Sci-Fi Ocean Anthology, edited by Ann Vandermeer (rec’d by Stephanie)

Books Discussed

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock (cw: so much violence and gore and weirdness)

The Dime by Kathleen Kent

The Longmire series by Craig Johnson (Cold Dish)

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells (disclosure: they write our SFF newsletter)

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

Brimstone by Cherie Priest (tw: scenes of war)

Antigoddess by Kendare Blake (Goddess War #1)

I would leave me if I could by Halsey

At Blackwater Pond by Mary Oliver

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]]> 2640 no The Handsell: February 8, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-8-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Wintering by Katherine May. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 8, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Wintering by Katherine May. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Wintering by Katherine May. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Wintering by Katherine May.

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]]> 371 no Labor Leader For Lizards https://bookriot.com/listen/classics-by-women/ Amanda and Jenn discuss the War of 1812, Muslim middle-grade reads, classics by women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed 1812: The War that Forged a Nation by Walter R. Borneman Images of America: Prince George’s County, Maryland by Katharine D. Bryant and Donna L. Schneider Prince George’s County, Maryland (Black America Series) Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare (The Duchess Deal) The Brothers Sinister series by Courtney Milan (The Duchess War) The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi More to the Story by Hena Khan Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: many many many harms to animals) The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak 1) Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (tw: torture) A More Unbending Battle by Peter Nelson The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins The Living Is Easy by Dorothy West Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Labor Leader For Lizards full 267 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss the War of 1812, Muslim middle-grade reads, classics by women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss the War of 1812, Muslim middle-grade reads, classics by women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed 1812: The War that Forged a Nation by Walter R. Borneman Images of America: Prince George’s County, Maryland by Katharine D. Bryant and Donna L. Schneider Prince George’s County, Maryland (Black America Series) Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare (The Duchess Deal) The Brothers Sinister series by Courtney Milan (The Duchess War) The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi More to the Story by Hena Khan Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: many many many harms to animals) The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak 1) Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (tw: torture) A More Unbending Battle by Peter Nelson The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins The Living Is Easy by Dorothy West Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss the War of 1812, Muslim middle-grade reads, classics by women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

1812: The War that Forged a Nation by Walter R. Borneman

Images of America: Prince George’s County, Maryland by Katharine D. Bryant and Donna L. Schneider

Prince George’s County, Maryland (Black America Series)

Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare (The Duchess Deal)

The Brothers Sinister series by Courtney Milan (The Duchess War)

The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

More to the Story by Hena Khan

Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: many many many harms to animals)

The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak 1)

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (tw: torture)

A More Unbending Battle by Peter Nelson

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The Living Is Easy by Dorothy West

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James

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]]> 2374 no The Handsell: February 1, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-1-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 1, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat.

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]]> 399 no Biggest Queen Energy https://bookriot.com/listen/uplifting-and-escapist-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss romances WITH pining, some great picture books, uplifting and escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Mythos, Heroes, or Troy by Stephen Fry (rec’d by Alice) Books Discussed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (tw: child abuse) All The Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (cw: sexual assault, death of animals) First Laugh: Welcome Baby by Rose Ann Tahe, Nancy Bo Flood, Jonathan Nelson Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See The Man With the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi, translated by Darryl Sterk (cw: suicidal ideation, loss of a child) Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai How To Catch A Queen by Alyssa Cole (cw: description of panic and anxiety attacks) The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide) Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman American Hippo by Sarah Gailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Biggest Queen Energy full 266 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss romances WITH pining, some great picture books, uplifting and escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss romances WITH pining, some great picture books, uplifting and escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Mythos, Heroes, or Troy by Stephen Fry (rec’d by Alice) Books Discussed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (tw: child abuse) All The Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (cw: sexual assault, death of animals) First Laugh: Welcome Baby by Rose Ann Tahe, Nancy Bo Flood, Jonathan Nelson Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See The Man With the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi, translated by Darryl Sterk (cw: suicidal ideation, loss of a child) Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai How To Catch A Queen by Alyssa Cole (cw: description of panic and anxiety attacks) The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide) Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman American Hippo by Sarah Gailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss romances WITH pining, some great picture books, uplifting and escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Mythos, Heroes, or Troy by Stephen Fry (rec’d by Alice)

Books Discussed

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (tw: child abuse)

All The Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (cw: sexual assault, death of animals)

First Laugh: Welcome Baby by Rose Ann Tahe, Nancy Bo Flood, Jonathan Nelson

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua

Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See

The Man With the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi, translated by Darryl Sterk (cw: suicidal ideation, loss of a child)

Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai

How To Catch A Queen by Alyssa Cole (cw: description of panic and anxiety attacks)

The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by CM Waggoner

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (tw: suicide)

Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

American Hippo by Sarah Gailey

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]]> 2489 no The Handsell: January 25, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-25-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends God Land by Lyz Lenz. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 25, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends God Land by Lyz Lenz. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends God Land by Lyz Lenz. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends God Land by Lyz Lenz.

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]]> 469 no Big Shelob Energy https://bookriot.com/listen/big-shelob-energy/ Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy murders, no pining, ending our productivity obsession, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Bunheads by Sophie Flack (rec’d by Caroline) My Casting Couch was too Short by Marion Dougherty (rec’d by Wynnde) Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin, and The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (rec’d by Cari) Books Discussed Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff A Separation by Katie Kitamura Off Base by Annabeth Albert (tw: homophobia) 40-Love by Olivia Dade (cw: mention of fatphobia) Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan Proper English by KJ Charles (cw: homophobia, racism) How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell  Can’t Even by Anne Helen Petersen A People’s Future of the United States, edited by Victor LaValle Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (cw: suicide) Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee Each Of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (cw: abusive parents, graphic violence) Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day by Winifred Watson (cw: casual racism & misogyny) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Big Shelob Energy full 265 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy murders, no pining, ending our productivity obsession, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy murders, no pining, ending our productivity obsession, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Bunheads by Sophie Flack (rec’d by Caroline) My Casting Couch was too Short by Marion Dougherty (rec’d by Wynnde) Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin, and The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (rec’d by Cari) Books Discussed Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff A Separation by Katie Kitamura Off Base by Annabeth Albert (tw: homophobia) 40-Love by Olivia Dade (cw: mention of fatphobia) Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan Proper English by KJ Charles (cw: homophobia, racism) How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell  Can’t Even by Anne Helen Petersen A People’s Future of the United States, edited by Victor LaValle Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (cw: suicide) Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee Each Of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (cw: abusive parents, graphic violence) Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day by Winifred Watson (cw: casual racism & misogyny) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy murders, no pining, ending our productivity obsession, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Bunheads by Sophie Flack (rec’d by Caroline)

My Casting Couch was too Short by Marion Dougherty (rec’d by Wynnde)

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin, and The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (rec’d by Cari)

Books Discussed

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

A Separation by Katie Kitamura

Off Base by Annabeth Albert (tw: homophobia)

40-Love by Olivia Dade (cw: mention of fatphobia)

Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan

Proper English by KJ Charles (cw: homophobia, racism)

How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell 

Can’t Even by Anne Helen Petersen

A People’s Future of the United States, edited by Victor LaValle

Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu (cw: suicide)

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

Each Of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (cw: abusive parents, graphic violence)

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day by Winifred Watson (cw: casual racism & misogyny)

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]]> 2760 no The Handsell: January 18, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-18-2021/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (cw: PTSD, violent harm to women and children (and men, just everyone), rape, self-harm, suicide) Graceling, Fire, and Winterkeep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 18, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (cw: PTSD, violent harm to women and children (and men, just everyone), rape, self-harm, suicide) Graceling, Fire, and Winterkeep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore.

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Books Discussed

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (cw: PTSD, violent harm to women and children (and men, just everyone), rape, self-harm, suicide)

Graceling, Fire, and Winterkeep

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]]> 471 no Consequences Are My Jam https://bookriot.com/listen/overlooked-literary-fiction/ Amanda and Jenn discuss genre-benders, hopeful visions of the future, overlooked literary fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud and Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty SFF Yeah episode on Genre-Blenders That Inevitable Victorian Thing by EK Johnston The Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg The Mason House by T. Marie Bertineau (tw: domestic violence, alcoholism) The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix (Sabriel, Lireal) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (tw: rape, racism, racial slurs) America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo (tw political torture) My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki (tw: child abuse, domestic violence, lots of weird dark stuff that i can’t remember precisely) Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan (tw: racism, ableism, homophobia) Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon (tw: suicide, drug abuse, child abduction, fatphobia) The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape) The Half-God of Rainfall by Innua Ellams (tw: rape on the page) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Consequences Are My Jam full 264 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss genre-benders, hopeful visions of the future, overlooked literary fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss genre-benders, hopeful visions of the future, overlooked literary fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud and Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty SFF Yeah episode on Genre-Blenders That Inevitable Victorian Thing by EK Johnston The Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg The Mason House by T. Marie Bertineau (tw: domestic violence, alcoholism) The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix (Sabriel, Lireal) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (tw: rape, racism, racial slurs) America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo (tw political torture) My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki (tw: child abuse, domestic violence, lots of weird dark stuff that i can’t remember precisely) Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan (tw: racism, ableism, homophobia) Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon (tw: suicide, drug abuse, child abduction, fatphobia) The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape) The Half-God of Rainfall by Innua Ellams (tw: rape on the page) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss genre-benders, hopeful visions of the future, overlooked literary fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud and Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (rec’d by Kelly)

Books Discussed

Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

SFF Yeah episode on Genre-Blenders

That Inevitable Victorian Thing by EK Johnston

The Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg

The Mason House by T. Marie Bertineau (tw: domestic violence, alcoholism)

The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix (Sabriel, Lireal)

The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (tw: rape, racism, racial slurs)

America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo (tw political torture)

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki (tw: child abuse, domestic violence, lots of weird dark stuff that i can’t remember precisely)

Dead in the Garden by Dahlia Donovan (tw: racism, ableism, homophobia)

Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon (tw: suicide, drug abuse, child abduction, fatphobia)

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape)

The Half-God of Rainfall by Innua Ellams (tw: rape on the page)

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]]> 3092 no The Handsell: January 11, 2021 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-11-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 11, 2021 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile.

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]]> 435 no Everything Is Just Nice https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-ballerinas/ Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about ballerinas, career advice for the average Jane, gay vampires, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese (rec’d by Rebecca) Ann Patchett (rec’d by Wynnde) The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipoitra and Dhonielle Clayton June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore Carrie Fisher (Postcards from the Edge, Princess Diarist) We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (tw: self-harm, suicide, sexual assault, disordered eating) Can’t Even by Anne Helen Peterson Ask A Manager by Alison Green Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead The Switch by Beth O’Leary Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey (Book One: Kushiel’s Dart) The Dreamblood Duology by NK Jemisin (tw: violence and abuse towards women and children, sexual assault) Everafter by Nell Stark and Trinity Tam Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0000 Everything Is Just Nice full 263 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about ballerinas, career advice for the average Jane, gay vampires, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about ballerinas, career advice for the average Jane, gay vampires, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese (rec’d by Rebecca) Ann Patchett (rec’d by Wynnde) The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (rec’d by Gina) Books Discussed Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipoitra and Dhonielle Clayton June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore Carrie Fisher (Postcards from the Edge, Princess Diarist) We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (tw: self-harm, suicide, sexual assault, disordered eating) Can’t Even by Anne Helen Peterson Ask A Manager by Alison Green Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead The Switch by Beth O’Leary Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey (Book One: Kushiel’s Dart) The Dreamblood Duology by NK Jemisin (tw: violence and abuse towards women and children, sexual assault) Everafter by Nell Stark and Trinity Tam Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about ballerinas, career advice for the average Jane, gay vampires, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese (rec’d by Rebecca)

Ann Patchett (rec’d by Wynnde)

The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie (rec’d by Gina)

Books Discussed

Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipoitra and Dhonielle Clayton

June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

Carrie Fisher (Postcards from the Edge, Princess Diarist)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (tw: self-harm, suicide, sexual assault, disordered eating)

Can’t Even by Anne Helen Peterson

Ask A Manager by Alison Green

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim

The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead

The Switch by Beth O’Leary

Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey (Book One: Kushiel’s Dart)

The Dreamblood Duology by NK Jemisin (tw: violence and abuse towards women and children, sexual assault)

Everafter by Nell Stark and Trinity Tam

Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall

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]]> 2682 no The Handsell: January 4, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-january-4-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:55:00 -0000 The Handsell: January 4, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman.

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]]> 431 no Good Use Of The Words Bosom And Scrummy https://bookriot.com/listen/themes-for-reading-in-2021/ Amanda and Jenn discuss WWII historical fiction, soft boys in fiction, themes for reading in 2021, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole (cw: laced drink)  Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski The Summoner series by Taran Matharu The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (tw: violent anti-Semitism; racism; child abuse) The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung (tw: rape) The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (tw: sexual assault, violence towards refugees) How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (tw: rape) Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin (tw: harm to children) January, Learn Something New in 2021: read some memoirs, We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib (tw: racism) Theme: Novellas, The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Good Use Of The Words Bosom And Scrummy full 262 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss WWII historical fiction, soft boys in fiction, themes for reading in 2021, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss WWII historical fiction, soft boys in fiction, themes for reading in 2021, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole (cw: laced drink)  Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski The Summoner series by Taran Matharu The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (tw: violent anti-Semitism; racism; child abuse) The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung (tw: rape) The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (tw: sexual assault, violence towards refugees) How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (tw: rape) Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin (tw: harm to children) January, Learn Something New in 2021: read some memoirs, We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib (tw: racism) Theme: Novellas, The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss WWII historical fiction, soft boys in fiction, themes for reading in 2021, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole (cw: laced drink) 

Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

The Summoner series by Taran Matharu

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (tw: violent anti-Semitism; racism; child abuse)

The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung (tw: rape)

The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (tw: sexual assault, violence towards refugees)

How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (tw: rape)

Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin (tw: harm to children)

January, Learn Something New in 2021: read some memoirs, We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib (tw: racism)

Theme: Novellas, The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

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]]> 3057 no The Handsell: December 21, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-december-21-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:30:00 -0000 The Handsell: December 21, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman.

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]]> 530 no Old Men Waiting to Die https://bookriot.com/listen/old-men-waiting-to-die/ Amanda and guest Jeff discuss books where the couple DOESN’T end up together, Indigenous reads, and pre-18th century history! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. FEEDBACK Wicked Plants and The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart (rec’d by Angie) BOOKS DISCUSSED How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Grit by Angela Duckworth The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt The Water Dancer Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Eerie Elementary series by Jack Chabert, Sam Ricks (#1 The School is Alive!) Paper Girls The Yield by Tara June Winch (tw: child sexual abuse, racism) Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Beloved by Toni Morrison (tw slavery, harm to children) Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Sea People by Christina Thompson 1491 by Charles McCann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:30:00 -0000 Old Men Waiting to Die full 261 Book Riot Amanda and guest Jeff discuss books where the couple DOESN'T end up together, Indigenous reads, and pre-18th century history! Amanda and guest Jeff discuss books where the couple DOESN’T end up together, Indigenous reads, and pre-18th century history! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. FEEDBACK Wicked Plants and The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart (rec’d by Angie) BOOKS DISCUSSED How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Grit by Angela Duckworth The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt The Water Dancer Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Eerie Elementary series by Jack Chabert, Sam Ricks (#1 The School is Alive!) Paper Girls The Yield by Tara June Winch (tw: child sexual abuse, racism) Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Beloved by Toni Morrison (tw slavery, harm to children) Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Sea People by Christina Thompson 1491 by Charles McCann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and guest Jeff discuss books where the couple DOESN’T end up together, Indigenous reads, and pre-18th century history!

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FEEDBACK

Wicked Plants and The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart (rec’d by Angie)

BOOKS DISCUSSED

How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell

Grit by Angela Duckworth

The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt

The Water Dancer

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

The Eerie Elementary series by Jack Chabert, Sam Ricks (#1 The School is Alive!)

Paper Girls

The Yield by Tara June Winch (tw: child sexual abuse, racism)

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

Beloved by Toni Morrison (tw slavery, harm to children)

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Sea People by Christina Thompson

1491 by Charles McCann

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]]> 3616 no The Handsell: December 14, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-december-14-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Trejo’s Tacos: Recipes and Stories from LA by Danny Trejo with Hugh Garvey. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: December 14, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Trejo’s Tacos: Recipes and Stories from LA by Danny Trejo with Hugh Garvey. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Trejo’s Tacos: Recipes and Stories from LA by Danny Trejo with Hugh Garvey. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Trejo’s Tacos: Recipes and Stories from LA by Danny Trejo with Hugh Garvey.

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]]> 405 no Hashtag Did Not Go Well https://bookriot.com/listen/non-christmas-holiday-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Christmas holiday reads, African authors, dark histories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu and Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (rec’d by Rebecca) Born in Fire by K.F. Breene, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs (rec’d by Stephanie) Books Discussed My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Snow in Love by Melissa de la Cruz et al Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle (rec’d by Hey YA)  The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw racism) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (Zambian writer) (tw: colonialism, racism, racial slurs, just all the racial triggers, rape) From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Ross Gay (esp. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude) When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, edited by Joy Harjo with Leanne Howe and Jennifer Foerster A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (tw: all of them) Chang-Rae Lee; On Such a Full Sea (tw: sexual assault, medical experimentation, abduction and imprisonment), Native Speaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Hashtag Did Not Go Well full 260 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Christmas holiday reads, African authors, dark histories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Christmas holiday reads, African authors, dark histories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu and Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (rec’d by Rebecca) Born in Fire by K.F. Breene, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs (rec’d by Stephanie) Books Discussed My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Snow in Love by Melissa de la Cruz et al Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle (rec’d by Hey YA)  The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw racism) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (Zambian writer) (tw: colonialism, racism, racial slurs, just all the racial triggers, rape) From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Ross Gay (esp. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude) When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, edited by Joy Harjo with Leanne Howe and Jennifer Foerster A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (tw: all of them) Chang-Rae Lee; On Such a Full Sea (tw: sexual assault, medical experimentation, abduction and imprisonment), Native Speaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Christmas holiday reads, African authors, dark histories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu and Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (rec’d by Rebecca)

Born in Fire by K.F. Breene, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs (rec’d by Stephanie)

Books Discussed

My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Snow in Love by Melissa de la Cruz et al

Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle (rec’d by Hey YA) 

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton

The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw racism)

The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (Zambian writer) (tw: colonialism, racism, racial slurs, just all the racial triggers, rape)

From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty

The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum

Ross Gay (esp. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude)

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, edited by Joy Harjo with Leanne Howe and Jennifer Foerster

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (tw: all of them)

Chang-Rae Lee; On Such a Full Sea (tw: sexual assault, medical experimentation, abduction and imprisonment), Native Speaker

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]]> 2444 no The Handsell: December 7, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-december-7-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Intimations by Zadie Smith. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: December 7, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Intimations by Zadie Smith. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Intimations by Zadie Smith. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Intimations by Zadie Smith.

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]]> 432 no Our Holiday Recommendations Show! https://bookriot.com/listen/our-holiday-recommendations-show/ Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift-giving questions in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu The Answer Is by Alex Trebek Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang (ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS) Humankind by Rutger Bregman transl Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore Braiding Sweetgrass, the gift edition, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, illustrated by Nate Christopherson The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene Reaching for the Moon by Katherine G. Johnson Outcasts United by Warren St. John (mention of violence against women and children) Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (tw: child abuse, sexual assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Our Holiday Recommendations Show! full 259 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift-giving questions in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift-giving questions in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu The Answer Is by Alex Trebek Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang (ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS) Humankind by Rutger Bregman transl Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore Braiding Sweetgrass, the gift edition, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, illustrated by Nate Christopherson The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene Reaching for the Moon by Katherine G. Johnson Outcasts United by Warren St. John (mention of violence against women and children) Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (tw: child abuse, sexual assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift-giving questions in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu

The Answer Is by Alex Trebek

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang (ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS)

Humankind by Rutger Bregman transl Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore

Braiding Sweetgrass, the gift edition, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, illustrated by Nate Christopherson

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene

Reaching for the Moon by Katherine G. Johnson

Outcasts United by Warren St. John (mention of violence against women and children)

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera

Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (tw: child abuse, sexual assault)

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]]> 2561 no The Handsell: November 30, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-30-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 30, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole.

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]]> 517 no The Handsell: November 23, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-23-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 23, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg.

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]]> 445 no Put Your Heart In A Chafing Dish https://bookriot.com/listen/put-your-heart-in-a-chafing-dish/ Amanda and Jenn discuss novels with interesting structures, queer YA, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Kensington Books, and Yen Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Brilliance Saga (Brilliance) by Marcus Sakey (rec’d by Carol) The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism by Steve Kornacki; #Kornackithirst on Leslie Jones’s Twitter feed (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Milkman by Anna Burns The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin (tw: graphic harm to children, institutionalized racism) Huntress by Malinda Lo Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Kingston Cycle by CL Polk (Witchmark) (tw: violence against women & children, PTSD) The Loyal League Series by Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union) (tw: slavery) The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: domestic violence, harm to women & children, addiction) Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace (tw: child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Put Your Heart In A Chafing Dish full 258 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss novels with interesting structures, queer YA, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss novels with interesting structures, queer YA, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Kensington Books, and Yen Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Brilliance Saga (Brilliance) by Marcus Sakey (rec’d by Carol) The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism by Steve Kornacki; #Kornackithirst on Leslie Jones’s Twitter feed (rec’d by Kelly) Books Discussed Milkman by Anna Burns The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin (tw: graphic harm to children, institutionalized racism) Huntress by Malinda Lo Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Kingston Cycle by CL Polk (Witchmark) (tw: violence against women & children, PTSD) The Loyal League Series by Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union) (tw: slavery) The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: domestic violence, harm to women & children, addiction) Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace (tw: child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss novels with interesting structures, queer YA, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Brilliance Saga (Brilliance) by Marcus Sakey (rec’d by Carol)

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism by Steve Kornacki; #Kornackithirst on Leslie Jones’s Twitter feed (rec’d by Kelly)

Books Discussed

Milkman by Anna Burns

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin (tw: graphic harm to children, institutionalized racism)

Huntress by Malinda Lo

Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha

Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells

A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers

House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The Kingston Cycle by CL Polk (Witchmark) (tw: violence against women & children, PTSD)

The Loyal League Series by Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union) (tw: slavery)

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: domestic violence, harm to women & children, addiction)

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace (tw: child abuse)

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]]> 3072 no The Handsell: November 16, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-16-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Once Upon A Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene. This episode is sponsored by Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 16, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Once Upon A Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Once Upon A Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene. This episode is sponsored by Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Once Upon A Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene.

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]]> 491 no Spiritually Hungover and Surpisingly Horticultural https://bookriot.com/listen/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-read-alikes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books for garden inspiration, sci-fi for book club, Portrait of a Lady on Fire read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Penguin Teen, and A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sarah Dunant: Birth of Venus, In The Company of the Courtesan, Sacred Hearts, Blood & Beauty, and In the Name of the Family (rec’d by Isabelle) Books Discussed Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Right Way to be Crippled and Naked, edited by Sheila Black, Annabelle Hayse, and Michael Northen The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham (tw: domestic abuse, alcoholism) The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: domestic violence, self-harm) All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry Claire De Witt and the Bohemian Highway (#2 in series) by Sara Gran Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older The Chilling Effect series by Valerie Valdes After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Spiritually Hungover and Surpisingly Horticultural full 257 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books for garden inspiration, sci-fi for book club, Portrait of a Lady on Fire read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books for garden inspiration, sci-fi for book club, Portrait of a Lady on Fire read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Penguin Teen, and A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sarah Dunant: Birth of Venus, In The Company of the Courtesan, Sacred Hearts, Blood & Beauty, and In the Name of the Family (rec’d by Isabelle) Books Discussed Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Right Way to be Crippled and Naked, edited by Sheila Black, Annabelle Hayse, and Michael Northen The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham (tw: domestic abuse, alcoholism) The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: domestic violence, self-harm) All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry Claire De Witt and the Bohemian Highway (#2 in series) by Sara Gran Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older The Chilling Effect series by Valerie Valdes After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books for garden inspiration, sci-fi for book club, Portrait of a Lady on Fire read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Sarah Dunant: Birth of Venus, In The Company of the Courtesan, Sacred Hearts, Blood & Beauty, and In the Name of the Family (rec’d by Isabelle)

Books Discussed

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

The Right Way to be Crippled and Naked, edited by Sheila Black, Annabelle Hayse, and Michael Northen

The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham (tw: domestic abuse, alcoholism)

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: domestic violence, self-harm)

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

Claire De Witt and the Bohemian Highway (#2 in series) by Sara Gran

Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older

The Chilling Effect series by Valerie Valdes

After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun

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]]> 2826 no The Handsell: November 9, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-9-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon. This episode is sponsored by The Institute by Stephen King, now available in paperback from Gallery Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 9, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon. This episode is sponsored by The Institute by Stephen King, now available in paperback from Gallery Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon.

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]]> 394 no Death And Destruction Wherever She Goes, NBD https://bookriot.com/listen/travel-novels-and-nonfiction/ Amanda and Jenn discuss superpowered characters, travel novels and nonfiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Care/of, and Sips by. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bird Box by Josh Malerman Post: The Most Terrifying Books The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones A People’s History of the US by Howard Zinn The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (tw: violence towards women and children including rape and domestic violence; terminated pregnancy; harm to animals) Wonder Woman: Warbringer (that whole DC series also) by Leigh Bardugo The Sidekick Squad by CB Lee (Not Your Sidekick) An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie, transl. by James Kirkup Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee (rec’d by Jaime Herndon) A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (rec’d by Neha Patel) (cw: emotionally abusive home situation; difficulties with pregnancy; discussion of sex-selective abortion; assisted suicide; sexual harassment & misogyny) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Fence by CS Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana La Fuente, and Jim Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:25:00 -0000 Death And Destruction Wherever She Goes, NBD full 256 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss superpowered characters, travel novels and nonfiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss superpowered characters, travel novels and nonfiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Care/of, and Sips by. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bird Box by Josh Malerman Post: The Most Terrifying Books The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones A People’s History of the US by Howard Zinn The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (tw: violence towards women and children including rape and domestic violence; terminated pregnancy; harm to animals) Wonder Woman: Warbringer (that whole DC series also) by Leigh Bardugo The Sidekick Squad by CB Lee (Not Your Sidekick) An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie, transl. by James Kirkup Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee (rec’d by Jaime Herndon) A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (rec’d by Neha Patel) (cw: emotionally abusive home situation; difficulties with pregnancy; discussion of sex-selective abortion; assisted suicide; sexual harassment & misogyny) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Fence by CS Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana La Fuente, and Jim Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss superpowered characters, travel novels and nonfiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

Post: The Most Terrifying Books

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

A People’s History of the US by Howard Zinn

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (tw: violence towards women and children including rape and domestic violence; terminated pregnancy; harm to animals)

Wonder Woman: Warbringer (that whole DC series also) by Leigh Bardugo

The Sidekick Squad by CB Lee (Not Your Sidekick)

An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie, transl. by James Kirkup

Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee (rec’d by Jaime Herndon)

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (rec’d by Neha Patel) (cw: emotionally abusive home situation; difficulties with pregnancy; discussion of sex-selective abortion; assisted suicide; sexual harassment & misogyny)

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Fence by CS Pacat, Johanna the Mad, Joana La Fuente, and Jim Campbell

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]]> 3016 no The Handsell: November 2, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-november-2-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams. Trigger warnings: pet death, suicide  This episode is sponsored by Scholastic. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: November 2, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams. Trigger warnings: pet death, suicide  This episode is sponsored by Scholastic. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams.

Trigger warnings: pet death, suicide 

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]]> 465 no Enjoy A Nice Dose of Pettiness https://bookriot.com/listen/historical-fiction-about-italy/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy heists, novellas, historical fiction about Italy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Book Trip, by C.J. Duarte, and Creatures by Crissy Van Meter, now in paperback from Algonquin Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Alone by EJ Noyes, Mine by Georgia Beers, and The Secret of Sleepy Hollow by Andi Marquette (rec’d by Wynnde) The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed, Revised Edition by Karen Gordon (rec’d by Diane) Books Discussed Want by Cindy Pon Warcross by Marie Lu (tw: harm to children) Two Old Women by Velma Wallis The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette De Bodard (tw: PTSD, harm to women and children) Renegades by Marissa Meyer Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (tw: graphic violence) Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (tw: depiction of violent anti-Semitism; racism; child-abuse) The Vatican Princess by CW Gortner Juliet by Ann Fortier (rec’d by Jess Pryde) How to Be Danish by Patrick Kingsley Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Enjoy A Nice Dose of Pettiness full 255 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy heists, novellas, historical fiction about Italy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy heists, novellas, historical fiction about Italy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Book Trip, by C.J. Duarte, and Creatures by Crissy Van Meter, now in paperback from Algonquin Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Alone by EJ Noyes, Mine by Georgia Beers, and The Secret of Sleepy Hollow by Andi Marquette (rec’d by Wynnde) The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed, Revised Edition by Karen Gordon (rec’d by Diane) Books Discussed Want by Cindy Pon Warcross by Marie Lu (tw: harm to children) Two Old Women by Velma Wallis The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette De Bodard (tw: PTSD, harm to women and children) Renegades by Marissa Meyer Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (tw: graphic violence) Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (tw: depiction of violent anti-Semitism; racism; child-abuse) The Vatican Princess by CW Gortner Juliet by Ann Fortier (rec’d by Jess Pryde) How to Be Danish by Patrick Kingsley Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy heists, novellas, historical fiction about Italy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Book Trip, by C.J. Duarte, and Creatures by Crissy Van Meter, now in paperback from Algonquin Books.

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Alone by EJ Noyes, Mine by Georgia Beers, and The Secret of Sleepy Hollow by Andi Marquette (rec’d by Wynnde)

The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed, Revised Edition by Karen Gordon (rec’d by Diane)

Books Discussed

Want by Cindy Pon

Warcross by Marie Lu (tw: harm to children)

Two Old Women by Velma Wallis

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette De Bodard (tw: PTSD, harm to women and children)

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (tw: graphic violence)

Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban

When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery)

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (tw: depiction of violent anti-Semitism; racism; child-abuse)

The Vatican Princess by CW Gortner

Juliet by Ann Fortier (rec’d by Jess Pryde)

How to Be Danish by Patrick Kingsley

Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger

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]]> 2538 no The Handsell: October 26, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-26-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong. This episode is sponsored by The Truth Project by Dante Medema. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 26, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong. This episode is sponsored by The Truth Project by Dante Medema. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong.

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]]> 410 no Magic Is For Dirty Commoners https://bookriot.com/listen/gothic-thrillers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with social anxiety, “intellectual angst,” gothic thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Elsewhere by Dean Koontz, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Delicacy by David Foenkinos, translated by Bruce Benderson (rec’d by Catleen) The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (rec’d by Heather) Abby Jimenez’s The Friend Zone & The Happy Ever After Playlist (rec’d by Nicole) Books Discussed Humankind by Rutger Bregman, transl. by Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers (tw: domestic abuse) Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Magic Is For Dirty Commoners full 254 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with social anxiety, “intellectual angst,” gothic thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with social anxiety, “intellectual angst,” gothic thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Elsewhere by Dean Koontz, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Delicacy by David Foenkinos, translated by Bruce Benderson (rec’d by Catleen) The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (rec’d by Heather) Abby Jimenez’s The Friend Zone & The Happy Ever After Playlist (rec’d by Nicole) Books Discussed Humankind by Rutger Bregman, transl. by Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers (tw: domestic abuse) Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with social anxiety, “intellectual angst,” gothic thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Elsewhere by Dean Koontz, and Sourcebooks.

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Delicacy by David Foenkinos, translated by Bruce Benderson (rec’d by Catleen)

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (rec’d by Heather)

Abby Jimenez’s The Friend Zone & The Happy Ever After Playlist (rec’d by Nicole)

Books Discussed

Humankind by Rutger Bregman, transl. by Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips

Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers (tw: domestic abuse)

Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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]]> 2973 no The Handsell: October 19, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-19-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Hero Born by Jin Yong. This episode is sponsored by Zora and Me: The Summoner by Victoria Bond. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 19, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Hero Born by Jin Yong. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Hero Born by Jin Yong. This episode is sponsored by Zora and Me: The Summoner by Victoria Bond. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Hero Born by Jin Yong.

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]]> 487 no The Dog Doesn't Die https://bookriot.com/listen/inclusive-thanksgiving-books/ Amanda and guest Sharifah discuss horror in the woods, inclusive Thanksgiving books, copyediting, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Saga Press, publishers of Rebecca Roanhorse’s Black Sun, and the Award-Winning Bestseller: Athena’s Choice. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher The Very First Americans by Cara Ashrose Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp, illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson The Sellout by Paul Beatty Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Dog Doesn't Die full 253 Book Riot Amanda and guest Sharifah discuss horror in the woods, inclusive Thanksgiving books, copyediting, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and guest Sharifah discuss horror in the woods, inclusive Thanksgiving books, copyediting, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Saga Press, publishers of Rebecca Roanhorse’s Black Sun, and the Award-Winning Bestseller: Athena’s Choice. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher The Very First Americans by Cara Ashrose Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp, illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson The Sellout by Paul Beatty Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and guest Sharifah discuss horror in the woods, inclusive Thanksgiving books, copyediting, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

The Very First Americans by Cara Ashrose

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp, illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr.

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

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]]> 3269 no The Handsell: October 12, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-12-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic. This episode is sponsored by Candlewick Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 12, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic. This episode is sponsored by Candlewick Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic.

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]]> 401 no Everyone's A Cinnamon Roll https://bookriot.com/listen/character-driven-sci-fi/ Amanda and Jenn discuss character-driven sci-fi, non-Western fantasy, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Saga Press, publishers of speculative fiction like Stephen Graham Jones’ THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, Rebecca Roanhorse’s BLACK SUN, and more, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Stepping Stone by Karin Kallmaker Strawberry Summer by Melissa Brayden Too Close to Touch by Georgia Beers Just Jorie by Robin Alexander (rec’d by Wynnde) Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Baron (rec’d by Lauren) Books Discussed The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh (tw: rape, murder, child abuse) Famous Men Who Never Lived by K. Chess (tw: assault, bigotry, separation from a child) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: violence against children, sexual assault, eugenics) Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson The Lesser Blessed by Richard Van Camp, as rec’d by Waubgeshig Rice (Recommended) (tw: child abuse) Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow The Chilling Effect and Prime Deceptions by Valerie Valdes Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (tw: abusive parent, panic attacks) Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab The Books of Ambha (Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash) by Tasha Suri When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racism, fatphobia) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Everyone's A Cinnamon Roll full 252 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss character-driven sci-fi, non-Western fantasy, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss character-driven sci-fi, non-Western fantasy, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, Saga Press, publishers of speculative fiction like Stephen Graham Jones’ THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, Rebecca Roanhorse’s BLACK SUN, and more, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Stepping Stone by Karin Kallmaker Strawberry Summer by Melissa Brayden Too Close to Touch by Georgia Beers Just Jorie by Robin Alexander (rec’d by Wynnde) Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Baron (rec’d by Lauren) Books Discussed The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh (tw: rape, murder, child abuse) Famous Men Who Never Lived by K. Chess (tw: assault, bigotry, separation from a child) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: violence against children, sexual assault, eugenics) Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson The Lesser Blessed by Richard Van Camp, as rec’d by Waubgeshig Rice (Recommended) (tw: child abuse) Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow The Chilling Effect and Prime Deceptions by Valerie Valdes Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (tw: abusive parent, panic attacks) Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab The Books of Ambha (Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash) by Tasha Suri When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racism, fatphobia) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss character-driven sci-fi, non-Western fantasy, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Stepping Stone by Karin Kallmaker

Strawberry Summer by Melissa Brayden

Too Close to Touch by Georgia Beers

Just Jorie by Robin Alexander

(rec’d by Wynnde)

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Baron (rec’d by Lauren)

Books Discussed

The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh (tw: rape, murder, child abuse)

Famous Men Who Never Lived by K. Chess (tw: assault, bigotry, separation from a child)

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: violence against children, sexual assault, eugenics)

Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

The Lesser Blessed by Richard Van Camp, as rec’d by Waubgeshig Rice (Recommended) (tw: child abuse)

Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

The Chilling Effect and Prime Deceptions by Valerie Valdes

Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (tw: abusive parent, panic attacks)

Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab

The Books of Ambha (Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash) by Tasha Suri

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racism, fatphobia)

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]]> 3123 no The Handsell: October 5, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-october-5-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. Trigger warnings: rape, racism and racial slurs This episode is sponsored by Tor Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: October 5, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. Trigger warnings: rape, racism and racial slurs This episode is sponsored by Tor Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell.

Trigger warnings: rape, racism and racial slurs

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]]> 487 no Protest Knitting https://bookriot.com/listen/ya-with-no-romance/ Amanda and Jenn discuss YA with no romance, classics worth picking up, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, The Mason House, available now from Lanternfish Press, and Skyhunter by Marie Lu, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Pirate Cruncher by Johnny Duddle and anything by Isabella Bird (rec’d by Mel) Books Discussed Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner (rec’d by Tirzah) Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee  1984 by George Orwell (tw: torture) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (tw: all the bad things happen y’all — rape, harm to children, etc) The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert The Switch by Beth O’Leary Swordspoint and Tremontaine by Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, etc. American Indian Stories by Zitkála Sá The Destroy Series in Uncanny Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth 2AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (tw: racism, prejudice within minority communities) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Protest Knitting full 251 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss YA with no romance, classics worth picking up, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss YA with no romance, classics worth picking up, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, The Mason House, available now from Lanternfish Press, and Skyhunter by Marie Lu, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Pirate Cruncher by Johnny Duddle and anything by Isabella Bird (rec’d by Mel) Books Discussed Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner (rec’d by Tirzah) Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee  1984 by George Orwell (tw: torture) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (tw: all the bad things happen y’all — rape, harm to children, etc) The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert The Switch by Beth O’Leary Swordspoint and Tremontaine by Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, etc. American Indian Stories by Zitkála Sá The Destroy Series in Uncanny Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth 2AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (tw: racism, prejudice within minority communities) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss YA with no romance, classics worth picking up, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, The Mason House, available now from Lanternfish Press, and Skyhunter by Marie Lu, with Fierce Reads.

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The Pirate Cruncher by Johnny Duddle and anything by Isabella Bird (rec’d by Mel)

Books Discussed

Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner (rec’d by Tirzah)

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee 

1984 by George Orwell (tw: torture)

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (tw: all the bad things happen y’all — rape, harm to children, etc)

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

The Switch by Beth O’Leary

Swordspoint and Tremontaine by Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, etc.

American Indian Stories by Zitkála Sá

The Destroy Series in Uncanny Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine

Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth

2AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (tw: racism, prejudice within minority communities)

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]]> 2690 no The Handsell: September 28, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-september-28-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso. This episode is sponsored by See Her Die by Melinda Leigh. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:35:00 -0000 The Handsell: September 28, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso. This episode is sponsored by See Her Die by Melinda Leigh. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso.

This episode is sponsored by See Her Die by Melinda Leigh.

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]]> 381 no Five (!) Years In Review https://bookriot.com/listen/five-years-in-review/ Amanda and Jenn look back on five years of recommendations and whether or not they would still recommend old favorites in this special 250th episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, White Fox by Sara Faring, with Fierce Reads, and Penguin Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Milkman by Anna Burns Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Acacia: The War With the Mein by David Anthony Durham The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Infomocracy by Malka Older Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Five (!) Years In Review full 250 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn look back on five years of recommendations and whether or not they would still recommend old favorites in this special 250th episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn look back on five years of recommendations and whether or not they would still recommend old favorites in this special 250th episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, White Fox by Sara Faring, with Fierce Reads, and Penguin Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Life After Life by Kate Atkinson The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Milkman by Anna Burns Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Acacia: The War With the Mein by David Anthony Durham The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Infomocracy by Malka Older Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn look back on five years of recommendations and whether or not they would still recommend old favorites in this special 250th episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Storybound Podcast, White Fox by Sara Faring, with Fierce Reads, and Penguin Teen.

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Books Discussed

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

Milkman by Anna Burns

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang

Acacia: The War With the Mein by David Anthony Durham

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

Infomocracy by Malka Older

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

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]]> 2742 no The Handsell: September 21, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-september-21-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Physical Disobedience by Sarah Hays Coomer. This episode is sponsored by Norton Young Readers, publishers of Bearmouth, by Liz Hyder, winner of the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: September 21, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Physical Disobedience by Sarah Hays Coomer. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Physical Disobedience by Sarah Hays Coomer. This episode is sponsored by Norton Young Readers, publishers of Bearmouth, by Liz Hyder, winner of the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Physical Disobedience by Sarah Hays Coomer.

This episode is sponsored by Norton Young Readers, publishers of Bearmouth, by Liz Hyder, winner of the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers.

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]]> 454 no Where Is My Gavel https://bookriot.com/listen/graphic-novels-for-kids/ Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels for kids, wanderlust reads, grown characters in fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Traitor by Amanda McCrina with Fierce Reads, and Flatiron Books, publisher of The Insomniacs by Marit Weisenberg. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search if God in America by Jeff Chu, Unclobber by Colby Martin, and One Coin Found (rec’d by Amy) Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays vs. Christians Debate by Justin Lee (rec’d by Jessica)  Books Discussed Border by Kapka Kassabova The Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian, rec’d by Aram Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff Little Witch Academia by Yoh Yoshinari, Keisuke Sato, Trigger The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Things Hoped For by Chencia C. Higgins Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang, illus. by Max Lang The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert Travels With Myself and Another by Martha Gellhorn The Wolf of Oren–Yaro by KS Villoso Tea With the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer The Magical Language of Others by EJ Koh (tw: suicidal thoughts and attempts, disordered eating, domestic violence, sexual assault, depression) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Where Is My Gavel full 249 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels for kids, wanderlust reads, grown characters in fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels for kids, wanderlust reads, grown characters in fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Traitor by Amanda McCrina with Fierce Reads, and Flatiron Books, publisher of The Insomniacs by Marit Weisenberg. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search if God in America by Jeff Chu, Unclobber by Colby Martin, and One Coin Found (rec’d by Amy) Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays vs. Christians Debate by Justin Lee (rec’d by Jessica)  Books Discussed Border by Kapka Kassabova The Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian, rec’d by Aram Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff Little Witch Academia by Yoh Yoshinari, Keisuke Sato, Trigger The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Things Hoped For by Chencia C. Higgins Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang, illus. by Max Lang The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert Travels With Myself and Another by Martha Gellhorn The Wolf of Oren–Yaro by KS Villoso Tea With the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer The Magical Language of Others by EJ Koh (tw: suicidal thoughts and attempts, disordered eating, domestic violence, sexual assault, depression) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels for kids, wanderlust reads, grown characters in fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Traitor by Amanda McCrina with Fierce Reads, and Flatiron Books, publisher of The Insomniacs by Marit Weisenberg.

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Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search if God in America by Jeff Chu, Unclobber by Colby Martin, and One Coin Found (rec’d by Amy)

Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays vs. Christians Debate by Justin Lee (rec’d by Jessica) 

Books Discussed

Border by Kapka Kassabova

The Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian, rec’d by Aram

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff

Little Witch Academia by Yoh Yoshinari, Keisuke Sato, Trigger

The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

Things Hoped For by Chencia C. Higgins

Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang, illus. by Max Lang

The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

Travels With Myself and Another by Martha Gellhorn

The Wolf of Oren–Yaro by KS Villoso

Tea With the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

The Magical Language of Others by EJ Koh (tw: suicidal thoughts and attempts, disordered eating, domestic violence, sexual assault, depression)

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]]> 2750 no The Handsell: September 14, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-september-14-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. This episode is sponsored by Size Zero by Abigail Mangin. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: September 14, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. This episode is sponsored by Size Zero by Abigail Mangin. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides.

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]]> 416 no The Goats Also Have Strong Personalities https://bookriot.com/listen/memoirs-by-trans-men/ Amanda and Jenn discuss memoirs by trans men, audiobooks for kids, some fantasy and dystopia, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Skyhunter by Marie Lu, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Practical Magic trilogy by Alice Hoffman and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (rec’d by Sibyl) The Harwood Spellbook series by Stephanie Burgis, starting with Snowspelled (rec’d by Laura) Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (rec’d by Jennifer) Changing Our Mind by David Gushee (rec’d by Jessica) Books Discussed Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortbery / Daniel M. Lavery Sorted by Jackson Bird Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee (tw: child molestation, mugging, transphobia, PTSD & disassociation) Soulless by Gail Carriger The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Want by Cindy Pon Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Hey YA Episode: On YA “Boy Books” And Driving In The Midwest The City We Became by NK Jemisin Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole (When No One Is Watching) Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace  Dear Martin by Nic Stone  A Boy And His Dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher (cw: reference to suicide, harm to animals, reference to rape, use of gender reveal as a plot point) Like a Mother by Angela Garbes From the Hips by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris (rec’d by Jaime) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Goats Also Have Strong Personalities full 248 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss memoirs by trans men, audiobooks for kids, some fantasy and dystopia, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss memoirs by trans men, audiobooks for kids, some fantasy and dystopia, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Skyhunter by Marie Lu, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Practical Magic trilogy by Alice Hoffman and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (rec’d by Sibyl) The Harwood Spellbook series by Stephanie Burgis, starting with Snowspelled (rec’d by Laura) Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (rec’d by Jennifer) Changing Our Mind by David Gushee (rec’d by Jessica) Books Discussed Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortbery / Daniel M. Lavery Sorted by Jackson Bird Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee (tw: child molestation, mugging, transphobia, PTSD & disassociation) Soulless by Gail Carriger The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Want by Cindy Pon Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Hey YA Episode: On YA “Boy Books” And Driving In The Midwest The City We Became by NK Jemisin Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole (When No One Is Watching) Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace  Dear Martin by Nic Stone  A Boy And His Dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher (cw: reference to suicide, harm to animals, reference to rape, use of gender reveal as a plot point) Like a Mother by Angela Garbes From the Hips by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris (rec’d by Jaime) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss memoirs by trans men, audiobooks for kids, some fantasy and dystopia, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Practical Magic trilogy by Alice Hoffman and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (rec’d by Sibyl)

The Harwood Spellbook series by Stephanie Burgis, starting with Snowspelled (rec’d by Laura)

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (rec’d by Jennifer)

Changing Our Mind by David Gushee (rec’d by Jessica)

Books Discussed

Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortbery / Daniel M. Lavery

Sorted by Jackson Bird

Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee (tw: child molestation, mugging, transphobia, PTSD & disassociation)

Soulless by Gail Carriger

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

Want by Cindy Pon

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

Hey YA Episode: On YA “Boy Books” And Driving In The Midwest

The City We Became by NK Jemisin

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole (When No One Is Watching)

Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace 

Dear Martin by Nic Stone 

A Boy And His Dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher (cw: reference to suicide, harm to animals, reference to rape, use of gender reveal as a plot point)

Like a Mother by Angela Garbes

From the Hips by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris (rec’d by Jaime)

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]]> 2643 no Come Help Me Dispose Of The Body https://bookriot.com/listen/morally-ambigious-main-characters/ Amanda and Jenn discuss morally ambiguous main characters, chapter book read-alouds, female artists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Scholastic, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile (rec’d by Abigail) Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine by Eric Weiner (rec’d by Michelle) Stephen King: Firestarter and The Gunslinger (rec’d by Kelsey) Books Discussed Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories, transl. by Katrina Dodson) My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite The Bible’s Yes to Same-Sex Marriage by Mark Achtemeier This Is A Book For Parents Of Gay Kids by Dannielle Owens-Reid Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Waiting in the Wings by Tara Frejas From Scratch by Tembi Locke The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, transl. by Philip Gabriel Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz Post: Read-Alouds for Middle School The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw domestic violence, racism) Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-Sook, translated by Chi-Young Kim (Tw: violence against women) Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape, torture) The Diary of Frida Kahlo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Come Help Me Dispose Of The Body full 247 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss morally ambiguous main characters, chapter book read-alouds, female artists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss morally ambiguous main characters, chapter book read-alouds, female artists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Scholastic, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile (rec’d by Abigail) Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine by Eric Weiner (rec’d by Michelle) Stephen King: Firestarter and The Gunslinger (rec’d by Kelsey) Books Discussed Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories, transl. by Katrina Dodson) My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite The Bible’s Yes to Same-Sex Marriage by Mark Achtemeier This Is A Book For Parents Of Gay Kids by Dannielle Owens-Reid Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Waiting in the Wings by Tara Frejas From Scratch by Tembi Locke The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, transl. by Philip Gabriel Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz Post: Read-Alouds for Middle School The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw domestic violence, racism) Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-Sook, translated by Chi-Young Kim (Tw: violence against women) Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape, torture) The Diary of Frida Kahlo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss morally ambiguous main characters, chapter book read-alouds, female artists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile (rec’d by Abigail)

Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine by Eric Weiner (rec’d by Michelle)

Stephen King: Firestarter and The Gunslinger (rec’d by Kelsey)

Books Discussed

Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories, transl. by Katrina Dodson)

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Bible’s Yes to Same-Sex Marriage by Mark Achtemeier

This Is A Book For Parents Of Gay Kids by Dannielle Owens-Reid

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

Waiting in the Wings by Tara Frejas

From Scratch by Tembi Locke

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, transl. by Philip Gabriel

Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz

Post: Read-Alouds for Middle School

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw domestic violence, racism)

Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-Sook, translated by Chi-Young Kim (Tw: violence against women)

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape, torture)

The Diary of Frida Kahlo

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]]> 2760 no The Handsell: August 31, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-31-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu annotated by Carmen Maria Machado Danika’s Post, “Bringing The Lesbian Vampire Home“ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 31, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu annotated by Carmen Maria Machado Danika’s Post, “Bringing The Lesbian Vampire Home“ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson.

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Books Discussed

Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu annotated by Carmen Maria Machado

Danika’s Post, “Bringing The Lesbian Vampire Home“

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]]> 518 no Why Am I Crying About A Fish https://bookriot.com/listen/cathartic-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss cathartic reads, wintery settings, historical fiction for kids, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, The Switch by Beth O’Leary, and Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (rec’d by Christina) The Bear by Claire Cameron (rec’d by Eugenia) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara and The Flavia DeLuce series by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) (rec’d by Sherry) Finding God in the Waves: How I lost my faith and found it again in science by Mike McHargue (rec’d by Treva) All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson (rec’d by Stacey) Books Discussed The Novice by Taran Matharu Discworld: The Wyrd Sisters (Witches #1) or The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching #1) by Terry Pratchett  A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde Serle “Cold Wind” by Nicola Griffith Spider-Man: Far From Home by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by Stéphane Kardos Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru Teen Titans Go!: Party! Party! by Sholly Fisch and Lea Hernandez Seidman Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (tw: racism, police violence) The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation) The Yield by Tara June Winch (tw child sexual abuse, racism, genocide) All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The Kingston Cycle by CL Polk (TW: PTSD, violence to women and children) Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín, illustrated by Lee White, translated by EM Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Why Am I Crying About A Fish full 246 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss cathartic reads, wintery settings, historical fiction for kids, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss cathartic reads, wintery settings, historical fiction for kids, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, The Switch by Beth O’Leary, and Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (rec’d by Christina) The Bear by Claire Cameron (rec’d by Eugenia) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara and The Flavia DeLuce series by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) (rec’d by Sherry) Finding God in the Waves: How I lost my faith and found it again in science by Mike McHargue (rec’d by Treva) All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson (rec’d by Stacey) Books Discussed The Novice by Taran Matharu Discworld: The Wyrd Sisters (Witches #1) or The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching #1) by Terry Pratchett  A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde Serle “Cold Wind” by Nicola Griffith Spider-Man: Far From Home by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by Stéphane Kardos Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru Teen Titans Go!: Party! Party! by Sholly Fisch and Lea Hernandez Seidman Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (tw: racism, police violence) The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation) The Yield by Tara June Winch (tw child sexual abuse, racism, genocide) All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The Kingston Cycle by CL Polk (TW: PTSD, violence to women and children) Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín, illustrated by Lee White, translated by EM Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss cathartic reads, wintery settings, historical fiction for kids, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, The Switch by Beth O’Leary, and Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale, with Fierce Reads.

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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (rec’d by Christina)

The Bear by Claire Cameron (rec’d by Eugenia)

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara and The Flavia DeLuce series by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) (rec’d by Sherry)

Finding God in the Waves: How I lost my faith and found it again in science by Mike McHargue (rec’d by Treva)

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson (rec’d by Stacey)

Books Discussed

The Novice by Taran Matharu

Discworld: The Wyrd Sisters (Witches #1) or The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching #1) by Terry Pratchett 

A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde Serle

“Cold Wind” by Nicola Griffith

Spider-Man: Far From Home by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by Stéphane Kardos

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru

Teen Titans Go!: Party! Party! by Sholly Fisch and Lea Hernandez Seidman

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (tw: racism, police violence)

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation)

The Yield by Tara June Winch (tw child sexual abuse, racism, genocide)

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Kingston Cycle by CL Polk (TW: PTSD, violence to women and children)

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín, illustrated by Lee White, translated by EM Connor

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]]> 2762 no The Handsell: August 24, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-24-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib. Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 24, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib. Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib.

Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse.

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]]> 515 no Purse Cheese In An Elevator https://bookriot.com/listen/novels-with-a-strong-sense-of-place/ Amanda and Jenn discuss pageturners, novels with a strong sense of place, some romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Amulet Books and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, and Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Rogue Pirate’s Bride by Shana Galen Captured by Beverly Jenkins Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw: rape of a child) All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (tw: violence against women incl. sexual assault, harm to animals) The Switch by Beth O’Leary His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras (cw: family member with cancer) The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Rebelwing by Andrea Tang A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe by Alex White  To the End of June by Cris Beam Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin Fire and Ice by Rachel Spangler Roller Girl by Vanessa North Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Purse Cheese In An Elevator full 245 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss pageturners, novels with a strong sense of place, some romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss pageturners, novels with a strong sense of place, some romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Amulet Books and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, and Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Rogue Pirate’s Bride by Shana Galen Captured by Beverly Jenkins Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw: rape of a child) All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (tw: violence against women incl. sexual assault, harm to animals) The Switch by Beth O’Leary His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras (cw: family member with cancer) The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Rebelwing by Andrea Tang A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe by Alex White  To the End of June by Cris Beam Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin Fire and Ice by Rachel Spangler Roller Girl by Vanessa North Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss pageturners, novels with a strong sense of place, some romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Rogue Pirate’s Bride by Shana Galen

Captured by Beverly Jenkins

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw: rape of a child)

All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (tw: violence against women incl. sexual assault, harm to animals)

The Switch by Beth O’Leary

His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras (cw: family member with cancer)

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Rebelwing by Andrea Tang

A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe by Alex White 

To the End of June by Cris Beam

Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin

Fire and Ice by Rachel Spangler

Roller Girl by Vanessa North

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]]> 3012 no The Handsell: August 17, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-17-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Bride Test by Helen Hoang. This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:18:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 17, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Bride Test by Helen Hoang. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Bride Test by Helen Hoang. This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Bride Test by Helen Hoang.

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]]> 511 no Are Cyber Thrillers a Thing? https://bookriot.com/listen/are-cyber-thrillers-a-thing/ Amanda and guest host Rincey Abraham from Read or Dead discuss thrillers written by women of color, business books for new employees, and what to read if you’re giving up on Cormoran Strike. This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast, This is My America by Kim Johnson, and Lobizona by Romina Garber. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo Autumn by Ali Smith The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Cutting Season by Attica Locke A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh Fatal Affair by Marie Force Betty Rhyzyk series by Kathleen Kent (Book One, The Dime) Tana French! (In the Woods is the first book) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Are Cyber Thrillers a Thing? full 244 Book Riot Amanda and guest host Rincey Abraham from Read or Dead discuss thrillers written by women of color, business books for new employees, and what to read if you're giving up on Cormoran Strike.This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot's mystery/thriller podcast, This is My America by Kim Johnson, and Lobizona by Romina Garber.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Questions 1. I recently got an amazing new job at a tech startup after being in a somewhat horrible job situation. The problem is, I am new to technology, the startup life, and the business side of things (I've been working retail previously), and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed and behind in terms of the culture and lingo. Do you have any suggestions for business reads for this fiction-focused person looking to expand her horizons and build a place for herself in this new culture and community? I already have Radical Candor by Kim Scott and Brene Brown's Dare to Lead on my shelf, along with Erin Meyer's The Culture Map (as we deal with companies around the world). I'm most interested in books by women, but will take a look at recommendations that you truly believe are worth my time and attention. I tend to struggle with nonfiction, so easily accessible and engrossing options are appreciated. I'm looking to add books to my arsenal to help me step into my new role with confidence and poise, with as much information as possible. Thank you so much!Anna2. I'm looking for something that has the vibes you get watching Over the Garden Wall or Gilmore Girls, or reading Anne of Green Gables or Shirley Jackson. Not necessarily spooky (but I do love spooky) but cosy and autumnal and makes you want to wrap yourself up in a blanket and sit in front of a fireplace or go to a pumpkin patch.Please help!-Dee3. I'm new to the show and have been listening to back issues because I love it so much! Book recommendations are my jam.I'm looking for a recommendation for my dad. He enjoys reading but doesn't always have a lot of free time for it. He enjoys action, sci-fi and World War Two stories. He is also a HUGE gun nut! Books I have bought for him in the past include Borrowed Time by Naomi Alderman and Birds in a Cage by Derek Neimann. He also enjoys comedy and humour.Thanks so much for your help!Cherith4. Hey y’all! Big fan of the show. I was wondering if you could recommend any thriller/mystery books where the internet plays a big role. Could involve the deep web, social media, code hunting, cyber security, anything where the crime or mystery revolves around cyber spaces (are cyber thrillers a thing?). Please help a bored human fellow who misses Mr. Robot with their whole heart and soul.Cecil5. Hi! I love the show! :) I wanted to ask for some recommendations for a thriller/mystery written by a woman of color. I want to read something captivating and well done, that can be surprising but not far fetched at the end. Some of my favorites are: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, Sharp Objects and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Far From You by Tess Sharpe. I didn't like Final Girls by Riley Sager. Thank you! Nadia6. I am looking for a mystery/suspense/thriller with sex scenes. So long as they are not imbalance of power relationships such as boss/assistant, guard/prisoner, etc. I’d prefer a female detective, but I’ll settle for otherwise. I’d really prefer a female author. Thank you & I hope you’ll survive Covid,Nai7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I really enjoyed the Cormoran Strike series, but I no longer want to support JKR and so I won't be continuing with the series. I'm looking for a similar mystery/detective series to dive into, but I don't necessarily need there to be tens of books already out. I liked the balance of character and plot in the Strike books, and I also really liked the dynamic between Strike and Robin (although I don't need it to become romantic (spoilers?)). I don't read a lot of mystery or detective novels, but I did read Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious series and loved it. Thank you!Alison Books Discussed No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West DuffyThe Making of a Manager by Julie ZhuoAutumn by Ali SmithThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonAll Systems Red by Martha WellsThe Dark Net by Benjamin PercyLittle Brother by Cory DoctorowMiracle Creek by Angie KimCutting Season by Attica LockeA Madness of Sunshine by Nalini SinghFatal Affair by Marie ForceBetty Rhyzyk series by Kathleen Kent (Book One, The Dime)Tana French! (In the Woods is the first book)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and guest host Rincey Abraham from Read or Dead discuss thrillers written by women of color, business books for new employees, and what to read if you’re giving up on Cormoran Strike. This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast, This is My America by Kim Johnson, and Lobizona by Romina Garber. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo Autumn by Ali Smith The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Cutting Season by Attica Locke A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh Fatal Affair by Marie Force Betty Rhyzyk series by Kathleen Kent (Book One, The Dime) Tana French! (In the Woods is the first book) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and guest host Rincey Abraham from Read or Dead discuss thrillers written by women of color, business books for new employees, and what to read if you’re giving up on Cormoran Strike.

This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast, This is My America by Kim Johnson, and Lobizona by Romina Garber.

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Books Discussed

No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy

The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo

Autumn by Ali Smith

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

Cutting Season by Attica Locke

A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh

Fatal Affair by Marie Force

Betty Rhyzyk series by Kathleen Kent (Book One, The Dime)

Tana French! (In the Woods is the first book)

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]]> 2862 no The Handsell: August 10, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-10-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fairest by Meredith Talusan. Trigger warning: child abuse This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 10, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fairest by Meredith Talusan. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fairest by Meredith Talusan. Trigger warning: child abuse This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fairest by Meredith Talusan.

Trigger warning: child abuse

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]]> 467 no They Hate Each Other, So They're Destined To Be Together https://bookriot.com/listen/summer-resort-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss diverse fantasy, summer resort reads, and spiritual nonfiction in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast, Care/of, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck, Anything by Louis de Bernieres, but particularly Birds Without Wings and Notwithstanding, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney, The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Maggie O’Farrell’s new book Hamnet (rec’d by Sibyl) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Ms Marvel, The Totally Awesome Hulk, and the Miles Morales Spider-Man books (rec’d by Angie) Books Discussed Song of Blood and Stone by L Penelope (tw: racism) Sorcerer to the Crown and The True Queen by Zen Cho The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith Stalking God by Anjali Kumar (rec’d by Rebecca) A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Artifact (Jaya Jones) by Gigi Pandian (cw: stalker) Mary Russell Sherlock Holmes novels (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice) Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead (rec’d by Jeff) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Heresy by Melissa Lenhardt An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose #1) by Charlaine Harris (tw: mention of rape & sexual assault but very brief, violence) Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jay Robin Brown (tw: homophobia) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (they/them) (tw: transphobia) Alex Cabal, cover designer What’s Left of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott (tw: domestic violence) The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan (tw: domestic violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 They Hate Each Other, So They're Destined To Be Together full 243 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss diverse fantasy, summer resort reads, and spiritual nonfiction in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss diverse fantasy, summer resort reads, and spiritual nonfiction in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast, Care/of, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck, Anything by Louis de Bernieres, but particularly Birds Without Wings and Notwithstanding, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney, The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Maggie O’Farrell’s new book Hamnet (rec’d by Sibyl) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Ms Marvel, The Totally Awesome Hulk, and the Miles Morales Spider-Man books (rec’d by Angie) Books Discussed Song of Blood and Stone by L Penelope (tw: racism) Sorcerer to the Crown and The True Queen by Zen Cho The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith Stalking God by Anjali Kumar (rec’d by Rebecca) A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Artifact (Jaya Jones) by Gigi Pandian (cw: stalker) Mary Russell Sherlock Holmes novels (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice) Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead (rec’d by Jeff) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Heresy by Melissa Lenhardt An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose #1) by Charlaine Harris (tw: mention of rape & sexual assault but very brief, violence) Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jay Robin Brown (tw: homophobia) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (they/them) (tw: transphobia) Alex Cabal, cover designer What’s Left of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott (tw: domestic violence) The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan (tw: domestic violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss diverse fantasy, summer resort reads, and spiritual nonfiction in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast, Care/of, and Book Riot Insiders.

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Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck, Anything by Louis de Bernieres, but particularly Birds Without Wings and Notwithstanding, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney, The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Maggie O’Farrell’s new book Hamnet (rec’d by Sibyl)

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Ms Marvel, The Totally Awesome Hulk, and the Miles Morales Spider-Man books (rec’d by Angie)

Books Discussed

Song of Blood and Stone by L Penelope (tw: racism)

Sorcerer to the Crown and The True Queen by Zen Cho

The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith

Stalking God by Anjali Kumar (rec’d by Rebecca)

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

Artifact (Jaya Jones) by Gigi Pandian (cw: stalker)

Mary Russell Sherlock Holmes novels (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice)

Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead (rec’d by Jeff)

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Heresy by Melissa Lenhardt

An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose #1) by Charlaine Harris (tw: mention of rape & sexual assault but very brief, violence)

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jay Robin Brown (tw: homophobia)

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (they/them) (tw: transphobia)

Alex Cabal, cover designer

What’s Left of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott (tw: domestic violence)

The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan (tw: domestic violence)

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]]> 2872 no The Handsell: August 3, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-august-3-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung. Trigger warnings: mention of past child abuse, bullying, racial slurs This episode is sponsored by Epic Reads and The Stepping Off Place by Cameron Rosenblum. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: August 3, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung. Trigger warnings: mention of past child abuse, bullying, racial slurs This episode is sponsored by Epic Reads and The Stepping Off Place by Cameron Rosenblum. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung.

Trigger warnings: mention of past child abuse, bullying, racial slurs

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]]> 498 no Big Leslie Knope Energy https://bookriot.com/listen/indie-horror-books/ Amanda and Jenn discuss indie horror books, feeling connected, cinnamon roll characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Chronicles of Now podcast from Pushkin Industries, Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney, and Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle, now available from Algonquin Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Douglas Preston’s Monster of Florence (rec’d by Kim) Dawn by Octavia Butler (book 1 in her Xenogenesis series) and The Caphenon: Book 1 in The Chronicles of Alsea series by Fletcher DeLancey (rec’d by Wynnde) Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos (rec’d by Charleen) Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean (rec’d by Kristi) JY Yang’s Tensorate Series (First book is The Black Tides of Heaven) (rec’d by Amber) The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer (rec’d by Lee) In the Shadow of Statues by Mitch Landrieu (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson Saga: Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Seraphina by Rachel Hartman The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw: suicide, self harm) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Somewhere in the Middle by Deborah Francisco Douglas Born a Crime by Trevor Noah The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw: racism, harm to children) Elegy For the Undead by Matthew Vesely (October 13 2020) from Lanternfish Press (Seanan McGuire’s thread) The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden (tw: body horror) The Tensorate Series by JY Neon Yang (tw: harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jul 2020 13:39:00 -0000 Big Leslie Knope Energy full 242 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss indie horror books, feeling connected, cinnamon roll characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss indie horror books, feeling connected, cinnamon roll characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Chronicles of Now podcast from Pushkin Industries, Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney, and Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle, now available from Algonquin Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Douglas Preston’s Monster of Florence (rec’d by Kim) Dawn by Octavia Butler (book 1 in her Xenogenesis series) and The Caphenon: Book 1 in The Chronicles of Alsea series by Fletcher DeLancey (rec’d by Wynnde) Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos (rec’d by Charleen) Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean (rec’d by Kristi) JY Yang’s Tensorate Series (First book is The Black Tides of Heaven) (rec’d by Amber) The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer (rec’d by Lee) In the Shadow of Statues by Mitch Landrieu (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson Saga: Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Seraphina by Rachel Hartman The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw: suicide, self harm) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Somewhere in the Middle by Deborah Francisco Douglas Born a Crime by Trevor Noah The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw: racism, harm to children) Elegy For the Undead by Matthew Vesely (October 13 2020) from Lanternfish Press (Seanan McGuire’s thread) The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden (tw: body horror) The Tensorate Series by JY Neon Yang (tw: harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss indie horror books, feeling connected, cinnamon roll characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Chronicles of Now podcast from Pushkin Industries, Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney, and Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle, now available from Algonquin Books.

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Feedback

Douglas Preston’s Monster of Florence (rec’d by Kim)

Dawn by Octavia Butler (book 1 in her Xenogenesis series) and The Caphenon: Book 1 in The Chronicles of Alsea series by Fletcher DeLancey (rec’d by Wynnde)

Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos (rec’d by Charleen)

Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean (rec’d by Kristi)

JY Yang’s Tensorate Series (First book is The Black Tides of Heaven) (rec’d by Amber)

The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer (rec’d by Lee)

In the Shadow of Statues by Mitch Landrieu (rec’d by Laura)

Books Discussed

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

Saga: Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw: suicide, self harm)

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Somewhere in the Middle by Deborah Francisco Douglas

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw: racism, harm to children)

Elegy For the Undead by Matthew Vesely (October 13 2020) from Lanternfish Press (Seanan McGuire’s thread)

The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden (tw: body horror)

The Tensorate Series by JY Neon Yang (tw: harm to children)

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]]> 2819 no The Handsell: July 27, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-july-27-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie. Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse This episode is sponsored by Malorie, the thrilling sequel to Bird Box, from New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: July 27, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie. Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse This episode is sponsored by Malorie, the thrilling sequel to Bird Box, from New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie.

Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse

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]]> 507 no Cheating Up A Storm https://bookriot.com/listen/cheating-up-a-storm/ Jenn and guest Jeff O’Neal discuss business books, chapter books for picky readers, biographies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and Flatiron Books, publisher of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Loonshots by Safi Bahcall Good Boss, Bad Boss by Robert Sutton What If by Randall Munroe Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi The Orchard by Adele Robertson Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump Mayor by Michael Nutter Annotated: Democracy by the Book episode Lead From The Outside by Stacey Abrams Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Book Riot Podcast on Weather by Jenny Offill Lily to the Rescue by W. Bruce Cameron Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster James Baldwin by David Leeming Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff The Turner House by Angela Flournoy How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Cheating Up A Storm full 241 Book Riot Jenn and guest Jeff O’Neal discuss business books, chapter books for picky readers, biographies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Jenn and guest Jeff O’Neal discuss business books, chapter books for picky readers, biographies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and Flatiron Books, publisher of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Loonshots by Safi Bahcall Good Boss, Bad Boss by Robert Sutton What If by Randall Munroe Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi The Orchard by Adele Robertson Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump Mayor by Michael Nutter Annotated: Democracy by the Book episode Lead From The Outside by Stacey Abrams Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Book Riot Podcast on Weather by Jenny Offill Lily to the Rescue by W. Bruce Cameron Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster James Baldwin by David Leeming Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff The Turner House by Angela Flournoy How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Jeff O’Neal discuss business books, chapter books for picky readers, biographies, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and Flatiron Books, publisher of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

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Books Discussed

Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Good Boss, Bad Boss by Robert Sutton

What If by Randall Munroe

Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

The Orchard by Adele Robertson

Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump

Mayor by Michael Nutter

Annotated: Democracy by the Book episode

Lead From The Outside by Stacey Abrams

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Book Riot Podcast on Weather by Jenny Offill

Lily to the Rescue by W. Bruce Cameron

Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson

Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

James Baldwin by David Leeming

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang

The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu

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]]> 2977 no The Handsell: July 20, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-july-20-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: July 20, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl.

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]]> 399 no Here Are Our Nun Tangents https://bookriot.com/listen/here-are-our-nun-tangents/ Amanda and Jenn discuss coming-of-age literary fiction, M/M sci-fi, novellas, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Flatiron Books, publisher of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby, and Ecco. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (rec’d by Laura) Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (rec’d by Elizabeth) The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (rec’d by Maria) Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc Books Discussed Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: rape, child abuse, racism) Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capo Crucet Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hussein Burning Roses by SL Huang (lots of triggers incl. child abuse and violence against animals) (September 2020) I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (tw: enbyphobia) Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (cw: flayings and PTSD) We Are the Ants by Shuan David Hutchinson (tw: homophobia, suicide) Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen (cw: PTSD) Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal  The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Phantom Unicorn by Zetta Elliott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Here Are Our Nun Tangents full 240 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss coming-of-age literary fiction, M/M sci-fi, novellas, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss coming-of-age literary fiction, M/M sci-fi, novellas, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Flatiron Books, publisher of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby, and Ecco. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (rec’d by Laura) Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (rec’d by Elizabeth) The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (rec’d by Maria) Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc Books Discussed Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: rape, child abuse, racism) Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capo Crucet Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hussein Burning Roses by SL Huang (lots of triggers incl. child abuse and violence against animals) (September 2020) I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (tw: enbyphobia) Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (cw: flayings and PTSD) We Are the Ants by Shuan David Hutchinson (tw: homophobia, suicide) Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen (cw: PTSD) Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery) The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal  The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Phantom Unicorn by Zetta Elliott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss coming-of-age literary fiction, M/M sci-fi, novellas, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (rec’d by Laura)

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (rec’d by Elizabeth)

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (rec’d by Maria)

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

Books Discussed

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (tw: rape, child abuse, racism)

Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capo Crucet

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hussein

Burning Roses by SL Huang (lots of triggers incl. child abuse and violence against animals) (September 2020)

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (tw: enbyphobia)

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (cw: flayings and PTSD)

We Are the Ants by Shuan David Hutchinson (tw: homophobia, suicide)

Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen (cw: PTSD)

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw: slavery)

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal 

The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue

The Phantom Unicorn by Zetta Elliott

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]]> 2706 no The Handsell: July 13, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-july-13-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Shepherd by Catherine Jinks. Trigger warnings: harm to children and animals This episode is sponsored by HarperVia, Books that Take you Everywhere. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: July 13, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Shepherd by Catherine Jinks. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Shepherd by Catherine Jinks. Trigger warnings: harm to children and animals This episode is sponsored by HarperVia, Books that Take you Everywhere. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Shepherd by Catherine Jinks.

Trigger warnings: harm to children and animals

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]]> 509 no Hashtag Awkward Feelings https://bookriot.com/listen/hashtag-awkward-feelings/ Amanda and Jenn discuss series to get excited about, 8th grade read-alouds, Star Wars read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Care/of, and The Patient by Jasper DeWitt. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Anna K by Jenny Lee (TW: underage substance abuse & alcohol) (rec’d by Nicole) The Need by Helen Phillips (rec’d by Courtney) Books Discussed The Khorasan Archives by Ausma Zehanat Khan (tw slavery) The Poppy War series by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape and genocide) SFF Yeah: Most Anticipated Series episode The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell The River of Doubt by Candice Millard Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai (tw war) Clean Getaway by Nic Stone Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie Murderbot by Martha Wells The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, trans Charlotte Collins (tw Nazis) A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré Fool’s Crow by James Welch (rec’d by Jeff) (tw war crimes) There There by Tommy Orange (TW: gun violence and rape) Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Hashtag Awkward Feelings full 239 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss series to get excited about, 8th grade read-alouds, Star Wars read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss series to get excited about, 8th grade read-alouds, Star Wars read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Care/of, and The Patient by Jasper DeWitt. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Anna K by Jenny Lee (TW: underage substance abuse & alcohol) (rec’d by Nicole) The Need by Helen Phillips (rec’d by Courtney) Books Discussed The Khorasan Archives by Ausma Zehanat Khan (tw slavery) The Poppy War series by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape and genocide) SFF Yeah: Most Anticipated Series episode The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell The River of Doubt by Candice Millard Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai (tw war) Clean Getaway by Nic Stone Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie Murderbot by Martha Wells The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, trans Charlotte Collins (tw Nazis) A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré Fool’s Crow by James Welch (rec’d by Jeff) (tw war crimes) There There by Tommy Orange (TW: gun violence and rape) Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss series to get excited about, 8th grade read-alouds, Star Wars read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Anna K by Jenny Lee (TW: underage substance abuse & alcohol) (rec’d by Nicole)

The Need by Helen Phillips (rec’d by Courtney)

Books Discussed

The Khorasan Archives by Ausma Zehanat Khan (tw slavery)

The Poppy War series by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape and genocide)

SFF Yeah: Most Anticipated Series episode

The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell

The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Escape from Aleppo by NH Senzai (tw war)

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

Murderbot by Martha Wells

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, trans Charlotte Collins (tw Nazis)

A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré

Fool’s Crow by James Welch (rec’d by Jeff) (tw war crimes)

There There by Tommy Orange (TW: gun violence and rape)

Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith

Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson

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]]> 2932 no The Handsell: July 6, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-july-6-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole. Trigger warnings: descriptions of panic attacks and PTSD This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: July 6, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole. Trigger warnings: descriptions of panic attacks and PTSD This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole.

Trigger warnings: descriptions of panic attacks and PTSD

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]]> 453 no And Then Someone Does A Crime https://bookriot.com/listen/summery-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde) Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde) Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde) Books Discussed Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence) The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Zero Sum Game by SL Huang The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman   We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape) Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children) My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction) So Lucky by Nicola Griffith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0000 And Then Someone Does A Crime full 238 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde) Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde) Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde) Books Discussed Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence) The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Zero Sum Game by SL Huang The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman   We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape) Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children) My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction) So Lucky by Nicola Griffith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020.

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The Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde)

Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde)

Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde)

Books Discussed

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence)

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Zero Sum Game by SL Huang

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman  

We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey

Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape)

Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children)

My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet

Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley

Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction)

So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

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]]> 2769 no The Handsell: June 29, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-29-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton. Trigger warning: harm to animals This episode is sponsored by Wednesday Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 29, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton. Trigger warning: harm to animals This episode is sponsored by Wednesday Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton.

Trigger warning: harm to animals

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]]> 383 no Tattooed Punk With A Heart Of Gold https://bookriot.com/listen/light-hearted-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Iranian literature, light-hearted reads, favorite picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, Little, Brown and Company, and Amazon Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, translated by Alison Watts (tw: suicide) Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (tw: abusive parent) Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: harm to children and, like, every animal possible) The Broken Earth Trilogy (The Fifth Season #1) by NK Jemisin (tw: so much harm to children, forced breeding) The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi (tw: suicide) Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover Things I’ve Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (tw: harm to children) Want by Cindy Pon The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (tw: child abuse) Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racism, religious intolerance, internalized fat-shaming) Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima Thank You, Octopus by Darren Farrell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Tattooed Punk With A Heart Of Gold full 237 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Iranian literature, light-hearted reads, favorite picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss Iranian literature, light-hearted reads, favorite picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, Little, Brown and Company, and Amazon Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, translated by Alison Watts (tw: suicide) Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (tw: abusive parent) Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: harm to children and, like, every animal possible) The Broken Earth Trilogy (The Fifth Season #1) by NK Jemisin (tw: so much harm to children, forced breeding) The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi (tw: suicide) Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover Things I’ve Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (tw: harm to children) Want by Cindy Pon The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (tw: child abuse) Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racism, religious intolerance, internalized fat-shaming) Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima Thank You, Octopus by Darren Farrell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Iranian literature, light-hearted reads, favorite picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown

Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin

The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, translated by Alison Watts (tw: suicide)

Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (tw: abusive parent)

Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (tw: harm to children and, like, every animal possible)

The Broken Earth Trilogy (The Fifth Season #1) by NK Jemisin (tw: so much harm to children, forced breeding)

The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi (tw: suicide)

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover

Things I’ve Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi

Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (tw: harm to children)

Want by Cindy Pon

The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (tw: child abuse)

Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racism, religious intolerance, internalized fat-shaming)

Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima

Thank You, Octopus by Darren Farrell

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]]> 2691 no The Handsell: June 22, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-22-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson. This episode is sponsored by Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 22, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson. This episode is sponsored by Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson.

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]]> 542 no The Pride Show, Or 13 Year Old David Rose Goes to Fairyland https://bookriot.com/listen/queer-reading-recommendations/ Amanda and Jenn give queer reading recommendations in honor of Pride month in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting! and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker Lumberjanes Vol. 1 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen, and Faith Hicks Courting the Countess by Jenny Frame A Fairytale of Possibilities by Kiki Archer (rec’d by the Lesbrary) Check out our previous episode for Savannah recs The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San Naturally Tan by Tan France (tw racism, homophobia, suicidal thoughts) How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse) Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (rec’d by Sharifah) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Pride Show, Or 13 Year Old David Rose Goes to Fairyland full 236 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give queer reading recommendations in honor of Pride month in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn give queer reading recommendations in honor of Pride month in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Book Riot’s own podcast about all things young adult lit, TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Book Riot’s personalized reading recommendation service, which now has gifting! and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker Lumberjanes Vol. 1 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen, and Faith Hicks Courting the Countess by Jenny Frame A Fairytale of Possibilities by Kiki Archer (rec’d by the Lesbrary) Check out our previous episode for Savannah recs The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San Naturally Tan by Tan France (tw racism, homophobia, suicidal thoughts) How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse) Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (rec’d by Sharifah) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give queer reading recommendations in honor of Pride month in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Books

The Seafarer’s Kiss by Julia Ember

Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill

Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker

Lumberjanes Vol. 1 by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen, and Faith Hicks

Courting the Countess by Jenny Frame

A Fairytale of Possibilities by Kiki Archer (rec’d by the Lesbrary)

Check out our previous episode for Savannah recs

The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San

Naturally Tan by Tan France (tw racism, homophobia, suicidal thoughts)

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse)

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (rec’d by Sharifah)

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]]> 3221 no The Handsell: June 15, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-15-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. This episode is sponsored by Grand Central Publishing and Iris Johansen’s new action-packed, romance-infused thriller, The Persuasion. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 15, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. This episode is sponsored by Grand Central Publishing and Iris Johansen’s new action-packed, romance-infused thriller, The Persuasion. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha.

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]]> 380 no Anti-Racist Literature https://bookriot.com/listen/anti-racist-literature/ Amanda and Jenn recommend anti-racist literature in this week’s episode of Get Booked, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!, Libro.FM, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed & Other Notes: More discussion on Anti-Racism So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility by Robin Diangelo How to Be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (and Stamped by Jason Reynolds) Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin and Ebony Glenn Kidlit These Days podcast Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, edited by Maya Schenwar, Joe Macare, and Alana Yu-Lan Price Well-Read Black Girl, edited by Glory Edim The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David S. Treuer The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee Ibram Kendi’s Anti-Racist Reading list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Anti-Racist Literature full 235 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend anti-racist literature in this week’s episode of Get Booked, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. Amanda and Jenn recommend anti-racist literature in this week’s episode of Get Booked, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!, Libro.FM, and Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed & Other Notes: More discussion on Anti-Racism So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility by Robin Diangelo How to Be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (and Stamped by Jason Reynolds) Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin and Ebony Glenn Kidlit These Days podcast Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, edited by Maya Schenwar, Joe Macare, and Alana Yu-Lan Price Well-Read Black Girl, edited by Glory Edim The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David S. Treuer The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee Ibram Kendi’s Anti-Racist Reading list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend anti-racist literature in this week’s episode of Get Booked, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.

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Books Discussed & Other Notes:

More discussion on Anti-Racism

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

How to Be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (and Stamped by Jason Reynolds)

Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin and Ebony Glenn

Kidlit These Days podcast

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward

Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, edited by Maya Schenwar, Joe Macare, and Alana Yu-Lan Price

Well-Read Black Girl, edited by Glory Edim

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David S. Treuer

The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee

Ibram Kendi’s Anti-Racist Reading list

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]]> 2813 no The Handsell: June 8, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-8-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 08 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 8, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward.

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]]> 420 no Step Up Your Plant Game https://bookriot.com/listen/good-books-about-houseplants/ Amanda and Jenn discuss good books about houseplants, family-focused romance, quirky characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift! and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (rec’d by Eric) Broken Wings by L-J Baker, Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews, When Women Were Warriors by Catherine Wilson (the kindle version is free on Amazon!!), and everything Anna Burke has written (rec’d by Wynnde) Books Discussed I Don’t Want to Die Poor by Michael Arceneaux Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, transl. by Tina A. Kover True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (ownvoices Jewish hero, tw: depictions of anti-Semitism) The Rogue Not Taken (Scandal & Scoundrel series) by Sarah MacLean Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu (tw: violent homophobia) Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzel Hall The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (tw slavery) Defending Angels by Mary Stanton (rec’d by Caitlin) Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw racism, harm to children) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Wild at Home by Hilton Carter (IG: @hiltoncarter) Happy Cactus by John Pilbeam Gardeners’ World with Monty Don Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Step Up Your Plant Game full 234 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss good books about houseplants, family-focused romance, quirky characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss good books about houseplants, family-focused romance, quirky characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift! and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (rec’d by Eric) Broken Wings by L-J Baker, Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews, When Women Were Warriors by Catherine Wilson (the kindle version is free on Amazon!!), and everything Anna Burke has written (rec’d by Wynnde) Books Discussed I Don’t Want to Die Poor by Michael Arceneaux Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, transl. by Tina A. Kover True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (ownvoices Jewish hero, tw: depictions of anti-Semitism) The Rogue Not Taken (Scandal & Scoundrel series) by Sarah MacLean Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu (tw: violent homophobia) Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzel Hall The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (tw slavery) Defending Angels by Mary Stanton (rec’d by Caitlin) Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw racism, harm to children) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Wild at Home by Hilton Carter (IG: @hiltoncarter) Happy Cactus by John Pilbeam Gardeners’ World with Monty Don Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss good books about houseplants, family-focused romance, quirky characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (rec’d by Eric)

Broken Wings by L-J Baker, Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews, When Women Were Warriors by Catherine Wilson (the kindle version is free on Amazon!!), and everything Anna Burke has written (rec’d by Wynnde)

Books Discussed

I Don’t Want to Die Poor by Michael Arceneaux

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, transl. by Tina A. Kover

True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (ownvoices Jewish hero, tw: depictions of anti-Semitism)

The Rogue Not Taken (Scandal & Scoundrel series) by Sarah MacLean

Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu (tw: violent homophobia)

Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzel Hall

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (tw slavery)

Defending Angels by Mary Stanton (rec’d by Caitlin)

Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (tw racism, harm to children)

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Wild at Home by Hilton Carter (IG: @hiltoncarter)

Happy Cactus by John Pilbeam

Gardeners’ World with Monty Don

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]]> 2943 no The Handsell: June 1, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-june-1-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommeds Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún, translated by Sophie Hughes. Trigger warnings: Nazis, torture This episode is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 01 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: June 1, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommeds Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún, translated by Sophie Hughes. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommeds Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún, translated by Sophie Hughes. Trigger warnings: Nazis, torture This episode is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommeds Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún, translated by Sophie Hughes.

Trigger warnings: Nazis, torture

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]]> 390 no Stay In That Bow And Think About What You’ve Done https://bookriot.com/listen/nonfiction-about-the-midwest/ Amanda and guest Rebecca discuss nonfiction about the Midwest, whimsical reads, morally ambiguous characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro FM, Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The River by Peter Heller and Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series (rec’d by Kate) The Mike Bowditch series by Paul Doiron (The Poacher’s Son) (rec’d by Kate)  Michael McGarrity (Kevin Kerney series), William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series, Rich Curtin’s Manny Rivera mystery series, Paul Doiron (Mike Bowditch series), CJ Box (Joe Pickett series), Nevada Barr (Anna Pigeon series) (rec’d by Audrey) Books Discussed Honey Olives Octopus by Christopher Bakken Open City by Teju Cole American Harvest by Marie Mutsuki Mockett Heartland by Sarah Smarsh How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth Goodman The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell His Hideous Heart, ed. by Dahlia Adler Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi The Girl Who Circumnavigated series by Catherynne M. Valente We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah Manguso Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (tw suicide) Penance by Kanae Minato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 May 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Stay In That Bow And Think About What You’ve Done full 233 Book Riot Amanda and guest Rebecca discuss nonfiction about the Midwest, whimsical reads, morally ambiguous characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and guest Rebecca discuss nonfiction about the Midwest, whimsical reads, morally ambiguous characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro FM, Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The River by Peter Heller and Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series (rec’d by Kate) The Mike Bowditch series by Paul Doiron (The Poacher’s Son) (rec’d by Kate)  Michael McGarrity (Kevin Kerney series), William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series, Rich Curtin’s Manny Rivera mystery series, Paul Doiron (Mike Bowditch series), CJ Box (Joe Pickett series), Nevada Barr (Anna Pigeon series) (rec’d by Audrey) Books Discussed Honey Olives Octopus by Christopher Bakken Open City by Teju Cole American Harvest by Marie Mutsuki Mockett Heartland by Sarah Smarsh How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth Goodman The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell His Hideous Heart, ed. by Dahlia Adler Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi The Girl Who Circumnavigated series by Catherynne M. Valente We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah Manguso Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (tw suicide) Penance by Kanae Minato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and guest Rebecca discuss nonfiction about the Midwest, whimsical reads, morally ambiguous characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The River by Peter Heller and Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series (rec’d by Kate)

The Mike Bowditch series by Paul Doiron (The Poacher’s Son) (rec’d by Kate) 

Michael McGarrity (Kevin Kerney series), William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series, Rich Curtin’s Manny Rivera mystery series, Paul Doiron (Mike Bowditch series), CJ Box (Joe Pickett series), Nevada Barr (Anna Pigeon series) (rec’d by Audrey)

Books Discussed

Honey Olives Octopus by Christopher Bakken

Open City by Teju Cole

American Harvest by Marie Mutsuki Mockett

Heartland by Sarah Smarsh

How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth Goodman

The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell

His Hideous Heart, ed. by Dahlia Adler

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

The Girl Who Circumnavigated series by Catherynne M. Valente

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Two Kinds of Decay by Sarah Manguso

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (tw suicide)

Penance by Kanae Minato

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]]> 2791 no Vikings Chopped Down All Our Trees https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-trees/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about trees, great middle-grade audiobooks, dystopias, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Literati, and Flatiron Books, publisher of The Paris Hours by Alex George. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden (rec’d by Summer) Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Summer) Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (rec’d by Eric) Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Elizabeth) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Michelle) Books Discussed Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert  Untamed by Glennon Doyle (tw: alcoholism, bulimia), Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: loss of a spouse, bigotry) The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw suicide, self-harm) Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst The Tensorate series (The Black Tides of Heaven #1) by JY Yang  The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn Braised Pork by An Yu Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Everisto (tw: domestic violence, rape, racism, homophobia, self-harm, depression, child abuse) I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart (tw sexual abuse of children) Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 May 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Vikings Chopped Down All Our Trees full 232 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about trees, great middle-grade audiobooks, dystopias, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about trees, great middle-grade audiobooks, dystopias, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Literati, and Flatiron Books, publisher of The Paris Hours by Alex George. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden (rec’d by Summer) Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Summer) Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (rec’d by Eric) Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Elizabeth) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Michelle) Books Discussed Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert  Untamed by Glennon Doyle (tw: alcoholism, bulimia), Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: loss of a spouse, bigotry) The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw suicide, self-harm) Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst The Tensorate series (The Black Tides of Heaven #1) by JY Yang  The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn Braised Pork by An Yu Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Everisto (tw: domestic violence, rape, racism, homophobia, self-harm, depression, child abuse) I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart (tw sexual abuse of children) Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about trees, great middle-grade audiobooks, dystopias, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden (rec’d by Summer)

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Summer)

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (rec’d by Eric)

Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Elizabeth)

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Michelle)

Books Discussed

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 

Untamed by Glennon Doyle (tw: alcoholism, bulimia), Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: loss of a spouse, bigotry)

The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw suicide, self-harm)

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

The Tensorate series (The Black Tides of Heaven #1) by JY Yang 

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn

Braised Pork by An Yu

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Everisto (tw: domestic violence, rape, racism, homophobia, self-harm, depression, child abuse)

I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart (tw sexual abuse of children)

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

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]]> 2922 no The Handsell: May 18, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-18-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 May 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: May 18, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar.

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]]> 511 no Groundhog Day Plus Beauty and the Beast https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-disabled-heroines/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about disabled heroines, high fantasy, and a bunch of murdery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers, made by Book Riot and Abrams, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations, and Custom House Books, publisher of Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (rec’d by Suzanne) Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marion Keyes and Kate Bowler’s book Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved (rec’d by Kristi) Books Discussed A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Bridgid Kemmerer The Pretty One by Keah Brown (tw: discussion of suicidal ideation, racism, ableism) Wicked Fox by Kat Cho The Element of Fire by Martha Wells (cw: abusive parent) The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg (TW murder) Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke, narrated by JD Jackson (cw: racial slurs) Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood Odd One Out by Nic Stone Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw slavery) The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu   The Lost Man by Jane Harper (tw rape, domestic violence, child abuse) As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney (tw: violence towards women & children, including imprisonment, rape, child abuse, domestic violence; suicide, graphic violence) Semiosis by Sue Burke Xenogenesis/Lilith’s Brood by Octavia Butler (tw: compulsion/coercion, tentacles) (Dawn #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 May 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Groundhog Day Plus Beauty and the Beast full 231 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about disabled heroines, high fantasy, and a bunch of murdery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about disabled heroines, high fantasy, and a bunch of murdery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers, made by Book Riot and Abrams, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations, and Custom House Books, publisher of Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (rec’d by Suzanne) Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marion Keyes and Kate Bowler’s book Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved (rec’d by Kristi) Books Discussed A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Bridgid Kemmerer The Pretty One by Keah Brown (tw: discussion of suicidal ideation, racism, ableism) Wicked Fox by Kat Cho The Element of Fire by Martha Wells (cw: abusive parent) The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg (TW murder) Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke, narrated by JD Jackson (cw: racial slurs) Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood Odd One Out by Nic Stone Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw slavery) The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu   The Lost Man by Jane Harper (tw rape, domestic violence, child abuse) As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney (tw: violence towards women & children, including imprisonment, rape, child abuse, domestic violence; suicide, graphic violence) Semiosis by Sue Burke Xenogenesis/Lilith’s Brood by Octavia Butler (tw: compulsion/coercion, tentacles) (Dawn #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about disabled heroines, high fantasy, and a bunch of murdery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (rec’d by Suzanne)

Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marion Keyes and Kate Bowler’s book Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved (rec’d by Kristi)

Books Discussed

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Bridgid Kemmerer

The Pretty One by Keah Brown (tw: discussion of suicidal ideation, racism, ableism)

Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

The Element of Fire by Martha Wells (cw: abusive parent)

The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg (TW murder)

Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke, narrated by JD Jackson (cw: racial slurs)

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

Odd One Out by Nic Stone

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (tw slavery)

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu  

The Lost Man by Jane Harper (tw rape, domestic violence, child abuse)

As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney (tw: violence towards women & children, including imprisonment, rape, child abuse, domestic violence; suicide, graphic violence)

Semiosis by Sue Burke

Xenogenesis/Lilith’s Brood by Octavia Butler (tw: compulsion/coercion, tentacles) (Dawn #1)

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]]> 3029 no The Handsell: May 11, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-may-11-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Little Dancer by Brianna Hale. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 May 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: May 11, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Little Dancer by Brianna Hale. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Little Dancer by Brianna Hale. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Little Dancer by Brianna Hale.

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]]> 435 no Aren't People Weird? https://bookriot.com/listen/gothic-fantasy-novels/ Amanda and Jenn discuss escapist reads, Gothic fantasy novels, and lady detectives in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Hermione Granger for President 2020 campaign, TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, and Libro FM. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Gauntlet and The Battle by Karuna Riazi The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch Weather by Jenny Offill Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw, MANY, incl: graphic harm to children, drug use, sexual assault, mental illness, homophobia, self-harm, suicidal ideation, racism) Renegades by Marissa Meyer Lawless by Jeff Salane If We Were Villains by ML Rio (tw partner violence) Bunny by Mona Awad (rec’d by Kelly) (tw: violence towards animals)  From the Wreck by Jane Rawson Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 May 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Aren't People Weird? full 230 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss escapist reads, Gothic fantasy novels, and lady detectives in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss escapist reads, Gothic fantasy novels, and lady detectives in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Hermione Granger for President 2020 campaign, TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, and Libro FM. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Gauntlet and The Battle by Karuna Riazi The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch Weather by Jenny Offill Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw, MANY, incl: graphic harm to children, drug use, sexual assault, mental illness, homophobia, self-harm, suicidal ideation, racism) Renegades by Marissa Meyer Lawless by Jeff Salane If We Were Villains by ML Rio (tw partner violence) Bunny by Mona Awad (rec’d by Kelly) (tw: violence towards animals)  From the Wreck by Jane Rawson Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss escapist reads, Gothic fantasy novels, and lady detectives in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Gauntlet and The Battle by Karuna Riazi

The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch

Weather by Jenny Offill

Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw, MANY, incl: graphic harm to children, drug use, sexual assault, mental illness, homophobia, self-harm, suicidal ideation, racism)

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Lawless by Jeff Salane

If We Were Villains by ML Rio (tw partner violence)

Bunny by Mona Awad (rec’d by Kelly) (tw: violence towards animals) 

From the Wreck by Jane Rawson

Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison

Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen

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]]> 2727 no The Handsell: May 4, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-4-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Outrun by Amy Liptrot. This episode is sponsored by Summer Darlings by Brooke Lea Foster, published by Gallery Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Content warnings: natural animal injury & death, mental illness, suicidal ideation, assault and attempted rape, struggles with addiction. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 04 May 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: May 4, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Outrun by Amy Liptrot. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Outrun by Amy Liptrot. This episode is sponsored by Summer Darlings by Brooke Lea Foster, published by Gallery Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Content warnings: natural animal injury & death, mental illness, suicidal ideation, assault and attempted rape, struggles with addiction. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Outrun by Amy Liptrot.

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]]> 513 no Underwater Whale Machine Adventures https://bookriot.com/listen/east-asian-fiction-fantasy/ Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, East Asian fiction and fantasy, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Book Marks Journal, Tailored Book Recommendations, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Two Old Women by Velma Wallis (rec’d by Terry) The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace (rec’d by Terry) Books Discussed How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (tw rape) Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu (Grace of Kings #1) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (rec’d by Tika) The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Cinder #1)  Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl by Ginny Tapley Takemori A Hero Born by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), translated by Anna Holmwood Recommended with Sherry Thomas  Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: discussion of child abuse and child pornography) The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (tw: self harm, fatal overdose, torture, gore) The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Underwater Whale Machine Adventures full 229 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, East Asian fiction and fantasy, books in translation, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, East Asian fiction and fantasy, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Book Marks Journal, Tailored Book Recommendations, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Two Old Women by Velma Wallis (rec’d by Terry) The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace (rec’d by Terry) Books Discussed How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (tw rape) Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu (Grace of Kings #1) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (rec’d by Tika) The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Cinder #1)  Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl by Ginny Tapley Takemori A Hero Born by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), translated by Anna Holmwood Recommended with Sherry Thomas  Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: discussion of child abuse and child pornography) The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (tw: self harm, fatal overdose, torture, gore) The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, East Asian fiction and fantasy, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Two Old Women by Velma Wallis (rec’d by Terry)

The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace (rec’d by Terry)

Books Discussed

How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (tw rape)

Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu (Grace of Kings #1)

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (rec’d by Tika)

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Cinder #1) 

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl by Ginny Tapley Takemori

A Hero Born by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), translated by Anna Holmwood

Recommended with Sherry Thomas 

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: discussion of child abuse and child pornography)

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (tw: self harm, fatal overdose, torture, gore)

The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett

All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine

Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón

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]]> 3082 no The Handsell: April 27, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-27-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 27, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

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]]> 361 no I Don't Know Why This Is the Violent Old Lady Show https://bookriot.com/listen/novels-about-cranky-old-ladies/ Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about cranky old ladies, rich people problems, great graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Literati, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman and The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (rec’d by Mardy) Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger (rec’d by Kim) The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (rec’d by Kelly) The Road to Nowhere series by Meg Elison (rec’d by Nicole) World War Z by Max Brooks (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed Spirit Run by Noe Álvarez The Outrun by Amy Liptrot To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. by Marlaine Delargy Jonesy #1 by Sam Humphries, illustrated by Cailtin Rose Boyle Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol. 1: BFF by Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare, illustrated by Natacha Bustos (also, Rocket Girl) Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel (rec’d by Rebecca) The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Naturally Tan by Tan France (tw: discussion of racism, depression, and suicidal ideation) Normal People by Sally Rooney (tw: emotional abuse) Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: bad parents) This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Outline by Rachel Cusk (rec’d by Jessica) Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg (tw: sick child) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 I Don't Know Why This Is the Violent Old Lady Show full 228 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about cranky old ladies, rich people problems, great graphic novels, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about cranky old ladies, rich people problems, great graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Literati, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman and The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (rec’d by Mardy) Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger (rec’d by Kim) The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (rec’d by Kelly) The Road to Nowhere series by Meg Elison (rec’d by Nicole) World War Z by Max Brooks (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed Spirit Run by Noe Álvarez The Outrun by Amy Liptrot To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. by Marlaine Delargy Jonesy #1 by Sam Humphries, illustrated by Cailtin Rose Boyle Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol. 1: BFF by Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare, illustrated by Natacha Bustos (also, Rocket Girl) Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel (rec’d by Rebecca) The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Naturally Tan by Tan France (tw: discussion of racism, depression, and suicidal ideation) Normal People by Sally Rooney (tw: emotional abuse) Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: bad parents) This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Outline by Rachel Cusk (rec’d by Jessica) Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg (tw: sick child) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about cranky old ladies, rich people problems, great graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman and The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (rec’d by Mardy)

Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger (rec’d by Kim)

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (rec’d by Kelly)

The Road to Nowhere series by Meg Elison (rec’d by Nicole)

World War Z by Max Brooks (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Books Discussed

Spirit Run by Noe Álvarez

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot

To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters

An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. by Marlaine Delargy

Jonesy #1 by Sam Humphries, illustrated by Cailtin Rose Boyle

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol. 1: BFF by Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare, illustrated by Natacha Bustos (also, Rocket Girl)

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel (rec’d by Rebecca)

The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy

Naturally Tan by Tan France (tw: discussion of racism, depression, and suicidal ideation)

Normal People by Sally Rooney (tw: emotional abuse)

Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: bad parents)

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Outline by Rachel Cusk (rec’d by Jessica)

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg (tw: sick child)

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]]> 2710 no The Handsell: April 20, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-20-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Correction: Jillian and Mariko Tamaki are cousins, which Jenn actually knew but still said they were sisters! She blames quarantine brain. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 20, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Correction: Jillian and Mariko Tamaki are cousins, which Jenn actually knew but still said they were sisters! She blames quarantine brain. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki.

Correction: Jillian and Mariko Tamaki are cousins, which Jenn actually knew but still said they were sisters! She blames quarantine brain.

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]]> 442 no Welcome to Get Booked https://omny.fm/shows/get-booked-1/welcome-to-get-booked Get Booked is a weekly show of custom book recommendations, hosted by former independent booksellers and long-time recommenders Amanda Nelson and Jenn Northington of Book Riot. Every Thursday they dive into reader questions to help you find your next great read, and each Monday they take turns recommending one particular favorite backlist title on The Handsell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Welcome to Get Booked trailer Book Riot Get Booked is a weekly show of custom book recommendations, hosted by former independent booksellers and long-time recommenders Amanda Nelson and Jenn Northington of Book Riot. Get Booked is a weekly show of custom book recommendations, hosted by former independent booksellers and long-time recommenders Amanda Nelson and Jenn Northington of Book Riot. Every Thursday they dive into reader questions to help you find your next great read, and each Monday they take turns recommending one particular favorite backlist title on The Handsell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 150 no Good Bad Thing or Bad Bad Thing https://bookriot.com/listen/novels-about-deaf-characters/ Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about deaf characters, immersive series, dark and angry fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Catapult, and Harper Paperbacks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis (rec’d by Malory) Jazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo and The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis Books Discussed The London Steampunk series (Kiss of Steel #1) by Bec McMaster Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh, start with Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1) The City We Became by NK Jemisin The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade #1) by Seth Dickinson (tw: racism, homophobia, torture, violence, sexual assault, harm to children) Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews, rec’d by Sharifah Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: cancer, death of a spouse, bigotry, probably others) Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (tw: threat of sexual violence, gore) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Kushiel’s Dart (Phedre’s Trilogy) by Jacqueline Carey (tw: abduction and rape) My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Neapolitan Novels) (tw domestic violence) The Dime by Kathleen Kent (rec’d by basically everyone) (tw: sexism, homophobia) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Good Bad Thing or Bad Bad Thing full 227 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about deaf characters, immersive series, dark and angry fantasy, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about deaf characters, immersive series, dark and angry fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Catapult, and Harper Paperbacks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis (rec’d by Malory) Jazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo and The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis Books Discussed The London Steampunk series (Kiss of Steel #1) by Bec McMaster Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh, start with Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1) The City We Became by NK Jemisin The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade #1) by Seth Dickinson (tw: racism, homophobia, torture, violence, sexual assault, harm to children) Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews, rec’d by Sharifah Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: cancer, death of a spouse, bigotry, probably others) Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (tw: threat of sexual violence, gore) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Kushiel’s Dart (Phedre’s Trilogy) by Jacqueline Carey (tw: abduction and rape) My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Neapolitan Novels) (tw domestic violence) The Dime by Kathleen Kent (rec’d by basically everyone) (tw: sexism, homophobia) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about deaf characters, immersive series, dark and angry fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis (rec’d by Malory)

Jazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo and The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis

Books Discussed

The London Steampunk series (Kiss of Steel #1) by Bec McMaster

Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh, start with Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1)

The City We Became by NK Jemisin

The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade #1) by Seth Dickinson (tw: racism, homophobia, torture, violence, sexual assault, harm to children)

Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown

The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews, rec’d by Sharifah

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: cancer, death of a spouse, bigotry, probably others)

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (tw: threat of sexual violence, gore)

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

Kushiel’s Dart (Phedre’s Trilogy) by Jacqueline Carey (tw: abduction and rape)

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Neapolitan Novels) (tw domestic violence)

The Dime by Kathleen Kent (rec’d by basically everyone) (tw: sexism, homophobia)

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]]> 3196 no The Handsell: April 13, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-13-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends From Scratch by Tembi Locke. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 13, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends From Scratch by Tembi Locke. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends From Scratch by Tembi Locke. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends From Scratch by Tembi Locke.

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]]> 395 no Sympathy Crying and Science Adventures https://bookriot.com/listen/platonic-relationship-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss platonic relationship reads, great chapter books, political memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of Miss Austen by Gill Hornby, and Wednesday Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback An Equal Music, by Vikrim Seth and The Fionavar Tapestry series by Guy Gavriel Kay (The Summer Tree #1) (rec’d by Alicia) Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Roxane) Books Discussed Lab Girl by Hope Jahren New Waves by Kevin Nguyen Thea Stilton series by Thea and Geronimo Stilton Great Chapter Books post Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson, beloved of Liberty These Truths by Jill Lepore The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy The Tufa series by Alex Bledsoe (The Hum and the Shiver #1) The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein #1) Dealing with Dragons series by Patricia Wrede (rec’d by Aly) An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows No Higher Honor by Condoleezza Rice Lazy B by Sandra Day O’Connor (rec’d by Jeff) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Sympathy Crying and Science Adventures full 226 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss platonic relationship reads, great chapter books, political memoirs, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss platonic relationship reads, great chapter books, political memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of Miss Austen by Gill Hornby, and Wednesday Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback An Equal Music, by Vikrim Seth and The Fionavar Tapestry series by Guy Gavriel Kay (The Summer Tree #1) (rec’d by Alicia) Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Roxane) Books Discussed Lab Girl by Hope Jahren New Waves by Kevin Nguyen Thea Stilton series by Thea and Geronimo Stilton Great Chapter Books post Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson, beloved of Liberty These Truths by Jill Lepore The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy The Tufa series by Alex Bledsoe (The Hum and the Shiver #1) The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein #1) Dealing with Dragons series by Patricia Wrede (rec’d by Aly) An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows No Higher Honor by Condoleezza Rice Lazy B by Sandra Day O’Connor (rec’d by Jeff) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss platonic relationship reads, great chapter books, political memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of Miss Austen by Gill Hornby, and Wednesday Books.

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An Equal Music, by Vikrim Seth and The Fionavar Tapestry series by Guy Gavriel Kay (The Summer Tree #1) (rec’d by Alicia)

Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Roxane)

Books Discussed

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

New Waves by Kevin Nguyen

Thea Stilton series by Thea and Geronimo Stilton

Great Chapter Books post

Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson, beloved of Liberty

These Truths by Jill Lepore

The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

The Tufa series by Alex Bledsoe (The Hum and the Shiver #1)

The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein #1)

Dealing with Dragons series by Patricia Wrede (rec’d by Aly)

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

No Higher Honor by Condoleezza Rice

Lazy B by Sandra Day O’Connor (rec’d by Jeff)

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]]> 2892 no The Handsell: April 6, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-april-6-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Hild by Nicola Griffith. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: April 6, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Hild by Nicola Griffith. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Hild by Nicola Griffith. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Hild by Nicola Griffith.

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]]> 620 no Big Orc Energy https://bookriot.com/listen/queer-fantasy-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss must-read literary fiction, queer fantasy reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Find our bookish COVID 19 coverage here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross (rec’d by Stephanie) Symphony for the City of the Dead by M. T. Anderson and the Classical Breakdown podcast (rec’d by Laura C) The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (rec’d by Summer) Books Discussed My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (tw: sexual abuse of children) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (tw: harm to children) Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover How to Be a Family by Dan Kois A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and associated violence) Orlando by Virginia Woolf A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, trans by Hildegard Serle Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (tw: body horror) The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel (tw: bubonic plague) The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Big Orc Energy full 225 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss must-read literary fiction, queer fantasy reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss must-read literary fiction, queer fantasy reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Find our bookish COVID 19 coverage here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross (rec’d by Stephanie) Symphony for the City of the Dead by M. T. Anderson and the Classical Breakdown podcast (rec’d by Laura C) The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (rec’d by Summer) Books Discussed My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (tw: sexual abuse of children) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (tw: harm to children) Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover How to Be a Family by Dan Kois A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and associated violence) Orlando by Virginia Woolf A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, trans by Hildegard Serle Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (tw: body horror) The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel (tw: bubonic plague) The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss must-read literary fiction, queer fantasy reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations.

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The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross (rec’d by Stephanie)

Symphony for the City of the Dead by M. T. Anderson and the Classical Breakdown podcast (rec’d by Laura C)

The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (rec’d by Summer)

Books Discussed

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (tw: sexual abuse of children)

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (tw: harm to children)

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover

How to Be a Family by Dan Kois

A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and associated violence)

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, trans by Hildegard Serle

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (tw: body horror)

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel (tw: bubonic plague)

The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

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]]> 3036 no The Handsell: March 30, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-30-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio. This episode is sponsored by the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Mirna Valerio on Instagram: themirnavator This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 30, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio. This episode is sponsored by the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Mirna Valerio on Instagram: themirnavator This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio.

This episode is sponsored by the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren.

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Mirna Valerio on Instagram: themirnavator

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]]> 462 no Giving Bobs A Bad Name https://bookriot.com/listen/tragic-romances/ Amanda and Jenn discuss tragic romances, political intrigue, and nostalgic summer novels in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and by Harper Perennial, and Orbit Books, publisher of visionary author N.K. Jemisin’s new novel, THE CITY WE BECAME. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (TW suicide) A Separation by Katie Kitamura None of the Above by IW Gregorio When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (TW sexual assault, police violence) One Day by David Nicholls Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Post: Fictional Pandemics Severance by Ling Ma Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy #1) by Amitav Ghosh Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Giving Bobs A Bad Name full 224 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss tragic romances, political intrigue, and nostalgic summer novels in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss tragic romances, political intrigue, and nostalgic summer novels in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and by Harper Perennial, and Orbit Books, publisher of visionary author N.K. Jemisin’s new novel, THE CITY WE BECAME. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (TW suicide) A Separation by Katie Kitamura None of the Above by IW Gregorio When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (TW sexual assault, police violence) One Day by David Nicholls Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Post: Fictional Pandemics Severance by Ling Ma Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy #1) by Amitav Ghosh Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss tragic romances, political intrigue, and nostalgic summer novels in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and by Harper Perennial, and Orbit Books, publisher of visionary author N.K. Jemisin’s new novel, THE CITY WE BECAME.

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Books Discussed

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (TW suicide)

A Separation by Katie Kitamura

None of the Above by IW Gregorio

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita

Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (TW sexual assault, police violence)

One Day by David Nicholls

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Post: Fictional Pandemics

Severance by Ling Ma

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy #1) by Amitav Ghosh

Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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]]> 2767 no The Handsell: March 23, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-23-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend. This episode is sponsored by Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 23, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend. This episode is sponsored by Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend.

This episode is sponsored by Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh.

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]]> 538 no A Shiver Of Sharks https://bookriot.com/listen/historical-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss historical reads, female friendship, classical music, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Simon & Schuster, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Brannan) Books Discussed Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Lenora Bell (How The Duke Was Won) Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn (TW: homophobia) The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies (tw: violent hate crime, racism) The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (tw: emotionally abusive parents) Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon Lumberjanes: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen Fryderyk Chopin by Alan Walker Before There Was Mozart by Lesa Cline-Ransome The Other Mozart by Hugh Brewster and Eric Velasquez Podcast recommendation: The Open Ears Project Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (tw: mental illness slurs) The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune Alexis Hall (For Real) Cat Sebastian Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas (A Study in Scarlet Women) (TW sexual abuse of children) A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks (Jane Prescott #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 A Shiver Of Sharks full 223 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss historical reads, female friendship, classical music, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss historical reads, female friendship, classical music, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Simon & Schuster, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Brannan) Books Discussed Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Lenora Bell (How The Duke Was Won) Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn (TW: homophobia) The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies (tw: violent hate crime, racism) The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (tw: emotionally abusive parents) Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon Lumberjanes: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen Fryderyk Chopin by Alan Walker Before There Was Mozart by Lesa Cline-Ransome The Other Mozart by Hugh Brewster and Eric Velasquez Podcast recommendation: The Open Ears Project Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (tw: mental illness slurs) The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune Alexis Hall (For Real) Cat Sebastian Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas (A Study in Scarlet Women) (TW sexual abuse of children) A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks (Jane Prescott #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss historical reads, female friendship, classical music, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Simon & Schuster, and Care/of.

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The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Brannan)

Books Discussed

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Lenora Bell (How The Duke Was Won)

Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn (TW: homophobia)

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies (tw: violent hate crime, racism)

The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung

A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (tw: emotionally abusive parents)

Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon

Lumberjanes: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen

Fryderyk Chopin by Alan Walker

Before There Was Mozart by Lesa Cline-Ransome

The Other Mozart by Hugh Brewster and Eric Velasquez

Podcast recommendation: The Open Ears Project

Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (tw: mental illness slurs)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Alexis Hall (For Real)

Cat Sebastian

Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas (A Study in Scarlet Women) (TW sexual abuse of children)

A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks (Jane Prescott #1)

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]]> 2911 no The Handsell: March 16, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-16-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 16, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina.

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]]> 424 no Sometimes You Need Dark And Sexy https://bookriot.com/listen/novels-about-family-drama/ Jenn and special guest Nicole Young, of the Kidlit These Days podcast, discuss Robin Hood, rom-coms, novels about family drama, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski, with Fierce Reads, and Lerner Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg (tw: transphobia and/or fetishization, racism) Wintersong & Shadowsong by S. Jae Jones (tw: self-harm) 45 Pounds (More or Less) by K.A. Barson (tw: fatphobia) The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee, illustrated by Sam Hart and Artur Fujita Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racial harassment, fatphobia) The Proposal or Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (tw: domestic violence) The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom Tracked by Jenny Martin The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (tw: ace-phobia, sexual harassment) To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 Sometimes You Need Dark And Sexy full 222 Book Riot Jenn and special guest Nicole Young, of the Kidlit These Days podcast, discuss Robin Hood, rom-coms, novels about family drama, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Jenn and special guest Nicole Young, of the Kidlit These Days podcast, discuss Robin Hood, rom-coms, novels about family drama, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski, with Fierce Reads, and Lerner Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg (tw: transphobia and/or fetishization, racism) Wintersong & Shadowsong by S. Jae Jones (tw: self-harm) 45 Pounds (More or Less) by K.A. Barson (tw: fatphobia) The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee, illustrated by Sam Hart and Artur Fujita Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racial harassment, fatphobia) The Proposal or Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (tw: domestic violence) The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom Tracked by Jenny Martin The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (tw: ace-phobia, sexual harassment) To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and special guest Nicole Young, of the Kidlit These Days podcast, discuss Robin Hood, rom-coms, novels about family drama, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg (tw: transphobia and/or fetishization, racism)

Wintersong & Shadowsong by S. Jae Jones (tw: self-harm)

45 Pounds (More or Less) by K.A. Barson (tw: fatphobia)

The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley

Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson

Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee, illustrated by Sam Hart and Artur Fujita

Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik (tw: racial harassment, fatphobia)

The Proposal or Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (tw: domestic violence)

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

Tracked by Jenny Martin

The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (tw: ace-phobia, sexual harassment)

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

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]]> 2282 no The Handsell: March 9, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-9-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 9, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu.

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]]> 485 no Critiques of Fascist Government Plus Tentacles https://bookriot.com/listen/latinx-authors/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Latinx authors in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez, on sale now from Catapult, Flatiron Books, publisher of The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne (rec’d by Stacy) The Afterward by EK Johnston (rec’d by Cara) Books Discussed Crashing Into Her by Mia Sosa Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw: child abuse, domestic violence, self harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, rape, homophobia, struggles with mental illness, addiction) We Set the Dark on Fire & We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia (tw: assault & abuse of women, homophobia) Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra, transl by Achy Obejas Carved in Bone by Michael Nava (tw: use of slurs, violent homophobia, intimate partner violence, rape, suicide attempts, internalized homophobia) Yuyi Morales Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez Diamond City by Francesca Flores Dominicana by Angie Cruz (tw domestic violence) Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (tw violence against women) Planet for Rent by Yoss, translated by David Frye Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Critiques of Fascist Government Plus Tentacles full 221 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Latinx authors in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss Latinx authors in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez, on sale now from Catapult, Flatiron Books, publisher of The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne (rec’d by Stacy) The Afterward by EK Johnston (rec’d by Cara) Books Discussed Crashing Into Her by Mia Sosa Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw: child abuse, domestic violence, self harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, rape, homophobia, struggles with mental illness, addiction) We Set the Dark on Fire & We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia (tw: assault & abuse of women, homophobia) Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra, transl by Achy Obejas Carved in Bone by Michael Nava (tw: use of slurs, violent homophobia, intimate partner violence, rape, suicide attempts, internalized homophobia) Yuyi Morales Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez Diamond City by Francesca Flores Dominicana by Angie Cruz (tw domestic violence) Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (tw violence against women) Planet for Rent by Yoss, translated by David Frye Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Latinx authors in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Feedback

The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne (rec’d by Stacy)

The Afterward by EK Johnston (rec’d by Cara)

Books Discussed

Crashing Into Her by Mia Sosa

Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw: child abuse, domestic violence, self harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, rape, homophobia, struggles with mental illness, addiction)

We Set the Dark on Fire & We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia (tw: assault & abuse of women, homophobia)

Revolution Sunday by Wendy Guerra, transl by Achy Obejas

Carved in Bone by Michael Nava (tw: use of slurs, violent homophobia, intimate partner violence, rape, suicide attempts, internalized homophobia)

Yuyi Morales

Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez

Diamond City by Francesca Flores

Dominicana by Angie Cruz (tw domestic violence)

Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (tw violence against women)

Planet for Rent by Yoss, translated by David Frye

Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

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]]> 2667 no The Handsell: March 2, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-march-2-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: March 2, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen. This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen.

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]]> 414 no Social Justice Lady Factory https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-refugees/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about refugees, fantasy series, indie horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Mariner Books, and Flatiron Books, publisher of Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff (TW rape, gender-based violence) the Kate Daniels series (Magic Bites #1) by Ilona Andrews Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Books About the Immigrant Experience post The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: mention of rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press) The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Quirk) London Underground series (From Duke Till Dawn #1) by Eva Leigh Captured by Beverly Jenkins (tw: violence related to slavery, incl. reference to forced breeding) Sam Wu is Not Afraid series by Katie and Kevin Tsang, illustrated by Nathan Reed The Last-Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles and Dapo Adeola The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark Falling In Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson (tw: sexual assault) Indistractable by Nir Eyal Calm and Headspace apps Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Social Justice Lady Factory full 220 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about refugees, fantasy series, indie horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about refugees, fantasy series, indie horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Mariner Books, and Flatiron Books, publisher of Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff (TW rape, gender-based violence) the Kate Daniels series (Magic Bites #1) by Ilona Andrews Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Books About the Immigrant Experience post The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: mention of rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press) The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Quirk) London Underground series (From Duke Till Dawn #1) by Eva Leigh Captured by Beverly Jenkins (tw: violence related to slavery, incl. reference to forced breeding) Sam Wu is Not Afraid series by Katie and Kevin Tsang, illustrated by Nathan Reed The Last-Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles and Dapo Adeola The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark Falling In Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson (tw: sexual assault) Indistractable by Nir Eyal Calm and Headspace apps Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about refugees, fantasy series, indie horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books

The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff (TW rape, gender-based violence)

the Kate Daniels series (Magic Bites #1) by Ilona Andrews

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Books About the Immigrant Experience post

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: mention of rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation)

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press)

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Quirk)

London Underground series (From Duke Till Dawn #1) by Eva Leigh

Captured by Beverly Jenkins (tw: violence related to slavery, incl. reference to forced breeding)

Sam Wu is Not Afraid series by Katie and Kevin Tsang, illustrated by Nathan Reed

The Last-Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles and Dapo Adeola

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

Falling In Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson (tw: sexual assault)

Indistractable by Nir Eyal

Calm and Headspace apps

Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

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]]> 2618 no The Handsell: February 24, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-24-2020/ This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Blake: Or, The Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney. This episode is sponsored by Random House. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Notes Nisi Shawl’s “Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 24, 2020 full Book Riot This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Blake: Or, The Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney. This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Blake: Or, The Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney. This episode is sponsored by Random House. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Notes Nisi Shawl’s “Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Blake: Or, The Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney.

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Nisi Shawl’s “Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction”

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]]> 561 no Unintentional Casablanca References https://bookriot.com/listen/read-alikes-for-tamora-pierce/ Amanda and Jenn discuss long distance romances, read-alikes for Tamora Pierce, punny titles, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, a customizable journal to record your reading life, William Morrow Paperbacks, publisher of The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day, and Never Kiss a Duke by Megan Frampton, published by Avon Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Graceling by Kristin Cashore The Riddle-Master of Hed series, Patricia McKillip The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt (tw violence, harm to animals) The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Dragons in a Bag by Zeta Elliott Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee (tw aphobia) Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Play It Again by Aidan Wayne Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (tw torture and whatnot) Master of Restless Shadows by Ginn Hale (tw: abuse & cruelty, torture, prejudice, racism, self-harm, discussion of rape) The Pun Also Rises by John Pollack Here’s Looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Unintentional Casablanca References full 219 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss long distance romances, read-alikes for Tamora Pierce, punny titles, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss long distance romances, read-alikes for Tamora Pierce, punny titles, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, a customizable journal to record your reading life, William Morrow Paperbacks, publisher of The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day, and Never Kiss a Duke by Megan Frampton, published by Avon Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Graceling by Kristin Cashore The Riddle-Master of Hed series, Patricia McKillip The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt (tw violence, harm to animals) The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Dragons in a Bag by Zeta Elliott Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee (tw aphobia) Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Play It Again by Aidan Wayne Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (tw torture and whatnot) Master of Restless Shadows by Ginn Hale (tw: abuse & cruelty, torture, prejudice, racism, self-harm, discussion of rape) The Pun Also Rises by John Pollack Here’s Looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss long distance romances, read-alikes for Tamora Pierce, punny titles, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

The Riddle-Master of Hed series, Patricia McKillip

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt (tw violence, harm to animals)

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

Dragons in a Bag by Zeta Elliott

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee (tw aphobia)

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

Play It Again by Aidan Wayne

Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (tw torture and whatnot)

Master of Restless Shadows by Ginn Hale (tw: abuse & cruelty, torture, prejudice, racism, self-harm, discussion of rape)

The Pun Also Rises by John Pollack

Here’s Looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos

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]]> 2691 no The Handsell: February 17, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-17-2020/ This week on The Handsell, Amanda recommends Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble. This episode is sponsored by Random House Children’s Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 17, 2020 full Book Riot This week on The Handsell, find out why Amanda thinks you should read Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble. This week on The Handsell, Amanda recommends Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble. This episode is sponsored by Random House Children’s Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on The Handsell, Amanda recommends Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble.

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]]> 561 no Fated Mates And Lots Of Romance https://bookriot.com/listen/fated-mates-and-lots-of-romance/ Amanda and Jenn are joined by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop of the Fated Mates podcast in this romance special episode! This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, a customizable journal to record your reading life, Sourcebooks, and Two Lines Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell Carry On by Rainbow Rowell How To Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune (tw: discussion of suicidal thoughts & depression) American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera Band Sinister by KJ Charles Take the Lead by Alexis Daria Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev (tw: discussion of rape & assault, racism & police encounters, fears around disability, miscarriage and difficulties with pregnancy) Scoring Off the Field by Naima Simone Wrong Bed, Right Roommate by Rebecca Brooks One and Only by Jenny Holiday Priest by Sierra Simone Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson The Vegas Top Guns series by Katie Porter Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole Loading… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Fated Mates And Lots Of Romance full 218 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn are joined by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop of the Fated Mates podcast in this romance special episode! Amanda and Jenn are joined by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop of the Fated Mates podcast in this romance special episode! This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, a customizable journal to record your reading life, Sourcebooks, and Two Lines Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell Carry On by Rainbow Rowell How To Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune (tw: discussion of suicidal thoughts & depression) American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera Band Sinister by KJ Charles Take the Lead by Alexis Daria Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev (tw: discussion of rape & assault, racism & police encounters, fears around disability, miscarriage and difficulties with pregnancy) Scoring Off the Field by Naima Simone Wrong Bed, Right Roommate by Rebecca Brooks One and Only by Jenny Holiday Priest by Sierra Simone Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson The Vegas Top Guns series by Katie Porter Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole Loading… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn are joined by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop of the Fated Mates podcast in this romance special episode!

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Books Discussed

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston

One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

How To Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune (tw: discussion of suicidal thoughts & depression)

American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera

Band Sinister by KJ Charles

Take the Lead by Alexis Daria

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev (tw: discussion of rape & assault, racism & police encounters, fears around disability, miscarriage and difficulties with pregnancy)

Scoring Off the Field by Naima Simone

Wrong Bed, Right Roommate by Rebecca Brooks

One and Only by Jenny Holiday

Priest by Sierra Simone

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

The Vegas Top Guns series by Katie Porter

Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole

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]]> 3352 no The Handsell: February 10, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-10-2020/ This week on The Handsell, Jenn recommends The Longshot by Katie Kitamura. This episode is sponsored by Holiday House. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 10, 2020 full Book Riot This week on The Handsell, Jenn recommends The Longshot by Katie Kitamura. This week on The Handsell, Jenn recommends The Longshot by Katie Kitamura. This episode is sponsored by Holiday House. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week on The Handsell, Jenn recommends The Longshot by Katie Kitamura.

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]]> 526 no 300 Pages Of Heart-Rending https://bookriot.com/listen/queer-science-fiction/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about life after divorce, YA read-alouds, queer science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast, Workman Publishing, publisher of Let’s Be Weird Together: A Book About Love, by Brooke Barker and Boaz Frankel, and Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab (rec’d by Courtney) A Madness of Angels: The Matthew Swift series by Kate Griffin (pen name of Catherine Webb) (rec’d by Danielle) Books Discussed Untamed by Glennon Doyle Melton (March 10, 2020) Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Warcross by Marie Lu Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (tw: STI stigma, confusion around sexuality) For the Love of Men by Liz Plank Thou Shalt Not be a Jerk by Eugene Cho (March 1, 2020) Citizen by Claudia Rankine God Land by Elizabeth Lenz Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri (tw: family violence) Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger (tw: animal death) The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (tw: violence, tentacle stuff) Circe by Madeline Miller (tw sexual assault) The Reluctant Queen (Queens of Renthia #2) by Sarah Beth Durst Parenting In SFF Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 300 Pages Of Heart-Rending full 217 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about life after divorce, YA read-alouds, queer science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about life after divorce, YA read-alouds, queer science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast, Workman Publishing, publisher of Let’s Be Weird Together: A Book About Love, by Brooke Barker and Boaz Frankel, and Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab (rec’d by Courtney) A Madness of Angels: The Matthew Swift series by Kate Griffin (pen name of Catherine Webb) (rec’d by Danielle) Books Discussed Untamed by Glennon Doyle Melton (March 10, 2020) Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Warcross by Marie Lu Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (tw: STI stigma, confusion around sexuality) For the Love of Men by Liz Plank Thou Shalt Not be a Jerk by Eugene Cho (March 1, 2020) Citizen by Claudia Rankine God Land by Elizabeth Lenz Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri (tw: family violence) Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger (tw: animal death) The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (tw: violence, tentacle stuff) Circe by Madeline Miller (tw sexual assault) The Reluctant Queen (Queens of Renthia #2) by Sarah Beth Durst Parenting In SFF Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about life after divorce, YA read-alouds, queer science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab (rec’d by Courtney)

A Madness of Angels: The Matthew Swift series by Kate Griffin (pen name of Catherine Webb) (rec’d by Danielle)

Books Discussed

Untamed by Glennon Doyle Melton (March 10, 2020)

Two Old Women by Velma Wallis

Warcross by Marie Lu

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (tw: STI stigma, confusion around sexuality)

For the Love of Men by Liz Plank

Thou Shalt Not be a Jerk by Eugene Cho (March 1, 2020)

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

God Land by Elizabeth Lenz

Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri (tw: family violence)

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger (tw: animal death)

The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (tw: violence, tentacle stuff)

Circe by Madeline Miller (tw sexual assault)

The Reluctant Queen (Queens of Renthia #2) by Sarah Beth Durst

Parenting In SFF Post

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]]> 2946 no The Handsell: February 3, 2020 https://bookriot.com/listen/the-handsell-february-3-2020/ Amanda recommends Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper (tw: homophobia). This episode is sponsored by Penguin Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Handsell: February 3, 2020 full Book Riot Amanda recommends Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper. Amanda recommends Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper (tw: homophobia). This episode is sponsored by Penguin Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda recommends Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper (tw: homophobia).

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]]> 591 no The Highest High Fantasy That Ever Highed https://bookriot.com/listen/heroines-in-high-fantasy/ Amanda and Jenn discuss heroines in high fantasy, nonbinary reads, Swedish fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast, Scout Press, an imprint of Gallery Books, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Survived by Her Longtime Companion by Chris Paynter (rec’d by Wynnde) Montmorency series by Eleanor Updale, Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone and The Woman in White, In the Woods by Tana French (rec’d by Miranda) The Living by Annie Dillard (rec’d by Katie) Books Discussed The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F. C. Yee Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #1) (tw: harm to children, graphic violence) No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll Dreadnought by April Daniels (tw: transphobia, emotional abuse) Annex by Rich Larson (tw transphobia, deadnaming, mild-ish body horror) The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (tw: body horror, self-harm) The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins (tw: harm to children) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (tw self-harm, sexual assault) Queer Magic by Tomás Prower Camilla Lackberg Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck (tw: body horror, issues of consent, suicide) Coraline by Neil Gaiman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (tw: harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Highest High Fantasy That Ever Highed full 216 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss heroines in high fantasy, nonbinary reads, Swedish fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss heroines in high fantasy, nonbinary reads, Swedish fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast, Scout Press, an imprint of Gallery Books, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Survived by Her Longtime Companion by Chris Paynter (rec’d by Wynnde) Montmorency series by Eleanor Updale, Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone and The Woman in White, In the Woods by Tana French (rec’d by Miranda) The Living by Annie Dillard (rec’d by Katie) Books Discussed The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F. C. Yee Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #1) (tw: harm to children, graphic violence) No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll Dreadnought by April Daniels (tw: transphobia, emotional abuse) Annex by Rich Larson (tw transphobia, deadnaming, mild-ish body horror) The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (tw: body horror, self-harm) The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins (tw: harm to children) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (tw self-harm, sexual assault) Queer Magic by Tomás Prower Camilla Lackberg Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck (tw: body horror, issues of consent, suicide) Coraline by Neil Gaiman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (tw: harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss heroines in high fantasy, nonbinary reads, Swedish fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Survived by Her Longtime Companion by Chris Paynter (rec’d by Wynnde)

Montmorency series by Eleanor Updale, Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone and The Woman in White, In the Woods by Tana French (rec’d by Miranda)

The Living by Annie Dillard (rec’d by Katie)

Books Discussed

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F. C. Yee

Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #1) (tw: harm to children, graphic violence)

No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll

Dreadnought by April Daniels (tw: transphobia, emotional abuse)

Annex by Rich Larson (tw transphobia, deadnaming, mild-ish body horror)

The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (tw: body horror, self-harm)

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins (tw: harm to children)

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (tw self-harm, sexual assault)

Queer Magic by Tomás Prower

Camilla Lackberg

Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck (tw: body horror, issues of consent, suicide)

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (tw: harm to children)

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]]> 2917 no Yikes But Also Yes https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-mother-daughter-relationships/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about mother-daughter relationships, climate change primers, engaging audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian, new in paperback from Algonquin Books, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Daevabad Trilogy (City of Brass #1) by S.A. Chakraborty, Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, and City of Spires series (City of Strife #1) (rec’d by Eric) Books Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Magical Language of Others by EJ Koh (tw: suicidal thoughts and attempts, disordered eating, domestic violence, sexual assault, depression) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (trigger warnings: child abuse) The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells Climate Changed by Philippe Squarzoni NW by Zadie Smith Brick Lane by Monica Ali (tw: domestic violence) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (tw: slavery) Book of Night Women by Marlon James, narrated by Robin Miles (tw: slavery & related violence) Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (rec’d by Jamie Canaves) How To Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune (tw: suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety) Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, transphobia, homophobia, use of slurs, racism) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Yikes But Also Yes full 215 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about mother-daughter relationships, climate change primers, engaging audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about mother-daughter relationships, climate change primers, engaging audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian, new in paperback from Algonquin Books, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Daevabad Trilogy (City of Brass #1) by S.A. Chakraborty, Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, and City of Spires series (City of Strife #1) (rec’d by Eric) Books Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Magical Language of Others by EJ Koh (tw: suicidal thoughts and attempts, disordered eating, domestic violence, sexual assault, depression) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (trigger warnings: child abuse) The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells Climate Changed by Philippe Squarzoni NW by Zadie Smith Brick Lane by Monica Ali (tw: domestic violence) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (tw: slavery) Book of Night Women by Marlon James, narrated by Robin Miles (tw: slavery & related violence) Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (rec’d by Jamie Canaves) How To Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune (tw: suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety) Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, transphobia, homophobia, use of slurs, racism) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about mother-daughter relationships, climate change primers, engaging audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Daevabad Trilogy (City of Brass #1) by S.A. Chakraborty, Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, and City of Spires series (City of Strife #1) (rec’d by Eric)

Books

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

The Magical Language of Others by EJ Koh (tw: suicidal thoughts and attempts, disordered eating, domestic violence, sexual assault, depression)

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (trigger warnings: child abuse)

The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells

Climate Changed by Philippe Squarzoni

NW by Zadie Smith

Brick Lane by Monica Ali (tw: domestic violence)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (tw: slavery)

Book of Night Women by Marlon James, narrated by Robin Miles (tw: slavery & related violence)

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (rec’d by Jamie Canaves)

How To Be a Movie Star by TJ Klune (tw: suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety)

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, transphobia, homophobia, use of slurs, racism)

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]]> 2531 no They Have War Balloons https://bookriot.com/listen/alternate-history-novels/ Amanda and Jenn discuss alternate history novels, more murder, culturally diverse romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Tara) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW for child abuse and child sexual assault, domestic violence, self-harm, suicide, drug use) (rec’d by Kelsey) Melissa Brayden’s Soho Loft series and Seven Shores series, Ann McMan’s Jericho series, Lise Gold’s Compass series, and Harper Bliss’ Pink Bean (rec’d by Wynnde) The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Free Food For Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, Cities of Salt by Abdul Rahman Munif, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed The Lost Man by Jane Harper As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney (tw: violence towards women & children, including imprisonment, rape, child abuse, domestic violence; suicide, graphic violence) Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao (TW rape, trafficking, child abuse) The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (tw: violence towards women and children, lynching) The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Everfair by Nisi Shawl (tw: racism and violence) You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Penance by Kanae Minato (tw: harm to children) Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (tw: domestic violence, child abuse, rape) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000 They Have War Balloons full 214 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss alternate history novels, more murder, culturally diverse romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss alternate history novels, more murder, culturally diverse romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Tara) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW for child abuse and child sexual assault, domestic violence, self-harm, suicide, drug use) (rec’d by Kelsey) Melissa Brayden’s Soho Loft series and Seven Shores series, Ann McMan’s Jericho series, Lise Gold’s Compass series, and Harper Bliss’ Pink Bean (rec’d by Wynnde) The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Free Food For Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, Cities of Salt by Abdul Rahman Munif, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed The Lost Man by Jane Harper As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney (tw: violence towards women & children, including imprisonment, rape, child abuse, domestic violence; suicide, graphic violence) Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao (TW rape, trafficking, child abuse) The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (tw: violence towards women and children, lynching) The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Everfair by Nisi Shawl (tw: racism and violence) You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Penance by Kanae Minato (tw: harm to children) Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (tw: domestic violence, child abuse, rape) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss alternate history novels, more murder, culturally diverse romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Tara)

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW for child abuse and child sexual assault, domestic violence, self-harm, suicide, drug use) (rec’d by Kelsey)

Melissa Brayden’s Soho Loft series and Seven Shores series, Ann McMan’s Jericho series, Lise Gold’s Compass series, and Harper Bliss’ Pink Bean (rec’d by Wynnde)

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Free Food For Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, Cities of Salt by Abdul Rahman Munif, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif (rec’d by Sibyl)

Books Discussed

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney (tw: violence towards women & children, including imprisonment, rape, child abuse, domestic violence; suicide, graphic violence)

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao (TW rape, trafficking, child abuse)

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (tw: violence towards women and children, lynching)

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

Everfair by Nisi Shawl (tw: racism and violence)

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

Penance by Kanae Minato (tw: harm to children)

Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (tw: domestic violence, child abuse, rape)

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]]> 2893 no Not Just Dead But Super Dead https://bookriot.com/listen/dark-and-twisty-murder-mysteries/ Amanda and Jenn discuss dark and twisty murder mysteries, books about the Vietnam War, literary women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Rocky Mountain Press, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (rec’d by Sue) The Collectors series by Dot Hutchinsons (The Butterfly Garden & The Summer Children) (rec’d by Shontelle) Crime Junkie (rec’d by Shontelle) Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce (rec’d by Emma) Spain: The Root and the Flower by John A. Crow (rec’d by Chris) Books Discussed The Binding by Bridget Collins (tw homophobia, rape, child abuse) Witchmark by CL Polk (tw: PTSD, violence towards women & children) The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch (The Lies of Locke Lamore) The Deep by Rivers Solomon (tw: suicidal ideation, self-harm, slavery) The Lying Room by Nicci French We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (tw: dog death, human death) Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Highway 59 series) Still Life by Louise Penny Ali Smith’s Seasonal quartet (Autumn) The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump The Rook by Daniel O’Malley The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Not Just Dead But Super Dead full 213 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss dark and twisty murder mysteries, books about the Vietnam War, literary women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss dark and twisty murder mysteries, books about the Vietnam War, literary women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Rocky Mountain Press, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (rec’d by Sue) The Collectors series by Dot Hutchinsons (The Butterfly Garden & The Summer Children) (rec’d by Shontelle) Crime Junkie (rec’d by Shontelle) Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce (rec’d by Emma) Spain: The Root and the Flower by John A. Crow (rec’d by Chris) Books Discussed The Binding by Bridget Collins (tw homophobia, rape, child abuse) Witchmark by CL Polk (tw: PTSD, violence towards women & children) The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch (The Lies of Locke Lamore) The Deep by Rivers Solomon (tw: suicidal ideation, self-harm, slavery) The Lying Room by Nicci French We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (tw: dog death, human death) Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Highway 59 series) Still Life by Louise Penny Ali Smith’s Seasonal quartet (Autumn) The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump The Rook by Daniel O’Malley The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss dark and twisty murder mysteries, books about the Vietnam War, literary women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (rec’d by Sue)

The Collectors series by Dot Hutchinsons (The Butterfly Garden & The Summer Children) (rec’d by Shontelle)

Crime Junkie (rec’d by Shontelle)

Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce (rec’d by Emma)

Spain: The Root and the Flower by John A. Crow (rec’d by Chris)

Books Discussed

The Binding by Bridget Collins (tw homophobia, rape, child abuse)

Witchmark by CL Polk (tw: PTSD, violence towards women & children)

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch (The Lies of Locke Lamore)

The Deep by Rivers Solomon (tw: suicidal ideation, self-harm, slavery)

The Lying Room by Nicci French

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (tw: dog death, human death)

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Highway 59 series)

Still Life by Louise Penny

Ali Smith’s Seasonal quartet (Autumn)

The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump

The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King

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]]> 2849 no Our 2020 Resolution Reads https://bookriot.com/listen/our-2020-resolution-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss their resolution reads for 2020, including getting outside more, forming or breaking habits, dealing with social media, and more. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Dough Boys, another #BooksForTheMiddle by Paula Chase, Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Indistractable by Nir Eyal Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang How To Be Yourself by Ellen Hendriksen How to Stop Losing Your Shit With Your Kids by Carla Naumburg Atomic Habits by James Clear How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole Cabin Porn! Inside by Zach Klein and Freda Moon The Book of Delights by Ross Gay The Nature Fix by Florence Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Our 2020 Resolution Reads full 212 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss their resolution reads for 2020, including getting outside more, forming or breaking habits, dealing with social media, and more. Amanda and Jenn discuss their resolution reads for 2020, including getting outside more, forming or breaking habits, dealing with social media, and more. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Dough Boys, another #BooksForTheMiddle by Paula Chase, Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Indistractable by Nir Eyal Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang How To Be Yourself by Ellen Hendriksen How to Stop Losing Your Shit With Your Kids by Carla Naumburg Atomic Habits by James Clear How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole Cabin Porn! Inside by Zach Klein and Freda Moon The Book of Delights by Ross Gay The Nature Fix by Florence Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss their resolution reads for 2020, including getting outside more, forming or breaking habits, dealing with social media, and more.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Dough Boys, another #BooksForTheMiddle by Paula Chase, Care/of.

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Books Discussed

Indistractable by Nir Eyal

Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

How To Be Yourself by Ellen Hendriksen

How to Stop Losing Your Shit With Your Kids by Carla Naumburg

Atomic Habits by James Clear

How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell

The AI Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole

Cabin Porn! Inside by Zach Klein and Freda Moon

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams

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]]> 3069 no This Story Is Bonkers https://bookriot.com/listen/mythology-retellings/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Spanish history, mythology retellings, and more holiday recs in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder journal, the Read Harder Challenge, and Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (rec’d by Kelly) The Weight of Chains by Lesley Connor (rec’d by Justin) Books Discussed We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby What Are You Doing Here? by Laina Dawes Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Small Change by Roan Parrish (tw: discussion of suicide) The Battle for Spain by Antony Beevor The Ghosts of Spain by Giles Tremlett Pachinko by Min Jin Lee On Trails by Robert Moor Ms Marvel by G Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy Space Battle Lunchtime: Lights, Camera, Snacktion by Natalie Reiss Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (tw: rape, war) Wake, Siren by Nina MacLaughlin (tw: rape, incest, assault, etc) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:00:00 -0000 This Story Is Bonkers full 211 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Spanish history, mythology retellings, and more holiday recs in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss Spanish history, mythology retellings, and more holiday recs in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder journal, the Read Harder Challenge, and Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (rec’d by Kelly) The Weight of Chains by Lesley Connor (rec’d by Justin) Books Discussed We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby What Are You Doing Here? by Laina Dawes Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Small Change by Roan Parrish (tw: discussion of suicide) The Battle for Spain by Antony Beevor The Ghosts of Spain by Giles Tremlett Pachinko by Min Jin Lee On Trails by Robert Moor Ms Marvel by G Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy Space Battle Lunchtime: Lights, Camera, Snacktion by Natalie Reiss Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (tw: rape, war) Wake, Siren by Nina MacLaughlin (tw: rape, incest, assault, etc) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Spanish history, mythology retellings, and more holiday recs in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder journal, the Read Harder Challenge, and Libro.fm.

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Feedback

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (rec’d by Kelly)

The Weight of Chains by Lesley Connor (rec’d by Justin)

Books Discussed

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby

What Are You Doing Here? by Laina Dawes

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Small Change by Roan Parrish (tw: discussion of suicide)

The Battle for Spain by Antony Beevor

The Ghosts of Spain by Giles Tremlett

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

On Trails by Robert Moor

Ms Marvel by G Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy

Space Battle Lunchtime: Lights, Camera, Snacktion by Natalie Reiss

Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes

The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (tw: rape, war)

Wake, Siren by Nina MacLaughlin (tw: rape, incest, assault, etc)

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]]> 2627 no Project Runway Meets Mulan https://bookriot.com/listen/feminist-weddings/ Amanda and Jenn discuss magical seamstresses, feminist weddings, foodie fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, JIMMY Patterson Books, publisher of Ali Cross by James Patterson, and the Read Harder Challenge. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (rec’d by Jaimee) A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (rec’d by Teresa) Time and Again by Jack Finney (rec’d by Sibyl) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Torn by Rowenna Miller Something New by Lucy Knisley (rec’d by Aly) Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, transl. by Jordan Stump The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (tw: domestic abuse) Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee The Governess Game by Tessa Dare The Professor by Charlotte Stein Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (TW: harm to children, suicide, child sexual abuse) Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot (tw: self-harm, domestic violence, struggles with mental health) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:00:00 -0000 Project Runway Meets Mulan full 210 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss magical seamstresses, feminist weddings, foodie fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, JIMMY Patterson Books, publisher of Ali Cross by James Patterson, and the Read Harder Challenge.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKAll of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (rec’d by Jaimee)A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (rec’d by Teresa)Time and Again by Jack Finney (rec’d by Sibyl)A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (rec’d by Sibyl)QUESTIONS1. I love fantasy & science fiction and have read the genre for years, but it seems like all I can find is the Not Like Other Girls™ character. Unlike Other Girls she doesn’t like sewing or embroidery and would rather be sword fighting and is always getting in trouble for her unladylike behavior.My question is; Where are the stories about those other girls?I personally love sewing and I’m a quilter myself. I love working with fabric, it speaks to me. Are you going to go fight a dragon wearing nothing but a shift? How long are you going to survive a post-apocalyptic winter wearing jeans and a tee shirt? Who is creating the elaborate costumes for the time travelers?The closest books I’ve been able to find so far are The Backstagers graphic novels/books and the Behind the Scenes!! manga by Bisco Hatori.Thank you for your time!-Annie2. Hi ladies,I absolutely love the podcast and wanted to reach out with a request for a recommendation. Recently my (cis male) partner and I have decided that we are going to get married in the new year. We are both feminists, atheists, and working hard to decrease our consumerism and live in environmentally friendly ways, so we are avoiding the wedding industrial complex as much as possible and plan to marry at the town hall with our immediate families present. As a big reader, I often go to books during major life steps to seek advice and guidance, but I am not seeing myself represented in many books about marriage. I have previously read Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert and really loved that book, and I am looking for something similar that is a thoughtful and positive nonfiction book on marriage that may offer advice and insight to those who are genuinely working to have an equal and (apparently) kind of radical partnership that isn’t defined by the trappings of a wedding or organized religion. Your recommendations would be amazing!Thank you so much,-Grace3. My sister Ruth is a chef/caterer. She has read EVERY memoir, biography, history, technical and cookbook known to the universe. What she hasn’t read is any Fiction that immerses food within the story. Please don’t go for the obvious choices: Danler, Hesser, Reichl, etc. What I’m looking for is a variety of genres/authors that have great food descriptions as part of the story. Literary Fiction a plus and something crazy like SciFi can be fun too. Take your best shot! Grazzi!-Wynne (she/her)4. I have been adamant for years that I don’t like romance books. They are too mushy and are not for me. Then I somehow was talked into reading Red, White, and Royal Blue. And now I like romances (??) *sigh* Obviously I need help and direction. LGBT is a major plus but not required. I’ve tried the Kiss Quotient and did not like it at all. When I first came out I read Sing You Home. It was ok but not great. I really like the wit and character building in RWRB. Please help.Thanks!!-Jessica5. Hello! I’m a teenager who’s very confused about a lot of things. Some examples are why people like mushrooms, how the current political climate came to be, and figuring out what crowds I identify with.At the moment, I’m looking for some books that offer different perspectives, or some books that would make me buy merchandise and rant on instagram. Right now, my reading taste leans toward memoirs, YA fiction, dystopian, and sci-fi! Some of my favorite reads are The Giver, Yellow Star, The Hate U Give, Bad Boy, and Ender’s Game!I’m quite tired of books that have the main protag have this boring and predictable romance with a random side character. I would love some books with interesting romances or no romance at all!In addition, I would love books that include complex villains! Thanks!-Aleeza6. I recently reread Maurice and then watched the Jane Eyre miniseries and it got me to thinking about romance, and then forbidden romance. I haven’t read much romance, but I’m into the idea of reading a romance with a forbidden romance with a servant or governess or whatever. Can you guys recommend any good historical romances to scratch that itch? I know almost nothing of the genre, and have only read Courtney Milan, and some ill advised reads back in middle school days.Thank you two for all your hard work!P.S. I just realized Fingersmith fits this ask, but rest assured I have read it and watched the amazing movie (which if you haven’t seen GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW). I guess I have a forbidden romance with servants fetish??? Go figure.-Sarah7. I’m currently looking for a tragic story (more depressing the better) for a cathartic experience. Themes like suicide, self -harm, any kind of assault and abuse are totally fine and anything that would leave me in tears is just what I need. I have a month long vacation coming in few weeks and I’d prefer a lengthy book that’s not too slow paced.-RijaBOOKS DISCUSSEDSpin the Dawn by Elizabeth LimTorn by Rowenna MillerSomething New by Lucy Knisley (rec’d by Aly)Drop the Ball by Tiffany DufuNatalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle LimThe Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, transl. by Jordan StumpThe Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (tw: domestic abuse)Dating You Hating You by Christina LaurenSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. YeeThe Governess Game by Tessa DareThe Professor by Charlotte SteinMiracle Creek by Angie Kim (TW: harm to children, suicide, child sexual abuse)Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot (tw: self-harm, domestic violence, struggles with mental health)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss magical seamstresses, feminist weddings, foodie fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, JIMMY Patterson Books, publisher of Ali Cross by James Patterson, and the Read Harder Challenge. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (rec’d by Jaimee) A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (rec’d by Teresa) Time and Again by Jack Finney (rec’d by Sibyl) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Torn by Rowenna Miller Something New by Lucy Knisley (rec’d by Aly) Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, transl. by Jordan Stump The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (tw: domestic abuse) Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee The Governess Game by Tessa Dare The Professor by Charlotte Stein Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (TW: harm to children, suicide, child sexual abuse) Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot (tw: self-harm, domestic violence, struggles with mental health) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss magical seamstresses, feminist weddings, foodie fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, JIMMY Patterson Books, publisher of Ali Cross by James Patterson, and the Read Harder Challenge.

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Feedback

All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (rec’d by Jaimee)

A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (rec’d by Teresa)

Time and Again by Jack Finney (rec’d by Sibyl)

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (rec’d by Sibyl)

Books Discussed

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

Torn by Rowenna Miller

Something New by Lucy Knisley (rec’d by Aly)

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim

The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, transl. by Jordan Stump

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (tw: domestic abuse)

Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

The Professor by Charlotte Stein

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (TW: harm to children, suicide, child sexual abuse)

Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot (tw: self-harm, domestic violence, struggles with mental health)

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]]> 2999 Emo Heroines https://bookriot.com/listen/unconventional-heroines/ Jenn and guest Louise Johnson discuss unconventional heroines, cozy Hanukkah stories, children’s books about tolerance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Sponsored by Voracious and Little, Brown and Company, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback & Links Paradox Bound by Peter Cline (rec’d by Stephanie) Stephanie’s Get Booked spreadsheet: bit.ly/getbookedrecs The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman (rec’d by Stephanie) The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie (rec’d by Stephanie) The River by Peter Heller (rec’d by Elizabeth and Kayce) Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched by Amy Sutherland (rec’d by Molly) Beyond Basketball: Keywords for Success by Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie Krzyzewski Spatola Books Discussed Lighting the Flames by Sarah Wendell Eva Ibbotson – Madensky Square or A Countess Below Stairs The Pretty One by Keah Maria Brown The Million Pieces of Neena Gill by Emma Barton-Smith Wintersong by S. Jae Jones The Curious Tale of The Lady Caraboo by Catherine Johnson When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff Everything by Susie Day (Pea’s Book of Best Friends) The Empress by Ruby Lal The Wife’s Tale by Aida Edemariam The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley The Otherlife by Julia Gray The Moomins by Tove Jansson Lexicon by Max Barry A Void by Georges Perec My Name is Mina by David Almond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:00:00 -0000 Emo Heroines full 209 Book Riot Jenn and guest Louise Johnson discuss unconventional heroines, cozy Hanukkah stories, children’s books about tolerance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Sponsored by Voracious and Little, Brown and Company, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi, with Fierce Reads.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACK & LINKSParadox Bound by Peter Cline (rec’d by Stephanie)Stephanie’s Get Booked spreadsheet: bit.ly/getbookedrecsThe Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman (rec’d by Stephanie)The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie (rec’d by Stephanie)The River by Peter Heller (rec’d by Elizabeth and Kayce)Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched by Amy Sutherland (rec’d by Molly)Beyond Basketball: Keywords for Success by Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie Krzyzewski SpatolaQUESTIONS1. Hello Jen and Amanda,I’m STRUGGLING because everywhere I go right now (shops, bookstagram, etc) I’m seeing Christmas books, which is great except that I can’t relate because I don’t celebrate Christmas. I’m Jewish but surprisingly, there are no ‘cosy cute and fun Hanukkah reads’ readily available to me.I’m looking for some holiday reads that have that cozy feeling, and are funny and/or heartwarming but NOT centred around Christmas.Books I like that have a similar vibe are A Christmas Carol, Moominland Midwinter, and most of Hans Christian Andersen’s books. I haven’t really read more contemporary fiction because I just haven’t been able to relate to it, but I would love if you could find something contemporary, bonus points if it actually has a Jewish character (double bonus if it’s written by or about a woman!)Sorry for the long question! I love your podcast and look forward to seeing your recommendations.-Diana 🙂2. Hi all,I am a philosophy professor at a large public school and I will be teaching a course called Ethics and Disability next semester. I would really like my students to read a #OwnVoices book by an author with either a visible or invisible disability that features a character with a disability. I would prefer a quick read, since the book will be a part of a larger syllabus. Either fiction or nonfiction would be fine!Thanks so much! I love, love, love the podcast.All the best,-Katie3. Hi Amanda and Jenn,I love listening to your show and it is often one of the highlights of my week. I have been in a reading funk for a while and am in need of some great recommendations to get me back to my usual book-lovin’ state. In particular, I am in the mood for historical fiction (only not medieval England stuff) and adventure (e.g. superheroes, pirates, swashbucklers, time travelers, etc.). I am partial to gutsy female heroines and read adult, YA, middle-grade, etc. But I’m not in the mood for graphic novels. Bonus points if you have recommendations for series. Thanks! 🙂-Mona4. Hello! I discovered this podcast about two months ago and have completely caught up on all episodes. My TBR list has tripled as a result. I love listening and learning about new genres, authors, etc. You ladies make it so enjoyable and your energy is contagious.I have two requests. The first is for children’s books that introduce children to the fact that families come in all different types. The second is for books about how boys and girls don’t need to only do “boy” things or “girl” things.My daughter is 4 years old. My husband and I try our best to teach her that “love is love is love” and that boys and girls do not have to only like “boy” things and “girl” things. Lately she has made comments about how boys marrying boys is weird, or that boys can’t do ballet. I really don’t know where she is getting these ideas because I know in our house we don’t believe that. When she does make these comments, we correct her.My husband I read to her every night. I am hoping for any kind of children’s book that can explain that families come in all types and that boys and girls can do what ever they want. I want my daughter to grow up with an open heart and open mind. Please help. Thank you.-Autumn5. Hi Jenn & Amanda!I love history and especially enjoy reading about strong, smart female leaders and rulers. The vast majority of the books I’ve found are about English and French queens/mistresses/duchesses etc, or occasionally Cleopatra. I’d like to branch out and would love it if you could recommend books about powerful women of Non-European history. Any historical period is fine, although I usually gravitate toward ancient or medieval history. Nonfiction is preferred, but I would be open to well researched historical fiction as well. Thanks for your help!-Sara6. Hi there!I have a major book hangover from Hannah Kent’s “Burial Rites,” and would love to know about more books that are about and/or set in Iceland or Scandinavia more generally.Time period is not important to me, I’m just fascinated by the landscape and culture. I’ll take fiction and non-fiction alike, as long as it’s interesting.Apologies if you’ve already answered this question and I’ve just forgotten! I absolutely love your show and thanks for all the work you do at Book Riot!Hugs,-Chandra in Minnesota7. I’m in grad school for teaching languages (English and Spanish) and have taken a few linguistics classes in both languages. I recently read ‘The Schwa Was Here’ by Neal Shusterman and am currently reading Ella Minnow Pea. I would love to know if there are more fiction books out there that play with language, whether with word play like Ella Minnow Pea or through personifying the language, as Mr Shusterman did. Some of my favorite reads are books about books so I would love to expand that to include books about language.-KateBOOKS DISCUSSEDLighting the Flames by Sarah WendellEva Ibbotson – Madensky Square or A Countess Below StairsThe Pretty One by Keah Maria BrownThe Million Pieces of Neena Gill by Emma Barton-SmithWintersong by S. Jae JonesThe Curious Tale of The Lady Caraboo by Catherine JohnsonWhen Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle LukoffEverything by Susie Day (Pea’s Book of Best Friends)The Empress by Ruby LalThe Wife’s Tale by Aida EdemariamThe Greenlanders by Jane SmileyThe Otherlife by Julia GrayThe Moomins by Tove JanssonLexicon by Max BarryA Void by Georges PerecMy Name is Mina by David AlmondSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest Louise Johnson discuss unconventional heroines, cozy Hanukkah stories, children’s books about tolerance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Sponsored by Voracious and Little, Brown and Company, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback & Links Paradox Bound by Peter Cline (rec’d by Stephanie) Stephanie’s Get Booked spreadsheet: bit.ly/getbookedrecs The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman (rec’d by Stephanie) The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie (rec’d by Stephanie) The River by Peter Heller (rec’d by Elizabeth and Kayce) Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched by Amy Sutherland (rec’d by Molly) Beyond Basketball: Keywords for Success by Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie Krzyzewski Spatola Books Discussed Lighting the Flames by Sarah Wendell Eva Ibbotson – Madensky Square or A Countess Below Stairs The Pretty One by Keah Maria Brown The Million Pieces of Neena Gill by Emma Barton-Smith Wintersong by S. Jae Jones The Curious Tale of The Lady Caraboo by Catherine Johnson When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff Everything by Susie Day (Pea’s Book of Best Friends) The Empress by Ruby Lal The Wife’s Tale by Aida Edemariam The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley The Otherlife by Julia Gray The Moomins by Tove Jansson Lexicon by Max Barry A Void by Georges Perec My Name is Mina by David Almond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Louise Johnson discuss unconventional heroines, cozy Hanukkah stories, children’s books about tolerance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Sponsored by Voracious and Little, Brown and Company, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi, with Fierce Reads.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

Feedback & Links

Paradox Bound by Peter Cline (rec’d by Stephanie)

Stephanie’s Get Booked spreadsheet: bit.ly/getbookedrecs

The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman (rec’d by Stephanie)

The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie (rec’d by Stephanie)

The River by Peter Heller (rec’d by Elizabeth and Kayce)

Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched by Amy Sutherland (rec’d by Molly)

Beyond Basketball: Keywords for Success by Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie Krzyzewski Spatola

Books Discussed

Lighting the Flames by Sarah Wendell

Eva Ibbotson – Madensky Square or A Countess Below Stairs

The Pretty One by Keah Maria Brown

The Million Pieces of Neena Gill by Emma Barton-Smith

Wintersong by S. Jae Jones

The Curious Tale of The Lady Caraboo by Catherine Johnson

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

Everything by Susie Day (Pea’s Book of Best Friends)

The Empress by Ruby Lal

The Wife’s Tale by Aida Edemariam

The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley

The Otherlife by Julia Gray

The Moomins by Tove Jansson

Lexicon by Max Barry

A Void by Georges Perec

My Name is Mina by David Almond

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]]> 2765 Obsessed With Trees https://bookriot.com/listen/what-to-read-after-where-the-crawdad-sings/ Amanda and Jenn discuss what to read after Where The Crawdad Sings, time travel fiction, challenging reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Liar’s Daughter by Megan Cooley Peterson, and Care/Of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (rec’d by Miranda) Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Miranda) Books Discussed Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (tw: ableist language and slurs around mental health) Dread Nation by Justina Ireland American Hippo by Sarah Gailey Steve and Me by Terri Irwin The Daily Coyote by Shreve Stockton Sum it Up by Pat Summit Wolfpack by Abby Wambach Deep Creek by Pam Houston The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw: suicide) A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko (tw: for everything) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0000 Obsessed With Trees full 208 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss what to read after Where The Crawdad Sings, time travel fiction, challenging reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Liar’s Daughter by Megan Cooley Peterson, and Care/Of.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKHex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (rec’d by Miranda)Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Miranda)QUESTIONS1. Hi, I was wondering if you had any recommendations for fun murder mystery novels that are well written and not too dark. I did not enjoy Gone Girl because it was too dark. I love Agatha Christie and have read a good portion of her novels. I am looking for new mysteries that are fun. I recently watched the movie “Clue” and something similar in book format would be great ☺️-Kaitlin2. Hello! I am hoping you’ll help me with some new book or series ideas for my husband, who is the type of person who will re-read (and re-listen) to the same books over and over… and over. He also tends to read book series geared towards younger readers. Being an elementary school teacher (currently teaching 6th grade), he likes to recommend & talk books with his students. His all-time favorites include Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, and just about everything by Rick Riordan. He’s also enjoyed Game of Thrones, The Iron Druid Chronicles, and the Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman. For stand-alone books, Dark Matter & Ready Player One are recent hits. He’s drawn towards multi-book series because of the rich world-building and loves books seeped in mythology.Plot twist! He also loves U.S. history, particularly about the gold rush and the american revolution. I think he might be into a fantasy adventure with a historical slant. Alexander Hamilton with a talking dog sidekick in a time machine saving the world? He’d probably read that! I’d love to see him continue to explore new worlds, characters, and ideas so the plan is to gift him some new books for the holidays. Thank you so much in advance!-Katie3. Hi there!Every Christmas I give each of my kids a book that reflects something going on in their lives during the past year. Over the years the collection of books for each child has provided great memories of their interests, accomplishments and dreams. When they were younger it was easier to find books about learning to ride a bike, a cookbook about cakes, or a collection of poems about nature. As they have gotten older, their interests have naturally become more narrowed and specific. I’m hoping you can help me find a book for my oldest daughter, who is 19. This past year she completed an internship where she cared for and trained carnivores at a wildlife park and breeding program. She worked daily feeding and tending to lions, tigers, bears and cheetahs. It was amazing to see her growth over the period of the internship, I’ve never seen her more happy, confident or driven. I’d love to find a book for her about a person who has a similar positive experience with wild animals. I’m open to non-fiction or fiction but would mostly hope for something that continues to inspire her as she works toward her college degree in zoology and on to a career in this field. I have done some searching on my own but often recommendations come back for veterinary medicine and I’m hoping for something more specifically related to care and conservation of animals.Thank you in advance for your recommendations!-Heather4. I want to get my mom a book her birthday. She works as a director at a basketball camp and one of her jobs is mentoring and organizing the counsellors. She likes self-help type books and I want to find one that’s about leadership in a summer camp or basketball setting, or about mentoring and working with teenagers or young adults. I love your podcast and listen to it every week!-Shannon5. Hi,I’m looking for a recommendation after finishing reading “Where the crawdads sing” by Delia Owens. I absolutely loved this book, which surprised me as I usually read more plot driven books and don’t usually like descriptions like ” beautiful prose”, “lyrical” and so on. I found myself completely absorbed in the story, loved the language and even underlined some of the sentences. Maybe it’s the introvert in me, but I loved that it didn’t contain too many characters, some I could root for, and most of, all the mother nature. The nature scenes were my favourites to read and get lost in. I am going on a backpacking trip to South America next month and looking for a good read. Can you please recommend something similar? Thanks so much!-Kat6. I recently enjoyed 11.22.63 and the Doomsday book and am looking for more good historical time travel fiction. Kindred is already on my to read list and I read the first Outlander book and found it a bit less consensual than I prefer my romances. Any suggestions for entertaining historical time travel books?-Shaina7. Each year, I like to tackle a big, scary book—not scary in the sense that the book is frightening (though I’m not opposed to that), more that the book’s physical weight, complexity, and/or subject matter tend to intimidate readers. I’ve previously read Infinite Jest, East of Eden, A Little Life, The Goldfinch, Ulysses, Moby-Dick, etc. I’ve also read shorter work that would qualify, like Joanna Russ’s Female Man. There are a lot of lists on the Internet of the most difficult books, but those lists are largely white and male and I’m looking for something that isn’t. I know I could pick up War and Peace (and probably should read it eventually) but I really want to read as few books by white dudes in 2018 as possible. Can you point me in the direction of heady, challenging doorstopper fiction that meets this criteria? I’m not adverse to any particular genre, I just want to dig into a really difficult book.Thanks in advance!-MeredithBOOKS DISCUSSEDDeath by Dumpling by Vivien ChienMurder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (tw: ableist language and slurs around mental health)Dread Nation by Justina IrelandAmerican Hippo by Sarah GaileySteve and Me by Terri IrwinThe Daily Coyote by Shreve StocktonSum it Up by Pat SummitWolfpack by Abby WambachDeep Creek by Pam HoustonThe Overstory by Richard Powers (tw: suicide)A Murder in Time by Julie McElwainJust One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi TaylorDucks, Newburyport by Lucy EllmannAlmanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko (tw: for everything)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss what to read after Where The Crawdad Sings, time travel fiction, challenging reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Liar’s Daughter by Megan Cooley Peterson, and Care/Of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (rec’d by Miranda) Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Miranda) Books Discussed Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (tw: ableist language and slurs around mental health) Dread Nation by Justina Ireland American Hippo by Sarah Gailey Steve and Me by Terri Irwin The Daily Coyote by Shreve Stockton Sum it Up by Pat Summit Wolfpack by Abby Wambach Deep Creek by Pam Houston The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw: suicide) A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko (tw: for everything) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss what to read after Where The Crawdad Sings, time travel fiction, challenging reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (rec’d by Miranda)

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Miranda)

Books Discussed

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon (tw: ableist language and slurs around mental health)

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

American Hippo by Sarah Gailey

Steve and Me by Terri Irwin

The Daily Coyote by Shreve Stockton

Sum it Up by Pat Summit

Wolfpack by Abby Wambach

Deep Creek by Pam Houston

The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw: suicide)

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko (tw: for everything)

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]]> 3017 The Holiday Show https://bookriot.com/listen/holiday-book-recommendations/ Amanda and Jenn give book recommendations for holiday gift-giving. This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, a heart-rending story of family, love, and fate, available from Gallery Books, and TALION PUBLISHING LLC, publishers of the thrilling Talion Series by J.K. Franko. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Manazuru and The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Cari and Brooke) The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa(rec’d by Cari) Anything by Haruki Murakami (rec’d by Cari) The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Brooke) Books Discussed How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Turbulence & Resistance by Samit Basu Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Loyal League series (An Extraordinary Union #1) by Alyssa Cole City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper The Lotterys More or Less by Emma Donoghue (rec’d by Tirzah) (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, edited by Kelly Jensen Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Dog Day by Alicia Gimenez Bartlett, translated by Nicholas Caistor (tw animal abuse) The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel Hahn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0000 The Holiday Show full 207 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give book recommendations for holiday gift-giving.This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, a heart-rending story of family, love, and fate, available from Gallery Books, and TALION PUBLISHING LLC, publishers of the thrilling Talion Series by J.K. Franko.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKManazuru and The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Cari and Brooke)The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa(rec’d by Cari)Anything by Haruki Murakami (rec’d by Cari)The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Brooke)QUESTIONS1. My boyfriend says that he is inspired by my quest to read more books in 2019 and wants to follow suit next year. However, he has no idea where to begin. I was hoping to get him some Christmas gifts that could point him in the right direction. I know he likes fantasy and graphic novels, specifically The Adventure Zone and anything Marvel. He’s also a very philosophical mind and loves to read really complicated books about existence and consciousness. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks so much!-Emily2. Hello! I’m looking for a book for my brother for Christmas! Maybe a comedy mystery? To give you an idea of his style – He likes Terry Pratchett but not Neil Gaiman. He enjoyed the Rivers of London Series and The Bartimaeus Trilogy. He likes authors such as Chris Riddell, Trenton Lee Stewart, Marie Brennan and Scott Westerfeld. It’s been difficult to find something that lines up with his particular brand of dry humour without it going too far and becoming cliché or eye-rolling (e.g. Genevieve Cogman or early Jasper Fforde). Any help would be much appreciated!-Danielle3. I’m wanting to get my mom a book for Christmas this year and was not sure how close to the time you want a time sensitive marking, but thought better safe than sorry. My mom’s absolute favorite book series is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon and she enjoys historical romances. She really likes fantasy like Lord of the Rings and is a major Star Wars fan, although she generally doesn’t read sci fi. Love the podcast and can’t wait to see what you wonderful people come up with.-Stephanie4. Every year, from December 1st to 25th I go into full Christmas mode. All my free time goes into Christmas activities, and I only want to read holiday books. It’s silly, I know, but I just like it. It’s not a religious thing for me and I am open to other mid winter holiday tradition stories. I usually reread Christmas passages from novels i’ve marked in the past (I.e., Little House on Prairie Christmas chapters or the Christmas tree story from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) or end up reading tons of picture books and short stories because that’s what i’ve found easily, but I’d like a novel or two this year. I love historical fiction, middle grade, literary fiction, ya. Do you have any recs for me for December?-Reading Around the Christmas Tree5. Ok, so my cousin is turning 15 in January and she loves to read. My plan for her Christmas present this year is getting her different books about growing up, mental health and other topics relevant for starting high school and starting to plan for the future. She loves the Harry Potter series (surprise, surprise), the geek girl series, Divergent series and other fantasy or dystopian books. She isn’t really into heavy romances but doesn’t mind some. I’ve already thought of giving her If you come softly by Jacqueline Woodson-Hanna6. Hey bookish friends!For the Christmas holidays I will be traveling with my boyfriend to stay with his mother in Barcelona. This will be my first international trip. While I am trying to keep my expectations low, I think it could be fun to read a novel that takes place in Spain, maybe even Barcelona. We will be traveling to nearby cities, but staying in Barcelona. Do you have any recommendations for novels that take place preferably in modern Spain with a female protagonist? When I try looking up novels all I find are older historical fictions written by men. Any help is much appreciated.Thanks a bunch!-Barcelona Bookish AdventuresBOOKS DISCUSSEDHow to Do Nothing by Jenny OdellTurbulence & Resistance by Samit BasuHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Loyal League series (An Extraordinary Union #1) by Alyssa ColeCity of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy) by S.A. ChakrabortyIf the Fates Allow, edited by Annie HarperThe Lotterys More or Less by Emma Donoghue (rec’d by Tirzah)(Don’t) Call Me Crazy, edited by Kelly JensenHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshDog Day by Alicia Gimenez Bartlett, translated by Nicholas Caistor (tw animal abuse)The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel HahnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn give book recommendations for holiday gift-giving. This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, a heart-rending story of family, love, and fate, available from Gallery Books, and TALION PUBLISHING LLC, publishers of the thrilling Talion Series by J.K. Franko. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Manazuru and The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Cari and Brooke) The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa(rec’d by Cari) Anything by Haruki Murakami (rec’d by Cari) The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Brooke) Books Discussed How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Turbulence & Resistance by Samit Basu Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Loyal League series (An Extraordinary Union #1) by Alyssa Cole City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper The Lotterys More or Less by Emma Donoghue (rec’d by Tirzah) (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, edited by Kelly Jensen Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Dog Day by Alicia Gimenez Bartlett, translated by Nicholas Caistor (tw animal abuse) The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel Hahn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give book recommendations for holiday gift-giving.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, a heart-rending story of family, love, and fate, available from Gallery Books, and TALION PUBLISHING LLC, publishers of the thrilling Talion Series by J.K. Franko.

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Manazuru and The Briefcase by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Cari and Brooke)

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa(rec’d by Cari)

Anything by Haruki Murakami (rec’d by Cari)

The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami (rec’d by Brooke)

Books Discussed

How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell

Turbulence & Resistance by Samit Basu

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Loyal League series (An Extraordinary Union #1) by Alyssa Cole

City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty

If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper

The Lotterys More or Less by Emma Donoghue (rec’d by Tirzah)

(Don’t) Call Me Crazy, edited by Kelly Jensen

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Dog Day by Alicia Gimenez Bartlett, translated by Nicholas Caistor (tw animal abuse)

The Time in Between by Maria Dueñas, transl. by Daniel Hahn

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]]> 2312 The Golden Girls Meets Dexter https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-female-sociopaths/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about female sociopaths, horror, romance picks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Flatiron Books, and Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Books Milkman by Anna Burns Brooklyn by Colm Toibin The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (rec’d by Jess Woodbury) Wallbanger by Alice Clayton Odd One Out by Nic Stone An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, translation by Marlaine Delargy Tampa by Alissa Nutting (tw: child abuse) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0000 The Golden Girls Meets Dexter full 206 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about female sociopaths, horror, romance picks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by TBR, Flatiron Books, and Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenQUESTIONS1. Hello Jenn and Amanda!Thank you so much for all of your recommendations. I find myself looking forward to hearing a new episode all week!I’ve always wanted to travel to Ireland, but haven’t been able to make it there yet. I was wondering if you could recommend for me a book that will teach me some of the regional history of Ireland, bonus for a multigenerational family saga where someone emigrates to America.Some books I’ve loved with a similar feel to what I’m looking for are: The Rebels of Ireland by Edward Rutherford, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, Mexico or Texas by James Michener and Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt. I enjoy fantasy, police procedurals, steampunk, YA, cozy mysteries and historical fiction, but I’ll read anything you recommend! Extra bonus points for a great audiobook option.Thanks so much!-Jennie2. Hi guys! Thanks so much for this podcast, I love it!So, I’ve only just recently started reading and watching horror. When I was a kid I was frightened very easily and stayed away from horror entirely, and up until this year I was under the impression I was still easily spooked. Turns out not so much! I have watched so much horror that other people have assured me is the scariest thing they’ve ever seen and I’m just like… uh??? No??? What’s scary???I watched and read Haunting of Hill House recently and loved both but didn’t so much as feel vaguely unsettled when reading/watching it even in the dead of night. Same goes for It and the other Stephen King books I’ve read, the Quiet Place, and bunch of other horror movies.I really like Pan’s Labyrinth and all of Del Toro’s films (though again, wasn’t scared), as well as It, and The Haunting of Hill House. I just haven’t been scared. Do you guys know of any books that will just scare the living hell out of me?I’m really only interested in horror books with some sort of supernatural element by the way, I don’t have much interest in horror rooted in reality. Also, please don’t recommend Bird Box. I haven’t seen or read it, but to be perfectly honest the premise just does not interest me in the slightest.-Katharine3. Hello Ladies!I find myself really wanting to read some sort of romance, but just can’t find the right thing. I really loved Heartless by Marissa Meyer and Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. I enjoyed Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. And I tried When Dimple met Rishi by Sandhya Menon, Upside of Unrequited, and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, which were okay. I also read The Selection which I did not like. I’ve read several mediocre adult romances (mostly stuff that I got for free, which may be where I’ve gone wrong) and do have Ramona Blue, Song of Achilles, Kiss Quotient, and The Wedding Date on my list (taken from previous recommendations here and on other Book Riot podcasts). I seem to do best when I stick with YA, but would definitely be open things more in the adult realm. Audiobook is a plus. No sexual violence please, I’m okay with passing mention, but nothing explicit on the page.Thank you! Love the show!-April4. Hi ladies! I’ve recently started to dabble in some dark thriller reading, the book that set me on this path was Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell. I loved the darkness of the kidnapping and the imprisonment, and the things she forced upon her prisoner (no judgement guys!) and the twists and innerworkings of the antagonist. Also enjoyed The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine, where the bad guy got what she wanted and ultimately deserved all at the same time. I think I’m leaning more towards the bad guy winning. After years of reading fluffy, happy romances I’m really enjoying delving into this dark side of books. Not too much into the mystery/detective work aspect but more into reading something that is just so unthinkable and messed up and leaving me shocked due to the unspeakable acts these characters do. I’ve tried the Death of Mrs. Westaway and while it had some aspects I liked, it missed the mark for me. Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall was an interesting read but kind of fell flat, would’ve liked a bit more action. Also liked The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham. I have the Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena & The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks on my to-read list. Thanks!-Andrea5. I just finished The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles after having it on my tbr for a long while (from get booked maybe?) and loved it. I think I have also realized a favorite relationship trope and would love some other romance recommendations that feature: a straight laced, discreet, or serious character who “gets in over their head” with a livelier partner who distracts them from work, compels them to be honest, and/or otherwise coaxes them into opening up or stretching boundaries.(In this book the partner is quite assertive in doing this – A-OK, A+ – but a flirt might do this more subtly as well.)I’ll certainly be looking into this author further and other examples include Bound with Honor by Megan Mulry. The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastien is also on my radar. I like historical settings obviously, but contemporary might be interesting for a change too. (Don’t know yet if they qualify but The Hating Game and Fight or Flight are also on my radar.)LGBT or straight is fine but I would prefer a light tone and no trigger warnings. Thank you!-Jessica6. Hi!I’m looking for some funny, witty, dry humor and sarcastic audio books. I have read Heartburn, a gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue, and where’d you go Bernadette. Each of these had me laughing out loud as I walked through the grocery store. I love fiction and would like to stay with that. The more back list the better. I borrow my audio books from the library. Newer books either aren’t available or have a long wait list. I dropped my goodreads list but I’m terrible at tracking with that. I track with your journal but I threw a few of some of my recent books on there.Thanks so much!!-Jessica7. Dark. Creepy. Surreal, but written in plain, clear prose. I love a Southern Gothic. I loved Night Film, Murakami’s After Dark. Also loved The Woman in the Window and all of Gillian Flynn. I don’t mind a dark tale, but prefer to avoid graphic depictions of violence toward women/children/animals.-GinaBOOKSMilkman by Anna BurnsBrooklyn by Colm ToibinThe Amityville Horror by Jay AnsonThe Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (rec’d by Jess Woodbury)Wallbanger by Alice ClaytonOdd One Out by Nic StoneAn Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, translation by Marlaine DelargyTampa by Alissa Nutting (tw: child abuse)Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonIt Takes Two to Tumble by Cat SebastianBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Wangs Vs. The World by Jade ChangGhost Summer by Tananarive DueThe Man in My Basement by Walter MosleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about female sociopaths, horror, romance picks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Flatiron Books, and Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Books Milkman by Anna Burns Brooklyn by Colm Toibin The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (rec’d by Jess Woodbury) Wallbanger by Alice Clayton Odd One Out by Nic Stone An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, translation by Marlaine Delargy Tampa by Alissa Nutting (tw: child abuse) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about female sociopaths, horror, romance picks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, Flatiron Books, and Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Books

Milkman by Anna Burns

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (rec’d by Jess Woodbury)

Wallbanger by Alice Clayton

Odd One Out by Nic Stone

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, translation by Marlaine Delargy

Tampa by Alissa Nutting (tw: child abuse)

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang

Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley

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]]> 2690 The Office But With Dead People https://bookriot.com/listen/books-about-ghosts/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about ghosts, secret societies, folklore, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Blind Date With a Book, Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz, now available from Algonquin Books, and All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Last of the Wine by Mary Renault, and really anything by her (rec’d by Scarlett) Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar (rec’d by Scarlett) Julian by Gore Vidal (rec’d by Scarlett) The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (rec’d by Scarlett) Books Discussed Bossypants by Tina Fey If I Understood You Would I Have This Look On My Face by Alan Alda (plus, Clear+Vivid podcast) Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (rec’d by Jess) Sorted by Jackson Bird She’s Not There by Jennifer Finney Boylan Wayward Children series (Every Heart a Doorway #1) by Seanan McGuire Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: self-harm, family violence) The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson The Spellbook of Katrina Von Tassel by Alyssa Palombo The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (tw: graphic violence) Mãn by Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila Fischman Revenge by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder (tw: body horror, graphic violence) The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (tw: homophobia) The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0000 The Office But With Dead People full 205 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about ghosts, secret societies, folklore, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Blind Date With a Book, Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz, now available from Algonquin Books, and All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKLast of the Wine by Mary Renault, and really anything by her (rec’d by Scarlett)Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar (rec’d by Scarlett)Julian by Gore Vidal (rec’d by Scarlett)The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (rec’d by Scarlett)QUESTIONS1. My dad retired this year, and previous to 2019 had NEVER READ A BOOK- like, no joke-not even at school! But this year, he started picking up books (3 to be exact) and asked for “a book” for his birthday.So .. he’s not really sure what he likes in books- he read two memoirs (old rock n roll guys) and one hyper local history about the town he grew up in.He’s probably not a fiction guy, or ready for fiction.It’s such a clean slate I’m overwhelmed by where to go with this! He likes classic cars, late night tv, SNL, Will Ferrell sense of humor, he worked in television for 40 years, local to both/either Cleveland Ohio and Portland Maine. Not into politics.A note: I am planning on getting him Kitchen Confidential because I mentioned it to him & he thought that sounded fun.-Cate2. Hello! I’m going to try to be as concise as possible with a sensitive ask. My cousin recently confided in me that she has started the transition from male to female. She is in her early 30s, so transition has some unique obstacles, and she has been open about her past struggles with depression and anxiety. So far family has been accepting as she has slowly confided various family members but I’m worried about some of our more religious family. I’ve been looking for books to help me support her as an ally. I have read some intersectional feminist works (Janet Mock and Whipping Girl by Julia Serano) but would like book recommendations more focused on transitioning later in life. I’m hoping for nonfiction but will take fiction as well. I’m a pharmacist so I’m also open to something more academic/scientific too. Thanks for your help!-Dianna3. Hey! My English teacher said that if we put in a request here we would get some extra credit. We’re an obnoxious class and she loves this podcast so I thought I’d err on the side of caution. (You’ve responded to a request of hers in an episode before, her name is Kirsten. She was the one with the weird book list). I also would like a book recommendation because my bookshelf has been read and re-read numerous times over. Some of my favorite books are The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, the Ender’s Game series, and those weird Star Trek novels William Shatner wrote. Also if you have any strange, out of place books that don’t really have a spot on bookshelves, that’d be awesome too. Thanks!-Sam4. Happy spoopy season! I’m looking for recommendations for fiction with ghosts as main / significant characters or fiction about ghost hunting. I really enjoyed City of Ghosts by V. E. Schwab and I’m interested in reading other books like it. I’m open to YA and adult fiction, although I tend to prefer YA most of the time. Thanks for your help! 👻-Katie5. I’m looking for a readalike for one of my favorite video games, Secret World Legends. TL;DR, you swallow a bee, wake up with magical powers, and begin fighting paranormal entities for one of three secret societies (including the modern Knights Templar and Illuminati). It’s set in the real world and you learn a lot about some real-world folklore and mythology while playing it and solving the often difficult investigation missions. I would love something that’s fiction that has this sort of gothic, creepy vibe or not-dry nonfiction about secret societies or the folklore/mythology of New England, Egypt, Transylvania, Japan, or Africa (the places we visit in the game). Thank you!-Samantha6. I recently read Convenience Store Woman and fell completely in love with it. The character was incredibly interesting to read about, but I think what I really loved about it was the “everyday life in Japan” aspect of it. It reminded me of another favorite- My year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki, as well as A Tale for the Time Being. I loved how page-turner-y these books were while still allowing space on the page to focus on the food, the sounds, and the intimate details of everyday life in places I don’t live. Any recs like these? Bonus points for more Asian authors in translation, tho doesn’t necessarily need to be Japanese. Double Bonus for magical realism.-Weatherly7. Hi ladies,This has been a dud of a reading year for me so I’ve been hoping to compile a list of books for next year that I will love. Some of the books I’ve read this year and loved include:With the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Gown by Jennifer RobsonThe Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R PanThe Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hessee-LaurenBOOKS DISCUSSEDBossypants by Tina FeyIf I Understood You Would I Have This Look On My Face by Alan Alda (plus, Clear+Vivid podcast)Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (rec’d by Jess)Sorted by Jackson BirdShe’s Not There by Jennifer Finney BoylanWayward Children series (Every Heart a Doorway #1) by Seanan McGuireGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: self-harm, family violence)The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia HandThe Name of the Star by Maureen JohnsonThe Spellbook of Katrina Von Tassel by Alyssa PalomboThe Rook by Daniel O’Malley (tw: graphic violence)Mãn by Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila FischmanRevenge by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder (tw: body horror, graphic violence)The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (tw: homophobia)The Magnolia Sword by Sherry ThomasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about ghosts, secret societies, folklore, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Blind Date With a Book, Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz, now available from Algonquin Books, and All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Last of the Wine by Mary Renault, and really anything by her (rec’d by Scarlett) Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar (rec’d by Scarlett) Julian by Gore Vidal (rec’d by Scarlett) The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (rec’d by Scarlett) Books Discussed Bossypants by Tina Fey If I Understood You Would I Have This Look On My Face by Alan Alda (plus, Clear+Vivid podcast) Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (rec’d by Jess) Sorted by Jackson Bird She’s Not There by Jennifer Finney Boylan Wayward Children series (Every Heart a Doorway #1) by Seanan McGuire Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: self-harm, family violence) The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson The Spellbook of Katrina Von Tassel by Alyssa Palombo The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (tw: graphic violence) Mãn by Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila Fischman Revenge by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder (tw: body horror, graphic violence) The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (tw: homophobia) The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about ghosts, secret societies, folklore, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Blind Date With a Book, Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz, now available from Algonquin Books, and All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg.

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Last of the Wine by Mary Renault, and really anything by her (rec’d by Scarlett)

Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar (rec’d by Scarlett)

Julian by Gore Vidal (rec’d by Scarlett)

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (rec’d by Scarlett)

Books Discussed

Bossypants by Tina Fey

If I Understood You Would I Have This Look On My Face by Alan Alda (plus, Clear+Vivid podcast)

Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (rec’d by Jess)

Sorted by Jackson Bird

She’s Not There by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Wayward Children series (Every Heart a Doorway #1) by Seanan McGuire

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (tw: self-harm, family violence)

The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

The Spellbook of Katrina Von Tassel by Alyssa Palombo

The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (tw: graphic violence)

Mãn by Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila Fischman

Revenge by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder (tw: body horror, graphic violence)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (tw: homophobia)

The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas

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]]> 2851 Whatever, Parents Are Stupid https://bookriot.com/listen/books-on-racism/ Amanda and Jenn discuss lady scientists, teen superheroes, books on racism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book, Penguin Teen, and The Best American Short Stories 2019 audiobook, guest edited by Anthony Doerr, series edited by Heidi Pitlor. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Stephen King Readalikes episode Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky Promised the Moon by Stephanie Nolen Renegades by Marissa Meyer Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad) by CB Lee So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Crow Blue by Adriana Lisboa, transl. by Alison Entrekin 3% on Netflix The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris Gamechanger by LX Beckett The Outside by Ada Hoffmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Whatever, Parents Are Stupid full 204 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss lady scientists, teen superheroes, books on racism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book, Penguin Teen, and The Best American Short Stories 2019 audiobook, guest edited by Anthony Doerr, series edited by Heidi Pitlor.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.QUESTIONS1. I am sort of a huge fan of Stephen King novels. Every spooky season I try to make time to read at least one of them. I adore his writing style and his world building. Another big plus for me in his novels specifically are the characters he creates and develops. However, the more I read his work, the more I cringe at some of the blatant sexism/ racism/ homophobia throughout them. I was wondering if you could recommend me some horror/ thriller novels that have the same elements of a King novel, but don’t have any of the other stuff. Bonus points for women authors, LGBT authors, or authors of color.-Jana2. Hi Ladies, thanks again for that Dad-book rec! He was not a scared baby deer about a lady author and I was so pumped!So I’m coming in hot with a specific ask – I am a playwright and currently working on a research based project with high school students. We are collaborating and creating a devised piece about lady scientists! WAHOO!! It’s really cool and I’m looking for some books highlighting these incredible ladies. I am focusing on “The Cosmos” so I have Hidden Figures, Radium Girls, and Rise of the Rocket Girls – I am finding Rise of the Rocket Girls really focuses on the looks and love lives of the ladies and not so much about the barriers that were systematically in place to prevent them or shame them from joining the STEM workforce. I’m also interested in the POC perspective in this area. I’m looking for more lady authors and books that also might appeal to my young adult students.Thank you so much and big love from Philly!!-Stephanie3. Hello! Can you rec me some YA superhero stories with diverse casts that aren’t by Marvel or DC? Ensemble cast preferred–things like Young Justice, Young Avengers, or Teen Titans, but not those things! Comic books or novels are both fine. Thank you!-Anne4. Please help me find a book for my mom. She’s trying to be woke, but is having problems understanding. For instance, she doesn’t understand how slavery of black people in the U.S. could still affect anyone today and doesn’t grasp all of the institutional racism that still occurs today. Perhaps an #OwnVoices book could help her grasp the issues that people who aren’t white and/or straight face.-Lacey5. Hi!I’m Brazilian, and love to read about latinx lives in North America — Colombian, Porto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, Dominican, Haitian, you name it —, mainly because I enjoy seeing what other latinx cultures have in common with Brazilian culture, and also because it is the closest to my culture I can find. I have never found a Brazilian immigrant in entertainment, be it books, tv shows, movies or broadway shows. As much as I love reading about my latinx siblings, I can’t help but feel a little bit left out, since Brazil is the only country in Latin America that speaks Portuguese. If you could, I would love to read a book, preferably YA but I’d love anything really, with a Brazilian character whose culture is important to them.Thank you so much,-Maria6. I love listening to your weekly podcast. I hope this is a new-ish question for you both. I have surprisingly enjoyed books where the author goes on a trip that is physically or emotionally draining. Throughout their journey they discover new things about themselves and discuss the aspects of humans that need to explore and push themselves. I loved both Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer and A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. Both books have stuck with me years later. I hope you can help me locate other interesting books along this topic.Thank so much!-Nicole7. My boyfriend and I have recently started reading books together but it has been difficult finding things we both enjoy. He is a fan of fast paced high fantasy stories that have similar lore to Dungeons and Dragons. I prefer more slow-burn, character driven stories that have science fiction themes. We are both fans of Jeff Vandermeer, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, and The Stand and Pet Semetary by Stephen King. Can you please recommend a science fiction/ fantasy book that has enough action to satisfy my boyfriend and interesting characters that I can enjoy? Thanks in advance!-JanaBOOKS DISCUSSEDMapping the Interior by Stephen Graham JonesThe Book of M by Peng ShepherdStephen King Readalikes episodeWomen in Science by Rachel IgnotofskyPromised the Moon by Stephanie NolenRenegades by Marissa MeyerNot Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad) by CB LeeSo You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesCrow Blue by Adriana Lisboa, transl. by Alison Entrekin3% on NetflixThe Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn JohnsonBlue Highways by William Least Heat-MoonLands of Lost Borders by Kate HarrisGamechanger by LX BeckettThe Outside by Ada HoffmannSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss lady scientists, teen superheroes, books on racism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book, Penguin Teen, and The Best American Short Stories 2019 audiobook, guest edited by Anthony Doerr, series edited by Heidi Pitlor. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Stephen King Readalikes episode Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky Promised the Moon by Stephanie Nolen Renegades by Marissa Meyer Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad) by CB Lee So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Crow Blue by Adriana Lisboa, transl. by Alison Entrekin 3% on Netflix The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris Gamechanger by LX Beckett The Outside by Ada Hoffmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss lady scientists, teen superheroes, books on racism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book, Penguin Teen, and The Best American Short Stories 2019 audiobook, guest edited by Anthony Doerr, series edited by Heidi Pitlor.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

Books Discussed

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

Stephen King Readalikes episode

Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky

Promised the Moon by Stephanie Nolen

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad) by CB Lee

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Crow Blue by Adriana Lisboa, transl. by Alison Entrekin

3% on Netflix

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon

Lands of Lost Borders by Kate Harris

Gamechanger by LX Beckett

The Outside by Ada Hoffmann

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]]> 2826 Not Gonna Tell You How To Feel About Caesar https://bookriot.com/listen/dinosaur-books-for-grownups/ Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, dinosaur books for grown-ups, Roman historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book giveaway, Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, and Change is the only Constant by Ben Orlin, in Hardcover from Black Dog and Leventhal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Like A Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, by Angela Garbes (rec’d by Cameron) And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, by Meaghan O’Connell (rec’d by Cameron) Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Years and Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son by Anne Lamott (rec’d by Cameron) Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul (rec’d by Sarah) Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Ashely) Books Discussed The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling To the End of the Land by David Grossman, transl by Jessica Cohen How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Bone Witch series by Rin Chupeco Wild Embers by Nikita Gill The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Warcross by Marie Lu The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder I, Claudius by Robert Graves The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Not Gonna Tell You How To Feel About Caesar full 203 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, dinosaur books for grown-ups, Roman historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book giveaway, Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, and Change is the only Constant by Ben Orlin, in Hardcover from Black Dog and Leventhal.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKLike A Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, by Angela Garbes (rec’d by Cameron)And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, by Meaghan O’Connell (rec’d by Cameron)Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Years and Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son by Anne Lamott (rec’d by Cameron)Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul (rec’d by Sarah)Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Ashely)QUESTIONS1. Dinosaurs! I’ve recently realized (thanks to having a little one in the house) that the world of dinosaurs has passed me by since my school days. They have feathers‽ There are dinosaurs bigger and meaner than T-rex‽ Brontosaurus exists again‽ Please help fill my knowledge gap with a fun read to catch me up on at least some small part of what I’ve missed in the dinosaur world in the last…*cough*…few years!-Kayla2. Hello, my younger sister and I are going on our Birthright trips to Israel this winter, and I’m looking for some great books to read during all the traveling. I would love if I could find a book set in Israel, past or present that I haven’t read yet. When I’m traveling I generally prefer fantasy, science fiction, or mystery, but I will read anything anybody from Book Riot recommends. I really haven’t read any books set in Israel, or inspired by it, so I think anything you suggest will be new to me. Side note, y’all and the entire Book Riot family are awesome!!-Liza3. I find myself in the odd position of loving fantasy books about necromancy while also having a phobia of ghosts. I LOVE the Abhorsen books by Garth Nix, and I recently had the opportunity to read an ARC of Twice Dead by Caitlin Seal. They both are perfect examples of the necromantic fantasy that works for me. Do you know of other books that deal with this subject without tropes that will give me horrible nightmares (poltergeists, haunted houses, etc)? Thank you!-Phasmophic4. I’m looking for recommendations of poetry or otherwise that is similar to anything by Amanda Lovelace or Rupi Kaur. I’ve already inhaled the newest release by Amanda Lovelace and wouldn’t mind something a little more lighthearted to contrast the heavy topics both authors write about.Thank you!-Elin5. Hi Ladies! I’m wondering if you can suggest some fun action/thriller type audiobooks by people of color – something in the vein of Dan Brown, with some puzzles and some action, but generally just a fun ride. I like to listen to audio books while I work, and these types of books make the day speed by.Thanks!-Jaimie6. Hi! I am currently reading Mary Beard’s SPQR and loving it! I was wondering if you had any recommendations for historical fiction set in ancient Rome or Greece. I’ve read a good amount of fantasy set in those eras, but would love recommendations for something a little more historical and a little less fantasy. Thank you so much!-Nikita7. Hello! I’m a big fan of the podcast (and of Book Riot), and I was hoping you could help me out. I don’t read a lot of romance, but I recently read Hot Head by Damon Suede (because I heard about it from you, I think!), and I really liked it. I’m looking for something similar, so I can stop rereading it: LGBTQ (no preference), pining, friends-to-lovers, etc. I would prefer something WITHOUT a ton of homophobia and WITH a happy ending. I’m open to any sub-genre. Sex is fine, but I’m looking for something with a good story, too. Thanks in advance!-MichelleBOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen BrusatteThe Fossil Hunter by Shelley EmlingTo the End of the Land by David Grossman, transl by Jessica CohenHow to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah GliddenGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Bone Witch series by Rin ChupecoWild Embers by Nikita GillThe Book of Delights by Ross GayWarcross by Marie LuThe Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. WilsonThe Ides of March by Thornton WilderI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia WaiteRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, dinosaur books for grown-ups, Roman historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book giveaway, Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, and Change is the only Constant by Ben Orlin, in Hardcover from Black Dog and Leventhal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Like A Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, by Angela Garbes (rec’d by Cameron) And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, by Meaghan O’Connell (rec’d by Cameron) Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Years and Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son by Anne Lamott (rec’d by Cameron) Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul (rec’d by Sarah) Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Ashely) Books Discussed The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling To the End of the Land by David Grossman, transl by Jessica Cohen How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Bone Witch series by Rin Chupeco Wild Embers by Nikita Gill The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Warcross by Marie Lu The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder I, Claudius by Robert Graves The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, dinosaur books for grown-ups, Roman historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book giveaway, Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, and Change is the only Constant by Ben Orlin, in Hardcover from Black Dog and Leventhal.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

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Like A Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, by Angela Garbes (rec’d by Cameron)

And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, by Meaghan O’Connell (rec’d by Cameron)

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Years and Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son by Anne Lamott (rec’d by Cameron)

Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul (rec’d by Sarah)

Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Ashely)

Books Discussed

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte

The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling

To the End of the Land by David Grossman, transl by Jessica Cohen

How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Bone Witch series by Rin Chupeco

Wild Embers by Nikita Gill

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

Warcross by Marie Lu

The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson

The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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]]> 2687 My Cinnamon Roll Children https://bookriot.com/listen/solo-female-travelers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss more Halloween reads, asexual representation, solo female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date with a Book, Sugar Run by Mesha Maren, now in paperback from Algonquin Books, and Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound by James Rhodes and illustrated by Martin O’Neill. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (rec’d by Nicole) Carol Goodman’s books: Lake of Dead Languages, Seduction of Water, and Ghost Orchid (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed The Siren by Tiffany Reisz (TW: rape, grooming, just lots of extremely not ok goings-on with underage people) The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage) Rachel Kramer Bussel The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria When in Romance episode on asexual characters A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (rec’d by Nikki and Susie) Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0000 My Cinnamon Roll Children full 202 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss more Halloween reads, asexual representation, solo female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date with a Book, Sugar Run by Mesha Maren, now in paperback from Algonquin Books, and Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound by James Rhodes and illustrated by Martin O’Neill.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKJosh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (rec’d by Nicole)Carol Goodman’s books: Lake of Dead Languages, Seduction of Water, and Ghost Orchid (rec’d by Laura)QUESTIONS1. I’d like to try a steamy romance novel where sex is described. I know very little about this genre and its classification or how to find something I would like. I am currently reading Victoria Dahl’s Taking the Heat but wondering if there are books that don’t use slang for body parts or at least don’t use the word “filthy” to describe sex acts. Is that a thing? I’m intentional with language and I want something more positive. Also, are there romance setups among happily married people? I noticed arranged or forced marriages seems to be a trope, but that really wasn’t what I was after. Maybe what I am looking for is not called a romance novel? Can you recommend a book or even link to help? My searches are not getting me where I want to be.-Wish I Weren’t Blushing2. Time Sensitive – Mid-October pleaseHello! I’m searching for a book that captures all of the Halloween/fall feelings: chill air, crisp leaves, dark shadows, and just all the pumpkins. I’d love something set around New England during Halloween/autumn in general. Please recommend a novel. I’m open to YA, romance, literary fiction…something with a bit of creep factor without being full blown horror. Books I’ve read like this and loved are Sawkill Girls, The Spellbook of Katrina van Tassel, Devouring Grey, Hocus Pocus, The Hollow/The Haunted, The Children of Night and Nothing series, Practical Magic/Rules of Magic, and The Lantern’s Ember. Please help me find another Halloween book.-Heather3. hello! i’ve been craving for some lighthearted witchy reads lately. i’ve read “labyrinth lost” by zoraida córdova, “children of blood and bone” by tomi adeyemi which are great, and have in my tbr pile “the bone witch” and “the heart forger” by rin chupeco. all these titles are pretty dark and, while i love my books that have witches constantly raising the dead, i could really use some bubbly, cute, less ‘everyone is gonna kill me’ witchy reads. (and if you could sprinkle in some lgbt in there, that would be amazing).-Myra4. I identify as asexual and don’t often get to see that aspect of myself reflected on the page. I’ve scoured the internet and read everything I could find with ace characters: Let’s Talk About Love, Tash Hearts Tolstoy, The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy to name a few. But the lists are fairly limited. I’m open to books that don’t explicitly use the term “asexual” but that have characters that lend themselves to being read as ace (a favorite of mine is Kaz from Six of Crows, for example). Unfortunately, that’s a very difficult thing to search for. Can you recommend any more books that feature characters I might see myself in? I’m open to any genre. Apologies in advance for the difficult question.– Teresa5. Hey!Love the podcast! I’m graduating from PT school next spring and am considering some solo international travel to celebrate. I’m fairly well-traveled but have never gone on my own so I’m looking for books about solo travel, fiction or non-fiction, particularly by and for women. Does not have to be specific to a certain location as I haven’t decided where I’m going yet (so I wouldn’t turn down recommendations about that, either 🙂 )!Thanks so much!-Cassidy6. I recently read A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and enjoyed every page of it. Lately I’ve been looking for something similar to read. I really liked the main character’s outlook on life and how he mastered art de vivre. I’d love something that is written as beautifully as this particular book and features a character that knows how to enjoy life (a hedonist if you will).I’d prefer something contemporary, with lovable characters and I’d rather it didn’t include heavy topics (such as war, assault, etc). I’m fine with murdery stuff though 🙂My other all time favorite is The Secret History by Donna Tartt, thought I’d mention it to give you a better idea of what kind of writing I enjoy.Thanks in advance!Hope you are having a lovely day!Best,-Ekaterina7. I am writing for steampunk book recommendations. I have read most of Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate Series and I’m not sure where to go from there. I read a wide range of genres, alternating between literary fiction, suspense/thriller, fantasy, YA and contemporary fiction. I am open to most anything however shy away from gruesome violent storylines.Some of my favorite authors are Alexander McCall Smith, Jan Karon, Stephen King and Ann Patchett. The last few books I have enjoyed include The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon, Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones and Someone Else’s Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson.I really love books that take place in a small town where everyone gets in to each other’s business yet pull together when one of their own is in need of help.Thank you in advance for your suggestions.-MaggieBOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Siren by Tiffany Reisz (TW: rape, grooming, just lots of extremely not ok goings-on with underage people)The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage)Rachel Kramer BusselThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettHocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. JanthaEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireBeneath the Citadel by Destiny SoriaWhen in Romance episode on asexual charactersA Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca SolnitFull Tilt by Dervla MurphyKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainCity of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (rec’d by Nikki and Susie)Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie LinThe Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí ClarkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss more Halloween reads, asexual representation, solo female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date with a Book, Sugar Run by Mesha Maren, now in paperback from Algonquin Books, and Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound by James Rhodes and illustrated by Martin O’Neill. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (rec’d by Nicole) Carol Goodman’s books: Lake of Dead Languages, Seduction of Water, and Ghost Orchid (rec’d by Laura) Books Discussed The Siren by Tiffany Reisz (TW: rape, grooming, just lots of extremely not ok goings-on with underage people) The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage) Rachel Kramer Bussel The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria When in Romance episode on asexual characters A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (rec’d by Nikki and Susie) Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss more Halloween reads, asexual representation, solo female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (rec’d by Nicole)

Carol Goodman’s books: Lake of Dead Languages, Seduction of Water, and Ghost Orchid (rec’d by Laura)

Books Discussed

The Siren by Tiffany Reisz (TW: rape, grooming, just lots of extremely not ok goings-on with underage people)

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (tw: miscarriage)

Rachel Kramer Bussel

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

When in Romance episode on asexual characters

A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit

Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (rec’d by Nikki and Susie)

Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

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]]> 3102 My Spook-Meter Is Delicate https://bookriot.com/listen/gothic-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic reads, motherhood memoirs, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Read This Book, Rebel by Marie Lu, and Soho Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore (rec’d by Alicia) Books Discussed Ring by Koji Suzuki, transl by Robert B. Rohmer and Glynne Walley The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp (rec’d by Liberty) The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein His Hideous Heart, edited by Dahlia Adler The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, transl. by Michael Henry Heim The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch The Hunger by Alma Katsu Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin Finder by Suzanne Palmer The Wrong Stars (Axiom #1) by Tim Pratt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0000 My Spook-Meter Is Delicate full 201 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic reads, motherhood memoirs, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Read This Book, Rebel by Marie Lu, and Soho Teen.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKJane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore (rec’d by Alicia)QUESTIONS1. Hello!I am looking for a book that gives me the same feeling as The Black Tapes Podcast. Basically, a journalist gets pulled into a dark story dealing with demons that may have turned their attention to her. I read Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts and that was close. Really anything paranormal that’s got a reality spin could work!-Lora2.Hello Ladies! Thank you for the show!As the fall approaches I find myself wanting to wrap up in a blanket and read something spooky. I don’t read much horror and am not even 100% sure that’s the right descriptor for what I mean. I want something to creep me out, but that doesn’t rely on body horror and excessive gore to do it.Books I’ve enjoyed in the past with this general feeling include We Have Always Lived in the Castle, the Fireman, Frankenstein, One Bloody Thing After Another, The Hellbound Heart.I did not like Bird Box or Final Girls and generally haven’t enjoyed Stephen King’s work. I don’t generally like to read true crime & I don’t think I’m looking for something that falls in the thriller category.Please no books that contain sexual assault.Thanks!-April3.Hi! I am traveling to Prague on October 11th while I’m visiting my motherland, Poland, and I was wondering if you knew any books that are set in Prague where the city is very present. I know Lani Taylor has a trilogy set there so I would love to hear any other suggestions. Preferably adult but if the YA is great with no romance as a main plot, that would be good too. Thank you so much!-Fabiola4. Okay, I’ve got a tough one for ya. I’ve been searching for books that have a certain atmosphere and tone. Think Rebecca or In a Lonely Place. I love dark midcentury writing and also grim gothic atmospheres. I’ve read much of Hughes’ and Highsmith’s backlists not to mention those of other authors I discovered reading the Women Crime Writers of the 1940s/50s anthologies (which I loved). I’m looking for something a little different than traditional hard boiled noir. I’m more of a psychological suspense fan. I guess I’m just in love with the quaint old time-y writing of the 40s, 50s and 60s and looking for new discoveries. Bonus points if the novel is set on dark windy coastal shores.Thank you in advance and for all the great recommendations I’ve gotten from you all in the past!-Lisa5. Amanda and Jenn,I have been listening to the show since 2018 when I was off-work due to a work-related injury, and I listened to the entire backlist in a few months. I went on to devour All the Books, SFF Yeah!, Read or Dead, Hey YA, and their respective backlists- needless to say, I am a fan. My TBR thanks you both (as well your colleagues)!QUESTION: I am treating myself to a birthday request. After wracking my brain for what I finally wanted to ask, I decided I am looking for a traditional slasher in an isolated location; think along the lines of the “Scream” movies, and the show “Harper’s Island”. I recently read “Ten” by Gretchen McNeil, and that really scratched the itch. Anything you could suggest would be very much appreciated!BONUS: My favourite month for themed reading is October, I love all the autumn feels of doing Halloween/creepy/scary reading. Already on the list are “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier (with my book club), “Sawkill Girls” by Claire Legrande, “Practical Magic” by Alice Hoffman, “The Murders of Molly Southborne” by Tade Thompson. As well as potentially “Hex” by Thomas Heuvelt, and “Let the Right One In” by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Any favourites you might have for some October reading would be great, as my October reading may or may not trail into November!I wanted to share my Goodreads, but alas, it is not up-to-date. I know my question was really specific, but just for clarity, I read across all genres, but I do not particularly love historical fiction. I am also working two jobs, and recently started my Masters degree, so I don’t have a ton of time for huge tomes.Thank-you so much for the work you do, and taking my TBR and love of reading to the next level! 🙂Sincerely,-Kachina Wicks6. I just found out I’m pregnant with my first child, and even though I wanted and tried for this, I find myself terrified. I’m worrying about all the things—my risk of miscarriage, being pregnant, childbirth, parenting— I’m just a ball of anxiety. I have just about every pregnancy book ever written, but do you have any memoirs, Mary Roach-esque nonfiction about the science of pregnancy, or happy fiction about pregnancy/parenting an infant?-Kaitlyn7. Hi ladies!I recently started listening and stumbled upon your episode about Fifth Element-ish sci-fi. I took your book rec for The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and absolutely loved it (bought the second and third books already). I’d love more recommendations that follow along the same lines, specifically the space setting and character development.Thanks,-LizzyBOOKS DISCUSSEDRing by Koji Suzuki, transl by Robert B. Rohmer and Glynne WalleyThe Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp (rec’d by Liberty)The Moth Diaries by Rachel KleinHis Hideous Heart, edited by Dahlia AdlerThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, transl. by Michael Henry HeimThe Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin WassermanBitter Orange by Claire FullerThe Unicorn by Iris MurdochThe Hunger by Alma KatsuMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceThe Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise ErdrichMotherhood So White by Nefertiti AustinFinder by Suzanne PalmerThe Wrong Stars (Axiom #1) by Tim PrattSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic reads, motherhood memoirs, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Read This Book, Rebel by Marie Lu, and Soho Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore (rec’d by Alicia) Books Discussed Ring by Koji Suzuki, transl by Robert B. Rohmer and Glynne Walley The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp (rec’d by Liberty) The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein His Hideous Heart, edited by Dahlia Adler The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, transl. by Michael Henry Heim The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch The Hunger by Alma Katsu Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin Finder by Suzanne Palmer The Wrong Stars (Axiom #1) by Tim Pratt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic reads, motherhood memoirs, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore (rec’d by Alicia)

Books Discussed

Ring by Koji Suzuki, transl by Robert B. Rohmer and Glynne Walley

The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp (rec’d by Liberty)

The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein

His Hideous Heart, edited by Dahlia Adler

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, transl. by Michael Henry Heim

The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich

Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin

Finder by Suzanne Palmer

The Wrong Stars (Axiom #1) by Tim Pratt

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]]> 2756 Bonus: Un-Recommendable Books https://bookriot.com/listen/bonus-un-recommendable-books/ In this special bonus episode, Amanda and Jenn recommend some of their favorite books that are otherwise impossible to recommend. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Blinkist, and Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Amazing librarian Stephanie makes an amazing Get Booked spreadsheet! Books Discussed Love and Trouble by Claire Dederer (tw sexual assault) The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter Somewhere in the Middle by Deborah Francisco Douglas The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth Goodman Clandestine in Chile by Gabriel Garcia Márquez Summer Cooking by Elizabeth David Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele Witches, Sluts, Feminists by Kristen J. Sollee Star Trek The Next Generation: Dark Mirror by Diane Duane Guano by Louis Carmain, translated by Rhonda Mullins Red or Dead by David Peace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Bonus: Un-Recommendable Books full 200 Book Riot In this special bonus episode, Amanda and Jenn recommend some of their favorite books that are otherwise impossible to recommend.This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Blinkist, and Libro.fm.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKAmazing librarian Stephanie makes an amazing Get Booked spreadsheet!BOOKS DISCUSSEDLove and Trouble by Claire Dederer (tw sexual assault)The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen GunterSomewhere in the Middle by Deborah Francisco DouglasThe Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan KarunatilakaHow to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth GoodmanClandestine in Chile by Gabriel Garcia MárquezSummer Cooking by Elizabeth DavidMeeting Faith by Faith AdieleWitches, Sluts, Feminists by Kristen J. SolleeStar Trek The Next Generation: Dark Mirror by Diane DuaneGuano by Louis Carmain, translated by Rhonda MullinsRed or Dead by David PeaceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. In this special bonus episode, Amanda and Jenn recommend some of their favorite books that are otherwise impossible to recommend. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Blinkist, and Libro.fm. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Amazing librarian Stephanie makes an amazing Get Booked spreadsheet! Books Discussed Love and Trouble by Claire Dederer (tw sexual assault) The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter Somewhere in the Middle by Deborah Francisco Douglas The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth Goodman Clandestine in Chile by Gabriel Garcia Márquez Summer Cooking by Elizabeth David Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele Witches, Sluts, Feminists by Kristen J. Sollee Star Trek The Next Generation: Dark Mirror by Diane Duane Guano by Louis Carmain, translated by Rhonda Mullins Red or Dead by David Peace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this special bonus episode, Amanda and Jenn recommend some of their favorite books that are otherwise impossible to recommend.

This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Blinkist, and Libro.fm.

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Amazing librarian Stephanie makes an amazing Get Booked spreadsheet!

Books Discussed

Love and Trouble by Claire Dederer (tw sexual assault)

The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter

Somewhere in the Middle by Deborah Francisco Douglas

The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka

How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England by Ruth Goodman

Clandestine in Chile by Gabriel Garcia Márquez

Summer Cooking by Elizabeth David

Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele

Witches, Sluts, Feminists by Kristen J. Sollee

Star Trek The Next Generation: Dark Mirror by Diane Duane

Guano by Louis Carmain, translated by Rhonda Mullins

Red or Dead by David Peace

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]]> 3054 Things Get Weird Dot Tumblr Dot Com https://bookriot.com/listen/action-heroines/ Amanda and Jenn discuss action heroines, bonkers plotlines, police procedurals, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Slay by Brittney Morris, and the audiobook of Frankly in Love by David Yoon. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Stephanie) Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan (rec’d by Elizabeth) Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (rec’d by Khadija) The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (rec’d by Aleks) Books Discussed The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield (rec’d by Kathleen) Check, Please!: Book 1: Hockey, by Ngozi Ukazu Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak (The Unquiet Dead #1) by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Things Get Weird Dot Tumblr Dot Com full 199 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss action heroines, bonkers plotlines, police procedurals, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Slay by Brittney Morris, and the audiobook of Frankly in Love by David Yoon.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKStrange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Stephanie)Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan (rec’d by Elizabeth)Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (rec’d by Khadija)The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (rec’d by Aleks)QUESTIONS1. Greetings, and thanks in advance for expanding my already out of control TBR list! A friend and I just booked a two-week trip to South Korea for early November (leaving 11/3), and I want to do as much research as possible before I go, because I am SUCH a Hermione. I’m looking for books, fiction or non-fiction, that will provide me with context about the culture, history, food, traditions, and/or landscape of South Korea. I already have Wicked Fox and Pachinko on my list. What else can you recommend that will help me learn as much as I can? I’ve never been anywhere in Asia, and I’m so excited to go.My wheelhouse is pretty broad–I’m a fan of contemporary fiction, sweeping generational sagas, YA, and sci-fi/fantasy (though I’m not so much into high fantasy). For non-fiction I especially love reading memoirs, especially by women and comedians (Bossypants and “Are you Hanging out without Me?” being two of my favorites) and collections of essays.Thanks so much–I love the podcast and I can’t wait to hear your recommendations.-Julia2. Hi Amanda and Jenn!Over the summer I’ve gotten into a reading kick of books with a certain madcap flair – like everything is bonkers but we’re going with it plotlines.I think Amanda’s recommendation of The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall is what set me off so I wanted to ask for more please!Other books I’ve read in this vein would be: The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger, Good Omens by Gaiman/Pratchett, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, The Hitchhiker’s Guide by Douglas Adams – and I’m noticing a British theme here, which is fine to continue or buck!Thanks in advance.-Kelly3. Every year for Hanukkah, I send my friend 8 e-books from Thanksgiving until the last day of the holiday. When Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins came out, we both absolutely loved it and read the rest of the books in the series. At the time, we also liked some of the books by Rainbow Rowell. I’ve had trouble finding another whimsical, fun, romantic, but well written series that has the same energy as the Perkins’ books. Any suggestions? Thank you!-Malory4. I am looking for a book for my mom. She really likes fiction about all kinds of sports in which characters overcome hardships and stereotypes. Which is why she loved the Dairy Queen Trilogy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. She has now read all three books several times and can’t seem to find anything else quite like it. Can you think of anything along these lines? Thank you!All the best!-Leah5. I’m a long time listener to the podcast and have got many many recommendations from you both over the years, but I’ve only now come up with my very own personalised request… I’ve recently realised that I read police (and private detective) procedurals as a kind of comfort read/palate cleanser/go to for when I can’t think of anything else to read, or just can’t get into any other books.I’ve read loads of Sarah Paretsky, am obsessed with Tana French and recently really enjoyed the first 2 books in Susie Steiner’s DI Manon Bradshaw series, but I’d really love some recs for this kind of thing that isn’t written by a white woman. I already have IQ by Joe Ides on my radar, have read and loved everything by Attica Locke, and have put the Widows of Malabar Hill on my TBR – do you have any other suggestions for me? Bonus points if it’s a long ass series I can really sink my teeth into and keep going back to when all is lost.I read (and write!) a lot of psychological thrillers so really don’t need any recommendations in that department..it’s police and private eyes I’m after here, I think.-Annie6. I’m a relatively new Insider, and have been loving your podcast through the past 5 months. Thank you SO much for making my TBR list super-long, and introducing me to so many books I might never have thought to pick up.As a side effect of the Read Harder Challenge, I realized that I love books of essays (who knew?!) in addition to my known-favorites of historical fiction, fantasy, murder mystery, and literary fiction.I just finished reading “Selfish, Shallow and Self-absorbed: 16 Writers on the Decision NOT to have kids”. I had high hopes for this book as a 37 year old veterinarian who has made this decision myself, which tends not to be a popular one with family or peer-group. I was hoping to find my brethren in these essays, but sadly only felt some mild kindred spirits calling from two or three essays.I was wondering if you might be able to help me find a character who speaks to me through a novel? I will say that the “single and driven” female lead intrigues me, but isn’t me. I’m happily married to a man who also doesn’t want children. Also, I do love kids (and truly enjoy my time with my nephews and god-daughter), so kid-haters are also a strong no.Some of my favorite characters thus far have been Kinsey Millhone from Sue Grafton’s alphabet series; Lindsay Boxer from the early part of the Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson, Claire from the Outlander series, and Jo from Little Women.Thank you in advance!-Jennie7. I always wondered why I felt no connection to action heroines. Then I read Sabriel and realized that I prefer down-to-earth, sensible protagonists who have a strong sense of duty. Tiffany Aching is the platonic ideal of this. I also recently loved The Bear and the Nightingale. My preferred genres are science fiction and fantasy. I’ve been especially loving “domestic fantasy” lately that takes place around the home, though a good adventure across dangerous lands is always fun too.Thank you!-JuliaBOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-RussellThe Birth of Korean Cool by Euny HongThe Invisible Library by Genevieve CogmanChilling Effect by Valerie ValdesWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonHeroine Complex series by Sarah KuhnThe Flood Girls by Richard Fifield (rec’d by Kathleen)Check, Please!: Book 1: Hockey, by Ngozi UkazuShinju by Laura Joh RowlandRachel Getty & Esa Khattak (The Unquiet Dead #1) by Ausma Zehanat KhanThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertThe Magnificent Spinster by May SartonSisters of the Winter Wood by Rena RossnerGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Tethered Mage by Melissa CarusoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss action heroines, bonkers plotlines, police procedurals, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Slay by Brittney Morris, and the audiobook of Frankly in Love by David Yoon. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Stephanie) Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan (rec’d by Elizabeth) Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (rec’d by Khadija) The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (rec’d by Aleks) Books Discussed The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield (rec’d by Kathleen) Check, Please!: Book 1: Hockey, by Ngozi Ukazu Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak (The Unquiet Dead #1) by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss action heroines, bonkers plotlines, police procedurals, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Slay by Brittney Morris, and the audiobook of Frankly in Love by David Yoon.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

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Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Stephanie)

Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (rec’d by Khadija)

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (rec’d by Aleks)

Books Discussed

The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell

The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn

The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield (rec’d by Kathleen)

Check, Please!: Book 1: Hockey, by Ngozi Ukazu

Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland

Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak (The Unquiet Dead #1) by Ausma Zehanat Khan

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton

Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

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]]> 2596 This One Is The Queerest https://bookriot.com/listen/queer-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss queer reads, graphic novels, management advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, All That’s Dead by Stuart McBride, and Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee, read by Oliver Wyman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Here’s to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army by Carla Kelly (rec’d by Kate) Boom Town by Sam Anderson (rec’d by Miranda) I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (rec’d by Miranda) How Not To Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg (rec’d by Miranda) Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (rec’d by Miranda) Uprooted by Naomi Novik (rec’d by Miranda) The Tairen Soul series by C. L. Wilson (rec’d by Victoria) Books Discussed Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and violence inherent therein, harm to children, rape, incest) Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub (tw: depression, suicide) Lazarus Vol 1 by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Ríos (cw: nudity/prostitution) No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy Ask A Manager by Alison Green (and the online columns!) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley (tw: torture, harm to children, gore) Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina Lupe Vargas and Her Super Best Friend / Lupe Vargas y Su Super Mejor Amiga by Amy Costales, Alexandra Artigas Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Passing Strange by Ellen Klages About a Girl (Metamorphoses #3) by Sarah McCarry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0000 This One Is The Queerest full 198 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss queer reads, graphic novels, management advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, All That’s Dead by Stuart McBride, and Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee, read by Oliver Wyman.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKHere’s to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army by Carla Kelly (rec’d by Kate)Boom Town by Sam Anderson (rec’d by Miranda)I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (rec’d by Miranda)How Not To Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg (rec’d by Miranda)Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (rec’d by Miranda)Uprooted by Naomi Novik (rec’d by Miranda)The Tairen Soul series by C. L. Wilson (rec’d by Victoria)QUESTIONS1. So I’m from Australia and it’s currently winter where I am in August at the moment but in October that’s when it’ll be spring and I’m going on vacation to somewhere where it’s sunny, hot and relaxing atmosphere!I was hoping you girls could recommend me some books to bring for the tripSummer books are good, I also like thriller and horror, weird for summer but oh well!I like authors like Taylor Jenkins ReidNo YA if you can-Tamika2. Time Sensitive: My son is turning 15 next week and I always get him a book (or five) for his birthday. This past year, he’s really been into graphic novels: he loved Scott Pilgrim (and the movie) and having read The Watchmen myself some years ago, I gave him a copy and he loved it. We have Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and Marvel 1602 in the house (which I have not yet read yet), but I am looking for some other graphic novels he might enjoy. Any suggestions?-Neda3. Hello Get Booked friends! Last year I was #blessed to get a job at my dream company, and am currently moving from entry-level to mid-career level responsibilities (aka “Big Kid stuff” as I like to think to stave off imposter syndrome). I have such a supportive work community as I grow into these new responsibilities, but I am wondering if you could recommend books (fiction or non-fiction) with practical advice for women stepping into leadership and “big-girl” responsibilities for the first time. I’ve read Lean In, You are a Badass, and a lot of Brene Brown, and tested the waters of some general business books, but I’d love the practical, Millennial perspective of women moving from entry-level to a management role (and managing people) for the first time.-Lauren4. Aloha Ladies!This podcast has been a godsend for me as I’ve recently rediscovered my love for books after a long hiatus. With my re-entry into the world of bibliophiles, my best friend and I created a long-distance book club (Hawaii to Boston!) with some other wonderful women who were interested. I’ve never been part of a book club before and am so nervous about picking an interesting read that will spark discussion. There are no restrictions on genre, author, etc., but I would prefer to select a book that’s written by a woman. My personal preferences lean heavily towards fantasy (not sure that’s the best for a group), true crime and mystery/thrillers. Any suggestions for books that will drive thought-provoking discussion would be greatly appreciated!Many Mahalos!-Christina5. Hello! I have a wonderful colleague who is preparing to adopt a child from Colombia. She doesn’t know a great deal yet, but knows that the child will be around 8-10 years old. I would love to get her some books that they could read aloud together. My colleague and her family are all currently taking Spanish classes, and the child will be in the process of learning English. Any thoughts on a good read that might help to ease the adjustments that will be happening in some small way? Thanks so much, for this and for your great recs in general!-DK6. hi, i’ve been a fan for a while and so i’m looking for recommendations by authors who are not from the u.s., or more specifically just anything from the other side of the world. i have so little international books, it feels like i’m limiting myself to one country, one kind of book. i recently read “gumiho” by kat cho, which i really liked, and am reading “i am not your perfect mexican daughter” by erika sanchez, a book which i’m relating to a lot since i am latinx. some books i really like/love are “the rest of us just live here” by patrick ness, “eliza and her monsters” by francesca zappia, and any series/book that rick riordan has worked on or presented. i’m open to any genre though i have a tendency to like books that mix the real world with a bit of fantasy/supernatural. bonus if there is lgbt and mental illness rep in the book.-Ru7. I am looking for a new book/books to read after finishing the books by Nina LaCour. I like books with queer characters (especially wlw and trans characters) set in western cities (LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland) where the city plays a big part of the book. I have read “Little and Lion” “Juliet takes a breath” and “when dimple met rishi”Love the show! Thanks so much-JoelleBOOKS DISCUSSEDConfessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and violence inherent therein, harm to children, rape, incest)Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub (tw: depression, suicide)Lazarus Vol 1 by Greg Rucka, Michael LarkPretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Ríos (cw: nudity/prostitution)No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West DuffyAsk A Manager by Alison Green (and the online columns!)An American Marriage by Tayari JonesThe Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley (tw: torture, harm to children, gore)Juana and Lucas by Juana MedinaLupe Vargas and Her Super Best Friend / Lupe Vargas y Su Super Mejor Amiga by Amy Costales, Alexandra ArtigasConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley TakemoriGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaPassing Strange by Ellen KlagesAbout a Girl (Metamorphoses #3) by Sarah McCarrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss queer reads, graphic novels, management advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, All That’s Dead by Stuart McBride, and Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee, read by Oliver Wyman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Here’s to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army by Carla Kelly (rec’d by Kate) Boom Town by Sam Anderson (rec’d by Miranda) I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (rec’d by Miranda) How Not To Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg (rec’d by Miranda) Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (rec’d by Miranda) Uprooted by Naomi Novik (rec’d by Miranda) The Tairen Soul series by C. L. Wilson (rec’d by Victoria) Books Discussed Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and violence inherent therein, harm to children, rape, incest) Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub (tw: depression, suicide) Lazarus Vol 1 by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Ríos (cw: nudity/prostitution) No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy Ask A Manager by Alison Green (and the online columns!) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley (tw: torture, harm to children, gore) Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina Lupe Vargas and Her Super Best Friend / Lupe Vargas y Su Super Mejor Amiga by Amy Costales, Alexandra Artigas Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Passing Strange by Ellen Klages About a Girl (Metamorphoses #3) by Sarah McCarry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss queer reads, graphic novels, management advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, All That’s Dead by Stuart McBride, and Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee, read by Oliver Wyman.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

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Here’s to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army by Carla Kelly (rec’d by Kate)

Boom Town by Sam Anderson (rec’d by Miranda)

I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (rec’d by Miranda)

How Not To Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg (rec’d by Miranda)

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (rec’d by Miranda)

Uprooted by Naomi Novik (rec’d by Miranda)

The Tairen Soul series by C. L. Wilson (rec’d by Victoria)

Books Discussed

Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and violence inherent therein, harm to children, rape, incest)

Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub (tw: depression, suicide)

Lazarus Vol 1 by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Ríos (cw: nudity/prostitution)

No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy

Ask A Manager by Alison Green (and the online columns!)

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley (tw: torture, harm to children, gore)

Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina

Lupe Vargas and Her Super Best Friend / Lupe Vargas y Su Super Mejor Amiga by Amy Costales, Alexandra Artigas

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages

About a Girl (Metamorphoses #3) by Sarah McCarry

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 2844 All Kinds of Spooky Spooks https://bookriot.com/listen/spooky-reads/ Amanda and Jenn discuss spooky reads, books for teens, big city stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback thelesbianreview.com (rec’d by Anon) Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin (rec’d by Kristin) Books Discussed Milkman by Anna Burns The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: disordered eating, self-harm, suicidal ideation, hazing) Sabriel by Garth Nix Hexed Vol. 1 by Michael Alan Nelson, Emma Rios, Dan Mora Rules of Civility by Amor Towles The Group by Mary McCarthy (tw: domestic violence, possibly others) The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport Subversive Cross-Stitch by Julie Jackson, photographs by Bill Milne Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw child abuse, incest) Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (tw: sexual assault, child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:36:00 -0000 All Kinds of Spooky Spooks full 197 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss spooky reads, books for teens, big city stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKthelesbianreview.com (rec’d by Anon)Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin (rec’d by Kristin)QUESTIONS1. I’m new to the podcast so apologies if you’ve gotten a similar email already. I recently finished NK Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy and was absolutely staggered by it. But since then I’ve been in a bit of rut; no book seems to catch my interest as my brain yearns for more Broken Earth. I’m looking to light the spark again so this rut doesn’t continue into the upcoming semester of my English M.A. (it would be a shame to read Jane Austen in this state). I’ve always been a fan of sci-fi/fantasy writing, but I think the main reason I fell in love with Jemisin’s writing was more to do with her wonderful character work and narrative structure, and the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship at the center of it. Hope this helps, and thanks a lot!Best,-Tom2. I am a teen in high school looking for something to read this summer break, and I thought this would be a great way to do it! I love Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, I love the witty humour and style, and I would love to find something similar. I love books with demons as well. Other stories I love are Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and H.P. Lovecraft stories. I also love horror graphic novels.Thanks so much!-Vinny3. I just finished City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert and really enjoyed reading about a woman moving to New York City in her early twenties and sort of finding herself. I also really loved how this book covered such a long time span, so you really were able to observe the protagonist’s evolution. This story was very relevant to me as I’m in my early twenties and am starting my adulthood life in a new city. I would really love to find another book with similar elements as City of Girls. I enjoyed the period piece, but it doesn’t have to be one. Bonus points if there is a romance subplot of some sort. I’ve already read Sweet Bitter and didn’t enjoy it very much. Other books I’ve enjoyed: Little Fires Everywhere, A Little Life, Wild, Eat Pray Love and Beautiful Boy. Thanks!-Emily4. Last semester my brother asked me for reading recommendations for his English high school class. This semester he asked me for more recommendations, but I am stumped. The two books out of the five he enjoyed were Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain and The Dirt by Motley Crue. When I asked him what he enjoyed about the books, he said “because they are real and the drug use lol.” My brother is 17. Any suggestions would be appreciated.-Jenny5. Hi Ladies,I’m a dancer who has sustained a very bad injury. This is put my life in a tailspin to put it simply. Lost my job, lost my chance to move.. waiting to lose all my savings on a surgery that doesn’t even have a date set. It’s been 8 weeks. I’ve got 9+ months more.I need something to get me through this waiting. What would make you feel better if you couldn’t stand for a year?Or alternatively, I have roughly 8 months to learn something new. Maybe a book in that vein? I’m very open to suggestions. I’m just kinda… stuck.I mention I’m a dancer for a reason, please no dance books. It will make me sad or mad. Not the goal.Thank you. You guys and book riot are my internet home.-Claire6. I am looking for books (classics and “future” classics) for a project for my high-school freshman literature class in Mexico City. I have to start the project ASAP and need some help! I would like female authors (Even though I will also accept male authors), books that are around 300-350 pages long, that would interest a fully bilingual teen audience. The project is basically to teach them how to choose a book (I know, the irony…) they would like to read from a list of appropriate titles that I will give them and to read it. I have the following titles already on my list: 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Dracula, The Secret Life of Bees, In the Time of the Butterflies, The Things They Carried, The Good Earth… but I really would like to put together a much longer list so they really have to do a little research before choosing. Hope you can help and thank you! (By the way, listening to your podcast is becoming very expensive for me!!! Thank you for the great recommendations)-Jennifer7. Hi 🙂 I’m looking for fun, romp-y, not-sad sci-fi and fantasy by authors of color. I’ve found that whenever I want to read something funny and silly I always end up reaching for white British male authors ( Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman), and I really think there has to be so much more that I’m missing! Some books I love the feel of are: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris, Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, and Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente. Bonus points for Black American writers, but any non-white funny fantasy/sci fi author rec I’m into it!-WeatherlyBOOKS DISCUSSEDMilkman by Anna BurnsThe Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: disordered eating, self-harm, suicidal ideation, hazing)Sabriel by Garth NixHexed Vol. 1 by Michael Alan Nelson, Emma Rios, Dan MoraRules of Civility by Amor TowlesThe Group by Mary McCarthy (tw: domestic violence, possibly others)The Electric Woman by Tessa FontaineWishful Drinking by Carrie FisherSo Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal NewportSubversive Cross-Stitch by Julie Jackson, photographs by Bill MilneLand of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw child abuse, incest)Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-GarciaSorcerer to the Crown by Zen ChoChilling Effect by Valerie ValdesThe Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (tw: sexual assault, child abuse)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss spooky reads, books for teens, big city stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback thelesbianreview.com (rec’d by Anon) Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin (rec’d by Kristin) Books Discussed Milkman by Anna Burns The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: disordered eating, self-harm, suicidal ideation, hazing) Sabriel by Garth Nix Hexed Vol. 1 by Michael Alan Nelson, Emma Rios, Dan Mora Rules of Civility by Amor Towles The Group by Mary McCarthy (tw: domestic violence, possibly others) The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport Subversive Cross-Stitch by Julie Jackson, photographs by Bill Milne Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw child abuse, incest) Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (tw: sexual assault, child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss spooky reads, books for teens, big city stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller giveaway, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

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thelesbianreview.com (rec’d by Anon)

Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin (rec’d by Kristin)

Books Discussed

Milkman by Anna Burns

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: disordered eating, self-harm, suicidal ideation, hazing)

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Hexed Vol. 1 by Michael Alan Nelson, Emma Rios, Dan Mora

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

The Group by Mary McCarthy (tw: domestic violence, possibly others)

The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport

Subversive Cross-Stitch by Julie Jackson, photographs by Bill Milne

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw child abuse, incest)

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (tw: sexual assault, child abuse)

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]]> 2840 Pioneer LiveJournal https://bookriot.com/listen/fascinating-nonfiction/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fascinating nonfiction, plane reads, pioneer adventures, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Recommended, and Forged Through Fire by Mark McDonough. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jen) Outline Your Novel, Structuring Your Novel, and Creating Character Arcs by K. M. Weilan (rec’d by Victoria) Books On Immunity by Eula Biss The Nature Fix by Florence Williams The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield The Code Book by Simon Singh No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol (rec’d by Rebecca) The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton I Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLane To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Pioneer LiveJournal full 196 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fascinating nonfiction, plane reads, pioneer adventures, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Recommended, and Forged Through Fire by Mark McDonough.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKThe Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jen)Outline Your Novel, Structuring Your Novel, and Creating Character Arcs by K. M. Weilan (rec’d by Victoria)QUESTIONS1. I love when you guys say that a book gave you a case of the “did you knows” — and I love getting them myself! I’m a huge fan of learning new random facts (whether it be in books, movies, or something I read online) and being able to add information to a conversation that someone wouldn’t normally know anything about. I’ve always wanted to be the person in the room that can tell you something about anything! Is there a book that either of you would say that gave you the BIGGEST case of the did you knows? I’m so excited to hear your suggestions.Thanks so much! I love the show 🙂-Hayley2. I work at a local book store and one of our frequent customers, a 21-year-old female college student, came in wanting a recommendation for a realistic fiction with incidental romance and a decently interesting plot. Unfortunately I couldn’t help her find anything in our store, we have a very small selection, and was curious if you had any suggestions that we could order for her. Some other notes about her, she’s very academic and enjoys reading books about academia or bookish characters. She likes books from any time period as long as it feels authentic and realistic. Good luck!-Anon3. Hello! I am a huge fan of your podcast, and am seeking out a recommendation from reading experts like yourselves. I have found myself in somewhat of a reading rut lately, and am having trouble finding the perfect book to keep me fascinated, for I am going on a long trip soon. Reading on planes has always been a struggle for me, because I never seem to get my hands on a book thrilling enough to keep me entertained on long haul flights. I really enjoy books full of mystery, magic, fantasy, love, heartbreak, and characters you wish you could meet in real life. I am also looking for a book with depth and detail to keep my imagination flowing, like playing a movie in my head. I love books with magical illusions, dreams coming to life, or perhaps even a fire breathing dragon to keep things interesting. A story with strong character development is also a must. I love complex and authentic characters who are sure to grab my attention. A few of my favorite reads are:The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, and Vicious by V.E. Schwab. I hope you help me to find a thrilling, romantic, magical book to keep me entertained! Thank you!-Gigi4. Ever since you guys talked about The Martian, I’ve been thinking about what it was I loved about it, because it wasn’t quite the same thing you talked about; I’ve landed on “books where there is conflict, action, and life or death stakes but I /don’t/ have to grapple with the problem of human evil”. What I loved about The Martian, and also many of my childhood favorites like Swiss Family Robinson, The Cay, The Hatchet, Z for Zachariah, Invitation To The Game– is people working, alone or together, to survive & build something where circumstance is their primary adversary. Unfortunately, this is a weirdly difficult thing to find in adult literature! A lot of classic man vs nature, like Jon Krakauer and Jack London, can live in my zone but is not very diverse or progressive. On the other hand, I’ve read several books in the last couple years involving teen girls learning to navigate remote and hostile environments where their fathers are evil abusive rapists (My Absolute Darling, The Great Alone, one which I forget the name of but she’s pregnant, the whole books is told in flashbacks, and in the end you find out her dad who kidnapped her is also the father of the baby) and I really do not like that at all.I would really like to read a book with action! striving! derring-do! problem-solving! optimism! adult complexity and language! a limited number of characters in some kind of physical isolation from the general bulk of society that forces them to think about their surroundings and resources in new and creative ways!I would strongly prefer no sexual violence at all (Sorry Octavia Butler) and truly minimal reliance on war, injustice, women in unfulfilling marriages, racism, genocide, or imperialism as plot drivers.Genre is completely open!-Ella5. Hi, I am looking for a book for my partner’s birthday. He isn’t a big reader, and it tends to take either a really great story or something that is super detailed in a field he likes to get him hooked – like the book equivalent of falling down a really niche wikipedia wormhole. Recently he read and loved Amy Shira-Teitel’s Breaking the Chains of Gravity and Tim Cope’s On the Trail of Genghis Khan. He is an engineer who loves fixing up cars, imagining epic adventures (and completing a few of them!), and the science and history of flight and space travel. Thank you!!-Laura6. I’m a professional 31 y/o woman, single & childless… by choice! I’d love to read something (fiction or non) about someone similar to me! Most of the books I read about women my age who are single/childless have some damage or some situation which causes this “issue”! Don’t get me wrong, I love these women & these books! I’m just struggling to find myself in stories lately!-Catherine7. Hello! Love your podcast–I’m always so impressed with your recommendations! I’m interested in books with strong female protagonists that are set in the 1800’s pioneer-ish era. As a kid, I devoured the Laura Ingalls Wilder books and the Dear America book “Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie” (let’s be real, I adored ALL of the Dear America books). As an adult, I haven’t really read anything that’s set in this same time period except for “The Hunger” which has a supernatural element that I’m not really looking for (it was good, just not what I’m in the mood for at the moment). Any suggestions you have would be much appreciated! Thank you!-WhitneyBOOKSOn Immunity by Eula BissThe Nature Fix by Florence WilliamsThe Marriage Plot by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Steady Running of the Hour by Justin GoSisters of the Winter Wood by Rena RossnerThe Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis HallThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersAn Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris HadfieldThe Code Book by Simon SinghNo One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol (rec’d by Rebecca)The Magnificent Spinster by May SartonI Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLaneTo the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn IveySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss fascinating nonfiction, plane reads, pioneer adventures, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Recommended, and Forged Through Fire by Mark McDonough. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jen) Outline Your Novel, Structuring Your Novel, and Creating Character Arcs by K. M. Weilan (rec’d by Victoria) Books On Immunity by Eula Biss The Nature Fix by Florence Williams The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield The Code Book by Simon Singh No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol (rec’d by Rebecca) The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton I Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLane To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fascinating nonfiction, plane reads, pioneer adventures, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by our Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, Recommended, and Forged Through Fire by Mark McDonough.

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The Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jen)

Outline Your Novel, Structuring Your Novel, and Creating Character Arcs by K. M. Weilan (rec’d by Victoria)

Books

On Immunity by Eula Biss

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go

Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

The Code Book by Simon Singh

No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol (rec’d by Rebecca)

The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton

I Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLane

To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey

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]]> 2819 Hat Pins Are Involved https://bookriot.com/listen/hat-pins-are-involved/ Amanda and Jenn discuss divorce reads, Latinx fiction, writing advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm, and Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Bad Neighbor by Molly O’Keefe (rec’d by Diana) Lilah Pace’s duology Asking for It/Begging for It (rec’d by Diana) Cath Staincliffe (rec’d by Stephanie) Books On Writing by Stephen King Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (TW: violence against children) American Predator by Maureen Callahan (tw: home invasion) The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner Wild by Cheryl Strayed Tiny Beautiful Things Blue Plate Special by Kate Christensen (tw: domestic violence & child abuse, pet death, disordered eating & drinking) Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer Animal Vegetable Miracle The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (out 9/17) We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Hat Pins Are Involved full 195 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss divorce reads, Latinx fiction, writing advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm, and Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKBad Neighbor by Molly O’Keefe (rec’d by Diana)Lilah Pace’s duology Asking for It/Begging for It (rec’d by Diana)Cath Staincliffe (rec’d by Stephanie)QUESTIONS1. Hey guys!I’ve recently been inspired to write my own novel and have started envisioning my story, characters and setting. However, as I’ve gotten started I’ve realized I have no idea how to write a book at all let alone a book that people might actually want to read. I’m looking for a book on how to write books, specifically how to design compelling characters, write dialogue, design settings, inspire emotion and just the basics of writing that every writer needs to know. I’ve read Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and loved it. Im looking for other books to help guide my writing process. If it helps at all I’m hoping to write a character-driven coming of age novel. Thanks so much and I look forward to your suggestions!– E. W.2. Hello, ladies!I was wondering if you had any recommendations for a lesbian regency romance?I have read a few with male romance, and a ton with hetero romance, and I love these but haven’t heard of any featuring a lesbian romance…I have read Sarah Waters and some other lesbian romance set in Victorian or early 20th century, but really hoping for a regency romp in the vein of Tessa Dare or Sarah MacLean, or Courtney Milan.Thank you both!-Sarah3. Hey there!I wanted to get into more books about true crime! It creeps me out but I like reading about it, it’s like watching shows about it, I can’t get enough! Could you guys recommend me some true crime books that’ll really be sending chills down my spine?-Tamika4. Hey bookish people!My fiancé and I are taking a little bit of an unconventional honeymoon in October to Vancouver, Canada. I’m looking for recommendations for books that take place in that area. I love pretty much every genre except horror and romance, and I particularly enjoy stories (both fiction and nonfiction) that emphasize culture and food. Bonus points if it’s a cozy read that will go well with the gloomy October weather!Thanks ladies!-Morgan5. Hi Folks,I am starting the process of divorcing my husband and I am looking for support and an example from books as I’m struggling to find those things in real life. I am not in an abusive situation, but I’ve finally realized that I deserve a partner, not a dependent. This realization doesn’t make the process easier. Especially because I don’t have any personal experience with divorce. No one among my family or close friends has gone through divorce. Not that I’m complaining, but I don’t have a personal pattern or example to see that one can have a fulfilling life afterwards.I’m looking for examples of women or non-binary folks (just no dudes please) who have made it through divorce and come out the other side happy and successful (with or without a new partner). I’m open to nonfiction or fiction.-S6. I’m looking at a job in Richmond, VA, and I’m a little bit apprehensive about leaving the midwest. I would love to read anything set in Virginia (but not DC) that would give me a sense of the place and its history, though I’m not looking for a Civil War history specifically. Readalikes from other parts of the country that I’ve enjoyed/appreciated include Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone; J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy; Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko; and Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer (in case that might have been a recommendation!). I don’t have a preference for fiction vs nonfiction, and I read most genres, but am particularly loving multigenerational family stories like Pachinko. Bonus points for LGBT characters.-Stephanie7. Hi ladies, I adore the podcast!I’m a first generation Latina American, and in the wake of the El Paso shooting (and all the hatred surrounding Mexicans and Hispanic people as a whole) I’ve found myself at something of a loss. Reading is a place I inevitably turn to, and I was hoping you two ladies could recommend me some fiction about Latinx characters. It’s something I’ve been doing all summer actually, trying to seek out Latinx authors, and I know you two will have great recommendations. I read pretty much any genre, though my favorite is fantasy. Some books I love and have read this summer are Water For Chocolate, The House on Mango Street, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, and a bunch of Gabriel García Márquez. I also read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which I loved, but even though it was a 5 star rating for me, I do feel you can tell it isn’t an own voices book, and right now I really need that.I’m also Cuban, so if you know any good books about Cubans that would be a major bonus, but not necessary.-AnonBOOKSOn Writing by Stephen KingSteering the Craft by Ursula K. Le GuinA Little Light Mischief by Cat SebastianMrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney MilanThe Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (TW: violence against children)American Predator by Maureen Callahan (tw: home invasion)The Jade Peony by Wayson ChoyBetter Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi GartnerWild by Cheryl StrayedTiny Beautiful ThingsBlue Plate Special by Kate Christensen (tw: domestic violence & child abuse, pet death, disordered eating & drinking)Shine Shine Shine by Lydia NetzerAnimal Vegetable MiracleThe Wettest County in the World by Matt BondurantChilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (out 9/17)We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay MejiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss divorce reads, Latinx fiction, writing advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm, and Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Bad Neighbor by Molly O’Keefe (rec’d by Diana) Lilah Pace’s duology Asking for It/Begging for It (rec’d by Diana) Cath Staincliffe (rec’d by Stephanie) Books On Writing by Stephen King Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (TW: violence against children) American Predator by Maureen Callahan (tw: home invasion) The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner Wild by Cheryl Strayed Tiny Beautiful Things Blue Plate Special by Kate Christensen (tw: domestic violence & child abuse, pet death, disordered eating & drinking) Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer Animal Vegetable Miracle The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (out 9/17) We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss divorce reads, Latinx fiction, writing advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm, and Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

Feedback

Bad Neighbor by Molly O’Keefe (rec’d by Diana)

Lilah Pace’s duology Asking for It/Begging for It (rec’d by Diana)

Cath Staincliffe (rec’d by Stephanie)

Books

On Writing by Stephen King

Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian

Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan

The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (TW: violence against children)

American Predator by Maureen Callahan (tw: home invasion)

The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy

Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things

Blue Plate Special by Kate Christensen (tw: domestic violence & child abuse, pet death, disordered eating & drinking)

Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer

Animal Vegetable Miracle

The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant

Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes (out 9/17)

We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

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]]> 2819 How Many Rocks Did They Lick? https://bookriot.com/listen/how-many-rocks-did-they-lick/ Amanda and Jenn discuss dark fiction, humorous SF/F, women breaking down barriers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh, and Blinkist. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker Documentary: SOMM Shoot Like a Girl by Mary Jennings Hegar (tw: sexual assault, family abuse, misogyny) Hegar’s viral ad Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, transl by Nancy Forest-Flier (TW: child abuse, violence) White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (tw: disordered eating, self-harm) Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos by Monica Brown Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, transl. by Lisa Dillman Under My Hijab by Hena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti The Parasol Protectorate series (Soulless #1) by Gail Carriger Unraveling by Karen Lord Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey (tw: animal abuse) The River of Doubt by Candice Millard The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:00:00 -0000 How Many Rocks Did They Lick? full 194 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss dark fiction, humorous SF/F, women breaking down barriers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh, and Blinkist.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.QUESTIONS1. I’m getting married in the fall and am looking for books that portray marriage in a positive light. So many books use marriage as the plot twist, ie, murder, infidelity, etc. I want to read about good marriages and what will bring positive feelings in my marriage, not the negative portrayal usually used. I like historical fiction, magical realism, Mary Roach type of non-fiction, fantasy, romance.-Angela2. I have been reading Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center, and realized that I need more stories in my life about women working in high testosterone settings. I work in a job that involves carpentry, electrical work, and a lot of physical labor. In some ways I was originally drawn to the job because of the boys’ club atmosphere. I love confounding expectations; I love the challenge of proving myself, but some days that challenge is more daunting than others. Could you point me in the direction of some other books that capture this?-Sasha3. I have a bit of an itch I need scratched, and I’m having a hard time finding books with this specific description in mind. Earlier this year, I was very depressed and, although I love really dark fiction, I couldn’t bring myself to read it. I’m doing better now, and I want to plunge back in. I’m specifically wanting to read a fantasy/horror/thriller that’s really strange and doesn’t make a whole lot of sense but you’re just going with it? Something unsettling and stress-inducing possibly with a magical or supernatural element to it. I want to be so scared and confused and horrified that I feel like I’m going to throw up. The only examples I can think of that kind of have given me similar feelings (but maybe not quite as high of a distress level as I want or as strange as I want) have been Sawkill Girls, Baby Teeth, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Call, and, notably for it’s weirdness, Mouthful of Birds. Please no short story collections or anything too experimental (nothing has frustrated me more than trying to piece my way through House of Leaves). Please also no pregnancy horror, miscarriage, or child death. Thanks!!-Anon4. Hello Amanda & Jenn!I am looking for a two-part recommendation.One of my favorite parts of being a parent is having a built-in “book buddy”! She is a voracious little book worm despite being only two and a half, and I’ve loved using books as tools to talk about new topics. My husband and I haven’t yet traveled as much as we’d like to with our daughter. In order to bring a bit of the world to us, I’ve started choosing both my books and her children’s books by authors from a specific country or that take place in that country. For example: We’re focusing on Nigeria right now and I’m reading Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor and Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa, while my daughter and I have read Chicken in the Kitchen by Nnedi Okorafor and Why The Sky Is Far Away by Mary-Joan Gerson. Could you recommend a book for me (any genre) to couple with a children’s book for her to help us learn about a new country? The World is Your Oyster!-Amber5. Hi there!I’m looking for some recommendations for my sister, who enjoys SF/Fantasy and a dash of humor. She’s also an interior/graphic designer so she tried Horrostor by Grady Hendrix at my recommendation – she said that she really enjoyed the unique format and worldbuilding but that it also totally freaked her out. (She read it alone while home with a fever. Oops.) I’m thinking of trying Night Film by Marisha Peesl next – too much you think?Some of her favorites include: Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw, The Martian by Andy Weir, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Seconds by Brian Lee O’Malley, and the Finder Series by Carla Speed McNeil.Thank you!!-Melanie6. I’m looking for some recommendations for my husband. He wants to get back into reading, but he doesn’t really know where to begin. He only reads nonfiction titles. He’s an attorney and former history teacher, so he enjoys both political and historical biographies. Some of his other interests include sports and standup comedy. He’s also expressed interest in reading stories about Mexico or Mexican immigrants. I realize these subjects are kind of all over the board, but I’m hoping you guys can pull something amazing out of your brains. Thanks so much, I appreciate your help!-Sarah7. Hello,I’ve been listening to your podcast for a while, and I’m always looking forward to new episodes! For a while now I’ve been trying to find a good book to give to my mother in law. I’m a woman of colour, and my partner’s family is white. my mother in law is very open and willing to listen to my experiences as a woman of colour but I find that most – if not all – of the stories she finds most powerful are told from white men and women. While I’m sure the stories she loves are powerful and well-told, I wanted to find a book that offers the perspective of a person of colour and their experiences. Some of her favourite books are Still Alice, My Secret Sister, and A Dog’s Purpose. I hope you are able to help me out either on the podcast or by email.Happy reading!– SandiBOOKS DISCUSSEDAn Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa JamesThe Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth DurstCork Dork by Bianca BoskerDocumentary: SOMMShoot Like a Girl by Mary Jennings Hegar (tw: sexual assault, family abuse, misogyny)Hegar’s viral adHex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, transl by Nancy Forest-Flier (TW: child abuse, violence)White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (tw: disordered eating, self-harm)Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos by Monica BrownSigns Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, transl. by Lisa DillmanUnder My Hijab by Hena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya JaleelThe Faithful Scribe by Shahan MuftiThe Parasol Protectorate series (Soulless #1) by Gail CarrigerUnraveling by Karen LordPit Bull by Bronwen Dickey (tw: animal abuse)The River of Doubt by Candice MillardThe Woman Next Door by Yewande OmotosoMen We Reaped by Jesmyn WardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss dark fiction, humorous SF/F, women breaking down barriers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh, and Blinkist. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker Documentary: SOMM Shoot Like a Girl by Mary Jennings Hegar (tw: sexual assault, family abuse, misogyny) Hegar’s viral ad Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, transl by Nancy Forest-Flier (TW: child abuse, violence) White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (tw: disordered eating, self-harm) Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos by Monica Brown Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, transl. by Lisa Dillman Under My Hijab by Hena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti The Parasol Protectorate series (Soulless #1) by Gail Carriger Unraveling by Karen Lord Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey (tw: animal abuse) The River of Doubt by Candice Millard The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss dark fiction, humorous SF/F, women breaking down barriers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh, and Blinkist.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

Books Discussed

An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James

The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst

Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker

Documentary: SOMM

Shoot Like a Girl by Mary Jennings Hegar (tw: sexual assault, family abuse, misogyny)

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Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, transl by Nancy Forest-Flier (TW: child abuse, violence)

White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (tw: disordered eating, self-harm)

Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos by Monica Brown

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, transl. by Lisa Dillman

Under My Hijab by Hena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel

The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti

The Parasol Protectorate series (Soulless #1) by Gail Carriger

Unraveling by Karen Lord

Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey (tw: animal abuse)

The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso

Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

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]]> 3125 Suck My Galoshes https://bookriot.com/listen/suck-my-galoshes/ Amanda and Vanessa discuss Italian comics, paranormal smut, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina Leading Men by Christopher Castellani Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Lexicon by Max Barry Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Recursion by Blake Crouch Catwoman: When in Rome by Jeph Loeb Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated from Austrian by Kim Thompson TW: sexual assault A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde Serle The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi Finder by Suzanne Palmer The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Immortals After Dark  by Kresley Cole, shout out to Sarah MacLean’s Fated Mates podcast with Jen Prokop The Magicians by Lev Grossman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Suck My Galoshes full 193 Book Riot Amanda and Vanessa discuss Italian comics, paranormal smut, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and TBR.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FeedbackNone this week!Questions1. I was just offered a position as a 4th grade reading/writing teacher starting in the fall. I've been teaching abroad for a while and need good kid-lit recs for my classroom as I'm out of the loop. Picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels are all welcome. I've already got some good ones like Lumberjanes, the Anne of Green Gables graphic novel, and of course Harry Potter. For context, the school is very diverse and has a very high ESL population with students from South Asia, the Middle East/ North Africa, and Central America. Books where kids can see themselves represented and that can cater to different English fluency levels would be amazing. Thanks!-Teaching in America2. I love historical fiction, it is one of my favorite genres. However, I am running out of books in my tbr that are historical fiction. My favorite eras are Tudor England and the American Civil War. (please no more WW2!) I tend to prefer stories surrounding larger-than-life figures or momentous events in history. But really I am up for anything, so long as I get attached to the characters. Some of my favorites include Wolf Hall, The Killer Angels, and The Help. (I also like historical fantasy and other genre-benders, but I don't need any help finding more of THAT.)-Katie3. I hope you two can help! My boyfriend doesn’t read books at all, but that’s my main pastime and he has expressed an interest in trying to read more so we can hang out together and read. The main reason he doesn’t currently read books is because they need to grab him right away or he quickly loses interest, puts the book down, and never picks it back up again. A little about him: he’s an electrical engineer, is super smart, likes to tinker with cars and gadgets, is pretty curious about world events and all sorts of things – he will hear about something and go on an internet deep dive to learn all about it, and he has a great memory. So far I have given him Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson and he really likes that one and I have Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai teed up for him because I think he will like the science-y, brain twistiness of both. Any ideas for what else I can give him? And for the record, I am totally fine with him not reading, but he has asked and so, of course, I am glad to oblige him and provide him with reading material! :)Thanks so much!-Elizabeth4. A friend recently invited me travel to Italy this Fall, but I'm not sure if it's in my budget -- Can you help me find a graphic novel set in Italy so I can travel there in my imagination? Some comics/graphic novels/graphic memoirs I've enjoyed recently: Relish by Lucy Knisely, Moonstruck by Grace Ellis et. al., Sweater Weather by Sara Varon, and Lumberjanes Thank you!!-Jess5. I've been in a serious reading slump and I just need something super fast paced to get me out of it. I really like YA fantasy and romances. Anything with a map is great. I just bought Courting Darkness but haven't started it yet... I love Marissa Meyer and Richelle Mead. Stalking Jack the Ripper... The Dresden files... I read all over the place so basically anything is fine from kid lit to Adult. Love Captain Underpants. -Rye6. Please help with audiobooks for a concussed reader! Hi! I am a voracious reader, and after concussing myself on a freezer 10 days ago, I haven't been allowed to read text. I'm going into withdrawal! I am a very eclectic reader, but generally I am more drawn to plot than characters. Humor, particularly snark, is always a plus, as well as just beautiful writing. Authors I love that I am in the mood for are Lois McMaster Bujold (particularly her Vorkosigan series, Cordelia is my favorite character), John Scalzi (particularly the Old Man's War series) and also Laurie R King (particularly her Mary Russell series). For beautiful writing, see China Mieville, though his books are way too complex for my poor brain to follow right now. Speaking of which, easy to follow is important right now! I'm having trouble with that.-Becca7. hello ladies, firstly, I love listening to you guys- even when I'm not interested in the books suggested.I am on break in August for midwinter chill (hehah) and am on the lookout for some fun reads. I have just finished the psy-changeling series (got to support my fellow kiwis!) and Polaris Rising. They are both smutty and fun while still having a good plot. Can you give me any new SSF/smutty suggestions, I feel like I have read all the good ones and they are all the same. Thanks in advance! -ShontelleBooks DiscussedEverlasting Nora by Marie Miranda CruzJuana and Lucas by Juana MedinaLeading Men by Christopher CastellaniQueen of the Night by Alexander CheeLexicon by Max BarryKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannRecursion by Blake CrouchCatwoman: When in Rome by Jeph LoebToday is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated from Austrian by Kim Thompson TW: sexual assaultA Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde SerleThe Gilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiFinder by Suzanne PalmerThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyImmortals After Dark  by Kresley Cole, shout out to Sarah MacLean’s Fated Mates podcast with Jen ProkopThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Vanessa discuss Italian comics, paranormal smut, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina Leading Men by Christopher Castellani Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Lexicon by Max Barry Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Recursion by Blake Crouch Catwoman: When in Rome by Jeph Loeb Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated from Austrian by Kim Thompson TW: sexual assault A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde Serle The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi Finder by Suzanne Palmer The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Immortals After Dark  by Kresley Cole, shout out to Sarah MacLean’s Fated Mates podcast with Jen Prokop The Magicians by Lev Grossman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Vanessa discuss Italian comics, paranormal smut, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and TBR.

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Books Discussed

Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz

Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina

Leading Men by Christopher Castellani

Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

Lexicon by Max Barry

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Recursion by Blake Crouch

Catwoman: When in Rome by Jeph Loeb

Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated from Austrian by Kim Thompson TW: sexual assault

A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde Serle

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Finder by Suzanne Palmer

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Immortals After Dark  by Kresley Cole, shout out to Sarah MacLean’s Fated Mates podcast with Jen Prokop

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

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]]> 3313 Complicated Feeling About Bees https://bookriot.com/listen/complicated-feelings-about-bees/ Amanda and Jenn discuss political nonfiction, twin stories, nonbinary reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Chloe Poems’s Li’l Book O’ Manchester (rec’d by Arlene) The Night Brother by Rosie Garland (rec’d by Arlene) Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North by Stuart Maconie (rec’d by Arlene) Books Discussed The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú Fire Season by Philip Connors Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith Pride by Ibi Zoboi Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (TW: sexual assault) The Tensorate series by JY Yang (Red Threads of Fortune #2) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Slayer by Kiersten White (some mentions of parental abuse) America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo Exit West by Mohsin Hamid On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson The Bees by Laline Paull Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis (tw: harm to animals) The Bugs of Literature: A Flowchart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Complicated Feeling About Bees full 192 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss political nonfiction, twin stories, nonbinary reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKChloe Poems’s Li’l Book O’ Manchester (rec’d by Arlene)The Night Brother by Rosie Garland (rec’d by Arlene)Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North by Stuart Maconie (rec’d by Arlene)QUESTIONS1. I love books that take a look inside a certain industry. I’ve read Deep Sea and Foreign going about commercial shipping and Flower Confidential about the cut flower industry recently. I’ve previously read books about the funeral trade and restaurant/food industry. So I’m looking for more! Preferably ones that are about things that don’t immediately spring to mind. Thanks in advance.-Anna2. Fun, Light, Realistic YA – Not too fantastical or sci-fi. I’m looking for recommendations for my teenage daughters, ages 15 and 16 and I’m stumped. It seems we keep finding books with material that is too young for them too dark and serious. They have liked “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”, “When Dimple Met Rishi” and the “Selection” series. They would love realistic fiction that isn’t teen romance but we are having a hard time finding anything fun that isn’t childish.-Cami3. I recently came out as nonbinary after several years of being out as queer/bi. I am looking for a book with queer or nonbinary characters, though that certainly doesn’t need to be the focus of the book. I would just like to see more of myself represented in the things I read, and I knew you two would do a fantastic job! I like a little bit of everything, and I don’t shy away from YA or children’s books (Jessica Love’s Julian is a Mermaid is what inspired me to come out as nonbinary!). I would just say no religious books, please, and bonus points if the book is written by a queer or nonbinary author. Side note – thank you for this beautiful podcast! I have found so many books because of it, and I just adore you two.-Cheyenne4. Hello Readerlicious Rock Stars!First off, you folks are super awesome and I adore listening to your show. My identical twin sister and I love reading about twins and I’d love some twin-ish recommendations from you all for us to read together.Some things to consider:1) We’re open to any genre (other than horror) or reading level (middle grade and beyond).2) Plots surrounding twins tend to be dark for some reason. Or, at least that seems to be the case with most twin books I’ve come across. A focus on fun/upbeat/kickass/bright/optimistic would be great. Please, no tragic death of one of the twins. That would be way too much of a bummer.3) We’d love it if you could recommend some reads that don’t involve the typical good twin/bad twin trope. As twins who are constantly facing the ridiculous tendency for folks to categorize us/twins in that kind of binary way, it’d be great to read something that doesn’t do the same. How about BOTH twins being bright lights in the world?4) Along the same lines as no twin death, I’m not a fan of any book that delves into serious abuse or tragic death of kids. As a mom of two cuties, it’s way too hard for me to read about kids and dark, tragic circumstances; i.e. abduction, murder, rape, etc.5) We’re huge fans of strong, fabulous, outrageous, potentially super power grrls who kick ass. Characters who overcome hardship and beat a crappy system are definitely ones we’d love to root for.Thank you!-Nicole5. Hello! I love your podcast! I am looking for a personal recommendation. Every so often I come upon a book or movie that broadens my mind and my heart. These books and movies usually have unconventional characters who become unlikely heroes. Strong character development, authenticity, and complexity are all fabulous, and magical realism is a bonus. Some of my favorites have in this genre have been The Seventh Gate by Richard Zimler, Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, Mink River by Brian Doyle, Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. I would love another one to devour and fall in love with. Thank you for your help 🙂-Melissa6. Hi Ladies, Thanks for always putting up a great show! I often pretend y’all are my girlfriends who are talking to me about books. 😉 This is my first time putting in a request, but it’s one that I’ve been wanting to submit for quite some time now. As an avid reader, I want nothing more than to read a book with my non-reader husband. My dream may soon be realized because he just asked me for some recommendations on books about politics. He reads a bunch of articles every day about politics (and sports) online, but is now ready to graduate to books! Do you have any book recommendations about U.S. politics that reads like fiction and are interesting enough to capture the attention of a non-reader? It can be about the current political climate or anything in the past as well. I can’t provide any books he’s liked since he’s a non-reader, but he does read a ton of articles and forums on reddit. I’m hoping this is enough info for you guys to go on, because I’m definitely lost on this one. THANK YOU!!-Helen7. Hi,Recently both me and my sister have got into the slightly niche genre of eastern Asian authors writing about/from the point of view of animals. The includes books like The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide, anything by Seonmi Hwang, The memoirs of a polar bear by Yoko Tawada and the travelling cat chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. I would like to get my sister another book of this kind but I’m running out of ideas and was wondering if you would be able to help? It doesn’t really matter where the authors are from its just the style that we enjoy although extra brownie points if they aren’t British/American as we read so many of these anyway!Thanks love the show!-HollyBOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Line Becomes a River by Francisco CantúFire Season by Philip ConnorsHearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich SmithPride by Ibi ZoboiFreshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (TW: sexual assault)The Tensorate series by JY Yang (Red Threads of Fortune #2)Fangirl by Rainbow RowellSlayer by Kiersten White (some mentions of parental abuse)America is Not the Heart by Elaine CastilloExit West by Mohsin HamidOn Tyranny by Timothy SnyderWhat Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric DysonThe Bees by Laline PaullFifteen Dogs by André Alexis (tw: harm to animals)The Bugs of Literature: A FlowchartSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss political nonfiction, twin stories, nonbinary reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Chloe Poems’s Li’l Book O’ Manchester (rec’d by Arlene) The Night Brother by Rosie Garland (rec’d by Arlene) Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North by Stuart Maconie (rec’d by Arlene) Books Discussed The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú Fire Season by Philip Connors Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith Pride by Ibi Zoboi Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (TW: sexual assault) The Tensorate series by JY Yang (Red Threads of Fortune #2) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Slayer by Kiersten White (some mentions of parental abuse) America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo Exit West by Mohsin Hamid On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson The Bees by Laline Paull Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis (tw: harm to animals) The Bugs of Literature: A Flowchart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss political nonfiction, twin stories, nonbinary reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

Feedback

Chloe Poems’s Li’l Book O’ Manchester (rec’d by Arlene)

The Night Brother by Rosie Garland (rec’d by Arlene)

Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North by Stuart Maconie (rec’d by Arlene)

Books Discussed

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

Fire Season by Philip Connors

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (TW: sexual assault)

The Tensorate series by JY Yang (Red Threads of Fortune #2)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Slayer by Kiersten White (some mentions of parental abuse)

America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson

The Bees by Laline Paull

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis (tw: harm to animals)

The Bugs of Literature: A Flowchart

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]]> 3099 Alpha in the Sheets, Beta in the Streets https://bookriot.com/listen/alpha-in-the-sheets-beta-in-the-streets/ Amanda and Jenn discuss chapter books about girls, thrillers, undersea stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, One Good Deed by David Baldacci, and Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Serial Killers: Murder Without Mercy by Nigel Blundell (rec’d by Sharon) Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik (rec’d by Sibyl) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (rec’d by Sibyl) Spoonbenders by Darryl Gregory (rec’d by Sibyl) The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (tw: sexual assault) Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (tw: child abuse) Lola Levine is Not Mean by Monica Brown The Case of the Missing Moonstone (Wollestonecraft Detective Agency #1) by Jordan Stratford, illustrated by Kelly Murphy (rec’d by Karina of Kidlit These Days) My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Case Histories by Kate Atkinson Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri Low by Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini, Dave McCaig Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz Thirsty by Mia Hopkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Alpha in the Sheets, Beta in the Streets full 191 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss chapter books about girls, thrillers, undersea stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, One Good Deed by David Baldacci, and Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKSerial Killers: Murder Without Mercy by Nigel Blundell (rec’d by Sharon)Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik (rec’d by Sibyl)The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (rec’d by Sibyl)Spoonbenders by Darryl Gregory (rec’d by Sibyl)The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (rec’d by Sibyl)QUESTIONS1. Hi Amanda and Jenn, I’m such a big fan of the show and your recs are always must-adds for my TBR! I tend to buy most of my books at library book sales, used bookstores, etc, where there are a lot of random books in a big mish-mash. It makes me sad when I see a favorite but lesser-known book in a pile, being passed over again and again for new hyped up releases. I’d love to know, if you were at a used bookstore, what would be the book that would make you want to pull it out of the pile and hold it up like Simba in The Lion King while announcing to everyone “this is the one! Please take this one home!”-Nicole2. I am thinking about moving to Manchester, England to start a graduate program in September, so I am looking for contemporary fiction or nonfiction books set in Manchester that would give me insight into the city and introduce me to writers from the region. Since I cannot visit the city before starting the program I think reading could help calm my nerves a bit (as it tends to do). When I lived in Paris I read 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster and really enjoyed the Parisian and literary references. I have read novels set in other European cities but would really appreciate recommendations specific to Manchester. It would be a nice addition if one of the recommendations had a non-white, non-male protagonist and author. Thank you! I really enjoy listening to the podcast and expanding my TBR pile.-Megan3. Hi Amanda and Jenn. Hoping you can smash another recommendation for me. I recently bought my friend’s daughter the Phoebe the Unicorn books and successfully turned a tentative reader into a certified book worm. She even posted me her own little thank you note, it was the cutest. I’m keen to get her some new books to keep up the streak.She comes from an extended family where she is surrounded by young mums and examples of motherhood and homemaking, and while this is lovely, I know her mum is keen to make sure she knows that having children is not the only path available to her. Could you recommend some books to keep her inspired, whatever her path may be. I particularly want to combat the kind of troubling comments I know she’s come up against already in her young life, such as ‘little boys become doctors, little girls become nurses’ 🙁She’s pretty into street dance, maths, baking and her family’s landrover. Nothing too scary please. She’s 8 years old, turning 9 in December. Availability in the UK a must.-Kim4. I’m looking for recommendations for my book club. We tend to gravitate towards mysteries and thrillers, the darker the better. Books we’ve read in the past include: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica, The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld, The Dinner by Herman Koch, The Chalk Man by CJ Tudor, Force of Nature by Jane Harper. My group really really enjoyed Confessions by Kanae Minato. We like lots of twists and the switching perspectives. Thank you for your help! Love your show 🙂-Earline5. I just tore through City of Brass and Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty and am having trouble moving on! Nothing I pick up is holding my interest, and I find myself dreaming of a big book set in a foreign land, with magic and friendship and intrigue. Can you recommend something that will help fill the hole in my reading heart until the third book comes out in 2020? I am game for almost anything except horror (I am a wimp!). Recent book loves in addition to these two include The Night Circus, Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield, Circe by Madeline Miller and everything by Becky Chambers. You’ll see a lot of familiar titles on my Goodreads – a Fair number of the books on my TBR (and those I’ve read over the last couple of years) are your fault – in a really good way! Thank you!-Kristin6. Hello! First of all, I would like to say how much I LOVE your podcast. I have been listening since the beginning, and my TBR is forever growing. Who can ever really be “done” with their TBR? So here is my first recommendation request after all this time: Recently I have become fascinated with underwater exploration and all things under the sea. It is a whole different world, and is equal parts exciting and terrifying to me. I have not read many books dealing with underwater adventure, but would love more options to pick up. I read Josh Malerman’s A House At The Bottom of The Lake and loved how uneasy it made me feel as I was reading it. Exploring open water is something I would never do in real life, so I need to read about it! I love all things magical realism and science fiction, but wouldn’t be opposed to an adventure as well! Hoping for more fictional recommendations than non-fiction. Thank you so much in advance!!All the best,-Brittany7. Howdy! I love your podcast! I read a lot of books across a broad range of genres, but I’m looking for recommendations for romances with guys who are bossy/controlling in bed. I’ve really enjoyed Willing Victim, Brutal Game, and After Hours by Cara McKenna. I also enjoyed Lori Foster’s romances with alpha-guy leads. I’m not into the full-on Fifty Shades of Gray-esque BDSM thing–that’s too much, especially when the control bleeds out of the bedroom and into the rest of life. I have a strong preference for heterosexual relationships. Bonus points for recs that include fantasy elements or virgins, but those aren’t required. Thanks ladies!-KateBOOKS DISCUSSEDMy Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil FerrisMap of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (tw: sexual assault)Mary Barton by Elizabeth GaskellWhy Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? By Jeanette Winterson (tw: child abuse)Lola Levine is Not Mean by Monica BrownThe Case of the Missing Moonstone (Wollestonecraft Detective Agency #1) by Jordan Stratford, illustrated by Kelly Murphy (rec’d by Karina of Kidlit These Days)My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteCase Histories by Kate AtkinsonMarkswoman by Rati MehrotraEmpire of Sand by Tasha SuriLow by Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini, Dave McCaigInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantHer Halloween Treat by Tiffany ReiszThirsty by Mia HopkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss chapter books about girls, thrillers, undersea stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, One Good Deed by David Baldacci, and Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Serial Killers: Murder Without Mercy by Nigel Blundell (rec’d by Sharon) Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik (rec’d by Sibyl) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (rec’d by Sibyl) Spoonbenders by Darryl Gregory (rec’d by Sibyl) The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (tw: sexual assault) Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (tw: child abuse) Lola Levine is Not Mean by Monica Brown The Case of the Missing Moonstone (Wollestonecraft Detective Agency #1) by Jordan Stratford, illustrated by Kelly Murphy (rec’d by Karina of Kidlit These Days) My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Case Histories by Kate Atkinson Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri Low by Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini, Dave McCaig Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz Thirsty by Mia Hopkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss chapter books about girls, thrillers, undersea stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, One Good Deed by David Baldacci, and Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson.

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Serial Killers: Murder Without Mercy by Nigel Blundell (rec’d by Sharon)

Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik (rec’d by Sibyl)

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (rec’d by Sibyl)

Spoonbenders by Darryl Gregory (rec’d by Sibyl)

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (rec’d by Sibyl)

Books Discussed

My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris

Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (tw: sexual assault)

Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (tw: child abuse)

Lola Levine is Not Mean by Monica Brown

The Case of the Missing Moonstone (Wollestonecraft Detective Agency #1) by Jordan Stratford, illustrated by Kelly Murphy (rec’d by Karina of Kidlit These Days)

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra

Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

Low by Rick Remender, Greg Tocchini, Dave McCaig

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz

Thirsty by Mia Hopkins

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]]> 3243 Love Triangle With Some Communists https://bookriot.com/listen/love-triangle-with-some-communists/ Amanda and Jenn discuss travel reads, super creepy books, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries, and TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation) The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra Everything Is Going to be Great by Rachel Shukert Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrande The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (lots of racism incl. violence and use of slurs) Queen of the Tearling series by Erika Johansen The Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (tws: coercion, gore, assault) The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal, transl Sam Taylor Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Love Triangle With Some Communists full 190 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss travel reads, super creepy books, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries, and TBR.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKStarsight by Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Elizabeth)QUESTIONS1. Good Morning!I recently came across your podcast and I absolutely love it! You’re recommendations in the past couple episodes are amazing and the diversity of hosts with their unique tastes and conversations really makes this one of my favorite podcasts. I am about to start my PhD in August and really would like to make reading a bigger part of my life so I can have an escape from the stress of school over the next 5 years. Up until now I have mainly been reading nonfiction books in areas I am interested in but since I read a lot of scientific papers for class already I would like to break this up by getting more into fiction. My problem however is that I have a hard time getting into fiction works and a lot of times I end up either reading it like it’s homework that I have to read or I just don’t finish it. There are a few fictions books that I do really enjoy however such as, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Count of Monte Cristo, 11/23/63 and Ready Player One. I would really appreciate any recommendations and I look forward to listening to all your future podcasts.Thank you so much!-Chase2. Hello! In late August (time-sensitive!) I am heading away to Europe for a few weeks travelling with my boyfriend between cities he will be working in, and as well as the 40 hour (!!) travel time there and back from where I live in New Zealand, we will be spending a lot of time on trains, and I’ll be exploring on my own while he is working. I’m hoping to fill a lot of this time with reading, and I’m keen to get some suggestions set in the areas we will be in – various cities in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany – or stories about trains. I’d love something with good female characters and some focus on the relationships between them, or maybe a little bit of mystery. I also love narrative non-fiction! At the moment I am a little burnt out on historical fiction, thrillers, and books with dark subject matter, so I’d rather steer clear of those, and nothing over 400 pages or so please, for the sake of my baggage allowance. Thanks so much!-Alex3. I recently had to put down one of my dogs very suddenly. I want to read something, but my usual genre of adventure/ya doesn’t sound appealing. I was currently reading Throne of Glass (and loving it) but it just is too much right now. I want something light that’ll make me laugh but with no death in it. Especially of a pet. I recently read Tiffany hadish’s book, and I loved it, but I don’t typically reread non fiction.-Taylor4. Sort of time sensitive. Would need by September.Hi!My book club has been going for about 2.5 years now and I have unofficially (but kind of officially) taken over October as my month with the intent of making the group read some super creepy shit. My last 2 picks were White Tears and The Changeling.Both have really stuck with people–whether they loved them, liked them, or kind of hated them–and we particularly had a lot of great conversation about White Tears. I feel like a bar has now been set (albeit just in my own head) and want to pick something in a similar vein, but am struggling to have that “ah-ha” moment.Please help me seriously creep out my friends! Preferably something no more than 300/350 pages and by a woman. We do have one rule: no white men!Some other things that I have recently read and really enjoyed (but would probably be too much, for varied reasons, for the whole group) are: The Beauty (btw, thanks Amanda!) and Fever Dream.Thank you-Heidi5. I am looking for recommendations for my Dad, Myron. He retired a couple of years ago and has rediscovered – aka found more time for – his love of reading! His favourite genres are spy novels, mysteries, and historical fiction. We often chat about the books we are reading, and thanks to discussions we’ve had about MY personal reading habits and goals, he has started looking for more books authored by women and with lady protagonists. I am so excited that he is diversifying his reading list – and so is he! I would love to find him some more books by women (and non-binary) authors in the genres he loves!-Lisa6. Hi! I love your podcast and have been listening forever, so I’m sure you’ve answered this at some point and I just don’t know where to look for it.My husband only does audiobooks, and when he finishes something, he often asks for my opinion on what to read next. He only reads fantasy and sci-fi, for the most part, and has listened to EVERYTHING Brandon Sanderson has ever written.I’ve recommended (and he’s liked):The Wheel of Time seriesEverything by N.K. JemisinBecky Chambers’s Wayfarerspretty much everything by Marissa MeyerBone Street Rumba and Shadowshaper series by Daniel Jose OlderHe’s also read a bunch of John Scalzi, Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman–mostly white dudes, so I try to recommend non-white or lady (or both) authors to him.Some things he hasn’t cared for: Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Game of Thrones, American Gods, or Shards of Honor (I recommended based on a Star Trek comparison I heard in an earlier episode of either this podcast or SFF Yeah).Can you recommend a SFF series by a non-white or lady author that I can suggest to him? The longer, the better.Thank you!!-Jaimie7. I’m looking for short, engrossing, quiet novels that I can curl up and read in my armchair in a sitting or two. It’s more about a cozy feeling than about a lot of action. Recent books I have loved that fit this description include: Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf, Whiskey and Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith, and I Married you for Happiness by Lily Tuck.None of these books sounded terribly exciting in their descriptions, but I couldn’t put them down and they made me feel all of the big feelings without a lot of action. Please help me chase those feelings again.-KJBOOKS DISCUSSEDLies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation)The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice DekobraEverything Is Going to be Great by Rachel ShukertCold Comfort Farm by Stella GibbonsDealing with Dragons by Patricia WredeSawkill Girls by Claire LegrandeThe Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory OrtbergBitter Orange by Claire FullerBluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (lots of racism incl. violence and use of slurs)Queen of the Tearling series by Erika JohansenThe Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (tws: coercion, gore, assault)The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal, transl Sam TaylorDept. of Speculation by Jenny OffillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss travel reads, super creepy books, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries, and TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Elizabeth) Books Discussed Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation) The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra Everything Is Going to be Great by Rachel Shukert Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrande The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (lots of racism incl. violence and use of slurs) Queen of the Tearling series by Erika Johansen The Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (tws: coercion, gore, assault) The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal, transl Sam Taylor Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss travel reads, super creepy books, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries, and TBR.

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Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Books Discussed

Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation)

The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra

Everything Is Going to be Great by Rachel Shukert

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrande

The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (lots of racism incl. violence and use of slurs)

Queen of the Tearling series by Erika Johansen

The Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (tws: coercion, gore, assault)

The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal, transl Sam Taylor

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

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]]> 2879 Magical Librarians and Kissing https://bookriot.com/listen/magical-librarians-and-kissing/ Amanda and Jenn discuss distracting reads, international parenting advice, Austen read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele, and Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sex With Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan (rec’d by Miranda) Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland (rec’d by Jessica) Oral History by Lee Smith (rec’d by Jena) Books Discussed Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Strabal Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (tw: cow & dog death) How to Raise Successful People by Esther Wojcicki There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurk Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall The Purveen Mistry mysteries (Widows of Malabar Hill #1) by Sujata Massey Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Longbourn by Jo Baker Kraken by China Mieville Rosewater by Tade Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Magical Librarians and Kissing full 189 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss distracting reads, international parenting advice, Austen read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele, and Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.FEEDBACKSex With Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan (rec’d by Miranda)Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland (rec’d by Jessica)Oral History by Lee Smith (rec’d by Jena)QUESTIONS1. Hey Amanda and Jen,I will be traveling to Iran this year and would love any book recommendations, either fiction or non fiction set in the country. I really enjoyed Persepolis but no comic books, please.Thank you in advance!-Luiza2. My mom has not read a book in over 20 years because her job is bananas. The only things she reads are ‘the journal of accountancy’ because it’s related to her job and ‘TIME’ magazine (for fun but I’m pretty sure she only looks at the pictures). SHE REALLY NEEDS HELP.She will be retiring in the next year and she has mentioned that she wants to try to read for fun now that she has more time. Myself, my brother, and her two retired sisters (my aunts) are all voracious readers and I think she feels a bit left out.She currently watches a lot of TV (easy when she’s tired from work). She watches things like ‘this is us’, ‘Life in Pieces’, and the hallmark channel. Could you help recommend some books that might help transition her from a tv couch potato to a book couch potato? She has stopped watching procedurals (CSI, Criminal Minds, etc) because apparently now they ‘scare’ her, so maybe try to avoid gorey murder-y type stuff.P.S. you have affirmative consent to use my name 🙂 PS you guys are awesome!!!!!-Courtney3. Hello – I am scheduled to have surgery in August, and the recovery period is much longer than I expected – at least 3-4 weeks spent pretty much in bed. I would love some recommendations to help me pass the time and distract me from the fact that I’m in pain and stuck in my house. It would be even more excellent if the book was available in audio format so it will take me longer to read and I don’t have to worry about carrying/holding it. I’m open to pretty much any genre. Some of my favorites authors are Louise Erdrich, Karen Russell, Kazuo Ishiguro, Peter Heller, and Scott Hawkins. Thank you so much!-Rachel4. I’m reading Beyond Birds and Bees by Bonnie J. Rough and realizing that the “American expatriate compares parenting norms in their host country” is a type of book I want to read more of. Beyond Birds and Bees looks at human sexuality through the lens of Dutch society. I also liked Bringing Up Bebe’s look at food and France and Achtung Baby’s exploration of independence in Germany. I like learning that something that can seem so strange to me at first (like allowing a child to walk to school alone or play outside naked) is common practice somewhere and the examination of background and implications. These books are interesting and I think, help me parent more thoughtfully. Do you know of others?-Brooke5. Hello gals: just left my job (it’s bittersweet. I was unhappy, but met amazing people and loved what I was doing at times and looking forward with hope towards my next venture) and I am in a place where I am feeling A LOT OF BIG FEELINGS. I am looking for some fiction I can completely lose myself in so I don’t get bogged down in all of my emotions. I love all the queer YA, female-driven sci-fi, middle grade fantasy/adventure, to name a few. Recently loved books include Where the Crawdads Sing, What If It’s Us, Magic for Liars, Middlegame, This Is How It Always Is, Emergency Contact, The Fever King, Archenemies/Renegades/Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, Scythe series, and Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. I am also open to graphic novels and currently love/am reading my way through Lumberjanes. Thanks in advance!-Stephanie6. Hi Amanda and Jenn!As a die hard fan of Jane Austen, I’ve read and reread all the novels and have recently rediscovered Lady Susan thanks to an excellent audiobook edition. I wondered if you could recommend a comp, specifically with the following aspects in mind:Multiple unreliable narrators (or, varying knowledge & perspective among characters)Developing situation/schemeConniving, behind the scenes actionLight tone, lovely writingI’m currently reading Good Omens and I understand some Oscar Wilde plays have a similar vibe.Thank you!-Kelly7. Hey loves!I’m a huge fan of the show and many other BookRiot podcasts so I wanted to first say thank you for doing this! I’ve been introduced to SO MANY books that I love through these shows 🙂I am looking for some light sci-fi/surrealistic recommendations that will check some of the same boxes as Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy. I tore through all three books last summer and was OBSESSED and so sad when it was over and have found myself looking for something that feels similar ever since. Haruki Murakami is also one of my most favorite authors, and although his style is quite different that VanderMeer, I think the common denominator for me is the way that these totally out there, usually quite unsettling events take place within very real, familiar settings and often build in intensity as the story progresses. I’m not a huge fan of full blown fantasy where the stories are set in totally foreign worlds where the main characters are different species, etc, and I haven’t read a lot of sci-fi but I’m not really interested in distant future space/alien stories, super tech-y intergalactic battles, or anything taking place on another planet. I’d love to find something set in either a present-day or near-future Earth with a heavy dose of trippy, surreal weirdness.Thanks in advance and keep doing this rad work 🙂-KaylahBOOKS DISCUSSEDAmong the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat KhanReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidKitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan StrabalAmberlough by Lara Elena DonnellyMaud’s Line by Margaret Verble (tw: cow & dog death)How to Raise Successful People by Esther WojcickiThere’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurkSorcery of Thorns by Margaret RogersonThe Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis HallThe Purveen Mistry mysteries (Widows of Malabar Hill #1) by Sujata MasseyMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareLongbourn by Jo BakerKraken by China MievilleRosewater by Tade ThompsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss distracting reads, international parenting advice, Austen read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele, and Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Sex With Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan (rec’d by Miranda) Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland (rec’d by Jessica) Oral History by Lee Smith (rec’d by Jena) Books Discussed Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Strabal Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (tw: cow & dog death) How to Raise Successful People by Esther Wojcicki There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurk Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall The Purveen Mistry mysteries (Widows of Malabar Hill #1) by Sujata Massey Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Longbourn by Jo Baker Kraken by China Mieville Rosewater by Tade Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss distracting reads, international parenting advice, Austen read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele, and Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

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Sex With Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan (rec’d by Miranda)

Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland (rec’d by Jessica)

Oral History by Lee Smith (rec’d by Jena)

Books Discussed

Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Strabal

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble (tw: cow & dog death)

How to Raise Successful People by Esther Wojcicki

There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurk

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall

The Purveen Mistry mysteries (Widows of Malabar Hill #1) by Sujata Massey

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Longbourn by Jo Baker

Kraken by China Mieville

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

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]]> 3078 Being Terrified Is My Jam https://bookriot.com/listen/being-terrified-is-my-jam/ Jenn and Kelly discuss camping reads, transhumanist SF, healthy cookbooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Green Chef, and The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Frugal Vegan by Katie Koteen and Kate Kasbee The Love & Lemons Cookbook by Jeanine Donofrio Monster by Walter Dean Myers All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Packing for Mars by Mary Roach The Lost City of Z by David Grann The Black Count by Tom Reiss The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The River of Doubt by Candice Millard Feed by MT Anderson Upgraded, edited by Neil Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Being Terrified Is My Jam full 188 Book Riot Jenn and Kelly discuss camping reads, transhumanist SF, healthy cookbooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Green Chef, and The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Questions1. Hello Ladies,I have been an avid listener and a growing book devour-er since starting to listen to all sorts of awesome bookish podcasts such as yourselves.This past weekend I DEVOURED Kitchen Counter Cooking School, am anxiously awaiting Garlic and Sapphires and since then have fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole of food, diet and health.I have recently found out that I am both Gluten and Lactose Intolerant and after watching Rotten and Veducated online I now want to go Vegan – OMG have you watched these?!?I have downloaded, but have yet to start reading The Skeptical Vegan, but are there any other books that you (or Miss Liberty) can recommend that would help me on my merry way?Hungry for Advice,-SoniaANDHello, I love your podcast. Thank you for doing it! I am wanting to eat healthier. I am interested in cookbooks that focus on healthy meals but on a budget. I am not opposed to cookbooks that feature vegetarian or vegan meals but don’t want something that focuses on “fad diets”. Thank you!-Maggie2. Hello –I’m a public librarian serving our local middle school. I have a 7th grade teacher looking for read-a-likes to S.E. Hinton’s THE OUTSIDERS. They do not want other S.E. Hinton titles, yet still want titles that are age-appropriate for a 7th grade public school. The titles I find tend to be more appropriate for high school, and not middle grade (for example, David Arnold’s KIDS OF APPETITE, which is not an option for classroom use due to language).Any thoughts or assistance appreciated.Thank you-David3. Amanda & Jenn –I love your show and have found many great recs for my TBR and titles for my classroom library. I’m a ninth grade English teacher and my students do independent reading throughout the year. It is amazing to see their diverse interests, but one common love by many this past year has been The Martian by Andy Weir. I never know what to suggest to them next after this book and many times they have book hangovers after this read. Help me help them find a read alike for this novel!Thank you.-Sarah4. Hi ladies! I’ve asked questions in the show before and was super happy with the recs (especially Her Body and Other Parties, amazing!) so thank you so much and also I’m back for more. I’ve been in a real non fiction kick lately and would love some recommendations for non fiction, especially historical, that reads like a novel/is very readable. In addition to that I would really prefer to read something in translation or about other countries since I’m not american or particularly interested in US history. Bonus points for greek, french, or south american history/historical figures, but not essential.-Celina5. Hi! Love your podcast! I’m a PhD student so I spend all my life reading heavy academic texts, and it means my pleasure reading is suffering, I’m reading lots of chick lit because it’s so predictable it doesn’t matter that I’m exhausted!I’m after some recommendations of things that are easy to read but a bit more exciting. When I do have the energy I love thriller/crime books and YA (especially queer fiction). Not so keen on fantasy/sci fi. Fave authors are probably Becky Abertalli and Rachel Abbott-Caroline6. I’m looking for book recommendations for an upcoming camping trip. It will be just me and my husband relaxing in the woods, hiking etc. Last year I read Undaunted Courage and really loved reading about their journey while I had a much more modern adventure. Doesn’t necessarily have to be nonfiction but does have to be paperback (easy to carry). Thanks!-Reid7. Hello! I’ve been growing more interested in reading transhuman science fiction. Specifically books that feature mind hacking, mind uploading, or resleeving into artificial bodies. Some similar books I’ve read are Cory Doctorow’s Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and Alissa Nutting’s Made for Love.It would be a bonus if the recommendations included either romance or horror, and double bonus if they feature LBGTQ characters and issues!-KellyBooks DiscussedFrugal Vegan by Katie Koteen and Kate KasbeeThe Love & Lemons Cookbook by Jeanine DonofrioMonster by Walter Dean MyersAll American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan KielyLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferPacking for Mars by Mary RoachThe Lost City of Z by David GrannThe Black Count by Tom ReissThe Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina KhanA Line in the Dark by Malinda LoBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardFeed by MT AndersonUpgraded, edited by Neil ClarkeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and Kelly discuss camping reads, transhumanist SF, healthy cookbooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Green Chef, and The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Frugal Vegan by Katie Koteen and Kate Kasbee The Love & Lemons Cookbook by Jeanine Donofrio Monster by Walter Dean Myers All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Packing for Mars by Mary Roach The Lost City of Z by David Grann The Black Count by Tom Reiss The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The River of Doubt by Candice Millard Feed by MT Anderson Upgraded, edited by Neil Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Kelly discuss camping reads, transhumanist SF, healthy cookbooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Frugal Vegan by Katie Koteen and Kate Kasbee

The Love & Lemons Cookbook by Jeanine Donofrio

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

The Lost City of Z by David Grann

The Black Count by Tom Reiss

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Feed by MT Anderson

Upgraded, edited by Neil Clarke

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]]> 2982 Quippy Clever Space Books https://bookriot.com/listen/quippy-clever-space-books/ Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for the whole family, high-stakes sci-fi, experimental fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks, Wicked Fox by Kat Cho, and Kingdom of Exiles by Maxim M. Martineau. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (rec’d by Miranda) American Fire by Monica Hesse (rec’d by Miranda) Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (rec’d by Miranda) Books Discussed Renegades by Marissa Meyer For A Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White YS Lee Agency series (#1: A Spy in the House) The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden The Library Book by Susan Orlean (rec’d by Cassie) Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson A Void by Georges Perec A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (tw: sexual assault, suicide) Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:00:00 -0000 Quippy Clever Space Books full 187 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for the whole family, high-stakes sci-fi, experimental fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks, Wicked Fox by Kat Cho, and Kingdom of Exiles by Maxim M. Martineau.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.FeedbackLab Girl by Hope Jahren (rec’d by Miranda)American Fire by Monica Hesse (rec’d by Miranda)Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (rec’d by Miranda)Questions1. Hey guys! So in a few weeks I’m getting married (yay!!!) and then honeymooning in Mexico. I’m looking for some good recommendations to read while at the beach. I’m a therapist and work mostly with adolescents so I’m always looking for novels with adolescent protagonists to better understand my clients. I would love to hear your recommendations for YA fiction. Bonus points for a book series and for having a romance subplot. Some YA books I’ve liked in the past are Little Fires Everywhere, Hunger Games series and the Selection. I’ve already read To All The Boys I’ve Loved before and don’t love the writing style (but loved the movie). Please no John Green. Thanks so much!–Emily2. My husband’s birthday is in August and I’d love to get him a book this year. He’s not as big a reader as I am, but he enjoys it when the right book grabs him. Ready Player One and The Martian were two books that immediately struck me when I read them as being tailor-made for him, and he loved them both (back before either of them were movies). I next tried 11/22/63, because I thought he’d appreciate the interesting take on time travel. It took him over a year to finally get through because it just didn’t have that same gotta-read-it-NOW energy (though he assures me that he did enjoy it).I haven’t gifted him a book in a few years, since I haven’t found anything else that screamed “he needs to read this.” My own reading has slowed down quite a bit since we had kids, so the chances of my stumbling across his next RPO/Martian are slimmer than ever, and I’m hoping you can help me.In addition to the ones I mentioned, some of his favorite books are LOTR, the Eragon series, the Ender’s Game and Ender’s Shadow series, White Fang, and Call of the Wild.Thanks, love the show!–Charlie3. Hi Jenn and Amanda!Long time listener to the podcast here. I love your show, though it has roughly doubled my TBR, so thanks for that. LolMy family is taking an epic Western road trip for two and a half weeks in July, driving from Ohio to Montana and Wyoming to visit Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, as well as some smaller parks and sites along the way. I would love a recommendation for an audiobook that we could listen to together to keep kids off of personal technology for at least some of the trip.We haven’t really listened to audiobooks as a family before, and I’m running into some challenges in trying to choose. I am easy—read everything and anything. My husband typically prefers non-fiction, but could be flexible. My son is almost 13 and likesScience and history, both fiction and nonfiction. He does NOT enjoy most fantasy. My daughter is 9 and prefers fiction. She has a VERY active imagination and is easily scared by creepy things—for example, Harry Potter is too scary.Can you please help us find something fun to listen to that will get us all on the same page, so to speak, as we spend many hours together in the car? I’m not having success finding something that scratched everyone’s particular itch, but is still engaging and fun to listen to.–Erica4. Hi Ladies! I love the podcast and am hoping you can help me out. I have two kids, an 8 year old boy and a 10 year old girl. When they were little, I used to read to them every night before bed but as they got older we stopped and I missed it. Recently I convinced them to start reading together again and for our first book I picked Refugee by Alan Gratz which has been good but intense and sad. Could you give us some suggestions for our next book? We’d like something more light hearted and fun. They’ve both read the Harry Potter books through book 5 and my son has read all the Land of Stories books. My daughter suggested Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan or Mr. Limoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein but she’s already read both of those and I’d like to read something new to all of us. Thanks for your help! —Heather5. Over the last year I have slowly succeeded in turning my husband into a reader, now he wants to read books together. Last month we read Where The Crawdads Sing, it was his pick. It was a great experience, but now we are stuck trying to find a second book.He has suggested Educated or A Serial Killer’s Daughter, however, I am in my last semester of law school and already spend all day reading about tragedy and humans being horrible to other humans, I just cannot handle the tough stuff at the moment. I’ve tried to suggest a Bill Bryson book (he loved the adaptation of A Walk in the Woods) or some food micro histories (he is a major foodie) but he has turned them all down. His taste in books seems to be evolving rapidly and I am out of ideas. I’ll read anything that isn’t particularly emotionally taxing (Crawdads was in the grey area). Thanks for any help you can provide!In the last year he has read: Stephen King, Michael Crichton, The Martian, Ready Player One, World War Z, the Game of Thrones series, and a David Attenborough memoir.–Michelle6. Hello! I adore books where the language usage or the writing format is as important to the story as the story itself. Books I’ve loved are The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth (where the author writes in his version of Middle English), Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (where the story is told through letters by people who aren’t allowed to use certain letters of the alphabet), and Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (where the novel is about a poem but the actual story is told primarily through the footnotes of the poem analysis). I’ll read any genre or subject matter, but please don’t recommend S. by JJ Abrams because that’s already on my shortlist TBR, or Finnegan’s Wake because I don’t know if I’ll ever be ready to attempt it. 😉 Thank you!–Nicole7. Hi there,I’m a huge fan of your podcast and it makes every Thursday more bearable at my terrible job. I’d love to hear your recs on a niche book I’m looking for.As a sexual assault survivor, I’ve found some healing through fiction that focuses on survivors and how they rebuilt their lives. Some examples of ones that have helped include: Luckiest Girl Alive, Speak, An Untamed State, Big Little Lies, The Fact of a Body and Any Man. I am specifically looking for fiction at this point.It’s a really thin line to walk, but books like All is Not Forgotten and Lucky by Alice Sebold were so triggering I wasn’t able to get very far. I’m hoping for something that focuses less on the act and more on the emotional roller coaster and fight to survive/thrive that comes after.Thank you for any recommendations you can provide.Best,–KayeBooks DiscussedRenegades by Marissa MeyerFor A Muse of Fire by Heidi HeiligThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersA Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex WhiteYS Lee Agency series (#1: A Spy in the House)The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartDragon Pearl by Yoon Ha LeeCity of the Beasts by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers PedenThe Library Book by Susan Orlean (rec’d by Cassie)Yes, Chef by Marcus SamuelssonA Void by Georges PerecA Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (tw: sexual assault, suicide)Blood Water Paint by Joy McCulloughWe’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle UnionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for the whole family, high-stakes sci-fi, experimental fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks, Wicked Fox by Kat Cho, and Kingdom of Exiles by Maxim M. Martineau. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (rec’d by Miranda) American Fire by Monica Hesse (rec’d by Miranda) Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (rec’d by Miranda) Books Discussed Renegades by Marissa Meyer For A Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White YS Lee Agency series (#1: A Spy in the House) The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden The Library Book by Susan Orlean (rec’d by Cassie) Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson A Void by Georges Perec A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (tw: sexual assault, suicide) Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for the whole family, high-stakes sci-fi, experimental fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks, Wicked Fox by Kat Cho, and Kingdom of Exiles by Maxim M. Martineau.

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Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (rec’d by Miranda)

American Fire by Monica Hesse (rec’d by Miranda)

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (rec’d by Miranda)

Books Discussed

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

For A Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White

YS Lee Agency series (#1: A Spy in the House)

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden

The Library Book by Susan Orlean (rec’d by Cassie)

Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson

A Void by Georges Perec

A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (tw: sexual assault, suicide)

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union

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]]> 2998 What's The Word For Cute-Sad? https://bookriot.com/listen/whats-the-word-for-cute-sad/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Norwegian authors, multigenerational family novels, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Guest Book by Sarah Blake and Audible. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh (rec’d by Caroline) Books Discussed The Faster I Walk the Smaller I Am by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, Kerri A. Pierce (Translator) The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdattar #1) by Sigrid Undset, translated by Tiina Nunnally My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (tw: incest and suicide) Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Post: Multigenerational Family Novels No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins Waiting in the Wings by Tara Frejas The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: mentions of violence, incl. harm to children, but nothing too explicit) Alanna by Tamora Pierce The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex God Land by Lyz Lenz (out August 1) Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber (rec’d by Amanda) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:00:00 -0000 #186: What's The Word For Cute-Sad? full 186 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Norwegian authors, multigenerational family novels, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored The Guest Book by Sarah Blake and Audible.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.FeedbackEat Up by Ruby Tandoh (rec’d by Caroline)Questions1. Hey Get Booked! Thank you for the invaluable service you provide. I’m traveling to Norway for a few weeks this summer and I’d like to read a novel set in Norway and by a Norwegian author. Ideally it would have a strong sense of place. I’m trying not to read books by cis men, so if you could avoid them, that would be great! I like most genres, but I’m not interested in children’s or middle grade books. YA might be okay if it isn’t about teen romance. Books I’ve read and loved recently include the Broken Earth Trilogy, Trail of Lightning, Normal People, Mr. Splitfoot, Everything Under, Unmarriageable, and Made for Love.-Caroline 2. Hi Amanda and Jenn,I am very afraid of flying and have a work trip coming up (11h flight). I need a book that will keep me hooked for hours but won’t build up my anxiety.I do have a few restrictions: I recently went through a traumatic event and anything including/mentioning shootings or terrorism will trigger my anxiety. So please nothing including these topics. Of course, I would also like to avoid anything involving a plane crash 😀I usually reach for thrillers when traveling but I’m open to any genre. Some of my favorite books I read in the last couple years are: This is How it Always is by Laurie Frankel, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Circe by Madeleine Miller, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and of course, all of Gillian Flynn’s books.Thanks!-Gabi 3. I recently made the transition from reading majority YA to majority adult fiction and am still figuring out my reading tastes, however, just this week I started reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and it’s ticking a lot of boxes. I’m really enjoying how the novel explores the journey of one family through various decades, countries and historical events. I was hoping you’d be able to recommend more books which also follow characters across many years as they live through turbulent historical and political times. Bonus points for non-American settings and lgbt themes if possible (and please, less incest).(Extra info: The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne is already on my TBR, and I’ve listened to most of your previous episodes so if you’ve mentioned a book a few times, I’m probably already aware of it. Love the podcast by the way!)-Grace 4. Hi Amanda and Jen!I’m going on a vacation with the boyfriend this month and am looking for some beach reads. I’ve recently loved authors like Jasmine Guillory where I can breeze through the book and that still include strong female leads. BUT I’m wondering if there are books that will soothe my big relationship fear of being in a committed relationship when an intriguing new person swoops in to steal either me or my partner, having been the true soulmate all along. Are there any books when a character meets someone new but decides to stay with their significant other and is happier for it? Do those exist? I absolutely adore your podcast for inspiring me to seek books my heart needs instead of just passively receiving whatever I find in stores!Wishing you all the best,-Hannah-Grace 5. Hello! I love this pod!! I’m reading War for the Oaks based on a rec from Jenn for another request, and am enjoying it immensely. I wish I’d had it early last year when I sunk into a comfortable mode of fey in the “modern” day, with Stiefvater’s Ballad, Dean’s Tam Lin, and Wynne Jones’s Fire and Hemlock. Do you have any recs for books with this sort of theme, and tone? Not so much a fan of Terri Windling, Holly Black and Charles de Lint. Love love Robin McKinley and Helen Oyeyemi. Please something without explicit sexual or violent content. Thank you!!-no name 6. My 10 year old son, 13 year old daughter and I listen to audiobooks every day on the drive to and from school, but it’s become increasingly difficult to find books that all of us like. His genre is mischievous boys making trouble. Hers is middle grade or YA fantasy. Mine is literary fiction. I need well-written and well-narrated; he wants funny and exciting but not scary; she’s the most flexible. Past successes are Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler, The Terrible Two series, The Mysterious Benedict Society series, the Greenglass House series, Better Nate Than Ever series, True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, The Wednesday Wars, Imaginarium Geographica series, and obviously Harry Potter. Weirdly, neither of them liked Narnia, His Dark Materials, or Artemis Fowl. Daily drives without a good book are not fun around here! Help, please!!-Julie 7. I’m a Christian and I’m also an immigrant-loving feminist. Since the 2016 election I’ve found myself increasingly distanced from the Evangelical community because I just can’t stomach their continued support of evil men and hateful policies. Sometimes I think I’m ready to give up on the Church, but I’m not ready to give up on God. I guess I just feel alone and since I always take comfort in reading, I’m looking for books by or about someone who loves Jesus and also hangs out with gays and Muslims and shows up to all the Women’s Marches. I’ve recently read everything by Rachel Held Evans, and I’m heartbroken over her death. Please tell me there’s someone else like her out there somewhere. Thank you so much!-Autumn Books DiscussedThe Faster I Walk the Smaller I Am by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, Kerri A. Pierce (Translator)The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdattar #1) by Sigrid Undset, translated by Tiina NunnallyMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (tw: incest and suicide)Pachinko by Min Jin LeePost: Multigenerational Family NovelsNo One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh SatyalForbidden by Beverly JenkinsWaiting in the Wings by Tara FrejasThe Hum and the Shiver by Alex BledsoeUnraveling by Karen Lord (tw: mentions of violence, incl. harm to children, but nothing too explicit)Alanna by Tamora PierceThe True Meaning of Smekday by Adam RexGod Land by Lyz Lenz (out August 1)Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber (rec’d by Amanda)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Norwegian authors, multigenerational family novels, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Guest Book by Sarah Blake and Audible. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh (rec’d by Caroline) Books Discussed The Faster I Walk the Smaller I Am by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, Kerri A. Pierce (Translator) The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdattar #1) by Sigrid Undset, translated by Tiina Nunnally My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (tw: incest and suicide) Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Post: Multigenerational Family Novels No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins Waiting in the Wings by Tara Frejas The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: mentions of violence, incl. harm to children, but nothing too explicit) Alanna by Tamora Pierce The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex God Land by Lyz Lenz (out August 1) Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber (rec’d by Amanda) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Norwegian authors, multigenerational family novels, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Guest Book by Sarah Blake and Audible.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

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Feedback

Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh (rec’d by Caroline)

Books Discussed

The Faster I Walk the Smaller I Am by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, Kerri A. Pierce (Translator)

The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdattar #1) by Sigrid Undset, translated by Tiina Nunnally

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (tw: incest and suicide)

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Post: Multigenerational Family Novels

No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal

Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins

Waiting in the Wings by Tara Frejas

The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe

Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: mentions of violence, incl. harm to children, but nothing too explicit)

Alanna by Tamora Pierce

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

God Land by Lyz Lenz (out August 1)

Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber (rec’d by Amanda)

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]]> 3195 Just A Scarlet O'Hara Wannabe: All Nonfiction Pt. 2 https://bookriot.com/listen/just-a-scarlet-ohara-wannabe-all-nonfiction-pt-2/ Amanda and Jenn do another round of nonfiction questions this week on Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by All the Books, Re-entry by Peter Cawdron, and The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed These Truths by Jill Lepore A World On Fire by Amanda Foreman (rec’d by Liberty) The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn Escape by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott Empress by Ruby Lal Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (YouTube: Ask a Mortician and Recommended) My Own Devices by Dessa (Recommended and TEDx) I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister The Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jun 2019 11:28:00 -0000 Just A Scarlet O'Hara Wannabe: All Nonfiction Pt. 2 full 185 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn do another round of nonfiction questions this week on Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by All the Books, Re-entry by Peter Cawdron, and The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.Questions1. My dad is a huge American history buff, but he is also conservative (yikes for liberal me). I want to get him a book he’ll enjoy about American history but would love some recs for female authors or native voices. Right now, he is really into revolutionary war time biographies as well as books about native culture in early America. He doesn’t read fiction (but maybe a bomb historical fiction that’s hyper truth-based?). I want to gently open his eyes to diverse writers (without spooking him like a baby deer). Thanks so much! and love from PHILLY!!!-Stephanie 2. Hi, Amanda and Jenn! I listen to your show every week, and my TBR list keeps growing. But, here I am, with a request all the same.I recently read Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk, and I couldn’t put it down. It was a new experience because I don’t usually read a lot of nonfiction or memoirs. And it’s something I want to change about my reading life.I’m a teacher and scholar, so I often read many academic texts and essays for work. And, when I have time to read something for pleasure, I gravitate more toward fiction, something with a driving plot that keeps drawing me in.I also have trouble reading memoirs because many feel inauthentic to me, or I just simply can’t relate (e.g. Eat, Pray, Love). So, how very surprising that I would fall in love with a book that was, in part, about falconry. Specifically, I loved the beauty of the book, its language, and the descriptions of nature. I also related to the author’s authentic and open description of her grief after losing her father. But, it also had a driving plot that drew me in again and again. Surely, there are other memoirs and nonfiction titles that can cure my book hangover and fill a very large gap in my reading list. Thanks in advance for the help!-Kelli 3. Hey Amanda and Jen! I recently started watching and fell in love with the new Hulu show ‘The Path.’ I also recently listened to Leah Remini’s ‘Troublemaker’ memoir on audio and I’ve found myself really interested in reading more about cults. I’m open to memoir, nonfiction, or fiction books that examine the nature of cults and either living in them or escaping from them. Thanks for the suggestions!-Jackie 4. I’ve been watching The Ascent of Woman on Netflix, and now I’m just dying to read some nonfiction books about women in history. I want some history books about kick ass women in history, and you two seem like the people to ask.I have a particular fascination with ancient history, and the Middle Ages, so if you guys know of any books about those times it would be great. Otherwise I’m fine with pretty much any time, as long as it’s not too modern. Basically the older the better.(P.S. I’ve already read Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff, and Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon, and The Peabody Sisters by Megan Marshall is on my TBR list.)-Donna 5. Hi! I love your podcast and was happy you moved from biweekly to weekly productions.I’m looking for nonfiction recommendations. I’m a writer and tend toward creative nonfiction, but I have trouble to find nonfiction that I find as enjoyable and interesting as I find fiction. Some books that I have enjoyed are Lucy Grealy’s Autobiography of a Face, Ann Patchett’s Truth and Beauty, Mindy Kaling’s memoirs, and Sloane Crosley’s essays (interestingly, I did not enjoy her novel as much as her nonfiction). Do you have any other rec’s for a fiction reader and nonfiction writer?Thanks!-Taryn 6. I’m pretty fascinated by serial killers and would like book recommendations about either real serial killers or fictional. I recently read The Girls (and didn’t realize it was about the Charles Manson group until afterwards- face palm). I liked the book and am looking for more like that. There are so many nonfiction books about serial killers that aren’t well written, I think mostly because they are written by newspaper columnists who wrote about the story at the time in the news and then crammed all the articles into a book, lacking flow. Major bonus points: I read a book about serial killers about 10 years ago, it was a conglomeration of nonfiction short stories about serial killers and their background, basically how they became serial killers (their childhood, abuse they faced, etc) but, for the life of me, I cannot find that book again, if you can find it that would be amazing. THANKS!-Tracey 7. Whenever I hear about a new feminist essay collection or memoir, I get really excited, run out to get the book, and then am crushingly disappointed. I don’t quite understand why I’m so often disappointed by these books, but it’s definitely a recurring problem – and it’s very frustrating! I love the IDEA of the books and always start out so optimistic, but it seems like the essay and memoir formats just don’t work for me. Can you recommend some feminist reading that is NOT a memoir or essay collection? Either fiction or nonfiction is fine.-Heidi Books DiscussedThese Truths by Jill LeporeA World On Fire by Amanda Foreman (rec’d by Liberty)The Cooking Gene by Michael W. TwittyBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Road to Jonestown by Jeff GuinnEscape by Carolyn Jessop and Laura PalmerLiar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen AbbottEmpress by Ruby LalSmoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (YouTube: Ask a Morticianand Recommended)My Own Devices by Dessa (Recommended and TEDx)I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraThe Red Parts by Maggie NelsonAll the Single Ladies by Rebecca TraisterThe Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder NalebuffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn do another round of nonfiction questions this week on Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by All the Books, Re-entry by Peter Cawdron, and The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed These Truths by Jill Lepore A World On Fire by Amanda Foreman (rec’d by Liberty) The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn Escape by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott Empress by Ruby Lal Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (YouTube: Ask a Mortician and Recommended) My Own Devices by Dessa (Recommended and TEDx) I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister The Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn do another round of nonfiction questions this week on Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by All the Books, Re-entry by Peter Cawdron, and The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault.

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Books Discussed

These Truths by Jill Lepore

A World On Fire by Amanda Foreman (rec’d by Liberty)

The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn

Escape by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott

Empress by Ruby Lal

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (YouTube: Ask a Mortician and Recommended)

My Own Devices by Dessa (Recommended and TEDx)

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson

All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister

The Feminist Utopia Project, edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

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]]> 3013 Cheese Whodunit https://bookriot.com/listen/cheese-whodunit/ Amanda and Jenn discuss PNW stories, YA-friendly non-fiction, spare prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by All the Books and Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Priceless by Robert K. Whittman (rec’d by Megan) Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm (rec’d by Sibyl) The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, edited by Kelly Jensen Beyoncé In Formation: Remixing Black Feminism by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley The Pisces by Melissa Broder Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble Delicious Temptation by Sabrina Sol Post: Must-Read Romances by Latinx Authors Empty Nests by Ada Maria Soto Dare to Love a Duke by Eva Leigh Prostitute Laundry by Charlotte Shane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:00:00 -0000 full 184 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss PNW stories, YA-friendly non-fiction, spare prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by All the Books and Cari Mora by Thomas Harris.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackPriceless by Robert K. Whittman (rec’d by Megan)Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm (rec’d by Sibyl)The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (rec’d by Sibyl) Questions1. I am leaving for a two week trip to a small town in Italy on June 9th and I’m looking for a book (or series!) that will keep me hooked in a town with very little WiFi.I tend towards non-fiction over fiction, but I have recently gotten into queer YA fiction and if I read adult fiction it is either historical fiction or crime/suspense. For reference, I have read and loved almost every Nelson DeMille and Dan Brown book. I am not a fan of more traditional literature (think Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice etc) and my eyes tend to glaze over if an author takes two pages to describe a chair. Otherwise, I am pretty open and trust your recommendation!All the best,-Renee 2. Hello!I’m moving from Texas to Washington state in late August and would love recommendations for audiobooks to listen to during those 35 (!!!) hours of driving! I’d love something set in the Pacific Northwest, or on a cross country road trip. Fantasy (especially with folkloric elements) tends to be my favorite, but I also like mystery, horror, sci-fi, romance and post-apocalyptic. I’m a sucker for beautiful or descriptive prose, competent and clever protagonists, and weird magical people (or creatures). Bonus points for queer characters! Here is a link to my goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9756176-rachelThank you!-Rachel 3. I would love to find reading recommendation on books that talk about nutrition for those not on a diet. I don’t need to diet but i would like to know more about what is best to be putting in my body. Do you have any recommendations on where to start? Thank you!! I have found so many great books to read through your podcast!-Whitney 4. YA Non Fiction Needed!Rioters! I am in a quandary… Summer is sliding in and so too is the opportunity for brain drain if I don’t stack up some books for our rising Sophomore who has found respite from studies in scrolling, Tik-Toking, picture editing and other time burglaring activities. She’s got walls of books, all read, some re-read and most of which are fiction. She likes realistic fiction, suspense thrill, social justice, psychological thrillers, a lil true crime, maybe some romance, and doesn’t prefer to linger in long prose. Books that have moved from her shelf to nightstand lately are: Mosquitoland, You by Caroline Kepnes, Dumplin, Neverworld Wake, Home by Toni Morrison, This Is Where It Ends, Eleanor and Park and others. She likes scary movies, is a great playlist maker (I follow all her Spotify lists—they’re awesome). Nothing rattles or grosses her out. She’s a wicked artist and her caricatures are requested on TikTok all the time. She plays tennis and loves to win . I am hoping you can throw all this in your mix master and pour out some great Non Fiction that can grab a Sophomore’s attention. For this I’m infinitely grateful. Thank you soooooo much!!-Wynne 5. Hi,I love the podcast and I’m hoping you can help me. I’m a teacher looking forward to my summer vacation in a few weeks and I would love plenty of book recommendations for over the summer.I don’t really know a good way of defining what I liked to read other than I typically like relatively recent literary fiction, though I like plenty of lighter fare, too. I think I tend to like authors that write very plainly, as I seem to have little patience for overly wrought phrasing and writing that, to me, sounds too pretentious. I’m currently reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney and I could barely put it down to write this e-mail. Some books and authors I’ve particularly enjoyed are Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Sourdough and Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, all of Jhumpa Lahiri’s books, and Less by Andrew Sean Greer. I also enjoy some mysteries, especially the Dublin Murder Squad Series by Tana French.The problem is I am kind of a picky reader and there are plenty of books that I thought I would like that I end up quitting on after a hundred pages or so. Authors and books that haven’t clicked with me recently are The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead, What’s Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi, Purity by Jonathan Franzen, The Wangs Versus the World by Jade Chang, and The Wife by Meg Wolitzer .I also tend to not love long books (anything over 450 pages). 350 pages seems to be the perfect amount for my attention span.What are your thoughts, based on what I’ve described about Ottessa Moshfegh’s books? I’ve read a few pages of both Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation at bookstores and I was interested but I also wondered if I might end up hating them 5 chapters in.Maybe you can help me with my pickiness! Thank you for any recommendations.Best,-Kellie 6. Hello ladies! I’m working my way through the Read Harder Challenge and trying to find romance novels for as many of the prompts as possible – which has been really fun! Currently, I am looking for an #ownvoices romance novel from Mexico/Central America. I prefer queer, historical/fantastic themes to modern day settings, but Read Harder is all about getting out of your comfort zone so I’m open to anything. Thanks for your help 🙂-Michelle 7. Hello! I’m a new listener in my early thirties and have recently decided to go into the sex work industry after a long stretch of financial hardship. I’m a bit of an activist in the queer and disability communities, and looking for something empowering that involves themes of sex work. I have very severe dyslexia, so would prefer something that could be found in audiobook format. Thank you so much!– Amanda Books DiscussedThe Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeThe Telling Room by Michael PaternitiThe Talented Ribkins by Ladee HubbardAll Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarryThe Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Complete Mediterranean Cookbook from America’s Test KitchenHere We Are: Feminism for the Real World, edited by Kelly JensenBeyoncé In Formation: Remixing Black Feminism by Omise’eke Natasha TinsleyThe Pisces by Melissa BroderMaud’s Line by Margaret VerbleDelicious Temptation by Sabrina SolPost: Must-Read Romances by Latinx AuthorsEmpty Nests by Ada Maria SotoDare to Love a Duke by Eva LeighProstitute Laundry by Charlotte ShaneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss PNW stories, YA-friendly non-fiction, spare prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by All the Books and Cari Mora by Thomas Harris. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Priceless by Robert K. Whittman (rec’d by Megan) Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm (rec’d by Sibyl) The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (rec’d by Sibyl) Books Discussed The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, edited by Kelly Jensen Beyoncé In Formation: Remixing Black Feminism by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley The Pisces by Melissa Broder Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble Delicious Temptation by Sabrina Sol Post: Must-Read Romances by Latinx Authors Empty Nests by Ada Maria Soto Dare to Love a Duke by Eva Leigh Prostitute Laundry by Charlotte Shane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss PNW stories, YA-friendly non-fiction, spare prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by All the Books and Cari Mora by Thomas Harris.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

Feedback

Priceless by Robert K. Whittman (rec’d by Megan)

Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm (rec’d by Sibyl)

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (rec’d by Sibyl)

Books Discussed

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti

The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen

Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, edited by Kelly Jensen

Beyoncé In Formation: Remixing Black Feminism by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble

Delicious Temptation by Sabrina Sol

Post: Must-Read Romances by Latinx Authors

Empty Nests by Ada Maria Soto

Dare to Love a Duke by Eva Leigh

Prostitute Laundry by Charlotte Shane

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]]> 3079 Game of Thrones Readalikes https://bookriot.com/listen/game-of-thrones-readalikes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss comps for Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Rebel by Beverly Jenkins, and We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Dune by Frank Herbert (tw torture, child abuse) Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: child abuse) The Acacia Series (The War With the Mein #1) by David Anthony Durham (tw: child slavery) The Machineries of Empire (Ninefox Gambit #1) by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: coercion, rape, body horror) Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (tw: torture) The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (tw: torture, slavery) SPOILERS FOR GOT 31-35:45h The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera (tw: torture, homophobia) The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape, genocide, forced sterilization) A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 May 2019 12:10:00 -0000 full 183 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss comps for Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Audible, Rebel by Beverly Jenkins, and We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Books DiscussedDune by Frank Herbert (tw torture, child abuse)Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: child abuse)The Acacia Series (The War With the Mein #1) by David Anthony Durham (tw: child slavery)The Machineries of Empire (Ninefox Gambit #1) by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: coercion, rape, body horror)Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (tw: torture)The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (tw: torture, slavery)SPOILERS FOR GOT 31-35:45hThe Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera (tw: torture, homophobia)The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape, genocide, forced sterilization)A Spark of White Fire by Sangu MandannaThe Inheritance Trilogy by NK JemisinDandelion Dynasty by Ken LiuBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss comps for Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Rebel by Beverly Jenkins, and We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Dune by Frank Herbert (tw torture, child abuse) Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: child abuse) The Acacia Series (The War With the Mein #1) by David Anthony Durham (tw: child slavery) The Machineries of Empire (Ninefox Gambit #1) by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: coercion, rape, body horror) Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (tw: torture) The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (tw: torture, slavery) SPOILERS FOR GOT 31-35:45h The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera (tw: torture, homophobia) The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape, genocide, forced sterilization) A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss comps for Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Audible, Rebel by Beverly Jenkins, and We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Books Discussed

Dune by Frank Herbert (tw torture, child abuse)

Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: child abuse)

The Acacia Series (The War With the Mein #1) by David Anthony Durham (tw: child slavery)

The Machineries of Empire (Ninefox Gambit #1) by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: coercion, rape, body horror)

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (tw: torture)

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (tw: torture, slavery)

SPOILERS FOR GOT 31-35:45h

The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera (tw: torture, homophobia)

The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes incl. rape, genocide, forced sterilization)

A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna

The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin

Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

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]]> 2660 Fair Verona Blah Blah Blah https://bookriot.com/listen/fair-verona-blah-blah-blah/ Amanda and Jenn discuss funny book club picks, audiobooks in translation, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Kingsbane by Claire Legrand and Birthday by Meredith Russo. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Boneshaker by Cherie Priest The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark The Serious Game by Hjalmar Soderberg, trans by Eva Claeson Sisi series (The Accidental Empress #1) by Allison Pataki Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, trans Ann Goldstein We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen Post: Audiobooks in translation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 May 2019 10:00:00 -0000 full 182 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss funny book club picks, audiobooks in translation, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Audible, Kingsbane by Claire Legrand and Birthday by Meredith Russo.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. Hey Amanda and Jenn!!Long time listener first time requester! Looking for a book to recommend for my book club. Traditionally we just draw from a book jar of other recommendations that we’ve done and let the Fates decide but for the last four months we’ve had a member pick three books and we picked from there. Well we’ve read a lot of ‘serious’ books in that time which included Circe, The Outsiders, and Big Red Tequila (which while not as heavy as the others still was a crime thriller so the humor wasn’t all that heavy). The current pick is All the Light We Cannot See which sounds great but again will be heavy and serious. So I think we’re going to need a bit of a humor break.We have read our fair share of that such as Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and How to Make White People laugh so books in that vein will work. Most of us do ‘book on a budget’ though so backlists are great as well. It is a bit time sensitive as I will need a suggestion by the beginning of June so thanks for any advice you can give!-Paige 2. I love your podcast and so appreciated (and utilized!) the recommendations you gave me a few months ago when I traveled to France. I am in a bit of a reading rut right now and would love some help. Lately I have mostly just been reading romance, fantasy, or young adult and want to mix it up but don’t know where to begin. I love anti-heroes, fast-moving plots, realistic relationships between characters, and a healthy smattering of jokes. I try very hard to only read books by women and/or people of color, so if you could recommend something that sticks to that, it would be deeply appreciated. Thank you!-Hillary 3. I’m a grad student in experimental psychology, so I read a lot of scientific papers and books. When I relax, I love to read light and easy YA Fiction, but I also love books that have some depth to them. I am one of those people who never got over Harry Potter, since it is easy for me to read but there are always new little details to discover. I also read and enjoyed The Hunger Games, Divergent, the Uglies series, etc., but none of them quite stood up to Harry Potter for me. However, I’ve recently found the Books of Babel series by Josiah Bancroft and absolutely fell in love with them. I have also been voraciously reading everything by Maureen Johnson (thanks to one of your recommendations). While I’m loving the Maureen Johnson stuff, I prefer things like the Books of Babel that have a little more sociological and psychological depth to them. I also love books like 1984 and Invisible Man (the one by Ralph Ellison), but I don’t have the mental energy to devote to books that are too heavy. For me, Josiah Bancroft hit the perfect balance of ease and depth. What would you recommend? Thank you!-Sephra 4. Hi there! I’ll be travelling to Vienna and Stockholm for the first time in July to visit some friends. I’ve never been, so I’m hoping you could recommend some books set in these cities that have a strong sense of place, where the city itself is a character. I’m open to most genres except horror (I’m a scaredy cat of the highest order) and am generally a reluctant YA reader; I also haven’t been able to muster up any interest in Stieg Larsson’s books but if you tell me they fit the bill, I will be game to give it a go. Thank you so much in advance!-Rae 5. After going through several life changes I am finding myself questioning everyone I used to be so sure of. Religion, politics, family and relationships… I’m changing my mind and beliefs on all of them. This is very unsettling to say the least! Do you have any recommendations for me? Perhaps memoirs of people who have walked through this particularly confusing path? (No fiction, please.)-Valerie 6. Hi! I’m an English teacher and I read so much with my kids at school, that I’ve lost touch with reading for fun recently, instead numbing my brain with Netflix as soon as I get home. I’d love to find a book or two that gets me excited again.A few of my favorite books are The Phantom Tollbooth, The Little Prince, Don Quixote, and The Magic Mountain. I also love the dark, sardonic wit of Dorothy Parker. I’m currently enjoying The Lonesome Bodybuilder. (I have a very detailed GoodReads profile, so that might give some clues, too…)I’d prefer adult fiction or middle grade. I’m not anti-YA, but I spend enough time with angst-riddled teens at work, that I’d like something different at home.Thanks!!-Kirsten 7. Hi Ladies!Books in translation is a long-standing hole in my reading. I was hoping for some recommendations for good audiobooks in translation.I read all over the place and don’t have a specific genre in mind.I love genre fiction and nonfiction: some recent favorite listens are Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, Stiff by Mary Roach, Circe by Madeline Miller, and Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw. A queer angle is a huge plus, but not required! Thank you!-Lauren Books DiscussedSo Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by RettaMy Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi MeadowsBoneshaker by Cherie PriestThe Storm Runner by JC CervantesLies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli ClarkThe Serious Game by Hjalmar Soderberg, trans by Eva ClaesonSisi series (The Accidental Empress #1) by Allison PatakiTiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl StrayedBraving the Wilderness by Brene BrownYou Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra KleemanSooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah PinskerMy Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, trans Ann GoldsteinWe, the Drowned by Carsten JensenPost: Audiobooks in translationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss funny book club picks, audiobooks in translation, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Kingsbane by Claire Legrand and Birthday by Meredith Russo. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Boneshaker by Cherie Priest The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark The Serious Game by Hjalmar Soderberg, trans by Eva Claeson Sisi series (The Accidental Empress #1) by Allison Pataki Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, trans Ann Goldstein We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen Post: Audiobooks in translation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss funny book club picks, audiobooks in translation, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Audible, Kingsbane by Claire Legrand and Birthday by Meredith Russo.

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Books Discussed

So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes

Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark

The Serious Game by Hjalmar Soderberg, trans by Eva Claeson

Sisi series (The Accidental Empress #1) by Allison Pataki

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman

Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, trans Ann Goldstein

We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen

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]]> 2911 Mr. Bean Goes to Madrid https://bookriot.com/listen/mr-bean-goes-to-madrid/ Amanda and Sharifah discuss heartbreaking YA, real-life heist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by PodX, Flatiron Books, and How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback For horror westerns: In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson, Hunger by Alma Katsu (rec’d by Emily) Books Discussed The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (TW gun violence) The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (TW suicide) Passing Strange by Ellen Klages The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi (contributor) Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi An Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, trans Nick Caistor By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paolo Coelho The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint Jade City by Fonda Lee The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 May 2019 12:16:00 -0000 full 181 Book Riot Amanda and Sharifah discuss heartbreaking YA, real-life heist reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by PodX, Flatiron Books, and How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackFor horror westerns: In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson, Hunger by Alma Katsu (rec'd by Emily) Questions1. Hello to the good people at Get Booked!My beautiful wife Amy is turning 40 next week (May 8th) and one thing she has asked for is a book recommendation from your podcast!Amy is a mindful and devoted mother of two who puts honesty, integrity, and her children's well-being above all else. She's a writer and a dancer, a lover and a dreamer, an artist and a baker.She's also a reader. An avid reader who's love of prose has skyrocketed in the last few years. Amy has recently discovered a love for YA novels. To quote Amy, "I like how they capture specific sentiments and feelings that are unique to young people. The characters don't always have adult reactions and it's interesting to see how they will express themselves. The writing doesn't need to be overly literary because that's not how to best represent the stories. I am interested in the unique space that YA occupies and all the YA books I've read recently have been excellent. Eleanor and Park, and Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and Social Intercourse by Greg Howard are recent stand outs."But Amy loves more than YA. She also enjoys grown up and intelligent "literary" books that feel like works of art. Again, to quote: "I remember a moment reading The Goldfinch when I felt the plot slowed down and then I felt really excited thinking 'what if the rest of the book only explores this one little moment in time' - it became more about appreciating the beautiful writing."Amy is currently reading On the Come Up by Angie Thomas and The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman on audio (because she loves the movie Practical Magic and this book is about the aunt characters).She would also like you to know that when she hears the phrase “historical fiction” her eyes glaze overAny recommendations you could make to Amy would be greatly appreciated by herself and me and would certainly make this already monumental birthday even more special.Thank you very much! We look forward to your recommendation!-Dylan 2. Hi guys, I'm going on a ten hours train ride this friday, and then the next monday as well. (going to Toronto for the Comics Festival). I'd like something to read on my kobo during the train ride, something that would be light and fun. I enjoy queer fantasy and sci-fi in which no one dies and fairytale retellings with a (non dark) twist!-Marie 3. I have a background in archaeology and art history, and am a huge fan of stories related to art theft or crimes in museums, etc. One of my favorite movies of all time is The Thomas Crown Affair. I was wondering if you could recommend any novels of this type?Thank you so much!-B 4. I'm on a quest to find some appropriate audiobooks for a 14 hour road trip with my nieces (8 and 11) at the end of June. I want something exciting/engaging for both of them. The older one loves fantasy (she's making her way through HP atm), but the younger of the 2 can be sensitive with monsters, ghosts, etc.  Ideally, I'd like to find something with diverse characters, a little magic, and a great narration. Bonus points if it's a first of a series, so they can continue on if they love it.-The Cool Bookish Auntie 5. Hi all,I’m going to Spain in JUNE! I was looking for some books that I could go to the places in them. I'll be hitting up the major cities, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville. I am going to try to fit in Morocco and Portugal as well, so Lisbon and Porto, Rabat and Tangier... But Spain. Preferably fiction that will just take place in these places. My favorite author is VE Schwab, and I loved loved loved The Rook/Stiletto.-Rianna6. My grandmother is in her nineties and still enjoys a great mystery. She dislikes books with explicit language or graphic sex and violence, but is also not particularly into "cozy" mysteries or faith-based fiction. She especially enjoys the "curmudgeonly detective in the country" genre. She is a fan of the Bruno series by Martin Walker, and is particularly fond of Agatha Christie's Poirot books. Please help me find some great new authors for her!-Beth 7. I've only recently discovered the podcast but have absolutely fallen in love with it in that time! Thank you for all the work you guys put into making it great. Growing up I used to love fiction, especially fantasy and sci-fi, but as an adult I've found myself struggling to get into most fiction and instead find myself, as an avid history fan, gravitating towards non-fiction. However, I desperately want to broaden my horizons and recapture some of the magic which I found in fantasy novels as a child. I'm looking for a fantasy novel where the focus is on the political intrigue and manoeuvring, like Game of Thrones, and less on the more fantastical elements of the world, such as other fantasy races etc, though of course some amount of that is okay. Looking forward to hearing your recs and thanks for the help!   -Andrew Books DiscussedThe Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (TW gun violence)The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (TW suicide)Passing Strange by Ellen KlagesThe Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace JohnsonThe Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua HammerThe Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi (contributor)Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiAn Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, trans Nick CaistorBy the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paolo CoelhoThe Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem KhanInspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini FlintJade City by Fonda LeeThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Sharifah discuss heartbreaking YA, real-life heist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by PodX, Flatiron Books, and How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback For horror westerns: In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson, Hunger by Alma Katsu (rec’d by Emily) Books Discussed The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (TW gun violence) The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (TW suicide) Passing Strange by Ellen Klages The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi (contributor) Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi An Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, trans Nick Caistor By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paolo Coelho The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint Jade City by Fonda Lee The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Sharifah discuss heartbreaking YA, real-life heist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by PodX, Flatiron Books, and How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox.

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For horror westerns: In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson, Hunger by Alma Katsu (rec’d by Emily)

Books Discussed

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (TW gun violence)

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (TW suicide)

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer

The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi (contributor)

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

An Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, trans Nick Caistor

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paolo Coelho

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan

Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

Jade City by Fonda Lee

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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]]> 3446 Your Most Goth High School Boyfriend https://bookriot.com/listen/your-most-goth-high-school-boyfriend/ Amanda and Jenn discuss funny audiobooks, Marvel reads, monsters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins, and Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Feedback The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante (rec’d by Michelle) Books Discussed Captain Marvel Vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Dexter Soy and Emma Rios Spidey Vol. 1: First Day by Robbie Thompson, illustrated by Nick Bradshaw Peter and Ned’s Ultimate Travel Journal by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by George Clements and Stéphane Kardos (out June 4) The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (TW mention of sexual assault) The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Sugar Run by Mesha Maren (TW homophobia) What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (TW PTSD) The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (many trigger warnings) My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Borderline by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 May 2019 12:42:00 -0000 full 180 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss funny audiobooks, Marvel reads, monsters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins, and Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackThe Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante (rec’d by Michelle) Questions1. Hello!My daughter is 10 and in the 5th grade. She has recently discovered all the Marvel movies and has watched them over and over. Some of the movies are a little…intense…but the genie is well out of the bottle, so . (I can’t say I’m too sad, because I love them also.) She also loves the TV show Agents of SHIELD.She recently asked me if she could read some of the Marvel graphic novels/comics. I haven’t read a lot myself—some Thor, Vision, and Black Panther, all of which I enjoyed very much. I handed her my Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates), but she had trouble understanding it. The Thor and Vision I have read are graphic in the sex and violence department, which I’m not super crazy about her reading.So… Are there any Marvel graphic novels appropriate for her age group? And before you rec Ms Marvel, she really wants to read about these MCU characters she has fallen in love with. A little about her: She’s a prolific reader of fantasy, with particular loves for Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. She is reading The List, the Unwanteds series, and the School of Good and Evil series right now (and she’s always re-reading Harry Potter!). Anything you can recommend would be awesome!Thanks!-Brooke 2. My name is Candice, & my partner and I are driving from San Antonio, TX to Colorado Springs, CO for our first vacation.We would like to listen to an audiobook or two along the way; however, we would like something that we can both enjoy. Extra points for a book set in Colorado or with a Road tripping theme, though it is not required.We are both POCs, so an author that reflects that would be ideal.Trigger warnings include any form of sexual assault/abuse.To help: He’s an avid D&D player, and his reading likes include “Gritty Fantasy, Speculative Sci-Fi, & Witty Comedy”.His favorite authors are Brandon Sanderson, Issac Asimov, William Gibson, & Douglas Adams. He also really enjoyed the book Captain Freedom.My all-time favorite series is the Wayward Children Novellas by Seanan McGuire (Beneath the Sugar Sky was my Fav) & the Wayfarer series by Becky Chambers is a close follow-up.I am currently reading How Long ‘til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin, and cannot get enough of it.Other Science Fiction & Fantasy books of note for me are Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, Circe by Madeline Miller, Roses and Rot by Kat Howard, & The Themis Files by Sylvain Neuvel.I also really love atmospheric thrillers & horror novels (the creepier the better).And if it helps, we both loved the Netflix show Russian Doll.Thank you so much for your book recommendation assistance!-Candice 3. I am currently in a reading drought. I am hoping that you will help me find a new series to enjoy. I have enjoyed Still Alice (Lisa Genova), an ember in the ashes (sabba tahir), snow child (eowyn ivey), the giver (Louis Lowry) and the Tattooist Of auschwitz (heather morris).Please help me find something similar. The snow child and the giver are my two all time favorite books. Open to anything minus non-fictionThank you.-Kelsey 4. I am traveling to West Virginia in July for two reasons: 1. To visit my husbands family and 2. To do research for a short story that I’m writing about a haunted coal mine. For both these reasons, I want to learn a lot more about West Virginian culture, life, history, etc. I have already read Storming Heaven by Denise Giardina and The Stories of Breece D’J Pancake by Breece D’J Pancake and enjoyed both very much. I am not super picky, especially for something like this where I’m just trying to absorb as much knowledge about the history, culture, and how it shaped the lives of those in the region.I look forward to your recommendations — thanks!-Daniela 5. Hi all,I’m looking for some read-alikes for my sister and me.For my sister, I’m looking for a good book to get her as a graduation present. Her all-time favorite book is Girl Reading by Katie Ward, and I’ve heard her complain on multiple occasions that she can’t find anything else quite like it—which I would love to change! She generally tends towards magical realism, feminist literature, and something-is-slightly-off type plots (like in Never Let You Go by Kazuo Ishiguro).For me, I have a serious book hangover from Isabel Allende’s Island Beneath the Sea. I originally picked it up because it deals with the Haitian Revolution (I lived in Haiti for a year) but was just blown away by the style and mood of it; I’ve never so wanted to describe a book as sensual! I liked how the time moved so fluidly and the view points shifted subtlety but distinctly and also smaller details, such as the masterful way that Allende handled the continued rape of the main character, a slave woman, both as off-hand in the way that it would be treated at the time and yet as absolutely brutal and despicable. It doesn’t have to be set in the same era/place or deal with the same themes of slavery, etc; I just want something to make me Feel like this book did!THANK YOU,-C 6. Hello ! I Need some audiobooks recommendations.Something I can easily follow while doing my housework after baby goes to bed. One audiobook I LOVED was “The Year of Yes”I Would really like something non fiction again. Maybe some humour or a memoir but Nothing too sad please.Thanks-Stef 7. Hello wonderful people,I’m trying to deal with lots of the things right now. My wife is traveling a lot and I miss her. So I’m escaping into the world of monsters. Specifically 1890s-1920s monster hunter goodness.I recently read S.A. Sidor’s fury from the tomb and the Beast of Nightfell Hall as well as the 4 books in Rick Yancey’s Monstrumolgist series and am looking for more in that vein.I love the arcane vocabulary in those books as well as the sense of the exoticism of travel in the days before tv/ the internet. I also ADORE the relationship between Will Henry and Pellinore in the Monstrumologist. It’s so tortured and full of love and yet so horrible and that poor kid.Monsters are great but what I really need is a sense of the mysterious as well as a horrible sociopathic nihilist narrator voice combined with the inevitable longing for love and human connection. But monsters too if you can manage it.Thank you very very much and I hope you and everybody else has a great day.-Justin Books DiscussedCaptain Marvel Vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Dexter Soy and Emma RiosSpidey Vol. 1: First Day by Robbie Thompson, illustrated by Nick BradshawPeter and Ned’s Ultimate Travel Journal by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by George Clements and Stéphane Kardos (out June 4)The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (TW mention of sexual assault)The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane AndersThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerSugar Run by Mesha Maren (TW homophobia)What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth CatteJohn Henry Days by Colson WhiteheadThe Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (TW PTSD)The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (many trigger warnings)My Life with Bob by Pamela PaulIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingThe Last Werewolf by Glen DuncanBorderline by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss funny audiobooks, Marvel reads, monsters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins, and Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Feedback The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante (rec’d by Michelle) Books Discussed Captain Marvel Vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Dexter Soy and Emma Rios Spidey Vol. 1: First Day by Robbie Thompson, illustrated by Nick Bradshaw Peter and Ned’s Ultimate Travel Journal by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by George Clements and Stéphane Kardos (out June 4) The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (TW mention of sexual assault) The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Sugar Run by Mesha Maren (TW homophobia) What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (TW PTSD) The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (many trigger warnings) My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Borderline by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss funny audiobooks, Marvel reads, monsters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins, and Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

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The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante (rec’d by Michelle)

Books Discussed

Captain Marvel Vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Dexter Soy and Emma Rios

Spidey Vol. 1: First Day by Robbie Thompson, illustrated by Nick Bradshaw

Peter and Ned’s Ultimate Travel Journal by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by George Clements and Stéphane Kardos (out June 4)

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (TW mention of sexual assault)

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Sugar Run by Mesha Maren (TW homophobia)

What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte

John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead

The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (TW PTSD)

The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (many trigger warnings)

My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

Borderline by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm)

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]]> 2869 Tomb Raider with Time Travel https://bookriot.com/listen/tomb-raider-with-time-travel/ Amanda and Jenn discuss horror westerns, adventure novels, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker, and Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Unsettlers by Mark Sundeen When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott Time Salvager by Wesley Chu Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Insurrecto by Gina Apostol (tw genocide) Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, homophobia, slurs) August by Romina Paula, translated by Jennifer Croft Future Fiction, edited by Bill Campbell Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Blood Water Paint by Joy McCollough (tw: rape, suicidal ideation) Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 May 2019 12:11:00 -0000 full 179 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss horror westerns, adventure novels, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker, and Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. Hello! My friend is about to have her 2nd baby, and I’m putting together a postpartum care package for her. Obviously I need to include books! Pregnancy brain and a toddler running around have made it hard for her to concentrate on anything substantial for very long, so I’m looking for quick reads that she can dip in and out of (graphic novels, poetry, short story collections, etc.). She loves cooking, especially with the food she grows herself, and anything nature-related. I’ve already got Lumberjanes, Misfit City, and Relish on my list, as well as Mary Oliver and Walt Whitman (if I can find something of his she hasn’t read). Thank you so very much for any suggestions!-Sarah 2. I absolutely loved a Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. I also read Rules of Civility. I love books with great character development set around historical events or spanning a long time with cultural or historical significance. Some of my favorite authors are Margaret Mitchell, John Jakes, Fredrik Backman and Michael Chabon. Please recommend some books or authors that can grab me like these authors. ThanksHelen 3. First of all, I love listening to the Podcast, I discovered it a couple weeks ago and have since then gotten caught up, I literally was listening for probably 10 hours a day! You guys are all super amazing and I love hearing what you will all choose for the different rec’s. Here is mine: I recently rediscovered my love of adventure books. Growing up my favorite adventure books/movies were Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Congo and Indiana Jones. As an adult I am having trouble finding good quality adventure books. Are there any that would read like an Indiana Jones movie? I recently read The Anomaly by: Michael Rutger which has a similar concept and I did enjoy it. I am also currently reading Sandstorm by: James Rollins which is what got me thinking that I need more adventure books in my life. I want to be an archaeologist in another life, and since that is not an option I would love to read more archaeology books. I hope you can help me find some!-Alexis 4. Hello! I am an avid reader, but I sometimes think I’m not great at gauging my own tastes in books. My favorite books tend to be when the prose, themes, plot all feel intentionally aligned by the author to form a perfectly crafted present to a reader. Some of my favorite reads that fall into this category are The Vegetarian, The Song of Achilles, Freshwater, The Poet X, and Tin Man. I prefer standalone novels, but any genre/age range recommendations are welcome. I am also open to any suggestions to bump up books that are on my already very large Goodreads tbr. Thanks for the help!-Danielle 5. I would like to read some amazing books in translation. I’m really into science fiction, but it doesn’t have to be science fiction. I just want something totally gripping from another culture and language. Probably my all-time number one favorite book in translation is The Man with Compound Eyes by Ming-yi Wu (though they usually write his name as Wu Ming-yi). Some other favorite books in translation are: April Witch by Majgull Axelsson, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katrina Bivald, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, The Great Passage by Shion Miura, The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, The Three Body Problem & The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, One Hundred Years of Solitude & Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. [Does the Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley count?]Some books in translation that didn’t thrill me include: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (actually I haven’t liked anything by him but I can’t remember the other ones I’ve read), The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (though I feel the translation I read might have been subpar), The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami, The Girl Who Loneliness by Kyung-Sook Shin, Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, HWJN by Ibraheem Abbas, Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, and Target in the Night by Ricardo Piglia.I want books that help me understand people, so I do want an internal world in my books. But they don’t have to be exclusively internal. I like action and plot as well. Of course, beautiful prose is always great but not necessary. Think the Martian Chronicles- lots of societal commentary done in a beautiful way. I don’t need any European books, but I won’t say no if you think it’s amazing. I’d rather expand my reading though and get somewhere new in my reading life. I think I’ve done little to no reading of African writers in translation, and the books that I’ve read set in Africa have been mostly in Nigeria and Egypt. I love short stories too and am open to anthologies. I also would prefer to read female authors!!! Thanks so much! You guys are awesome!!! I’m new to Get Booked and Book Riot but I am so thrilled to have found you guys!!PS: I just download about 8 books from World Book Day on Amazon!-Teresa 6. I’ve really loved reading Shout and Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Solo by Kwame Alexander and Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. I want to read something in this same vein – novels written in verse. Not sure if you’ve answered this before but please help!-Holly 7. My little book club (Ogden Lit and Libations) is celebrating three years this October. While discussing a good creepy read to pick along with picks for a couple of other months, we realized we had yet to read a western novel. We’ve already picked all our other books for this year, so we want a combined genre pick for October. We’re looking for a western horror or horror western that will keep us reading and that has great discussion potential. Our general guidelines are to pick backlist (but we will go new for a fabulous read) that aren’t extremely popular due to an impending movie or TV show (again, fabulous will override this) that are around 400 pages (less is fine, more than 500 requires the book be outstanding).Thank you! Looking forward to hearing your recs!-Amanda Books DiscussedThe Unsettlers by Mark SundeenWhen Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest WilliamsThe Architect’s Apprentice by Elif ShafakThat Deadman Dance by Kim ScottTime Salvager by Wesley ChuLabyrinth by Kate MosseInsurrecto by Gina Apostol (tw genocide)Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, homophobia, slurs)August by Romina Paula, translated by Jennifer CroftFuture Fiction, edited by Bill CampbellInside Out and Back Again by Thanhha LaiBlood Water Paint by Joy McCollough (tw: rape, suicidal ideation)Daughters Unto Devils by Amy LukavicsTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss horror westerns, adventure novels, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker, and Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Unsettlers by Mark Sundeen When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott Time Salvager by Wesley Chu Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Insurrecto by Gina Apostol (tw genocide) Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, homophobia, slurs) August by Romina Paula, translated by Jennifer Croft Future Fiction, edited by Bill Campbell Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Blood Water Paint by Joy McCollough (tw: rape, suicidal ideation) Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss horror westerns, adventure novels, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker, and Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis.

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Books Discussed

The Unsettlers by Mark Sundeen

When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams

The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak

That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott

Time Salvager by Wesley Chu

Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

Insurrecto by Gina Apostol (tw genocide)

Tentacle by Rita Indiana, translated by Achy Obejas (tw: sexual assault, homophobia, slurs)

August by Romina Paula, translated by Jennifer Croft

Future Fiction, edited by Bill Campbell

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCollough (tw: rape, suicidal ideation)

Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

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]]> 3106 A Comedy of Manners, Also With Pirates https://bookriot.com/listen/comedy-of-manners-also-with-pirates/ Amanda and Jenn discuss series, Raven Cycle read-alikes, funny reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, William Shakespeare’s Get Thee Back to the Future by Ian Doescher, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback The Address by Fiona Davis, rec’d by Suzanne Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler, rec’d by Madeleine The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, rec’d by Madeleine The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, rec’d by Madeleine    Books Discussed The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy (#1 is All the Pretty Horses) Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) by Patrick O’Brian Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda (tw: torture, violence, war) Zero Sum Game by SL Huang When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse) Milkman by Anna Burns The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:51:00 -0000 full 178 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss series, Raven Cycle read-alikes, funny reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, William Shakespeare’s Get Thee Back to the Future by Ian Doescher, and Book Riot Insiders.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackThe Address by Fiona Davis, rec’d by SuzanneKissing in Manhattan by David Schickler, rec’d by MadeleineThe Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, rec’d by MadeleineThe Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, rec’d by Madeleine Questions 1. Dear Ladies of the Bookish Bend,I need your help finding a romance/erotica book that isn’t going to send me into fits of rage. I used to read more in the late aughts, but things got out of hand with the tropey, poorly researched, non-representative crap that was being churned out. So I’ve actively avoided the genre(s) for some time. Below is a list of things that are acceptable (YES) and a list of things that send me into rage fits (NO).YES* Yes, adults. Not YA, not New Adult (whatever these mean these days), but Adult. Like, give me some thirty or forty year olds living their best lives (or not).* Yes, chemistry then sex and not the other way around.* Yes, sex that is described and not told.* Yes, written by a WOC.* Yes, would love a black Woman as the romantic female lead. And interracial romance is a huge plus.NO* No love triangles. The trope is overdone & unimaginative. Not to mention, annoying. I don’t read romance or erotica to hate all the characters at the end.* No instant sex then trying to make a nonsensical relationship work to keep having sex.* No ridiculous miscommunications leading to silly drama to fill pages rather than a well-developed plot.* No “deeply troubled” for whatever reason man that has to be saved by a woman in any capacity. So, no women being martyrs for dudes. There is enough of that IRL.Unpopular opinion, I don’t like The Wedding Date for reasons I’m open to discussing at some other time. I love mysteries, books about books, books about food/restaurants, books set in England or France. I’d prefer there be no children involved, but it’s not a hard limit. Having done my own research, I know it will be difficult to hit all these criteria, but I have faith your collective book knowledge can find me something that won’t make me want to toss the book at the wall! I have linked my Goodreads as well.Thank you for your time,Neurotic About Erotica 2. I used to love reading trilogies and series when I was a kid and I miss the feeling of finishing a book and knowing that there’s more to discover. However, most adult trilogies and series seem to be published in genres I don’t particularly enjoy: fantasy, romance and science fiction. Can you recommend a series or trilogy for adults in another genre? I do enjoy historical fiction and read mostly literary fiction. Some crime or mystery elements are fine, but ideally shouldn’t be the focal point.FYI, I tried Old Filth and Sea of Poppies and didn’t enjoy either of them. The Gilead series is on my list already, as is the ‘A Rising Man’ series thanks to a BR recommendation.Thanks so much in advance!Cat 3. Hi ladies,I’m writing with a recommendation request for my wife. She was a voracious reader growing up, but for a variety of reasons has become a reluctant reader now in her late 20s and struggles to focus long enough to really get into a book. I’m not trying to change her, but I often hear her talking about ideas she would be interested to explore more deeply and I think, “there’s a book for that!” We recently got into comics. Her current favorite titles are Lumberjanes and Doctor Aphra. She’s a big fan of Game of Thrones, Star Wars, House of Cards, Jessica Jones, Timeless, and Dan Brown books. So I think something with some history, political intrigue, and a pinch of darkness would be up her alley. LGBT representation is a plus. Please no dragons if you make a high fantasy pick.Many thanks!Hope 4. Books similar to the Raven Cycle-Deaira 5. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I recently started your podcast because one of my friends from my book club recommended it (and wow is running on the treadmill way more joyful now!). Work has been very emotionally taxing the last year, and I have been setting more and more time aside for reading. I have found myself falling in love with books with tasty language, most recently A Gentleman in Moscow (and Rules of Civility), The Secret History, and Circe (and Song of Achilles, which I know was mentioned in your last podcast). All seem to live in times almost apart from our own. I would love a recommendation for a book that offers a similar escape with a setting that lives in its own time/space, but mostly with the lyrical detail of A Gentleman in Moscow. Thank you again for your work!-Brittany 6. Hello! (Yes, this is a second request — I can’t believe this one didn’t occur to me) I’m heading home to Malaysia for a VERY short visit in a few months (before fleeing to Europe, per my other request). It’s my first time back in five years, and may or may not involve seeing family for the first time in longer than that (there’s a complicated family situation there). I’m pretty anxious about this visit, both because of the complicated family situation and because (sigh) I have none of the things that my culture requires of a good Malay woman: I’m unmarried, there’s currently no boyfriend on the scene, there will be no babies from me, I’m not religious, and no, I’m not moving back home. Ever. I’m dreading all the questions and the (possibly imaginary) disapproval, basically. Can you recommend a book that might help prepare me for this trip, or at least help me tackle all these anxieties, both imagined and real? Thank you so much!-Rae 7. Hi!I have really gotten into WWI and WWI historical fiction, which is great but also heavy. I would love some good audio books that will make me laugh out loud. I love all kinds of humor but sarcasm and dry humor are my favorites. I’ve listened to heartburn and a gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue. I also love crazy rich Asians and Jen Hatmaker. I prefer fiction but will try nonfiction. I rent audio books from my library’s app so please no new releases. Including my goodreads link. Thank you so much!-Jessica Books DiscussedThe Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth DurstThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeWrong to Need You by Alisha RaiThe Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy (#1 is All the Pretty Horses)Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) by Patrick O’BrianMonstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda (tw: torture, violence, war)Zero Sum Game by SL HuangWhen the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemoreRoses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse)Milkman by Anna BurnsThe Bird King by G. Willow WilsonNo One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicolWe Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha IrbyPeople I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen MannThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel SparkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss series, Raven Cycle read-alikes, funny reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, William Shakespeare’s Get Thee Back to the Future by Ian Doescher, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback The Address by Fiona Davis, rec’d by Suzanne Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler, rec’d by Madeleine The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, rec’d by Madeleine The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, rec’d by Madeleine    Books Discussed The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy (#1 is All the Pretty Horses) Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) by Patrick O’Brian Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda (tw: torture, violence, war) Zero Sum Game by SL Huang When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse) Milkman by Anna Burns The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss series, Raven Cycle read-alikes, funny reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, William Shakespeare’s Get Thee Back to the Future by Ian Doescher, and Book Riot Insiders.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

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The Address by Fiona Davis, rec’d by Suzanne

Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler, rec’d by Madeleine

The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, rec’d by Madeleine

The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, rec’d by Madeleine

  

Books Discussed

The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai

The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy (#1 is All the Pretty Horses)

Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) by Patrick O’Brian

Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda (tw: torture, violence, war)

Zero Sum Game by SL Huang

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse)

Milkman by Anna Burns

The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby

People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

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]]> 2992 Treachery Jazz Hands https://bookriot.com/listen/treachery-jazz-hands/ Amanda and Jenn discuss queer protagonists, science reads by women of color, inspiring reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Care/Of, and The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed A Memory of Empire by Arkady Martine America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo For the Love by Jen Hatmaker Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (rec’d by Liberty and Beulah) Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: body horror) Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen Pandemic by Sonia Shah Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (out on October 22, 2019) (tw: domestic violence) The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall (rec’d by Liberty) (tw: child abuse) Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal Leviathan Wakes (the Expanse #1) by James SA Corey Rosewater by Tade Thompson Bonus: SFF Yeah! book club episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:14:00 -0000 full 177 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss queer protagonists, science reads by women of color, inspiring reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Care/Of, and The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. Hi –Thank you so much for your show – I adore it. I am looking for a book for a friend who is a very spiritual person and involved in her Christian church. She is a busy mom of teenagers and also runs her own business, so I thought something with short chapters like “When Women were Birds” by Terry Tempest Williams would be a good choice, but I’m not sure she would love that particular book. Maybe something a little more church-y? She is also a performer – she acts and sings at public events around town and in her church. I have no idea what other books she reads – I just want to get her something out of the blue to inspire her and make her feel good!Thank you,-Megan 2. Please by the end of April to gift for Mother’s Day!First, I love the specificity of so many of the requests sent in. The most recent episode I listened to mentioned only recently honing in on the type of books you most enjoy and I find the readerly reflection of what others are looking for fascinating. Appreciate this whole bookish community.My mom is an avid reader and will be taking a Rhine River cruise this summer. She is a fan of historical fiction, enjoys multi-generational (sometimes with alternate timelines) story lines, and loves to read works with setting as a character before traveling. She has read several books by Liane Moriarty, Kate Morton, Jennifer Robson, Fiona Davis, and Kristen Hannah. She doesn’t shy away from heavy subject matter, but we both with read almost anything featuring a library or bookshop. I would love gift recommendations for her to read in anticipation of this trip, so I am hoping for a setting along the Rhine river (Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland).Thanks!-Melissa 3. My husband is deploying soon and I am putting together a boredom buster care package to send him. He is a huge Trekkie and an avid reader, so I’d love to include a “dude” friendly sci-fi novel or science non-fiction that is an incredible escape from the drudgery of being deployed. He’s currently deep into watching the Expanse and loves it, gets really hyped about the New Who episodes, has read almost every Star Trek novel ever written, and has a bookshelf full of European history. Any suggestions would be helpful.-Kayla 4. Boosting an old entry (hope that’s ok, it was over a year ago, I think.) I’m hoping for recs for science books by women of color. I love Mary Roach and all she’s written, and I have enjoyed Brian Green’s and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s works. But other than NdGT, the only science books I’ve come across were written by white people. Can you help me? I prefer more narrative non fiction if possible (as in, no text books please.) At this point, although physics is my main jam, I’m open to reading about any scientific field.I love your show and have listened to every episode! I even relisten to old episodes for comfort listening when I’m feeling blue. Thanks for all you do!-Alexis 5. Hi!I wish I had something witty to say, but alas, do not so I’ll just get on with my request. I have re-written it several times trying to get it politically correct, but finally decided to just get on with it. I apologize in advance! Feel free to edit it if you see fit.Assuming most people who do horrible things are not inherently evil people, but “good” people who do “bad” things, I’m interested in reading a book that explores how a person grapples with the realization that a person they love and/or admire has done something truly shameful. I’m not looking for a book about someone who started off doing horrible things only to redeem themselves. I’m interested in the opposite. For example, I wonder how Sen. Elizabeth Warren dealt with the reality that Sen. –with whom she seemed to have a close professional relationship and possibly friendship–most likely engaged in sexual abuse/misconduct. It would be easy if Sen. Franken had done nothing of value, but he did many admirable things as well.The book I’m looking for can be fiction or non-fiction, and does not have to be about politics or sexual misconduct. I’m just looking for how someone deals with these difficult circumstances, their feelings and the ethics of it all. Please nothing with a rushed, unrealistic conclusion. In fact, there doesn’t need to even be a “conclusion.” I don’t know that there really is a right answer or ending in the real world so I don’t expect a book to have one. Thank you so much!-Kristin 6. Hi Guys! I’m looking for contemporary fiction featuring a queer protagonist, dealing with his sexuality. I would prefer the protagonist to be from the Indian subcontinent or atleast an Asian. I usually prefer reading YA novels but any genre that entwine its narrative with themes of sexuality, gender and cultural backgrounds are welcome. Thanks again for the recommendations.-Ashwin 7. Hello!I’m looking for book recommendations for my husband and I to listen to/read. We have two small children and both work full time so we often find ourselves in a rut of only talking about whose turn it is to do the dishes or bathe the kids. We’ve discovered that reading the same book (separately) gives us something else to discuss. My husband prefers audio books and I usually like ebooks/physical books. Books that we both read and have enjoyed are: Waking God’s trilogy, Sabriel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Broken Earth Trilogy, Between the World and Me, and Binti. We both enjoy fantasy and sci-fi, I tend to lean toward mysteries and my husband leans more towards contemporary fiction (he doesn’t like mysteries because as a former cop he also critiques their methods lol). We are also an interracial couple so bonus points for books with lots of racial diversity. I’m attaching my Goodreads 🙂-Heather Books DiscussedA Memory of Empire by Arkady MartineAmerica is Not the Heart by Elaine CastilloFor the Love by Jen HatmakerBraving the Wilderness by Brené BrownThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (rec’d by Liberty and Beulah)Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: body horror)Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis ChenPandemic by Sonia ShahHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel ShriverAll This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (out on October 22, 2019) (tw: domestic violence)The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall (rec’d by Liberty) (tw: child abuse)Funny Boy by Shyam SelvaduraiNo One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh SatyalLeviathan Wakes (the Expanse #1) by James SA CoreyRosewater by Tade ThompsonBonus: SFF Yeah! book club episodeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss queer protagonists, science reads by women of color, inspiring reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Care/Of, and The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed A Memory of Empire by Arkady Martine America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo For the Love by Jen Hatmaker Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (rec’d by Liberty and Beulah) Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: body horror) Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen Pandemic by Sonia Shah Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (out on October 22, 2019) (tw: domestic violence) The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall (rec’d by Liberty) (tw: child abuse) Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal Leviathan Wakes (the Expanse #1) by James SA Corey Rosewater by Tade Thompson Bonus: SFF Yeah! book club episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss queer protagonists, science reads by women of color, inspiring reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Care/Of, and The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

 

Books Discussed

A Memory of Empire by Arkady Martine

America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo

For the Love by Jen Hatmaker

Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (rec’d by Liberty and Beulah)

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: body horror)

Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen

Pandemic by Sonia Shah

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (out on October 22, 2019) (tw: domestic violence)

The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall (rec’d by Liberty) (tw: child abuse)

Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai

No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal

Leviathan Wakes (the Expanse #1) by James SA Corey

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

Bonus: SFF Yeah! book club episode

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]]> 3184 Awkward Panda Family Photos https://bookriot.com/listen/awkward-panda-family-photos/ Amanda and Jenn discuss short story collections, quirky mysteries, picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Unscripted by Claire Handscombe, and The Fall of Crazy House by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed The Recovering by Leslie Jamison Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift Open City by Teju Cole Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado How Long Til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews Families Families Families! by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang Me, Toma, and the Concrete Garden by Andrew Larsen and Anne Villeneuve Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart IQ by Joe Ide Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:43:00 -0000 full 176 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss short story collections, quirky mysteries, picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Unscripted by Claire Handscombe, and The Fall of Crazy House by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. I’ll be taking a trip to New York City for the very first time this June. I’m looking for books that will give me that big-city feel, books based in NYC, or books on the history of NYC. Thanks for all you do!-Amanda 2. I love the reading rainbow for adults podcast ‘Levar Burton Reads.’ However, it has exposed a large hole In my reading experience. I’m hoping you can recommend a couple short story collections. I’d prefer audio versions as have I recently joined Libro.fm and need assistance spending credits. I have only tried Nick White’s collection Sweet and Low on my own but it wasn’t really my cup of tea. The stories that I have enjoyed the most from the show have been “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu, “Childfinder” by Octavia Butler, and “Graham Greene” by Percival Everett.-Christy 3. Hi from Canada! I’m looking for a long, well-written saga in which I can lose myself. I enjoy well-formed and complex characters, and learning about something new whenever I read (history, other professions, unique life experiences etc.). A dose of magical realism or low fantasy is fun but not necessary. Favourite books include Cloud Atlas, The Secret History, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Golem and the Jinni, the Night Circus and Spinning Silver (as recommended by you!). I also like Barbara Kingsolver and Isabel Allende. I tend to find out about popular books quite easily so something off the beaten track would be great. Please no stories about parents losing kids or genocide/war violence. Thanks for doing this great podcast!-Mandy 4. Hi! I’m looking for some book recommendations to give to my husband as part of my first year anniversary gift (paper!). We are celebrating by going on vacation in early May, and we’re planning to spend some of our downtime just hanging out in a coffee shop reading. Unfortunately, he is not much of a reader. He enjoys reading, but doesn’t prioritize it as a hobby. Therefore, he hasn’t really spent time figuring out what he likes. Here’s what I do know: He’s read everything ever written by R.A. Salvatore. We also read the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher together, and really enjoyed that. He’s a gamer and enjoys a lot of the popular sci-fi/fantasy games and storylines (i.e. World of Warcraft, Witcher, Skyrim, Borderlands, etc. ). He’s told me that he enjoys action-y plots where the main characters emerge victorious that aren’t too dark/complicated. I think he would enjoy books by Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, or the high fantasy series by Jim Butcher, Codex Alera. I do not think he would enjoy the Game of Thrones series, and I think even N.K. Jemison’s Broken Earth Trilogy would be a little too much. Regardless, I think all those books are too long for him to want to make a commitment to, especially on vacation. Any suggestions for high-fantasy books or series with shorter books that aren’t R.A. Salvatore? Bonus points if it’s a little more diverse than most of the list I’ve given here, but I’d rather it be something he’d really enjoy than diverse for the sake of diversity. Thank you!!-Megan 5. I would love to find one or two children’s books that focus on living in a nontraditional family (being raised by an aunt or other family member) to help during a period of transition for a resilient four year old and her cousins who she is now living with permanently. I’ve found books about adoption or living with grandparents but am struggling to find something that seems to speak to their situation. She loves being read to and I think this is a situation where seeing yourself in the story could really help! Thanks!-Heather 6. I’m a librarian and generally give advice/book recs! Now I need some advice. I’m looking for a quirky, literary leaning mystery. I have really enjoyed: Lisa Lutz’s Spellmans, peter heller’s Celine, Sara Gran’s Claire DeWit series, Gabriel Cohen and Charlie Huston. I do not like psychological thrillers or too much gore. I guess what I like is quirky and can have a touch of noir or humor.-Ann 7. Hi, I’ve been reading a bunch of Afro futurism from Nigerian or Nigerian – American authors. I find the culture and folklore it explores fascinating and I would love some memoirs or biographies so I could have a more grounded perspective and be able to have more context to the fantasy novels. The books I’ve read are all about woman in the Igbo tribe, but any Nigerian or West African would be good if Igbo is too specific.-Emily Books DiscussedThe Recovering by Leslie JamisonChesapeake Requiem by Earl SwiftOpen City by Teju ColeSaint Mazie by Jami AttenbergHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoHow Long Til Black Future Month by NK JemisinThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertThe Queen of the Night by Alexander CheeThe Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat KhanMagic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona AndrewsFamilies Families Families! by Suzanne Lang and Max LangMe, Toma, and the Concrete Garden by Andrew Larsen and Anne VilleneuveGirl Waits with Gun by Amy StewartIQ by Joe IdeLooking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-WiwaThere Was a Country by Chinua AchebeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss short story collections, quirky mysteries, picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Unscripted by Claire Handscombe, and The Fall of Crazy House by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed The Recovering by Leslie Jamison Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift Open City by Teju Cole Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado How Long Til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews Families Families Families! by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang Me, Toma, and the Concrete Garden by Andrew Larsen and Anne Villeneuve Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart IQ by Joe Ide Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss short story collections, quirky mysteries, picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Unscripted by Claire Handscombe, and The Fall of Crazy House by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet.

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Books Discussed

The Recovering by Leslie Jamison

Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift

Open City by Teju Cole

Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

How Long Til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews

Families Families Families! by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang

Me, Toma, and the Concrete Garden by Andrew Larsen and Anne Villeneuve

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

IQ by Joe Ide

Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa

There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe

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]]> 2807 People and Not-So-People https://bookriot.com/listen/people-and-not-so-people/ Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss reads about anxiety, foodie books, Disney read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, and You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Vela S1 by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang, and Rivers Solomon The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and illustrated by Renee Nault Kidlit These Days podcast All The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert So Lucky by Nicola Griffith Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri Meal by Blue Dellaquanti, illustrated by Soleil Ho (rec’d by Elisa) Comic Books With Recipes post Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton The Watch That Ends The Night by Allan Wolfe Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Final Draft by Riley Redgate Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:00:00 -0000 full 175 Book Riot Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss reads about anxiety, foodie books, Disney read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, and You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. Hi!So, up until recently I hadn’t thought about what “type” of books I like most. The more I read, the more I find myself getting emotionally sucked into books about a dark or otherwise serious subject matter told from a child’s/teen/young person’s point of view. Examples would be Room, and To Kill A Mockingbird. I love “reading between the lines” and picking up on subtle hints and clues to what’s going on in the story, rather than outright descriptions told from an adult or omniscient narrator. I’m a mental health therapist and I work predominantly with teenagers who have been through some sort of, so it’s kind of obvious where my pull towards these books comes from.The book doesn’t have to be about major traumatic events (abuse, neglect, rape, etc), just serious subject matter that a young person is dealing with and trying to interpret and work through.Thank you so much!!!!-Alissa 2. I am looking for African-American, Bi-sexual, and women with disabilities, literature. I love fiction, some fantasy some siFi, romantic suspense, and both mysteries and thrillers. oh and classic literature, and women’s fiction. Some Young Adult is okay. No Paranormal, or aliens having human babies, no cloning, and weird stories. yuck! I am blind so the books must be available in an accessible format.-Melissa 3. Hello. I work at a nonprofit hunger relief organization and am looking for recommendations for our staff book club. Specifically, I am hoping you have some ideas for a graphic novel or graphic nonfiction book about any of the following topics, ideally in combination: food, nutrition, nonprofits, social justice, equity, or inclusion. We have read two books so far, Big Hunger and Behind the Kitchen Door, and have a good list of future options, but I thought it might be nice to try something less wordy at some point. Must be appropriate for discussion in a work setting. Can be something we could read all at once or in installments. Thank you for the tips and for the amazing show!-Leah R 4. I love watching documentaries (my favorite film genre) and reading non fiction as well as science fiction. I recently read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and loved them both. Currently I am reading Going Clear by Lawrence Wright and loving it as well. (Side note, if you haven’t seen the HBO documentary made from the book you are truly missing out) I am worried I wouldn’t be able to find any more weird non fiction & science fiction to read once I am done with Going Clear. Any suggestions would be super helpful.-Kiirah 5. Hi,I’m always on the lookout for great book recommendations for my amazing niece. She loves YA fantasy (Throne of Glass is one of her favorite series) and Disney. Her favorite princess is Mulan, so she really likes strong female characters. She’s African American, so I would love to find a book for her featuring a non-white protagonist, since they are underrepresented in fiction and thus hard to come by.Any help you can give me is wonderful. I hate to give her gift cards for her birthday or Christmas because it feels so impersonal to me.Thanks,-Heather 6. So I need help trying to find books similar to my favorites. I LOVE Marcus Zusak, author of “I Am the Messenger” and “The Book Thief”.I love the writing style, the quip literary remarks, the funny quotes and how the actual physical writing is different (fonts, margins, etc.).I also enjoy how closely I become connected to the characters. They are ones I won’t soon forget.They are both books I’ve read and recommend to everyone and now I’m looking for other books that are as similar to him as possible.-Dallas 7. Hello! I was recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I’m hoping you can recommend some books that have characters with that diagnosis or something similar. I am not picky whether it’s YA, or fantasy, or whatever, but I do tend to lean more towards YA. A memoir would be particularly interesting.Thank you!-Kino Books DiscussedThe Vela S1 by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang, and Rivers SolomonThe Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and illustrated by Renee NaultKidlit These Days podcastAll The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodThe Season of Styx Malone by Kekla MagoonLittle and Lion by Brandy ColbertSo Lucky by Nicola GriffithYummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. NeriMeal by Blue Dellaquanti, illustrated by Soleil Ho (rec’d by Elisa)Comic Books With Recipes postGet Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Themby Jennifer WrightThe City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane AndersFlame in the Mist by Renee AhdiehThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonThe Watch That Ends The Night by Allan WolfeJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna ClarkeFinal Draft by Riley RedgateHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss reads about anxiety, foodie books, Disney read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, and You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Vela S1 by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang, and Rivers Solomon The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and illustrated by Renee Nault Kidlit These Days podcast All The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert So Lucky by Nicola Griffith Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri Meal by Blue Dellaquanti, illustrated by Soleil Ho (rec’d by Elisa) Comic Books With Recipes post Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton The Watch That Ends The Night by Allan Wolfe Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Final Draft by Riley Redgate Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss reads about anxiety, foodie books, Disney read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, and You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook.

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Books Discussed

The Vela S1 by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang, and Rivers Solomon

The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and illustrated by Renee Nault

Kidlit These Days podcast

All The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert

So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri

Meal by Blue Dellaquanti, illustrated by Soleil Ho (rec’d by Elisa)

Comic Books With Recipes post

Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

The Watch That Ends The Night by Allan Wolfe

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Final Draft by Riley Redgate

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

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]]> 2967 Making Out in the Name of Science https://bookriot.com/listen/making-out-in-the-name-of-science/ Amanda and Jenn discuss reading for stress-relief, sciencey novels, books set in Belgium, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx and In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet Milkman by Anna Burns Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Modern Lovers by Emma Straub The Veronica Speedwell mystery series by Deanna Raybourn Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn An Elderly Lady is Up to no Good by Helene Turston, transl by Marlaine Delargy (on audio in June!) All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Euphoria by Lily King (rec’d by Rebecca) The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier Belgravia by Julian Fellowes Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (tw: homophobia, family violence) Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Trade Me by Courtney Milan (tw: eating disorders) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:40:00 -0000 full 174 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss reading for stress-relief, sciencey novels, books set in Belgium, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx and In Her Sightsby Katie Ruggle.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. I’m currently in graduate school and spend all my time reading textbooks and when I come home at the end of the night I want to lose myself in something entertaining, compelling and fun. Reading is my stress reliever and with finals coming up I need something to relieve my stress each night. I just finished Little Fires Everywhere and LOVED IT!! I loved the juicy plot line full of family secrets. I especially loved the coming-of-age aspects including the youthful and slow-burning romances and the heart-breaking love triangle. I also read The Interestings earlier this year and although I found it kind of slow, I enjoyed the coming-of-age narrative and slow-burning romance between two friends. Something I appreciate in both of these novels is that although romance was a part of the story, it wasn’t the entire story. Do you have any other book recommendations that include some of these aspects, but also have a gripping plot line to keep it all interesting?-Emily 2. I am a gender, women, and sexuality studies major. I find myself spending many hours a week delving into deep end more often than not emotionally difficult theories/topics. I love my major, and it wouldn’t have it any other way. However, I need fluff to reboot. Unfortunately, most fluffy books are frustratingly problematic. So, my question is, can you recommend some light and delicious novels or memoirs that can help me turn my brain off without making me wonder why I have faith left in humanity? All genres welcome. 🙂Thanks in Advance,-Kayla 3. Hi Amanda and Jenn, I’m looking for some books to get me through a horrible time in my life right now, having just learned my husband is having an affair. Books have always been my escape but right now I am too depressed and can’t focus or get into anything. I’m thinking of something that is immersive but that I don’t need to concentrate on too much. I’d be open to something encouraging as long as it’s not too self-helpy or preachy about “surviving.” Nothing with romance or relationships or anything like that obviously. I’d prefer something on audio.Thanks in advance for reading this and any suggestions. I love your show.-Anonymous 4. Hi all! I have recently discovered that I have an intense love of fiction books that deal with main characters who are “citizen scientists” or actual scientists. A few examples include: The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert), All The Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr), and State of Wonder (Ann Patchett). I like sumptuous and sweeping novels, with chapters that offer a glimpse into the life of a scientist or person who loves science and nature. Descriptive prose is especially engaging for me, and stories that focus on characters who are met by swift changes and challenges. I am looking for more books like this, and look forward to your recommendations! Thank you so much.-Grace 5. Hi Jenn and Amanda!I’m getting married next May and we are going on our Honeymoon to Belgium in July. I am looking for books that are set in Belgium or are about the history of the country to read before we go. I do enjoy historical fiction, contemporary fiction and mystery/thrillers. I will read non-fiction however, I don’t want it to be too dry.Thanks in advance!!-Lindsay 6. I recently read and enjoyed The Song of Achilles and was wondering if you could recommend similar books but dealing with Roman or Norse mythology rather than Greek. Fiction please!Thanks!-Arlene 7. Hi,I am a long time listener to your podcast. A show a few weeks ago made me realize I would like to read romances with an Asian and a Caucasian. I am married to a man who was born in Korea so would love to have a Korean in it but am open to other countries or heritages.Thank you for the recommendations.-Mary Books DiscussedNightchaser by Amanda BouchetMilkman by Anna BurnsYoung Jane Young by Gabrielle ZevinModern Lovers by Emma StraubThe Veronica Speedwell mystery series by Deanna RaybournHeroine Complex series by Sarah KuhnAn Elderly Lady is Up to no Good by Helene Turston, transl by Marlaine Delargy (on audio in June!)All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha WellsThe Essex Serpent by Sarah PerryEuphoria by Lily King (rec’d by Rebecca)The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy ChevalierBelgravia by Julian FellowesNorse Mythology by Neil GaimanA Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (tw: homophobia, family violence)Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangTrade Me by Courtney Milan (tw: eating disorders)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss reading for stress-relief, sciencey novels, books set in Belgium, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx and In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet Milkman by Anna Burns Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Modern Lovers by Emma Straub The Veronica Speedwell mystery series by Deanna Raybourn Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn An Elderly Lady is Up to no Good by Helene Turston, transl by Marlaine Delargy (on audio in June!) All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Euphoria by Lily King (rec’d by Rebecca) The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier Belgravia by Julian Fellowes Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (tw: homophobia, family violence) Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Trade Me by Courtney Milan (tw: eating disorders) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss reading for stress-relief, sciencey novels, books set in Belgium, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx and In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet

Milkman by Anna Burns

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

The Veronica Speedwell mystery series by Deanna Raybourn

Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn

An Elderly Lady is Up to no Good by Helene Turston, transl by Marlaine Delargy (on audio in June!)

All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Euphoria by Lily King (rec’d by Rebecca)

The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier

Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (tw: homophobia, family violence)

Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Trade Me by Courtney Milan (tw: eating disorders)

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]]> 2914 Heck in a Hand Basket https://bookriot.com/listen/heck-in-a-hand-basket/ Amanda and Jenn discuss the Scottish Highlands, books for introverts, Rent read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx, and Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Lion Heart by Fran Seen A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Books Discussed Dune by Frank Herbert Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom September by Rosamunde Pilcher The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes The Day of the Duchess by Sarah Maclean A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of domestic violence) Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After series (Romancing the Duke #1) Witchmark by CL Polk The Awakened Introvert by Arnie Kozak Post: Life-Changing Books for Introverts I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW self-harm, sexual assault, harm to children) Holding Still For As Long As Possible by Zoe Whitall A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Book of Happiness by Nina Berberova (tw: suicide) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:53:00 -0000 full 173 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss the Scottish Highlands, books for introverts, Rent read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx, and Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackLion Heart by Fran SeenA Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Questions1. I love the show; it’s fun to hear the really specific things people are looking for and your suggestions are so interesting.I’m headed in mid-April to Moniack Mhor, a writing center in Inverness-shire, Scotland. I’d love recommendations for books set in Inverness-shire, the town of Inverness, or anywhere else in the Scottish Highlands.I don’t really like historical fiction, romance (I’m okay with it being part of the plot, but don’t like books where it’s the main thing), science fiction/fantasy, or beautifully written books where not a lot happens.I’ve read books by Scottish authors Val McDermid, Ian Rankin (and probably most of the Scottish mystery writers) and Muriel Spark.Any suggestions for contemporary fiction, especially YA, would be amazing.-Sarah 2. Hi ladies! I’d like help finding a book for a friend or an audiobook recommendation (or both!). She loves books that empower women and have all the best intentions of showing you how to live your best life. She has enjoyed reading You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero, and loved listening to The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein. Anything similar would be great!-Megan 3. Thank you so much for this wonderful podcast! Longtime listener, first time “requester”… here goes.I am finally rejoining the dating scene after a painful divorce following almost twenty years of marriage. I am pretty nervous, as things have changed just a bit since I was last on a date! So, I’m hoping you can help me with a romance book recommendation. I am new to the genre and have enjoyed only “The Kiss Quotient” and “The Duchess War”… I identified with the awkwardness of the characters and would love to read more. Would you be able to recommend a romance that I might be able to identify with, given my circumstance? Trying really hard not to feel like I’m the only one!! (Maybe I am?!)Thank you both so much,-Jodi 4. I am looking for two sets of books.The first: historical romance. I like Julia Quinn and pretty much read most of her books. I also like Candace Camp and read some Eloisa James.My favorite of Julia’s are the Bridgerton series. Can you please suggest historical romance that have Cinderella/fairytale like stories. It would be great if there is witty banter and family dynamics.Second: I am looking for fantastical/magical sort of books. I loved Harry Potter. Something with wizards or witches could be fun. Also, if it could be a feel good sort of book where there is a happy ending, it would be great.Thank you so much for your help.-Maymuna 5. I am looking for a book recommendation to help with being an introvert handling drawn out social situations. I am very introverted but can usually handle social situations that I have some control over or that have a defined start and end time (ie being at work or going out for meals with friends). Drawn out social situations like hosting people at my house for several days are very stressful for me. Last week was really difficult when after having my second child and being postpartum my in-laws stayed with us for a week. Needless to say, I found it to be very stressful on top of the lack of sleep and am worried that I could damage my relationship with my family. Can you recommend any books on how to handle social situations when being introverted? I’ve already read Quiet.Thanks!-Stressed Introvert 6. So I recently caught the live performance of Rent on Fox, which is a musical I have loved since childhood and always leaves me wishing there was more. I am so enthralled by ensembles of all-compelling characters and strong friendships, but I mostly get that vibe from TV shows and movies such as The Family Stone, This Is Us, Friends (!), Parenthood, and of course Rent. I’m open to all levels of realism and time periods, but am hoping that you know of any books that reflect the feels from shows like these. Please PLEASE share your secrets!!-Emily#HookedOnGetBooked 7. Hi. I love your podcast and I usually don’t have a bit of trouble finding books to read. My TBR Of 560 books on Good Reads certainly attests to that. But… because of a family member, my Uncle Tom and because of a friend’s mother I have a special interest in finding 2 topics I haven’t come across yet. I love non- fiction but I love reading a historical fiction about a topic first. Do you know of any books, a) featuring the Flying Tigers over Burma during WWII and/or b) the flight of the people referred to as White Russians fleeing Russia after the fall of the Tsar. Thanks.I’m more than happy to just get an email… I’ll still listen to every episode!-Jill Books DiscussedDune by Frank HerbertThick by Tressie McMillan CottomSeptember by Rosamunde PilcherThe Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni FaganThe Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani SmithYear of Yes by Shonda RhimesThe Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacleanA Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of domestic violence)Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After series (Romancing the Duke #1)Witchmark by CL PolkThe Awakened Introvert by Arnie KozakPost: Life-Changing Books for IntrovertsI Thought It Was Just Me by Brené BrownA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW self-harm, sexual assault, harm to children)Holding Still For As Long As Possible by Zoe WhitallA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesThe Book of Happiness by Nina Berberova (tw: suicide)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss the Scottish Highlands, books for introverts, Rent read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx, and Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Lion Heart by Fran Seen A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Books Discussed Dune by Frank Herbert Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom September by Rosamunde Pilcher The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes The Day of the Duchess by Sarah Maclean A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of domestic violence) Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After series (Romancing the Duke #1) Witchmark by CL Polk The Awakened Introvert by Arnie Kozak Post: Life-Changing Books for Introverts I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW self-harm, sexual assault, harm to children) Holding Still For As Long As Possible by Zoe Whitall A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Book of Happiness by Nina Berberova (tw: suicide) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss the Scottish Highlands, books for introverts, Rent read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Nurx, and Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young.

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Lion Heart by Fran Seen

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

Books Discussed

Dune by Frank Herbert

Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom

September by Rosamunde Pilcher

The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan

The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

The Day of the Duchess by Sarah Maclean

A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of domestic violence)

Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After series (Romancing the Duke #1)

Witchmark by CL Polk

The Awakened Introvert by Arnie Kozak

Post: Life-Changing Books for Introverts

I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW self-harm, sexual assault, harm to children)

Holding Still For As Long As Possible by Zoe Whitall

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

The Book of Happiness by Nina Berberova (tw: suicide)

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]]> 2866 Hashtag Relatable https://bookriot.com/listen/hashtag-relatable/ Amanda and Jenn discuss travel and adventure stories, Romeo + Juliet read-alikes, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Nurx, and Dreamscape. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume Lady Hardcastle Series by T.E. Kinsey Books Discussed On Trails by Robert Moor America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan A Room with a View by EM Forster Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar As Meat Loves Salt (rec’d by Kathleen) by Maria McCann (TW: violence of all kinds) Anna-Marie McLemore War for the Oaks by Emma Bull Tentacle by Rita Indiana, transl by Achy Obejas (tw: rape) Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders) Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg Not So Stories, edited by David Thomas Moore Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough by Ophelia Field Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:12:00 -0000 full 172 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss travel and adventure stories, Romeo + Juliet read-alikes, books in translation, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Nurx, and Dreamscape.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackA Line Made By Walking by Sara BaumeLady Hardcastle Series by T.E. Kinsey Questions1. Hello ~ I am fan of the podcast and wanted to ask for a recommendation if possible:I am traveling solo in Italy for two weeks in the end of March. I always like to bring 2 books along and was hoping you might have some recommendations for books that might be real page-turning addictive type.My directives are as such:- 2 publications (at least one of which I like fiction but historical non-fiction is also great). Since I hope to bring 2, neither of them should be super heavy/long for travel-weight-ease- I am a real fan of first person narrative- I love the semi-classics like anything by Hermann Hesse, Emile Zola and some Hemingway but also open to newer things (Murakami and Tom Robbins are people I go back to often)- I love a story that is somewhat of an adventure and the plot can range from realism to fantasy.- Really what I am looking for is something I can't put down.Thank you so much and I hope to hear from you soon ~ if not in the show an email would do the job and I'd be ever so grateful.-TJ 2. hello! god, this podcast is heaven-sent, thank you so much for what you do!maybe you can help me find something in this very narrow niche! one of my favorite movies is romeo + juliet (1996) and i've been craving for something that plays to that star-crossed lovers thrown in neon splendor. something that has that city grit feel to it but also that greasy-dreamy quality and moments of awe and heartbreak. and neon. i would love something to rip my heart out both with the characters, their love story and the descriptions! something lush, a little silly, and utterly beautiful and sprawling. this is asking for a lot, i know, but if anyone can find it — i believe you can! i would LOVE it to be lgbt. no y/a or graphic novels please. fantasy and magic are encouraged but not required.-Cal 3. I would love to expand my reading repertoire to include more books in translation. I would appreciate some fiction recommendations that will immerse me in the lives and cultures of diverse people and places, particularly areas that we may not hear about often here in the U.S. I enjoy most genres as long as the writing is engaging and the stories are interesting. I am sensitive to any books that involve harm to animals and prefer to avoid stories like that. Other than that, I have no trigger warnings. I will include a link to my Goodreads profile and hope that will be helpful.-Bobbi 4. Hello! I would love to find a great book to read next and I'm completely overwhelmed by my TBR. My most recent favorites are the Unseen World and If We Were Villains. I also love authors Hannah Kent and Celeste Ng. I'm currently reading Washington Black and I'm loving it so far. Thank you for the help!-Lauren 5. My sister-in-law and I are going to celebrate our birthdays next summer by taking a literary-themed trip to England. We plan to visit the homes and inspirational settings of our favorite female authors, especially Jane Austen, all the Brontes, and Daphne du Maurier. Besides rereading their novels, we would like to read travelogues or fictional books that highlight these regions in England. We anticipate traveling throughout Cornwall, Hampshire, Bath, and Yorkshire (and possibly Hay-on-Wye in Wales because who can resist a town famous for its bookshops!). I love the podcast and have been listening for years. Thanks.-Donna 6. Just finished The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavelle and I've got stars on my eyes I love the way he started with such a racist story and, instead of glossing over it, put it center focus and used that as a way to exam the racism of the day and in Lovecraft's work. Do you know of any other sci-fi, fantasy or horror retellings that make great social commentary?-Kathleen 7. I just saw The Favourite and I loved it! I would like either a nonfiction book about the real Queen Anne or (if that's not possible) a queer historical fiction novel, preferably one that flies under the radar. I've read KJ Charles, Cat Sebastian, Alan Hollingsworth, and Sarah Waters.-Amy Books DiscussedOn Trails by Robert MoorAmerica is in the Heart by Carlos BulosanA Room with a View by EM ForsterSpaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav KalfarAs Meat Loves Salt (rec’d by Kathleen) by Maria McCann (TW: violence of all kinds)Anna-Marie McLemoreWar for the Oaks by Emma BullTentacle by Rita Indiana, transl by Achy Obejas (tw: rape)Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina KoverThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders)Notes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonOver Sea, Under Stone by Susan CooperThe Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory OrtbergNot So Stories, edited by David Thomas MooreConfessions of the Fox by Jordy RosenbergSarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough by Ophelia FieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss travel and adventure stories, Romeo + Juliet read-alikes, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Nurx, and Dreamscape. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume Lady Hardcastle Series by T.E. Kinsey Books Discussed On Trails by Robert Moor America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan A Room with a View by EM Forster Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar As Meat Loves Salt (rec’d by Kathleen) by Maria McCann (TW: violence of all kinds) Anna-Marie McLemore War for the Oaks by Emma Bull Tentacle by Rita Indiana, transl by Achy Obejas (tw: rape) Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders) Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg Not So Stories, edited by David Thomas Moore Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough by Ophelia Field Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss travel and adventure stories, Romeo + Juliet read-alikes, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Nurx, and Dreamscape.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Feedback

A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume

Lady Hardcastle Series by T.E. Kinsey

Books Discussed

On Trails by Robert Moor

America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan

A Room with a View by EM Forster

Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar

As Meat Loves Salt (rec’d by Kathleen) by Maria McCann (TW: violence of all kinds)

Anna-Marie McLemore

War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

Tentacle by Rita Indiana, transl by Achy Obejas (tw: rape)

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (tw: self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders)

Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper

The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Not So Stories, edited by David Thomas Moore

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough by Ophelia Field

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]]> 3121 Making Reader Face https://bookriot.com/listen/making-reader-face/ Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Eurocentric world history, diverse read-alikes for Vonnegut and Hemingway, and beginners romance in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Reign of the Kingfisher by T.J. Martinson, and The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra State Tectonics by Malka Older Insurrecto by Gina Apostol The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti Fingersmith by Sarah Waters The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (tw: so much harm to children) The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (rec’d by Rincey) Slayer by Kiersten White Into the Water by Paula Hawkins After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry (rec’d by Jamie Rochelle) Severance by Ling Ma (Vonnegut) The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh (tw: family violence) The Escape by Mary Balogh All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:00:00 -0000 full 171 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Eurocentric world history, diverse read-alikes for Vonnegut and Hemingway, and beginners romance in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Reign of the Kingfisher by T.J. Martinson, and The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. Hey ladies!I’m looking for some books as a present for my mum. She did her degree in English literature but as a mother of five she really hasn’t had much time to read over the last fifteen years or so! She recently read Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary on holiday and that sort of kick-started her return to reading, so I’m looking for something maybe in a similar-ish vein – Middle Eastern/Islamic history, or world history through a non-Euro-centric lens? I’ve already bought her ‘This Orient Isle’ and ‘A History of the World in Twelve Maps’, both by Jerry Brotton. Nothing too long, please, as she still doesn’t have a massive amount of time to dedicate to reading, and if you can find anything written by not-a-white-man that would be extra great!Thank you so much for the show (I don’t think my TBR will ever recover, but it’s fine!), and can’t wait to see what you come up with! -Hana 2. Jenn and Amanda,I recently devoured The Alienist after being intrigued by the premise of the TNT show and I’m looking for books with a similar vibe. I loved the way the book pulled in the Criminal Mind’s-esque intellectual sleuthing and the rich atmospheric setting of a literary novel, and the pacing was fantastic. Can you recommend some similar books that combine a mystery/thriller plot with a setting-as-character feel? -Kaitlyn 3.Hey Jenn and Amanda,My friends and I were talking the other day and we realized that we don’t know of any recent books that are written from the perspective of the best friend of “The Chosen One.” We figured that Sherlock Holmes, parts of the Percy Jackson series and The Great Gatsby would kind of fall into that category but nothing else came to mind. We would love to read something from the perspective of a Ron Weasley or Sam Gamgee type character who’s always seeing their best friend get into trouble and getting dragged into it themselves. We’re open to any genre but we especially love fantasy.Thanks for the help! -Allyson, Stef and TJ 4. Hi Jenn and Amanda, I just finished Bonfire by Kristen Ritter and with the adaptation of Sharp Objects coming up I am looking for more books like these. In particular I’m looking for small town mystery/psychological thrillers where a woman with some sort of dark past comes back and tries to reconcile the past. The best ones are the sort where a current mystery drags up some awful stuff from the past. I’ve read all the Tana French and Gillian Flynn books but otherwise I’m pretty new to the genre so anything like this would be great. The darker the better, so bring it on. P.S. I also read and loved luckiest girl alive if that helps -Amy 5. Hello ladies, I come to your podcast for your love of diversity. I was wondering if you could come up with some diverse readalikes for some of my favorite dead white guys: Hemingway, Camus, Bukowski, Vonnegut. Any recommendations that are not white or male are welcome. -Brian 6. I am a huge fan of your podcast (and in major awe of how many books you ladies get through in short periods of time…can you say #GOALS??)I recently read a book by Katy Regnery called The Vixen and the Vet which is a modern fairy tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast that features a wounded warrior as the love interest. This book hit many of my sweet spots and I find myself craving more wounded warrior romances as well as more modern day fairy tale retelling romances.I would like to stay away from any romance books that feature insta-love (a literary pet peeve of mine) or extremely graphic violence on the page.What suggestions do you have for me?P.S. My name is pronounced Maa-reh-lees. -Marelis 7. I am in a book club with a fantastic group of women. We tend to read mostly literary fiction, but have also enjoyed memoirs and the occasional thriller. One of our members is a romance lover and she gamely reads everything the rest of us suggest without complaint, yet we have never tackled her favorite kind of book. I’d like to propose a romance as our next selection. Can you recommend a romance that would be good for those of us who aren’t necessarily fans of this genre as well as good for a group discussion? thanks so much – love the podcast! -Dana Books DiscussedMahimata by Rati MehrotraState Tectonics by Malka OlderInsurrecto by Gina ApostolThe Faithful Scribe by Shahan MuftiFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (tw: so much harm to children)The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (rec’d by Rincey)Slayer by Kiersten WhiteInto the Water by Paula HawkinsAfter the Eclipse by Sarah Perry (rec’d by Jamie Rochelle)Severance by Ling Ma (Vonnegut)The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh (tw: family violence)The Escape by Mary BaloghAll Beautiful Things by Nicki SalcedoThe Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryAn Extraordinary Union by Alyssa ColeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Eurocentric world history, diverse read-alikes for Vonnegut and Hemingway, and beginners romance in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Reign of the Kingfisher by T.J. Martinson, and The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra State Tectonics by Malka Older Insurrecto by Gina Apostol The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti Fingersmith by Sarah Waters The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (tw: so much harm to children) The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (rec’d by Rincey) Slayer by Kiersten White Into the Water by Paula Hawkins After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry (rec’d by Jamie Rochelle) Severance by Ling Ma (Vonnegut) The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh (tw: family violence) The Escape by Mary Balogh All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Eurocentric world history, diverse read-alikes for Vonnegut and Hemingway, and beginners romance in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Reign of the Kingfisher by T.J. Martinson, and The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra

State Tectonics by Malka Older

Insurrecto by Gina Apostol

The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (tw: so much harm to children)

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (rec’d by Rincey)

Slayer by Kiersten White

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry (rec’d by Jamie Rochelle)

Severance by Ling Ma (Vonnegut)

The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh (tw: family violence)

The Escape by Mary Balogh

All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

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]]> 2992 That One Moment Changed Her Life https://bookriot.com/listen/that-one-moment-changed-her-life/ Amanda and Emily Martin discuss meal-worthy book club picks, Fifth Element-ish science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible , The Dysasters, and Devil’s Daughter. Visit mytbr.co for more info about TBR! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Meg by Steve Alten Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole The Selection by Kiera Cass The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon Unf*ck Your Habitat by Rachel Hoffman Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:08:00 -0000 full 170 Book Riot Amanda and Emily Martin discuss meal-worthy book club picks, Fifth Element-ish science fiction, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Audible , The Dysasters, and Devil's Daughter.Visit mytbr.co for more info about TBR!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions 1. A group of local women just started a new book club and the idea is that each month the host will pick a book and they’ll also select a recipe to make that goes with the theme of the book and the other members will bring complimentary sides and of course wine. When it’s my turn to pick a title I want to pick a book that would be fun but also easy to find a main dish to pair with it. It would be great if the book could have a lot of good in it. Please nothing violent, dark or steamy.Thanks!-Sarah 2. Hello! Long time listener and lover of your show and bookriot!My friend is getting to reading and she asked if I knew any good books about sharks. She throws a huge shark week party. she's wants her book club pick in June to be in theme. Nonfiction and fiction are both welcome. Thank you!-Purplehairedbooknerd 3. My best friend is getting her PhD in climate science and generally has her head buried in academic journals. However, she has a soft spot for Harry Styles and really likes books about famous musicians/actors/princes meeting and falling in love with "normal" girls. She's read Public Relations (loved it), Backstage Pass (not so much), and The Unidentified Redhead series (liked them). Do you have any other recommendations for her birthday?Julie 4. I love the movie The Fifth Element and I'd love to read books with that same feel. I read over 100 books a year from all genres so I would be really interested to see if you pick something completely new to me. If you want to see what else I've read I'm Shelbycat on goodreads.Thank you!-Sarah 5. I love your show. I listen to all the current episodes and am going through the episodes I missed before I found it. My request is for a book telling the exact same story but from different points of view, so that everything you thought changes. I have read Gone Girl and The Summer House, but any other ones you can come up with would be great!!Thanks!Cindi 6. The past year I’ve been dealing with a bad relapse of my depression and I’ve tried reading a lot of self-help, inspirational, and soul searching books but my problem is that so many of them are TOO happy for me that I can’t relate enough. I did really love Hyperbole and a Half but I would like something a little deeper. Like a grumpy cat person living their best life just making it through.-Stephanie 7. I am starting an audiobook club at the library I work at and need some help planning out what to read the first year. I want of mix of fiction (mystery, SFF, thriller, etc.), non-fiction, adult, YA, and even Juvenile, but with a focus on characters and authors that are LGBTQ+, #ownvoices, or POC. Oh, and nothing longer than 8 hrs, please (I'm afraid I'll scare them away if I do anything longer at first). Thanks for always recommending amazing books on the podcast! BestElizabeth Books DiscussedDeath Below Stairs by Jennifer AshleyThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Meg by Steve AltenClose to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael CapuzzoA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeThe Selection by Kiera CassThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersSnowcrash by Neal StephensonFates and Furies by Lauren GroffThe Sun is Also A Star by Nicola YoonUnf*ck Your Habitat by Rachel HoffmanFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonNot Your Sidekick by C.B. LeeThe Man in My Basement by Walter MosleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Emily Martin discuss meal-worthy book club picks, Fifth Element-ish science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible , The Dysasters, and Devil’s Daughter. Visit mytbr.co for more info about TBR! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Meg by Steve Alten Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole The Selection by Kiera Cass The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon Unf*ck Your Habitat by Rachel Hoffman Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Emily Martin discuss meal-worthy book club picks, Fifth Element-ish science fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Audible , The Dysasters, and Devil’s Daughter.

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Books Discussed

Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Meg by Steve Alten

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

The Selection by Kiera Cass

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

Unf*ck Your Habitat by Rachel Hoffman

Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley

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]]> 3053 Banter and Murder https://bookriot.com/listen/banter-and-murder/ Jenn and guest Sarah Davis discuss book club picks, dancers, capital punishment, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible , EveryPlate, and Nurx. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Washington Black by Esi Edugyan The Night Ocean by Paul LaFarge (Cosmic Horror post) The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani “10 New Controversial Books to Shake up Your Book Club” Disoriental by Negar Djavadi, translated by Tina A. Kover Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Pointe by Brandy Colbert (tw: eating disorders) Dancer by Colum McCann Burial Rites by Hannah Kent The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub The Study of Animal Languages by Lindsay Stern Ammonite by Nicola Griffith The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:00:00 -0000 full 169 Book Riot Jenn and guest Sarah Davis discuss book club picks, dancers, capital punishment, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Audible , EveryPlate, and Nurx.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions 1. My book club is working on compiling a list of our upcoming books by the end of February. We have had a lot of books that really hurt the momentum of our group, and recently have had a streak of really great books that have gotten us all excited again.The books we have enjoyed are: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, Artemis by Andy Weir, Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, and Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.The books that have made us collectively lose steam are: The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by George O’Neilly, Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon.Do you have any suggestions for us? We enjoy both non fiction and fiction. We have some readers that read almost exclusively non-fiction and some that read almost exclusively fiction.-Traci 2. Hey there! I’ve been a long time fan of your podcast, but this is the first time I’m actually looking for a personal recommendation. Recently I’ve read The Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey and I immediately fell in love. Ever since I’ve been trying to find books that deal with similar topics or themes, but nothing managed to live up to it. So, here’s what I’m looking for: books dealing with ballet or any kind of activity the main character is really obsessed with (I’m open to ideas), books that talk about some more philosophical ideas that don’t go over one’s head, character driven stories and a strong character voice (preferably from a female point of view). I already have Sally Rooney’s books on my TBR, I’ve read Donna Tartt, Elena Ferrante and My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Any ideas what I should pick up next? Thanks in advance! xoxo-Olivia 3. Hey Amanda & Jenn –Thanks for all you do at Book Riot for us readers out there!I’m hoping you can help me find more reading material on capital punishment. My interest in it peaked when I was reading Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson) and I later followed it up with The Sun Does Shine (Anthony Ray Hinton). I’d prefer non-fiction but I’ll take whatever you can give me! Thanks so much.-Nicole 4. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I was wondering if you could help me find some mystery/suspense books that involved two detectives who are a married couple. I’ve been binging through Agatha Christie’s “Tommy and Tuppence” series and I’m absolutely obsessed with their dynamic. Anything that involves a married couple (or romantic couple) solving crimes together and bantering is right up my alley! Thank you!-Mallory 5. I recently read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid and absolutely loved it! I am looking for recommendations for books that take place in old timey Hollywood that might be similar to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I enjoy stories told from different points of view, time jumping from present to past and wouldn’t say no to some mystery. Thank you in advance for your help!Looking forward to your recommendations.-Rebeca T 6. I really loved the book The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, and the movie Arrival is one of my favorites because I love the glimpses that both works give of linguists.I am looking for more books about linguists/linguistics. Fiction or non-fiction, as long as the non-fiction is accessible to a ‘regular’ non-academic.Thanks,-Angie 7. Hi Get Booked Ladies!I’m kind of obsessed with the works of Ray Bradbury, specifically Dandelion Wine and Something Wicked This Way Comes. I can’t seem to find any other books that capture the same sort of nostalgia and enigmatic, subtle magic that those books portrayed so wonderfully. Help please!!!Thanks,-Rin Books DiscussedWashington Black by Esi EdugyanThe Night Ocean by Paul LaFarge (Cosmic Horror post)The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani“10 New Controversial Books to Shake up Your Book Club”Disoriental by Negar Djavadi, translated by Tina A. KoverSweetbitter by Stephanie DanlerPointe by Brandy Colbert (tw: eating disorders)Dancer by Colum McCannBurial Rites by Hannah KentThe Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-LesnevichIn the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-FlemingTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisA Touch of Stardust by Kate AlcottLaura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma StraubThe Study of Animal Languages by Lindsay SternAmmonite by Nicola GriffithThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanMama Day by Gloria NaylorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest Sarah Davis discuss book club picks, dancers, capital punishment, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible , EveryPlate, and Nurx. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Washington Black by Esi Edugyan The Night Ocean by Paul LaFarge (Cosmic Horror post) The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani “10 New Controversial Books to Shake up Your Book Club” Disoriental by Negar Djavadi, translated by Tina A. Kover Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Pointe by Brandy Colbert (tw: eating disorders) Dancer by Colum McCann Burial Rites by Hannah Kent The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub The Study of Animal Languages by Lindsay Stern Ammonite by Nicola Griffith The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Sarah Davis discuss book club picks, dancers, capital punishment, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Audible , EveryPlate, and Nurx.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Books Discussed

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

The Night Ocean by Paul LaFarge (Cosmic Horror post)

The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani

“10 New Controversial Books to Shake up Your Book Club”

Disoriental by Negar Djavadi, translated by Tina A. Kover

Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler

Pointe by Brandy Colbert (tw: eating disorders)

Dancer by Colum McCann

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott

Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub

The Study of Animal Languages by Lindsay Stern

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor

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]]> 3068 Are You Sure This is YA? A Lot of People Die https://bookriot.com/listen/are-you-sure-this-is-ya-a-lot-of-people-die/ Amanda and guest Mya Nunnally discuss mermaid literature, engrossing audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR , Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg, and Lola. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Zero Sum Game by S.L Huang The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (TW abuse of children and animals) The Mermaid by Christina Henry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:00 -0000 full 168 Book Riot Amanda and guest Mya Nunnally discuss mermaid literature, engrossing audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by TBR , Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg, and Lola.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. I teach 9th grade Honors English in Texas and am looking for a title to add to my novel unit for the spring semester. I currently have my classes choose between The Book Thief, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, and Ender’s Game. Ultimately I would like to find a book that hits a different level of interest for 15-16 year-olds, and can provide insight into a social issues research project that will close our unit. Preferably a book that is relatively similar in length to the other titles.Love your podcast and thanks in advance for your input,Melissa 2. I am looking for fiction for my wife, who is a huge fan of heist movies, soap opera-levels of drama, and sexually liberated female protagonists. She doesn’t read fiction for the most part, but her favorite media include Ocean’s 8, Ms. Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, and the Netflix show Cable Girls. Her academic specialization is refugee studies and the Middle East, so if there are any recommendations that take feature either, that would be fantastic. Thank you for your assistance in my overly narrow search.-Alex 3. A few years ago, I bought a copy of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, brought it home, and placed it on the bookshelf in my bedroom. Much to my surprise, when I was trying to go to sleep that night, I realized it glows. (By the way, this book made it off my TBR list in record time because the glowing cover made it really difficult to ignore!)Maybe a year later, I came across Radioactive by Lauren Redniss, which is a visual biography of Marie and Pierre Curie. This book also glows.Ever since then, I have been on the lookout for more books that glow, but have been unsuccessful. I had high hopes for The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, but much to my disappointment, it does not. Do you know of any books that fit the bill? I know this may be difficult, so in lieu of a luminescent read, I would also accept a book in which the reading experience goes beyond just words on the page. I’m thinking something along the lines of the “Miss Peregrine” series by Ransom Riggs which was inspired by old photographs and includes those photographs in the print edition. Another example is Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan which encompasses multiple stories, including a fairytale. The fairytale pages are formatted differently than the rest of the book, music is woven throughout the book, and actual harmonica music is included at the beginning of each section. House of Leaves seems like it would work, but I’m a total scaredy cat and horror books are just not my thing.I like most genres (except horror), but tend to gravitate towards fantasy, historical fiction, and science nonfiction. Thanks for your help!-Jessica 4. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I travel from NC to TN at least once a month and it’s eight hours both ways. I usually download an audiobook that’s either 8 hrs or a little more or 16 hrs so I can read one or two going to and from. I download from my Libby app to dull the boredom and lately, I’ve been listening to what seems like the same book over and over again. I recently listened to The Other Woman by Sandie Jones followed by The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (I know I was late to that one). I’m just really not digging this rut of sad female English main characters in abusive relationships because it makes for a depressing drive! I think Amanda was the one who said she only listens to nonfiction on audio, and I’m okay with that (recently also listened to Hidden Figures & I’ll Be Gone In The Dark on audio as well) but it would have to be super engaging. Basically I just want a fun audiobook that has the potential to make me laugh out loud. Other audiobooks included YA reads like The Hate U Give; The Fault in Our Stars; Will Grayson, Will Grayson; The Cruel Prince. DNFed Fates and Furies because I’m weird about audiobook narrator voices. I’m interested in some fantasy/sci-fi if possible. My latest pick for this weekend is Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. I’ll take Audible reads but will be sad because I’m a poor library science grad student.-Tori 5. Hi! I’m trying to find some books for my 8 year old who reads at a 5th grade level. Most books in her age range bore her and trying to find more advanced books is tricky as she IS 8 so sometimes the subject matter can get a bit dicey. She really loves fantasy (HUGE Harry Potter fan!). She has specifically asked for books that are really thick and will take her awhile to read. Series books are a plus as she loves to really immerse herself in these characters and worlds. Thanks for your help!-Starla 6. Hi! I’m looking for read-a-likes of some favorite books but by authors of color. I don’t have a specific genre in mind that I’m requesting, so here’s a list of some favorites to give a sense of what I like, and you can choose your own adventure: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye, The Rook by Daniel O’Malley, the Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier, the Lady Astronaut series by Mary Robinette Kowal, and the Murderbot series by Martha Wells.-Lindsey 7. Hi, I’m sure you’ve gotten questions about mermaid books before, but I’m hoping specifically for recommendations that are not YA but more literary with mermaid themes. I’ve loved books like Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock, or Alice Hoffman’s The Museum of Extraordinary Things. I’m a huge fan of Hoffman’s writing style even though (spoiler alert!) there was no real mermaid in the novel. I don’t necessarily need a romance element to enjoy the story, but it seems like all that’s out there is teen romance YA which is just not quite what I’m craving. If you have any recommendations at all for a richer, possibly mysterious read, I’d love to hear about it!! Thank you so much-Emily Books DiscussedThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by NoNieqa RamosOne Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLeanThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidS by JJ Abrams and Doug DorstIlluminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay KristoffBad Blood by John CarreyrouDread Nation by Justina IrelandSeraphina by Rachel HartmanAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforZero Sum Game by S.L HuangThe Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (TW abuse of children and animals)The Mermaid by Christina HenrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and guest Mya Nunnally discuss mermaid literature, engrossing audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR , Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg, and Lola. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Zero Sum Game by S.L Huang The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (TW abuse of children and animals) The Mermaid by Christina Henry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and guest Mya Nunnally discuss mermaid literature, engrossing audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TBR , Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg, and Lola.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Zero Sum Game by S.L Huang

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren (TW abuse of children and animals)

The Mermaid by Christina Henry

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]]> 2675 Heavy Metal Epic Poetry https://bookriot.com/listen/heavy-metal-epic-poetry/ Jenn and guest Christina Orlando discuss novels in verse, Hannibal read-alikes, fiction about Lyon, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR and The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo The Sampo by Peter O’Leary Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Body in the Vestibule by Katherine Hall Page Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: sexual assault, violence against women) Killing Eve LoveMurder by Saul Black (rec’d by Jamie) Mary Oliver Oceanic by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (rec’d by Liberty) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (tw: domestic violence, hate crimes, limited representation of Native Americans) All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes, genocide) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:00:00 -0000 full 167 Book Riot Jenn and guest Christina Orlando discuss novels in verse, Hannibal read-alikes, fiction about Lyon, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by TBR and The Lost Man by Jane Harper.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. Hi guys! I’m looking for some novels in verse to read. I’ve always been a big fan of poetry, but never read to many novels in verse. Recently however I read Anne Carson’s amazing Autobiography of Red, and discovered a new favorite book.Now I’m looking for more novels in verse, but don’t know what’s good, or really where to start. I know of Brown Girl Dreaming from this show and have ordered it- so I’ll be reading that soon. Obviously I’ve read the classic epic poetry, like Homer, Virgil, and Ovid, etc.I’m open to any genre or themes, and I enjoy a wide variety of different poets. I read a lot of classic and modern poetry, so I’m not afraid of jumping into anything a bit dense.-Lisbeth 2. I am going to Lyon in March and would love some reading material to get me even more excited than I already am. Historical Fiction is definitely my favorite, but I like all genres, including romance, young adult, and non-fiction. Some of my most beloved authors include Ruth Reichl, Rose Lerner, Barbara Pym, Becky Chambers, Jess Kidd, Naomi Novik, and Patricia Lockwood. Please only women authors. Thank you!-Hillary 3. Hello ladies! I’ve been a fan of the podcast for a year now and because of it, my TBR seems endless. Yet here I am!My all time favorite show is NBC’s Hannibal (I do like the movies and books, but the show is light years better in my opinion) and after watching it for the fifth time I decided I need something else that is similar because my friends and family will murder me if I ever mention it again. I’m looking for something that’s equally dark and twisted but aesthetically beautiful. My favorite thing about the show was the complex, love-hate relationship between protagonist and antagonist, the way they blurred into one at times, their exploration of good and evil, but also how intentionally pretentiousness the whole show is. Some books that have kind of helped fill the hole so far were Song of Achilles (mostly because of the wonderful, flowery writing) Vicious, If We Were Villains, The Secret History and Born, Darkly. I’d love anything you could find that is remotely like this, bonus points for good queer rep. Thank you and hope y’all are doing good.-Celina 4. Hi ladies! Thanks so much for all the bookish fun!I’m looking for a book of poetry as a gift for my spouse. They like Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus, Paul Celan, and other lyrical poems about the human condition. Themes of love and inspiration are ideal but not required. I would prefer to support a living poet, and appreciate any recommendations!Thanks!-Lindsey 5. The greatest tragedy of my life is that Hanya Yanagihara has only released two books. I loved them both, particularly A Little Life. For two years I’ve been looking for books that give me the same feelings, especially books with queer characters and I need some help. Thank you!-Ellie 6. Hello!I typically read hard fantasy, but once in a while I crave something a little lighter. When I’m in that reading mood I have really enjoyed magical realism stories with a romantic plot or sub plot. I love the lush and lyrical writing.I enjoyed The Weight of Feathers and The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender.The Night Circus is definitely on my list, but I was hoping you could give me some more diverse options please. I enjoy Toni Morrison and Octavia Butler because of their strong voices and unique subject matter. What I am really looking for is beautiful writing, a ending that makes you feel happy and fulfilled, and a story that makes you turn the page because it is just so darn lovely.Thank you for the recommendations!-Kyla 7. Hi ladies!I recently finished reading Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, and I really, really loved and related to Ro (the biographer) and Gin’s (the mender) independence. They didn’t have current romantic/life partners, and they weren’t agonizing over being alone or over trying to find someone. I am getting sick of novels where women spend a lot of time worrying about being “on the shelf.” I would like to read more books with women who are single and proud, and romance isn’t anywhere near the top of their priority list. I am willing to read any genre, length, or format. Can’t wait to hear what you have to recommend! Thanks so much!Best,-Mary Beth Books DiscussedBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesThe Swimming Pool Library by Alan HollinghurstThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Sampo by Peter O’LearyChocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Body in the Vestibule by Katherine Hall PageHer Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: sexual assault, violence against women)Killing EveLoveMurder by Saul Black (rec’d by Jamie)Mary OliverOceanic by Aimee NezhukumatathilSmith Blue by Camille T. DungyTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersThe Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (rec’d by Liberty)Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelMistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (tw: domestic violence, hate crimes, limited representation of Native Americans)All Grown Up by Jami AttenbergThe Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes, genocide)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest Christina Orlando discuss novels in verse, Hannibal read-alikes, fiction about Lyon, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR and The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo The Sampo by Peter O’Leary Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Body in the Vestibule by Katherine Hall Page Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: sexual assault, violence against women) Killing Eve LoveMurder by Saul Black (rec’d by Jamie) Mary Oliver Oceanic by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (rec’d by Liberty) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (tw: domestic violence, hate crimes, limited representation of Native Americans) All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes, genocide) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Christina Orlando discuss novels in verse, Hannibal read-alikes, fiction about Lyon, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TBR and The Lost Man by Jane Harper.

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Books Discussed

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Sampo by Peter O’Leary

Chocolat by Joanne Harris

The Body in the Vestibule by Katherine Hall Page

Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: sexual assault, violence against women)

Killing Eve

LoveMurder by Saul Black (rec’d by Jamie)

Mary Oliver

Oceanic by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (rec’d by Liberty)

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (tw: domestic violence, hate crimes, limited representation of Native Americans)

All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes, genocide)

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]]> 2590 Everyone is Punchable https://bookriot.com/listen/everyone-is-punchable/ Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy reads, morally complicated characters, small-town stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Plotters by Un-su Kim, and At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Maid by Stephanie Land (rec’d by Jessica from Insiders) Eat Yourself Calm by Gill Paul (rec’d by Morgan) Books Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Insurrecto by Gina Apostol VE Schwab’s Shades of Magic series (A Darker Shade of Magic) The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture) The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Into the Water by Paula Hawkins The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill Pandemic by Sonia Shah Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Sabriel by Garth Nix 100 Books with Cats post Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris Flavia De Luce series by Alan Bradley (#1: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (rec’d by Jeff) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:41:00 -0000 full 166 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy reads, morally complicated characters, small-town stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Plotters by Un-su Kim, and At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackMaid by Stephanie Land (rec'd by Jessica from Insiders)Eat Yourself Calm by Gill Paul (rec'd by Morgan) Questions1. It’s almost my brother’s birthday. He’s finishing up the Dune series and he really likes the dynamic of a villain who has to do good in order to ultimately do evil. He’s looking for more books with this concept or vice versa (good guy doing bad to do good). I’m a former bookseller myself, but I’ve got nothing. He’s also a linguist, if that helps. I realize this is super specific, but I’m really hoping you guys can help me be the best sister for his birthday.Please no YA or romance. I’ve linked his goodreads so you can see what he normally reads. Thank you!-Emma 2. Hi! I’m looking for literary fiction audiobooks that are so engrossing they’ll help me forget, say, that I’m doing household chores or facing a stressful day at work. The books that have fit this bill for me in the past are: The Nix, The Changeling, The Miniaturist, Swing Time, The Circle, and Rebecca.Preferences:Under 12 hoursNo graphic sex scenesLight to no cursingThank you for your podcast!!-Veronica 3. I really love small town stories and I have been searching for one to really grab my attention. I prefer something darker and more serious in tone. I love books like Beartown or J.K. Rowling's A Casual Vacancy where a close knit community gets unraveled by an event. I prefer books that don't focus on a single character, but rather explore relationships and different perspectives within a small community. I have Little Fires Everywhere on my TBR but I would love more recommendations for small town stories.-Marija 4. Hi,I've discovered that I have a curious but extremely distinct affinity for non-fiction books that cover broad history through a narrow lens. I feel like I'm struggling to describe exactly what type of books I mean, but when you hear some titles, you'll get it. Examples that I've loved in the past are Tom Standage's "History of the World in 6 glasses" and "An Edible History of Humanity"; "At Home" by Bill Bryson; "Consider the Fork" by Bee Wilson, and most works by Mary Roach and Simon Garfield.I love love love reading about history, but I've never been a huge fan of biography/autobiography or books that dive too deep into a single event. I guess I love the big picture/global view (most bang for my buck, maybe?), but with a fun and unique thread tying history together in a way I had never considered before.Looking forward to your suggestions! Thanks so much!-Kelly 5. Hi! I'm a big fan of your podcast and have had submitted questions before, your recommendations are always great. I am a middle school teacher and I have recently started a Dungeons and Dragons club at my school, and the response has been overwhelming. I expected 8-10 kids to sign up but I actually had over 30! As we begin to play D&D and other RPGs, I'd love to be able to have an "inspiration library" stocked with fantasy/adventure books. Obviously, I need titles from Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, and JK Rowling but I would love to include books with strong female and minority protagonists. I want my new club to be inclusive to everyone and my goal is to provide something for everyone.You always say to mention if you're under time constraints so while I hope the club lasts for a long while, I'd like to start compiling my library soon. Any recommendations you could provide would be appreciated.Thanks so much!-Matt6. A peculiar request: I am especially fond of books where humans are aided by talking cats. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is a good example, as are many of the Tortall books by Tamora Pierce. I would love suggestions for other books with human-cat partnerships. Thank you!-Crazy Cat Lady 7. Cozy nothings?It could be the weather or just the year, but I've been enjoying "nothing of contention happens" books recently.My go to series for this is The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun which is set in a fictional small town and focuses primarily on the day to day life of people there (technically it's a cozy mystery, but the mystery is pretty minimal). Other examples would be Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Agatha Christie (before the murder kicks in) and the Mitford series.Contemporary or classical, adult lit series preferred, and bonus points if they're on audio.-Terry BooksBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesInsurrecto by Gina ApostolVE Schwab’s Shades of Magic series (A Darker Shade of Magic)The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture)The Wanderers by Meg HowreyBurial Rites by Hannah KentInto the Water by Paula HawkinsThe Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah PittardHow the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas CahillPandemic by Sonia ShahDactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José OlderThe Jumbies by Tracey BaptisteSabriel by Garth Nix100 Books with Cats postMidnight Crossroad by Charlaine HarrisFlavia De Luce series by Alan Bradley (#1: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie)Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (rec’d by Jeff)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy reads, morally complicated characters, small-town stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Plotters by Un-su Kim, and At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Maid by Stephanie Land (rec’d by Jessica from Insiders) Eat Yourself Calm by Gill Paul (rec’d by Morgan) Books Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Insurrecto by Gina Apostol VE Schwab’s Shades of Magic series (A Darker Shade of Magic) The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture) The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Into the Water by Paula Hawkins The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill Pandemic by Sonia Shah Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Sabriel by Garth Nix 100 Books with Cats post Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris Flavia De Luce series by Alan Bradley (#1: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (rec’d by Jeff) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy reads, morally complicated characters, small-town stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Plotters by Un-su Kim, and At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Feedback

Maid by Stephanie Land (rec’d by Jessica from Insiders)

Eat Yourself Calm by Gill Paul (rec’d by Morgan)


Books

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Insurrecto by Gina Apostol

VE Schwab’s Shades of Magic series (A Darker Shade of Magic)

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture)

The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

Pandemic by Sonia Shah

Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older

The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

Sabriel by Garth Nix

100 Books with Cats post

Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris

Flavia De Luce series by Alan Bradley (#1: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie)

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (rec’d by Jeff)

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]]> 2775 Bringing Characters to Life to Punch Them in the Face https://bookriot.com/listen/bringing-characters-to-life-to-punch-them-in-the-face/ Amanda and Jenn discuss good “relationship reads,” Asian authors, classic retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, But That’s Another Story podcast and Life, Death, and Cellos by Isabel Rogers. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed Upstream by Mary Oliver Becoming by Michelle Obama Startup by Doree Shafrir (rec’d by Rebecca) Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: family emotional abuse) Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez How Long Til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape, gendered violence) On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee (narrated by BD Wong) The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner Witchmark by CL Polk The Good Women of China by Xinran, trans. By Esther Tyldesley The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya, translated by Asa Yoneda (tw: body horror) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye Pride by Ibi Zoboi Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:30:00 -0000 full 165 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss good “relationship reads,” Asian authors, classic retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, But That’s Another Story podcast and Life, Death, and Cellos by Isabel Rogers.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. Hi! So I’m a part of this book club and we are in need of a new book. All the members of our book club are recent college grads and have just entered adulthood. Most of us have just moved to a new city and are in the process of finding our place, launching our careers and figuring out what we want to do with our lives. Collectively we often feel a sense of ‘being lost’. There are so many options in this world and decisions we need to make and those choices can be overwhelming. We would love to read a book that resonates with the struggles, excitement and growing pains of the season we are currently experiencing. We also would love to read something that can serve as a source of hope for us-hope that we will figure out how to approach this season and who we want to be in this world. Also, we prefer to read novels. Thank you so much!–Emily 2. Hi! In the last month, I have been reading If We Had Known by Elise Juska, Vox by Christina Dalcher, The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang, and Red Clocks by Leni Zumas. I didn’t set out to read books surrounding heavy and/or politically-charged issues, and I generally wouldn’t characterize my reading life as trigger warning heavy. However, I really enjoyed reading these books that aren’t strictly reality but are still very real and can help me think through real and pressing issues. Can you recommend more novels like these? Please no white male authors because its 2019 and I’m tired of hearing men talk—thanks!–Tally 3. I’m looking for a book I can listen to on audio with my husband. We have listened to A Walk in the Woods, Ender’s Game, the King Killer Chronicles, The Expanse series etc.He is a history buff who loves fantasy, classic adventure literature (like the Count of Monte Christo) and long history books like The history of Salt, Heart of the Sea, McCullogh presidential biographies etc.I am an ex-English major. Recently on audiobook I have enjoyed Spinning Silver, A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, My Lady Jane, Becoming by Michelle Obama and The Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah.I love your weekly recs! Thanks in advance.–Sarah 4. Hello, book friends! And help! I just finished a reread of Kristin Cashore’s trilogy (Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue) and now I’m flailing around at just how great they are, and how I’ve never read anything that feels quite like them. I love how the characters take care of each other. I love the characters! They’re very likeable people, and I also love how practical they are. I like how these books are books with romance in them rather than books about romance. Same for the magic–it’s mostly very low key, but is still unique and interesting.I am so desperate to find other books that feel the same way these do! They don’t have to be YA, though I would prefer sticking to secondary fantasy worlds. Extra super special brownie points if the main character is queer! THANK YOU!–A 5. Hi Jenn and Amanda,Thank you for this amazing podcast and all the recommendations that you make.One of my main reading goals this year is to continue reading more diversely and as part of that I want to read fewer American authors. American authors always end up making a big chunk of my reading and I am trying to change that to broaden my perspective.So, could you please recommend any books by Asian female authors? No Asian-American ones as I feel that would still be cheating. I have read the more popular authors like Arundhati Roy, Han Kang, Celeste Ng, Mira Jacob, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kamila Shamsie etc. I read all kinds of genres, fiction or non-fiction, and would love to hear your recommendations.Thanks a lot!–Nikhila 6. Hi, looking for some books I could give my sister. She reads mostly fiction, mixing classics and modern picks. Some favourites of hers include Pride & Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, His Dark Materials, The Book Thief, The Last Runaways. This year she loved Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Spinning Silver and Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries. I gave her Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites and she really liked it but found it hard because of how sad it is. I keep thinking of and giving her books I think she will love but they are often pretty bleak, and she would love some less depressing books to throw in the mix (I gave her Ferrante, her best friend gave her A Little Life, she will need something in between) They don’t have to be all light and fluffy but at least a happy ending would be great. Thank you! I love the show, you have made my tbr almost impossible, which is the best problem to have. 7. I’m looking for a fun book to listen to on audio with my husband on a roadtrip. The problem is that we have quite different interests–I love literary fiction and popular fiction: Crazy Rich Asians, Outlander, The Goldfinch, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman. He mostly reads nonfiction–Stephen Pinker, books on objectivism, and comparative religions. Some books we’ve listened to together and liked are The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Shroud for a Nightingale by P.D. James, and The Martian by Andy Weir. I know this is kind of a tough one, so thanks in advance! You guys are awesome.–Aaryn Books DiscussedUpstream by Mary OliverBecoming by Michelle ObamaStartup by Doree Shafrir (rec’d by Rebecca)Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: family emotional abuse)Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl StrayedBook of Unknown Americans by Cristina HenriquezHow Long Til Black Future Month by NK JemisinThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape, gendered violence)On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee (narrated by BD Wong)The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen TurnerWitchmark by CL PolkThe Good Women of China by Xinran, trans. By Esther TyldesleyThe Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya, translated by Asa Yoneda (tw: body horror)Jane Steele by Lyndsay FayePride by Ibi ZoboiLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Fortunes by Peter Ho DaviesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss good “relationship reads,” Asian authors, classic retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, But That’s Another Story podcast and Life, Death, and Cellos by Isabel Rogers. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed Upstream by Mary Oliver Becoming by Michelle Obama Startup by Doree Shafrir (rec’d by Rebecca) Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: family emotional abuse) Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez How Long Til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape, gendered violence) On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee (narrated by BD Wong) The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner Witchmark by CL Polk The Good Women of China by Xinran, trans. By Esther Tyldesley The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya, translated by Asa Yoneda (tw: body horror) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye Pride by Ibi Zoboi Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss good “relationship reads,” Asian authors, classic retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, But That’s Another Story podcast and Life, Death, and Cellos by Isabel Rogers.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

 

Books Discussed

Upstream by Mary Oliver

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Startup by Doree Shafrir (rec’d by Rebecca)

Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: family emotional abuse)

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez

How Long Til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape, gendered violence)

On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee (narrated by BD Wong)

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner

Witchmark by CL Polk

The Good Women of China by Xinran, trans. By Esther Tyldesley

The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya, translated by Asa Yoneda (tw: body horror)

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

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]]> 2999 The Satire, It Burns https://bookriot.com/listen/the-satire-it-burns/ Amanda and Jenn discuss business books, Puerto Rican reads, Vonnegut read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Help Me!: One Woman’s Quest to Find Out If Self-Help Really Can Change Your Life by Marianne Power, and Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Laid-Back Camp by Afro (rec’d by Kate H.) Books Discussed The Kingdom of Copper by SA Chakraborty Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Survivors’ Club: The Complete Series written Lauren Beukes and Dale Halverson, art by Ryan Kelly and Iñaki Miranda Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Give Work by Leila Janah Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (rec’d by Rebecca) When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago Mundo Cruel by Luis Negron, transl. Suzanne Jill Levine (tw: slurs, homophobia) Severance by Ling Ma The Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith Salt Houses by Hala Alyan A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar (tw: physical abuse) Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman Why Religion? By Elaine Pagels (or really anything by her) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Jan 2019 14:20:00 -0000 full 164 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss business books, Puerto Rican reads, Vonnegut read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Help Me!: One Woman’s Quest to Find Out If Self-Help Really Can Change Your Life by Marianne Power, and Wishtree by Katherine Applegate.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackLaid-Back Camp by Afro (rec’d by Kate H.) Questions1. okay so I did a going postal challenge thing. Where you get paired up and send people books and I’m usually pretty good at it. But this chick doesn’t know what she wants so I don’t know! This is what she sent me : “I have no preference on theme. Surprise me!, I say NO WAY to romance., I love chocolate., I want to leave the choosing of my books entirely up to you — surprise me!, I prefer paperback., I prefer used.Top 5 Most Wanted:Joe Hill Locke and Key series, Colleen Hoover, The Selection seriesPreferred genres: Thriller, True CrimeLeast favorite genres: Romance, Erotica, Non-FictionTriggers to avoid: No” but I feel like some of that contradicts the rest. Plus she only has like… 5 books on litsy and does not care for Harry Potter 🙁 I have no clue what to do.–Rianna 2. Hi!First and foremost, thanks for promoting Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee because WOW; it’s an amazing read and I think more people should read it.I started a book club at my work of personal development/business books for a few of us who were interested in the office. I already made the commitment this year of not reading books written by white, cisgendered, straight male authors and I’d like to stick to it. I never realized before just how many authors in the personal development/business book area fall into the category I’m not reading in 2019. Any suggestions that you’ve enjoyed reading? Brene Brown is definitely already on the list as is Amy Cuddy and Carol S. Dweck.Thanks so much for your hard work on this podcast!–Nicole 3. Happy new year ladies!I recently went to the movies and saw the preview for On The Basis of Sex, the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Being from Australia, I don’t know anything about Ruth Bader Ginsburg but I want to read up about her before seeing the movie when it comes out in February. Any book recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!–Belinda 4. I’m going to be spending a little over a month in Puerto Rico and am looking for book recs about or taking place on the island.–Shaina 5. I’m looking for books by women that are similar to the style of Kurt Vonnegut. I recently started dating someone who is a feminist, but most of the books on his shelf are by men, and he said he would like to diversify his collection. His favorite book is Bluebeard by Vonnegut, and he also really likes Breakfast of Champions. From my understanding it’s the humor by Vonnegut that he really likes. If there are any good suggestions you have, I would love to hear them.Thank you so much!–Khadija 6. I’m a new listener to your podcast (like in the last three weeks!) but I love it, and now am binge listening to catch up. Also, to read list has also basically doubled in size.Anyways, also over the last two or three weeks, an opportunity has arisen for me to teach in Kuwait for several months. I’ve applied and been accepted to start in mid January!I’d love to tap into the culture with a good book and diversify my bookshelf. I tend to gofor history, literature, non-fiction, and historical fiction.I’d love to hear what you could recommend!Thanks,–Susan 7. Hi there!I’m a big fan of your podcast and while I have plenty of recommendations from previous episodes to keep me busy for some time, I have a specific topic area that I would like to explore and would appreciate any recommendations. I have some very vocal family members that use the Bible to spread hate and I would appreciate any books discuss the history of the Bible. How the interpretations have worked, other writings that were not included, etc.Thanks for your time!–Jen Books DiscussedThe Kingdom of Copper by SA ChakrabortyDrop the Ball by Tiffany DufuSurvivors’ Club: The Complete Series written Lauren Beukes and Dale Halverson, art by Ryan Kelly and Iñaki MirandaThrone of Glass by Sarah J MaasGive Work by Leila JanahDrop the Ball by Tiffany DufuNotorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana KnizhnikMy Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (rec’d by Rebecca)When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda SantiagoMundo Cruel by Luis Negron, transl. Suzanne Jill Levine (tw: slurs, homophobia)Severance by Ling MaThe Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang SmithSalt Houses by Hala AlyanA Map of Home by Randa Jarrar (tw: physical abuse)Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott FriedmanWhy Religion? By Elaine Pagels (or really anything by her)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss business books, Puerto Rican reads, Vonnegut read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Help Me!: One Woman’s Quest to Find Out If Self-Help Really Can Change Your Life by Marianne Power, and Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Laid-Back Camp by Afro (rec’d by Kate H.) Books Discussed The Kingdom of Copper by SA Chakraborty Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Survivors’ Club: The Complete Series written Lauren Beukes and Dale Halverson, art by Ryan Kelly and Iñaki Miranda Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Give Work by Leila Janah Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (rec’d by Rebecca) When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago Mundo Cruel by Luis Negron, transl. Suzanne Jill Levine (tw: slurs, homophobia) Severance by Ling Ma The Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith Salt Houses by Hala Alyan A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar (tw: physical abuse) Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman Why Religion? By Elaine Pagels (or really anything by her) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss business books, Puerto Rican reads, Vonnegut read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Help Me!: One Woman’s Quest to Find Out If Self-Help Really Can Change Your Life by Marianne Power, and Wishtree by Katherine Applegate.

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Laid-Back Camp by Afro (rec’d by Kate H.)


Books Discussed

The Kingdom of Copper by SA Chakraborty

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

Survivors’ Club: The Complete Series written Lauren Beukes and Dale Halverson, art by Ryan Kelly and Iñaki Miranda

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Give Work by Leila Janah

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (rec’d by Rebecca)

When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

Mundo Cruel by Luis Negron, transl. Suzanne Jill Levine (tw: slurs, homophobia)

Severance by Ling Ma

The Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar (tw: physical abuse)

Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman

Why Religion? By Elaine Pagels (or really anything by her)

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]]> 2691 Just Too Naked https://bookriot.com/listen/just-too-naked/ Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBTQ comics, books about camping, motherhood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed, and The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed Resist: Tales From a Future Worth Fighting Against, edited by Gary Whitta, Christie Yant, and Hugh Howey The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss Gulp by Mary Roach IQ by Joe Ide Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova LGBTQ Fantasy post Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (tw: abusive parents) America Vol 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez by Gabby Rivera and Joe Quinones Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay et al I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast Nomadland by Jessica Bruder The Nature Fix by Florence Williams Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:30:00 -0000 full 163 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBTQ comics, books about camping, motherhood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed, and The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Questions1. You mentioned books on how food, habits, etc affect the brain. I am focusing on changing habits in 2019, and interested in the link of food/diet and anxiety. Can you give some New Years resolution-type book recommendations for January? There are so many gross lifestyle-y books out there, but I’m more interested in pop-science finds. I’ve personally read “Off the Clock” by Laura Vanderkam, the Brene Brown suite, I just picked up “Rest” and “Bored & Brilliant” (per this episode). I haven’t read Gretchen Rubin, but she’s on my radar.–New Year New Me 2. Hi Ladies!I LOVE this podcast, and you’ve led to me to so many books that I have loved and otherwise never would’ve found (finishing up Half-Resurrection Blues now, big thumbs up.)Next year (February 2019) I’m taking a cruise of the Mexican Riviera that leaves out of LA, and I’m spending a week in the city beforehand. I’ve never been to the West Coast, and would love some books to familiarize me with landmarks or history of the area–things that I can walk by and feel like I’m in on some secret, you know the deal.I’m a genre fiction lover–mystery, SFF, historical fiction (ideally intersecting with the former two) and I’m trying to get into romance right now. LGBT is a huge plus 🙂Thanks,–Lauren 3. Fantasy YA with queer primary protagonist? I don’t know if it exists but if it does, I know you ladies can find it!-Kathleen 4. Hi ladies! I’m looking for a superhero or sci fi graphic novel to give my dad that includes queer characters. The main character/plot of the story doesn’t need to center around queerness – I am queer myself, and though I came out to my Dad many years ago, we’ve never talked about it since, so I want to sneak some queerness/queer characters into the type of stories he already loves and is familiar with! I considered sharing SAGA with my dad, but while it would otherwise be perfect, there’s just too much nudity/sex *sad trombone* … he is a very prim and proper, old fashioned type of guy, so something more PG/PG-13 please!–Michelle 5. Hey Jenn and Amanda, my aunt recently passed away. She was like my second mom, so it’s been a really difficult time for my family. Recently her only son, my cousin (early 20s) came to me looking for fiction books to help him with grief. As the resident YA librarian of the family, I immediately recommend The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan, but I was wondering if you guys had any other grief related fiction recommendations. My aunt immigrated from Cuba when she was young, and got a degree from NYU in fashion, before moving on to teach high school English to ESL students, so any books with a Hispanic element would be great, but no pressure. Thanks so much! Love the podcast. Best–Gabriella 6. I recently started a job as a content writer for a company that owns and operates campgrounds and RV parks. I love writing and enjoy my job. The only problem is I know nothing about camping. I’ve never even been camping. Could you please recommend some books to give me some insight into camping or RV travel? Please no getting lost in the wilderness or survival type books. Thanks!–Sarah 7. Hi Amanda and Jenn, I’m a new podcast listener and have been enjoying your recommendations! (I just read “Sorcerer to the Crown” – so good.) I recently read “Baby Teeth” by Zoje Stage. I’d like to read more books that explore the tensions of motherhood, whether personal, marital/familial, or cultural. As a busy working mom of a wonderful toddler, I feel the intense range of emotions that motherhood evokes, the challenges of time poverty and the mental load, and the social pressure to be a “good mom” who finds ultimate fulfillment in her child and never has a moment of uncertainty. I’m not looking for social science, but more of a literary exploration of the theme. In general, I love novels, I’m a huge fan of psychological thrillers/suspense, and I also enjoy well-written, compelling memoirs. (However, in the motherhood memoir genre, I read “I’m Happy Just to Be Here” and did not like it too much.) I’d love to hear your ideas! Thank you!–Illana Books DiscussedResist: Tales From a Future Worth Fighting Against, edited by Gary Whitta, Christie Yant, and Hugh HoweyThe Fate of the Tearling by Erika JohansenSalt Sugar Fat by Michael MossGulp by Mary RoachIQ by Joe IdeMadonnas of Echo Park by Brando SkyhorseLabyrinth Lost by Zoraida CordovaLGBTQ Fantasy postGirls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (tw: abusive parents)America Vol 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez by Gabby Rivera and Joe QuinonesBlack Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay et alI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. SanchezCan’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastNomadland by Jessica BruderThe Nature Fix by Florence WilliamsOngoingness by Sarah MangusoGuidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. DungySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBTQ comics, books about camping, motherhood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed, and The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed Resist: Tales From a Future Worth Fighting Against, edited by Gary Whitta, Christie Yant, and Hugh Howey The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss Gulp by Mary Roach IQ by Joe Ide Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova LGBTQ Fantasy post Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (tw: abusive parents) America Vol 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez by Gabby Rivera and Joe Quinones Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay et al I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast Nomadland by Jessica Bruder The Nature Fix by Florence Williams Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBTQ comics, books about camping, motherhood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed, and The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. 


Books Discussed

Resist: Tales From a Future Worth Fighting Against, edited by Gary Whitta, Christie Yant, and Hugh Howey

The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss

Gulp by Mary Roach

IQ by Joe Ide

Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

LGBTQ Fantasy post

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (tw: abusive parents)

America Vol 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez by Gabby Rivera and Joe Quinones

Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay et al

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez

Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams

Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso

Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy

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]]> 2980 Resolution Reading https://bookriot.com/listen/resolution-reading/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books to help with your New Year’s resolutions in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Nightchaser by Amanda Boucher and Avon KissCon Weekend Affair. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.   Feedback The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik   Books Discussed Pride by Ibi Ziboi Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson A Life Less Throwaway by Tara Button The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi Judgement Detox by Gabrielle Bernstein Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:19:00 -0000 full 162 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books to help with your New Year’s resolutions in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Nightchaser by Amanda Boucher and Avon KissCon Weekend Affair.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. FeedbackThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenSpinning Silver by Naomi Novik Books DiscussedPride by Ibi ZiboiSleep Smarter by Shawn StevensonA Life Less Throwaway by Tara ButtonThe Desire Map by Danielle LaPorteBored and Brilliant by Manoush ZomorodiJudgement Detox by Gabrielle BernsteinEvery Body Yoga by Jessamyn StanleyBasic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess ZimmermanThe Checklist Manifesto by Atul GawandeHope in the Dark by Rebecca SolnitDrop the Ball by Tiffany DufuSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books to help with your New Year’s resolutions in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Nightchaser by Amanda Boucher and Avon KissCon Weekend Affair. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.   Feedback The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik   Books Discussed Pride by Ibi Ziboi Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson A Life Less Throwaway by Tara Button The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi Judgement Detox by Gabrielle Bernstein Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books to help with your New Year’s resolutions in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Nightchaser by Amanda Boucher and Avon KissCon Weekend Affair.

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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

 

Books Discussed

Pride by Ibi Ziboi

Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson

A Life Less Throwaway by Tara Button

The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte

Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

Judgement Detox by Gabrielle Bernstein

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley

Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

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]]> 2813 All Great Women Carry Snacks https://bookriot.com/listen/all-great-women-carry-snacks/ Amanda and Rebecca discuss Westerns, nonfiction, friend stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Hunting Annabelle by Wendy Heard, and Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Ryan. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys Books Discussed Best American Travel Writing edited by Cheryl Strayed Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes The Book of Separation by Tova Mirvis Arcadia by Lauren Groff Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl Chemistry by Weike Wang Heresy by Melissa Lenhardt She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee Lab Girl by Hope Jahren She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:00:00 -0000 full 161 Book Riot Amanda and Rebecca discuss Westerns, nonfiction, friend stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Hunting Annabelleby Wendy Heard, and Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Ryan.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. FeedbackThe Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys Questions1. I'm writing because my brother is a 22 year old Marine, and we've recently had a number of fights about race/gender/social justice. Basically, I think he doesn't believe that racism is really real, and he also believes a lot of wild evolutionary psychology stuff about the differences between men and women. I'm a queer white cis woman in a relationship with a woman of color and he thinks all of my political beliefs are too radical to take seriously, so I'm looking for a book that might get through to him. I'm sick of these conversations, but I don't want to give up without making some reading recommendations, so I want to send him a book for Christmas. In an ideal world I could give him The New Jim Crow, or any number of incredible works of feminist theory, but he definitely won't read them.He's not a huge reader, but he's been working his way through the Commandant's Professional Reading List https://grc-usmcu.libguides.com/usmc-reading-list (recommended readings for Marines) and recently mentioned that he was enjoying "Principles" by Ray Dalio? I think he's kind of into self-improvement stuff. Maybe needless to say, I'm at a loss.Some possible criteria:- nonfiction is probably preferable, and it would be great if it had some kind of military connection.- I hate saying this, but should be by an author with some kind of credentials that resonate with him (e.g. someone who isn't a vocal radical feminist).I know this is a broad question, but I'm really struggling, so any recs would be super appreciated.Thanks so much,--Caroline 2. I am looking for a good book for my stepmom to give for Christmas. Since I only see her once a year for Christmas, I only know two things about her: she’s Jewish and is a hippie. Can you guys recommend a book that has those two things? Thanks!--Josh 3. Hey!I love your podcast and have discovered so many great books because of it!I'm between jobs at the moment and have been considered a career switch. I'm looking for any book recommendations that have a similar situation in them - something that could maybe inspire me, make me laugh or just feel better in general. I don't usually read memoirs and would prefer fiction recommendations!Thanks,--Nikhila 4. I have recently finished watching the TV show Justified and I LOVED it. I have also read and loved a few YA books lately that I think could be called westerns: Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist; Vengeance Road and Retribution Rails by Erin Bowman.I am really craving a book that gives me what I loved from the Justified television show (moral grey areas; complicated relationships; prickly characters; law enforcement vs criminals, with people you root for on both sides of the law; sharp, witty dialogue), preferably with a female main character and a Western feel. And I am not big on romance so if there is little to none of that, even better!I do not have a preference between YA or adult, and I also don't have a preference between present day/contemporary setting or historical.I am fine with violence in books.Since the TV show Justified is based on an Elmore Leonard short story about the character Raylan Givens, I read one of Leonard’s books featuring Raylan Givens (Pronto), but it didn't scratch that itch.Thank you and I am very excited to hear any recommendations!--Anon 5. Help! I was just listening to the most recent Get Booked and question 1 was about a woman going through a painful and complicated separation needing a sweet, hopeful love story. I am, unfortunately, in the exact same situation. I, personally, do not enjoy Kate Morton’s books or historical fiction as a rule or witches, really for that matter. Do you have any other recommendations for this request?I’ve never read a romance novel but am open to trying one. I recently read One Day in December and that is just the kind of book I’m looking for, I think.Thanks for participating in my quest for happiness again :)--Julie 6. Hi there! I love the show, but this is my first time writing in. I am looking for some non-fiction recs for my boyfriend. He typically reads sci-fi, fantasy, and thrillers, but recently commented how he doesn't know much about non-fiction and has always found them rather dry. He loves Murakami, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, etc., so I'm looking for non-fiction books that read more in that flavor. I recently gave him Martha Wells' Murderbot book 1 and he loved that. He's interested in food, and distilling, and psychology, so those topics might be helpful. Thank you so much!!!--Cassidy 7. Hello! I've been filling out my "to read" list, and I'm at a loss for books to fill a certain category that I've been craving. What I'm really looking for are books about platonic relationships that are as strong as most romances are written. I'm not opposed to a good romance, but I'd like a few suggestions where romantic love is not the focus, and instead the plot centers around found-family friendships and best-friend-as-soulmate stories. Any suggestions for me? Thanks for your time!--Molly Books DiscussedBest American Travel Writing edited by Cheryl StrayedRest by Alex Soojung-Kim PangThe Line Becomes a River by Francisco CantúBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesWhat It Is Like to Go to War by Karl MarlantesThe Book of Separation by Tova MirvisArcadia by Lauren GroffClose Enough to Touch by Victoria DahlChemistry by Weike WangHeresy by Melissa LenhardtShe Rides Shotgun by Jordan HarperThe Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie ButlandThe Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryThe Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainButtermilk Graffiti by Edward LeeLab Girl by Hope JahrenShe Matters by Susanna SonnenbergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Rebecca discuss Westerns, nonfiction, friend stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Hunting Annabelle by Wendy Heard, and Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Ryan. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys Books Discussed Best American Travel Writing edited by Cheryl Strayed Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes The Book of Separation by Tova Mirvis Arcadia by Lauren Groff Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl Chemistry by Weike Wang Heresy by Melissa Lenhardt She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee Lab Girl by Hope Jahren She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Rebecca discuss Westerns, nonfiction, friend stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Hunting Annabelle by Wendy Heard, and Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Ryan.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

The show can also be found on Stitcher here.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


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The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys


Books Discussed

Best American Travel Writing edited by Cheryl Strayed

Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes

The Book of Separation by Tova Mirvis

Arcadia by Lauren Groff

Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl

Chemistry by Weike Wang

Heresy by Melissa Lenhardt

She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper

The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg

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]]> 3110 Bury Yourself in Snuggies https://bookriot.com/listen/bury-yourself-in-snuggies/ Amanda and Jenn give more holiday recs and discuss some wintery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal and our True Story Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback The Maze at Windermere (Sibyl from Insiders) Strange Practice (Sara M from Insiders)   Books Discussed Gunsmoke & Glamour by Hillary Monahan The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (tw: suicide, domestic violence, harm to children) Fledgling by Octavia E Butler (tw: pedophilia, sort of) Severance by Ling Ma Essentialism by Greg McKeown The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt The Death Safe by Edgar Wallace The Pattern in the Carpet by Margaret Drabble Grace for Gus by Harry Bliss Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch Borderline (The Arcadia Project #1) by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm) Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger “Low fantasy” post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:50:00 -0000 full 160 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give more holiday recs and discuss some wintery reads in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal and our True Story Giveaway.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. FeedbackThe Maze at Windermere (Sibyl from Insiders)Strange Practice (Sara M from Insiders) Questions1. I’m looking for a wintertime book that is atmospheric and immersive that will make me feel the harshness of winter and want to cuddle up with my book and hot chocolate. I’m not looking for something heartwarming, just something reflective of the cold weather and set during Christmastime if possible. The only book I can think of that is similar to the reading experience I’m thinking of is The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. Thanks!--Kathleen 2. Just want to say I love the podcast and also love “All The Books!” too and listen to both religiously. My to-read list has now exploded exponentially so thanks. So much so that I’m considering taking a less interesting but better paid job just to fund my girlfriend’s and my reading and library building obsession.After a brief year or so hiatus from reading, my now girlfriend got me back into reading in a big way. I’m hoping to find a book for her for Christmas (or whenever) to inspire her in return. Her favourite books are:The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman,World War Z – Max BrooksNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman,Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanAnd (of course):Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanShe also really likes the look of quirky horror books like Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero and is really into books with realistic female portrayal and which aren’t washed with male only lead characters.Other than that she’s hoping to write a thesis onapocalyptic fiction, so obviously she loves that too!Thank you in advance!--Henry 3. I am looking for a book for my father in law and my father in law's partner. My father in law likes inspirational books that can also be applied to business. His partner is kind of a Cowboy, I was thinking of a book about the outdoors or a contemporary book about cowboys. If you could help I would greatly appreciate it, especially for the cowboy.--Gene 4. I am starting to look for book gifts for the holidays and need help finding a book for one friend in particular. She really loves jigsaw puzzles, so I'm wondering if there are any books you've enjoyed that include a female character who loves jigsaw puzzles. Something like The Friday Night Knitting Club but for puzzlers maybe? Does such a thing exist?Thanks!--Jeanne 5. I am a newish listener. I discovered the book riot podcasts this summer and I have been loving them. Recently I have been making my way through your archives. I love listening to your recommendations and always secretly hope to hear books I also recommend or have at least read.Finally my request. I have been meaning to do this request ever since I started listening to your podcast. If this is too tight of a deadline, I could always use your recommendations for next Christmas. As you might have guessed I am obsessed with books. I love sharing what I am reading or hearing about what others are reading. Christmas is a great time to share this passion. My dad and my twin niece and nephew are the ones that I have a request for.Dad: A lot of my conversations with my parents are around the books we are reading. My mom is part of a book club but I feel through the years my dad and I have sort have started our own informal book club. One of the times my dad visited me he borrowed one of my many bookmarks and wrote a recommendation list on the back, some of those books were "Trinity" Leon Uris, "Sometimes a Great Notion" Ken Kesey, "Dune" Frank Herbert, "Steppenwolf" by Herman Hesse, and "Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver. One of our favourite authors is Richard Wagamese and we both admire Wab Kinew but my dad struggled with his memoir. He enjoys books that spark conversation and he has an interest in First Nations as he is living in an area that is dominantly First Nations (hence Richard Wagamese and Wab Kinew) but he is also interested in other topical issues. He has read Naomi Klein (found it a bit dense), The Best Laid Plans Terry Fallis andI got him Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari once for Christmas (he read it but had to take breaks). This year my dad is turning 70 (on Christmas) and I am getting him Richard Wagamese's final book but I am hoping through this jumbled paragraph that you might have another recommendation.The twins: The not as long list. My niece and nephew are 6 turning 7 late January. They are still at an age where I feel comfortable buying books instead of giving them gift cards for books. Last year for their birthday I gave them Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer. They loved both these books. They love story time and interacting with the books (asking questions, making observations, telling stories). I was wondering if you had any other books along this vein with kids being creative and building or being artistic. My nephew likes to draw and has a vivid imagination. My niece likes to ask deep questions. Thank you for your amazing show--Jennifer 6. Hi I’m looking for some help, choosing a Christmas present for my Mum. She loves Patricia Briggs and Kelley Armstrong and has also really enjoyed Carrie Vaughn, Ben Aaronavitch, Kim Harrison and Rachel Vincent. Illona Andrews, Melissa Marr, Jim Butcher, Holly Black and Karen Chance got a meh reaction. JR ward and Laurel Hamilton are a no go (too much sex before you get any plot) Over the last decade I’ve also covered Cassandra Clare, Sarah J Maas, Charlaine Harris, Lilith St Crow, Rachel Caine, Julie Kagawa and Richelle mead to varying degrees of success. She has just spent August devouring Seanan McGuire’s Toby Daye series and has moved on to the Cryptozoology set for the autumn. In order to pay her back for introducing me to Anne MacCaffrey when I was 12 I’m looking for something that may have slipped under the radar that she will enjoy. Bonus if there are lots of back catalogue for the author.Thanks for your previous excellent recommendations for my Vegas trip. Fingers crossed you can help me find some new reads for my Mum.--Bex 7. I am looking for recommendations on what I call low urban fantasy. Stories where wizards and golems and all manner of weird things exist in the contemporary world, but rather than being a separate secret world with large-scale organizations, they exist in isolation and largely in secret on the fringes of society. The magic isn't some separate, arcane practice, but rather comes from or integrates everyday practices like poker or watching TV. The wonders themselves tend to be less spectacular and more like fudging reality a bit. The protagonists tend to be morally grey and less than savory.I've only found a couple of works that have scratched this particular itch (the work of Tim Powers, the roleplaying game Unknown Armies), and I would really appreciate any suggestions you could give. I would really like any suggestions that incorporate history into the magic (e.g. the death of Bugsy Siegel as an arcane ritual in Powers' Last Call). Also, books that do not feature straight white guys as the protagonist would be a nice change of pace.Thanks!--Alex Books DiscussedGunsmoke & Glamour by Hillary MonahanThe Voyage Out by Virginia WoolfTwo Old Women by Velma WallisOnce Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (tw: suicide, domestic violence, harm to children)Fledgling by Octavia E Butler (tw: pedophilia, sort of)Severance by Ling MaEssentialism by Greg McKeownThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWittThe Death Safe by Edgar WallaceThe Pattern in the Carpet by Margaret DrabbleGrace for Gus by Harry BlissMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceTouched by an Alien by Gini KochBorderline (The Arcadia Project #1) by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm)Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José OlderLast Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger"Low fantasy" postSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn give more holiday recs and discuss some wintery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal and our True Story Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback The Maze at Windermere (Sibyl from Insiders) Strange Practice (Sara M from Insiders)   Books Discussed Gunsmoke & Glamour by Hillary Monahan The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (tw: suicide, domestic violence, harm to children) Fledgling by Octavia E Butler (tw: pedophilia, sort of) Severance by Ling Ma Essentialism by Greg McKeown The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt The Death Safe by Edgar Wallace The Pattern in the Carpet by Margaret Drabble Grace for Gus by Harry Bliss Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch Borderline (The Arcadia Project #1) by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm) Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger “Low fantasy” post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give more holiday recs and discuss some wintery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Maze at Windermere (Sibyl from Insiders)

Strange Practice (Sara M from Insiders)

 

Books Discussed

Gunsmoke & Glamour by Hillary Monahan

The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf

Two Old Women by Velma Wallis

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (tw: suicide, domestic violence, harm to children)

Fledgling by Octavia E Butler (tw: pedophilia, sort of)

Severance by Ling Ma

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt

The Death Safe by Edgar Wallace

The Pattern in the Carpet by Margaret Drabble

Grace for Gus by Harry Bliss

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

Borderline (The Arcadia Project #1) by Mishell Baker (tw: suicide, self-harm)

Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger

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]]> 2811 Extremely Holiday Brain https://bookriot.com/listen/extremely-holiday-brain/ Amanda and Jenn give more holiday gift recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Read Harder Journal and our True Story giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Land of Burning Heat by Judith van Gieson Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Euphoria by Lily King   Books Discussed Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T Dungy (Persist Instagram book club) The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White (tw: child abuse) The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Eternal Life by Dara Horn Frida Kahlo: an Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse, Achy Obejas The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (rec’d by Christine Ro) Comics About Refugee Experiences post Life After Life by Kate Atkinson A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride (tw: assault, self-harm, suicide) When by Daniel Pink Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi Toxic by Lydia Kang The Undoing (The Call of Crows #2) by Shelly Laurenston Winston’s War by Max Hastings Stalingrad by Antony Beevor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:47:00 -0000 full 159 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give more holiday gift recommendations in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Read Harder Journal and our True Story giveaway.FeedbackBless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo AnayaLand of Burning Heat by Judith van GiesonLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelEuphoria by Lily King Questions1. I am looking for a book to put me in a better mood.This Christmas will mark the one year anniversary of my sisters death, the doctors don’t expect my dad to make it to New Years, and I told a boy I loved him only to have him totally ghost on me. Also I bought a house and my best friend roommate is a great friend and a less great roommate.I read all the time. But I am stumped on what might cheer me up. I’m a pretty dedicated listener to all the book riot podcasts so if you recommend already and I thought I’d like it, I’ve probably already read it (ie Queen of the Night/ Sorcerer to the Crown).I like a lot of things, but mostly fantasy/ magical realism. Really into the American And French Revolution. (I already have Little on my TBR) Favorite authors include Neil Gaiman, Alice Hoffman, nk jemisin, Kelly Link and Cathryn Valente. Also true crime. Sci fi if it’s in the vein of Becky Chambers and Douglas Adams. I am obsessed with the Night Circus. I love Buffy and doctor who and game of thrones.Nothing with sad old people, surprise brain cancer (ie Storied life of AJ Fikry) or quirky beta males. I read ya, not so much romance, but who even knows anymore!--Jenny 2. I need a new author. A few of my favorite books include Ocean at the End of the Lane, Museum of Extraordinary Things, and Remarkable Creatures. I like unusual history or science, and interesting characters. Nothing too romance-y, or too magical.--Stefanie 3. Hello! I’m a prolific reader of mysteries, cozies, thrillers, true crime, and more, but the genre I want to explore more is graphic novels. I’m currently reading Sheets by Brenna Thummler, and I’m enjoying it a lot. I've read Fun Home, Maus, Persepolis, and Embroideries. I’m not into superheroes or any manga, and I’m open to some YA but prefer adult stories.I’d love a response before Christmas if possible, so I know what books to tell my family I want.Thank you!--Becky 4. Hey Amanda and Jenn,this is Lizzy from Munich. I am writing this email to surprise a friend who read „All the birds singing“ from Evie Wylde and is dealing with withdrawal symptoms ever since – as you have recommended it before, I am sure you can relate :)I read the book as well as per her recommendation and I think what she liked about it particularly was the intricate prose, the heartbreaking plot itself, but most of all the intelligent way the story is woven – she generally loves novels with a structure the intertwines past and present. Other favorites of hers are the Goldfinch, A little life, When women were birds and she also really likes Haruki Murakami.Can you recommend something that will fill the hole in her heart? This will be the perfect Christmas gift for this year. Thank you so much in advance :)Keep up the good work and warmest greetings from Germany,--Lizzy 5. This year for Christmas I'm trying to buy a book for each family member. But am stuck on my FIL! Last year he requested Brene Brown's 'rising strong' book. And on his shelf is Strengths Finder 2.0. He reads a lot of 'The Economist' and enjoys non fiction most. But I am so stuck on what to get him. Any recommendations?--Tory 6. Hi guys! Thank you for all you do!! One the last books I need for this year's Book Riot Read Harder challenge is a romance by a person of color. My trouble is that I am so, so tired of many common romance tropes. I understand why they're popular, but I'm just burned out on them. This includes love triangles, mysterious and/or brooding men, and characters who hate each other but then fall in love. I'd really love one where the leads are just two competent people living their lives and facing down the plot, and their relationship starts as friends or colleagues before it becomes romantic. I also prefer sci-fi and fantasy, which really narrows the field. Help!--Tired of the Tropes 7. Hi Jenn and Amanda,If possible, could I get a rec by mid-December, so I can buy this book as a Christmas present?My brother just rediscovered reading and has been flying through a bunch of political nonfiction (scary times). He just visited the Imperial War Rooms and Bunker in London and lovedddddd everything about the museum, so I want to get him a book on Churchill. There are so many biographies on Churchill that I didn't really know where to start, but I've heard Amanda talk about a few Churchill books before (love the podcast; I've listened to every episode and you've introduced me--and my TBR--to so many good books) so I thought you might have some ideas. I'm not looking for a book written by Churchill, but maybe a biography of him or a historical book about the war years or his general service in the British government?Thanks so much for your help! And from a former bookseller who knows how hard it is to find the books people are looking for, can I just say that you ladies are doing the Lord's work?Caitlin Books DiscussedGuidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T Dungy (Persist Instagram book club)The Voyage Out by Virginia WoolfThe Dark Days Club by Alison GoodmanThe Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White (tw: child abuse)The Essex Serpent by Sarah PerryEternal Life by Dara HornFrida Kahlo: an Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse, Achy ObejasThe Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (rec’d by Christine Ro)Comics About Refugee Experiences postLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonA Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride (tw: assault, self-harm, suicide)When by Daniel PinkBored and Brilliant by Manoush ZomorodiToxic by Lydia KangThe Undoing (The Call of Crows #2) by Shelly LaurenstonWinston’s War by Max HastingsStalingrad by Antony BeevorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn give more holiday gift recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Read Harder Journal and our True Story giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Land of Burning Heat by Judith van Gieson Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Euphoria by Lily King   Books Discussed Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T Dungy (Persist Instagram book club) The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White (tw: child abuse) The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Eternal Life by Dara Horn Frida Kahlo: an Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse, Achy Obejas The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (rec’d by Christine Ro) Comics About Refugee Experiences post Life After Life by Kate Atkinson A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride (tw: assault, self-harm, suicide) When by Daniel Pink Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi Toxic by Lydia Kang The Undoing (The Call of Crows #2) by Shelly Laurenston Winston’s War by Max Hastings Stalingrad by Antony Beevor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give more holiday gift recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Read Harder Journal and our True Story giveaway.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Feedback

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Land of Burning Heat by Judith van Gieson

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Euphoria by Lily King

 

Books Discussed

Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T Dungy (Persist Instagram book club)

The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White (tw: child abuse)

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Eternal Life by Dara Horn

Frida Kahlo: an Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse, Achy Obejas

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (rec’d by Christine Ro)

Comics About Refugee Experiences post

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride (tw: assault, self-harm, suicide)

When by Daniel Pink

Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

Toxic by Lydia Kang

The Undoing (The Call of Crows #2) by Shelly Laurenston

Winston’s War by Max Hastings

Stalingrad by Antony Beevor

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]]> 2922 Holiday Episode, AKA Unintentional Husbands and Chocolate https://bookriot.com/listen/holiday-episode-aka-unintentional-husbands-and-chocolate/ Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (tw: violence against women) Life’s Work by Dr. Willie Parker A Brief History of Misogyny by Jack Holland The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins Boneshaker by Cherie Priest All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture, assault, etc) The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: assault, rape, genocide) Grace of Kings by Ken Liu The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:20:00 -0000 full 158 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift requests in this week's episode of Get Booked!This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Book Riot Insiders. Questions 1. Hello,I’m looking for a book recommendation for my friend. She has been going through complicated, heartbreaking separation and has had a tough few years. She’s always been an avid reader and recently mentioned to me that she thinks she’d like to read a sweet, hopeful love story. I really want to find her something like this for Christmas.Originally I suggested When Dimple Met Rishi and the Kiss Quotient to her, but she’s older than I am and I don’t know how much she would enjoy YA, and I don’t think she’d go for a true romance novel. One of her favourite books is Practical Magic, she also loves Kate Morton books, historical fiction and classics.Please could you suggest a heartwarming love story for my friend, bonus points for historical fiction or witches.Thanks--Emily 2. Hi! I absolutely love your podcast, as well as all the other Bookriot podcasts! For holiday presents this year I am gifting basically everyone in my family with books, as we are a family of avid readers. I'm pretty good with picking out books for everyone, except my brother. Lately we have also gotten in some heated debates regarding feminism. I was hoping you could give some suggestions for a non fiction book that addresses feminism and is backed by lots of cold hard facts, in a not too aggressive way if possible. I am hoping a book will get him to open his mind more to the struggles still facing women. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks again!--Liza 3. I'm planning a trip to Egypt this Christmas (2018) to get my fill of the sites there. Can you recommend some books, both fiction and non, that will help whet my appetite for my trips? I'm open to all stages of Egyptian history. I have already read the whole Elizabeth Peters 'Amelia Peabody' mysteries a couple of times and loved them. I would prefer to avoid dry boring histories and accounts for something a bit engaging especially as I tend to read to relax and don't want to have to think too much. Bonus points for anything easily available by ebook or audiobook as I live in a country where libraries and bookstores with English books are limited in selection.--Beth 4. Dear Amanda and JennI heard your nudge on your last episode to get Christmas recommendations in ASAP and I was spurred into action, especially as I have a two-fer if possible.The first is for a friend of mine. He asked me to find some book ideas to give to his sister for Christmas. She likes ‘books where women move to Cornwall or wherever and open a bakery or something and maybe fall in love’. She has read everything by: Lucy diamond, Jenny Colgan and Cathy BramleyHe wants to find her something new, possibly someone with a big catalogue of books for her to keep reading if she likes it.The second is for me.Last year you recommended ‘Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe’, I think in your Jane Austen episode, and it was the last book I read in 2017. I LOVED it and it was the perfect light end-of-Christmas read. It was my first Christmas contemporary romance and I’m hoping you can find me another. Jane Austen connection welcome but not necessary. I normally read regency romances so that’s fine too, just something light and Christmassy to close off my year. Just FYI I hated Austenland.I’m in England so UK availability is a must for both.Thanks so much!--Kim 5. Hi! in Ep. 147 you recommended "River of Teeth" by Sarah Gailey which I bought for my boyfriend-- immediately-- like as I was listening to the show because he loves Hippos. Idk, it's a childhood thing that has morphed into an adult thing.Anyhow, he's obsessed with the book, he's almost finished. I actually bought "American Hippo", so he could read the whole series & stories. He can't stop talking about it! This makes me so happy!For Christmas, we are getting each other a book and chocolate instead of traditional gifts. I'm nervous because I hit it so out of the park on this book that any other book may be a let down. Can you help recommend another fun, romp of a book? It doesn't have to have hippos, lol.He's into Thrillers, Adventures, Fantasy (but while he watches High Fantasy, I've never seen him read it), Sci-fi. He loves Neil Gaiman and Murakami. He mainly gravitates towards shorter books & graphic novels.If you could recommend by early December that would be great! I really appreciate it.PS. Also, I LOVE your show because I always find the best recs for me/friends/family. In a sidebar, I sent my bff "The Book of the Unnamed Midwife" because she's a Doula and she is obsessed.--Kate 6. Hey there! I love your show and look forward to it every week! Ever since I started listening I can hardly keep up with my TBR list, my library holds list has gotten bonkers and I couldn't be happier! So thank you :)I am writing because I need some help getting a book for my husband for Christmas. We are both avid readers and started a new tradition last year that on Christmas Eve we give each other a book and spend the night reading and eating chocolate.He loves high fantasy and grim dark stories which are a bit out of my wheelhouse (I don't tend to like to go as dark as he does). He loves Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive and has read absolutely everything by Brian McClellan and Mark Lawrence. He also recently read Patrick Rothfuss (Kingkiller Chronicles) and loved it too. He also has really enjoyed The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman and loved Ready Player One (neither of which are grim dark obviously).I'd like to get him something that he maybe hasn't heard of that will really knock his socks off! Looking forward to your suggestions!--MJ 7. My husband told me that for Christmas this year, he wants books (yay!). He specifically asked for a series that has at least 3 books already published, the longer the better. He doesn't read as often as I do, but when he does, he can tear through books/series very quickly, so when I say long, I mean loooooong. He's really into "high fantasy," especially Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and Terry Goodkind. He also likes sci-fi and other types of fantasy, and sometimes reads big-name thriller writers like Stephen King and James Patterson. A while ago, I bought him the A Darker Shade of Magic series, which he devoured, and for Christmas this year I would like to introduce him to a new (to him) author/series that is somewhat in his wheelhouse, but maybe expand his horizons a little bit (ideally something not written by a white man and with main characters who are not white men).Thanks for your help,--Rebekah Books DiscussedHow Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. JemisinThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie BarrowsThe Witches of New York by Ami McKay (tw: violence against women)Life’s Work by Dr. Willie ParkerA Brief History of Misogyny by Jack HollandThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeThe Map of Love by Ahdaf SoueifIf the Fates Allow, edited by Annie HarperBring on the Blessings by Beverly JenkinsBoneshaker by Cherie PriestAll Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha WellsCertain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture, assault, etc)The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: assault, rape, genocide)Grace of Kings by Ken LiuThe Broken Earth Trilogy by NK JemisinThe Acacia series by David Anthony DurhamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (tw: violence against women) Life’s Work by Dr. Willie Parker A Brief History of Misogyny by Jack Holland The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins Boneshaker by Cherie Priest All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture, assault, etc) The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: assault, rape, genocide) Grace of Kings by Ken Liu The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Book Riot Insiders.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Books Discussed

How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (tw: violence against women)

Life’s Work by Dr. Willie Parker

A Brief History of Misogyny by Jack Holland

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif

If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper

Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture, assault, etc)

The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: assault, rape, genocide)

Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin

The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham

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]]> 2978 Darcy’s Aunt is a Dragon https://bookriot.com/listen/darcys-aunt-is-a-dragon/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Australian historical fiction, psychopaths, comedic murder mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and So Done by Paula Chase. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: homophobia, assault) Becoming by Michelle Obama obviously The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott The Mothers by Brit Bennett My Education by Susan Choi Heartstone by Elle Katharine White Gail Carriger Witchmark by CL Polk Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. By Marlaine Delargy Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas The Anatomy of Evil by Michael Stone (rec’d by Liberty) Asking For It by Lilah Pace (tw: discussions of/roleplay of rape/sexual assault, violence against women) Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders, Blank Canvas series, (tw: domestic violence, assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:49:00 -0000 full 157 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Australian historical fiction, psychopaths, comedic murder mysteries, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and So Done by Paula Chase. FeedbackJust some feedback for Ben’s daughter from episode 155! As someone not *too* far removed from the voracious-child-reader stage can I suggest: Dragonskin Slippers (Jessica Day George), Inkheart (Cornelia Funke), The Ranger’s Apprentice (John Flanagan), the Stravaganza series (Mary Hoffman) and Eragon (Christopher Paolini). Hope some of those are useful, and thank you so much for the podcast - every episode just brightens my week x--Hannah Questions 1. First of all, when I found your show it was like a dream come true. I love to read! Second only to my love of reading, is my love of discovering new books and putting them on my to read shelf. I keep telling my husband that I wish I had y’all’s job.Speaking of my husband, I am recently married and we are getting ready to go on our honeymoon in December. We are heading to Australia! My husband and I have no intention of just laying on the beach and relaxing all honeymoon. That’s not our style. Instead we plan to do plenty of historical tours. My favorite tours are when I already have a little background on the history of a place. I was hoping you guys could recommend some historical fiction novels set in Australia, especially dating back to its early colonial days and possibly some about its Aboriginal population. I do not like nonfiction or pages and pages of descriptions. I can’t wait to hear your recommendations!! Thank you!--Amelia 2. Hello Ladies! Thanks for answering my previous questions (all those Besses are this Bess) and laughing at my jokes! Very validating! I'm writing to ask for reading recommendations to read over my honeymoon! We're going to an all inclusive resort and I can't wait to just lie around and read :) I'm specifically asking for books that are that tender, heartrending romance where you just want them to be together! Examples include Song of Achilles, Room with a View, Golden Compass Series (Will x Lyra forever). I already own Possession, haven't read it yet -- Way down with pining and angst, I am not really looking for a romance novel, but a literary story where two characters' love is just oh so burny and tender!Thanks in advance,--Bess - bride to be 3. Hi, so like you I loved Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho and I am waiting on tenterhooks for the next book in the series. I’m looking for something to filled the Sorcerer to the Crown shaped hole in my heart. I really like both the Regency, the politics, the slow romance and the magic elements of the book. The Regency period is such an interesting time in British history - right on the edge of the modern, but not quite there yet. I don't need the book to have magic, but it is always a plus.I have already read:Arabella of Mars by David D. LevineShades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalSorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermerand loved all of them.--Sidsel 4. I am looking for recommendations for my 11 year old daughter. She would love to read YA, but I think I would like to hold off from the love relationships and more adult themes for a little bit longer. Last year she read "Some Kind of Happiness" by Claire Legrand and said it was written for her. I'm looking for books that are perhaps more mature, but somewhere in between middle grade and YA. Thanks!--Lauren 5. Hi Amanda and Jenn,I am listening to Deadly Manners, a dark comedy murder-mystery podcast series I am in love with! It's an old-school style story with modern sensibilities. The plot: there's a dinner party and guests are getting picked off one by one, and Levar Burton narrates. Need I say more? I just finished the next to last episode and am already dreading the void in my life when it's over. Can you recommend some books to fill it? Thanks!--Alexis 6. I know Halloween just passed but I heard Shelly Laurenston's booklist from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books podcast, one of the things she mentions is psychopaths and I was wondering if you had any recommendations for this. I don't want mystery or thrillers, more like a mind dive into spotting them, try to understand why they do it or facts. Since the holiday are coming up I would like some recommendations as soon as possible please.--Ash 7. Hi Jenn and Amanda,I would love to get some recommendations for romance novels that deal with sexual trauma or sexual dysfunction (or that just acknowledge the fact that sex isn't always easy and fun). I'm not fussy about the type of romance (just no paranormal). I realize this may be difficult because romance is supposed to be escapist but I am desperate to see my experience represented.Thanks so much for your help!--Joss Books DiscussedThe Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: homophobia, assault)Becoming by Michelle Obama obviouslyThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThat Deadman Dance by Kim ScottThe Mothers by Brit BennettMy Education by Susan ChoiHeartstone by Elle Katharine WhiteGail CarrigerWitchmark by CL PolkAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforThe Jumbies by Tracey BaptisteDeath at Wentwater Court by Carola DunnAn Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. By Marlaine DelargyConfessions of a Sociopath by M.E. ThomasThe Anatomy of Evil by Michael Stone (rec’d by Liberty)Asking For It by Lilah Pace (tw: discussions of/roleplay of rape/sexual assault, violence against women)Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders, Blank Canvas series, (tw: domestic violence, assault)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Australian historical fiction, psychopaths, comedic murder mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and So Done by Paula Chase. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: homophobia, assault) Becoming by Michelle Obama obviously The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott The Mothers by Brit Bennett My Education by Susan Choi Heartstone by Elle Katharine White Gail Carriger Witchmark by CL Polk Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. By Marlaine Delargy Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas The Anatomy of Evil by Michael Stone (rec’d by Liberty) Asking For It by Lilah Pace (tw: discussions of/roleplay of rape/sexual assault, violence against women) Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders, Blank Canvas series, (tw: domestic violence, assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Australian historical fiction, psychopaths, comedic murder mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and So Done by Paula Chase.

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Books Discussed

The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: homophobia, assault)

Becoming by Michelle Obama obviously

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

My Education by Susan Choi

Heartstone by Elle Katharine White

Gail Carriger

Witchmark by CL Polk

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. By Marlaine Delargy

Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E. Thomas

The Anatomy of Evil by Michael Stone (rec’d by Liberty)

Asking For It by Lilah Pace (tw: discussions of/roleplay of rape/sexual assault, violence against women)

Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders, Blank Canvas series, (tw: domestic violence, assault)

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]]> 2851 Several Generations of Angst https://bookriot.com/listen/several-generations-of-angst/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Frankie. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: violence against women and children (and everyone)) Stephen King read-alikes episode My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (TW: graphic violence, harm to women and children) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer A Separation by Katie Kitamura Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (rec’d by Jessica and Michelle) Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro Blood, Water, Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (rec’d by Jamie C) Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jenn’s friend Ellen) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Nov 2018 13:24:00 -0000 full 156 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Frankie. Questions 1. I love your show! I was really getting into a slump of only reading the highly marketed books. You help me broaden my bookshelf so thanks!My husband and I recently start "reading" books together. He listens to the audio book because he is a busy MA student and drives a lot while I enjoy reading physically.We just finished Bird Box and both really enjoyed it! My husband is the finicky reader. He enjoys Stephen King and thrillers. We have Dark Matter by Blake Crouch on our to read list. I tried recommending Into the Drowning Deep, but the mermaids were too far (even though I think he would love it).We would like recommendations for thrillers/suspense with some supernatural happenings and at least one likeable/smart character. He has read most of Stephen King where as I really enjoy fantasy novels. I can do most horror/suspense. Sci Fi could be doable if it had the right characters. Please stay in the adult category as my husband does not enjoy "teen angst".Side note: I would just need a trigger warning for violence against women and children (which you always provide).Thank you in advance!--Kyla and Kyle 2. I would love ideas for books that are relationship focused but have intellectual conversation, like my favorite movies - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight. What I love about those is that you feel so much intimacy and tension - the way one tiny thing could make everything fall apart.I have On Chesil Beach on my radar already. Normal People by Sally Rooney also came close to what I'm hoping for.--Jenny 3. Hi Ladies! Love the podcast!I have loved the Dana Stabenow, Kate Shugak mysteries. Though I love her series, I would love a recommendation for a Native American own voices author from Alaska or North Western Canada. I prefer fiction, and it does not have to be a mystery.--Jessie 4. I’m looking for recommendations for my school’s book club. We are a group of high school educators who enjoy reading broadly, so we have tried to have books that delve into different departments’ interests like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (science) or Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (History).I would love some book recommendations where the text is heavily influenced by art or music to better represent those departments. Bonus points for diverse authors or perspectives!In the past we have also loved Station Eleven, Enrique’s Journey, The Nightingale, Educated and The Storied Life of AJ Fikry.Thanks in advance for your help!--Sarah 5. Hi! I've recently discovered audio books as an excellent way to get more books in my life on my commute every morning. I drop my kids off at two different places and I'm usually in the car for about an hour. My difficulty is finding something that I enjoy but is also appropriate for my kids to listen to, they are 2 1/2 and 4 but are VERY observant and like to mimic what they hear. So far I've listened to Blackout by Connie Willis and the The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden. I love fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, and mystery. Any recommendations you have would be awesome, thank you!--Heather 6. My dad loves traditional sci-fi. Heinlein is his favorite author ever, but he also enjoys Zelazny, Asimov, etc. I'm hoping to find new authors for him, and have had some success with the Expanse, The Martian, and with books by Elizabeth Moon. However, the Vorkosigan books, the Murderbot Diaries, Red Mars, and the Honor Harrington books all fell flat for him. Do you have suggestions for modern books in the classic sci-fi style?--Books for Space Dad 7. Hiii! :) I'm wondering if you know of any books similar to the Victorian "sensation novels" such as Lady Audley's Secret, Wilkie Collins' books etc, but which reflect modern values. I find I'm completely charmed by the trope that I call "mild mannered Victorian gentleman reluctantly and/or accidentally solves a crime," that isn't gritty or over the top but still has a lot of unforseen twists; however, I've grown so tired of books that only have white straight characters. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!--Mild Mannered Modern Reader Books DiscussedThe Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie EatwellBroken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: violence against women and children (and everyone))Stephen King read-alikes episodeMy Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (TW: graphic violence, harm to women and children)The Interestings by Meg WolitzerA Separation by Katie KitamuraTwo Old Women by Velma WallisMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (rec’d by Jessica and Michelle)Nocturnes by Kazuo IshiguroBlood, Water, Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape)The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalWaypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. ChenThe Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (rec’d by Jamie C)Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jenn's friend Ellen)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Frankie. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.  Books Discussed The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: violence against women and children (and everyone)) Stephen King read-alikes episode My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (TW: graphic violence, harm to women and children) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer A Separation by Katie Kitamura Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (rec’d by Jessica and Michelle) Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro Blood, Water, Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (rec’d by Jamie C) Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jenn’s friend Ellen) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Frankie.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. 


Books Discussed

The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: violence against women and children (and everyone))

Stephen King read-alikes episode

My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (TW: graphic violence, harm to women and children)

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

A Separation by Katie Kitamura

Two Old Women by Velma Wallis

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (rec’d by Jessica and Michelle)

Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro

Blood, Water, Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape)

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen

The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (rec’d by Jamie C)

Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jenn’s friend Ellen)

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]]> 3011 Hardest of Nopes https://bookriot.com/listen/hardest-of-nopes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about books, houses as characters, female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Knitter’s Dictionary, and Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback The Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Books Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6) Meet the Frugalwoods by Elizabeth Willard Thames Sex with Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan Possession by AS Byatt The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy The Shining by Stephen King The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Big Dead Place by Nicholas Johnson (Also please enjoy this news story: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/scientist-remote-antarctic-outpost-stabs-13490682) South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby (tw: suicide) Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar (rec’d by Rincey) Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:11:00 -0000 full 155 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about books, houses as characters, female travelers, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Knitter's Dictionary, and Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. FeedbackThe Iron Druid series by Kevin HearneThe Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. LiuDaughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Questions 1. I like books about books so much that I have a whole shelf on my good reads called books about books about books. I look forward to reading your recommendations for it but I wanted to put my hat in the ring. So in that vein:The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyThe Eyre Affair (and really the whole Thursday Next Series)Mister PipIf on a Winters Night a TravelerCloud AtlasLove the podcast!Best,Miranda 2. Dear Jen and Amanda,I wrote to you a few months ago for book recs to help with my recent break up and boy did you deliver the goods! You helped me out of a sad time and reading slump, and made me push through.I've decided to go travelling through Europe alone (but armed with my kindle) and would love some recommendations on solo travel from a female perspective/women taking over the universe/generally fierce women to accompany me through my travels.Thanks for being two bad ass women and keeping me company throughout my tumultuous but exciting year.Love,Ron 3. Hi Ladies,I love it when houses are characters in books. Some personal favorites are Jane Eyre, du Maurier's Rebecca and The Likeness by Tana French. I've also loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson as well as The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. Could you recommend some great books that feature houses as characters? Happy to read any genre. Bonus points if it's haunted!Best, Kristi 4. Hi! I am getting ready to travel to Antarctica in early November and would love some recommendations for books to read either before I go or while I'm there. I've read "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" by Maria Semple and am about to start "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing. I like to go into an adventure with a good historical and scientific background, so I'm open to pretty much anything (fiction or non-fiction) that will get me excited for what I'm about to see and experience!Thank you!Sydney 5. Hi! Hispanic Heritage month (Sept 15-Oct 15) has me wanting to tap into my Mexican-American roots. I want to fill in the gaps of my knowledge. Especially in this political climate that tries to vilify these communities. Can you recommend any nonfiction about Central and South America to tap into the complex history and culture. Bonus points if available on audio. <3-Becca 6. Help! My dad LOVES Sherman Alexie and not only does he keep telling me I should read him, (which, just no) but I don't think he's read ANY other Native authors. I'd love to help him expand his horizons in this arena, but I'm having a hard time coming up with something he'd like since our tastes are very different. I love scifi and fantasy, but he's not super into that. I've read a lot of Joseph Bruchac, some Tim Tingle, and of course Rebecca Roanhorse. He does not find my recommendations very appealing. From what I can gather about what he's shared with me, what he likes about Alexie's writing is his humor and the poignant personal narrative. Do you have any recommendations for books or Native authors who fit this bill?-Alexis 7. My 9-year-old daughter is a voracious reader. She loved Harry Potter and is almost finished with all of Rick Riordan's novels. What series should she start next? (It does not have to be a fantasy series.)ThanksBen BooksKingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6)Meet the Frugalwoods by Elizabeth Willard ThamesSex with Shakespeare by Jillian KeenanPossession by AS ByattThe Electric Woman by Tessa FontaineGuidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. DungyThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Turner House by Angela FlournoyBig Dead Place by Nicholas Johnson (Also please enjoy this news story: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/scientist-remote-antarctic-outpost-stabs-13490682)South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby (tw: suicide)Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria LuiselliDeep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar (rec’d by Rincey)Crazy Brave by Joy HarjoIf I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric GansworthFurthermore by Tahereh MafiSchool for Good and Evil by Soman ChainaniSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about books, houses as characters, female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Knitter’s Dictionary, and Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback The Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Books Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6) Meet the Frugalwoods by Elizabeth Willard Thames Sex with Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan Possession by AS Byatt The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy The Shining by Stephen King The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Big Dead Place by Nicholas Johnson (Also please enjoy this news story: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/scientist-remote-antarctic-outpost-stabs-13490682) South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby (tw: suicide) Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar (rec’d by Rincey) Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about books, houses as characters, female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Knitter’s Dictionary, and Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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Feedback

The Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne

The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor


Books

Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6)

Meet the Frugalwoods by Elizabeth Willard Thames

Sex with Shakespeare by Jillian Keenan

Possession by AS Byatt

The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine

Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy

The Shining by Stephen King

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

Big Dead Place by Nicholas Johnson (Also please enjoy this news story: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/scientist-remote-antarctic-outpost-stabs-13490682)

South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby (tw: suicide)

Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli

Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar (rec’d by Rincey)

Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo

If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

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]]> 3246 Stephen King Readalikes for Scaredy-Cats https://bookriot.com/listen/stephen-king-readalikes-for-scaredy-cats/ Amanda and Jenn give their picks for Stephen King read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Duchess by Design by Maya Rodale and What Would Cleopatra Do? by Elizabeth Foley and Beth Coates. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.   Books Discussed Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon Perfect Days by Raphael Montes Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (tw: child abuse, sort of?) The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand Out by Natsuo Kirino (tw: sexual assault, abuse) The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:08:00 -0000 full 154 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give their picks for Stephen King read-alikes in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Duchess by Design by Maya Rodale and What Would Cleopatra Do? by Elizabeth Foley and Beth Coates. Books DiscussedKingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6)Bad Blood by John CarreyrouMapping the Interior by Stephen Graham JonesThe Winter People by Jennifer McMahonPerfect Days by Raphael MontesFledgling by Octavia E. Butler (tw: child abuse, sort of?)The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleSawkill Girls by Claire LegrandOut by Natsuo Kirino (tw: sexual assault, abuse)The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren SumaThe Book of M by Peng ShepherdTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseBooks and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise ErdrichLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn give their picks for Stephen King read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Duchess by Design by Maya Rodale and What Would Cleopatra Do? by Elizabeth Foley and Beth Coates. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.   Books Discussed Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon Perfect Days by Raphael Montes Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (tw: child abuse, sort of?) The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand Out by Natsuo Kirino (tw: sexual assault, abuse) The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give their picks for Stephen King read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Duchess by Design by Maya Rodale and What Would Cleopatra Do? by Elizabeth Foley and Beth Coates.

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Books Discussed

Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C Dao (Nov 6)

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (tw: child abuse, sort of?)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Out by Natsuo Kirino (tw: sexual assault, abuse)

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

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]]> 3478 Magical 1940s Lesbians https://bookriot.com/listen/magical-1940s-lesbians/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in New Mexico, horror with cars, political machinations, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Timothy Top Book 1: The Green Pig by Gud and Good Me Bad Me, now in paperback by Ali Land. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Crossfire by Miyuki Miyabe Out by Natsuo Kirino Books Discussed An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie Passing Strange by Ellen Klages River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey Fire Season by Philip Connors Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade Christine by Stephen King Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak War With the Mein by David Anthony Durham The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy) Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev Inked by Eric Smith Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (tw: rape, suicidal ideation) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:52:00 -0000 full 153 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in New Mexico, horror with cars, political machinations, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Timothy Top Book 1: The Green Pig by Gud and Good Me Bad Me, now in paperback by Ali Land.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. FeedbackConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataCrossfire by Miyuki MiyabeOut by Natsuo Kirino Questions 1. I love the podcast and have actually read some of the books that have been recommended and have loved them. I am taking a trip to Portland, Oregon and will go visit Powell’s City of Books (my first time ). I noticed as I was making my wish list of books I want to buy and looked at the list of books I’ve read this year and realized I have read too many books that are emotionally heavy. I’m not trying to say those books are unimportant they are! I just need an escape every now and then.I recently read Alan Bennett’s, “The Uncommon Reader,” and loved it so much. I need recommendations for books like that : easy to read in one sitting, grossly absorbing, and don’t leave me feeling emotionally and mentally exhausted.I have also read the Binti trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor and “The Bookshop,” by Penelope Fitzgerald. I am not a fan of romance novels. Would like some recommendations by women, people of color, or LGBTQ. Thanks and again love the podcast.--Rebekah 2. Hi - I send a request for book suggestions on your website (using the form I can no longer find...?) but forgot to mention that since I'm leaving for my trip in about a month, I'd really really appreciate some suggestions as soon as possible...I'm thinking you might have answered a similar question in past shows, too, since it's pretty simple.As I said before, I'm going to be travelling to Santa Fe, NM to live for a while, but know virtually nothing about the place! I'd love book suggestions - either modern fiction (preferred) or non-fiction / travel - that give a sense of the history & atmosphere & cultures & climate of New Mexico. I recently read Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagan, and thought it was great, although New Mexico is only a backdrop in that one. I'm not a big fan of cowboy / frontier type stuff, though.Thank you so much! Your podcast was recommended by my local librarian and I'm so grateful she let me know about it!All the best,--Tracey 3. Hi Ladies,My friend is looking for recommendations and I just do not feel equipped to suggest based on our differing reading interests, so I thought I would consult the experts!He gave me his 2 favorite books: "Dark Matter" by Blake Crouch and "Dragon Teeth" by Michael Crichton. I suggested "N0S4A2" by Joe Hill based on one of your previous shows, and he loved it. But he actually moved it to the top of his TBR because of the Rolls-Royce! He absolutely loves cars - it is his passion personally and professionally.Do you have any suggestions for what he calls "adventure" and "darker" books? HUGE plus if you can throw in a sweet car! I am trying to keep his reading flame alive.Thank you,--Andrea 4. Apparently I have an unpopular opinion. After watching the tv adaptations of her work, I decided to try reading one of Philippa Gregory's books but don't seem to be enjoying it very much. I'm confused by this since I know she is well regarded in this genre and that I enjoy these sorts of books (The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart is one of my favorites and of course A Song of Ice and Fire) but I'm not finding the environment or characters very immersive.Could you recommend a political machinations, inspired by history, power weddings, and rising king novel by another author? Ideally it would be realistic with a few witchy superstitions, but full fantasy is good too. Wolf Hall is on my TBR and I know I've heard you mention an "inclusive GoT" - was it Promise of Blood? Thank you!--Kelly 5. My grandfather was diagnosed with dementia several years ago, but his condition has escalated recently, and he's just moved into a nursing home. Since my family has fairly spread out, the majority of the care for him has fallen on my mother, who lives closest to the home. She loves to laugh, and hasn't let any of this get her down, but I know it's tough on her.I was wondering if you had any recommendations for books that deal with aging parents in a positive or humorous tone, either a memoir or a novel of some sort.Thanks!--Amanda 6. Hello!I was pretty convinced that I don't like romance, but you ladies are always talking about great romance books. For the Read Harder challenge of a romance novel by or about a person of color, I chose Whiskey and Ribbons, by Leesa Cross-Smith. I think Amanda may have mentioned it on this podcast or on All the Books.This book is so good! It just made me feel like love is so amazing and wonderful, and the writing is beautiful. I feel like I have been missing out by avoiding the genre, and now I need more books to feel all of the feels.I admit that I haven't given romance much of a chance, but the little bit I have read has annoyed me with either the characters having amazing sex immediately after meeting on page two, or just plain bad writing.What are some good romances for people new to the genre? I usually read literary fiction and nonfiction.--Kara 7. Hi, can you recommend any books based around tattoos and fantasy elements connected to or about them? I love fantasy, historical fiction. Favorite books are Life after Life by Kate Atkinson, Station Eleven, Discovery of Witches.--Angela Books DiscussedAn Easy Death by Charlaine HarrisAncillary Mercy by Ann LeckiePassing Strange by Ellen KlagesRiver of Teeth by Sarah GaileyFire Season by Philip ConnorsNight at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez QuadeChristine by Stephen KingMongrels by Stephen Graham JonesThe Winter Palace by Eva StachniakWar With the Mein by David Anthony DurhamThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy)Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz ChastThe End of Your Life Book Club by Will SchwalbeAn Extraordinary Union by Alyssa ColeThe Bollywood Bride by Sonali DevInked by Eric SmithInk Exchange by Melissa Marr (tw: rape, suicidal ideation)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in New Mexico, horror with cars, political machinations, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Timothy Top Book 1: The Green Pig by Gud and Good Me Bad Me, now in paperback by Ali Land. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Crossfire by Miyuki Miyabe Out by Natsuo Kirino Books Discussed An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie Passing Strange by Ellen Klages River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey Fire Season by Philip Connors Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade Christine by Stephen King Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak War With the Mein by David Anthony Durham The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy) Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev Inked by Eric Smith Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (tw: rape, suicidal ideation) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in New Mexico, horror with cars, political machinations, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Timothy Top Book 1: The Green Pig by Gud and Good Me Bad Me, now in paperback by Ali Land.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Crossfire by Miyuki Miyabe

Out by Natsuo Kirino


Books Discussed

An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

Fire Season by Philip Connors

Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade

Christine by Stephen King

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak

War With the Mein by David Anthony Durham

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy)

Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev

Inked by Eric Smith

Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (tw: rape, suicidal ideation)

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]]> 3020 Some Light Devil Worship https://bookriot.com/listen/some-light-devil-worship/ Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss Portuguese novels, ghost stories, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Devil’s Thief by Lisa Maxwell and Flight or Fright, edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed: Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak, art by Takeshi Miyazawa Improvement by Joan Silber Everything’s Trash, But It’s Ok by Phoebe Robinson Blindness by Jose Saramago (tw: sexual assault, violence, rape) The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (tw: racial violence, rape, harm to children) Affinity by Sarah Waters (tw: mention of suicide) The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall Borderline by Mishell Baker (tw: self harm, suicide) (Don’t) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen Long Division by Kiese Laymon The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:05:00 -0000 full 152 Book Riot Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss Portuguese novels, ghost stories, unreliable narrators, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by The Devil's Thiefby Lisa Maxwell and Flight or Fright, edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. Questions: 1. Hello Amanda and Jenn,This month, after a harrowing vacation planning session wherein I blindly threw a dart at a map, I booked a flight to Portugal. Shortly, after booking my ticket, I realized I really don't know much about the country and its literature. Can you help me find something to read that's either set in Portugal or by a Portuguese author before my trip?I've read a number of books about Spain and books by Spanish authors, so I'd prefer to avoid overlap. Although I'm open to non-fiction, I would prefer a fiction recommendation. I read almost every genre within fiction, but I tend to avoid YA and romance. To give you a general feel for my taste in books, some of my all-time favourites books are:-A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara,-The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami,-Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, and-Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.Many thanks,--Rebecca 2. Hi Amanda and Jenn,First I want to say I love your show and I read a lot of your recommendations. So I absolutely loved I Am Pilgrim and need some more books like it. I love books that have multiple plot lines that converge in the end. Please help me find some more books to put on my shelf. I will read anything except Romance. I prefer mystery and historical fiction. By the way if this finds its way on the show that would be great.Thanks--Brittney 3. Hi Guys!I’m looking for a book recs for good horror novels that involve ghosts. I’m a huge horror movie fan and particularly love ghost stories & found footage movies. In reading, however, I’ve stuck mostly with Urban & High Fantasy novels. I’m looking to expand my taste a bit this year and have also found that I’m running out of horror movies to watch. I’ve attempted a few Stephen King novels including “It" but have a hard time digesting the homophobia within towns make up. I understand where the novel comes from and usually don’t have a problem with being faced with the uglier side of humanity. However, because of that particular form of ugly, I’m extremely tentative when it comes to horror books. Can you recommend some horror novels centered around hauntings & ghost stories? Bonus if they include LGBT characters — particularly gay or lesbian couples.Thank you for your time,--Oddy 4. I am going through a difficult breakup and am finding escaping into reading a healthy way to deal with my feelings. I recently read The Night Circus for the first time and found it was a great book for me right now not necessarily because of the genre but because of the immersive environment the author creates and because the ending is generally happy. I started reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell hoping it would provide a similar imaginative environment but I'm finding the beginning a little slow. I am open to any genre of book as long as it is immersive and not depressing. Thank you for your help!--Lauren 5. Hi,I love your podcast, and I'm so happy it comes out every week now!I was wondering if you can help me find more books with an unreliable narrator. I have read Gone Girl, Girl on the Train, Await Your Reply, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Where'd You Go, Bernadette.I particularly enjoy books when you don't actually know if the narrator is unreliable or not until you get into it as opposed to Mr Ripley where I knew from the start.Thanks! I await your reply. ;-)--Kaci 6. Books with borderline characters or any type of mental illness?--Sad reader 7. Hi gang,Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!!!My name is AgustinI´m looking for recommendations for books about libraries and or books or in which these elements are important to the plot.......... quite specific, sorry :( but i´m hooked and I crave these kinds of books!!!!Basically I´ve read:THE LIBRARY AT MOUNT CHAR by Scott HawkinsALL THE NAMES by Jose SaramagoTHE NAME OF THE ROSE by Umberto Ecco (awesome!!)MR. PENUMBRA´S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE by Robin SloanTHE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAnd I don´t know about any other books along these lines.Never miss an episode!help me get booked, you are my only hope!!! :Plove,--Agustin! Books Discussed:Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak, art by Takeshi MiyazawaImprovement by Joan SilberEverything's Trash, But It's Ok by Phoebe RobinsonBlindness by Jose Saramago (tw: sexual assault, violence, rape)The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann MartelThe Bone Clocks by David MitchellThe Way of All Flesh by Ambrose ParryMy Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (tw: racial violence, rape, harm to children)Affinity by Sarah Waters (tw: mention of suicide)The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia WredeThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldTurn of Mind by Alice LaPlanteOur Kind of Cruelty by Araminta HallBorderline by Mishell Baker (tw: self harm, suicide)(Don’t) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly JensenLong Division by Kiese LaymonThe Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-ReverteLabyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz ZafónSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss Portuguese novels, ghost stories, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Devil’s Thief by Lisa Maxwell and Flight or Fright, edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed: Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak, art by Takeshi Miyazawa Improvement by Joan Silber Everything’s Trash, But It’s Ok by Phoebe Robinson Blindness by Jose Saramago (tw: sexual assault, violence, rape) The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (tw: racial violence, rape, harm to children) Affinity by Sarah Waters (tw: mention of suicide) The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall Borderline by Mishell Baker (tw: self harm, suicide) (Don’t) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen Long Division by Kiese Laymon The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss Portuguese novels, ghost stories, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Devil’s Thief by Lisa Maxwell and Flight or Fright, edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed:

Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak, art by Takeshi Miyazawa

Improvement by Joan Silber

Everything’s Trash, But It’s Ok by Phoebe Robinson

Blindness by Jose Saramago (tw: sexual assault, violence, rape)

The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry

My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (tw: racial violence, rape, harm to children)

Affinity by Sarah Waters (tw: mention of suicide)

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante

Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall

Borderline by Mishell Baker (tw: self harm, suicide)

(Don’t) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen

Long Division by Kiese Laymon

The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte

Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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]]> 3296 Toxic Friendships, Maybe Wrapped Up in Murder https://bookriot.com/listen/toxic-friendships-maybe-wrapped-up-in-murder/ Amanda and Jenn discuss vacation reads for dads, toxic friendships, disabled characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, A Nice Day for a Cowboy Wedding by Nicole Helm, and Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Attack of the Giant Baby and Other Stories by Kit Reed The Best of Robert Bloch Richard Matheson Books Discussed The Tangled Tree by David Quammen The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison Daughters of the Storm (Blood & Gold #1) by Kim Wilkins Swords & Spaceships newsletter and Goodreads shelf Shark Drunk by Morten A Stroksnes So Anyway by John Cleese The Fever by Megan Abbott Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (TW: extreme violence of basically every imaginable kind) Rosewater by Tade Thompson The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (rec’d by Susie D) Friend With Benefits Zone by Laura Brown Romances with disabled heroines: https://frolic.media/heroines-with-disabilities-six-romance-recs/ Death Below Stairs by Jennifer AshleyJenn Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (TW: graphic harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:45:00 -0000 full 151 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss vacation reads for dads, toxic friendships, disabled characters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by TBR, A Nice Day for a Cowboy Wedding by Nicole Helm, and Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. FeedbackAttack of the Giant Baby and Other Stories by Kit ReedThe Best of Robert BlochRichard Matheson Questions 1. I've been trying of late to read more feminist literature and novels from female perspectives. It's been pretty easy to find literary fiction to read, but I'm interested in reading some science fiction and fantasy novels with a feminist slant. I haven't had much luck finding them unless they are YA novels (I've read a few but to be completely honest YA just doesn't do it for me). Any recommendations?Thanks!--Genevive 2. Hello Ladies!I am hoping you can help me find a good book for my father to read on his well-deserved vacation at the beginning of December. He said he really wants to relax and so wants something light-hearted. I’ve realized that when I want a nice light-hearted read I normally reach for YA, which I have a hard time picturing him reading.I was already thinking of suggesting Becky Chambers and Lincoln in the Bardo (I realize the latter isn’t necessarily light-hearted but it just seems so up his alley I couldn’t resist).Some books I know he’s enjoyed in the past include Cutting for Stone, various books by Ken Follet, and A Walk In the Woods. Something humorous would probably be good.Thank you for your help and your wonderful show! I look forward to it every week!--April 3. Jenn and Amanda -I've been realizing over the past year that my closest friendship is with a toxic person and I need to cut ties. We've been friends since college, were in each other's weddings, and have become moms together so it's hard for me to walk away, even though I know it's what's best for my own growth and health. It's left me feeling very lonely so I'm looking for books to fill the lonely void and help me heal (as only books can do). I enjoy most character-driven fiction, as long as there is one likable character to root for, and memoirs that read like fiction (i.e. The Glass Castle).Thanks so much!--Kate 4. Hi! I love your podcast, you guys are great! Like with many people, my family can be hard to shop for. Think you can help with my brother? Some of his favorite authors are Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Matthew Woodring Stover, and Caitlín R. Kiernan. He is also a stickler for facts--he likes fantasy/horror elements, but if there are incorrect facts about real things (especially about history and politics) he'll decide a book is rubbish even if it's otherwise a good book. This means shopping for him can be anxiety producing. Help!--Anxious Sister 5. Hey Jenn,Please help--the love of my literary life is Sarah Addison Allen and I've read everything she's written (including the free shorts on Amazon) multiple times and I find myself needing more books that feel like getting a warm hug. There is something about the pacing and the combination of unique characters and circumstances (a grumpy apple tree? Awesome! Giants? Great! Wallpaper with moodswings? Love it!). I also love that while there are some problems and conflicts, they are not so dark as to overshadow the entire novel and while urgent in the moment, don't detract from that warm-hug feeling. The light touches of magic in otherwise realistic fiction are the thing that keeps me wanting more.Note: please not Beatriz Williams or Alice Hoffman. They keep getting recommended via goodreads, amazon and NoveList and for the life of me, I just can't seem to connect to their characters.Also, I know that you're backlogged, so if you'd rather answer in an email than on the show, that is absolutely fine--I will be grateful for your recommendations whenever and wherever you can provide them.Thanks!!--Abbey 6. Hi! I've been dealing with an undiagnosed chronic illness that has left me housebound for some time now. Reading about other disabled people's experiences has been eye-opening and comforting in that I'm not alone, but many of the books I've read (So Lucky, Invisible, Sick) have been difficult to read because they've touched on a lot of raw wounds. I'd really like to read something more lighthearted, but still featuring disability/chronic illness as a major plot point. I'm open to any genre, but own voices only please! Thank you!--Rachel 7. Just an FYI my name is pronounced Crystal.I am an avid reader of many genres. I find it hard to find mystery novels that I enjoy. I have read all of the Maisie Dobbs series and am a true lover of Sherlock Holmes. I would like recommendations of mysteries with interesting characters that don't seem pulpish. I hope that makes sense. Time, place, location are not a consideration. Books DiscussedThe Tangled Tree by David QuammenThe Ravenmaster by Christopher SkaifeThe Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg ElisonDaughters of the Storm (Blood & Gold #1) by Kim WilkinsSwords & Spaceships newsletter and Goodreads shelfShark Drunk by Morten A StroksnesSo Anyway by John CleeseThe Fever by Megan AbbottHeroine Complex by Sarah KuhnLibrary at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (TW: extreme violence of basically every imaginable kind)Rosewater by Tade ThompsonThe Talented Ribkins by Ladee HubbardLast Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul KruegerWe Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (rec'd by Susie D)Friend With Benefits Zone by Laura BrownRomances with disabled heroines: https://frolic.media/heroines-with-disabilities-six-romance-recs/Death Below Stairs by Jennifer AshleyJennGods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (TW: graphic harm to children)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss vacation reads for dads, toxic friendships, disabled characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR, A Nice Day for a Cowboy Wedding by Nicole Helm, and Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Attack of the Giant Baby and Other Stories by Kit Reed The Best of Robert Bloch Richard Matheson Books Discussed The Tangled Tree by David Quammen The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison Daughters of the Storm (Blood & Gold #1) by Kim Wilkins Swords & Spaceships newsletter and Goodreads shelf Shark Drunk by Morten A Stroksnes So Anyway by John Cleese The Fever by Megan Abbott Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (TW: extreme violence of basically every imaginable kind) Rosewater by Tade Thompson The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (rec’d by Susie D) Friend With Benefits Zone by Laura Brown Romances with disabled heroines: https://frolic.media/heroines-with-disabilities-six-romance-recs/ Death Below Stairs by Jennifer AshleyJenn Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (TW: graphic harm to children) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss vacation reads for dads, toxic friendships, disabled characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, A Nice Day for a Cowboy Wedding by Nicole Helm, and Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.

 

Feedback

Attack of the Giant Baby and Other Stories by Kit Reed

The Best of Robert Bloch

Richard Matheson


Books Discussed

The Tangled Tree by David Quammen

The Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

Daughters of the Storm (Blood & Gold #1) by Kim Wilkins

Swords & Spaceships newsletter and Goodreads shelf

Shark Drunk by Morten A Stroksnes

So Anyway by John Cleese

The Fever by Megan Abbott

Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn

Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (TW: extreme violence of basically every imaginable kind)

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (rec’d by Susie D)

Friend With Benefits Zone by Laura Brown

Romances with disabled heroines: https://frolic.media/heroines-with-disabilities-six-romance-recs/

Death Below Stairs by Jennifer AshleyJenn

Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (TW: graphic harm to children)

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]]> 3165 Really Interesting Nonsense https://bookriot.com/listen/really-interesting-nonsense/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fall mood reading, books about friendship, horror short stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the GCP Clubcar and The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed The Tangled Tree by David Quammen Headscarves and Hymens by Mona Eltahawy Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector (1970s, Brazil), transl. Stefan Tobler Angelica Gorodischer (Argentina), Kalpa Imperial, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin All Systems Red by Martha Wells Daniel H Wilson (Robopocalypse or Guardian Angels and Other Monsters) Weathering by Lucy Wood The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Severance by Ling Ma The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (published under Mallory Ortberg) Penance by Kanae Minato, transl by Philip Gabriel Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, transl. by Allison Markin Powell (rec’d by Pierce Alquist) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud Fen by Daisy Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:22:00 -0000 full 150 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fall mood reading, books about friendship, horror short stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by the GCP Clubcar and The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas. Questions 1. Hi there!I’m looking for books that hit the sweet spot towards fulfilling my reading challenges for this year.I’m trying to read at least 75% female authors and at least 75% non-US/UK/Canadian (especially trying to add books from new countries).Therefore, I’ve been reading a lot of women in translation and finding a lot of great books, but I’ve come to realize that the vast majority of what I’ve been reading are new books from the very late 20th or 21st centuries. So I’m really digging now for recommendations that touch each decade of the 20th century and/or earlier.Do you have any ideas for books or authors?Some good books from the last year or two I’ve loved were “Fever Dream” by Samantha Schweblin (Argentina), Han Kang’s books from South Korea, Ali Smith’s Autumn (not helping my goal :), and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.Thanks :)--Patrik 2. Hello,I love listening to the show and learning about new books to add to my ever-growing TBR pile. But this request is for my husband. He's lately just gotten back into reading science fiction and I would love to surprise him with a new book for his birthday. He loves science fiction that mixes hard science with a good story. His recent obsession has been the Three Body Trilogy by Cixin Liu; he is also a big Arthur C. Clarke fan. Any recommendations would be appreciated!--Lee 3. Hello!I sent in this question a while back but I don’t think it was answered yet, so I thought I’d re-submit.I’m seeking some eerie, atmospheric books to read this fall and winter. Bonus points for books set in rainy, stormy, dreary places. My most recently read books that fall into this type of category are “Rebecca” and “And Then There Were None,” and “The Woman in Cabin 10.”I’m open to books from all eras, as well as both YA and adult novels.Thanks a lot! And I’m sorry if I might have missed this question on a recent show.--Katie 4. Hello,My best friend and I no longer live anywhere near each other and may not for many years to come. One way we have maintained our bond is through reading books together. We love contemporary literature especially focused on women's experiences. I am specifically looking for some lovely books about female friendship. As teens we both loved and deeply bonded over the sisterhood of the traveling pants series but I'm now looking for something more geared towards adults and maintaining friendship through the trials of adulthood, including perhaps long distance friendship.Thank you!--Rhiannon 5. Hi there! I'm looking for recommendations for my cousin who loves books that look at the world or history honestly, but still make her laugh. Her all-time favorites are The Sellout, The Good Lord Bird, A Confederacy of Dunces, and most recently Less by Andrew Sean Greer.She keeps asking me for some absurdist satire like those books, except written by and centered on women. I know of no books that fit the bill, especially none that speak to a more diverse experience (i.e., NOT Confessions of a Shopaholic). She's an intellectual, funny woman of color currently living in Europe, and I'd love to send her a couple books to accompany her on her travels. Please help!--CoCo 6. Recently I’ve gotten into manga and I’ve been really loving the books I’ve been picking up. I’m reading Fullmetal Alchemist at the moment and have become obsessed.It’s made me realize however how little I’ve read in translation by Japanese authors, and was wondering if you two had any novel recommendations. I read pretty much anything in any genre, so long as it’s engaging and well written I’m happy. Also before you ask I have read some Murakami. He’s a great author, but I’ve had difficulty with how he writes women. Thanks ladies!--Anonymous 7. Hello! I love your show and all of your recommendations. I have just started reading short story collections and, since I am a fan of horror books, I wonder if y'all would know of any horror short story collections (that are not Stephen King, already have all of those!). Thank you!--Aldo Books DiscussedThe Tangled Tree by David QuammenHeadscarves and Hymens by Mona EltahawyAgua Viva by Clarice Lispector (1970s, Brazil), transl. Stefan ToblerAngelica Gorodischer (Argentina), Kalpa Imperial, translated by Ursula K. Le GuinAll Systems Red by Martha WellsDaniel H Wilson (Robopocalypse or Guardian Angels and Other Monsters)Weathering by Lucy WoodThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsShe Matters by Susanna SonnenbergRich and Pretty by Rumaan AlamSeverance by Ling MaThe Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (published under Mallory Ortberg)Penance by Kanae Minato, transl by Philip GabrielStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, transl. by Allison Markin Powell (rec’d by Pierce Alquist)North American Lake Monsters by Nathan BallingrudFen by Daisy JohnsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss fall mood reading, books about friendship, horror short stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the GCP Clubcar and The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed The Tangled Tree by David Quammen Headscarves and Hymens by Mona Eltahawy Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector (1970s, Brazil), transl. Stefan Tobler Angelica Gorodischer (Argentina), Kalpa Imperial, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin All Systems Red by Martha Wells Daniel H Wilson (Robopocalypse or Guardian Angels and Other Monsters) Weathering by Lucy Wood The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Severance by Ling Ma The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (published under Mallory Ortberg) Penance by Kanae Minato, transl by Philip Gabriel Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, transl. by Allison Markin Powell (rec’d by Pierce Alquist) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud Fen by Daisy Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fall mood reading, books about friendship, horror short stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Tangled Tree by David Quammen

Headscarves and Hymens by Mona Eltahawy

Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector (1970s, Brazil), transl. Stefan Tobler

Angelica Gorodischer (Argentina), Kalpa Imperial, translated by Ursula K. Le Guin

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Daniel H Wilson (Robopocalypse or Guardian Angels and Other Monsters)

Weathering by Lucy Wood

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg

Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam

Severance by Ling Ma

The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg (published under Mallory Ortberg)

Penance by Kanae Minato, transl by Philip Gabriel

Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, transl. by Allison Markin Powell (rec’d by Pierce Alquist)

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

Fen by Daisy Johnson

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]]> 2619 Licking Wallpaper Paste https://bookriot.com/listen/licking-wallpaper-paste/ Jenn and Liberty discuss cozy mysteries, books set in Malaysia, readalikes for Amélie and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed How Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle A Trifle Dead by Livia Day The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan (trigger warning: child abuse) The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson (tw: suicidal ideation) Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Knights vs Dinosaurs by Matt Phelan The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman Being Jazz: My Life as a Transgender Teen by Jazz Jennings Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (trigger warning: child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:00:00 -0000 full 149 Book Riot Jenn and Liberty discuss cozy mysteries, books set in Malaysia, readalikes for Amélie and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. Questions 1. I really love the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, I love their feel. Maybe you could recommend something with a similar feel? Friendship and a great cast of characters, and not just action but also domestic things and hobbies and maybe some gentle humour.I would also love to find a book with a badass character such as the main protagonist of the Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie.--Anna 2. Hello there! I have recently been picking up a few cozy mysteries and I'm finding that I really enjoy the idea of these murder mysteries where nothing truly terrible happens (aside from the murder). I was wondering though, do you have any recommendations for cozies that have younger protagonists? I picked up Death by Dumpling on Liberty's recommendation on her show, and really liked it! Bonus points if it's bookish!tldr; cozy mysteries with protags in their 20s or so?Thank you so much! I love the show!--Ashleigh 3. Hello,I am a photographer and will be traveling to Kuala Lumpur for a photo festival in October. I would love to find some good books based in Malaysia to read prior to and during my trip. I usually read fiction, but I love nonfiction as well; especially Bill Bryson-esque travel writing. I am not very picky about what I read, but would prefer something that isn't too much of a "love story". My favorites range from Harry Potter to The Martian to Fahrenheit 451, so fantasy/sci-fi/magical realism are definitely up my alley, but I love a good mystery or realistic drama also. I know Malaysia is a fairly small country, so I will also accept books based in Singapore, Thailand, or the other small Asian countries surrounding Malaysia, but Malaysia based books would be preferred.Thank you!--Sean 4. One of my favorite movies is Amélie. I was wondering if you two know of any similar books? I don't need or even necessarily want the book to have the same kind of plot, but I'm more interested in the atmospheric quirkiness that Amélie captures so perfectly. Bonus points of the books is in France because I'm a bit of a francophile, but location doesn't actually matter all that much to me.Thanks!--Anon 5. Hi, I'm a long time listener, first time question-asker. I regularly pause to download kindle samples or go ahead and buy the book :)I am looking for chapter books/longer pictures books to read to my 3 year old son. (I am part way through listening to the early kid recommendation episode.) My husband read the Hobbit aloud and when Toby asked for a reread he essentially wanted the scenes where they were eating dinner (ie less scary things). We recently read and enjoyed the Mrs Noodlekugel series, we read the Thomas and Friends original books/stories, and we are currently in our Cars phase. (we have not yet read the Princess in Black series). I have the Wild Robot from the library but am thinking of pre-reading some to see if that's right. He has a decent attention span but after the Hobbit I want to make sure we're more level appropriate.Thank you!--Rhiannon 6. Hello Ladies!Thank you so much for doing this podcast-l have read so many new books because of your recommendations.I'm looking for new books for my husband. He's enjoyed The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, Packing for Mars by Mary Roach, and various YA non-fiction titles like Red Bandana and books on Jack London. His reading time is limited so shorter books that aren't too dense would be ideal. He likes history, adventure, and booze. Any recs would be greatly appreciated.If you have time, my son is 9 and will only read graphic novels. He loves Doug TenNapel and Dav Pilkey. Any other age appropriate authors we could binge read? He's read Amulet and Bone and enjoyed both.Thank you so much for your time. I love your show and can't wait to hear what you come up with!--Michelle 7. Hello,I am looking for books, fiction or nonfiction, to learn more about the trans community and gender fluidity. I hope I'm not coming across as rude or offensive; I am just not trans or gender fluid myself, and so don't know much about either of these communities. Nonfiction explaining the science of the transition process or the ideas of gender would be great; I'd also be interested in a memoir of someone who has transitioned or experiences gender fluidity. I'm open for whatever fiction you'd suggest as well. Thanks!--Becca Books DiscussedHow Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. JemisinBlack Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesAll Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha WellsBannerless by Carrie VaughnHomicide in Hardcover by Kate CarlisleA Trifle Dead by Livia DayThe Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan EngEvening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan (trigger warning: child abuse)The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson (tw: suicidal ideation)Redemption in Indigo by Karen LordKnights vs Dinosaurs by Matt PhelanThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah BlumAstronaut Academy by Dave RomanBeing Jazz: My Life as a Transgender Teen by Jazz JenningsRedefining Realness by Janet Mock (trigger warning: child abuse)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and Liberty discuss cozy mysteries, books set in Malaysia, readalikes for Amélie and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed How Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle A Trifle Dead by Livia Day The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan (trigger warning: child abuse) The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson (tw: suicidal ideation) Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Knights vs Dinosaurs by Matt Phelan The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman Being Jazz: My Life as a Transgender Teen by Jazz Jennings Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (trigger warning: child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Liberty discuss cozy mysteries, books set in Malaysia, readalikes for Amélie and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina.

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Books Discussed

How Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn

Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle

A Trifle Dead by Livia Day

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan (trigger warning: child abuse)

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson (tw: suicidal ideation)

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

Knights vs Dinosaurs by Matt Phelan

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman

Being Jazz: My Life as a Transgender Teen by Jazz Jennings

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (trigger warning: child abuse)

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]]> 2511 Let's Talk About Faith and Also Your Dog https://bookriot.com/listen/lets-talk-about-faith-and-also-your-dog/ Amanda and Alice talk nonfiction about the Civil Rights movement, memoirs of interesting people, and more in this week’s (all nonfiction!) episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s TBR, Nobody Real, and LibraryReads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray History of the Philippines by Luis Francia Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History by Simon Winder An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie, James Kirkup (translator) The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes by Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Make Trouble by Cecile Richards Happy Accidents: A Memoir by Jane Lynch Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:08:00 -0000 full 148 Book Riot Amanda and Alice talk nonfiction about the Civil Rights movement, memoirs of interesting people, and more in this week's (all nonfiction!) episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's TBR, Nobody Real, and LibraryReads.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here. FeedbackNone this week!Questions 1. TL/DR: Looking for book recommendations for my mom. Any good nonfiction about civil war/reconstruction/Jim Crow-era?Longer story:This weekend during a visit with my parents, it became very evident that my mom (aged 69) has some cringe-worthy misconceptions about the origins of the Civil War ("It wasn't about slavery"), the relationships between slaves and slaveowners ("Many slaves loved for their masters"), and doesn't have an understanding of how current cycles of poverty can be traced back to how black Americans were treated after the Civil War.My father and I tried to help, but she's resistant to most things my dad says. I gave her my copy of Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States, but she actually asked (a win!) for books that could help her understand the plight of freed slaves after the Civil War. Can you help? TIA for any all assistance in updating my mom's education!Sincerely,Bevin2. Your WWII suggestion, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, got me thinking about my own family history (though hopefully nothing so awful would come up). More than my own family history, I am interested in learning more about the places my ancestors are from, especially Germany (before the World Wars), the Phillippines, and Hawaii before it was a state. Historical fiction or non-fiction recs are both great, in any format.Thanks!-Kristin 3. I'm really interested in hiking and travel books. I've already read the current big two books: Wild and A Walk in the Woods, but I want to read more books like those, either fiction or non-fiction. Also road trip books would be good too. Thanks!Lily 4. I first read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil a few years ago, and although I have read and loved so many books since, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil still stands out as one of those books that completely captivated me. There were many things to love about it, but I especially loved how it made me feel completely immersed in the location, and how it allowed me to indulge in the idea that it was a mysterious and almost unreal place. I would love suggestions for either non-fiction or fiction that would give me that same feeling about a real-life location. Any ideas?Thanks! -Janine 5.  I'm looking for fiction and non-fiction epistolary novel recommendations. As a kid I absolutely loved the Dear America Series, but I'm having hard time YA or Adult books in that genre. Dangerous Liaisons and Dracula weren't my cup of tea. I enjoyed The Diary of Anne Frank, The Color Purple, Dear Thief, and I, Vampire.ThanksOlivia 6. I am not a huge reader, but I've been trying to read more non-fiction and recently read "an astronaut's guide to life" by chris hadfield. And it's basically about his personal journey that brought him to becoming an astronaut. More than anything I found this book really Inspiring and Motivating. I tried to look for more "motivating" books but all I found were self help and this is NOT what I want.I would really like to read more books like Hadfield's, about interesting people who have really great successful careers but also had to put in a lot of work to get there and who have interesting outlooks/attitudes on life. THIS is what really motivated me after reading Hadfield's book. Books written by women is also a big plus.Thank you so much for all your wonderful work.Violet 7. I've long been a huge fan of audiobooks but never thought non-fiction was in my wheelhouse. After being introduced to podcasts (like Get Booked!) - to my great surprise, I've discovered that I love listening to non-fiction selections. The catch is that the book needs to be as engaging as a podcast. Examples of recent audio books I've enjoyed as audiobooks are American Fire and Killer of the Flower Moon. I also love books with buzz. What recommendations can you share?-Lisa Books DiscussedBlood at the Root by Patrick PhillipsCapitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip DrayHistory of the Philippines by Luis FranciaGermania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History by Simon WinderAn African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie, James Kirkup (translator)The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes by Steve Hely and Vali ChandrasekaranBorder: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka KassabovaSalvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis CovingtonFrances and Bernard by Carlene BauerIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet JacobsMake Trouble by Cecile RichardsHappy Accidents: A Memoir by Jane LynchSmoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin DoughtyThe Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah WeinmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Alice talk nonfiction about the Civil Rights movement, memoirs of interesting people, and more in this week’s (all nonfiction!) episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s TBR, Nobody Real, and LibraryReads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray History of the Philippines by Luis Francia Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History by Simon Winder An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie, James Kirkup (translator) The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes by Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Make Trouble by Cecile Richards Happy Accidents: A Memoir by Jane Lynch Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Alice talk nonfiction about the Civil Rights movement, memoirs of interesting people, and more in this week’s (all nonfiction!) episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s TBR, Nobody Real, and LibraryReads.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips

Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray

History of the Philippines by Luis Francia

Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History by Simon Winder

An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie, James Kirkup (translator)

The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes by Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran

Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova

Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

Make Trouble by Cecile Richards

Happy Accidents: A Memoir by Jane Lynch

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

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]]> 2865 Authors in a Trench Coat https://bookriot.com/listen/authors-in-a-trench-coat/ Amanda and Sharifah discuss Sri Lankan fiction, books about Asian-American young women, Greek myth retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Ghost Road by Charis Cotter, The Good Neighbor: The Life of and work of Fred Rogers written by Maxwell King and narrated by LeVar Burton, and the Read Harder Journal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu Re Jane by Patricia Park Trust No Aunty by Maria Qamar The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai The Expanse series by James SA Corey River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series Warcross by Marie Lu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:50:00 -0000 full 147 Book Riot Amanda and Sharifah discuss Sri Lankan fiction, books about Asian-American young women, Greek myth retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Sharifah discuss Sri Lankan fiction, books about Asian-American young women, Greek myth retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Ghost Road by Charis Cotter, The Good Neighbor: The Life of and work of Fred Rogers written by Maxwell King and narrated by LeVar Burton, and the Read Harder Journal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu Re Jane by Patricia Park Trust No Aunty by Maria Qamar The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai The Expanse series by James SA Corey River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series Warcross by Marie Lu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Sharifah discuss Sri Lankan fiction, books about Asian-American young women, Greek myth retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Ghost Road by Charis Cotter, The Good Neighbor: The Life of and work of Fred Rogers written by Maxwell King and narrated by LeVar Burton, and the Read Harder Journal.

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Books Discussed

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai

Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu

Re Jane by Patricia Park

Trust No Aunty by Maria Qamar

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai

The Expanse series by James SA Corey

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series

Warcross by Marie Lu

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]]> 3302 Southern Women Fight the Patriarchy https://bookriot.com/listen/southern-women-fight-the-patriarchy/ Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic comedies, books about strong women, non-murdery true crime, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Sadie by Courtney Summers, Mirage by Somaiya Daud, and Chica Chocolate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig (out Sept 25) Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn The Color Purple by Alice Walker Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz (TW: eating disorder) The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis (rec’d by Jess) The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane Bledsoe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:04:00 -0000 full 146 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic comedies, books about strong women, non-murdery true crime, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Sadie by Courtney Summers, Mirage by Somaiya Daud, and Chica Chocolate. FeedbackFor Bess who wants full cast audiobooks: Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo both have great full cast recordings and I think they would work well for someone who liked His Dark Materials.--Insider SibylFor the same person, anything by Tamora Pierce. At least one of her books was specifically written for audio and at least some were done by the company Full Cast Audio, who frankly has a lot of good middle grade fantasy stuff.--Insider Alanna Questions 1. Hello!I’m a huge fan of your podcast! I was hoping you could help me find some books to get me through a sort of stressful time. For the next two months I’m going to be working three jobs in two states - with 7 hours of travel each way when I switch states every week! I’m hoping to find some lighthearted yet well-written romantic comedies to help me de-stress during the long bus rides.I am open to almost any genre, as long as it’s smartly written. I love Jane Austen (though not Austen retellings unless they involve zombies), Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Eleanor Oliphant, and This is Where I Leave You. Stardust is my favorite Neil Gaiman novel. I was less keen on Attachments and Eligible because they felt a bit heavy handed/cheesy.It’s been tough to find the right balance of lighthearted without being too sugary, so I would love any suggestions!Thanks!--Andrea 2. Hello, ladies!I'm looking for a book about strong women that has a specific flavor to it. I can't describe it exactly, but books that have that feeling that I've read are The Help and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe. I love books that focus on women's relationships with each other, bonus points if it's historical fiction. Thanks in advance!--Therese 3. Hi,My mother retired a couple of years ago, and has been using some of her newfound free time to read a lot more. I am one of her main sources of reading recommendations, and am wondering if there is some stuff out there that I am missing that she might love. My recommendations tend to mostly be SFF, historical fiction, and non-fiction, with some YA that usually overlaps with SFF or historical. She also reads mysteries, but I am not looking for recommendations in that genre at this time.One of my main goals in my recommendations has been writer and character diversity: there are enough recommendation lists out there of books by straight white guys. We are also both white women, so I feel that it is important for us to educate ourselves on the stories and perspectives of people different from ourselves.Now, I am going to give a lot of examples of books she has read, because I worry about getting a recommendation back of something she has read. Of the books I have recommended, she has loved The Night Circus, A Tale for the Time Being, The Queen of the Night, Bad Feminist/ Difficult Women, The Signature of All Things, Tears We Cannot Stop, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, and Homegoing. She has also really liked books by Nnedi Okorafor, Connie Willis, Donna Tartt, Ruta Sepetys, Elizabeth Wein, Kate Atkinson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Junot Diaz, Stacey Lee, Carlos Ruiz Zafron, and Ursula Le Guin, as well as You Can’t Touch My Hair, The Library at Mount Char, Never Let Me Go, Swing Time, Greenglass House, We Need New Names, Americanah, Lab Girl, Another Brooklyn, Garden of Evening Mists, and Kindred.Books she just liked: Station Eleven, An Unnecessary Woman, Rise of the Rocket Girls, Everything Leads to You, Ninefox Gambit, Bone Witch, and Boy, Snow, Bird.Books already on my suggestion list: Shrill, Radium Girls, I contain Multitudes, Behold The Dreamers, Pushout: the Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, The New Jim Crow, Men Explain things to me, Pachinko, Inferior: How Science got Women Wrong, The Cooking Gene, the Winged Histories, The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, The Hate U Give, Infomocracy, Citizen by Claudia Rankine, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, Uprooted, Speak by Louisa Hall, The Fifth Season, Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, George by Alex Gino, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Too Like the Lightning, Electric Arches, Labyrinth Lost, N.K. Jemisin, Zen Cho, and Jesmyn Ward.I would prefer backlist recommendations I may have missed, as I am pretty good at keeping up with new releases and determining if they seem interesting to either one or both of us.Thanks!--Mary 4. Hi! I'm wanting to read more fantasy and sci fi books as they're two of my favorite genres even though I haven't read a ton of books from either. I grew up reading Harry Potter. I've recently read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, and mostly enjoyed them but I was very disappointed in the lack of female characters. I would love to read a fantasy or scifi book where several of the main characters are women, and that isn't graphically violent and doesn't include explicit sex scenes. I've read and enjoyed the first two books in the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer (reading 3 now) and Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series. Thanks!!--Valerie 5. Hi, I'm looking for an audiobook for the Dr. I work for. He and his family with children aging from 18 to 6 years of age travel by car often. I'm looking for an adventure even a true life adventure, that would capture the attention of the children as well as the adults without a lot of swearing as they are a religious family. I know it's last minute. Your help is much appreciated--Tiffany 6. I need a recommendation to fulfill the Read Harder Challenge #2, a book of true crime. So far a lot of what I'm finding is things about serial killers or school shootings and for various reasons, books about murders, shootings, extreme violence etc are too triggering for me to get into a this point in life. But surely there must be true crime books about other topics? If it were a movie, I'd think something like Oceans 11 or Catch Me if You Can. Books about abductions or kidnapping are okay as long as they aren't too grisly or graphic. Thanks in advance for your help!--Jessica 7. Greetings, Jenn and Amanda! This is perhaps oddly specific, but I have recently realized that a premise I always love, whether in movie, TV, or books, is “unlikely group stranded together somewhere due to inclement weather.” I have always loved huge snowstorms and the resulting inability to go anywhere or do anything but hang out at home and read. I love seeing or reading about characters in a similar situation. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a snowstorm that’s keeping the characters stranded, but that’s my favorite. I am open to any genre, but prefer romantic or other interesting interpersonal plot points to scary ones (i.e. group of people stranded by snowstorm deals with deranged killer on the loose).I love your show and I thank you!--Darcy Books Discussed For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig (out Sept 25)Secondhand Time by Svetlana AlexievichThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangHeroine Complex by Sarah KuhnThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerGirl Waits with Gun by Amy StewartThe Kindness of Enemies by Leila AboulelaBone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz (TW: eating disorder)The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena LikitaloBannerless by Carrie VaughnThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover BartlettThe Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanSnowspelled by Stephanie Burgis (rec’d by Jess)The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane BledsoeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic comedies, books about strong women, non-murdery true crime, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Sadie by Courtney Summers, Mirage by Somaiya Daud, and Chica Chocolate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig (out Sept 25) Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn The Color Purple by Alice Walker Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz (TW: eating disorder) The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis (rec’d by Jess) The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane Bledsoe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss romantic comedies, books about strong women, non-murdery true crime, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig (out Sept 25)

Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela

Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz (TW: eating disorder)

The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo

Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis (rec’d by Jess)

The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane Bledsoe

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]]> 3117 Underground Pregnant Lady Smugglers https://bookriot.com/listen/underground-pregnant-lady-smugglers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss rich people problems, pregnant protagonists, book-slump busters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Love Letters to Jane’s World by Paige Braddock, and How Are You Going to Save Yourself by JM Holmes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound by Grant Lawrence Books Discussed My Own Devices by Dessa (out Sept. 8) Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich (WIT: http://biblibio.blogspot.com/) Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran Versailles by Kathryn Davis Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth People Like Us by Dominick Dunne (his Recommended episode) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (26 hours, have fun!) Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (audio rec’d by Nita Basu, 11 hours), trigger warning for suicidal ideation Heartless by Gail Carriger Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes, rape, mandated sterilization, child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:07:00 -0000 full 145 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss rich people problems, pregnant protagonists, book-slump busters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Love Letters to Jane’s World by Paige Braddock, and How Are You Going to Save Yourself by JM Holmes. FeedbackAdventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound by Grant Lawrence Questions 1. Good morning,I'm going on a trip to France (Paris/Strasbourg) in November and looking for book recs for the summer, preferably historical fiction or mystery. We'll be visiting several palaces, so books related to the monarchy would be great. I'm pretty well-read on British/Scottish history but pretty ignorant on French history. (Totally on board for rich people problems :) Recent faves are the Lytton trilogy (Penny Vincenzi), Life After Life (Kate Atkinson), The Diviners series (Libba Bray), Rules of Civility (Amor Towles), Flight of Gemma Hardy (Margaret Livesey), anything by Tana French. I've checked off Atonement/the Nightingale/Everyone Brave is Forgiven.Thanks so much! Love the show!--Brittney 2. Hi Ladies!Like Amanda I really love the rich people problems types of books, from YA books like the Map of Fates series and Gossip Girl to The Vacationers, Rich and Pretty, The Nest, and most recently the Kevin Kwan series Crazy Rich Asians (amazing on audio). I love the fashion and luxury and over the top feel of these books, they’re just... fun and a nice escape from reality. Can you provide me with some recommendations (preferably contemporary settings)?--Jenn 3. Hey y'all! I love the podcast. This year I decided to read more and I love getting deep cut recs that I'd have never found on my own.I'm writing to ask about audiobook recommendations, specifically audiobooks with full cast productions such as American Gods, His Dark Materials, and Lincoln in the Bardo. I find that full cast productions are especially engrossing! Please no abridgments or dramatizations. I'm also not a huge fan of sci fi, I'm just not into space!Thank you so much :)--Bess 4. Greetings, magical unicorns! I am interested in books with pregnant protagonists. The kind where they are doing something badass. Not necessarily fighting crime or saving humanity, but living their lives and being kickass while also growing a human. Some examples that comes to mind are "The Fireman," "Persons Unknown," or even the latest Spider-Woman comic where Jessica Drew was a badass pregnant superhero. These ladies are not sitting around on fainting couches because they feel fragile. They're taking life by the horns and not letting a little thing like the miracle of life stop them.--Emily 5. Hi Jenn and Amanda!I moved recently and joined a new book group full of smart, engaged women in their thirties and early forties. All of us have full-time jobs and some of the members have young kids (one of the women has a full-time job, an 18-month old, AND is getting her MBA!) Needless to say, everyone has good intentions to read the books each month, but with everyone's busy schedules, sometimes only one or two of us actually finds the time to actually do it.I am hoping you can provide a couple of suggestions for books that will entice the entire group to read the whole book. We read fiction and nonfiction, although the group seems to prefer fiction, and nothing too long would help the cause. One of the group's absolutely favorite reads was A Man Called Ove and we recently read Three Junes by Julia Glass which the people who read it really enjoyed but some of the members tried to start it and couldn't get into it.Thanks for any suggestions you have!--Halle 6. I am an avid reader but, unfortunately, have not been able to read for the past few months. It's getting harder for me to get back to reading. I started with Beloved, but I found it heavy and not very engaging. My favorites include To Kill a Mockingbird and Eat, Pray, Love. Hoping that you can help :)--Shivani 7. Hi Amanda and Jenn,First, love the podcast! I recently finished The Magicians Trilogy and absolutely loved it! Could you please recommend more fantasy books like this series? I was originally drawn to the series because I had heard it was “Harry Potter for grown-ups” but what I really liked about these books was that they were moody and gritty in addition to whimsical, and the characters flawed and complex. If it helps, I also loved the Abhorsen books by Garth Nix and the Night Circus, and I disliked The Paper Magician and The Book of Lost Things. No YA please, and bonus points for a female protagonist. Thank you!--Heather Books DiscussedMy Own Devices by Dessa (out Sept. 8)Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich (WIT: http://biblibio.blogspot.com/)Madame Tussaud by Michelle MoranVersailles by Kathryn DavisGirls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn BoothPeople Like Us by Dominick Dunne (his Recommended episode)A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (26 hours, have fun!)Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (audio rec’d by Nita Basu, 11 hours), trigger warning for suicidal ideationHeartless by Gail CarrigerFuture Home of the Living God by Louise ErdrichEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgThe Wangs vs. The World by Jade ChangYoung Jane Young by Gabrielle ZevinThe Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes, rape, mandated sterilization, child abuse)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss rich people problems, pregnant protagonists, book-slump busters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Love Letters to Jane’s World by Paige Braddock, and How Are You Going to Save Yourself by JM Holmes. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound by Grant Lawrence Books Discussed My Own Devices by Dessa (out Sept. 8) Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich (WIT: http://biblibio.blogspot.com/) Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran Versailles by Kathryn Davis Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth People Like Us by Dominick Dunne (his Recommended episode) A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (26 hours, have fun!) Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (audio rec’d by Nita Basu, 11 hours), trigger warning for suicidal ideation Heartless by Gail Carriger Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes, rape, mandated sterilization, child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss rich people problems, pregnant protagonists, book-slump busters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Love Letters to Jane’s World by Paige Braddock, and How Are You Going to Save Yourself by JM Holmes.

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Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound by Grant Lawrence


Books Discussed

My Own Devices by Dessa (out Sept. 8)

Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich (WIT: http://biblibio.blogspot.com/)

Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran

Versailles by Kathryn Davis

Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth

People Like Us by Dominick Dunne (his Recommended episode)

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (26 hours, have fun!)

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (audio rec’d by Nita Basu, 11 hours), trigger warning for suicidal ideation

Heartless by Gail Carriger

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: war crimes, rape, mandated sterilization, child abuse)

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]]> 3179 Undead Beast Army https://bookriot.com/listen/undead-beast-army/ Amanda and Jenn discuss light nonfiction, novels in verse, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Temper by Nicky Drayden and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback:  The Translator’s Invisibility: A History of Translation by Lawrence Venuti The Translator by Nina Schuyler Books Discussed: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Changeless by Gail Carriger The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Here to There and Me To You by Cheryl Keely Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal Yesterday by Felicia Yap Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Sweet Tea and Sympathy (Southern Eclectic #1) by Molly Harper It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks #1) by Cat Sebastian Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:00:00 -0000 full 144 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss light nonfiction, novels in verse, thrillers, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Temper by Nicky Drayden and Book Riot Insiders. Feedback: The Translator's Invisibility: A History of Translation by Lawrence VenutiThe Translator by Nina Schuyler Questions: 1. I typically read fantasy/science fiction books, but I have recently been trying to branch out. So recently, I read Cork-Dork by Bianca Bosker, which I found both charming and informative. Can you recommend similar nonfiction books? When I say similar I don't necessarily mean the topic, but rather in style. I loved the experience of a light non-fiction book where I felt I was joining the author in their immersive learning process about a particular topic. I am not looking for anything that is emotionally heavy, but rather something that sparks the desire to learn about something new.Thank you,--Jessica 2. Hello Amanda and Jenn! (And possibly, Liberty and/or Rebecca!)I'm writing to request help with birthday gifts for my niece and nephew. They have birthdays in early September.1) NIECE - She will be 6. She likes books but doesn't reach for them herself. If I'm reading a book out loud, she drops what she's doing and will come sit by me to listen to the story. She has an older sister who is a bookworm, and she feels left out if anyone talks about books and she can't join in. She has started learning to read and will sound out letters with her parents or me. But she is self-conscious about it and hasn't really learned to enjoy a story yet because of that. Despite these difficulties, she is a great little girl - so curious about the world! She is very quick at math, loves riddles, and is very extroverted. She loves to wear matching accessories with her dresses. She once told me that her most favorite thing in the world is to eat dinner every day with her family.2) NEPHEW - He will be 4. He loves to be read to. He especially likes picture books with a good dose of facts with fiction, e.g. Pop's Bridge (his favorite). I would like to buy him another picture book about famous bridges. No car/train/plane/construction/emergency vehicle books, please. He has all of them and insists that he's moving on from that phase of life (we have our doubts based on observations but haven't said anything either way).Hope this request isn't too long! Thanks for your help!--Sel 3. Hello Ladies,I am curious if you could recommend any novels told in verse? I have recently read and enjoyed The Watch that Ends the Night and Long Way Down (which was excellent on audio as read by Jason Reynolds himself). When I was younger and much angstier, I also read and enjoyed several Ellen Hopkins books which, upon reflection, are in line with what I want in regards to form, but not content.Aside from avoiding exploitative melodrama, I don’t have any particular topics or genres in mind for this request. The Poet X is already on my list.Thank you for the show, which always keeps my TBR way too long!--April 4. Hello!I tend to read a lot of "literary" fiction, but I love a page-turning psychological thriller every now and then. Unfortunately, all the thrillers I read seem to be by white (usually British, but sometimes American) women. Can you please recommend some twisty thrillers by people of color (still women, if possible!)? Just to clarify, I have read and enjoyed authors including Attica Locke and Sujata Massey, but I'm looking for more of a pure thriller (along the lines of B.A. Paris, Clare Mackintosh, etc.) - something fun and easy to read, not a cerebral mystery. I know you addressed a similar question for mysteries a few weeks ago, which really helped my TBR, but still didn't quite hit my thriller fix.Thanks!--Megan 5. My sister loved The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne and she is pining for another long drawn out depressing story (my take ;)). She also loves East of Eden and The Awakening.Thanks!--Maggie 6. I'm a fairly recent romance reader, and I have a few go-to authors (Courtney Milan, Tessa Dare, Rose Lerner, Alyssa Cole, Alisha Rai come to mind immediately). I've recently been reading Courtney Milan's Worth series, and Alisha Rai's Forbidden Hearts series. I love them both, and the thing that has drawn me in the most isn't so much the romantic relationships, but the family dynamics, secrets, and intrigues. I'm especially a sucker for reunion scenes with lost or estranged family members. Do you know of other romance series that center around families with similar themes? If it wasn't clear from my list of authors, I have a strong preference for romance with a feminist bent. Any romance subgenre is good.--Leslie 7. Most of the time I prefer more “serious” novels, but when I’m in a reading slump (or just exhausted from a heavy book), I like to pick up quick indulgent reads to get me back on track. The last few times this has happened, I’ve picked books like Kiera Cass’s The Selection series and Jillian Dodd’s Spy Girl series. Unfortunately, both have kind of let me down—I love the premises: strong female lead, escapist settings, some political conspiracy, sort of wish fulfillment-y in that a “regular” girl ends up hanging out with royalty, etc. However, I feel like these books miss so many opportunities to really be amazing: the girls get so caught up in the romances that the political intrigue gets put on the back burner (though I don’t mind some romance!), they are very white/heteronormative, and the lead (especially in The Selection) doesn’t have much of a growth arc even though the story totally sets up the possibility. Can you recommend some similar but, uh, better options? Doesn’t have to be YA (maybe that’s part of my problem) or series but should be something I can read in only a few sittings!Thanks!--Carol Books Discussed:Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseChangeless by Gail CarrigerThe Earth Moved by Amy StewartI Contain Multitudes by Ed YongHere to There and Me To You by Cheryl KeelyZita the Spacegirl by Ben HatkeInside Out and Back Again by Thanhha LaiBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonThe Lost Ones by Sheena KamalYesterday by Felicia YapPachinko by Min Jin LeeHomegoing by Yaa GyasiSweet Tea and Sympathy (Southern Eclectic #1) by Molly HarperIt Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks #1) by Cat SebastianForest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. DaoThe Bone Witch by Rin ChupecoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss light nonfiction, novels in verse, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Temper by Nicky Drayden and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Feedback:  The Translator’s Invisibility: A History of Translation by Lawrence Venuti The Translator by Nina Schuyler Books Discussed: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Changeless by Gail Carriger The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Here to There and Me To You by Cheryl Keely Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal Yesterday by Felicia Yap Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Sweet Tea and Sympathy (Southern Eclectic #1) by Molly Harper It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks #1) by Cat Sebastian Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss light nonfiction, novels in verse, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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The Translator’s Invisibility: A History of Translation by Lawrence Venuti

The Translator by Nina Schuyler


Books Discussed:

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Changeless by Gail Carriger

The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart

I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong

Here to There and Me To You by Cheryl Keely

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal

Yesterday by Felicia Yap

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Sweet Tea and Sympathy (Southern Eclectic #1) by Molly Harper

It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks #1) by Cat Sebastian

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

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]]> 2828 The Weirdest Book I Own https://bookriot.com/listen/the-weirdest-book-i-own/ Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and Megabat by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Girl At War by Sara Novic The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse) The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley The Book of M by Peng Shepherd This is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (tw: rape) Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (rec’d by Attica Locke on Recommended) Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon Anger is a Gift, narrated and written by Mark Oshiro Wild Swans by Jung Chang The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:13:00 -0000 full 143 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and Megabat by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich. Questions 1. Hello Ladies!My friend and I are going on a trip to the Balkans (Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia, Belgravia, Macedonia and Albania). We love historical fiction or narrative non-fiction and would love to read more about these countries before visiting.Thanks!-Britany 2. Looking for an interesting essay collection for the Read Harder Challenge!-Rachael 3. Hello from Canada! I love your show :)I'm looking for book recommendations for my sister. She's in her late 20s, and has described herself as "enjoys reading, not books shopping, but only likes weird stuff". She seems to like John Wyndham books...Books that are weird, creepy, not very sci fi, and not very magical- something more in between. I suggested the Library at Mount Char (one of the weirdest I own), but she was turned off due to the title and perhaps my poor pitch. She will pick up Dark Matter, and the Southern Reach Trilogy due to my persistence. but I'm not sure they are right for her. Please help!-Dominique 4. Hi ladies!I just finished Retta’s So Close To Being The Sh*t Y’all Don’t Even Know and loved it. I was hoping you could recommend something similar. I loved the behind the scenes stories and comedic tone. I’ve also read and enjoyed books by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Anna Kendrick.-Whitney 5. Hello ladies!! Love your podcast and look forward to listening to it every week at work!! I love your passion for books and helping people find new books!! Anyways, I am in the process of pursuing my dream and writing my first novel, however I would love your thoughts on books for creativity and writing. I've read Big Magic, and Stephen King's novel on writing, so anything that could help with encouragement and motivation would be lovely! Open to nonfiction and fiction! Thank you so much!!-Kaitlin 6. Hello,I love to listening to YA novels and could use some new recommendations. I have recently listened to and enjoyed When Dimple Met Rishi, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, And What I Saw and How I Lied.I also really enjoy Rainbow Rowell. Eleanor & Park is the only one I have left to read and it is currently on my to be listened to list, as well as Dumplin'.Thanks!-Megan 7. Thanks to Read Harder, I've read 2 books this year - Pachinko and Do Not Say We Have Nothing - which really made me realize that I know very little about 20th century East Asian history. I'm looking for nonfiction to give me some more grounding in the topic. It doesn't have to specifically be about the Japanese colonization of Korea or the Cultural Revolution, I'd be happy with anything compelling and readable about 19th or 20th century China, Japan, Korea, or even southeast Asia. Thanks!-Laura Books DiscussedGirl At War by Sara NovicThe Tiger’s Wife by Téa ObrehtThe Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn WardHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse)The Beauty by Aliya WhiteleyThe Book of M by Peng ShepherdThis is Just My Face by Gabourey SidibeWe’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (tw: rape)Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (rec’d by Attica Locke on Recommended)Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole LemonAnger is a Gift, narrated and written by Mark OshiroWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook ShinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and Megabat by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Girl At War by Sara Novic The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse) The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley The Book of M by Peng Shepherd This is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (tw: rape) Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (rec’d by Attica Locke on Recommended) Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon Anger is a Gift, narrated and written by Mark Oshiro Wild Swans by Jung Chang The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and Megabat by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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Books Discussed

Girl At War by Sara Novic

The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht

The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse)

The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

This is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe

We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (tw: rape)

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (rec’d by Attica Locke on Recommended)

Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon

Anger is a Gift, narrated and written by Mark Oshiro

Wild Swans by Jung Chang

The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin

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]]> 3153 High Stakes With Eye Shadow https://bookriot.com/listen/high-stakes-with-eye-shadow/ Amanda and Jenn discuss mystery audiobooks, sea otters, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Suicide Club by Rachel Heng and Chica Chocolate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dread Nation by Justina Ireland The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan Haunting of Vancouver Island by Shanon Sinn Return of the Sea Otter by Todd McLeish Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers The World Between Two Covers by Ann Morgan An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud Excellent Women by Barbara Pym Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper The Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat The Professional by Kresley Cole, rec’d by Trisha and Jess Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:18:00 -0000 full 142 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss mystery audiobooks, sea otters, fun sci-fi, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Suicide Club by Rachel Heng and Chica Chocolate. Questions 1. Hello there!I’m going on a road trip with my husband and in-laws in August and would love to listen to a family-friendly mystery audiobook. Murder is ok as long as it’s not too gruesome and please no sex!I love your show so much and look forward to listening every week!Thanks so much for your time,--Lacey 2. Dear Jenn and Amanda,I am going to Kyuquot British Columbia for a kayaking trip in August and would love any reading recommendations for books about this area or sea otters. I am currently reading Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot and have read The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland. I work from home and your podcast is my treat for when I can take it a little bit easier at work.Thanks,--Erin 3. Hi, I’d love book recommendations for if you loved the guardians of the galaxy movies. Fun sci-fi with great characters. I’ve already enjoyed Long way to a small angry planet. Also sorry if this has been asked before. Thanks :)--TeghanANDOne of my favorite books in recent years is "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" and its sequel. I love the colorful characters, the themes of found family and searching for your place in the world, and the general feeling that everybody is just kinder and more open-minded in the future. Most of all I just find the mellow slice-of-life tone really relaxing to read after a long stressful day. Although I loved the rich sci-fi worldbuilding in this series, I'm open to reading books with a similar tone in other settings and genres.--Tracey 4. I have recently gotten very interested in the ideas behind and process of translating. It started with the release of Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey and the surrounding media buzz. Follow that up with a conversation about ASL interpreting, some Jhumpa Lahiri, and an internet rabbit hole about Harry Potter books in translation, and I want to deep dive into something about a literary translator, whether it be fiction, memoir, non-fiction, whatever. I’m finding it difficult to look up suggestions on the internet because the results tend to either be the works in translation themselves or how-to type guides, which just isn’t quite what I’m looking for.Thank you!--Carol 5. Hi ladies:I'm looking for angry women book recommendations. I want to read a book that centers a woman speaking on the things that make them angry. Fiction/non-fiction will do. Bonus points for books in translation.Thanks in advance,an angry woman 6. Hey Y'all,I'm a college student studying English and therefore spend a large amount of time reading intense literary books, which don't get me wrong, is the light of my soul. However, now that summer is here some of my favorite recreational books to read are ones that include a complicated villain romance. I know it's completely cliche, but it never fails to hit the spot when I'm looking for something light. Two of my favorites are Warner from the Shatter Me series and Rhys from A Court of Thorns and Roses. I'm completely fine with anything YA, but would be interested if there's this type of relationship dynamic in adult fiction and a queer twist on the relationship would be much appreciated if you could think of anything.Best,--Sunnie 7. Hello! I realized recently I deeply enjoy books and media about groups of people who support and have a deep and unconditional love for each other, especially in abnormal circumstances. Some examples of this I particularly loved are the Harry Potter books and A Little Life, and the shows Sense8 and Orphan Black. I prefer literary fiction, science fiction, and contemporary YA, and I also prefer if there are queer people in a book. What are some other books with tight, loving groups and found families? Thank you!--Ellie Books DiscussedDread Nation by Justina IrelandThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettDeath Below Stairs by Jennifer AshleyThe Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem KhanHaunting of Vancouver Island by Shanon SinnReturn of the Sea Otter by Todd McLeishSpace Opera by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Wrong Stars by Tim PrattRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersThe World Between Two Covers by Ann MorganAn Unnecessary Woman by Rabih AlameddineThe Woman Upstairs by Claire MessudExcellent Women by Barbara PymEloquent Rage by Brittney CooperThe Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. PacatThe Professional by Kresley Cole, rec’d by Trisha and JessSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoHunger Makes the Wolf by Alex WellsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss mystery audiobooks, sea otters, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Suicide Club by Rachel Heng and Chica Chocolate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dread Nation by Justina Ireland The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan Haunting of Vancouver Island by Shanon Sinn Return of the Sea Otter by Todd McLeish Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers The World Between Two Covers by Ann Morgan An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud Excellent Women by Barbara Pym Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper The Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat The Professional by Kresley Cole, rec’d by Trisha and Jess Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss mystery audiobooks, sea otters, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Suicide Club by Rachel Heng and Chica Chocolate.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan

Haunting of Vancouver Island by Shanon Sinn

Return of the Sea Otter by Todd McLeish

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

The World Between Two Covers by Ann Morgan

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

The Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat

The Professional by Kresley Cole, rec’d by Trisha and Jess

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells

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]]> 3243 Banter Banter Banter Dirigibles https://bookriot.com/listen/banter-banter-banter-dirigibles/ This week Jess Pryde joins Jenn for a special romance episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Engineering for Cats by Mac Delaney and our $500 YA Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory After the Wedding by Courtney Milan A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: intimate partner violence) Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders (tw: flashbacks to domestic abuse) Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan Soulless by Gail Carriger Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Chasing Moonlight by Raven St. Pierre Looking For Trouble by Victoria Dahl The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:12:00 -0000 full 141 Book Riot This week Jess Pryde joins Jenn for a special romance episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Engineering for Cats by Mac Delaney and our $500 YA Giveaway. Questions 1. Hi Amanda and Jenn,Love the show! I've read so many great books based on your recommendations.I love to read romance novels, usually the steamier the better. But the thing I enjoy most about them is the sexual tension and building intimacy. I like to see that a couple actually cares for each other and it’s not just a one night stand. To give you an idea, some books that I've really enjoyed are Hold Me by Courtney Milan; Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai; Sarah J. Maas' Court of Thorns and Roses series; A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev; and The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. I know there's a ton more out there but would love to get your suggestions on some great ones. I'm open to pretty much anything.Thanks!--Becca 2. Hi ladies!I'm looking for a novel that contains a great love story. A lot of romances written today (both contemporary and historical) turn me off because it seems like the couple has an immediate attraction that results in inevitable sex scenes while complications still exist, and then the rest of the book is the main characters finding out how to have an actual relationship in addition to the sex, despite whatever plot devices are in their way. I think Jane Austen spoiled me. Call me old fashioned, but I want a couple that fall in love without having sex first! I especially like stories where the guy has been in love with the girl for a long time but doesn't think he has a chance for some reason. Think Molesley and Baxter from Downton Abbey (which I am STILL salty about not being resolved) or Professor Bhaer and Jo from Little Women. It doesn't have to be an old book and it doesn't have to be strictly romance; I'm perfectly willing to read any book as long as it makes me ACHE over several hundred pages for the prospective lovers to finally communicate their feelings! Thank you so much!P.S. I forgot to mention that I read A Distant Heart recently, and that's more in the realm of what I'm looking for since the sex came very late after the two had already had years of build up, but I'd still prefer a book where the profession of love comes before the sex!--Brannan 3. Dear Jenn and Amanda,I'm a huge fan of your show and Book Riot in general. I'm really looking forward to Book Riot Live! Thanks for being so amazing! I'm proudly a plus-sized/curvy (for lack of a better term) woman in her late twenties, and I was wondering if you had recommendations for books with female main characters who are also described this way. Growing up I really identified with Meg Murray because she felt out of place with her appearance like I did. Recently, I have loved reading Dumplin', Size 12 is Not Fat, Duff, and Bet Me because they featured characters I could relate to physically who were described positively and had a happy ending that didn't involve them losing a lot of weight. (I most recently read It Had To Be You, and didn't love it.) I loved the body positive message of each book, and I'm a sucker for a makeover sequence, but I have always hated reading books where the fat/chubby girl found happiness after losing a few pounds. I plan on reading Shrill and 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, but I was wondering if you had any recommendations for fiction or romance books with more characters I could relate to that have enjoyable story lines. I have read too many non-fiction books and graphic novels, so I would prefer not to get books in those categories. I also have learned that I don't do well with reading books with unlikeable characters, for example, I struggled with Girl On the Train and Gone Girl. I'm sorry for this incredibly long email, but I would really appreciate any help that you could give me! Thank you so much!Sincerely,--M 4. Hi Amanda and Jenn!My TBR is getting ridiculous because of this podcast, but I still love it! I'm currently in grad school reading some very dry material about metadata, and I need something exciting to get me through this dull semester. Lately, I've been in the mood for some romance. Something non traditional like The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. I love the slow and sexy build of the couple's relationship and how for the majority of the series they didn't trust each other, and fought all the time. However, they always had each other's back. I love how you never knew if they were going to kill or kiss each other. I haven't been able to find anything like this. I read all genres, so I'll take any recommendations you've got!Thanks!--Ana 5. Until listening to different book riot podcasts and reading this site I was prejudiced against romance novels. When I was in middle school and starting to explore adult literature, I was also curious about sex and found some romance books to read. My thirteen year old self however just picked whatever free ebook I could find so my parents wouldn't know what I was reading. Consequently I read some pretty bad novels, and have since considered romance "lesser literature" (yes yes I'm a bad person- but I'm trying to rectify the situation!). Also as I've gotten older I've found I find it harder and harder for a writer to convince me a romance is real, and I also enjoy a healthy dose of plot unrelated to romance.I fall on the snooty side of reading classics and literary fiction, but I want to expand my horizons. I love historical fiction so if you know of any good romance set it in the past that is a plus. But really I just want to know what you think are some good romance reads for beginners that will get me interested in the genre.Thanks!P.S. My favorite kinds of romance are the forbidden kind, and the love/hate thing (i.e. Han and Leia, or Starbuck and Apollo from Battlestar Galactica). Yes I'm a cliche.--Connie 6. Hello---I thought I was done with Romance (novels, not in real life, of course), but then I listened to your Podcast all about romance, decided to try a few you recommended and guess what? I am in love with Romance novels again! But--there are so many to choose from and I've been away from the genre for so long, I am hoping you can recommend some new ones for me. I am open to pretty much anything, but if you know of something kind of "Southern" and a bit more "intense" than some, that would be great. I'm also not adverse to same sex love stories --I read "Think of England" from your rec and loved it. Also Loved "Every Good Earl Deserves a Lover" and Julia Quinn's Bridgerton Series. Loved them, just looking for a little bit more intense (sex and story). Can you help me?Thanks so much.--Debbie in Nevada 7. After years of reading exclusively literary fiction or non-fiction, I stumbled upon the Romance genre and am finding it very interesting and, often, a lot of fun. I'd love to share this experience...perhaps even with my (adventurous) book club. Any recommendations for a book within the romance genre that would make a good book club pick? (Bonus if there is a reading guide available!)--BD Books DiscussedThe Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryAfter the Wedding by Courtney MilanA Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: intimate partner violence)Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders (tw: flashbacks to domestic abuse)Dear Aaron by Mariana ZapataA Summer for Scandal by Lydia San AndresIf the Dress Fits by Carla de GuzmanThe Heiress Effect by Courtney MilanSoulless by Gail CarrigerDating You / Hating You by Christina LaurenThe Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat SebastianAn Extraordinary Union by Alyssa ColeChasing Moonlight by Raven St. PierreLooking For Trouble by Victoria DahlThe Bollywood Bride by Sonali DevHow the Duke Was Won by Lenora BellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. This week Jess Pryde joins Jenn for a special romance episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Engineering for Cats by Mac Delaney and our $500 YA Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory After the Wedding by Courtney Milan A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: intimate partner violence) Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders (tw: flashbacks to domestic abuse) Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan Soulless by Gail Carriger Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Chasing Moonlight by Raven St. Pierre Looking For Trouble by Victoria Dahl The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This week Jess Pryde joins Jenn for a special romance episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Engineering for Cats by Mac Delaney and our $500 YA Giveaway.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

After the Wedding by Courtney Milan

A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: intimate partner violence)

Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders (tw: flashbacks to domestic abuse)

Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata

A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres

If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman

The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren

The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

Chasing Moonlight by Raven St. Pierre

Looking For Trouble by Victoria Dahl

The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev

How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell

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]]> 3146 Drinking Tea and Saying Rude Things Nicely https://bookriot.com/listen/drinking-tea-and-saying-rude-things-nicely/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about the Azores, wine books, lighter reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Recommended and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Chi’s Sweet Adventure by Konami Kanata Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin, translated Andrew Bromfield Death at the Water’s Edge by Miriam Winthrop The Stone Raft by Jose Saramago Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (tw: scenes of domestic violence/physical child abuse) Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews Cork Dork by Biana Bosker The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Witchmark by CL Polk We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Jul 2018 11:22:00 -0000 full 140 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about the Azores, wine books, lighter reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Recommended and Book Riot Insiders.Questions 1. Hello! My husband and I will be traveling to the Azores in September 2018 and I would love to get my hands on a “page turner” that takes place on one of the islands. I love historical fiction, murder mysteries, contemporary fiction, and non fiction (as long as it reads like a novel). I’m good with 300-500 pages but I like to keep things moving so over 500 seems like homework to me. No issues with triggers. I love your podcast and can’t wait to hear what you come up with!Thank you,–Robin 2. I really want to get a book for a friend of mine before I leave town. I don’t know when I will see her next after I leave so I am anxious to get it right! I sneakily asked her about her favourite books and, after the usual “how could I ever choose”, this was her response:Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Secret Garden, Authors: Jane Austen, Neil Gaiman, Patrick RothfussI look forward to your response!!!!–Kate 3. Hi there! Thank you for the show and all of your wonderful recommendations! I am hoping you can help me out with what might be a niche request – I would love to read something that includes an interracial, interfaith relationship or family. It does not need to be any specific race/ethnicity or faiths, but if it can include these two components, that would be great – either fiction or non-fiction is great. Thank you!–Emma 4. Hi Ladies,I’m looking for recs for my Mom. She’s a voracious mystery reader: she flies through books very quickly. I gave her Flavia de Luce after loving it (and hearing about it through you!) and she finished the series in about a week and asked me for more. I shared a recent episode with her where you recommended IQ, and she loved that as well: she read both of those, and we’re back at square one.She’s read a lot of the huge names (full leather bound collection of Agatha Christies, loves Rex Stout and other classics, read all of the Costco-display level best sellers like Sue Grafton, JD Robb, Robert Galbraith, Janet Evanovich, Clive Cussler, etc)Her other favorite series is the Dresden Files: I think she likes rogue type main characters who work alone and stories set in richly written worlds/cities. She likes more mystery than thriller, although she enjoys it when they intermix.Thanks for all you do! I look forward to each Thursday (and now so does my Mom) 🙂–Lauren 5. Hey Ladies! I love wine, but I’m much more of a connoisseur of quantity, not quality. A big fan of Cardbordeaux! I’d like to know more about wine and what makes wine “good.” Can you recommend any readable non-fiction (or fiction if it’s very informative) about wine that isn’t too pretentious?–Bess 6. I was talking with my sister recently and she mentioned that I should read books that aren’t so dark and heavy. Having a bit of time to think about it, she is right and I need to lighten up my reading. Do you or your listeners have any ideas as to make my reading not so heavy? Some of the books that I have enjoyed are A Town Like Alice, Jane Eyre, Outlander, Burial Rites, Crime and Punishment, Alias Grace, To Kill A Mockingbird, All Quiet on the Western Front, A Tale of Two Cities, Station Eleven, A Discovery of Witches, the Harry Potter series, among others.–Melissa 7. I recently read a book that totally blew my mind – I’m Thinking Of Ending Things by Iain Reid. It had such an effect on me that I immediately re read it .I’m looking for similar books….unsettling, creepy and with an overwhelming sense of “something’s not right here” dread.I already read Bird Box, Head Full Of Ghosts and House Of Leaves.Please help this fellow book nerd. Thanks, and Stay awesome.–Holly Books DiscussedThe Tethered Mage by Melissa CarusoJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonChi’s Sweet Adventure by Konami KanataYotsuba&! by Kiyohiko AzumaThe Winter Queen by Boris Akunin, translated Andrew BromfieldDeath at the Water’s Edge by Miriam WinthropThe Stone Raft by Jose SaramagoShades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalSpinning Silver by Naomi Novik (tw: scenes of domestic violence/physical child abuse)Wrong to Need You by Alisha RaiEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgThe Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyMagic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona AndrewsCork Dork by Biana BoskerThe Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace84 Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffWitchmark by CL PolkWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonHow to Be a Good Wife by Emma ChapmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about the Azores, wine books, lighter reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Recommended and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Chi’s Sweet Adventure by Konami Kanata Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin, translated Andrew Bromfield Death at the Water’s Edge by Miriam Winthrop The Stone Raft by Jose Saramago Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (tw: scenes of domestic violence/physical child abuse) Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews Cork Dork by Biana Bosker The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Witchmark by CL Polk We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about the Azores, wine books, lighter reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Recommended and Book Riot Insiders.

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Books Discussed

The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Chi’s Sweet Adventure by Konami Kanata

Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma

The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin, translated Andrew Bromfield

Death at the Water’s Edge by Miriam Winthrop

The Stone Raft by Jose Saramago

Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (tw: scenes of domestic violence/physical child abuse)

Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews

Cork Dork by Biana Bosker

The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

Witchmark by CL Polk

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman

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]]> 3072 Summer Camp Volcano https://bookriot.com/listen/summer-camp-volcano/ Amanda and Jenn discuss New England novels, book club options, immigration narratives, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Bluestone and Vine by Donna Kauffman and The Beginning of Everything by Andrea J. Buchanan. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Soulless by Gail Carriger Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Glass and Gardens, edited by Sarena Ulibarri Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler Advice for Future Corpses by Sallie Tisdale I Married You for Happiness by Lily Tuck Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli The Empire’s Old Clothes by Ariel Dorfman The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin Nothing Happened by Molly Booth Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:44:00 -0000 full 139 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss New England novels, book club options, immigration narratives, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Bluestone and Vine by Donna Kauffman and The Beginning of Everything by Andrea J. Buchanan. Questions 1. Hello, friends!My fourteen year old niece is going to be a senator one day and this July her other aunt and I are taking her on a road trip to eight New England universities including most of the Ivy Leagues. I am a folklorist and Other Aunt is an architectural historian, so together we are definitely into the old, the spooky, the magical, and the historical. We want to show her the coolest, weirdest, most inspired time ever. So far we have gotten The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell and would like to find more books that are in that vein -- entertaining and engaging and relevant to what we are road tripping through. Books about or by women and/or people of color are a gigantic plus. Some of the cities we'll be visiting include Boston, Salem, Plymouth, Providence, Portland, and Hanover.Thank you sooooo much! Looking forward to your recommendations!--Erin 2. I am traveling to the US for the first time (Brazilian girl, here) and I will be going to Atlanta for a work event. I don't know much about the city and would like some reading recommendations to get to know a little bit about it.If you can recommend some contemporary fiction - I looove walking through a city and finding places from books - that would be great. Since I have a History degree, I am totally down for history books as well.I am not the biggest fan of historical romances but I am glad to read them if they can help understand the place a little more.Thank you in advance. I really love the show and love getting my to-read list as immense as possible. Congratulations on doing a lovely podcast :)All the best,--Marília 3. Hello lovely ladies!It would be great if we could get some recommendations before June, but we understand you get a lot of requests so no worries if it's late.My book club reads two books with the same basic premise and compares how each author played with the concept. Past books include We All Looked Up & The Age of Miracles (coming of age in the apocalypse) and Annihilation & The Vorrh (mysterious forest changes you if you enter). We are currently reading a trio of portal fantasy with Every Heart a Doorway, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, and Coraline. We are looking for suggestions for our next pair of books. You can get as creative as you want; we're open to anything. Bonus points for books with queer characters and nothing too depressing, please.Thanks and happy reading!!Dual Wielding Book Club--Lana 4. Hello! I am a fairly new listener to your show and love it, keep up the great work.So, I have had a hell of a year. My husband was diagnosed with cancer in January and passed away in April. My mother was diagnosed with Dementia in February. To say my life has been turned upside down is an understatement.I have always been an avid reader. I can read anything and usually do close to 100 a year. But, since all of this I only seem to be able to read books about death and dementia. I don't care if it is fiction or not, in fact I would like to bring some fiction into it as I have been leaning on Non-fiction so far. But they give me comfort. Since my husband passed I have started and put down about 30 books. The only 3 I have been able to read, and loved were:Being Mortal by Atul GawandeThe Best of Us by Joyce MaynardThe 36 Hour Day by Nancy L MaceI want more. As I said, fiction is fine too. Just being able to relate to the story is comforting right now. I love to read and have been so frustrated. I thought I could read some brain candy to help me escape, but I haven't been able to. So, acknowledging that I need to read this very specific niche, I thought I would pass it to you ladies for ideas.Thank you!--Andrea 5. Hi Amanda and Jenn,I have listened to you from day 1 and enjoy your podcast a lot. I wrote once before but it was roughly 120 podcasts ago so I think I might be cleared to ask again.Our immigration policy is clearly a long standing human rights violation and I hate it but I also feel really uninformed on what might be better so I'm looking for books. There are countries many of these asylum seekers are from (Honduras and El Salvador are referenced a lot) and I vaguely know the US has interfered in Central/Latin American countries over the years. My working assumption is we have contributed to the socio-economic issues but I'd like to be more informed on the history and what might be done to better stabilize the region. Additionally I'd like to read about how we as a country could have a more open and humane immigration system that didn't cage families and add to their trauma.I've tried some googling but it isn't working and while I'd love to go around tweeting at smart people asking them to help me that might be rude.Thanks!--Katie 6. I'm looking for a book club pick! To start, book club rules say that it should be by a woman with a female POV/focus.I recently turned 25 and am having a traditional Millennial mid-twenties crisis. I would love to read and discuss a book that talks about that kind of moment in a way that touches on my current struggles (recently quit a job, confused about life direction, romance on the back burner but is that really where I want it to be, am I a real adult yet.......?!?!) but that can also be enjoyed by the women in my book club who are rather past that moment (think age 30 and married with children). Please nothing that is overly goofy or dismissive or disingenuous or preachy. I would prefer something that is not based around only romantic relationship(s) or lack thereof but also isn't just about "single girl making it in the big city." I would like something that might end optimistically but doesn't tie everything up in a perfect neat bow, because life. I'm thinking of something kind of in the vein of The Bell Jar but without the complete mental breakdown.I feel like these parameters lean towards a novel or memoir, but a short story or essay collection would be totally welcome too. We've recently had a lot of success with short story collections in the book club.Am I being way too picky? Sorry! It's only because I don't know exactly what I am looking for and am currently in a major reading slump! Feel free to take some of these requests more lightly and just use your expert judgement.Thank you, thank you!--C 7. Hi! Firstly, I just wanted to say that I recently started listening to the show and I love it! I’m currently trying to make my way through the entire backlog, but I’ve only managed to listen to around 14 episodes so far but I’m determined to listen to them all. Anyway, I’m a big mood reader and now that summer’s here all I want to read is YA contemporary romance set during the season. I recently read Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian and loved it, especially due to the feminist themes in the book. Kasie West, Morgan Matson, Jennifer E. Smith, and Maureen Goo are all hit or miss with me and the only contemporary author I’ve consistently enjoyed is Sarah Dessen. Do you have any recommendations for YA contemporary romances with feminist themes? I prefer YA but I’m also willing to try adult if you know of any really good ones.Thank you!--LaylaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss New England novels, book club options, immigration narratives, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Bluestone and Vine by Donna Kauffman and The Beginning of Everything by Andrea J. Buchanan. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Soulless by Gail Carriger Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Glass and Gardens, edited by Sarena Ulibarri Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler Advice for Future Corpses by Sallie Tisdale I Married You for Happiness by Lily Tuck Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli The Empire’s Old Clothes by Ariel Dorfman The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin Nothing Happened by Molly Booth Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss New England novels, book club options, immigration narratives, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Bluestone and Vine by Donna Kauffman and The Beginning of Everything by Andrea J. Buchanan.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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Books Discussed

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Glass and Gardens, edited by Sarena Ulibarri

Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler

Advice for Future Corpses by Sallie Tisdale

I Married You for Happiness by Lily Tuck

Tell Me How it Ends by Valeria Luiselli

The Empire’s Old Clothes by Ariel Dorfman

The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland

Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin

Nothing Happened by Molly Booth

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

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]]> 3091 Full-Frontal Ben Affleck https://bookriot.com/listen/full-frontal-ben-affleck/ Amanda and María Cristina recommend light books in translation, books for breakups, reads about saints, and more. This episode is sponsored by My Plain Jane and Harry’s Trees. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra, translated by Neal Wainwright Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Angélica Gorodischer and translated by (wait for it…) Ursula K. LeGuin Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Sister Teresa by Barbara Mujica The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie My Awesome Japan Adventure by Rebecca Otawa My Neighbor Totoro: A Novel by Tsugiko Kubo and Hayao Miyazaki The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry Want by Cindy Pon Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Bonfire by Krysten Ritter Any Man by Amber Tamblyn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:46:00 -0000 full 138 Book Riot Amanda and María Cristina recommend light books in translation, books for breakups, reads about saints, and more.This episode is sponsored by My Plain Jane and Harry's Trees.Books DiscussedThe Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra, translated by Neal WainwrightKalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Angélica Gorodischer and translated by (wait for it…) Ursula K. LeGuinGone Girl by Gillian FlynnTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseSister Teresa by Barbara MujicaThe Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul ElieMy Awesome Japan Adventure by Rebecca OtawaMy Neighbor Totoro: A Novel by Tsugiko Kubo and Hayao MiyazakiThe Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet FoxQuest for a Maid by Frances Mary HendryWant by Cindy PonBatman: Nightwalker by Marie LuBonfire by Krysten RitterAny Man by Amber TamblynSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and María Cristina recommend light books in translation, books for breakups, reads about saints, and more. This episode is sponsored by My Plain Jane and Harry’s Trees. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra, translated by Neal Wainwright Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Angélica Gorodischer and translated by (wait for it…) Ursula K. LeGuin Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Sister Teresa by Barbara Mujica The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie My Awesome Japan Adventure by Rebecca Otawa My Neighbor Totoro: A Novel by Tsugiko Kubo and Hayao Miyazaki The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry Want by Cindy Pon Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Bonfire by Krysten Ritter Any Man by Amber Tamblyn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and María Cristina recommend light books in translation, books for breakups, reads about saints, and more.

This episode is sponsored by My Plain Jane and Harry’s Trees.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Madonna of the Sleeping Cars by Maurice Dekobra, translated by Neal Wainwright

Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Angélica Gorodischer and translated by (wait for it…) Ursula K. LeGuin

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Sister Teresa by Barbara Mujica

The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie

My Awesome Japan Adventure by Rebecca Otawa

My Neighbor Totoro: A Novel by Tsugiko Kubo and Hayao Miyazaki

The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox

Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry

Want by Cindy Pon

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu

Bonfire by Krysten Ritter

Any Man by Amber Tamblyn

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]]> 3203 Octavia Butler Read-alikes https://bookriot.com/listen/octavia-butler-read-alikes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Octavia Butler read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li and Annotated. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper NK Jemisin An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (trigger warning: sexual assault) Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (trigger warning: domestic violence) Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson The Machineries of Empire, Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (trigger warnings: torture, rape, coercion, suicide) (R)evolution series by Stephanie Saulter (Gemsigns #1) (trigger warning: hate crimes) MEM by Bethany C. Morrow Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (June 26th) (trigger warning: harm to children) Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead American War by Omar El Akkad Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:14:00 -0000 full 137 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Octavia Butler read-alikes in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Number One Chinese Restaurantby Lillian Li and Annotated.Books Discussed:Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLeanEloquent Rage by Brittney CooperNK JemisinAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (trigger warning: sexual assault)Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (trigger warning: domestic violence)Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo HopkinsonThe Machineries of Empire, Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (trigger warnings: torture, rape, coercion, suicide)(R)evolution series by Stephanie Saulter (Gemsigns #1) (trigger warning: hate crimes)MEM by Bethany C. MorrowTrail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (June 26th) (trigger warning: harm to children)Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadAmerican War by Omar El AkkadBinti by Nnedi OkoraforInfomocracy by Malka Ann Older See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Octavia Butler read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li and Annotated. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper NK Jemisin An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (trigger warning: sexual assault) Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (trigger warning: domestic violence) Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson The Machineries of Empire, Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (trigger warnings: torture, rape, coercion, suicide) (R)evolution series by Stephanie Saulter (Gemsigns #1) (trigger warning: hate crimes) MEM by Bethany C. Morrow Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (June 26th) (trigger warning: harm to children) Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead American War by Omar El Akkad Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Octavia Butler read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li and Annotated.

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Books Discussed:

Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

NK Jemisin

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (trigger warning: sexual assault)

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (trigger warning: domestic violence)

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

The Machineries of Empire, Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit #1) (trigger warnings: torture, rape, coercion, suicide)

(R)evolution series by Stephanie Saulter (Gemsigns #1) (trigger warning: hate crimes)

MEM by Bethany C. Morrow

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (June 26th) (trigger warning: harm to children)

Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

American War by Omar El Akkad

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older

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]]> 3283 What Do You Do If Your Dad Is Death https://bookriot.com/listen/what-do-you-do-if-your-dad-is-death/ Amanda and Jenn discuss disabled heroines, fast-paced audiobooks, Saga read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen and We Are Gathered by Jamie Weisman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios ODY-C by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward Shark Drunk by Morten A. Stroksnes Terra Incognita by Sara Wheeler The Bone People by Keri Hulme (tw: child abuse) That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott Bound to be a Groom by Megan Mulry Here’s a post about beta males in romance A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of abusive relationships) Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke Stepmonster by Wednesday Martin Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman (tw: miscarriage) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:34:00 -0000 full 136 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss disabled heroines, fast-paced audiobooks, Saga read-alikes, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen and We Are Gathered by Jamie Weisman. Questions 1. I am looking for a book for a recommendation where the heroine has a disability. I am trying to find books where the person takes care of themselves, meaning they do not need someone to take care of them.I just do not like how some books make women with disability are helpless. I want to find a women empowerment centered story, that can give women in my community know we can do anything.Thank you for the time and recommendations.--Alicia 2. I'm going on vacation in July, and likely won't have a ton of time to read. I'm looking for some graphic novel/comics I can bring with me for those moments where I can sneak in a few reading minutes. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Saga, but am having a hard time finding other graphic novels/comics that give me the same feelings and can hold my interest. I've tried Monstress and Ms. Marvel, and found they were ok, but not really my thing. I'm new (ish) to this genre, so I haven't read a whole lot in it. Thinking maybe something fantasy related, as I love to read in that genre, but it isn't a necessity. Thanks!--Sherry 3. My husband’s birthday is coming up end of June and I would love to gift him a great book. He mostly reads non fiction war history or science books (he’s a big fan of Jarod Diamond for example). He is a mountaineer, rock and ice climber and a huge outdoor person so enjoys stories about overcoming huge obstacles. He’s read a lot of books about Everest expeditions. When he wants to read something “for fun” he likes Stephen King or James Patterson.Hope you can help!!Thanks!--Heidi 4. I'm planning to challenge myself this summer on school break (I'm a history prof) and read around the world in 80 books. I'm good on Europe, Asia, much of Africa, and the Americas (of course, with some help from some of your previous show recommendations), but I'd like some recommendations from Australia/New Zealand, and perhaps a country that isn't usually a common setting, or a city that is often ignored by this type of atmospheric fiction or one I may not think of on my own.I'd like the physical setting to play an important part in the book; I really want to experience these places through reading, not just read something that could be Anycity, world edition. I'd love to get something by authors with an indigenous background, though women and LGBTQ authors are also encouraged. I'd prefer to have authors that are from the areas or have lived in them for significant periods of time.For this particular challenge, I'd like to read fiction. Favorite genres include mystery/noire (a "Witness the Night" type book would be amazing), I do like literary fiction, women-centered fiction that is feminist leaning and is funny, historical fiction without too much sex abuse--I'm so tired of my main characters getting sold into sex work--and books that center in some way around food and cooking such as "Like Water for Chocolate." I enjoy magical realism.No hurry! I won't be starting this until June, and I've got a number of books to start with before I need more.--Kate 5. Hello!I've recently started reading more romance novels and noticed that most of what I've read has featured men who align with pretty normative ideas of masculinity. I don't mean to say this is inherently bad or that the characters or books are misogynistic. Also, I will say we almost always get to see a softer side to these men. It's just the men aren't usually shown as soft from the get go, if that makes sense. I was just wondering if y'all could recommend any adult romance novels that feature men who exhibit gentleness as a prominent feature of their personality. I tend to read historical romance, but will be happy to take any recommendations.Thank you both so much & have a great day!--Jessica 6. Hi Amanda and Jenn!I'm looking for a good audiobook while i'm in public transportation. I've tried some audiobook and only few were able to keep me active. I've realise that most of it is because of the narrator. Some heavy old british accent made me sleepy! ahahI love fantasy but I prefer to read it instead of listen to it.I realise that I prefer shorter standalone audiobooks because their tends to have faster pace.Some examples of audiobooks that I've loved: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.Some other example of books that i loved last year: The Hate U Give and The Night CircusThank you so much!--Emilie 7. I recently started getting serious with a pretty fantastic guy. The thing is, he has two kids (7 and 9) and I'm a little freaked out about the prospect of being a stepmom. Do you have any book recommendations about navigating this territory? I'm good with fiction or non-fiction, any genres. Bonus if it there's some diversity in the picks as his kids are biracial and we are an interracial couple as well. Thanks ladies!--Amanda Books DiscussedAscension by Jacqueline KoyanagiFriend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura BrownPretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma RiosODY-C by Matt Fraction and Christian WardShark Drunk by Morten A. StroksnesTerra Incognita by Sara WheelerThe Bone People by Keri Hulme (tw: child abuse)That Deadman Dance by Kim ScottBound to be a Groom by Megan MulryHere's a post about beta males in romanceA Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of abusive relationships)Zeroboxer by Fonda LeeBluebird, Bluebird by Attica LockeStepmonster by Wednesday MartinLove and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman (tw: miscarriage)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss disabled heroines, fast-paced audiobooks, Saga read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen and We Are Gathered by Jamie Weisman. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios ODY-C by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward Shark Drunk by Morten A. Stroksnes Terra Incognita by Sara Wheeler The Bone People by Keri Hulme (tw: child abuse) That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott Bound to be a Groom by Megan Mulry Here’s a post about beta males in romance A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of abusive relationships) Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke Stepmonster by Wednesday Martin Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman (tw: miscarriage) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss disabled heroines, fast-paced audiobooks, Saga read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen and We Are Gathered by Jamie Weisman.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi

Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown

Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios

ODY-C by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward

Shark Drunk by Morten A. Stroksnes

Terra Incognita by Sara Wheeler

The Bone People by Keri Hulme (tw: child abuse)

That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott

Bound to be a Groom by Megan Mulry

Here’s a post about beta males in romance

A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: discussion of abusive relationships)

Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

Stepmonster by Wednesday Martin

Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman (tw: miscarriage)

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]]> 3147 Secret Vigilante Assassins https://bookriot.com/listen/secret-vigilante-assassins/ Amanda and Jenn discuss unreliable narrators, romantic suspense, historical mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud and Tonight I’m Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, edited by Sarena Ulibarri The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland Coffee Boy by Austin Chant The Others series (Written in Red #1) by Anne Bishop The Merry Spinster by (Daniel) Mallory Ortberg The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear Take the Lead by Alexis Daria A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes) The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:00:00 -0000 full 135 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss unreliable narrators, romantic suspense, historical mysteries, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud and Tonight I’m Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson. Questions 1. I recently began a mini book challenge with my 2 book worm friends. We each thought of ideas for the challenge and are tackling them together but have run into a bit of a dry spell. We are interested in looking at books with unreliable narrators as well as short stories or short story collections. Do you have any suggestions?--Sandra 2.Hey there!I'm looking for some recommendations on good WWI era books. I've read all the classics (Fitzgerald, Hemingway, etc). I've tried reading "The Guns of August" but its so dry it’s hard to get into. I'm fine with a perspective from any country involved in the conflict (though particularly interested in either German or British). I pretty much love any genre, just want to read a really good book!PS: Your fantasy recs are amazing, I've found so many great books listening to your advice, thanks!Thanks!--Radhi 3. Hello!My request is for a romance novel that I can get into. I've never really been a fan of the genre, but I really want to give it a shot, and I feel I just haven't found the right ones. I know it can't be that I'm averse to romance, because I've read plenty of stories that have romance, but that weren't categorized as romance perse. I think I may just have a hard time relating to the characters most of the time.I'm a huge fan of the TV show Jane the Virgin, which is BIG on romance, and I love the drama of it. So I was wondering if y'all could maybe find something along those lines, with the telenovela feel, and definitely a Latinx protagonist. Bonus points for queer representation as well.Thanks!--Meagan 4. Hello! I am currently in a reading slump and need help picking up the next amazing book that will keep me up way past my bed time. I'm looking for a mystery/suspense romance recommendation. I've recently read authors such as Nina Laurin, Loreth Anne White, Louisa Luna, B.A. Paris, Kristen Lepionka, and Peter Swanson which I have all enjoyed. Two of my most favorite books are Too Late by Colleen Hoover, and He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker. Please no fantasy or sci-fi. Thanks in advance!--Kimberly 5. Hi! I'm a huge fan of the podcast! I'm working as a library aide in a college-prep high school with a diverse student body and high-achieving students. I've had some requests for the Rick Riordan books; in the interest of exposing my kids to authors and books that get less buzz and helping them bridge the gap between middle-grade and adult reads, I'm looking for something similar. Along the lines of "You liked Harry Potter, now try Akata Witch!" or "You liked Tolkein? How about The Tiger's Daughter?" Preferably with non-white authors and characters, at a YA or adult level.Thanks in advance,--Jessie 6. Hi - I'm a serious reader and love, love, love books! I usually read literary fiction - I love a good, deep story, that's well written and has characters that live with me off the page. I like books to be places where i can learn things in relaxed ways and expand my knowledge of the world. Recent books I've loved have been A Little Life / Home Going / Alias Grace and Pachinko. I recently read my first Fantasy / Sci Fi novel - The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin and to my surprised - i LOVED IT! I loved the world building, the strong female characters, the challenge it posed in how it was read, and it was so beautifully written. I also like the idea of there being 2 more books in the series for me to get my teeth into. This is a new genre for me - so id like some recommendations of where to go next - Im looking for SciFi / Fantasy - that's thoughtful, not male centric, mature (im not a lover of YA fiction) and tells a super well written story. Thank you so much--Mitch 7. Hello!I am a huge fan of the National Treasure movies, and I was a history major in college. I love mysteries, especially ones that put a spin on an historical event.I have read all of Dan Brown's books and I enjoy James Rollins as well. Do you have any recommendations that would fall into this category? I would love to be able to listen on audio, but any recommendation would be greatly appreciated.Thanks so much!--Jessica  Books DiscussedGlass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, edited by Sarena UlibarriThe Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie ButlandCoffee Boy by Austin ChantThe Others series (Written in Red #1) by Anne BishopThe Merry Spinster by (Daniel) Mallory OrtbergThe Night Guest by Fiona McFarlaneSingled Out by Virginia NicholsonMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearTake the Lead by Alexis DariaA Summer for Scandal by Lydia San AndresI Am Justice by Diana Munoz StewartAll Beautiful Things by Nicki SalcedoSong of Blood and Stone by L. PenelopeBeasts Made of Night by Tochi OnyebuchiAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes)The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua HammerLabyrinth by Kate MosseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss unreliable narrators, romantic suspense, historical mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud and Tonight I’m Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, edited by Sarena Ulibarri The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland Coffee Boy by Austin Chant The Others series (Written in Red #1) by Anne Bishop The Merry Spinster by (Daniel) Mallory Ortberg The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear Take the Lead by Alexis Daria A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes) The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer Labyrinth by Kate Mosse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss unreliable narrators, romantic suspense, historical mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud and Tonight I’m Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, edited by Sarena Ulibarri

The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland

Coffee Boy by Austin Chant

The Others series (Written in Red #1) by Anne Bishop

The Merry Spinster by (Daniel) Mallory Ortberg

The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane

Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Take the Lead by Alexis Daria

A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres

I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart

All Beautiful Things by Nicki Salcedo

Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes)

The Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer

Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 3322 Add a Million Dollars, See What Happens https://bookriot.com/listen/add-a-million-dollars-see-what-happens/ Amanda and Jenn discuss naturey spec-fic, New England novels, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s gift card giveaway and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse) Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (tw: harm to children) Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Queens of Renthia series by Sarah Beth Durst Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead On Beauty by Zadie Smith All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whitall Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews, rec’d by Jackson Bird Resources: trans recs on Goodreads, Transmission Podcast To The End of June by Cris Beam Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 May 2018 11:33:00 -0000 full 134 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss naturey spec-fic, New England novels, escapist reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's gift card giveaway and Book Riot Insiders. Questions 1. I have been listening to your podcast for a long time now and I absolutely love it! I have a request for you. I love Fantasy genre and Sci-Fi (maybe even some post-apocalyptic). My favourite books have been Harry Potter, Lord of the rings, Sword of Truth and The Dresden Files. I am looking for something fresh to read in this genre, with a unique universe, new ideas and nice characters. I know it may sound a bit challenging but I would love to find something to read that is outside the mainstream Fantasy guidelines.Thank you and keep up the good work!--John 2. Hello!Thanks for all the work you put into your great podcast, my booklist has been growing exponentially every since I started following you!I am looking for book suggestions to help me further cope with and accept all the destruction and damage to the natural world that is rampant in human society. I love fiction but also appreciate non fiction. One of my favorite books is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer so anything like that would be appreciated. I'm also looking for comforting nature focused novels like those by Barbara Kingsolver, and thought provoking dystopia-style books where the natural world is a speculative character of its own like in Jeff Vandermeer's Southern Reach Trilogy. Any suggestions you have would be much appreciated!--Rhiannon 3. Looking for books by June 21.Hello, I'm headed to New England for 2 weeks in June. Would love some books to read while up there on vacation that are set in any of the New England States or about New England and its History.I do love books that give me all the feels and give me an emotional reaction. But I'm open to anything.I love literary fiction, historical fiction, women's lit and narrative non fiction. Some of my favorite books have been Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand, anything by Kristin Hannah, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Trail of Broken Wings (the author escapes me ...but if you haven't go read it)., When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, and this oldy but Goody The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Aldridge (I'm pretty sure the character Sailor Sam is my all time literary character), Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.Thanks--Shona 4. Hi!I just blazed through Circe and am about half way through Song of Achilles. I have discovered I have a love of Greek mythology retelling. What book / series can you recommend to help me dive into Greek mythology? I prefer longer books so please no short stories (unless it’s a big collection) or graphic novels.Thanks so much!--Jessica 5. Hello!Request date of early September for my cousin's birthday.My cousin is a trans-man currently going through the physical transition. Recently, while discussing books, he lamented the lack of representation he is able to find in books (and other media). When he is able to find it, the stories always end poorly for the character (suicide, violence/abuse, drugs, etc.). He has read a few memoirs, but would really love a novel.Do you know of any that have a trans-man as the main character and a happy ending? Own-voices would be amazing.Thanks!--April 6. Hi! I just joined the insiders and have been hooked on this podcast for months now. I read anything and have been known to choose books by the covers. Something I haven’t really found is a book that includes Foster Families. I don’t shy away from anything. I have been a foster mom for just over a year now, I have two step children and one foster baby right now. So, good and bad are welcome. I would like one of each if possible.I love listening to you, keep up the great work you both are doing!Thank you,--Sherri 7. Hello, lovely ladies! I am graduating THIS WEEK with a Masters in Social Work, and loved (almost) every moment of it, but am ready for some serious escape-from-reality reading now. Based on your podcast I listened to the audio version of Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway and LOVED the unique complexity of worlds with differing levels of logic, nonsense, wickedness and virtue as well as the absolute normalization of the whole queer spectrum, dead bodies, and that indescribable feeling of missing a place so badly you can’t go on with your life. I’m utterly, embarrassingly new to the fantasy genre and would love more recs for stories that are dark but in that “it’ll never happen to me or the people I’ll be working with as a social worker” kind of way :). Thank you!!--Melissa  Books DiscussedHunger Makes the Wolf by Alex WellsParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerRoses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse)Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (tw: harm to children)Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodQueens of Renthia series by Sarah Beth DurstSeating Arrangements by Maggie ShipsteadOn Beauty by Zadie SmithAll Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarryLavinia by Ursula Le GuinBurnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel HaimowitzHolding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe WhitallSome Assembly Required by Arin Andrews, rec’d by Jackson BirdResources: trans recs on Goodreads, Transmission PodcastTo The End of June by Cris BeamAnother Place at the Table by Kathy HarrisonThe Prey of Gods by Nicky DraydenThe Black Tides of Heaven by JY YangSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss naturey spec-fic, New England novels, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s gift card giveaway and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse) Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (tw: harm to children) Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Queens of Renthia series by Sarah Beth Durst Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead On Beauty by Zadie Smith All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whitall Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews, rec’d by Jackson Bird Resources: trans recs on Goodreads, Transmission Podcast To The End of June by Cris Beam Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss naturey spec-fic, New England novels, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s gift card giveaway and Book Riot Insiders.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse)

Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (tw: harm to children)

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Queens of Renthia series by Sarah Beth Durst

Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin

Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz

Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whitall

Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews, rec’d by Jackson Bird

Resources: trans recs on Goodreads, Transmission Podcast

To The End of June by Cris Beam

Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang

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]]> 2852 That Went Off the Rails https://bookriot.com/listen/that-went-off-the-rails/ Amanda and Jenn discuss pioneer fiction, distraction reads, slashers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and First Lessons by Lina J. Potter. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt The Mothers by Brit Bennett Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstore500 Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Burial Rites by Hannah Kent A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: harm to children and basically everyone else also) Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Liberty) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 May 2018 10:59:00 -0000 full 133 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss pioneer fiction, distraction reads, slashers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and First Lessons by Lina J. Potter. Questions 1. Hello!I am a literature and linguistics double major and am going to be taking 5 classes at an intensive this summer. I am looking for books that are easy to read and really draw you in. I love “The Vacationers,” “the Secret History,” and “the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” and am also a huge fan of classics but want something a bit easier to read than that. I am also looking for fiction books that take place during the rise of Irish Nationalism in the 1910s. I am reading Yeats and Joyce and would like books that will fill in a bit of background information.Thanks so much!–Quinn Elle 2. Hi,I’m looking for a specific type of book that I’m at a loss of where to find. I love love love the Little House on the Prairie series and I have not been able to find any others like it! I enjoy reading about how people lived in the pioneer days. I recently read The Snowchild which was a story of survival as well and I enjoyed that too. Please find me some books similar to those! I like fiction, nonfiction, historical, YA is fine, but please no short stories, poems, or graphic novels. Thanks so much in advance, I look forward to hearing what you recommend!–Susan 3. Hi gals, I believe you have covered something like this before, but I am not sure how to really search for without going through every past episode. Hoping you can help me!My cousin/bestie’s mother-in-law is starting chemotherapy and radiation and they would like to read something light and easy together. My cousin loved the Twilight series and she and her MiL like Nicholas Sparks and Danielle Steele. Both of them, but especially her MiL are progressive and her MiL isn’t religious (my cousin believes in God but also isn’t overly religious). Do you have any uplifting books for them to read? I think they would prefer something that distracts them a bit from the cancer and the physical and emotional pain it causes, so I’d rather it not be about anyone dying or that focuses a large part of the plot on being ill. That said, if it is an uplifting story about someone overcoming a serious illness and you think it would be a good fit for them, I’d certainly consider it.Thank you very much,–Kristin 4. Hello Get Booked!I’m a longtime listener of all things Book Riot and am coming to you for a recommendation for my mother, whose birthday is right around the corner (along with Mother’s Day).To give you an idea, she’s an avid and curious reader who loves plants and gardening, food, historical fiction, cute/feel-good stories, and books with great writing. She also likes current books, books that are on the new releases/hot reads shelf at the library, that she hears about on NPR, etc. Some books that she’s really enjoyed have been Lab Girl, Stay With Me, The Sympathizer (loved the story/writing, didn’t like the ending), The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Goodbye Vitamin.What she doesn’t like are books that are heavy-handed with their message or that have an unrealistic/unrelatable plot (she didn’t like The Nightingale, The Family Fang, or Manhattan Beach).Hopefully that will help you/me out and I can nail her birthday gift this year!!Thanks so much,–Chloe 5. Hi! I have a book swap quickly approaching with a complete stranger. It’s a “slasher” themed swap (which I have understood to mean horror or dark psychological suspense). My partner has listed Stephen King, Grady Hendrix, Richard Laymon, Anne Rice, and James Newman as her favorite authors. She has read and enjoyed The Grip of It by Jac Jemc, Bird Box by Josh Malerman, Universal Harvester by John Darnielle, NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, and Little Heaven by Nick Cutter. She did not particularly enjoy Final Girls by Riley Sager or Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones.Could you recommend a book or two for this swap that would make her day? Thanks!–Tanya 6. My sister is trying to get into reading and she keeps coming to me for book requests, which is great, but I’ve run out of ideas on what to suggest to her. She likes reading Nicholas Sparks, Sarah Dessen and John Green, but I believe at this point she’s read them all. She also thoroughly enjoyed Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult, mostly because the plot line kept her interested and she loved the sections about the elephants. I got her Where’d You Go Bernedette for her birthday which she seemed excited for but she hasn’t read it yet. She loves the outdoors and animals and nature, she just needs a plot line that is going to keep her interested from beginning to end.Thank you!–Allyson 7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I recently discovered this podcast and have been loving it. After binging several episodes, I was tempted to submit a request of my own. I’m in my late twenties and have never been in a relationship; the short way to put it is just that I make friends rather slowly, have never found the idea of romance that appealing, and haven’t yet met anyone to change my mind.I do want a partner though and have tentatively started dating, but I’m not finding the process much fun. I wonder if you could recommend a sweet-hearted story with an older, skeptical or inexperienced narrator with a similar mindset and a happy ending. (In the ballpark of The Rosie Project maybe? Have read Persuasion and Attachments.) I have seen contemporary stories about online dating mishaps, but even humorous takes on this aren’t that encouraging for me. Obviously a Romance would be fine, but it’s also okay for the relationship to be off to the side (enjoy general fiction, mysteries, SFF, and historical fiction). I’m fine with straight or LGBTQIA, steamy bits are welcome, and actually I’ve had some luck with fantasy settings where relationships are arranged/necessary for magical health, etc. No YA and please no trigger warnings.–KS Books Discussed The Wrong Stars by Tim PrattThe Mothers by Brit BennettGiveaway! bookriot.com/bookstore500Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastCranford by Elizabeth GaskellThe Wangs vs. The World by Jade ChangThe Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichBurial Rites by Hannah KentA Curious Beginning by Deanna RaybournA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander CheeBroken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: harm to children and basically everyone else also)Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Liberty)When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinOne Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss pioneer fiction, distraction reads, slashers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and First Lessons by Lina J. Potter. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt The Mothers by Brit Bennett Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstore500 Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Burial Rites by Hannah Kent A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: harm to children and basically everyone else also) Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Liberty) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss pioneer fiction, distraction reads, slashers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and First Lessons by Lina J. Potter.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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Books Discussed

The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstore500

Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: harm to children and basically everyone else also)

Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Liberty)

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean

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]]> 2883 I'm About to Ruin Christmas For You https://bookriot.com/listen/im-about-to-ruin-christmas-for-you/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Samoan literature, evil kids, contemporary YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney and The 49th Mystic (Beyond the Circle Series #1) by Ted Dekker. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger Sons for the Return Home by Albert Wendt Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel (tw: domestic violence) Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Cabin Pressure by John Finnemore (rec by Nita) N0s4A2 by Joe Hill The Dinner by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett Dread Nation by Justina Ireland The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L Sánchez (tw: self harm and suicide) Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel (tw: child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 May 2018 10:42:00 -0000 full 132 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Samoan literature, evil kids, contemporary YA, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney and The 49th Mystic (Beyond the Circle Series #1) by Ted Dekker. Questions1. One of my best friends just got accepted to volunteer with the Peace Corps in Samoa. For her birthday, I want to give her a book that will get her (extra) hyped about the experience; she's already done a ton of research so I'm not necessarily looking for something informative so much as something that's just fun!I would love something focused on Samoa/South Pacific (that should probably skip the stranded-on-a-tropical-island trope because we're trying to be excited here). I was thinking of something more contemporary than Margaret Mead or Robert Louis Stevenson--maybe even something Own Voices but doesn't have to be. It doesn't necessarily have to relate to Peace Corps/volunteering/etc., but that would be cool too.She reads mostly fiction and some memoir but not a lot of straight non-fiction. Recently, she's been reading and enjoying books like "The Bees" by Laline Paull, "Less" by Andrew Sean Greer, and "Young Jane Young" by Gabrielle Zevin. Some of her forever favorites are "Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight" by Alexandra Fuller, "The Girls from Corona Del Mar" by Rufi Thorpe, "Egg and Spoon" by Gregory Maguire, and anything Tom Robbins.Thank you! --Cel 2. I've always had depression, so at this point it seems like old hat, but recently I've been suffering with massive amounts of anxiety. Like, heart palpitating, ears rushing, feel dizzy and panicking over literally nothing. I am doing yoga, and I stopped eating meat, I journal every day, and I've read the self help books but honestly sometimes nothing helps except to distract myself until it goes away.What I'm looking for is basically a great audiobook (maybe a mystery?) with little to no real conflict that is fun. I like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Lumberjanes, Steven Universe, and Adventure Time...I'm looking for something that is a sweet and fun romp but in no way causes the "are they gonna survive/are they sad that their families are dead" sort of anxiety that is both illogical and sadly my new reality. I loved Anne of Green Gables, but even that was kind of too much post- the first book.Note: I've read Hyperbole and a Half, Furiously Happy, The Year of Yes, and a lot of the other popular "self help" style books, but really what I'm looking for is good fun distraction.Please help my poor crazy brain, --W 3. Hello, I'm looking for fiction about evil children. One of my all-time favorite books is 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver. I had an intense, visceral reaction to the title character in this novel, and the ending absolutely ripped my heart out. It made me want to read all I could about evil kids, but I wasn't able to find much. I read 'The Bad Seed' and 'Rosemary's Baby', and although those could both be classified as Horror, I was much more horrified by Kevin. I'm also hoping for something more contemporary. Do you guys have anything in mind that will fill my need for bad babies? Thank you! --Malarie 4. Hi there-I work in a bookstore and conduct a YA bookclub. We've read and loved books of multiple different genres. While we mostly stick to YA, we've recently started venturing into Sci-fi and Fantasy picks. Some of our past favorites have been Mosquitoland, Eleanor and Park, The Kids of Appetite, Cinder, Scorpio Races, House of the Scorpion, The Martian and Ready Player One. We've also read lots of Historical YA fiction like The Book Thief, Chains and Under a Painted Sky. While we've thoroughly enjoyed most of these books, we keep bumping into two problems with YA picks: 1. We enjoy the heavier themes of some contemporary and historical fic YA, like examinations on race, mental illness, and troubling family dynamics. But we've read too many that have described sexual violence (often familial) in very graphic detail. 2. Sometimes wading through the YA section, it's difficult to find books that are written well and don't follow the typical YA tropes. We're very tired of love triangles- especially in the fantasy and dystopian genres.Do you have any suggestions for a group of 15-16 year olds who love YA and Sci-fi/Fantasy but are tired of these particular topics? Bonus points for Fantasy picks. --Amber 5. Hi Jenn and Amanda!I have recently started a book club at my local non-profit for our volunteers. I work for Voices for Children (CASA), which assigns volunteers to look out for the best interests of children in foster care. So far we have read The Glass Castle, Evicted, and My Name is Leon. We have future picks of The Hate U Give, Dreamland, The Language of Flowers, and Lost Children of Wilder. Any suggestions for books about children in foster care/or any topics that deal with social justice/welfare (non-fiction/or fiction) would be great! --Emily 6. Hello! I am a devote reader of literary fiction but want to get into contemporary YA. Where's a girl to start? For guidance, some of my favourite reads of the past year include Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan series; What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky; Goodbye, Vitamin; The Secret History; A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing; and The Lonely Hearts Hotel. And though I haven't read much, my favourite YAs include This One Summer and Another Brooklyn. Help! --Caryn 7. Hey ladies! Recently, I have experienced some love life turmoil and being a big fan of book therapy, I was wondering if you knew of any books about unrequited crushes, or the friends to lover trope not working out. I prefer contemporary over fantasy if possible. Thank you! --Kristen  Books DiscussedWelcome Home, edited by Eric SmithEtiquette and Espionage by Gail CarrigerSons for the Return Home by Albert WendtWhere We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel (tw: domestic violence)Harriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughCabin Pressure by John Finnemore (rec by Nita)N0s4A2 by Joe HillThe Dinner by Herman Koch, translated by Sam GarrettDread Nation by Justina IrelandThe Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary PearsonPeas and Carrots by Tanita S. DavisBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L Sánchez (tw: self harm and suicide)Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle ClaytonI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithLast Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel (tw: child abuse)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Samoan literature, evil kids, contemporary YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney and The 49th Mystic (Beyond the Circle Series #1) by Ted Dekker. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger Sons for the Return Home by Albert Wendt Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel (tw: domestic violence) Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Cabin Pressure by John Finnemore (rec by Nita) N0s4A2 by Joe Hill The Dinner by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett Dread Nation by Justina Ireland The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L Sánchez (tw: self harm and suicide) Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel (tw: child abuse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Samoan literature, evil kids, contemporary YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney

and The 49th Mystic (Beyond the Circle Series #1) by Ted Dekker.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Welcome Home, edited by Eric Smith

Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

Sons for the Return Home by Albert Wendt

Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel (tw: domestic violence)

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

Cabin Pressure by John Finnemore (rec by Nita)

N0s4A2 by Joe Hill

The Dinner by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson

Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L Sánchez (tw: self harm and suicide)

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel (tw: child abuse)

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]]> 3137 Cannibalism Is Never Pretty https://bookriot.com/listen/cannibalism-is-never-pretty/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy, diverse kids books, awkward romances and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lady Rogue by Theresa Romain and Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (out May 15) History of the Philippines by Luis H. Francia The Detective Elouise Norton series by Rachel Howzell Hall A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic) The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein) A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love The Leper Spy by Ben Montgomery Empress by Ruby Lal Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book or Stardust or Sandman) Wayward Vol 1: String Theory by Jim Zub, Stephen Cummings, John Rauch “At Death’s Window” by Anne Lamott (in Grace (Eventually)) Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James How Not to Fall by Emily Foster Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Books Like Black Panther post A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 May 2018 10:49:00 -0000 full 131 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy, diverse kids books, awkward romances and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Lady Rogue by Theresa Romain and Everywhere You Want to Beby Christina June. Questions 1. My husband loves fantasy but hasn’t read much recently. He has a long road trip this summer and is looking for a new series to dive into on audio. His past favorites have included Game of Thrones (of course!), anything by Patrick Rothfuss, Anne Rice books and Lord of the Rings. I had him try NK Jemisin Fifth Season and he couldn’t get into it. Any thoughts?? --Sara 2. Hi! My "deadline" for this question is June 2018, that is the first birthday month :). Two of my best girl friends have made me the proudest Auntie of three beautiful little boys. Ages 4 years, 8 months, and 2 months old. I love to gift them books, I always try to send at least one for each birthday/Christmas. All three of my nephews are multiracial, and two (4 years old and 8 months old) are brothers. I want to gift them books that have one or more of the following themes: ~ unique story lines ~ characters that are not white (bonus points for multiracial characters) ~ Stories that provide a broader view of the world/culture curated for little people I do not have a very deep knowledge of children's literature and find myself a little stuck, can you suggest books/authors for me to gift to my nephews? Below is a sampling of the books I have gifted them in the past: ~ The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers~ The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko~ Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison (decidedly too advanced for a two month old, but it is breathtakingly beautiful and he will grow into it!)Thanks! --Melissa 3. Hi Amanda, Hi JennI am taking woman's history, and my professor is focusing on American woman who influence history. She assigned a project on women we don't talk about but have influenced or changed society. I have been left wanting more because I want to learn more about women who have influence outside America. I would love to read more on Mexican women, British women, African American women who have influenced history. I have already read Code Girls, Wonder Woman, The Wolves at the Door, Headstrong. --Grace 4. Hello, my son's birthday is coming up towards the end of May, and I am looking for book recommendations. He will be turning 21. Lately, to my excitement,I have been able to find my way through a few books that we have both been able to form a connection over. We both seem to enjoy them and like talking about them together. But as of late I am now stuck. Could you help me with some recommendations? Among his favorites are the Night Circus by Morgenstern, and Little, Big by Crowley. I have not read those yet, but from how he describes them I would like to read them. Some books I gave him that we both like are the short story collections of Edgar Allan Poe, and Shirley Jackson. Also, the Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things ( which are a collection of Japanese ghost stories with a mythological and traditional background). Graphic novels are a big plus, because of his love for art. I'm not sure if this will help but we both like Tim Burton's work. Thank you for your help --Melissa 5. Hello! First things first, I absolutely love this podcast! Thank you so much for always have great recommendations!I have recently read "Me before you" by Jojo Moyes and really enjoyed it especially the controversial subject of assisted suicide that's legal in Switzerland. I have also previously read "The Universe Versus Alex Woods" by Gavin Extense that has the same subject in the book. I got very interested in this subject and haven't been able to find any great books that deal with this matter. I was wondering if you'd be able to help me with that! Thank you so so much! --Fabiola 6. Jenn and Amanda, Though I used to read a lot of urban fantasy romance in the past, more recently I tend to just dabble in romance. One of the things that I’ve really wanted to see is a heroine who is not instantly great at the sexy times. I thought I had found the perfect heroine in Lady Philippa in One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean, but unfortunately as soon as the steamy scenes became physical, our heroine is very not awkward and somehow instinctually knows what to do. I don’t know if this is a weird request, but I think I would like to see some more awkward and not-intuitively-good-at-sex sexy times between the romance hero and heroine. Can you ladies help me out??--B 7. Hello Ladies!I'm sure you've gotten a few of these already but... Black Panther, Afrofuturism, please! Black Panther has long been one of my favorite superheroes and I am so f****** pleased that the movie was so good and that so many people are excited about it. I've heard it described as afrofuturism which is a term I've heard before, but am maybe not as familiar with as I'd like to be. I think I'm a little more interested in a novel, but I'll take a comic if you've got one you are excited about. I'm not even sure if these qualify under that genre (as my understanding of the term is loose), but I've read N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy (well, the first two so far, third will be soon) & Octavia Butler is on my list. What have you got?Thank you! --Violet Books DiscussedSo Lucky by Nicola Griffith (out May 15)History of the Philippines by Luis H. FranciaThe Detective Elouise Norton series by Rachel Howzell HallA Desperate Fortune by Susanna KearsleyThe Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David FinchShades of Magic series by VE Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic)The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein)A is for Activist by Innosanto NagaraNiño Wrestles the World by Yuyi MoralesJulián is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveThe Leper Spy by Ben MontgomeryEmpress by Ruby LalHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyNeil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book or Stardust or Sandman)Wayward Vol 1: String Theory by Jim Zub, Stephen Cummings, John Rauch“At Death’s Window” by Anne Lamott (in Grace (Eventually))Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy ButlerOnce Upon a Tower by Eloisa JamesHow Not to Fall by Emily FosterBinti by Nnedi OkoraforBooks Like Black Panther postA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy, diverse kids books, awkward romances and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lady Rogue by Theresa Romain and Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (out May 15) History of the Philippines by Luis H. Francia The Detective Elouise Norton series by Rachel Howzell Hall A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic) The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein) A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love The Leper Spy by Ben Montgomery Empress by Ruby Lal Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book or Stardust or Sandman) Wayward Vol 1: String Theory by Jim Zub, Stephen Cummings, John Rauch “At Death’s Window” by Anne Lamott (in Grace (Eventually)) Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James How Not to Fall by Emily Foster Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Books Like Black Panther post A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy, diverse kids books, awkward romances and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Lady Rogue by Theresa Romain and Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (out May 15)

History of the Philippines by Luis H. Francia

The Detective Elouise Norton series by Rachel Howzell Hall

A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley

The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch

Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic)

The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein)

A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara

Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales

Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

The Leper Spy by Ben Montgomery

Empress by Ruby Lal

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book or Stardust or Sandman)

Wayward Vol 1: String Theory by Jim Zub, Stephen Cummings, John Rauch

“At Death’s Window” by Anne Lamott (in Grace (Eventually))

Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler

Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James

How Not to Fall by Emily Foster

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Books Like Black Panther post

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

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]]> 2938 Catch Up with Recommended Season 1! https://bookriot.com/listen/catch-up-with-recommended-season-1/ Recommended is back! Season 2 will start on May 16, so there’s no time like the present to catch up with Season 1. Get more details and subscribe at bookriot.com/recommended or on the podcatcher of your choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 May 2018 10:00:00 -0000 bonus Book Riot Recommended is back! Season 2 will start on May 16, so there's no time like the present to catch up with Season 1. Get more details and subscribe at bookriot.com/recommended or on the podcatcher of your choice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Recommended is back! Season 2 will start on May 16, so there’s no time like the present to catch up with Season 1. Get more details and subscribe at bookriot.com/recommended or on the podcatcher of your choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Recommended is back! Season 2 will start on May 16, so there’s no time like the present to catch up with Season 1. Get more details and subscribe at bookriot.com/recommended or on the podcatcher of your choice.

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]]> 124 Authors Whose Brain We Are Frightened Of https://bookriot.com/listen/authors-whose-brain-we-are-frightened-of/ Amanda and Jenn discuss action-packed sci-fi, NYC stories, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny and The Theory of Happily Ever After by Kristin Billerbeck. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot (trigger warning: child abuse, suicidal ideation, self-harm, domestic violence) A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 100 Places in Greece Every Woman Should Go by Amanda Summer Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (plus Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell) If We Were Villains by ML Rio Books Like The Secret History post Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (trigger warning: domestic violence) Infomocracy by Malka Older Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel José Older (Half-Resurrection Blues #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 May 2018 11:44:00 -0000 full 130 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss action-packed sci-fi, NYC stories, mysteries, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny and The Theory of Happily Ever After by Kristin Billerbeck. Questions 1. Hey Amanda and Jenn!I'm looking for a good book for my boyfriend. He's never really enjoyed reading but is trying to change that, particularly because his sister and I just gush over books every time we're around each other and I think he wants in on the fun.He's mentioned that he might be interested in something like Stephen King, but the size of the books are too intimidating.I think he would particularly enjoy mysteries or thrillers, but any genre is welcome. The most important thing is that the books are not too long and they are easy to get through -- so no complicated structures or long lists of characters.Thanks for all you do,--Morgan 2. Hi guys! Tracy here. First, love your show and I’m so excited to get some book recs from you! I’m traveling to Greece with my mom who is newly divorced (after 40 years) from my dad. She is working on being independent and finding herself. I’m looking for books about mother, daughter relationships, independent women and any stories about Greece in general that might help me appreciate the country when we’re there in July. I’m not into religion, YA or love stories. Bonus for strong women main characters. TBR includes Have Mother, Will Travel. Thanks much!! --Tracey 3. Hi! I'm just about to finish grad school, and will be starting an internship in NYC in September (on my 30th birthday!). I would love to spend the summer reading books set in NYC to give me a feel for the city and some history and to help me make a list of things to do and see there. I'd prefer fiction but am fine with non-fiction. I just finished the Golem and the Jinni and loved it (can't remember any other books I've read set in NYC...sorry not helpful). Thanks so much! --Elyse 4. A friend recommended “A Secret History” by Donna Tartt and it changed my life. What other books can I read about an outsider joining a friend group that has deep secrets (secrets that might involve the occult or murder), secrets that ultimately make or break the group and the narrator? I also enjoyed “Bittersweet” by Miranda Beverly-Whittamore and “The Anatomy of Dreams” by Chloe Benjamin. --Lauren W 5. Hi guys,I love your show and it's introduced me to so many authors and books!! (Some favorites that you've mentioned are Bird Box, Hex, and Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge, so many thanks for bringing me book joy!)Last year, I read "After Her" by Joyce Maynard and LOVED IT. I was haunted by the story of two sisters who lure a serial killer in the hopes of helping their dad, town detective or sheriff (idk), who is slowly unraveling under the strain of solving the case. The beautiful portrayal of the sisters' relationship, the super interesting serial killer facet, and the vivid Northern California setting helped make this book one of my favorites of last year.I'm looking for a read-alike. The closest I've gotten is "Descent" by Tim Johnston, which was good, but I need more! So a literary novel with some sort of murder mystery but also a strong bond between siblings is what I desire. Extra points for vivid setting. (I've already read Attica Locke, by the way, and she is everything).Thank you! --Camille D 6. Hi! I'm starting a ~think deeper~ book club and I need a book to recommend for our early March read. I have a little bit of a weird request, perhaps... We just saw the play Hand to God (amazing puppet play set in a church...) and I am looking for a book about the creepier side of evangelist Christian communities and churches. Several of us were raised Christian and in the Deep South, and respect people's rights to believe what they want. BUT. As ex-Christians we're fascinated with evangelical Christians who engage in the more ~magical~ and performative acts (being possessed by the holy spirit, speaking in tongues, camping in tent cities) etc. I also recently saw the documentary Jesus Camp and it fueled my interest even more. I would really like to read more about these kinds of communities, double points for creepiness and/or magical realism/fantasy. (Christian-based cults are also very much interesting to me.) --W 7. I would like to get more into science fiction. I've read the Old Man's War series by John Scalzi and loved it. I tried reading a Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and couldn't finish it. If you have any fast-paced, action-packed science fic recommendations I would really appreciate it! Thanks. --Jodie Books DiscussedHeart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot (trigger warning: child abuse, suicidal ideation, self-harm, domestic violence)A Conjuring of Light by VE SchwabSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnInto the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant100 Places in Greece Every Woman Should Go by Amanda SummerTraveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd TaylorThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael ChabonSaint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (plus Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell)If We Were Villains by ML RioBooks Like The Secret History postLong Black Veil by Jennifer Finney BoylanDead Letters by Caite Dolan-LeachThe Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris AbaniThe Serpent King by Jeff ZentnerPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (trigger warning: domestic violence)Infomocracy by Malka OlderBone Street Rumba series by Daniel José Older (Half-Resurrection Blues #1)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss action-packed sci-fi, NYC stories, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny and The Theory of Happily Ever After by Kristin Billerbeck. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot (trigger warning: child abuse, suicidal ideation, self-harm, domestic violence) A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 100 Places in Greece Every Woman Should Go by Amanda Summer Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (plus Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell) If We Were Villains by ML Rio Books Like The Secret History post Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (trigger warning: domestic violence) Infomocracy by Malka Older Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel José Older (Half-Resurrection Blues #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss action-packed sci-fi, NYC stories, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny and The Theory of Happily Ever After by Kristin Billerbeck.

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Books Discussed

Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot (trigger warning: child abuse, suicidal ideation, self-harm, domestic violence)

A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

100 Places in Greece Every Woman Should Go by Amanda Summer

Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon

Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (plus Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell)

If We Were Villains by ML Rio

Books Like The Secret History post

Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach

The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (trigger warning: domestic violence)

Infomocracy by Malka Older

Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel José Older (Half-Resurrection Blues #1)

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]]> 3215 Somebody's Dead So That's Awkward https://bookriot.com/listen/somebodys-dead-so-thats-awkward/ Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with secrets, diverse Westerns, weird fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Bruno Johnson Series and Bas Bleu. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice by Willie Parker Oliver Sacks The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Binti by Nnedi Okorafor The Girl with All the Gifts by MR Carey The Themis files by Sylvain Neuvel No Good Deed by Kara Connolly An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard (trigger warning: violence against women) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior by Tepilit Ole Saitoti Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey IQ by Joe Ide The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:49:00 -0000 full 129 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with secrets, diverse Westerns, weird fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with secrets, diverse Westerns, weird fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Bruno Johnson Series and Bas Bleu. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice by Willie Parker Oliver Sacks The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Binti by Nnedi Okorafor The Girl with All the Gifts by MR Carey The Themis files by Sylvain Neuvel No Good Deed by Kara Connolly An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard (trigger warning: violence against women) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior by Tepilit Ole Saitoti Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey IQ by Joe Ide The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with secrets, diverse Westerns, weird fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Bruno Johnson Series and Bas Bleu.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh

Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice by Willie Parker

Oliver Sacks

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

The Girl with All the Gifts by MR Carey

The Themis files by Sylvain Neuvel

No Good Deed by Kara Connolly

An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard (trigger warning: violence against women)

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert

My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall

The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior by Tepilit Ole Saitoti

Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

IQ by Joe Ide

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck

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]]> 2911 Nonfiction Galore https://bookriot.com/listen/nonfiction-galore/ Jenn is joined by Kim Ukura and Alice Burton, hosts of the For Real podcast, for a special nonfiction-themed episode! This episode is sponsored by Rebound by Kwame Johnson and the Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Not So Stories edited by David Thomas Moore Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson Bachelor Girl by Betsy Israel (trigger warning: discussion of rape) The Extra Woman by Joanna Scutts I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America’s Greatest Unsolved Murder by Piu Eatwell The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee The Song Poet by Kao Kalia Yang Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by Helen Zia “Stories of Your Life” from Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson From #blacklivesmatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:00:00 -0000 full 128 Book Riot Jenn is joined by Kim Ukura and Alice Burton, hosts of the For Real podcast, for a special nonfiction-themed episode!This episode is sponsored by Rebound by Kwame Johnson and the Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam.Enter our mystery giveaway! Questions1. Hi there, This never-ending winter has me looking forward to the vacation I've planned for this June and I have visions of laying on the beach for days at a time with a good book. I'm not worried about being able to find good vacation reading material for myself, but my wife is a much pickier reader. Can you help me find a book that will keep her entertained so I can relax with my own book? She loves nonfiction and particularly enjoys heavy topics like the holocaust, dictatorships, and cults. Recent reads she has enjoyed include Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler and Without You, There is No Us: Undercover Amongst the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim. I recently put The Road to Jonestown and Lilac Girls in her hands, but neither of those worked for her. Thanks in advance for your help! Best, --Brianna 2. I'm a single woman in my mid-30s and, while I am fine with my single status and enjoying my life as it is, almost all of my friends are partnering off and having children. I was feeling blue about it until I read Rebecca Traister's All the Single Ladies and Kate Bolick's Spinster, and am now looking for more reads that celebrate single women, especially single women without children. I'm looking specifically for books with female protagonists who get to enjoy a happy ending without being coupled off or having kids, or where the happy ending is not focused on coupledom (though it's fine if there's a relationship in the story). I read all fiction genres except horror and I also enjoy nonfiction, especially memoirs and biographies.Thanks in advance. I love the podcast! --Rebecca 3. Hi Amanda and Jenn!I just have to say y'all are the best, and I love this podcast so much. My to be read list grows every day (mostly because I just discovered this podcast so I am just binging my way through it :))I have a request for a book for my boyfriend. He likes to read, but he's a really slow reader (this was my way of saying, he likes to read but doesn't read a lot, you know?), and we just moved in together and I noticed that almost all of his books are by straight white males. My new years resolution is to get him only books by...not straight white males.So. He likes fantasy and science fiction. (He loved the Name of the Wind, I think he liked Game of Thrones.) But I've already recommended him Octavia Butler, and N.K. Jemisin is on my to-read list.He also LOVES true crime and nonfiction/historical-ish books, like Devil in the White City. (I also already got him Killers of the Flower Moon before I made my resolution. Whoops.)Any recommendations are so welcome, in these genres or feel free to go crazy.Best, --Rachael 4. I've been feeling the inadequacy of my high school level American History education lately, as I've been listening to a lot of podcasts that have happened to bring up Asian American historical events that I realize I know very little about. I would like to brush up on my Asian American history in general but I don't know where to start. Do you have any nonfiction recs in this area, both in the overview theme and more specific and particular events and ethnic groups? Thank you much! --Rayne 5. I am getting very interested in language itself. This began with just loving novels with beautiful and pithy prose (so rec's in that vein are certainly welcome). Now I'm increasingly interested in linguistics and philology. While I'm so far fascinated by Steven Pinker's "The Language Instinct", I am hoping for books (nonfiction, memoirs, essay collections, or even novels) more welcoming to the lay linguist. For instance, Bill Bryson's "The Mother Tongue" is very much the sort of thing I'm hoping for more of, and I am currently working through and enamored by Jhumpa Lahiri's beautiful "In Other Words". So, where do I go when I finish that one? Thanks y'all! --Noah 6. Hi-ya!I am trying to be a less stupid white person. Recently I have read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahisi Coates, the March series by Congressman John Lewis, and the quite excellent satire, I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett. I loved them all, and would like to read more like them. I am planning to read more satires like Welcome to Braggsville, The Sellout, and Blackass, but are there other books on race that you can recommend, fiction or nonfiction? I would especially love some gems from the past that I may have missed, or something written by a woman!Many thanks!! --K Books DiscussedNot So Stories edited by David Thomas MooreBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonBachelor Nation by Amy KaufmanMy Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer TeegeFive Days at Memorial by Sheri FinkDeath in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler DawsonBachelor Girl by Betsy Israel (trigger warning: discussion of rape)The Extra Woman by Joanna ScuttsI Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen KirkmanThe Grace of Kings by Ken LiuThe Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah BlumBlack Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America’s Greatest Unsolved Murder by Piu EatwellThe Making of Asian America by Erika LeeThe Song Poet by Kao Kalia YangAsian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by Helen Zia“Stories of Your Life” from Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangProust and the Squid by Maryanne WolfThe Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn BraggEloquent Rage by Brittney CooperThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonFrom #blacklivesmatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn is joined by Kim Ukura and Alice Burton, hosts of the For Real podcast, for a special nonfiction-themed episode! This episode is sponsored by Rebound by Kwame Johnson and the Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Not So Stories edited by David Thomas Moore Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson Bachelor Girl by Betsy Israel (trigger warning: discussion of rape) The Extra Woman by Joanna Scutts I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America’s Greatest Unsolved Murder by Piu Eatwell The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee The Song Poet by Kao Kalia Yang Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by Helen Zia “Stories of Your Life” from Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson From #blacklivesmatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn is joined by Kim Ukura and Alice Burton, hosts of the For Real podcast, for a special nonfiction-themed episode!

This episode is sponsored by Rebound by Kwame Johnson and the Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Not So Stories edited by David Thomas Moore

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege

Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City by Kate Winkler Dawson

Bachelor Girl by Betsy Israel (trigger warning: discussion of rape)

The Extra Woman by Joanna Scutts

I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum

Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America’s Greatest Unsolved Murder by Piu Eatwell

The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee

The Song Poet by Kao Kalia Yang

Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by Helen Zia

“Stories of Your Life” from Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf

The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

From #blacklivesmatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 4025 East of Eden With Less Plot https://bookriot.com/listen/east-of-eden-with-less-plot/ Amanda and Jenn discuss the Tudors, feminism, audiobooks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by My Lady’s Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, published by Quirk Books, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette De Bodard (part of Xuya universe) The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine Changing Heaven by Jane Urquhart Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Get In Trouble by Kelly Link An Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, translated by Nick Caistor A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn The Grey King by Susan Cooper Crown of Blood by Nicola Tallis Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann After Birth by Elisa Albert Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Hot Head by Damon Suede (rec’d by Trisha Brown) For Real by Alexis Hall Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (post for reference) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:03:00 -0000 full 127 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss the Tudors, feminism, audiobooks and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by My Lady’s Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, published by Quirk Books, and Book Riot Insiders.You can enter our mystery giveaway at bookriot.com/mysterygiveaway. Questions 1. Help! I cannot find scifi/ fantasy short stories on audio! I listened to your podcast a few weeks ago on short stories and I tried to find The Merry Spinster, Tender, and the Best American Sci/fi/fantasy, none of which are on audio. All I can find are Neil Gaiman and Ken Liu :( I would love to introduce short stories to my scifi/fantasy book club but I, personally, need an audiobook. --Jeanne 2. I'm spending all of May traipsing through various European cities (namely: London, Edinburgh, Berlin, Rome, and Paris) and am looking for something that talks to / is about / brings up the vibe of walking through European cities, getting off the beaten path (i.e. going where tourists don't go), and just generally living in or exploring these cities. Can you tell that I can't wait to get on that plane and start my vacation already?! I'm thinking something with the vibe of Lauren Elkin's "Flaneuse" and Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast", so I'm also happy to have a bit of history involved. Open to any genre, except maybe true crime since I'll be traveling on my own some of the time and maybe don't want to be too freaked out to go out at night? Can't wait to hear what you come up with, and thank you so much! --Rae 3. I'm traveling to Wales in May for a two-week study abroad program as part of my creative writing MFA. Other than Dylan Thomas, what should I read to set the mood?The only Welsh book I can remember reading is Among Others by Jo Walton, which I loved. I'd especially be interested in anything with passages about Wales' natural beauty and anything about sheep and the wool trade, as I'm also a knitter. Folk stories might be fun, and I'm open to poetry as well.Thanks so much! --Celeste 4. Hi! I’d like to get my mother-in-law a book for her birthday. She likes non-fiction british history, esp the Tudor period. She had read some historical fiction from this era, but really prefers non-fiction. She has read so much of this particular genre, so I was thinking it should be fairly new. Any suggestions? Thanks --Kristin 5. I'm hoping you can help me with a dilemma I'm having. Recent events have inspired me to read more about feminism and books with feminist themes. I'm also a stay at home mom to three kids under the age of five (including twin boys, fist bump). I guess what I'm trying to say is, I have a difficult time reconciling feminist ideology with the amount of time I spend making sandwiches. This is a choice I made and I have a supportive, equal parenting partner in my husband, but I just can't help wondering if I'm selling out somehow. I'd love book recommendations that can help me navigate this. Thank you so much! --Jessica 6. Hey Get Booked!I've been getting rly frustrated recently w/ mlm bks stories written by women. Maybe it's too much fanfiction, which is entirely possible, but either way -- I'd love some gay books by gay male-identifying authors. Specifically: romances. With sex. That, hopefully, being written by men from the community, isn't fetishized. Preferably low on angst? I rly hope y'all can find me some good bks bc I'm finding google impossible.Thanks so much for your time!!! --Adris 7. My last "re-reading" of Sherlock Holmes stories was on audio. Listening on audio made me more aware of different aspects of the stories, including Doyle's use of extended storytelling in many different voices beyond Holmes and Watson (e.g. witnesses, clients). Can you think of any more books that are just crying out to be "re-read" in audio? This can be due to the nature of the book or because of a particular audio performance. I lean towards literary fiction and crime fiction.Thanks, --Mark Books DiscussedThe Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette De Bodard (part of Xuya universe)The Electric Woman by Tessa FontaineChanging Heaven by Jane UrquhartHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoGet In Trouble by Kelly LinkAn Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, translated by Nick CaistorA Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca SolnitHow Green Was My Valley by Richard LlewellynThe Grey King by Susan CooperCrown of Blood by Nicola TallisBlack Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda KaufmannAfter Birth by Elisa AlbertBad Feminist by Roxane GayHot Head by Damon Suede (rec’d by Trisha Brown)For Real by Alexis HallLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Book of Night Women by Marlon James (post for reference)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss the Tudors, feminism, audiobooks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by My Lady’s Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, published by Quirk Books, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette De Bodard (part of Xuya universe) The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine Changing Heaven by Jane Urquhart Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Get In Trouble by Kelly Link An Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, translated by Nick Caistor A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn The Grey King by Susan Cooper Crown of Blood by Nicola Tallis Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann After Birth by Elisa Albert Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Hot Head by Damon Suede (rec’d by Trisha Brown) For Real by Alexis Hall Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (post for reference) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss the Tudors, feminism, audiobooks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by My Lady’s Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, published by Quirk Books, and Book Riot Insiders.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette De Bodard (part of Xuya universe)

The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine

Changing Heaven by Jane Urquhart

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Get In Trouble by Kelly Link

An Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, translated by Nick Caistor

A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit

How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn

The Grey King by Susan Cooper

Crown of Blood by Nicola Tallis

Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann

After Birth by Elisa Albert

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Hot Head by Damon Suede (rec’d by Trisha Brown)

For Real by Alexis Hall

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (post for reference)

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]]> 2643 In Which Trees Are Bad https://bookriot.com/listen/in-which-trees-are-bad/ Amanda and Jenn discuss nature and magic, satire, the Scottish Highlands, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Rebel with a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring from KCP Loft and The Romance Reader’s Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Give Work by Leila Janah The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst Colson Whitehead Dara Horn Scotland: An Autobiography by Rosemary Goring Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Sellout by Paul Beatty The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Monster by Walter Dean Myers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Apr 2018 12:16:00 -0000 full 126 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss nature and magic, satire, the Scottish Highlands, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Rebel with a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring from KCP Loft and The Romance Reader’s Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell. Questions1. Hi ladies, I love your podcast and was hoping you could help me to find a book for my holiday. I'm going to spend four days in a cabin in the North Yorkshire moors. And I would like to find an atmospheric book where nature and magic feature prominently.However most of the books that I immediately thought of, uprooted by Naomi Novik, the bear and the nightingale by Katherine Arden, and wintersong by S. Jae Jones, I have already read and I'd like to read something new. I love romance, magical realism, fantasy, and fairytale retellings, and I look forward to hearing what you might suggest.Thanks, --Emily 2. Hello ladies! I am writing to you in desperate need of new authors. I am a die hard fan of Chris Bohjalian and love thought provoking fiction novels. One of the things I love about Bohjalian is that he writes about a number of subjects and his endings are very unexpected. Do you know of any similar authors in style??Thanks --Sandra 3. Hey Amanda and Jenn,I am heading to Scotland In April for my 30th birthday. I would like some suggestions on either Historical Fiction or Non-Fiction books about Scotland. I love the Outlander series so anything about the highlands would be great. I also love reading about the history of castles. Thanks--Brittney 4. My dad and I are going on a 13 hour road trip and I'm looking for an audiobook in the fantasy genre, which we both love, with social justice themes and/or characters who cope with loss without too much angst. He loves stories in all forms, but hasn't read in many years. He's a workaholic and a hermit, but a hopeless romantic and he leans toward well-known authors like Terry Brooks, Scott Card, and Tolkien. I lean more toward magical realism. My favorites recently have been Angel of Losses and The Golem and the Jinni. Thanks! --Courtney 5. My husband wasn't much of a reader until he found Kurt Vonnegut, and then he read everything the man ever wrote. Now he's at a loss on what to read next and none of my recommendations appeal to him. What can I suggest that will fill that place in his reading life? I know I don't even have to ask with y'all, but POC and women authors would be great!Thanks! --Emily 6. Hello!I'm going off to grad school in the fall in evolutionary biology. I am looking for books that explore science and laboratory life, fiction or nonfiction. I enjoy reading about realistic depictions of the scientific mentality, the interpersonal relationships involved in working and living in the lab and field, and uncovering scientific breakthroughs, even when it breaks bad. If it does go well, though, even better, particularly since I read a lot of science fiction and the science always seems to go wrong. I'm not concerned with scientific accuracy. Examples of books like this I've read and enjoyed are Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer, and The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanigahara. If I could get recommendations by this summer so I could have time before grad school to read them before I'm actually trapped in a lab, that would be great.Thank you! --Ellie 7. Hi Jenn and Amanda,I’ve been a fan of your show for awhile and you ladies have definitely made my TBR list grow!I am a high school English teacher in a small southern town where I do not fit in at all being the northern hippie teacher I am. I’m struggling to find novels of “literary merit” that will be approved by the small town southern school board that I will have to go through to obtain new novels. My student do not love the usual 10th grade literature such as Lord of the Flies or Shakespeare’s Caesar and I’d love something to add to my curriculum next year.Thank you in advance, --Amanda Books DiscussedHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoGive Work by Leila JanahThe Red Tree by Caitlin R. KiernanCrossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya DyerQueen of Blood by Sarah Beth DurstColson WhiteheadDara HornScotland: An Autobiography by Rosemary GoringOnce Upon a Tower by Eloisa JamesThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenSorcerer to the Crown by Zen ChoThe Sellout by Paul BeattyThe Heart Goes Last by Margaret AtwoodState of Wonder by Ann PatchettGemsigns by Stephanie SaulterMarch by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate PowellMonster by Walter Dean MyersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss nature and magic, satire, the Scottish Highlands, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Rebel with a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring from KCP Loft and The Romance Reader’s Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Give Work by Leila Janah The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst Colson Whitehead Dara Horn Scotland: An Autobiography by Rosemary Goring Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Sellout by Paul Beatty The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Monster by Walter Dean Myers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss nature and magic, satire, the Scottish Highlands, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Rebel with a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring from KCP Loft and The Romance Reader’s Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell.

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Books Discussed

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Give Work by Leila Janah

The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer

Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst

Colson Whitehead

Dara Horn

Scotland: An Autobiography by Rosemary Goring

Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter

March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

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]]> 3047 Neil Gaiman Readalikes https://bookriot.com/listen/neil-gaiman-readalikes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss readalikes for Neil Gaiman’s works in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden Stardust by Neil Gaiman Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno Garcia Coraline by Neil Gaiman Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Elizabeth and Zenobia by Jessica Miller The Jumbies by Tracy Baptiste Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:49:00 -0000 full 125 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss readalikes for Neil Gaiman's works in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Books DiscussedThe Unquiet by Mikaela EverettThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover BartlettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Talented Ribkins by Ladee HubbardThe Prey of Gods by Nicky DraydenStardust by Neil GaimanWintersong by S. Jae-JonesHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesOcean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforSignal to Noise by Silvia Moreno GarciaCoraline by Neil GaimanEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThe Merry Spinster by Mallory OrtbergThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanElizabeth and Zenobia by Jessica MillerThe Jumbies by Tracy BaptisteNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Hum and the Shiver by Alex BledsoeAlif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss readalikes for Neil Gaiman’s works in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden Stardust by Neil Gaiman Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno Garcia Coraline by Neil Gaiman Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Elizabeth and Zenobia by Jessica Miller The Jumbies by Tracy Baptiste Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss readalikes for Neil Gaiman’s works in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Force of Nature by Jane Harper.

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Books Discussed

The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno Garcia

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Elizabeth and Zenobia by Jessica Miller

The Jumbies by Tracy Baptiste

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

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]]> 3079 Mushroom Wives and Vampire Boyfriends https://bookriot.com/listen/mushroom-wives-and-vampire-boyfriends/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fun magical reads, trilogies, non-scary true crime, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater by Alanna Okun and She Caused a Riot by Hannah Jewell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Blood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda Belleza The Beauty by Aliya Whitely The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco translated by Lucy Greaves The Hare by Cesar Aira Shades of Magic by VE Schwab The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin (trigger warning: harm to children) The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice Post: books set in New Orleans Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams Half An Inch of Water by Percival Everett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:52:00 -0000 full 124 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fun magical reads, trilogies, non-scary true crime, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater by Alanna Okun and She Caused a Riot by Hannah Jewell.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. Questions 1. Hi! I’m looking for a book that is fun, light, and possibly magical. While I do love books that deal with important and often heavy issues, several people in my family are battling major health issues that are pretty heavy. So I’m looking for a book to escape from all that when I need a little pick me up. I recently read The Invisible Library and loved it! Where’d you go Bernadette, Ready Player One, The Night Circus, and Harry Potter are some of my favorites. I want something I can spend some time with so please no short stories or graphic novels. I can’t wait to hear what you recommend! --Jessica 2. For a trip in April!Hi, Get Booked! The orchestra I perform with is going on tour to Peru, Argentina and Uruguay next month and I’d love to read a novel or two set in the countries where we’ll be. I’m also writing my dissertation, so lighter, fun reads would be appreciated. Nothing supernatural please.Thank you! --Sarah 3. Hi, I’m looking for a good trilogy to read. I’m participating in a Litsy Reading Challenge and one of the categories is read a trilogy. It can be YA or not, preferably not. I really liked The Grisha trilogy. I tried the first in Blood of Eden series (The Immortal Rules) and didn’t care for it. I’ve read all the popular YA ones like hunger games, divergent, etc. My favorite genres are fantasy, mystery and Historical fiction. Thanks in advance! --Mikala 4. I'm participating in the read harder challenge and I'm a bit anxious just thinking about the true crime book. Could you recommend a nonviolent true crime book for anxious wimps like me? Maybe a heist or something? --Emily 5. Hi Ladies!My best friend's birthday in in three weeks and I'm stumped. I've exhausted my knowledge of big-gothic-isolated-house-psychological thrillers (her FAVORITE in all caps). I've given her Rebecca, The Haunting of Hill House, The Silent Companions, The Woman in Black, The Essex Serpent and most of Wilkie Collins. Creepy and / or serious is great, but odd or quirky is okay - her favorite movie is Clue, so an Edward Gorey vibe is great too.Thanks so much! --Madeleine 6. TIME SENSITIVE for EARLY APRIL. I’ll be going to the French Quarter in New Orleans for an academic conference this April (Fun fact: the academic conference coincides with both WWE’s Wrestlemania and the city’s French Quarter festival, so I can only imagine who my neighbors at the hostel will be!!). Could you recommend any books or authors to check out if I wanna get to know the city ahead of time? Personally, I don’t know where to start because Nola ticks so many of my interests: jazz, mysticism/magic (vampires, voodoo, graveyards tours etc.), black culture & history, French Creole & Cajun culture, great food…all wrapped up in a small city that remains to be beautiful post-Katrina.Thank you for answering everyone’s questions every episode!! --Jess 7. URGENT!!!! Please help! My brother in law is going on a month long rafting trip down the Grand Canyon and I want to get him a book to bring. He's a fan of Cormac McCarthy, Edward Abbey, western/mountain man stories, the classics. I think he would also enjoy interesting non-fiction. I would love to get him the perfect book to accompany in this adventure. Thank you!! --Joana Lau Books DiscussedBlood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda BellezaThe Beauty by Aliya WhitelyThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessDeath Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco translated by Lucy GreavesThe Hare by Cesar AiraShades of Magic by VE SchwabThe Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin (trigger warning: harm to children)The Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtWhite is for Witching by Helen OyeyemiHorrorstor by Grady HendrixInterview with the Vampire by Anne RicePost: books set in New OrleansVoodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker RhodesRed: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest WilliamsHalf An Inch of Water by Percival EverettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss fun magical reads, trilogies, non-scary true crime, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater by Alanna Okun and She Caused a Riot by Hannah Jewell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Blood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda Belleza The Beauty by Aliya Whitely The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco translated by Lucy Greaves The Hare by Cesar Aira Shades of Magic by VE Schwab The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin (trigger warning: harm to children) The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice Post: books set in New Orleans Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams Half An Inch of Water by Percival Everett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fun magical reads, trilogies, non-scary true crime, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater by Alanna Okun and She Caused a Riot by Hannah Jewell.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Blood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda Belleza

The Beauty by Aliya Whitely

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco translated by Lucy Greaves

The Hare by Cesar Aira

Shades of Magic by VE Schwab

The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin (trigger warning: harm to children)

The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Post: books set in New Orleans

Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams

Half An Inch of Water by Percival Everett

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]]> 2696 Short Story Special https://bookriot.com/listen/short-story-special/ Amanda and Jenn discuss all the short stories in this week’s special episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Random House. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg (recently announced transition to Daniel, but book is listed under Mallory) A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab A Fine Summer’s Day by Charles Todd Salsa Nocturna by Daniel José Older Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, incl. stories by Marie Lu and Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah podcast: Reading Women Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade We Show What We Have Learned by Clare Beams Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives, edited by Sarah Weinman Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Sorry Please Thank You by Charles Yu Tender by Sofia Samatar Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017, edited by John Joseph Adams and Charles Yu Gutshot by Amelia Gray Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri In the Country by Mia Alvar The Djinn Falls in Love And Other Stories edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:09:00 -0000 bonus 123 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss all the short stories in this week's special episode of Get Booked!This episode is sponsored by Random House.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. Questions 1. I am a librarian who runs a book club for teens, one that reads primarily science fiction/fantasy/magical realism. I am looking for short story collections that would appeal to the group.Previous hits with the groups include The Martian by Andy Weir, The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon, Jackaby by William Ritter, and Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman. --Alexandra 2. I've fallen in love with short stories through podcasts (like Levar Burton Reads or The Writers Voice). They're my favorite to listen to at work. I'd like some recommendations of must read authors or collections! More podcast recommendations wouldn't be amiss either. Thanks! -Catherine --Catherine 3. I normally hate short stories and have tried reading several collections hoping I could find a place for them in my heart. Most of the collections are YA and contain stories by various authors. While I'll like some of the stories, overall the reading experience isn't very good. Recently I decided to give another short story a try, so I read The Grownup by Gillian Flynn and it was not only the best short story I've ever read, but one of my favorite reads of the year. Can you recommend any short stories or collections that are similar to Gillian Flynn's writing or just have lots of twists and turns? Thanks! --Candice 4. Hello!Short stories are something I've always enjoyed writing, but I haven't read very many. I want to start to read them more so that my own writing will improve.The only short story I remember reading very vividly is The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. I read it in school and found it really brilliant. I'm looking for more literary style short stories that display the authors command of the prose and structure.Anthologies would be ideal, but I'm open to single story suggestions as well.Thanks! --Ira 5. Hi there-I've recently started reading short story and anthology collections, and I'm loving them. My recent favorite has been Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu. I'm interested in expanding into other genres though, but I'm having trouble finding many Sci-Fi/Fantasy collections. I've seen a number of Lovecraft's short story collections, but not much else. Especially not for Fantasy. Any recommendations for some action packed short stories? Bonus points for any possible YA fantasy short story collections- I found one recently and I'd love to find more! --Amber 6. Hi! I am a voracious reader and have really enjoyed listening to your recommendations since discovering your podcast :) My question... When reading fiction, I have historically preferred full-length books over short stories. However, I have recently read and loved several short story collections (Knockemstick by Donald Ray Pollack, Tenth of December by George Saunders, Five Carat Soul by James McBride), and now I want to expand my horizons in this category. What short story authors or collections would you recommend? I don't mind dark or creepy and the only genre I typically tend not to gravitate toward is romance. Thanks in advance! --Sally 7. Hello!I like reading short stories before bed-reading helps my mind unwind, but if a novel is too interesting I will stay up late reading rather than put it down. Short fiction has an obvious place to stop, but I’m running out of ideas to try next.I love Jhumpa Lahiri, and What it Means When a Man Falls From The Sky was Amazing. I also liked Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s collection of short stories, The Thing Around Your Neck. I read Carmen Maria Machado’s book, Her Body and Other Parties, as well as Helen Oyeyemi but found some of the stories too creepy for before bed.Do you have any more ideas for short fiction, ideally with a global perspective, that isn’t going to give me nightmares?Thank you! --Kara Books DiscussedThe Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg (recently announced transition to Daniel, but book is listed under Mallory)A Gathering of Shadows by VE SchwabA Fine Summer's Day by Charles ToddSalsa Nocturna by Daniel José OlderSlasher Girls and Monster Boys, incl. stories by Marie Lu and Leigh Bardugo and Kendare BlakeWhat it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimahpodcast: Reading WomenNight at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez QuadeWe Show What We Have Learned by Clare BeamsTroubled Daughters, Twisted Wives, edited by Sarah WeinmanHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoSorry Please Thank You by Charles YuTender by Sofia SamatarBest American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017, edited by John Joseph Adams and Charles YuGutshot by Amelia GrayUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriIn the Country by Mia AlvarThe Djinn Falls in Love And Other Stories edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared ShurinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss all the short stories in this week’s special episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Random House. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg (recently announced transition to Daniel, but book is listed under Mallory) A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab A Fine Summer’s Day by Charles Todd Salsa Nocturna by Daniel José Older Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, incl. stories by Marie Lu and Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah podcast: Reading Women Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade We Show What We Have Learned by Clare Beams Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives, edited by Sarah Weinman Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Sorry Please Thank You by Charles Yu Tender by Sofia Samatar Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017, edited by John Joseph Adams and Charles Yu Gutshot by Amelia Gray Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri In the Country by Mia Alvar The Djinn Falls in Love And Other Stories edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss all the short stories in this week’s special episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Random House.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg (recently announced transition to Daniel, but book is listed under Mallory)

A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab

A Fine Summer’s Day by Charles Todd

Salsa Nocturna by Daniel José Older

Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, incl. stories by Marie Lu and Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake

What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

podcast: Reading Women

Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade

We Show What We Have Learned by Clare Beams

Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives, edited by Sarah Weinman

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Sorry Please Thank You by Charles Yu

Tender by Sofia Samatar

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017, edited by John Joseph Adams and Charles Yu

Gutshot by Amelia Gray

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

In the Country by Mia Alvar

The Djinn Falls in Love And Other Stories edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

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]]> 2584 Then You End Up in a Park in Queens https://bookriot.com/listen/then-you-end-up-in-a-park-in-queens/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Key West reads, Native American authors, WWI novels and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Random House and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte Mongrels by Stephen Graham-Jones If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth YA novels by Native American authors post Hemingway’s Girl by Erika Robuck Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson The Cartographer of No Man’s Land by PS Duffy The Hunger by Alma Katsu The Changeling by Victor Lavalle (trigger warning: harm to children) New People by Danzy Senna Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:50:00 -0000 full 122 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Key West reads, Native American authors, WWI novels and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Random House and Book Riot Insiders.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. Questions1. Hi Jenn and Amanda,I'm the English Department chair at a private school in South Florida. Our summer reading lists have typically included multiple titles from Sherman Alexie, but in this week's department meeting, we reached a swift, unilateral decision: we're taking him off the list. We're beginning to explore other indigenous authors who we can, in good conscience, include in our list instead. Louise Erdrich immediately comes to mind, but I worry that her prose will be less accessible to our (often reluctant) 9th- and 10th-grade readers. Do you have any recommendations for titles or authors who, like Alexie, will engage our students? Our school has several students who are members of the Seminole Tribe, so bonus points for books that are written by or about Seminoles. (Own voices are preferred.)We are compiling the list now, so if you could respond in early to mid-March, that would be great. A post on the site might be helpful, too, as I'm sure we're not the only school wrestling with this issue.Thank you so much! I love the show and look forward to hearing your response.Best, --Ann 2. Hello, I am traveling to Key West Florida in April and would love to read a fiction book set in that area. I'm not too picky about the time frame (when the book is set) but preferably 1940's or later. Thank you! --Megan 3. Hello my favorite recommenders!I love your podcast and listen every week, and I have been waiting for an occasion to ask for some recommendations. My husband and I just booked a trip to England and France for two weeks in October. I would like to read some books to familiarize myself with essential information about history and art specifically centered in London and Paris so I can be an educated traveler. Anything goes-- travel writing, nonfiction, art books, historical fiction.Thank you so much, --Caroline 4. Hi, there!I absolutely love the podcast and look forward to it every week! I really shouldn't ask for even more books for my TBR but I am wondering what you would recommend for a lover of romance who has some serious wanderlust. I am in the process of planning my first trip to Europe for a year or two from now and would love a book to transport me there while I wait. I am definitely not opposed to YA but I love a good steamy/adult scene, too. I adore Outlander and really enjoyed Me Before You. I'm also a big fan of Colleen Hoover's. Any suggestions for general fiction that involves travel would be great as well. I can't wait to see what you recommend! Thanks! --Lindsey 5. Hey there-I just started listening to your podcast and am loving it! Its great to get so many varied suggestions and my GoodReads list is expanding like crazy!My request is a fictional book that takes place during WWI. I've been really interested in the era lately, and want something that is fairly historically accurate. I recently read the Maisie Dobbs series, and wanted something that takes place during the era as opposed to after. I recently read "Overseas" and while that was mainly eye-rolling, it made me interested in the era. I'm open to anything, and love weightier novels (i.e. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay) but am also an avid romance reader, and love historicals. The longer the better!Thanks so much and keep up the podcasts, I look forward to them! --Radhika 6. Hi!I saw on the insiders slack that you're low on questions so I thought I'd throw one out there!I'm looking for Joe Hill readalikes. I think this is a tough question because all of his books seem very different to me. Even Heart-Shaped Box and Nos4a2 (which I consider more horror-genre than The Fireman) are completely different types of horror, but I loved both of them.I've read the horror books that have been mentioned on the various podcasts (Fever Dream, Bird Box), but I'd love any other chilling horror recommendations that you have!Thanks! --Chelsie 7. Hi Jenn and Amanda!Recently I had a bookish epiphany and realized that I really liked books about young people trying to make it in NYC. Do you have any recommendations for less well known books like this or books like this that you enjoyed? Bonus for PoC or LGBTQ+ Main characters.Best, --Mariana BooksThe City of Brass by SA ChakrabortyWhat You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth CatteMongrels by Stephen Graham-JonesIf I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric GansworthYA novels by Native American authors postHemingway’s Girl by Erika RobuckTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonWolf Hall by Hilary MantelQueen of the Night by Alexander CheeDud Avocado by Elaine DundyThe Suffragette Scandal by Courtney MilanThe Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLeanThe Summer Before the War by Helen SimonsonThe Cartographer of No Man’s Land by PS DuffyThe Hunger by Alma KatsuThe Changeling by Victor Lavalle (trigger warning: harm to children)New People by Danzy SennaBright Lines by Tanwi Nandini IslamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Key West reads, Native American authors, WWI novels and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Random House and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte Mongrels by Stephen Graham-Jones If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth YA novels by Native American authors post Hemingway’s Girl by Erika Robuck Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson The Cartographer of No Man’s Land by PS Duffy The Hunger by Alma Katsu The Changeling by Victor Lavalle (trigger warning: harm to children) New People by Danzy Senna Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Key West reads, Native American authors, WWI novels and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Random House and Book Riot Insiders.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books

The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty

What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte

Mongrels by Stephen Graham-Jones

If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth

YA novels by Native American authors post

Hemingway’s Girl by Erika Robuck

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan

The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

The Cartographer of No Man’s Land by PS Duffy

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

The Changeling by Victor Lavalle (trigger warning: harm to children)

New People by Danzy Senna

Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam

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]]> 3166 Homer and Flathead Screwdrivers https://bookriot.com/listen/homer-and-flathead-screwdrivers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Korean fiction, Central American authors, fluffy audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal (July 2018) Salt Houses by Hala Alyan The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich While the City Slept by Eli Sanders Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Sora Kim-Russell The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson Valdemar: Last Herald Mage series (Magic’s Pawn #1) trigger warnings for rape, child abuse, suicide The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner by Andrea Smith The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson A Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T Dungy The Dream of My Return by Horacio Castellanos Moya, translated by Katherine Silver Central American author recommendations post The World In Half by Christina Henriquez Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:34:00 -0000 full 121 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Korean fiction, Central American authors, fluffy audiobooks, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Questions 1. Hello Get Booked friends! I would love some book recommendations for books written by Korean authors or about Korea. I recently read The Vegetarian by Han Kang and The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson and realized that I do not know very much about Korean culture and history. I loved the cultural side notes that were included about Japan in Ozeki's Tale for the Time Being and would enjoy something like that, but about Korea. I am open to fiction or non-fiction and historical or contemporary works. --Sally 2. First, I just wanted to give Amanda a huge thank you for recommending Captive Prince! I’ve heard you recommend it a few times before, but I just never got around to reading it. After hearing you recommend it a few weeks ago I finally decided to pick it up from the library. Suffice it to say, I think this is the book I’ve been looking for all my life and I finished the series in three days.I’d love to know if there are any read-alikes out there? The Captive Prince series checked almost all of my boxes. M/M relationships are strongly preferred and no need to worry about trigger warnings for me. I’ve already read and loved Amberlough. I’ve also read The Magpie Lord, but only thought it was ok.Thanks again for the Captive Prince recommend! --Kevin 3. Coming off Black History Month I need help. I listened to The Bone Tree, read Brown Girl Dreaming, and read Invisible Man. Also read Banthology. These were all great esp, Brown Girl Dreaming. My request....I have noticed as with Homegoing, several of the books by people of color are very mentally heavy when reading one after the other. Justifiably so. I am looking for a female voice, mid 20-40's, lyrical, fun, a bit biting, with her girls with a story to tell. Something almost musical. I don't want YA. Something where the setting even plays a part. Got anything? --Michele 4. I know this is really last minute and I have no idea if you'll be able to help me, but I am really stuck. I am supposed to be getting a book for someone who I don't know based on their "reading" profile. They said they like autobiographies, especially ones related to travel and sports and that they are looking to get into self help books. They also mentioned that their favorite books are The Last Lecture, Mud Sweat and Tears and 1000 Days of Spring. They have a completely different reading taste to mine, so I am really out of my depth and hoping you could help. Thanks in advance and I LOVE the show! --Marija 5. Greetings! My husband and I are going on the trip of a lifetime during the month of April. We will be traveling through the Panama Canal and stopping at all the Central American countries except El Salvador. We will also be making 3 stops in Mexico and Cartegena, Colombia. I'm looking for literary fiction novels that take place in Central America (rather than Mexico or South America.) No short stories, please! Here are some books that I've read or are familiar with. (None of them take place in Central America, but you get the idea!):The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez Like Water for Chocolate How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Anything by Gabriel Garcia MarquezThanks! --April 6. For about a year now I've been listening to podcasts (mostly Book Riot ones) at work. I haven't quite found enough to fill all my hours, but I find I prefer listening to talking over music. To fill the gaps, I tried turning to audiobooks. (Libby is the best.) My typical fare is heavily Sci Fi and Fantasy, but I was finding them a little too complicated to follow while working - so I tried YA (another love of mine) and it was still too important that I caught every detail. After that I tried nonfiction, but kept finding things that were either too dry on audio so it became basically white noise, or super depressing.TL:DR can you help me find books that are A) on audio, B) light in subject matter (as a grad student in my "free time" I spend a lot of time stressed out and would like my audiobooks to be a break from that), and C) simple enough that I can still follow even if I get a little distracted by a more-complicated-than-usual problem at work? Something like a cozy mystery or a fluffy romance (like Austenland?) might be good, but I don't know where to start. Bonus points for SF/F flavors, but they're not necessary, and extra bonus points for diversity of any kind, which I feel like I don't get enough of.Already read: Sarah Maclean, and Tessa Dare. Also, I used to love Lillian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, but have not kept up with the latest in cozy mystery good stuff.Thanks in advance! I love the show - a part of me wishes I could just fill all of my weekly hours with listening to Get Booked, but I imagine that would be very tiring for you. --Anne 7. Hi Amanda and Jenn,I'm in dire need of help! ! I'm going through a major life transition and I've found that the books that I would normally turn to don't seem to work anymore. I would like some recommendations of memoirs, nonfiction, or fiction that feature strong women who have made radical changes to their lives.Thank you! --Daniela Books DiscussedEmpress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal (July 2018)Salt Houses by Hala AlyanThe Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-LesnevichWhile the City Slept by Eli SandersBehind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine BooI’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Sora Kim-RussellThe Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia KimSorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante WilsonValdemar: Last Herald Mage series (Magic’s Pawn #1) trigger warnings for rape, child abuse, suicideThe Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner by Andrea SmithThe Unleashing by Shelly LaurenstonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonA Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T DungyThe Dream of My Return by Horacio Castellanos Moya, translated by Katherine SilverCentral American author recommendations postThe World In Half by Christina HenriquezShades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalDeath Comes to Pemberley by PD JamesHammer Head by Nina MacLaughlinTiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl StrayedBraving The Wilderness by Brene BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Korean fiction, Central American authors, fluffy audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal (July 2018) Salt Houses by Hala Alyan The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich While the City Slept by Eli Sanders Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Sora Kim-Russell The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson Valdemar: Last Herald Mage series (Magic’s Pawn #1) trigger warnings for rape, child abuse, suicide The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner by Andrea Smith The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson A Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T Dungy The Dream of My Return by Horacio Castellanos Moya, translated by Katherine Silver Central American author recommendations post The World In Half by Christina Henriquez Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Korean fiction, Central American authors, fluffy audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal (July 2018)

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

While the City Slept by Eli Sanders

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Sora Kim-Russell

The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim

Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson

Valdemar: Last Herald Mage series (Magic’s Pawn #1) trigger warnings for rape, child abuse, suicide

The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner by Andrea Smith

The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

A Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T Dungy

The Dream of My Return by Horacio Castellanos Moya, translated by Katherine Silver

Central American author recommendations post

The World In Half by Christina Henriquez

Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James

Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown

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]]> 3026 A Snowflake And A Cinnamon Bun https://bookriot.com/listen/snowflake-cinnamon-bun/ Amanda and Jenn discuss baby shower books, true crime, short stories on audio, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Vale by Brian D. Anderson and A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Mem by Bethany C Morrow (May 22 2018) Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Name That Movie by Paul Rogers The Awesome Girl’s Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men by Ernessa T Carter (rec’d by Jamie C) Bingo Love by Tee Franklin and Jenn St. Onge The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara (recommended by Liberty), trigger warnings: rape and murder The Power by Naomi Alderman (trigger warning: sexual violence) Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford (tw: self harm, discussion of suicide) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco Sherlock Holmes Back Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin (rec from Katie on the Audiobooks newsletter) Post: Short story audiobooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:15:00 -0000 full 120 Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss baby shower books, true crime, short stories on audio, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by The Vale by Brian D. Anderson and A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena. Questions1. Details: My mom is throwing me a book-themed baby shower which I am very excited about. She wants to give all the guests a book as part of the party favors. The guest list is an interesting mix of people; men and women will be there, but most of the guests will be women over 40 with a handful of people my own age (I'll be 30 when the shower happens). The men who will be there like Game of Thrones, but some like video games and comic books while others like military stories. I don't want my mom to spend too much on books, so I'm thinking paperbacks are the way to go.Question: Do you have any suggestions for books that can appeal to pretty much anyone? Or something for the men and something else for the women?Thank you, --Channell 2. Hey Ladies,This has been a wonderful week for me because I saw Black Panther TWICE and I just finished my second reading of "The Wedding Date" by Jasmine Guillory . And I'm realizing I'd love your help in finding some new books, especially books that center black characters as joyful and thriving and not always dealing with the "struggle" of being black.Black Panther showed this amazingly beautiful world where black people are smart and strong. The Wedding Date was a story about a black woman who is desired, loved, and respected in her budding relationship with a white man.As a black women, I'm realizing that I need more books like "The Wedding Date" because I'm weary of books and movies that center the narrative around the hardships of being black.I'd love to see if you can suggest some books like "The Wedding Date". I'd love more chick lit with a black woman protagonist and extra points for multi-racial interracial relationships.In the past I've loved Nana Malone and Theodora Taylor. I've also read "Black Rainbow" by J.J. McAvoy I'm open to fantasy with black female protagonists too, just as long as there's a love story involved, too.--Whitney 3. I realized after listening to a few podcasts (Serial, Murder on Orchard Street, Dirty John), and watching TV shows (Making a Murderer) that I love True Crime. It is genre that I have never read before. Would love some recommendations. Thank you for this awesome show! --andrea 4. Hi Get Booked folks! I recently discovered your podcast and love listening to it on my drive. My TBR is getting uber long, which is great since I've got an extended holiday coming up in Nov and again in Dec!I've recently discovered dystopian and/or post-apocalyptic novels, and have to say I'm totally in love. Some of my favorites are Oryx and Crake, Brave New World, Wind-Up Girl, Water Knife, Handmaid's Tale, 1984, and right now I'm reading An Excess Male. I would love some recommendations that fall along those lines. --Neelam 5. Hi ladies!In the years since I graduated college, I’ve tried to make a concerted effort to continue educating myself. I’m particularly interested in women’s and gender studies, social justice issues, and using history to inform our current political moment. The problem is I’m finding it very difficult to get through the nonfiction books I’m picking up. I do most of my reading during my commute or lunch break, whenever I can fit it in. But when I’ve tried reading nonfiction in short bursts like this, I’ve found that I don’t retain anything I’ve read. I’ve tried books of essays (most recently Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist) and had more success, but the segmented nature makes it hard to keep up momentum; I’ll finish an essay, put the book down, and not return to it for weeks. So, I’m looking for suggestions for narrative nonfiction that will keep me more easily engaged. Any help is much appreciated!--Teresa 6. Hi. I want to read more books about and/or written by POC. I love fiction, YA, and sometimes non-fiction. No graphic novels please. I love books about culture and every day day. I also love fantasy and magic. Mostly I just want to expand my library to include POC, different cultures, and life through a different perspective. --Jessica 7. Thanks for the awesome recommendations on your podcast; I would like to "read" more audiobooks, but they don't fit well into my current lifestyle. I'm thinking that short story collections on audiobook would be a good way to go. Do you have any recommendations? --Kristin Books DiscussedMem by Bethany C Morrow (May 22 2018)Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuireThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExuperyName That Movie by Paul RogersThe Awesome Girl’s Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men by Ernessa T Carter (rec’d by Jamie C)Bingo Love by Tee Franklin and Jenn St. OngeThe Red Parts by Maggie NelsonI’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara (recommended by Liberty), trigger warnings: rape and murderThe Power by Naomi Alderman (trigger warning: sexual violence)Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo HopkinsonNotorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana KnizhnikIn The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford (tw: self harm, discussion of suicide)When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThe Bone Witch by Rin ChupecoSherlock HolmesBack Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin (rec from Katie on the Audiobooks newsletter)Post: Short story audiobooksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss baby shower books, true crime, short stories on audio, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Vale by Brian D. Anderson and A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Mem by Bethany C Morrow (May 22 2018) Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Name That Movie by Paul Rogers The Awesome Girl’s Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men by Ernessa T Carter (rec’d by Jamie C) Bingo Love by Tee Franklin and Jenn St. Onge The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara (recommended by Liberty), trigger warnings: rape and murder The Power by Naomi Alderman (trigger warning: sexual violence) Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford (tw: self harm, discussion of suicide) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco Sherlock Holmes Back Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin (rec from Katie on the Audiobooks newsletter) Post: Short story audiobooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss baby shower books, true crime, short stories on audio, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Vale by Brian D. Anderson and A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Mem by Bethany C Morrow (May 22 2018)

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Name That Movie by Paul Rogers

The Awesome Girl’s Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men by Ernessa T Carter (rec’d by Jamie C)

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin and Jenn St. Onge

The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson

I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara (recommended by Liberty), trigger warnings: rape and murder

The Power by Naomi Alderman (trigger warning: sexual violence)

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford (tw: self harm, discussion of suicide)

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

Sherlock Holmes

Back Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin (rec from Katie on the Audiobooks newsletter)

Post: Short story audiobooks

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]]> 3131 Gruesome But Funny https://bookriot.com/listen/gruesome-but-funny/ Amanda and Jenn discuss independent ladies, fantasy short stories, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel reading comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton and The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper Make Trouble by Cecile Richards 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins (rec’d by Jess Pryde) Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman and Maria Dahvana Headley A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman (out June 26 2018) Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum The Paper Menagerie: Stories by Ken Liu Nevada by Imogen Binnie Holding Still for As Long As Possible by Zoe Whitall Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich, Chelsea Cain An American Housewife by Helen Ellis The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:08:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss independent ladies, fantasy short stories, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel reading comps, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton and The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin.   Questions 1. Hi ladies! I recently finished reading Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, and I really, really loved and related to Ro (the biographer) and Gin's (the mender) independence. They didn't have current romantic/life partners, and they weren't agonizing over being alone or over trying to find someone. I am getting sick of novels where women spend a lot of time worrying about being "on the shelf." I would like to read more books with women who are single and proud, and romance isn't anywhere near the top of their priority list. I am willing to read any genre, length, or format. Can't wait to hear what you have to recommend! Thanks so much! Best, --Mary Beth   2. Hi! My friend and coworker is transferring to a new position within our company to Phoenix, Arizona. She will be driving from Ohio to Phoenix with whatever she can fit into her car. While working together I introduced her to audiobooks, and I thought a list of great audiobook recommendations would be the perfect parting gift. She loves steamy romance novels, and a great male narrator's voice. I know that she has listened to all of Meghan March's books, Anna Todd, and has just recently discovered the Fifty Shades of Grey series. Hoping to make her long drive enjoyable. Thanks so much! I greatly enjoy your show! --Kristin   3. Hello! I'm a first year 7th grade English at a school in Massachusetts, and we are about to start a unit of fantasy short stories. I'm very excited about this unit, but after looking through the anthology that we'll be using, I've noticed something that I want to change - the anthology only contains one story by an author of color ("Caleb's Colors" by Neal Shusterman). I'd love to teach a more diverse set of stories, so I'm looking for suggestions of fantasy short stories that would be appropriate for a middle school reading level. Do you know of any anthologies that exist? I would also be happy to read them a picture book or two. Please let me know if you can help me diversify my reading list! --Jessi   4. I'm about six weeks away from giving birth to my first child, and I'm looking for something to read that will be a real page-turner but light enough that I can read it during my leave regardless of how much (or little) sleep I'm getting. I read pretty widely in terms of genre, but I do prefer fiction to non-fiction and I don't really do suspense or thrillers. Thanks! --Aaryn   5. Love love love your show. I’ve just moved from a very queer loving and welcoming college campus to a not so much welcoming and loving work environment :(. I’m on a desperate search for stories with badass lesbian and queer women protagonists to dive into to remind myself my gay poc identity is valid and wonderful and loved on those tough work days. I just finished Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Riviera and absolutely loved and dying for another woke read with a confident lesbian/gay/queer woman in her 20s being a total badass and rocking who they are through whatever life throws at them. Here’s my search criteria: - coming out not being a major plot point. - Not YA. Characters in their 20s like me or 30s would be preferable. - Light, fun & empowering with some humor thrown in - contemporary - not a mystery, thriller, or including issues of domestic violence, or sexual assault. - a person of color protagonist would be awesome but I understand this list might be a tall order so am lenient in this category I’m new to romance but very much open to it and am not shy about sex scenes. Open to non-fiction of all kinds, and some light fantasy and sci-fi. Books I’ve loved the feel of Sourdough by Robin Sloan’s themes of figuring out adulthood, and what one wants to do with their life. River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey. I Hear She’s a Real Bitch by Jen Agg Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit made my cry - not in a good way with the having to go back into the closet kind of thing so I’d love to stay way clear of anything like that. Thanks! I hope you can help! Sincerely, --Courtney   6. Hi ladies! I just blew through the charming new Amazon Prime original TV series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and am really thirsting for more content like it. If you haven't had the pleasure, it's about a well-to-do house wife in the late 1950s in Manhattan who discovers her incredible talent for raunchy standup comedy as her life is falling apart around her. It's sharp, witty, smart, and has a good dose of drama. It's by the same folks as Gilmore Girls and is tonally very similar. The main character also reminds me of Joan Rivers a lot. I'd love to read some books that put me in the same mind-space while I wait (a year) for season two, but I'm not sure where to start. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Best, --Jocelyn   7. Don't judge but one of my favorite movies is The Mummy (the one with Brendan Fraser) and years ago I was swept away by the Anton Rider series by Bartle Bull which is similar in tone to The Mummy. I've been having a hard time finding other books that give me a similar feeling. Any recommendations for books that have adventure, maybe a monster, a rogueish hero and some romance? --Emily   Books Discussed Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper Make Trouble by Cecile Richards 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins (rec'd by Jess Pryde) Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman and Maria Dahvana Headley A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman (out June 26 2018) Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum The Paper Menagerie: Stories by Ken Liu Nevada by Imogen Binnie Holding Still for As Long As Possible by Zoe Whitall Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich, Chelsea Cain An American Housewife by Helen Ellis The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman River of Teeth by Sarah GaileySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss independent ladies, fantasy short stories, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel reading comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton and The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper Make Trouble by Cecile Richards 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins (rec’d by Jess Pryde) Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman and Maria Dahvana Headley A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman (out June 26 2018) Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum The Paper Menagerie: Stories by Ken Liu Nevada by Imogen Binnie Holding Still for As Long As Possible by Zoe Whitall Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich, Chelsea Cain An American Housewife by Helen Ellis The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss independent ladies, fantasy short stories, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel reading comps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton and The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin.

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Books Discussed

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

Make Trouble by Cecile Richards

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg

A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean

Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins (rec’d by Jess Pryde)

Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman and Maria Dahvana Headley

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman (out June 26 2018)

Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles

I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum

The Paper Menagerie: Stories by Ken Liu

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

Holding Still for As Long As Possible by Zoe Whitall

Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich, Chelsea Cain

An American Housewife by Helen Ellis

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

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]]> 2787 Two Demi-Gods Going For A Walk https://bookriot.com/listen/two-demi-gods-going-walk/ Amanda and Jenn discuss immigrant stories, royalty, close friendships, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard and Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun Winston’s War by Max Hastings The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (out Feb 27) Gather the Daughters by Jennie Malamed (trigger warning: sexual assault, eating disorders) Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson The Red Threads of Fortune by JY Yang Jade City by Fonda Lee The Chimes by Anna Smaill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:48:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss immigrant stories, royalty, close friendships, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard and Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi.     Questions 1. Hello! I am wondering if you have any recommendations of any books about royalty in other countries besides the U.S. and Britain. I would prefer fiction, but am open to non fiction too! Thanks for all your amazing recommendations! --Marissa   2. Hi! I recently pick up reading more voraciously again after a several year drought. I started listening to this podcast from the beginning and have already devoured a whole bunch of the recommended comics. I typically fall into a pattern of reading through whole series very quickly because I'm a tad bit obsessive, you could call me a binge reader in that sense. I was hoping you could provide some recommendations that will challenge me from a story perspective (not a writing style), with some more deep/emotional themes. I'm kind of over the mystery thriller, vampires, Harry Potter type books. Thanks, --Courtney   3. I am a lover of books and read since I was a child, now that I have children of my own I want to pass that on to my girls. My dilemma is my 11yo doesn't love to read, or even like to unless she has to for school. So my question is, can you recommend some books that will maybe jump start her love of reading. She just finished Eragon for school and claims she didn't like it, but I know better, she was talking to the book. She’s a very girly girl if that helps. --Melli   4. Hi guys, I was hoping you could recommend me some fiction that focuses on the immigrant experience in America. I recently read and loved Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue and I would love to find more like it. I'm currently reading Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie but I'm not sure where else to look. Thanks! --Katherine   5. Basically: I'm looking for fiction in which the characters a) have extremely close friendships and b) take care of each other's mental/physical health. If that makes sense? Examples: A Little Life and the ways in which everyone takes care of Jude, or The Rest of Us Just Live Here and the ways in which, well, everybody in that book takes care of everybody else. Caveats: In spite of the example above, I generally don't like YA. --Alex   6. Hi Amanda & Jenn, Love the show, especially how enthusiastic you are about all the books you are recommending! I would like a recommendation myself. In the summer I love walking/hiking and climbing outdoors. Now that it's winter I'm spending more time with a book on the couch. It would be great to read about the activities I'm missing. I loved Wild by Cheryl Strayed and Into the Wild. Also love books with extensive walking like The Hobbit (Fantasy is definitely allowed) and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I haven't been able to find many novels about climbing/with climber(s), so that would be a bonus. Not a big fan of non-fiction, although I thought The Places in Between by Rory Stewart was amazing. Thanks so much! --Lea   7. I stopped reading for awhile (blame Netflix and Hulu) and have recently gotten back in the habit. I've watched a lot of mob movies/shows lately so my first request would be any books about any type of mob, fiction or nonfiction (I do seem to have a thing for the Irish mob though). My second request would be, since I've been reading mostly crime/murdery, darker type books, I'm looking for a break from that. I loved shotgun love songs by nickolas butler, a visit from the goon squad and sweetbitter. I do like music related fiction, the found family trope, romantic subplots and complicated women. --Kate   Books Discussed After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun Winston’s War by Max Hastings The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (out Feb 27) Gather the Daughters by Jennie Malamed (trigger warning: sexual assault, eating disorders) Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson The Red Threads of Fortune by JY Yang Jade City by Fonda Lee The Chimes by Anna SmaillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss immigrant stories, royalty, close friendships, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard and Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun Winston’s War by Max Hastings The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (out Feb 27) Gather the Daughters by Jennie Malamed (trigger warning: sexual assault, eating disorders) Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson The Red Threads of Fortune by JY Yang Jade City by Fonda Lee The Chimes by Anna Smaill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss immigrant stories, royalty, close friendships, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard and Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi.

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Books Discussed

After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun

Winston’s War by Max Hastings

The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (out Feb 27)

Gather the Daughters by Jennie Malamed (trigger warning: sexual assault, eating disorders)

Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson

The Red Threads of Fortune by JY Yang

Jade City by Fonda Lee

The Chimes by Anna Smaill

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]]> 3136 If You're Into Dew https://bookriot.com/listen/if-youre-into-dew/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Finnish literature, mental illness, enemies-to-lovers stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Your One and Only by Adrianne Finlay and Comic Bento. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Other Lands (Acacia #2) by David Anthony Durham Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna The Summer Book by Tove Jansson I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erica L Sanchez (trigger warning: self-harm) Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Captive Prince trilogy by CS Pacat (all the trigger warnings) Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great #1) by Mary Renault, recommended by Alexander Chee (Reading My Way Out of the Closet) Hold Me by Courtney Milan Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren Yes Please by Amy Poehler Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett Galore by Michael Crummey All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:45:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Finnish literature, mental illness, enemies-to-lovers stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Your One and Only by Adrianne Finlay and Comic Bento.   Questions   1. I’m heading on a trip to Finland at the end of February and I’d love to read some Finnish fiction, translated to English please! I’d love something with a strong sense of place to familiarize me with the environment/culture/weather etc. My favourite books are easy enough to fall into and ones where the characters stay with you long after the story ends. I’m generally a literary fiction reader but happily read other things except for romance and scific/fantasy (as a rule). If it helps, some of my favourite authors are Heather O’Neill, Miriam Toews, Peter Heller, A.M. Homes, Wally Lamb, David Benioff and Willy Vlautin. Thanks for the help! --Julie   2. Hi! I love your podcast and listen to your show every week! I just finished Turtles All the Way Down by John Green and loved Aza's perspective. I live with mental illness as does she, and I really enjoyed reading a story where the character accepts her mental illness and still struggles even though she is in recovery. I really like the non-linear way the book looks at her condition. Do you know of any other books where the main character has a mental illness, but does not exactly "defeat" it and instead learns to accept themselves? I have read I Can't Promise You a Rose Garden and enjoyed that. (Sidenote, I have read many books about people with eating disorders and I would prefer recommendations that do not include that topic.) Thanks! --Sara   3. I love fiction by what I like to think of as provocative and sometimes offensive people of faith. I love books where the author writes about his or her faith tradition from a place of love, but aren't afraid to ask the messy questions, air the dirty laundry, and treat belief like the complicated, untidy, yet deeply meaningful thing that it is. Some of my favorite authors that I'd put in this category are Chaim Potok, Fyodor Dostoevksy, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh & Levi S. Peterson. I love would to read more fiction like this. I read widely and would be comfortable with any genre except horror. Thanks! --Erin   4. Recently I read Michelle Moran's The Heretic Queen. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it, but it did leave me wanting to find a good historical romance or fiction in a similar vein. The main reason I did not enjoy the book was because I felt the relationship in the book was not strong enough. I have two requests, and I hope they aren't too much. I'd like the book to be set in the ancient world (Greece, Egypt, Rome), and I want a strong relationship (F/M M/M and F/F are all fine). I don't want instant love, or an undeveloped relationship- I really want to be able to root for the relationship. And before you mention it, I have read (and loved) The Song of Achilles. Thanks for the awesome show guys! I can't wait to hear your recommendations. --Anon   5. Hello: I am not a big romance reader. I very rarely pick up a romance. I struggle with historical fiction, so historical romance is really not my thing. However, I recently read The Hating Game by Sally Thorn and loved the contemporary romance. It was an "enemy to lovers" type books, so I enjoyed the banter and the humor. Disclaimer: some portions were problematic, so I do not mean to say that it was perfect. But, it did keep me reading. I would like some similar recommendations. I would prefer contemporary romance, but I'll take anything I can get that explores the "enemy to lovers" theme. Thanks, --Awful at Romance Reading   6. Thank you for an awesome podcast. I suffer from depression and considering the world’s political climate, I will continue to suffer for some time. I study humanitarian action in crisis and I love to read books that are topic heavy, such as Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or The color Purple by Alice Walker or an anthology about racism in Sweden (I'm from Stockholm). Although the books are so good and I can't get enough (I also have ADHD which makes me unable to give up on these books but at the same time considering my depression they also make me sadder and unable to heal right now). I feel like I need something to break this habit while trying to get better and read book that’ll make me laugh or not think. I love novels about dance (favourites include Mao’s last dancer by Li Cunxin, A time to dance by Padma Venkatraman and Taking flight by Michaela DePrince) and novels from comedians like Seriously… I’m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres or How to Make White People Laugh by Negin Farsad. I’m giving you free hands, just remember – depressed, cannot stop reading awesome heavy novels, need something else though. And also, if you HAPPEN BY CHANCE to know a book about or featuring a person (not cis-gender white male) with ADHD, I’d love to hear about it. Thanks! --Emilie   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! Thanks for a wonderful podcast! One of my favorite books is Sweetland by Michael Crummey. I enjoyed that it was set on an island, was very atmospheric, and beautifully dealt with loss and isolation. I also liked how nature was a large part of the book. I'm wondering if you have suggestions for something similar? Thanks so much for your time! --Carrie   Books Discussed The Other Lands (Acacia #2) by David Anthony Durham Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna The Summer Book by Tove Jansson I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erica L Sanchez (trigger warning: self-harm) Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Captive Prince trilogy by CS Pacat (all the trigger warnings) Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great #1) by Mary Renault, recommended by Alexander Chee (Reading My Way Out of the Closet) Hold Me by Courtney Milan Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren Yes Please by Amy Poehler Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett Galore by Michael Crummey All the Birds, Singing by Evie WyldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Finnish literature, mental illness, enemies-to-lovers stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Your One and Only by Adrianne Finlay and Comic Bento. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Other Lands (Acacia #2) by David Anthony Durham Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna The Summer Book by Tove Jansson I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erica L Sanchez (trigger warning: self-harm) Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Captive Prince trilogy by CS Pacat (all the trigger warnings) Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great #1) by Mary Renault, recommended by Alexander Chee (Reading My Way Out of the Closet) Hold Me by Courtney Milan Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren Yes Please by Amy Poehler Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett Galore by Michael Crummey All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Finnish literature, mental illness, enemies-to-lovers stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Your One and Only by Adrianne Finlay and Comic Bento.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Other Lands (Acacia #2) by David Anthony Durham

Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erica L Sanchez (trigger warning: self-harm)

Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai

Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault)

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

The Captive Prince trilogy by CS Pacat (all the trigger warnings)

Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great #1) by Mary Renault, recommended by Alexander Chee (Reading My Way Out of the Closet)

Hold Me by Courtney Milan

Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett

Galore by Michael Crummey

All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld

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]]> 3080 Political Witch Nuns https://bookriot.com/listen/political-witch-nuns/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Moroccan authors, secret societies, nonfiction audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and our library cart giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Andre Nafis-Sahely Laila Lalami on Moroccan literature Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff Dune by Frank Herbert Genre fiction classics post One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa The Secret History by Donna Tartt Labyrinth by Kate Mosse The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, read by the author, cosigned by contributor Ashley Holstrom A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton (rec’d by Sarah Nicolas) My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:13:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Moroccan authors, secret societies, nonfiction audiobooks, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and our library cart giveaway.   Questions   1. Hi! I'm going on a trip to Morocco in March and I'm looking for some books to read to get me in the mood and help me better appreciate the culture/history as I travel. I read most genres apart from sci fi and horror, but would particularly like something in the land of literary/historical fiction or nonfiction. Even better if it is by a Moroccan author. Thanks in advance for the recs and I love the show! --Sara   2. Hi Jen and Amanda! My friends and I have toyed with the idea of starting a book club for years, and I was finally able to corral everyone into one group text to schedule our first meet-up (which will be around mid-January)! All the details have been decided, except for the most important item, which is choosing the actual book that we'll read. My friends believe that, because I reached out and organized the event, I should also have the responsibility of selecting the first book. I can't handle the pressure of this first world problem, so I'm asking for your help. We're all women in our mid-twenties who are in various stages in our careers and personal lives, but we're all in agreement about the genres we're into: romance, mystery/thriller, and travel/adventure. Any suggestions on how to kick off our book club would be greatly appreciated! Bonus points if these books tackle the awkward quarter-life crisis themes that we all experience in our mid-twenties. Thanks! --Colby   3. Hello! I am looking for your thoughts/recommendations on the read harder challenge task of “classic of genre fiction.” I was thinking of doubling up on this task and Oprah’s book club pick “I Know This Much Is True” by Wally Lamb” Would it count for classic ? Do you have any other recommendations for this task ? --Stef   4. Hello, I am looking for novels about things like conspiracy theories and secret societies and such--kind of like the Da Vinci code, but well written (and I guess a bit more "literary"). I tried The Name of the Rose, but found it way too dry, and also didn't like the Rabbit Back Literature Society. I've read and enjoyed all of Marisha Pessl's books, and Mr. Penumbra's 24 hr bookstore. The Dante Club is on my TBR. --Danielle   5. I love the recommendations you guys give. I love nonfiction audiobooks. But I have trouble finding new ones to listen to. My favorites are The Gene and The Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Quiet:The Power of introverts, Grit by Angela Duckworth, and THe End of Average by Todd Rose. I am just not sure where to go from here. I have Isaac's Storm and When Breath Becomes Air on my TBR. --Stacey   6. Hello! I love all things book riot, but especially this podcast! Your recommendations fuel my never ending TBR list, and it brings me so much joy to hear others as excited about books as I am! Now I would love to hear your thoughts on cozy mysteries! I am in grad school right now for occupational therapy, so these light hearted stories (aside from all the murder and deception) seem like something that I could really get into to distract me from my persistent neurofatigue. This is a new genre that I have delved into recently, specifically the magic potion mystery series by Heather Blake. I love the aspects of the small town, hitching post, that is depicted in the series, and the quirky characters. Are there any specific cozy mystery series you guys love? I think I stared at the shelf in the mystery section of the bookstore for a solid hour before I settled on Heather Blake's series. There is so much out there! I need more direction! Thanks so much, --Brittany, tired grad student   7. Hello all! I recently discovered the show and am loving all of the good, odd-to-find recommendations I wouldn't normally have heard of. I am the solo mom of a beautiful toddler who is both American and African (her father is from Ethiopia where I used to live). Do you know of any books that talk about raising strong, proud biracial or bi-cultural children? TIA! --M   Books Discussed I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Andre Nafis-Sahely Laila Lalami on Moroccan literature Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff Dune by Frank Herbert Genre fiction classics post One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa The Secret History by Donna Tartt Labyrinth by Kate Mosse The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, read by the author, cosigned by contributor Ashley Holstrom A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton (rec’d by Sarah Nicolas) My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara PalaciosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Moroccan authors, secret societies, nonfiction audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and our library cart giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Andre Nafis-Sahely Laila Lalami on Moroccan literature Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff Dune by Frank Herbert Genre fiction classics post One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa The Secret History by Donna Tartt Labyrinth by Kate Mosse The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, read by the author, cosigned by contributor Ashley Holstrom A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton (rec’d by Sarah Nicolas) My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Moroccan authors, secret societies, nonfiction audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and our library cart giveaway.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown

Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey

The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami

The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Andre Nafis-Sahely

Laila Lalami on Moroccan literature

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (trigger warning: sexual assault)

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

Dune by Frank Herbert

Genre fiction classics post

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart

Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, read by the author, cosigned by contributor Ashley Holstrom

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton (rec’d by Sarah Nicolas)

My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios

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]]> 2709 Pirates Make Everything Better https://bookriot.com/listen/pirates-make-everything-better/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Haitian authors, Canadian nonfiction, book club options, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Eternal Life by Dara Horn. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Year One by Nora Roberts (The Stand or The Strain) Make Trouble by Cecile Richards Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre, translated by Kaiama L. Glover The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (rec’d by Angel Cruz) The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell Testimony by Robbie Robertson One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, Brooke A. Allen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Haitian authors, Canadian nonfiction, book club options, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Eternal Life by Dara Horn.   Questions 1. Hi ladies, I love the podcast and all your recommendations. I have an upcoming trip to India for work and I need some recommendations on what to take with me. I will be traveling with a group of MAWGs (middle aged white guys) coworkers who are a bit oblivious, bro-y, and can be exhausting when being around for long period of times. The idea of long-term travel with these people is a bit overwhelming and stressing me out. Do you have any book-ish escapes with strong female characters that can make this trip a little less daunting? Brownie points if they involve India in some form. I’m drawing a blank on ideas and everyone I ask recommends books that I know will make me angry and ranty (not the tone I’m going for on this trip). I’d appreciate any ideas you two have. Many thanks! --Brenna   2. Hi Ladies, Can you recommend books by Haitian authors or authors from other "s***hole" countries? For some reason I have an urge to read books by Haitian or African authors. I've already read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which I LOVED. --Paul   3. Hello! My friend doesn't read very much but she wants to read more. The last book she read and loved was The Time Traveler's Wife. Can you recommend other adventure-romance style books that are similar to that? I've suggested The Night Circus and My Name is Memory, so far. I'm a new listener to Get Booked, after becoming hooked on All the Books and The Book Riot Podcast. Thanks for all the great book talks! Thank you, thank you! --Lindsey   4. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I apologize if this is a repeated topic, but I searched the Book Riot site and didn't see anything that was what I was looking for. I live and work in NY, but the company I work for recently acquired some business in Canada. I'll soon be the staff manager of some employees living and working in Canada, which is exciting! I'm looking forward to learning about the employment laws, HR policies, etc of another country... but I realized that I know very, very little about Canada. I don't know any Canadian history, hardly any current (or recent events), and my cultural knowledge is limited to how great Trudeau seems. Can you help? I'm looking for readable, engaging non-fiction that focuses on Canada's history, current events, or culture. It'd be fine if it focused on a specific event or topic, at this point any knowledge will be a plus! Also willing to try out fiction reqs if you have them. Thank you! Sarah   5. Hello from Ireland! I was hoping you could recommend me books written by Native Americans. They can be fiction or non-fiction as long as the author is actually Native American (especially after Wind River left me with a bad taste in my mouth). I am looking for atmospheric books with well drawn characters. Open to all genres but wouldn't want anything that is very violent or disturbing. Thanks, Sophie   6. Hi Jenn/Amanda, Recently my little sister and I both moved back to live with our parents. It's been a rough couple of years. Anyway, my Mom has been wanting to do a book club for a while now and so I suggested that maybe the three of us could do our own book club. Now, the problem is to find a book we can all agree on.... My Mom loves an interesting mystery. Doesn't have to be a murder. She enjoys historical very much as well. So historical mysteries are probably best. My sister is more of a picky reader. She likes more romance. She also gets bored really easy. It has to grab her from the first chapter or she'll toss it aside and never pick it back up. I'm a bit more open with books. I enjoy everything. Except maybe gore and zombies. I do like a creepy aspect to a mystery. I do love creepy or spooky mysteries. The book I'm thinking of is sort of like The Diviners by Libba Bray? Or Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. If you can come up with some recs for us it would be great! I'm at a loss as to what will work! Thank you!!!! --Maeg   7. Good morning ladies! I love your podcast and I am an avid listener every week! Thank you for all the book recommendations! I am usually pretty good at recommending books for other people. My family usually comes to me asking what to read next. Just recently my aunt approached me to ask what books would be suitable for my 11 year old cousin. Usually this wouldn't phase me as I can come up with at least 10 off the top of my head that would be suitable for any other child, however, my cousin doesn't like any sad plot points, death or major illness so she refuses to read things like Charlotte's Web and other classics like that. I've come up with a short list but am having trouble coming up with anything that I know for sure will interest her. She is very sensitive about things that might be scary or sad so I am basically looking for something like a grown up Magic Tree House. Ideally I would need this in the next couple days, if you can swing it but no pressure! I'm happy to get your recommendations whenever you have a moment to answer as I think I might have a few in the meantime to tide her over. Thank you so much for being a bright spot in my week and keep the recommendations coming! Happy reading! --Rebecca   Books Discussed Year One by Nora Roberts (The Stand or The Strain) Make Trouble by Cecile Richards Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre, translated by Kaiama L. Glover The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (rec’d by Angel Cruz) The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell Testimony by Robbie Robertson One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, Brooke A. AllenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Haitian authors, Canadian nonfiction, book club options, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Eternal Life by Dara Horn. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Year One by Nora Roberts (The Stand or The Strain) Make Trouble by Cecile Richards Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre, translated by Kaiama L. Glover The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (rec’d by Angel Cruz) The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell Testimony by Robbie Robertson One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, Brooke A. Allen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Haitian authors, Canadian nonfiction, book club options, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libby and Eternal Life by Dara Horn.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Year One by Nora Roberts (The Stand or The Strain)

Make Trouble by Cecile Richards

Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam

Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre, translated by Kaiama L. Glover

The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (rec’d by Angel Cruz)

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

Testimony by Robbie Robertson

One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul

Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon

The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson

Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, Brooke A. Allen

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]]> 2898 Festering Demonic Influences https://bookriot.com/listen/festering-demonic-influences/ Amanda and Jenn discuss book club picks, retellings, books about books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Gnomon by Nick Harkaway The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú For reader looking for books for 7 year old boy: The Lunch Lady series and the Dog Man series. (Sarah from Insiders) For reader looking for books from other countries NOT about war/racism: Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata, about a man who meets his late father’s mistress and gets sort of obsessed, but more in a flies-in-the-face-of-Japanese-manners-way, not a creepy-stalker-will-kill-you way (Melissa from Insiders) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Lawless by Jeff Salane All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry (Orpheus) The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh (1001 Nights) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 100 Must Read Books About Books post Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (trigger warning: suicide) A Separation by Katie Kitamura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:46:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss book club picks, retellings, books about books, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate and Book Riot Insiders.   Questions 1. Hi Amanda and Jen! I am looking for book recommendations about espionage, secret agencies/organizations and heists, but prefer ones that are lighter and not too dark. Because of this I tend to read more YA books (Map of Fates by Maggie Hall, for instance), but would love to read more adult fiction. I also like Sherlock Holmes adaptations such as the Jackaby series by William Ritter, Stoker & Holmes series by Colleen Gleason and A Study In Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro. Thanks for your help!! --Tracy   2. Hey Girls, I am a high school English teacher, and my classes do a lot of independent reading. Each month, students choose a book in a specific category. We are coming up on the "based on...another story" category and I need some recommendations for my students. I have recommended Gregory Maguire's Wicked as a based on Wizard of Oz, Marissa Meyer's Cinder as a based on Cinderella, and Laura Ruby's Bone Gap as a based on Persephone. But I need a bunch more. Books that would appeal to my boys would be especially helpful. Thanks so much, --Diane   3. Hello, love your podcast and thanks for doing it. I am an avid reader and usually have 3 books on the go: a more 'meaty' / literary read, a quick / light read, plus a non fiction (most often a biography). This is my question. I have recently taken the plunge and set up a book club locally, and our first meeting is set at the end of this month. I would love some recommendations for books that in your opinion will lead to a good interesting discussion. Just so you can get an idea, the first books that I've already set for the book club are: Sarah Schmidt's See what I have done, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. These are books that I would normally be reading myself. Any suggestions for possible books for the following months? --Maria   4. Hello, I am part of a Scifi and fantasy book club and for February I am suggesting that we read a book (scifi or fantasy) that has a LGBTQ Romance. It doesn't have to be the protagonist or antagonist but I would prefer that. We have already read River of Teeth which has several LGBTQ characters in it. Any suggestions would be of great help! love the show! --Jean   5. I love books so much I'm on a hunt for a book about books! Fiction / YA is my jam but I'm open to any genre that keeps me turning the page. I would love a book where the main character finds a magical library or bookstore and/or has an awesome relationship with books. I've read the Book Thief but haven't been able to find anything else where books play a main role. Looking forward to your recommendations! Thanks, --Jessica   6. Hello, Hi Jenn and Amanda - I have a family & friends book club. We recently read Persepolis which was so, so good! The meeting was extra cool because my 8 year old cousin read it and participated in the conversation. It was fun having a budding young reader in our midst, which got me thinking that we should read some middle grade novels so she can join in more often. I enjoy YA so I am totally open to reading middle grade, but I also think others in the group would enjoy it too. Do you have any recommendations for middle grade that would be good book club picks? Thanks for the show and ALL the recommendations! --Alex   7. I just read "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng as a book riot rec... OMG! Love! Can you please recommend more books that have a slight suspense angle but mainly focus on really rich characters that seem authentic? --Lexie   Books Discussed Gnomon by Nick Harkaway The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú For reader looking for books for 7 year old boy: The Lunch Lady series and the Dog Man series. (Sarah from Insiders) For reader looking for books from other countries NOT about war/racism: Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata, about a man who meets his late father's mistress and gets sort of obsessed, but more in a flies-in-the-face-of-Japanese-manners-way, not a creepy-stalker-will-kill-you way (Melissa from Insiders) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Lawless by Jeff Salane All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry (Orpheus) The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh (1001 Nights) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 100 Must Read Books About Books post Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (trigger warning: suicide) A Separation by Katie KitamuraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss book club picks, retellings, books about books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Gnomon by Nick Harkaway The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú For reader looking for books for 7 year old boy: The Lunch Lady series and the Dog Man series. (Sarah from Insiders) For reader looking for books from other countries NOT about war/racism: Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata, about a man who meets his late father’s mistress and gets sort of obsessed, but more in a flies-in-the-face-of-Japanese-manners-way, not a creepy-stalker-will-kill-you way (Melissa from Insiders) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Lawless by Jeff Salane All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry (Orpheus) The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh (1001 Nights) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 100 Must Read Books About Books post Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (trigger warning: suicide) A Separation by Katie Kitamura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss book club picks, retellings, books about books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate and Book Riot Insiders.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Gnomon by Nick Harkaway

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

For reader looking for books for 7 year old boy: The Lunch Lady series and the Dog Man series. (Sarah from Insiders)

For reader looking for books from other countries NOT about war/racism: Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata, about a man who meets his late father’s mistress and gets sort of obsessed, but more in a flies-in-the-face-of-Japanese-manners-way, not a creepy-stalker-will-kill-you way (Melissa from Insiders)

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Lawless by Jeff Salane

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry (Orpheus)

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh (1001 Nights)

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

100 Must Read Books About Books post

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (trigger warning: suicide)

A Separation by Katie Kitamura

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]]> 3226 Sharks With Lasers! https://bookriot.com/listen/sharks-with-lasers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, all-ages comics, YA fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner and Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Squire by Tamora Pierce (Protector of the Small series) Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (trigger warning: discussion of her rape) Misfit City Vol 1 by Kirsten Smith, art by Kurt Lustgarten, Naomi Franquiz Jem and the Holograms V1 by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell The Key Hunters series by Eric Luper (#1 The Mysterious Moonstone) The Brixton Brothers series (The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity), recommended by Preeti Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai Poly Romance post Bound To Be A Groom by Megan Mulry IQ by Joe Ide Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:59:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, all-ages comics, YA fantasy, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner and Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet. Enter our Top 20 of 2017 giveaway here! bookriot.com/bookriottop20 Questions 1. Hey Amanda and Jenn! I'm looking for a good book for my boyfriend. He's never really enjoyed reading but is trying to change that, particularly because his sister and I just gush over books every time we're around each other and I think he wants in on the fun. He's mentioned that he might be interested in something like Stephen King, but the size of the books are too intimidating. I think he would particularly enjoy mysteries or thrillers, but any genre is welcome. The most important thing is that the books are not too long and they are easy to get through -- so no complicated structures or long lists of characters. Thanks for all you do, --Morgan   2. Hey Get Booked, After reading Bad Feminist for my book club and LOVING it, I've been craving more feministy reading. I've read We Should All Be Feminists and Men Explain Things to Me. I'm currently listening to Missoula by Jon Krakauer and it's completely fascinating. Could you recommend a few of your favorite feminist books? Even novels with strong feminist themes or characters would be good. Thanks!! --Anna   3. Hello! I’m looking for a graphic novel/ comic recommendation. I love the format, but find that I’m quite picky. Based on what I’ve read and liked, it seems that I prefer comics geared towards a younger audience. I’m not opposed to more adult/ mature content, but I’m not super into gratuitous violence/ nudity, etc. I LOVED Nimona, Lumberjanes, Lucky Penny, Henchgirl, all of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s work, and Paper Girls, so if there’s anything that you can recommend similar to those, I’d love to hear about it! Thanks so much! --Ashley   4. Hello! I recently just discovered your podcast and I can't get enough of it! I have a 7 year old son who is in second grade and loves to read. He reads above his grade level and I am looking for book recommendations for him but also that are appropriate for his age. He is very much interested in Legos and Minecraft. I'm wondering if there are any good, but appropriate children's mysteries out there for him. He has recently discovered the Goosebumps series in his Grandpa's basement from when my husband was a kid and has started on those. Thank you for your help! --Christina   5. Hi, I'm constantly trying to expand my genre tastes, and I think it's time to try some romance. There's just one problem: I'm polyamourous and I don't know where to look for poly romance really. I have very low tolerance for competition between potential partners as a plot forwarding device and have trouble empathizing with characters in monogamous relationships angsting about cheating and wandering potential. I've read Ascension and liked the concept but found the writing quality wanting. I'm open to any sub genre of romance, as long as at least some of the primary characters are polyamourous. --Amanda   6. Hello, I am an avid reader but tend to stick to mostly fantasy, sci-fi, and classics. I love classic mystery/detective books like Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, G.K Chesterton's Father Brown and Dorothy Sayers but I am struggling to find contemporary mystery/detective fiction that aren't cookie cutter stories. I'm don't like a lot of gore or sex and I really enjoy the process of discovering who committed the crime. Any books/series recommendations along these lines would be great! --Heather   7. I've been doing a lot of very heavy, very dry reading for my degree, and I need some fun books to read in the meantime. Since everything I've been reading lately has been nonfiction, I thought I would get as far away from that as possible and read some fantasy. But because I'm so busy with school I don't have as much time to read as I wish I did, so I'm hesitant to start a series. I thought some YA could do the trick since the reading is always a bit easier, and I feel like everyday I hear about a new YA fantasy novel that is coming out. I recently read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and thought it was spectacular, and I also read The Magicians and thought it was great. My favorite author is Neal Stephenson, but I don't have the ability to read such complicated and heavy subject matter at the moment. --Max   Books Discussed Squire by Tamora Pierce (Protector of the Small series) Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (trigger warning: discussion of her rape) Misfit City Vol 1 by Kirsten Smith, art by Kurt Lustgarten, Naomi Franquiz Jem and the Holograms V1 by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell The Key Hunters series by Eric Luper (#1 The Mysterious Moonstone) The Brixton Brothers series (The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity), recommended by Preeti Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai Poly Romance post Bound To Be A Groom by Megan Mulry IQ by Joe Ide Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, all-ages comics, YA fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner and Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Squire by Tamora Pierce (Protector of the Small series) Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (trigger warning: discussion of her rape) Misfit City Vol 1 by Kirsten Smith, art by Kurt Lustgarten, Naomi Franquiz Jem and the Holograms V1 by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell The Key Hunters series by Eric Luper (#1 The Mysterious Moonstone) The Brixton Brothers series (The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity), recommended by Preeti Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai Poly Romance post Bound To Be A Groom by Megan Mulry IQ by Joe Ide Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, all-ages comics, YA fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner and Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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Books Discussed

Squire by Tamora Pierce (Protector of the Small series)

Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones

Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (trigger warning: sexual assault)

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley

We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (trigger warning: discussion of her rape)

Misfit City Vol 1 by Kirsten Smith, art by Kurt Lustgarten, Naomi Franquiz

Jem and the Holograms V1 by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell

The Key Hunters series by Eric Luper (#1 The Mysterious Moonstone)

The Brixton Brothers series (The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity), recommended by Preeti

Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai

Poly Romance post

Bound To Be A Groom by Megan Mulry

IQ by Joe Ide

Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu

A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

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]]> 3390 Son Of A Fancypants https://bookriot.com/listen/son-of-a-fancypants/ Amanda and Jenn discuss international reads, Star Trek readalikes, bisexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Sunshine by Robin McKinley A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, translated by Lola Rogers The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (rec’d by Rebecca) White Oleander by Janet Fitch Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Wallbanger by Alice Clayton A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Provenance by Ann Leckie Wild Swans by Jung Chang Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 100 Must Read Bisexual Books post Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 03 Jan 2018 16:11:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss international reads, Star Trek readalikes, bisexual characters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti and OwlCrate. Enter our Best of 2017 books giveaway! bookriot.com/bookriottop20   Questions 1. Hi girls! I love reading about people from different countries or people currently living in different countries and would love a recommendation! I'm trying to find something that isn’t about war or racism. Maybe something a little more lighthearted- if that exists. I love both fiction and nonfiction and am very open to translated works, poetry, plays, short story collections, etc. None of my book friends have been able to help, but I'm hoping you can :) Thank you! --Bianca   2. Hi Amanda & Jenn, I'm looking for a recommendation for my book club. We're all women ranging in age from mid-twenties to mid-sixties and, as individuals, read everything from literary fiction to romance to science fiction and fantasy. We've only been meeting for the past 6 months so we're still figuring out what types of books work best. Right now, we've read Where'd You Go Bernadette (which everyone really enjoyed), Small Great Things (most people liked), Elsie and Mairi Go to War (awful, didn't even finish), Exit West (another strong pick), When Dimple Met Rishi (good, but not substantial enough), and God: A Human History (haven't discussed yet, but from our group emails, I'm thinking it's a bit too academic). Contemporary fiction with interesting, strong female protagonists seems to be our sweet spot. We have The Mothers on our to-read list as well as A Gentleman in Moscow, My Cousin Rachel and The Summer Before the War. We read diversely, don't shy away from difficult/sensitive subjects, nonfiction is ok but we've read a decent amount lately, and prefer adult to YA. Thanks so much! --Megan   3. Hi there - I'll be moving to the Bay Area soon for a software engineering program, and I'm a little nervous about feeling lonely/missing home. I'd love some recommendations for: escapist/comforting reads and/or fiction with an awesome female lead and/or books set in San Francisco. I've been reading through the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire and have enjoyed them. I'm also planning to take Sourdough by Robin Sloan with me. I enjoy most sci-fi/fantasy and read a lot of literary fiction as well. Some of my favorite authors are Miriam Toews, Mary Doria Russell, Peter Heller and Connie Willis. Thanks for your help and for the show - this podcast has helped me find so many great books! --Rachel   4. What sci-fi books would you recommend to someone who loves Star Trek? I've of course read some of the novelizations, but I'd like to read some novels that are unconnected but have a similar enough feel to Star Trek. I love the space exploration, philosophy, and different alien races working together, but most of all I loved the idealized future. It seems every futuristic novel I read, we all live in a terrible future that is terrible, and OH LOOK AT HOW EVIL TECHNOLOGY IS. There are no words to describe how tired I am of that. Thanks in advanced guys. I can't wait to hear your recs. --Eliza   5. Hi, I recently listened to your podcast about biography recommendations and can't wait to check out Cleopatra. I would love some other great biographies/memoirs about women. I would prefer people of color or/not already widely famous people. For example, I loved Stolen Lives; Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Unbowed by Wangari Maathai, and Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen. Thanks! --Carrie   6. I'm on a search for bisexual characters in literature (who actually call themselves bi- too often authors try to skirt around the word). I'm bisexual myself and I'm craving representation. I find so many gay and lesbian characters, but rarely bi. I don't mind if the character is in a same sex or opposite sex relationship, I would just really like to read about a bi character. Also, while I would love to see some bi women, I encounter bi women much more than I encounter bi men, so I would appreciate it if your suggestions had both genders (if that is at all possible). Thank you so much, and I absolutely adore the show. --Virginia   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I love listening to your podcast! Im wondering if you can recommend some books set in the Middle East. I recently read When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi and loved it. I'd particularly like books told from the perspective of a female character(s). Thanks! --Becky   Books Discussed Sunshine by Robin McKinley A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, translated by Lola Rogers The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (rec’d by Rebecca) White Oleander by Janet Fitch Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Wallbanger by Alice Clayton A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Provenance by Ann Leckie Wild Swans by Jung Chang Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 100 Must Read Bisexual Books post Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih AlameddineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss international reads, Star Trek readalikes, bisexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Sunshine by Robin McKinley A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, translated by Lola Rogers The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (rec’d by Rebecca) White Oleander by Janet Fitch Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Wallbanger by Alice Clayton A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Provenance by Ann Leckie Wild Swans by Jung Chang Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 100 Must Read Bisexual Books post Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss international reads, Star Trek readalikes, bisexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti and OwlCrate.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab

The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, translated by Lola Rogers

The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (rec’d by Rebecca)

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Wallbanger by Alice Clayton

A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

Provenance by Ann Leckie

Wild Swans by Jung Chang

Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee

A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

100 Must Read Bisexual Books post

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 3263 I'm An Onion, I Have Layers https://bookriot.com/listen/im-onion-layers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Hallmark movie read-alikes, gift recommendations, kids’ London reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Bookaxe. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed bookriot.com/bookriottop20 Eternal Life by Dara Horn Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova, translated by Judith Hemschemeyer Poetry collections in translation (not about love!) post The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka Border by Kapka Kassabova Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Chi-Young Kim The Agency series by YS Lee (A Spy In The House #1) Shades of London series by Maureen Johnson (The Name of the Star #1) An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James A Mistletoe Affair by Farrah Rochon Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris (rec’d by Rebecca) Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Dreadnought by April Daniels Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar, illustrated by Peter Sis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:59:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Hallmark movie read-alikes, gift recommendations, kids' London reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Bookaxe.   Questions 1. Hello Book Riot goddesses! We're getting dangerously close to the holiday season, which is why it hit me I have less than two months to finish the Book Riot reading challenge! I'm doing pretty well overall, but am now left with the really difficult (ie out of my comfort zone) books - and I need your help. I have four books left to tackle: a book about sports, a book published by a micropress, and a book of translated poetry on a theme other than love. I'm a queer, latinx, feminist grad student currently earning my MSc in paleontology and the history of women in science. Normally, I gravitate towards fantasy, scifi, YA, and historical fiction/romance (I'm very much about reading as escapism). When I'm not reading fiction, I love popular science books and history books (especially about non-western countries). Maybe my tastes can meet these book riot prompts somewhere in the middle? Note: I'm bilingual (spanish/english) so books translated from or available in Spanish are also super welcome! --Michelle Barboza-Ramirez   2. I hope it's not too late to ask for recommendations! My mom has asked for books for Christmas but I don't know what to buy her! She likes narrative nonfiction, like The Elephant Whisperer, Unbroken, and The Boys in the Boat. She also likes Jodi Picoult and reads a lot of historical fiction (The Red Tent, All the Light We Cannot See, and News of the World are some of her favorites). She's generally read most of the super buzzy bestsellers of the past few years for her book club, so new, backlist, and/or under-the-radar picks would be awesome! Thanks! --Katie   3.  Hi Amanda and Jenn! We are traveling to London for Christmas with our daughters, ages 13 and almost 11, and I would love it if before we go, they could develop a deeper appreciation for (or at least understanding of) the historical significance of the city than they've gleaned from Harry Potter or schoolbooks. My ideal vision would be to visit some place like the Tower of London or Kensington Palace or the replica of the Globe Theater, they would say, "Oh yeah! I know about that place from my book." I want them to have some reference points other than what I've told them. Both girls are avid readers of YA fiction, and they especially love the fantasy and mystery genres -- Harry Potter, anything Rick Riordan, the Divergent Series, the Flavia de Luce series, and Nnedi Okorafor are just some examples of books/authors they love. My older daughter also branches out to YA literary fiction such as "The Hate You Give" by Angie Thomas and "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys. Can you recommend any YA fiction in which London features prominently? I was wondering if "My Lady Jane" might fit the bill, but I don't really have any ideas beyond that. Any recommendations you can provide would be greatly appreciated. You don't have to worry about making different recommendations for their ages -- they exchange books all the time, and the younger one has the maturity and skills to read what her sister does. Thanks so much for all you do, and keep up the great work! --Courtney   4. Hi Jenn and Amanda, I am writing in to request read-alikes to cheesy Hallmark-esque holiday romance movies. I personally don't celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or any of the religious/commercial holidays of winter but my kryptonite is the seasonal holiday tv entertainment. I especially love when they are set in the past and/or have themes of mistaken/disguised identity or leads that hate each other and then slowly grow to love and respect each other. Some of my favorite series/movies include When Calls the Heart, One Small Hitch, A Christmas Kiss 1 and 2, Snow Bride, While You Were Sleeping, and A Royal Christmas. Bonus points for books available on audio with non-irritating narrators so I can listen during my commute. Thanks so much! --Sel   5. Hello! I have been under a fair amount of stress lately with a job change and the realities of adult-ing which has lead to some trouble sleeping. During these restless nights I have been reading a lot of fiction (which is great) - but I figure I might benefit from using this reading time to read some non-fiction about stress management, mindfulness, or meditation. Are there any well written beginner guides for these subjects (or others) that you would recommend? Thank You! --Ariel   6. Hey Jenn and Amanda I was raised in a very fundamentalist religious environment where homophobia, racism and misogyny were interwoven into the rhetoric and doctrine. I have since broken away from it but still feel an involuntarily discomfort and, at times, lack of understanding when reading about some of these issues. I want to overcome this discomfort of and develop empathy for such topics and am hoping you can recommend me books that will expose me to any or all of these issues. YA or adult, any genre. I do prefer fiction to nonfiction but am open to highly readable nonfiction. Thanks! --Haley   7. I want to share my love of reading with my dad, especially as he is now retired and needs things to do during the long winter months. Unfortunately, I've never had much luck getting him to pick up a book, even when it seems tailored to his interests. The one book I've seen him read and re-read is The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a slim book of poetry by an 11th century Persian dude. This self-proclaimed non-reader can quote about half the book from memory and likes to weave snippets of it into daily conversation. I suspect he has a soft spot for old poetry and/or philosophy. Can you recommend anything that might have a similar feel to it? Any help is appreciated.   Books Discussed bookriot.com/bookriottop20 Eternal Life by Dara Horn Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova, translated by Judith Hemschemeyer Poetry collections in translation (not about love!) post The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka Border by Kapka Kassabova Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Chi-Young Kim The Agency series by YS Lee (A Spy In The House #1) Shades of London series by Maureen Johnson (The Name of the Star #1) An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James A Mistletoe Affair by Farrah Rochon Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris (rec’d by Rebecca) Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Dreadnought by April Daniels Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar, illustrated by Peter SisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Hallmark movie read-alikes, gift recommendations, kids’ London reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Bookaxe. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed bookriot.com/bookriottop20 Eternal Life by Dara Horn Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova, translated by Judith Hemschemeyer Poetry collections in translation (not about love!) post The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka Border by Kapka Kassabova Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Chi-Young Kim The Agency series by YS Lee (A Spy In The House #1) Shades of London series by Maureen Johnson (The Name of the Star #1) An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James A Mistletoe Affair by Farrah Rochon Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris (rec’d by Rebecca) Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Dreadnought by April Daniels Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar, illustrated by Peter Sis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Hallmark movie read-alikes, gift recommendations, kids’ London reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libby and Bookaxe.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

bookriot.com/bookriottop20

Eternal Life by Dara Horn

Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich

The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova, translated by Judith Hemschemeyer

Poetry collections in translation (not about love!) post

The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka

Border by Kapka Kassabova

Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Chi-Young Kim

The Agency series by YS Lee (A Spy In The House #1)

Shades of London series by Maureen Johnson (The Name of the Star #1)

An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James

A Mistletoe Affair by Farrah Rochon

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris (rec’d by Rebecca)

Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron

March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar, illustrated by Peter Sis

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]]> 3065 Jane Austen Readalikes https://bookriot.com/listen/jane-austen-readalikes/ In honor of Jane Austen’s birthday on December 16, Amanda and Jenn recommend their favorite readalikes in this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Life is Like A Musical by Tim Federle and The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed: The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Heartstone by Elle Katharine White The Living is Easy by Dorothy West The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian Longbourn by Jo Baker Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey & Maturin series (Master & Commander #1) Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James For Real by Alexis Hall These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer Top 20 Giveaway! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:52:00 -0000 full Book Riot In honor of Jane Austen's birthday on December 16, Amanda and Jenn recommend their favorite readalikes in this week's Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Life is Like A Musical by Tim Federle and The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay.   Books Discussed: The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Heartstone by Elle Katharine White The Living is Easy by Dorothy West The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian Longbourn by Jo Baker Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey & Maturin series (Master & Commander #1) Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James For Real by Alexis Hall These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer Top 20 Giveaway!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. In honor of Jane Austen’s birthday on December 16, Amanda and Jenn recommend their favorite readalikes in this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Life is Like A Musical by Tim Federle and The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed: The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Heartstone by Elle Katharine White The Living is Easy by Dorothy West The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian Longbourn by Jo Baker Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey & Maturin series (Master & Commander #1) Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James For Real by Alexis Hall These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer Top 20 Giveaway! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In honor of Jane Austen’s birthday on December 16, Amanda and Jenn recommend their favorite readalikes in this week’s Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Life is Like A Musical by Tim Federle and The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay.

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Books Discussed:

The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu

Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Heartstone by Elle Katharine White

The Living is Easy by Dorothy West

The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian

Longbourn by Jo Baker

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz

Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey & Maturin series (Master & Commander #1)

Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James

For Real by Alexis Hall

These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer

Top 20 Giveaway!

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]]> 3268 So Here's What Happened https://bookriot.com/listen/so-heres-what-happened/ Amanda and Jenn discuss stocking-stuffer books, seasonal short stories, romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by No Time To Spare, new essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories edited by Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tiny books post: /miniature-books-for-tiny-libraries/ All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monson and Jory John Letters For the Year by Lea Redmond The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (all the trigger warnings) Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant The Last Chance Christmas Ball anthology Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas We the Animals by Justin Torres Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Want by Cindy Pon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:53:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss stocking-stuffer books, seasonal short stories, romances, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by No Time To Spare, new essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, and OwlCrate.   Questions   1. Hi Jenn and Amanda, I’m looking for some good romances for the holiday season. All my life I’ve had my internal misogyny telling me that romance was a waste of time and bad writing, but I’m ready to get out there and expand my horizons. I mostly read YA and nonfiction, but I’m open to anything with a fun plot. I’m in the mood to curl up with something cute and fluffy. I’m not afraid of something steamy but I’d like the story to be more about fun and intimacy then the steamy throws in the sheets. My favorite romantic thing ever is the show Hart of Dixie, just to give you a vague idea of what I like. I’m sorry this is super vague, I can’t wait to see what you guys recommend though! Happy Reading, --Morgan   2. Hi - Love the show. I am looking for small books - literally small for stocking stuffer size that are still good, interesting, fun. Also working with a broad group (i.e. varying political, religious positions) so not trying to start a battle or anything, but fun things - poetry, mindfulness, just delightful things to ponder? Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks! --Shannon   3.  Time sensitive! “Get Booked” is one of my highlights every Thursday, so I’m reaching out! I need help with Christmas gifts. My boyfriend has read so many different things, that I can’t even begin. I’d like a few recommendations based on stuff he loves. Fiction: all time favorite is Matthew Stover’s series Heroes Die & Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter series. Nonfiction: he’s very into paranormal testimonies, David Sedaris, Henry Rollins, and anything about survival. He loves science fiction, ultra violence, and modern day conspiracy theories. I’m excited to see what you come up with because I’d be clueless unless I asked him! Thanks a lot! --Jessica   4. Hello Ladies! I am a huge fan of the podcast and tune in every week to your recommendations and witty comments! You are wonderful and make my work week brighter! I would consider myself a bookworm but definitely more like a tsunduko person. However I have gotten into the habit of reading short stories before bed since I tend to fall asleep in the middle of reading and it makes me less frustrated and guilty if I need to back track the next night. As the holiday season approaches, I am looking for a short story collection to help me get into the spirit, either about winter, snow, Christmas, or something along those lines. I read My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories last year and loved it but having a hard time finding something this year. I love historical fiction, fantasy, YA, contemporary literature, and obviously short story collections. Not a huge fan of crime, thrillers, or horror. So anything that could help out this bookworm to get to sleep would be fantastic! Thank you in advance! Love you both! Sincerely, --Kaitlin   5. Hi there, Love your podcast and listen to it all the time. I'm trying to get a head start on my holiday shopping and I'm looking for a book suggestion for my mom. She's a pretty steady reader - has read most of the classics and is in an active book club so she often has read the currently popular books. She enjoyed the P.G Wodehouse series and loved Remains of the Day. Her very favourite book is Grapes of Wrath. Hoping to find something she is unfamiliar with that she can really dive into. She is a violence abuse counselor and often really heavy subject matter is hard for her to get through in her pleasure reading. Also no horror please. Thanks --Sarah   6. Time Sensitive (hopefully before Christmas): My husband is really hard to pick books for and I'm needing recommendations. He really likes coming of age stories and short stories that are connected together by the same characters. He really doesn't like books with extremely long chapters that don't have a good stopping point within them. Some examples of books he has loved are: The Road Cormac McCarthy, anything by David Sedaris or Davy Rothbart, Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Palo Alto by James Franco. --Sarah   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn- I am hoping you may be able to offer me a recommendation in time for the holiday gift buying season! A friend and I purchase a book for one another every Christmas. We usually pick something that we loved and thought the other person would love as well. This year, I thought you may be able to help! Here’s some info about my friend: She’s a 30 year old recent grad school graduate living in upstate NY. She works in the Human Services field and is originally from Puerto Rico. She loves Harry Potter. She usually reads YA or fantasy books, but she is really driven by stories that have characters you get to know well and fall in love with. I’m hoping to find her a book featuring a quirky underdog that wins out in the end despite facing life’s inevitable obstacles. It would be better if it didn’t feature sexual violence if possible. Love your podcast and looking forward to the recommendations! Thanks! --Brian   Books Discussed Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories edited by Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tiny books post: https://bookriot.com/2017/10/06/miniature-books-for-tiny-libraries/ All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monson and Jory John Letters For the Year by Lea Redmond The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (all the trigger warnings) Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant The Last Chance Christmas Ball anthology Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas We the Animals by Justin Torres Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Want by Cindy PonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss stocking-stuffer books, seasonal short stories, romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by No Time To Spare, new essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories edited by Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tiny books post: /miniature-books-for-tiny-libraries/ All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monson and Jory John Letters For the Year by Lea Redmond The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (all the trigger warnings) Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant The Last Chance Christmas Ball anthology Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas We the Animals by Justin Torres Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman Want by Cindy Pon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss stocking-stuffer books, seasonal short stories, romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by No Time To Spare, new essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, and OwlCrate.

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Books Discussed

Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James

Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins

Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories edited by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Tiny books post: /miniature-books-for-tiny-libraries/

All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monson and Jory John

Letters For the Year by Lea Redmond

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (all the trigger warnings)

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

The Last Chance Christmas Ball anthology

Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis

A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

We the Animals by Justin Torres

Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

Want by Cindy Pon

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]]> 2934 Holiday Show: Swiss Army Recommendations https://bookriot.com/listen/holiday-show-swiss-army-recommendations/ Amanda and Jenn give their “Swiss Army” recommendations for the holiday season in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TarcherPerigee, publisher of Total Cat Mojo by Jackson Galaxy, and Penguin Random House Audio. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed Jagganath by Karen Tidbeck Autumn by Ali Smith The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Poetsch Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies The Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union #1) The Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai (Hate To Want You & Wrong to Need You ) Nasty Women, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown The Summoner series by Taran Matharu (The Novice #1) Warcross by Marie Lu Jade City by Fonda Lee The Chimes by Anna Smaill Dot Journaling, Rachel Wilkerson Miller Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:51:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn give their "Swiss Army" recommendations for the holiday season in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TarcherPerigee, publisher of Total Cat Mojo by Jackson Galaxy, and Penguin Random House Audio.   Books Discussed Jagganath by Karen Tidbeck Autumn by Ali Smith The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Poetsch Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies The Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union #1) The Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai (Hate To Want You & Wrong to Need You ) Nasty Women, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown The Summoner series by Taran Matharu (The Novice #1) Warcross by Marie Lu Jade City by Fonda Lee The Chimes by Anna Smaill Dot Journaling, Rachel Wilkerson Miller Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh BardugoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn give their “Swiss Army” recommendations for the holiday season in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TarcherPerigee, publisher of Total Cat Mojo by Jackson Galaxy, and Penguin Random House Audio. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed Jagganath by Karen Tidbeck Autumn by Ali Smith The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Poetsch Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies The Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union #1) The Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai (Hate To Want You & Wrong to Need You ) Nasty Women, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown The Summoner series by Taran Matharu (The Novice #1) Warcross by Marie Lu Jade City by Fonda Lee The Chimes by Anna Smaill Dot Journaling, Rachel Wilkerson Miller Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn give their “Swiss Army” recommendations for the holiday season in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by TarcherPerigee, publisher of Total Cat Mojo by Jackson Galaxy, and Penguin Random House Audio.

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Books Discussed

Jagganath by Karen Tidbeck

Autumn by Ali Smith

The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Poetsch

Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

The Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole (An Extraordinary Union #1)

The Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai (Hate To Want You & Wrong to Need You )

Nasty Women, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay

Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

The Summoner series by Taran Matharu (The Novice #1)

Warcross by Marie Lu

Jade City by Fonda Lee

The Chimes by Anna Smaill

Dot Journaling, Rachel Wilkerson Miller

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

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]]> 3173 Get Out Of This Galaxy https://bookriot.com/listen/get-out-of-this-galaxy/ Amanda and Jenn discuss book group picks, medieval fiction, sci-fi short stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and the Book Riot Bookstore Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet Jade City by Fonda Lee Crooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin The Cutting Season by Attica Locke Shelter by Jung Yun The Wangs vs The World by Jade Chang My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Frederik Backman, translated by Henning Koch (recommended by Elizabeth) Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin The Escape by Mary Balogh The Right Way to Be Crippled and Naked, edited by Annabelle Hayse, Sheila Black, and Michael Northen Pain Woman Takes Your Keys by Sonya Huber Overclocked by Cory Doctorow Galactic Empires, edited by Neil Clarke The Land by Mildred Taylor (recommended by Danika) The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:18:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss book group picks, medieval fiction, sci-fi short stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and the Book Riot Bookstore Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions 1. Hi- going on a road trip with my 22 year old daughter from North Carolina back home to Texas in late November. Looking for an audiobook recommendation to listen to on the drive- something possibly set in the south with a mystery or supernatural bent. We like smart characters and a plot that is twisty. --Jen   2. Hi ladies! I am a librarian at a small library outside Philadelphia with a HUGE book-club-in-a-bag collection (it comes with books, audiobooks, discussion materials--the whole works). I've just recently taken over the collection and I realized that it is tragically white. I'm doing what I can to remedy that, but I was hoping for some suggestions for diverse, newer, fairly accessible book-club lit (or non-fiction!) for the collection. We've got The Underground Railroad, The Mothers, Little Fires Everywhere, Behold the Dreamers, and Between the World and Me, to name a few. Thanks so much! --Katherine   3. Hi Amanda and Jenn!! I listen to Get Booked religiously, and you guys have steered me into so many things I've absolutely loved. I just finished the Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, and it's left me craving more books with meaningful, adult-child relationships where at least one party is choosing to be in the others' life (adoption, mentor-ship, and similar.) What I specifically loved about A.J. and Maya was how genuinely they liked each other as people. I'd love to read more in that vein, if you have any recommendations? Thanks! --Lauren   4. Hello! First I want you to know that I love the show. My TBR list is huge now and My husband keeps side eyeing me as I bring new books home. I'm currently reading Doomsday Book by Connie Willis and it has made me realize how much I love books about the Middle Ages or Medieval times. I've also read the Inquisitor's Tale and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. What other recommendations do you have that take place in that time or are similar to those books? Thanks so much!! --Olivia   5. I suffer from a chronic pain condition and would like to find books that have conditions similar to mine (or other disabilities). Memoir or fiction would be great. I've read both of Jenny Lawson's books and cried when I found out that she had arthritis because I do not get to read about people with similar experiences much. (No Me Before You please!) --Emily   6. Hi Get Booked Ladies! I have always loved Science Fiction and in the last few months have really gotten into short story collections. I have recently read "Stories of Your Life" by Ted Chiang (this is probably going to be my favorite book of the year), "Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler, and "Three Moments of an Explosion" by China Mieville. I have also loved in the past "The Illustrated Man" by Ray Bradbury. I currently have "​Beyond the Rift" by Peter Watts and "Miracle" by Connie Willis on my upcoming TBR. I am looking for some more interesting and well written sci-fi short story collections!​ ​I enjoy hard sci-fi and first contact stories. Dark, weird, speculative, and bizarre are also great ​descriptors​ for me. ​Just FYI...​I don't​ really​ like fantasy​​ (I never understood why sci-fi and fantasy are ​clumped together). Thank​ you so much​ and love your show! --Andrea :)   7. Hi! I teach high school English, and often listen to the podcast on my way to work, which makes for a lovely commute (but also makes it impossible to write down all of the books I want to read). I work with several young people who are hunters, and want to read about hunting/survival/outdoorsy stuff. We have Paulsen's Hatchet and sequels and Si-cology 101 (Duck Dynasty), which have been popular among this group, and one student is reading Where the Red Fern Grows. Another of these readers started American Sniper but never finished it, and they've all read The Hunger Games. I'm ordering some Jon Krakauer, but I'm looking for more recommendations that might strike a chord with this group of readers - fiction or nonfiction, especially things that are a little more grownup (YA is awesome - more of that, please, but I worry they're not challenged by some of the middle grades texts we have available). Thanks, and I promise to stop the car to listen to your reply (or, even better, listen with students) :) --Jennifer   Books Discussed A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet Jade City by Fonda Lee Crooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin The Cutting Season by Attica Locke   Shelter by Jung Yun The Wangs vs The World by Jade Chang My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Frederik Backman, translated by Henning Koch (recommended by Elizabeth) Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin The Escape by Mary Balogh The Right Way to Be Crippled and Naked, edited by Annabelle Hayse, Sheila Black, and Michael Northen Pain Woman Takes Your Keys by Sonya Huber Overclocked by Cory Doctorow Galactic Empires, edited by Neil Clarke The Land by Mildred Taylor (recommended by Danika) The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss book group picks, medieval fiction, sci-fi short stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby and the Book Riot Bookstore Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet Jade City by Fonda Lee Crooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin The Cutting Season by Attica Locke Shelter by Jung Yun The Wangs vs The World by Jade Chang My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Frederik Backman, translated by Henning Koch (recommended by Elizabeth) Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin The Escape by Mary Balogh The Right Way to Be Crippled and Naked, edited by Annabelle Hayse, Sheila Black, and Michael Northen Pain Woman Takes Your Keys by Sonya Huber Overclocked by Cory Doctorow Galactic Empires, edited by Neil Clarke The Land by Mildred Taylor (recommended by Danika) The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss book group picks, medieval fiction, sci-fi short stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libby and the Book Riot Bookstore Giveaway.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Crooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

Shelter by Jung Yun

The Wangs vs The World by Jade Chang

My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Frederik Backman, translated by Henning Koch (recommended by Elizabeth)

Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig

A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin

The Escape by Mary Balogh

The Right Way to Be Crippled and Naked, edited by Annabelle Hayse, Sheila Black, and Michael Northen

Pain Woman Takes Your Keys by Sonya Huber

Overclocked by Cory Doctorow

Galactic Empires, edited by Neil Clarke

The Land by Mildred Taylor (recommended by Danika)

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

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]]> 2742 George Eliot, So Weird https://bookriot.com/listen/george-eliot-weird/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Civil War reads, diverse middle-grade books, reading slumps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty and Weregirl & Chimera by C.D. Bell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Wolf-speaker (Immortals #2) by Tamora Pierce Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil Tijuana Book of the Dead by Luis Alberto Urrea Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue (the review on Book Riot) The Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond Take the Lead by Alexis Daria The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Chamberlain Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson (rec’d by Ta-Nehisi Coates) The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon No Good Deed by Kara Connolly Seeds of America trilogy (Chains #1) by Laurie Halse Anderson My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead 27 Hours by Tristina Wright Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 14 Nov 2017 22:23:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Civil War reads, diverse middle-grade books, reading slumps, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty and Weregirl & Chimera by C.D. Bell. Bookstore giveaway!   Questions 1. Dear Amanda and Jenn, I am a middle school English teacher and I have a student looking for a book recommendations. She has read To Kill a Mockingbird, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Giver, and Would You Reach Me and enjoyed them all. She seems to like books that tackle serious social issues as well as science fiction. Our school library is a little outdated and doesn't offer much in the way of books with diverse characters, so I'd like to direct her to something more current and with diverse characters. Thanks in advance. I love the podcast! --Rebecca   2. Hey Amanda and Jenn! I'm having baby #3 in December, and I'm looking for books to read on my e-reader during the middle-of-the-night feedings. I somehow missed this reading opportunity with my first baby, but with baby #2 a few years ago I read so much! Including at least one of Ruth Reichl's memoirs, Molly Wizenberg's Delancey and Homemade Life, but also a bit of romance, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and some other novels. I'm open to fiction, non-fiction, genre, etc. The main guidelines are: *fairly easy reads - no complex character lists and maps, and nothing too literary or high-minded. *conducive to reading in short bursts - easy to dip in and out of. Nothing so page-turner-y that I'll stay up even longer. Short chapters or frequent text breaks are a bonus, but not required. *nothing scary, dark, bloody, gory, etc... i.e. nothing where the jacket says (or could say) "chilling" or "haunting" *cozy and charming, but not cheesy *definitely no sick or dying kids/babies/children/moms, or disasters/apocalypses/tragedies *available as ebook (Kindle) So, what books can you suggest for me to read in the middle of the night as I nurse my new baby? --Betsy   3. I am looking for books about the Civil War for my father's 60th birthday. My mother is taking him on a trip to Gettysburg and I want to give him some books that will go along with his trip. He prefers non-fiction and has already read and enjoyed Killer Angels. I was going to get him a copy of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy - but was hoping that you might have some other great recommendations! Thank you! Love the podcast! --Erin   4. Hi, Next year I am starting a feminist book club called SFF Fems that will read Science Fiction and Fantasy books by female authors only, with an emphasis on marginalised and own voice authors. Do you have any recommendations that would fit this criteria and make for great discussion at a book club meeting? Thanks so much --Tori   5. I'm trying to find books for my eleven year old daughter Cathy to read, but I'm a bit stumped. She's a voracious reader, and well above a usual eleven year old's reading level (this, just to be clear, isn't me being some annoying mom who likes to talk about how special my daughter is. She just happens to be ahead in reading.). She's read and loved Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and the Percy Jackson novels. She just read my copy of the Mists of Avalon and now has an obsession with arthurian legend. She loves history, and knights, and all that fun stuff, but I'm having a bit of trouble finding books for her. She's been reading some adult books on her own, and I'm very lax about what she's allowed to read and watch (the evidence being that I gave her The Mists of Avalon), and am not concerned about things being "appropriate" for her. We have a very open relationship and she comes to me with questions, we discuss what she's read, and honestly we are a very liberal family. However I would like to find her some age appropriate books as well, because I think it's important for her to read about characters her age to relate to. Everything we've been looking for together either doesn't interest her, or she finds condescending. Any ideas? I think some historical fiction would be good, but I just don't know what to look for. Thanks! --Jenna   6. Hi guys! I love the podcast and I'm so glad you're doing the show weekly now, it's my Friday treat to listen to you on the bus. I am in such a reading slump at the moment and I'm really hoping you can help. I had such a good reading year last year but since January, nothing is clicking with me. Could you suggest some books for getting out of a slump? I'm open to any genre, except horror (because I'm a wimp). If it helps, some books that I loved in 2015 were Spinster by Kate Bolick, Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, A Fair Fight by Anna Freeman and The Queen of the Tearling. --Cat   7. Hello there! Not sure if you have already answered a question similar to this, but I figured I'd go ahead and ask anyway. I am a huge fan of The Gilmore Girls, and I was wondering if you guys know of any books that give the same overall feeling as the show. The fast-paced language, the quirky characters and small town feeling, intelligent women, etc. I am open to any and all genres! Thanks in advance! --Raven   Books Discussed Wolf-speaker (Immortals #2) by Tamora Pierce Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil Tijuana Book of the Dead by Luis Alberto Urrea Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue (the review on Book Riot) The Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond Take the Lead by Alexis Daria The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Chamberlain Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson (rec’d by Ta-Nehisi Coates) The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon No Good Deed by Kara Connolly Seeds of America trilogy (Chains #1) by Laurie Halse Anderson My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead 27 Hours by Tristina Wright Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham Young Jane Young by Gabrielle ZevinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Civil War reads, diverse middle-grade books, reading slumps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty and Weregirl & Chimera by C.D. Bell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Wolf-speaker (Immortals #2) by Tamora Pierce Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil Tijuana Book of the Dead by Luis Alberto Urrea Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue (the review on Book Riot) The Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond Take the Lead by Alexis Daria The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Chamberlain Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson (rec’d by Ta-Nehisi Coates) The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon No Good Deed by Kara Connolly Seeds of America trilogy (Chains #1) by Laurie Halse Anderson My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead 27 Hours by Tristina Wright Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Civil War reads, diverse middle-grade books, reading slumps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty and Weregirl & Chimera by C.D. Bell.

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Books Discussed

Wolf-speaker (Immortals #2) by Tamora Pierce

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil

Tijuana Book of the Dead by Luis Alberto Urrea

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue (the review on Book Riot)

The Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond

Take the Lead by Alexis Daria

The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Chamberlain

Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson (rec’d by Ta-Nehisi Coates)

The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

No Good Deed by Kara Connolly

Seeds of America trilogy (Chains #1) by Laurie Halse Anderson

My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead

27 Hours by Tristina Wright

Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

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]]> 2925 Bearded Charles Dickens Shaped Area In My Heart https://bookriot.com/listen/bearded-charles-dickens-shaped-area-heart/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Southern fiction, Spanglish, portal fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Jade City by Fonda Lee Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Malinda Lo on Recommended) The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Infomocracy by Malka Older Reset by Ellen Pao The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Queen of the Night and Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas) Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison (ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS EVER) The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:20:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Southern fiction, Spanglish, portal fantasy, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew and Book Riot Insiders. Bookstore Giveaway: bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway   Questions 1. I love love love novels written in Spanglish, both because I'm working on my Spanish, but also because I, too, live in a different community in which most people with whom I interact are bilingual and books like Junot Diaz's are exactly how we talk, albeit in a different language. My favorite genre is literary fiction, but I would take recommendations for good mysteries, YA, essay/poetry collections, or, if they're very well-written, fantasy or sci-fi. Bonus points for evoking a strong sense of place that immediately makes me want to book a trip wherever the book is set. Note: I'm not good with animal death, so either steer clear of that or at least include a trigger warning. Thanks! --Sarah   2. Hello Book Riot! I work at a college, and like a lot of colleges, each year our school assigns a summer reading book for the first-year students. I am just curious what books you two would recommend. What book, fiction or nonfiction, would you want every new college student to read? Thanks! Love the podcast. --Mel   3. Hello Amanda and Jenn! I love your show and all of your recommendations. I have one that I don't think you've covered yet. Growing up, I've always loved Alice & all the other wonderful characters in Wonderland and now, more recently, Neil Gaiman's Coraline and her freaky little alternate reality. I feel similarly about Peter Pan and Neverland, though I didn't read those books (only watched the movies. Oops!) I think they all appeal to this childhood desire to find a secret room or portal (my most common nighttime dream) that is fun, exciting, colorful, magical, and adventurous. If I'm real, it also appeals to my desire to escape the stress and terror of the world. Do you have any recommendations for similar books? Thank you!! P.S. I have read Harry Potter, the Secret Garden, etc. and while I enjoyed these books, I'm looking for something a little different than these. I've thought about reading the Narnia series, but still don't think it's quite what I want. I think I'd prefer something with one main character, even if there is a strong supportive cast, and also something that is a quicker read. --Kristin   4. Hi Jenn and Amanda, I love the podcast and look forward to it every week. I feel like the last few books I've read have been stories to "get through." I enjoy them, but don't find myself savoring words for words alone. I also find that I haven't read much romance lately. Could you recommend something where the language is as decadent as chocolate and there might be some will they/won't they romantic speculation? Favorite books include The Sugar Queen, Jane Eyre, The Blue Sword, and A Tale for the Time-Being. Thank you! --Devin   5. I recently read and loved both Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton and Startup by Doree Shafrir, and this latest Uber scandal has got me interested in more behind-the-scenes tech company/startup books. I read Dave Eggers' The Circle when it first came out and thought it was just kind of okay (though it feels sacrilegious to me to criticize Dave Eggers) - I need some strong characters to really hook me into a story, though it doesn't matter if they're likable or not. I'm much less interested in the technology-is-world-changing angle than I am in the company culture angle. Fiction or nonfiction doesn't matter to me - I'm just looking for a juicy story. Thanks in advance! --Amy   6. I recently plowed my way through War and Peace and I loved it! However, I've realized that I know nothing about the Napoleonic Wars or Russian history. I prefer historical fiction but I wouldn't say no to some readable nonfiction either. Thanks! --Rachael   7.  I absolutely love Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. I recently read Whistling Past the Graveyard which had a similar storyline. Can you recommend any other books similar with a child/preteen narrator, set in the south with difficult family life? Thanks in advance. Love the show! --Eboni   Books Discussed Jade City by Fonda Lee Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Malinda Lo on Recommended) The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Infomocracy by Malka Older Reset by Ellen Pao The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Queen of the Night and Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas) Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison (ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS EVER) The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Southern fiction, Spanglish, portal fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Jade City by Fonda Lee Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Malinda Lo on Recommended) The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Infomocracy by Malka Older Reset by Ellen Pao The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Queen of the Night and Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas) Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison (ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS EVER) The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Southern fiction, Spanglish, portal fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew and Book Riot Insiders.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente

Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Malinda Lo on Recommended)

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

Infomocracy by Malka Older

Reset by Ellen Pao

The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Queen of the Night and Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas)

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison (ALL THE TRIGGER WARNINGS EVER)

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

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]]> 2886 Don't Mess With Bakers https://bookriot.com/listen/dont-mess-bakers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss bread-making, nonfiction for teens, survival stories and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Selfie As Big as The Ritz by Lara Williams and The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish Beard on Bread by James Beard Hate To Want You by Alisha Rai Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole (Off the Grid series) We Are the Weather Makers by Tim Flannery World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky, illustrated by Frank Stockton Hold Me by Courtney Milan Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai (out Nov 28) Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians series Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Losing It by Emma Rathbone All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Adrift by Steven Callahan Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: rape) Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:40:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss bread-making, nonfiction for teens, survival stories and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Selfie As Big as The Ritz by Lara Williams and The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor.   Questions 1. Hi! I recently got into baking and was wondering if you have any great bread making cook books. Just bread, not baking in general. If it’s from a famous bakery, that would be nice! Thanks a ton! P.S. an email reply will suffice :) --Elena   2. TIME SENSITIVE: I am a recent convert to the world of Romance, but I am feeling overwhelmed. I had tried different things over the years but just never found something that felt like MY romance. And then I discovered Penny Reid. I read Truth or Beard and then promptly flew through the rest of the existing Winston Brothers series, and now I am flying just as quickly through the Knitting In The City Books. But...I'm almost out, and it will be months before her next book is out. I love how smart, sweet, and nerdy her books are, while still being plenty hot and having a great plot in addition to the romance. Definitely looking for a contemporary setting, and love the feel of the interconnected friend/family saga with each book focusing on one member of the group. This request is time sensitive as I'm getting ready to travel on business for two months (mid-November through Mid-January,) so I need to fill up my Kindle as I won't be able to carry physical books. Help! --Emiily   3. Hello! My daughter and her friend are in grade 7 and need to be reading more science non-fiction (according to their teacher). She feels that the girls will be more comfortable participating in class discussions. Any recommendations (specifically global warming & organic food if possible). They read National Geographic but otherwise I'm at a loss. Thank you!!! --Sandra   4. Hi Jenn and Amanda, I am looking for books with an Asian man love interest. The sexuality of the protagonists doesn't matter to me (not trying to say that they don't matter, but want to clarify that the relationship can be M/M, M/F, M/gender fluid, etc), but I am having trouble finding a book that doesn't portray Asian men and boys stereotypically as "nerdy" and not romantically desirable (those two things should never be linked!). I tried WARCROSS by Marie Lu but didn't enjoy it and I'm not sure where to go next. I prefer adult novels to YA and I enjoy pretty much every genre. Thank you! --Joce (pronounced Joss! :D)   5. My reading interests are all over the place, which is easy in some ways because there are always lots of books I want to read, but hard to find ones that I really love. Some all-time favorites include: Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Birds of America by Lorrie Moore, and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. guess I'm looking for well-written books with captivating/give me the feels characters. If you notice another common thread in those favorites, please enlighten me! --Karoline   6. I've recently discovered HBO's Girls and am obsessed - I would love some really modern femininisty books that have that same feel. I've read Lena Dunham and Maggie Nelson this week (loved it) as well as Fun Home and Bitch Planet - where do I go from here for smart, funny feminist lit that also entertains?   7. Hey Amanda and Jen! I have always loved what I guess I'll call "survival" novels. Growing up I loved Hatchet and My Side of the Mountain and Julie and the Wolves. As an adult, I've enjoyed Wild, Tracks, and The Martian. Basically, I love stories of someone learning to survive on their own whether by choice (Wild) or because of a bad situation (The Martian). I'm looking for more titles to fill this particular place in my heart. Thanks for your help! --Jackie   Books Discussed Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish Beard on Bread by James Beard Hate To Want You by Alisha Rai Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole (Off the Grid series) We Are the Weather Makers by Tim Flannery World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky, illustrated by Frank Stockton Hold Me by Courtney Milan Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai (out Nov 28) Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians series Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Losing It by Emma Rathbone All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Adrift by Steven Callahan Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: rape) Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred LansingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss bread-making, nonfiction for teens, survival stories and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Selfie As Big as The Ritz by Lara Williams and The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish Beard on Bread by James Beard Hate To Want You by Alisha Rai Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole (Off the Grid series) We Are the Weather Makers by Tim Flannery World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky, illustrated by Frank Stockton Hold Me by Courtney Milan Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai (out Nov 28) Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians series Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Losing It by Emma Rathbone All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Adrift by Steven Callahan Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: rape) Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss bread-making, nonfiction for teens, survival stories and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by A Selfie As Big as The Ritz by Lara Williams and The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish

Beard on Bread by James Beard

Hate To Want You by Alisha Rai

Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole (Off the Grid series)

We Are the Weather Makers by Tim Flannery

World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky, illustrated by Frank Stockton

Hold Me by Courtney Milan

Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai (out Nov 28)

Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians series

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

Losing It by Emma Rathbone

All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg

Adrift by Steven Callahan

Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell (tw: rape)

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

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]]> 2689 200 Year Old Spoilers https://bookriot.com/listen/200-year-old-spoilers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss ’80s sci-fi, family drama, working class classics, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby from OverDrive and Penguin Random House Audio. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bookstore giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich SPQR by Mary Beard Dreidels on the Brain by Joel Ben Izzy My True Love Gave To Me edited by Stephanie Perkins Alanna by Tamora Pierce Dawn by Octavia Butler Number the Stars by Lois Lowry My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz Uncovering Ray by Edie Danford Undocumented by Aviva Chomsky In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique The Family Hightower by Brian Francis Slattery The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot David Peace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:06:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss '80s sci-fi, family drama, working class classics, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby from OverDrive and Penguin Random House Audio.   Questions   1. Hello! This year, I’ve really been interested in seasonal reading. I find this super easy during Halloween but as I prep my TBR pile for November and December, I’m coming up short. I typically read YA and am looking for holiday reads that are inclusive of traditions and people. It seems that the options are fairly small in this regard so I’d be happy with books that just set a cozy/winter scene but also feature diverse characters. Thank you! --Caitlin   2. Hello again ladies! My group, Geek Girls, is doing an all 80s theme in the month of November so we are hoping to pick a scifi or fantasy book from the 80s for the book club. Any suggestions? Only stipulation, they must be available on audio. Happy Halloween! -Jeanne   3. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I just booked my dream trip to Stockholm and Copenhagen! I really want to read something set in these cities, but everything seems to be a crime thriller (great, but not always) or about 120 years old and written by Serious Old Men. Can you please recommend something set in one of these cities that doesn't fall in one of those two camps? For reference, some of my favourites are Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan, and The Great Gatsby. So, if you know of any fun Scandinavian family sagas, please help me!!! Thank you! --Olivia   4. Hi Get Booked! I am a non-binary person and can never find books featuring characters that share that aspect of my identity. I'm not interested in reading books *about* being non-binary, but I would like to read about non-binary characters doing other stuff! I'm open to most genres -- no horror or gory crime stuff please! I'm also not big on biography/memoir, though don't seem to mind it when in graphic novel form or when it reads like fiction. I also can't get through really dense, long books. Thank you! --Frances   5. Hello ladies! I love the podcast and have gotten many great recs for my TBR from you all. After the garbage fire that was the 2016 election, I am feeling the need to better inform myself on some key issues. One that I am particularly interested in is immigration. I have read The Book Of Unknown Americans and Americanah, both of which were life-changing reads. I would like to read some non-fiction on this subject, especially as it relates to American immigration policies. Thanks for all your great work. --Heidi   6. I just discovered your podcast and really enjoyed it, it's great getting all the recommendation, I've added a lot to my TBR pile. I'm looking for some books that are like the prime time soaps from the 80's like Dallas and Dynasty, focusing on family and full of intrigue. Thanks, --Melissa   7. Hi, I recently finished reading North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, which I loved. It made me realise how fed up I am with reading about the English gentry and aristocracy. I am also really bored with books set in London and the Home Counties. I live in a post-industrial town called Chesterfield and want to read about towns like mine and the people that lived in them. I am looking for relatively unknown classics (I have read most of the famous English classics) or historical fiction novels set in towns and cities in the North of England about ordinary, working class people. I am primarily looking for books set in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cheers. --Amy     Books Discussed Bookstore giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich SPQR by Mary Beard Dreidels on the Brain by Joel Ben Izzy My True Love Gave To Me edited by Stephanie Perkins Alanna by Tamora Pierce Dawn by Octavia Butler Number the Stars by Lois Lowry My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz Uncovering Ray by Edie Danford Undocumented by Aviva Chomsky In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique The Family Hightower by Brian Francis Slattery The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot David PeaceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss ’80s sci-fi, family drama, working class classics, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libby from OverDrive and Penguin Random House Audio. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bookstore giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich SPQR by Mary Beard Dreidels on the Brain by Joel Ben Izzy My True Love Gave To Me edited by Stephanie Perkins Alanna by Tamora Pierce Dawn by Octavia Butler Number the Stars by Lois Lowry My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz Uncovering Ray by Edie Danford Undocumented by Aviva Chomsky In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique The Family Hightower by Brian Francis Slattery The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot David Peace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss ’80s sci-fi, family drama, working class classics, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Libby from OverDrive and Penguin Random House Audio.

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Books Discussed

Bookstore giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

SPQR by Mary Beard

Dreidels on the Brain by Joel Ben Izzy

My True Love Gave To Me edited by Stephanie Perkins

Alanna by Tamora Pierce

Dawn by Octavia Butler

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen

Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz

Uncovering Ray by Edie Danford

Undocumented by Aviva Chomsky

In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique

The Family Hightower by Brian Francis Slattery

The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

David Peace

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]]> 2664 Hard Cheese In Your Pocket https://bookriot.com/listen/hard-cheese-pocket/ Amanda and Jenn discuss grown-up American Girl stories, soft sci-fi, LGBTQ romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by What Counts As Love by Marian Crotty and 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin Moon Called by Patricia Briggs An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Kopp Sisters books by Amy Stewart (Girl Waits With Gun) The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Provenance by Ann Leckie Eerie Elementary series by Jack Chabert (The School Is Alive) Chronicles of Claudette by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado (Giants Beware) Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler Want by Cindy Pon Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Warcross by Marie Lu Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Living is Easy by Dorothy West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:26:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss grown-up American Girl stories, soft sci-fi, LGBTQ romance, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by What Counts As Love by Marian Crotty and 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant.     Questions 1. Hi, I have just finished the latest installment of the Throne of Glass series and have read everything by Sarah J Maas, I also love most of the whole dystopian YA female lead genre ( loved the Cinder series, all the Grisha books, Red Queen, Graceling etc.) I am 20 and would read a big range of books from pretty much any genre was wondering if you had any recommendations for similar books that aren't necessarily YA ( or are I'll read anything!). A series of an author who has a lot of books of a similar type would be brilliant as once I find something I love I devour it !! Love the podcast and thank you for your help, --Holly   2. Hi ladies! When doing some cleaning, I found dozens of American Girl doll books and I was struck with nostalgia. I LOVED these books growing up - I still attribute these books with my deep love of history. As I was holding these books lovingly, I immediately thought to ask you two if you had any recommendations for "grown up" American Girl doll books. Any suggestions for historical fiction featuring strong and spunky female characters? Thanks, love the show! --Chelsea   3. Hi Amanda and Jenn, Listening to the Book Riot podcasts has increased the number of books on my TBR pile steadily for the past couple of months, thanks for all the great recommendations! What I'd like to ask you: I've read Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow this year, and I loved it. I also read both of Becky Chambers' Wayfarers books and I loved them as well. Do you have any recommendations for soft sci-fi books? Thanks! --Jill (from Belgium)   4. Hello Amanda and Jenn, First of all, I love your podcast and have discovered many books and authors because of it. You guys both do an amazing job! My recommendation request is for my 7 year-old son. He recently read Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (thanks to your recommendation from a previous episode) and then made his way through the rest of her work with Sisters, Smile, and Drama. He's read all four of these books over the course of the last week and I would like to find some read-alikes, preferably that are part of a series, for him to read next. He has read all of the books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Captain Underpants series, and several of the Big Nate books. Thank you in advance and keep up the awesome work! --Angela   5. Hi! I'm looking for some sweet romance to dive into. I'm not much for the genre, but sometimes you just need something to squeal about. Preferably something lgbtqai - though not so much about coming out or such as a major plot detail. Something light but sweet and if the couple are non male that would also be a huge plus! Thanks! --Sonja   6. Amanda & Jenn, First off, I love the podcast! Thank you for all the great recommendations. I've written in a few times with requests, so sorry if you keep seeing my name pop up! This time I'm writing requesting recommendations for my 15 year old son. He is a rather reluctant reader but very much enjoys listening to audiobooks when we take road trips. If we don't finish the audiobook in the car he asks me to buy it for him to finish in book form. He mostly likes dystopian novels, preferably with some type of corrupt government. He's enjoyed 1984, A Clockwork Orange, Fahrenheit 451 & Ready Player One. Not in that theme he read & enjoyed The Outsiders. His book suggestions mostly come from what his friends are reading in school. I've tried a few times to pick up books I thought he would like but haven't been able to find anything he got in to. I tried The Maze Runner, The 5th Wave & I can't remember what else. Any suggestions? Thank you! --Valerie   7.I am not a "classics" reader (I didn't love Jane Eyre. I know -Who am I?!) I did like The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Can you recommend another classic or semi-classic to read next? --Andrea   Books Discussed Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin Moon Called by Patricia Briggs An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Kopp Sisters books by Amy Stewart (Girl Waits With Gun) The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Provenance by Ann Leckie Eerie Elementary series by Jack Chabert (The School Is Alive) Chronicles of Claudette by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado (Giants Beware) Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler Want by Cindy Pon Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Warcross by Marie Lu Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Living is Easy by Dorothy WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss grown-up American Girl stories, soft sci-fi, LGBTQ romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by What Counts As Love by Marian Crotty and 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin Moon Called by Patricia Briggs An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Kopp Sisters books by Amy Stewart (Girl Waits With Gun) The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Provenance by Ann Leckie Eerie Elementary series by Jack Chabert (The School Is Alive) Chronicles of Claudette by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado (Giants Beware) Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler Want by Cindy Pon Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Warcross by Marie Lu Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Living is Easy by Dorothy West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss grown-up American Girl stories, soft sci-fi, LGBTQ romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by What Counts As Love by Marian Crotty and 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Books Discussed

Giveaway! bookriot.com/bookstoregiveaway

The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

Kopp Sisters books by Amy Stewart (Girl Waits With Gun)

The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Provenance by Ann Leckie

Eerie Elementary series by Jack Chabert (The School Is Alive)

Chronicles of Claudette by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado (Giants Beware)

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown

Out on Good Behavior by Dahlia Adler

Want by Cindy Pon

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Warcross by Marie Lu

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

The Living is Easy by Dorothy West

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]]> 2842 Soothing And Creepy https://bookriot.com/listen/soothing-and-creepy/ Amanda and Jenn discuss inclusive horror, small-town fantasies, smart creepy girls, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan and All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Provenance by Ann Leckie Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Universal Harvester by John Darnielle Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Kraken by China Miéville An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Coraline by Neil Gaiman Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (trigger warning: rape, suicide) The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Song Yet Sung by James McBride A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal (Kitty Weeks #1) The Quiche of Death by MC Beaton (Agatha Raisin #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:51:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss inclusive horror, small-town fantasies, smart creepy girls, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan and All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater.   Questions 1. Hi guys, I’m a big horror/thriller fan and I’m looking to include more diverse authors and protagonists in my reading. Most recently I read and loved Lovecraft Country in which a Black community comes together to battle eldritch horrors. I like Joe Hill, Shirley Jackson, Jack Ketchum, novels or short stories, and both supernatural or more reality based stories as long as there’s a scary/spooky atmosphere. Can you recommend some horror authors who are people of color, LGBT or from a religious minority? Or horror books that have a non-white, non-straight protagonist? thanks so much! love the podcast even though you make my TBR pile teeter with all the books I add after hearing of them from you. --Vanessa   2. I just binge watched Twin Peaks and loved it. I'm a sucker for small town drama with mystical elements, and was wondering if you guys had any book recs similar to that. I found some lists online that were mainly comprised of thrillers like Gone Girl, which isn't really my thing. Somebody recommended American Gods to me, and I can see why. I've already read it, and liked it very much, but don't feel like rereading it. Any other suggestions? (Note: I've already read everything written by Neil Gaiman) --Diane   3. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I am seeking book recommendations for my mom who recently retired from a career in early childhood care. As she has not been able to dive into books without crayon marks in years and is unsure of where to start looking, I would like to offer her a number of suggestions from multiple areas -- short stories and fast-paced novels are especially welcome. She is not into horror or science fiction, but she's happy to try other genres. Thank you so much! --Laura   4. Hi ladies, My boyfriend and I met online and immediately bonded over our shared love of books. We've spent countless weekends lounging around reading together in silence. He recently brought up the idea of reading books together and I am 1000% on board. My problem is: how do we choose? I have a 1000+ book "To Read" list on Goodreads and follow all the BookRiot podcasts; he loves to just wander into bookstores and pick up whatever catches his eye. We both enjoy sci-fi and fantasy but my tastes skew a bit more to the side of literary fiction (favorite book: The Sparrow) and he is inclined towards more epic, action-packed adventures (favorite book: anything from the Dark Tower series). I also love nonfiction, which he has never really gotten into despite his love of documentaries. Do you have any recommendations for books that will satisfy us both? I'm thinking something by Terry Prachett or Neil Gaiman would be a good start but would love some more ideas. Thank you! --Ashley   5. Hi Ladies! One of my favorite books of all time is We Have Always Lived In the Castle by Shirley Jackson. Also just recently I discovered the Flavia de Luce series and I'm enjoying it very much. My favorite aspect is that these books focus on creepy smart girls. Do you have any more recs that contain creepy smart girls as main characters? I prefer books on audio. Thanks ladies! --Amanda   6. Hi there! It seems like a majority of the contemporary novels I've read recently either take place in the Midwest or in New York or feature characters from the Midwest who have moved to New York. I enjoy these books, as they tend to feature multi-dimensional characters with rich stories but I grew up and still live in the DC/Maryland area and I would love to read a novel that takes place around here. The only thing is that I don't want to read a DC novel that features politicians or bureaucrats or political intrigue. The only one I know of so far is The Known World so anything else that you can recommend would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! --Aneesa   7. Having had a challenging time with my mental health at the beginning of the year, I have really struggled to get back into the physical act of reading (although have still been buying books, oops). I find audiobooks and podcasts easy to follow as it tends to be my focus that slips. However due to the pile of physical books I own, I am looking for some gateway easy to read books to get back into being a reader and not just a listener. I typically prefer fiction over non-fiction but like a wide range of genres and am willing to give anything a go (although I don't typically enjoy pure romance outside of YA). I do generally lean toward thrillers and mysteries, but think maybe the typically darker subject matter is part of the problem. Any recommendations would be great. Thank you very much for the podcast, your enthusiasm about the books you talk about has really encouraged and ignited my desire to start reading again. --Megan   Books Provenance by Ann Leckie Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Universal Harvester by John Darnielle Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Kraken by China Miéville An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Coraline by Neil Gaiman Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (trigger warning: rape, suicide) The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Song Yet Sung by James McBride A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal (Kitty Weeks #1) The Quiche of Death by MC Beaton (Agatha Raisin #1)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss inclusive horror, small-town fantasies, smart creepy girls, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan and All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Provenance by Ann Leckie Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Universal Harvester by John Darnielle Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin Kraken by China Miéville An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Coraline by Neil Gaiman Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (trigger warning: rape, suicide) The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Song Yet Sung by James McBride A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal (Kitty Weeks #1) The Quiche of Death by MC Beaton (Agatha Raisin #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss inclusive horror, small-town fantasies, smart creepy girls, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan and All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

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Books

Provenance by Ann Leckie

Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle

Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

Kraken by China Miéville

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (trigger warning: rape, suicide)

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

Song Yet Sung by James McBride

A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal (Kitty Weeks #1)

The Quiche of Death by MC Beaton (Agatha Raisin #1)

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]]> 2769 Small Press and Lit in Translation Centennial https://bookriot.com/listen/small-press-lit-translation-centennial/ Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite small press and translated titles in this week’s special 100th episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Because I Was a Girl, edited by Melissa de la Cruz, and 27 Hours by Tristina Wright from Entangled Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Get Booked Bingo Card – enjoy! Guillotine Press The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz (Melville House), translated by Elisabeth Jaquette Citizen by Claudia Rankine (Graywolf) Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre (Akashic), translated by Kaiama L Glover All In by Simona Ahrnstedt, translated by Tara Chace Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press) The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky (Europa), translated by Tim Mohr Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz (NYRB) Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated Megan McDowell Border by Kapka Kassabova (Graywolf) Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez (Deep Vellum), translated Elizabeth Breyer – trigger warnings A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain (Pegasus Books) Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo (Restless Books), translated Allison M. Charette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:17:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite small press and translated titles in this week's special 100th episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Because I Was a Girl, edited by Melissa de la Cruz, and 27 Hours by Tristina Wright from Entangled Teen.   Get Booked Bingo Card - enjoy! Guillotine Press The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz (Melville House), translated by Elisabeth Jaquette Citizen by Claudia Rankine (Graywolf) Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre (Akashic), translated by Kaiama L Glover All In by Simona Ahrnstedt, translated by Tara Chace Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press) The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky (Europa), translated by Tim Mohr Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz (NYRB) Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated Megan McDowell Border by Kapka Kassabova (Graywolf) Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez (Deep Vellum), translated Elizabeth Breyer - trigger warnings A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain (Pegasus Books) Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo (Restless Books), translated Allison M. CharetteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite small press and translated titles in this week’s special 100th episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Because I Was a Girl, edited by Melissa de la Cruz, and 27 Hours by Tristina Wright from Entangled Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Get Booked Bingo Card – enjoy! Guillotine Press The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz (Melville House), translated by Elisabeth Jaquette Citizen by Claudia Rankine (Graywolf) Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre (Akashic), translated by Kaiama L Glover All In by Simona Ahrnstedt, translated by Tara Chace Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press) The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky (Europa), translated by Tim Mohr Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz (NYRB) Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated Megan McDowell Border by Kapka Kassabova (Graywolf) Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez (Deep Vellum), translated Elizabeth Breyer – trigger warnings A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain (Pegasus Books) Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo (Restless Books), translated Allison M. Charette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite small press and translated titles in this week’s special 100th episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Because I Was a Girl, edited by Melissa de la Cruz, and 27 Hours by Tristina Wright from Entangled Teen.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.


Get Booked Bingo Card – enjoy!

Guillotine Press

The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz (Melville House), translated by Elisabeth Jaquette

Citizen by Claudia Rankine (Graywolf)

Hadriana In All My Dreams by René Depestre (Akashic), translated by Kaiama L Glover

All In by Simona Ahrnstedt, translated by Tara Chace

Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press)

The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky (Europa), translated by Tim Mohr

Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz (NYRB)

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated Megan McDowell

Border by Kapka Kassabova (Graywolf)

Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez (Deep Vellum), translated Elizabeth Breyer – trigger warnings

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain (Pegasus Books)

Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo (Restless Books), translated Allison M. Charette

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]]> 3460 Go Go Gadget Reading Stuff https://bookriot.com/listen/go-go-gadget-reading-stuff/ Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic novels, short stories, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lit Chat, Second Acts by Teri Emory, and A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana by Carlo Emilio Gadda, trans William Weaver Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love by Sarah Vaughn and Lan Medina The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield In the Country by Mia Alvar Best American Short Stories 2016 The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Tender by Sofia Samatar The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Dreadnought by April Daniels Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks Let’s Talk About Love (33 ⅓) by Carl Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:26:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic novels, short stories, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lit Chat, Second Acts by Teri Emory, and A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess.   Questions   1. Hi Amanda & Jenn I wanted to say I love your podcast. You guys are awesome. I'm going on vacation to Rome this fall and I was hoping to read some novels between then and now to give me a feel for the city. I'm looking for fiction, historical or not (just not Ancient Rome), where the city plays a prominent role. I'm not really into mysteries or really super dark, heavy stuff ie The Vegetarian. (Although I did enjoy that one, but I'm good on dark for a while) Other than that, I'm open to whatever you can recommend. Thanks. --Denise   2. Hello! Ideally I'd like these books before Oct. 2017 so I can read for Halloween, but that isn't super critical. When I was in middle school, I went through a phase of loving ghost stories. You know the ones--plucky middle school kid moves into a creepy old house on the East Coast, meets a benevolent ghost, solves the mystery of their murder so they can move into the Great Beyond. I especially loved Mary Downing Hahn. I was also inspired by the recent (as of 7/12/17) post about Bruce Coville's series to load up some books on my Thrift Books wishlist, but I'm interested in the same style of story aimed at adults. Nothing horrifying, but a bit of a thrill is ok. I'm not necessarily looking for the same formula, just the same atmosphere and ghost-iness. Any thoughts? Thanks so much! --Samantha   3. Hello, I am hoping to give my sister a book of short stories for Christmas. She is new to reading for pleasure and she asks me if I can recommend her something but it’s difficult when she and I are not sure what she likes. I know she doesn't like zombie/horror (like) stories/books. Is there something with different genres, maybe this will help her find what she does or doesn't like. Thank you so much, you guys have a great day :) --Paola   4. I'm taking a train trip from San Diego to Portland in October to visit Powell's as part of my 30th birthday celebration (I turned 30 in July, but I bought the trip as a gift to myself). Since this is a special trip, I'd love to pick up a few new books that I can cherish as well. I'd love for these to be the type of books that become favorites. I'm mostly into Fantasy and Science Fiction, and I really enjoy YA. I love a good story based in mythology or a good fairy tale retelling. I've also been getting into mystery/suspense/thriller and horror lately and would love a good terrifying horror story (apparently I'm hard to scare on the page). I do enjoy the occasional contemporary/literary fiction as well. I could do without love/romance (as long as it doesn't take over the story or the story has other strong elements or is just really good). I would also love to include diversity in my picks. Books I love or have really enjoyed include: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, American Gods, A Head Full of Ghosts, The Kingkiller Chronicles, The Book Thief, Queens of Geek, The Library of Fates, Ready Player One, Ramona Blue, and The Mermaid's Sister. --Jessica   5. Hey Y'all! My name is Sabrina and the last few years of my life have been pretty rough. To make a long, traumatic story short, I had been going through an ongoing custody battle with my son's father, had an extremely difficult pregnancy that ended with my sweet baby in NICU (she's healthy and happy now), dealt with other family issues as well as my own internal ones. Nevertheless, I received my Bachelor's degree in English and Women's Studies and am now in grad school. Although things have gotten better, I still have this overwhelming feeling of exhaustion and anxiety but above all, I feel inadequate. I'm a brown woman, the first in my family to graduate with a bachelors, let alone get into grad school. I have 3 kiddos whom I adore and I just really want to read something that will help me to believe everything will get better. That someone else has been through the things I have and that I am worthy of my place in grad school. I am worthy of my place in the world. I read Tiny Beautiful Things and loved it. I would love any recommendations of books with a woman of color main character and something not toooooo long because grad school. Bonus if the main character is a mom/writer herself. --Sabrina   6. Hi! I’m trying to complete the 2017 Read Harder Challenge, and I’m having trouble finding books for some of the categories. One in particular has me stumped: read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+. I actually love YA, so you would think this would be easy for me, but I’m having trouble figuring out which authors identify as LGBTQ+ (Sexual orientation isn’t always printed on the “About the Author” page, or even the author’s website, so how would I find this info?). Some YA books I’ve liked recently are: When Dimple Met Rishi, Saints and Misfits, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and Something In Between Thanks for your help! --Jess   7. Dear Amanda and Jenn, Thank you for continuing to give new and specialized recs week after week! I'm searching for suggestions to send to my friend who is in the US Marine Corps and deployed to the Middle East for an extended period. He doesn't get a lot of down time, but likes to read and obviously didn't get to bring many books along. The book/books need to be short-ish, since I'll be sending it/them via air mail. He enjoys Kerouac and Hemingway. Maybe something with a sense of humor? Any good, intriguing story/memoir/essay collection that will lift his spirits but not be too heavy. Nothing political, but it could be fiction or non-fiction. He is super into all kinds of music (he used to be a DJ) so bonus points if you can think of something related to that. He also loves to travel and studies several languages... it seemed like a broad request at first so I'm trying to give you a sense of his interests to help you narrow down your picks :) Thanks so much for your help! --Haley   Books An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana by Carlo Emilio Gadda, trans William Weaver Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love by Sarah Vaughn and Lan Medina The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield In the Country by Mia Alvar Best American Short Stories 2016 The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Tender by Sofia Samatar The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Dreadnought by April Daniels Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks Let’s Talk About Love (33 ⅓) by Carl WilsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic novels, short stories, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lit Chat, Second Acts by Teri Emory, and A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana by Carlo Emilio Gadda, trans William Weaver Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love by Sarah Vaughn and Lan Medina The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield In the Country by Mia Alvar Best American Short Stories 2016 The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Tender by Sofia Samatar The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Dreadnought by April Daniels Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks Let’s Talk About Love (33 ⅓) by Carl Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic novels, short stories, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Lit Chat, Second Acts by Teri Emory, and A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess.

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Books

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz

That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana by Carlo Emilio Gadda, trans William Weaver

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King

Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love by Sarah Vaughn and Lan Medina

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

In the Country by Mia Alvar

Best American Short Stories 2016

The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe

Tender by Sofia Samatar

The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

Dreadnought by April Daniels

Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks

Let’s Talk About Love (33 ⅓) by Carl Wilson

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]]> 3045 Plucky Flapper Witch https://bookriot.com/listen/plucky-flapper-witch/ Amanda and Jenn discuss creepy reads, social justice ammunition, witchy reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Girls Made of Glass and Snow by Melissa Bashardoust, Lit Chat from Book Riot and Abrams Noterie, and Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown The Poem of The Cid by Anonymous Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein Fen by Daisy Johnson White Rage by Carol Anderson The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed (trigger warning for everything, basically) The Djinn Falls in Love, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin Brimstone by Cherie Priest Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:54:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss creepy reads, social justice ammunition, witchy reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Girls Made of Glass and Snow by Melissa Bashardoust, Lit Chat from Book Riot and Abrams Noterie, and Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions 1. Hi, I'm getting married in November after a short engagement but I've already noticed that my fiancé and my mutual male friends have seemingly gone from referring to me by my name to calling me 'his bird' or 'his woman' (f* that s*). Any recommendations on books about maintaining your identity as a real human being after marriage? As a wise woman told me recently, "the only downside to getting married is that you become someone's wife". Cheers! --Nia   2. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I have a travel request. I'm going to Valencia, Spain this fall to visit a friend, and know very little about the region. My favorite way to get to know a new city is through historical fiction. Do you have any recommendations of historical fiction set in or near Valencia? --Ellen   3. I am in the process of ending a relationship of almost twenty years and I am trying to adjust to the idea of living on my own for the first time since my early twenties (I just turned 40). I am looking for books that might help me sort out my feelings about this process. Fiction or non-fiction is fine. I already have All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg on my TBR pile. I don't have kids and don't want them but stories that include kids are okay as long as the main focus is on the the adult. Thanks in advance. --Rachel   4. Hi ladies! We are looking for book recommendations for our co-worker and friend Emily. Her birthday is on October 11th and she is a huge fan of your show (she is the one who introduced each of us to it as well) and of all things books. She loves to read pretty much everything and anything. We would like to get her a book or two for her birthday and would love some recommendations. She really enjoys horror, true crime, mystery, and literary classics. Some books she has recently read and enjoyed are Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, Insomnia by Stephen King, and The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. (The three of us are planning on reading Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt per your recommendation from a previous episode, and are very excited by the way). Anything you could recommend would be great! Thanks in advance for your help! --Mallory and Jessica   5. Hey, Initially, I was asking for more books on race by #ownvoices because it's coming up in my classes so often, which are predominately white (and I am as well). What I'm now looking for is maybe some kind of history, memoir/biography, sociological study, really anything, that would be helpful in verbal combat with someone who is essentially the devil's advocate in a comment section, but believes in what he's saying. I know I won't change his mind but I'd like to have history and facts under my belt to help verbally kick his ass and destroy him. This MRA-dude, in a previous class, considered Janie sticking up for herself in Their Eyes Were Watching God 'terribly emasculating' for her husband and an awful thing to do to him. He is also *so sad* by our professor criticizing our country and most of our class agreeing with her (because apparently that's worse than Nazis - I made the mistake of creeping him on Facebook.) I own (but still need to read) They Can't Kill Us All, Rest in Power, and Warriors Don't Cry. I have read 12 Years a Slave, March Trilogy, Between the World and Me, and am anticipating We Were Eight Years in Power. I was originally thinking more along the lines of slavery and civil rights narratives, but now I think a better tactic would be to learn about the history of fascism and the constant fight for social justice. Any help is much appreciated, especially since he's not *technically* a Nazi and I can't just punch him during class. I love the show and have almost made my way through the all of the episodes! --Jane   6. This is a bit of a time sensitive request...One of my best friends has been married just over a year, and has recently found out that her husband wants a divorce. I really want to send her a book to help distract her... Any recommendations? She likes thrillers and YA fantasy. Bonus points if there's a strong feminist and/ or life will go on message. --Tina   7. I'm looking for some good Witch/female awesome themed books to get in the mood for fall and Halloween. I loved "The Discovery of Witches," "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" and "The Night Circus." I'd prefer something in the fantasy realm but am really open to anything I can drink with some hot apple cider! Thank you! --Radhika   Books Discussed Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown The Poem of The Cid by Anonymous Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein Fen by Daisy Johnson White Rage by Carol Anderson The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed (trigger warning for everything, basically) The Djinn Falls in Love, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin Brimstone by Cherie Priest Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss creepy reads, social justice ammunition, witchy reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Girls Made of Glass and Snow by Melissa Bashardoust, Lit Chat from Book Riot and Abrams Noterie, and Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown The Poem of The Cid by Anonymous Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein Fen by Daisy Johnson White Rage by Carol Anderson The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed (trigger warning for everything, basically) The Djinn Falls in Love, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin Brimstone by Cherie Priest Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss creepy reads, social justice ammunition, witchy reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Girls Made of Glass and Snow by Melissa Bashardoust, Lit Chat from Book Riot and Abrams Noterie, and Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina.

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Books Discussed

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams

The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown

The Poem of The Cid by Anonymous

Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny

Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez

The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein

Fen by Daisy Johnson

White Rage by Carol Anderson

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed (trigger warning for everything, basically)

The Djinn Falls in Love, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

Brimstone by Cherie Priest

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

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]]> 3025 Emo Kid Monster https://bookriot.com/listen/emo-kid-monster/ Jenn and guest Eric Smith discuss all things young adult in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Landscape With Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, The Golden House by Salman Rushdie, and A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker Warcross by Marie Lu Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore The New Guy by Amy Spalding Want by Cindy Pon This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia Terrier by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper) The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock Headstrong by Rachel Swaby Relativity by Cristin Bishara The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Firelight by Sophie Jordan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and guest Eric Smith discuss all things young adult in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Landscape With Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, The Golden House by Salman Rushdie, and A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas.   Questions 1. I have a feeling you guys are going to look down on me for this, but one of my favorite things to read about is rich people (mainly teenagers and young adults) and their problems. I'm not really sure why, but I really like that. I think I like looking at worlds that are supposed to be 'perfect' and glimpsing into all the terrible things going on beneath the surface. The Secret History for example, is my favorite book of all time, and I think that encapsulates what I love perfectly. Intellectual (and snooty), pretty rich kids, with LOTS of issues (and murder!). I tried reading We Were Liars, and I didn't dislike it, but I just forgot about it and never finished it. Sometimes I have that problem with YA fiction, I can never say what I don't like about a lot of the books, but I just can't make myself finish them a lot of the time. --Camilla   2. Hi there! I am currently obsessing over the TV show "How To Get Away With Murder" and I was wondering if you had book recommendations for fans of the show? I'm particularly interested / looking for a book that has a diverse set of characters, smart/academic poc adults or young adults (of different ethnic backgrounds, sexualities, etc.) who share a professional and personal relationship. It doesn't have to be murder related, but maybe a cool plot that brings them all together. Thanks and keep doing whatcha doing, love this podcast! :) --Joanna   3. I am in a YA book club for adults. I've loved many of the "1st in a series" books we've read, but the number of sequels on our TBR lists keep adding up as we move onto other selections. Can you recommend some stand-alone YA books for the group? We've already read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Darkest Part of the Forest, Ready Player One, We Were Liars, Paper Towns, and Imaginary Girls. Bonus points for male main character or POV. Thanks! --Christine   4. I'm looking for YA recommendations for my 13-year old daughter who is dealing with an anxiety disorder. She is a good reader with a strong feminist bent, and likes well-written realistic fiction with quirky characters. So many YA novels seem to deal with pretty heavy subjects, (suicide, a sibling or parent's death, dystopian futures, etc.) and those are not great for her right now. Favorite authors have included Rainbow Rowell and Jandy Nelson. Recently she has read Everything, Everything and Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda and enjoyed them both. Any suggestions? Thanks! --Helen   5. Dear Jenn and Amanda, My younger sister (12) has never been much of a reader, and I've recently decided I wanted to try and find her some books to help her get into reading. She's read and loved Harry Potter and A Series of Unfortunate Events when she was younger. Recently I gave her my old copy of Inkheart and she absolutely loved it. She's reading the sequel right now, but when she finishes the series I'd love to have some books to recommend her right after, while she's still in the spirit of reading. I feel like 12 is a weird age because your not quite old enough for YA and a little too old for middle grade, and when I was her age I was reading Dickens. So as you can see I'm way out of my element here, as I don't think giving Dickens to a reluctant reader is a good idea. Please please please help! --Taylor   6. I'm in my mid-twenties and read a lot of YA fiction. I tend to struggle with adult fiction as I feel I can't relate to some of the characters. I'm always looking for books with characters closer to my age, though they seem to be few and far between. I've enjoyed books with characters in this age range such as Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (I love all her books), The Royal We by Heather Cocks, Someday Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham, Brooklyn by Colm Toibin, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, and The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I'd like to start branching out into more adult fiction. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --Joslyn   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I am working on my Master's in Education and am currently in a class about students of diverse backgrounds. You Book Riot ladies and Jeff must live in my head because every discussion the class has about how to make the curriculum more inclusive or your classroom more welcoming to all people, I always say, "Have books about people who are like them in your room". I know you all understand the importance of showing kids that people like them did or are doing cool or important things so they believe that they can too. I plan to teach high school biology and I was wondering if you could give me some recommendations for books about biologists who are not already part of the science cannon a.k.a. the rich, white, sometimes Christian men. I am not 100% sure on the grade level I will be teaching and may teach 7th grade life science, so a mix of middle level, YA, and adult would be nice. Thank you so much for helping me to add to my TBR list and I look forward to hearing your recommendations. --Bobbi   8. I have a friend with a 12-year-old daughter who fell in love with shapeshifter fantasy after reading Twilight. In her quest to find more shapeshifter novels (with a little romance), she's ventured into some territory that's a little more adult than her mom is comfortable with. Can you recommend any YA shapeshifter novels for her? I read a lot of YA, but haven't read many that fit the bill. Another friend recommended Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, but I'm sure there are others out there. Thanks! --Stacy   Books The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker Warcross by Marie Lu Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore The New Guy by Amy Spalding Want by Cindy Pon This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Dumplin' by Julie Murphy Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia Terrier by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper) The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock Headstrong by Rachel Swaby Relativity by Cristin Bishara The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Firelight by Sophie JordanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest Eric Smith discuss all things young adult in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Landscape With Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, The Golden House by Salman Rushdie, and A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker Warcross by Marie Lu Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore The New Guy by Amy Spalding Want by Cindy Pon This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia Terrier by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper) The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock Headstrong by Rachel Swaby Relativity by Cristin Bishara The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Firelight by Sophie Jordan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Eric Smith discuss all things young adult in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Landscape With Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, The Golden House by Salman Rushdie, and A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books

The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker

Warcross by Marie Lu

Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

The New Guy by Amy Spalding

Want by Cindy Pon

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Terrier by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper)

The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock

Headstrong by Rachel Swaby

Relativity by Cristin Bishara

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

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]]> 2784 The Gods Are Jerks https://bookriot.com/listen/the-gods-are-jerks/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books with gods, weird sci-fi, believable relationships, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Swing Time by Zadie Smith, published by Penguin Books, and A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, published by Counterpoint Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Books About Partition by Female Authors The Great Partition by Yasmin Khan Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai The Dime by Kathleen Kent Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley Borne by Jeff VanderMeer When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Chimes by Anna Smaill Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood (Oryx and Crake) The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Trigger warning: torture, tons of varieties of violence against basically everyone) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:22:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books with gods, weird sci-fi, believable relationships, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Swing Time by Zadie Smith, published by Penguin Books, and A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, published by Counterpoint Press.   Questions   1. Hello! A couple of days ago was the celebration of India’s independence from the UK. I want to know if there are some books of historical fiction or nonfiction that talk more about the India and Pakistan conflict. I also like other genres besides romantic and erotica (I know some of them have historical fiction but not interested). If it is a nonfiction book I would not like it very heavy or too long. The only book related with this topic was the Biography of Malala. --Carolina   2. Hello! My mom and I have started a book club made up of just the two of us to help us reconnect now that I'm an adult and haven't lived at home for years. So far it's been going really well, but lately I've been trying to introduce more diverse books into our reading list. I already have some ideas, but I'd love suggestions for books with LGBT characters. I can't seem to come up with anything that she might enjoy that isn't either tragic (I'm so sick of the 'bury your gays' trope) or a coming out story. I would love something where the character(s) is most definitely queer, but it isn't about them coming out. I tend to lean towards scifi/fantasy and YA, so most of the books I know that fit my criteria are in that genre, but my mom is more of a literary fiction and mystery fan, and doesn't tend to like fantasy (she's also really not into most YA). I'm more than willing to branch out and read other genres - I like a bit of everything! Looking more for fiction than for nonfiction. Thanks! I'd appreciate any suggestions! -- Jordyn   3. Hi Ladies! I love listening to your podcast and am always looking for new things to read. American Gods has been on my mind lately due to the new TV show. I loved that book and was wondering if you have any other suggestions for books with Gods involved, preferably a fiction read. I would also love suggestions on books involving portals (portal sci fi/fantasy) if you happen to include a bonus recommendation. Thank you! --Jackie   4.  I am working on a series for my Booktube channel, That's What She Read, where I do a video where I talk about four books from every state. So far the easiest states have been California, NY, Michigan. I was wondering if you guys could recommend books set in places I'm having a hard time with- North or South Dakota, Oklahoma, Nebraska or Hawaii? Thank you so much! Love the show!! --Stephanie   5. I've recently been on a huge sci-fi kick inspired by Yoon Ha Lee, my new favorite author. But I've gone through everything in that vein I could find, and I need more. So I'm coming to the experts. Conservation of Shadows, Ninefox, and Raven hit all of my buttons: super weird but awesome world building, gross, hive-minds, and a mathematical tilt. It's only missing time travel! Since I've been on this kick I've also gone through: Ann Leckie, N.K. Jemisin, Six Wakes, The Rook Series, Seveneves, The Expanse Series, and The Themis Files (in rough order of preference, but I quite enjoyed all of them). I tried but didn't like IQ84 and The Three Body Problem. But since I finished The Themis Files I've been having trouble finding more books in this category. I'm young-ish so there might be some older sci-fi that I'm missing (though I have read Dune/Ender's Game/Harlan Ellison). So lay it on me. Give me your weirdest, grossest, most ridiculous, most confusing, most convoluted, most unusual sci-fi. Bonus points for hive minds, cyborg or AI characters, time travel, mathematicians, and female/poc protagonists. --Miranda   6. Hi guys, I've recently realized that amid all of my social justice, politics reading, and incredibly dark litfic reading, I've kind of lost any hope that romance and love are real/can exist without one of the participants dying horribly. I just read Anne of Green Gables (for the first time ever!) and I am completely in love with Gilbert and Anne's relationship, most especially because it emphasizes their equality of mind. (Though I think Anne is just that little bit smarter ;) ) I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of some books with relationships. Most of the books I've read (especially the YA) seem to be confused on the difference between love and mild stalking, so I could really use your help. Some of the books with relationships I liked have been: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (in the middle of it), Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, and Howl's Moving Castle. I also like how the show Steven Universe handles relationships/love. Basically I'm looking for romance that's both sweet/adorable, and also realistic. Books I didn't like: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwaub, Divergent/every Divergent knockoff. I'm not necessarily looking for "romance books," but more just books that have relationships that a real self-respecting human might actually want to be a part of, while still providing a good story. Thanks, love the show!! --Anne with an E   7. I am reading Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 and enjoying it, although it is different from my usual reads. I am curious as to what other books like it you might recommend - books that address climate change and a changed world. --Felipe   Books Discussed Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Books About Partition by Female Authors The Great Partition by Yasmin Khan Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai The Dime by Kathleen Kent Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley Borne by Jeff VanderMeer When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Chimes by Anna Smaill Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood (Oryx and Crake) The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Trigger warning: torture, tons of varieties of violence against basically everyone)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books with gods, weird sci-fi, believable relationships, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Swing Time by Zadie Smith, published by Penguin Books, and A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, published by Counterpoint Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Books About Partition by Female Authors The Great Partition by Yasmin Khan Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai The Dime by Kathleen Kent Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley Borne by Jeff VanderMeer When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Chimes by Anna Smaill Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood (Oryx and Crake) The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Trigger warning: torture, tons of varieties of violence against basically everyone) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books with gods, weird sci-fi, believable relationships, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Swing Time by Zadie Smith, published by Penguin Books, and A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, published by Counterpoint Press.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Books About Partition by Female Authors

The Great Partition by Yasmin Khan

Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai

The Dime by Kathleen Kent

Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

The Chimes by Anna Smaill

Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood (Oryx and Crake)

The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Trigger warning: torture, tons of varieties of violence against basically everyone)

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]]> 2940 Hot Topic Whimsy https://bookriot.com/listen/hot-topic-whimsy/ Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Kelly Jensen discuss all things YA in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller and Book of the Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour 100 Must-Read YA Books With Little Or No Romance Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Ash by Malinda Lo Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell “Glass” in Roses and Bones by Francesca Lia Block A Spy in the House by YS Lee The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Absent by Katie Williams Saints and Misfits by SK Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault) Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt De la Pena (trigger warning: self-harm) See No Color by Shannon Gibney Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen (trigger warning: sexual assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Aug 2017 14:07:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Kelly Jensen discuss all things YA in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller and Book of the Month.   Questions   1. I just finished Honesty by Seth King. It was intense, heavy and unlike any other literary experience I've had to date -- I was stuck inside the brain of Cole Furman and I couldn't get out for 291 pages not matter how uncomfortable, intense, exciting, lonely or heartbreaking it was! It's a story of young love. It's is also a story of fear and pain. Cole and Nick are falling in love and they are also both closeted LGBTQ nineteen-year- old's with everything to lose in the South. King acknowledged the need for more books featuring more diverse couples that don't live deep in the romance genre. Until now it's something I never thought twice about. THE QUEST: I want to read more stories of diverse couples that lives closer to the YA genre and maybe even one with a happy ending, but not required. Love the podcast! Shout out to Fiona for introducing me to Book Riot! --Jenna   2. Do you have recommendations for YA books that don't include romance? My almost 13 year old daughter is a somewhat reluctant reader, but likes books with strong female characters and prefers no icky love stuff :) She recently read the Divergent Series and enjoyed it, but could have done without the romantic relationships. Thanks! --Julie   3. I've just read The Selection and Cinder and am looking for more YA dystopian Cinderella stories. Any suggestions? --Shaina   4. Hi! I love listening to your podcast and adding tons of books to my TBR list. I read a book last summer called Fiercombe Manor by Kate Riordan and loved it. I would call it a romance/mystery/ghost story. Can you recommend some similar books for my summer reading list? I love YA, so am open to that as well! Thanks! --Rebecca   5. I used to read YA books all the time when I was little, but once I started high school I decided in all my teenage snobbishness that YA was beneath me, and I'd only be reading the classics... and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (obviously). Now I'm in my 20s working on my doctorate in classics, and no longer want to or feel the need to be so snobby. I've recently discovered bookstagram, and I'm constantly seeing all these beautiful covers of YA novels. The only thing is what to read? I tried reading The Raven Cycle, but I found the characters to be so shallowly written. And the whole extreme/unrealistic wealth and privilege just seemed so far fetched. I thought I might have better luck with fantasy YA but there is so much and I have no idea how to sort the good from the bad. --Keira   6. First, let me tell you I love your podcast! Second, I would love your recommendations (obvs). My son and I just read a great YA book called Away Running by David Wright and Luc Bouchard. It resonated with my son who is sports-obsessed because it's about football but it is deeper than most kids' sports books because it takes place in Paris amid racial tensions and immigrations issues. It's deep. I'd love more books like this to engage my son...some sports but more than just sports. Bonus if there are diverse characters (as there are in Away Running) because my son is biracial and seeing himself reflected in the characters allows for us to have even better conversations after reading. Thank you so much! --Cathy   Books It's Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour 100 Must-Read YA Books With Little Or No Romance Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Ash by Malinda Lo Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell “Glass” in Roses and Bones by Francesca Lia Block A Spy in the House by YS Lee The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Absent by Katie Williams Saints and Misfits by SK Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault) Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt De la Pena (trigger warning: self-harm) See No Color by Shannon Gibney Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen (trigger warning: sexual assault)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Kelly Jensen discuss all things YA in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller and Book of the Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour 100 Must-Read YA Books With Little Or No Romance Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Ash by Malinda Lo Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell “Glass” in Roses and Bones by Francesca Lia Block A Spy in the House by YS Lee The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Absent by Katie Williams Saints and Misfits by SK Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault) Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt De la Pena (trigger warning: self-harm) See No Color by Shannon Gibney Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen (trigger warning: sexual assault) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Kelly Jensen discuss all things YA in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller and Book of the Month.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books

It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura

No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein

Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour

100 Must-Read YA Books With Little Or No Romance

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Ash by Malinda Lo

Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

“Glass” in Roses and Bones by Francesca Lia Block

A Spy in the House by YS Lee

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

Absent by Katie Williams

Saints and Misfits by SK Ali (trigger warning: sexual assault)

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds

Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt De la Pena (trigger warning: self-harm)

See No Color by Shannon Gibney

Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen (trigger warning: sexual assault)

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]]> 3377 Get Booked Ep. #00: Gone Fishing! https://omny.fm/shows/get-booked-1/get-booked-ep-00-gone-fishing Amanda and Jenn are taking this week off for vacation! Be back next week with a special guest and an all-YA episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:16:47 -0000 Get Booked Ep. #00: Gone Fishing! full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn are taking this week off for vacation! Be back next week with a special guest and an all-YA episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn are taking this week off for vacation! Be back next week with a special guest and an all-YA episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 62 Harry Potter Meets Lord Of The Rings Meets Pokemon https://bookriot.com/listen/harry-potter-meets-lord-rings-meets-pokemon/ Amanda and Jenn discuss classic retellings, post-Hamilton reads, small town stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Doubleday, publishers The Clockwork Dynasty, the new novel by Daniel Wilson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dreadnought by April Daniels The Novice by Taran Matharu The Secret Son by Laila Lalami Native Believer by Ali Eteraz Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk The Mothers by Brit Bennet All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Frazzled by Booki Vivat Princess Academy series by Shannon Hale Rick Riordan’s new imprint Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Re Jane by Patricia Park John Adams by David McCullough Also please watch this video: the John Adams rap cut from Hamilton Lafayette In the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell The Quick by Lauren Owen Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (trigger warning: transphobia) Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Blood Defense by Marcia Clark, recommended by Jamie Canaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:24:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss classic retellings, post-Hamilton reads, small town stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Doubleday, publishers The Clockwork Dynasty, the new novel by Daniel Wilson.   Questions 1. We are a group of girlfriends from high school (28 years out!) and we're getting together in the fall for a reunion, something we've been doing every two years. We'd like to read a book in advance to discuss. Maybe it will be the beginning of a long-distance book club that meets in person every two years. What recommendations do you have? I'm thinking themes relating to family, friends, women's issues, current issues... Thanks so much! --Patricia   2. My 1st grade daughter is a precocious reader and is currently reading at about a middle school level. Do you have book recommendations for her that are more advanced reading, yet not advanced topics? She's already read all the Little House on the Prairie books, The Penderwicks, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Roald Dahl, and a bunch others. I'm really looking for new series or newer books since she's read most of the books I read as a child! Thank you! --Julie   3. Recently I read Rebecca and it is now one of my favorite novels. This is the second book I've read based on Jane Eyre- the other being Wide Sargasso Sea, another favorite of mine. Then recently Jenn recommended Longbourn, and I've started reading that. Now I want to read other books based off of classics. I tried looking into it a bit, but all I really found were Pride and Prejudice continuations that, quite honestly, didn't look like they were very well written. Any suggestions? Thanks guys! --Margret   4. Okay, ladies. It's happened. I caught the Hamilton hype and nothing else matters anymore. I'm already listening to the Chernow bio on audio and loving it, but I just need more! Any suggestions for worthy biographies on prominent American figures? I'm particularly interested in presidential biographies or biographies of noteworthy women during the period. Thank you both so much! Love the show! :) --Crystal   5. HELP! I'm in the middle of a terrible reading slump, and I've never been in one quite so extreme before. I'm in the middle of getting my masters degree in Classics at the moment, and between all the ancient greek, and dead white philosophers I just don't have the head space to read as much as I usually do, or even read the kind of books I usually read. Some of my favorite books are the Song of Ice and Fire series, The Secret History (which may or may not have made me want to become a classics major, and thus sealed my fate and slow decent into insanity), Frankenstein, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm open to any genre, as long as it's well written. I just need something that I can read for a little bit at night and clear my mind. Thank you! --Slyvia   6. For some reason I seem to really love books that take place in small towns. I think it's because I enjoy when the location in a book becomes something like a living breathing character, and (as bias as this may sound?) I like exploring the close mindedness, and hatred that often manifests in small towns where everything is the same, and everyone knows each other. Do you guys know of any books that explore those kind of themes, and where the location is very much a character in the novel? --Lois   7. HELP HELP HELP! My whole life I've been trying to convince my mother to read, but she's always told me she's not interested. She endless makes fun of my "snooty" literature (I read mainly classic literature, and a lot of ancient philosophy), and says books are boring. I gave up trying to convince her to read, but a few days ago so told me she'd be interested in reading something! The only problem is I don't know what she'll like. We have such different taste, and I know she'd hate all my favorite books. She watches a lot of reality tv like The Housewives of Some Rich Neighborhood or Whatever, and The Kardashians. Is there a book equivalent to trashy reality TV? She also really likes shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Revenge. So I think she'd like a book that's over the top like a soap opera kind of? Please help! --Joan   Books Discussed Dreadnought by April Daniels The Novice by Taran Matharu The Secret Son by Laila Lalami Native Believer by Ali Eteraz Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk The Mothers by Brit Bennet All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Frazzled by Booki Vivat Princess Academy series by Shannon Hale Rick Riordan’s new imprint Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Re Jane by Patricia Park John Adams by David McCullough Also please watch this video: the John Adams rap cut from Hamilton Lafayette In the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell The Quick by Lauren Owen Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (trigger warning: transphobia) Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Blood Defense by Marcia Clark, recommended by Jamie CanavesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss classic retellings, post-Hamilton reads, small town stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Doubleday, publishers The Clockwork Dynasty, the new novel by Daniel Wilson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dreadnought by April Daniels The Novice by Taran Matharu The Secret Son by Laila Lalami Native Believer by Ali Eteraz Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk The Mothers by Brit Bennet All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Frazzled by Booki Vivat Princess Academy series by Shannon Hale Rick Riordan’s new imprint Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Re Jane by Patricia Park John Adams by David McCullough Also please watch this video: the John Adams rap cut from Hamilton Lafayette In the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell The Quick by Lauren Owen Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (trigger warning: transphobia) Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Blood Defense by Marcia Clark, recommended by Jamie Canaves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss classic retellings, post-Hamilton reads, small town stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Doubleday, publishers The Clockwork Dynasty, the new novel by Daniel Wilson.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Dreadnought by April Daniels

The Novice by Taran Matharu

The Secret Son by Laila Lalami

Native Believer by Ali Eteraz

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

The Mothers by Brit Bennet

All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Frazzled by Booki Vivat

Princess Academy series by Shannon Hale

Rick Riordan’s new imprint

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Re Jane by Patricia Park

John Adams by David McCullough

Also please watch this video: the John Adams rap cut from Hamilton

Lafayette In the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

The Quick by Lauren Owen

Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (trigger warning: transphobia)

Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Blood Defense by Marcia Clark, recommended by Jamie Canaves

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]]> 2813 Hijinx Along The Way https://bookriot.com/listen/hijinx-along-way/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Infinite Jest read-alikes, Muslim protagonists, horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Pre-Hispanic fiction by Spanish-speaking authors: The Heart of Jade by Salvador de Madariaga For Jennie, who wanted fish out of water stories set in Paris: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and French Milk by Lucy Knisley For Sarah, who wants to introduce her Lonesome Dove-loving brother to more diverse books: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, Old Filth by Jane Gardam, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Stargate by Pauline Gedge Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robbin Brown The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Trigger warning: family abuse) Nalo Hopkinson The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela Salaam Reads G. Willow Wilson (Alif the Unseen, The Butterfly Mosque, Ms Marvel) Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan, transl. by Yuri Machkasov Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (Trigger warning for violence towards children) Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:20:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Infinite Jest read-alikes, Muslim protagonists, horror, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks.   Questions 1. I am trying to expand my perspective by reading more diversely, but my general disinterest in contemporary or literary fiction has been a major snag for me - particularly where African literature is concerned. I have tried to read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, but really struggled with them and decided to revisit them later. However, I have enjoyed genre fiction that involves African or African-American culture, specifically the works of Nnedi Okorafor and Tananarive Due. Can you give me some recommendations for African or African-American genre fiction? Thanks! --Quinn   2. I am a convert to Islam and I live in a small farm town in southern Ohio...not exactly to best place to find diversity, so I do not really get to interact with other Muslims. Therefore I turn to books. I’ve been trying to find more books that have Muslim protagonists. I've read The Reluctant Fundamentalist, American Dervish, and The Taqwacores. Beyond those, I've not had much luck. Any suggestions (the protagonist can be male or female) would be greatly appreciated! --Garrett   3. I run a book club which has no theme and includes women of all ages and from all walks of life. Our first choice was A Man Called Ove followed by The Poisonwood Bible and H is for Hawk. We like books that are not brand new so that we can get ahold of copies from the library (yes, we still use the library!) Do you have any recommendations of books that make for great group discussions? Thank you for your suggestions! --Leigh   4. Hi friends, I'm sorry to report I am in a serious book rut. I usually average 3 books a week and now I'm lucky if it's 3 a month. #librarianproblems I know, but I miss getting lost in a great read. I picked up Garden Spells after hearing you rave about it on the show and I think that might be the ticket: undeniably amazing crowd pleasing books that make you say "IT'S SO GOOD" in a rabid voice to everyone you talk to. I read tons of YA, but am not so into nonfiction. However, any and all genre fiction (for all ages) is welcome. Love the show and looking forward to your recs! --Christiana   5. Hey! My girlfriend read Infinite Jest last year, and she loved it. Since then, she has read everything that DFW ever wrote. Now, she's sad because she can't find anything that measures up. She tried Pynchon and Delillo, but neither of them really did it for her. Do you have any recommendations for someone who loves Infinite Jest? Thanks! --Ian   6. Hi! I really enjoy horror but have never found anything that really scares me. I would prefer horror that is more in the vein of American Horror Story than Lovecraft. I like the horror that is just on this side of being real. And very very scary. Thanks, --Sammie Paige   7. Hello! I love your show and hearing about the new books you recommend. I've been going back and listening to some of your older shows, but I didn't see anything that specifically relates to books about or related to feminism. So, that's my question, I think I've always been a feminist of some sort, but it seems to have peaked. I've never read any books specifically related to this topic, but I'm ready to dig a bit deeper. Can you recommend books to me as a sort of introduction to feminism? They can be fiction or non-fiction. I already have Bad Feminist, but I haven't read it yet. I am looking forward to your recommendations! Thanks! --Keia     Books Discussed Pre-Hispanic fiction by Spanish-speaking authors: The Heart of Jade by Salvador de Madariaga For Jennie, who wanted fish out of water stories set in Paris: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and French Milk by Lucy Knisley For Sarah, who wants to introduce her Lonesome Dove-loving brother to more diverse books: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, Old Filth by Jane Gardam, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Stargate by Pauline Gedge Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robbin Brown The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Trigger warning: family abuse) Nalo Hopkinson The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela Salaam Reads G. Willow Wilson (Alif the Unseen, The Butterfly Mosque, Ms Marvel) Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan, transl. by Yuri Machkasov Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (Trigger warning for violence towards children) Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder NalebuffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Infinite Jest read-alikes, Muslim protagonists, horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Pre-Hispanic fiction by Spanish-speaking authors: The Heart of Jade by Salvador de Madariaga For Jennie, who wanted fish out of water stories set in Paris: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and French Milk by Lucy Knisley For Sarah, who wants to introduce her Lonesome Dove-loving brother to more diverse books: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, Old Filth by Jane Gardam, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Stargate by Pauline Gedge Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robbin Brown The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Trigger warning: family abuse) Nalo Hopkinson The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela Salaam Reads G. Willow Wilson (Alif the Unseen, The Butterfly Mosque, Ms Marvel) Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan, transl. by Yuri Machkasov Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (Trigger warning for violence towards children) Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Infinite Jest read-alikes, Muslim protagonists, horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Books Discussed

Pre-Hispanic fiction by Spanish-speaking authors: The Heart of Jade by Salvador de Madariaga

For Jennie, who wanted fish out of water stories set in Paris: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and French Milk by Lucy Knisley

For Sarah, who wants to introduce her Lonesome Dove-loving brother to more diverse books: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, Old Filth by Jane Gardam, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Stargate by Pauline Gedge

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robbin Brown

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Trigger warning: family abuse)

Nalo Hopkinson

The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela

Salaam Reads

G. Willow Wilson (Alif the Unseen, The Butterfly Mosque, Ms Marvel)

Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin

The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger

The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson

The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan, transl. by Yuri Machkasov

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (Trigger warning for violence towards children)

Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen

The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

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]]> 3250 Welcome To The Cliffhanger https://bookriot.com/listen/welcome-to-the-cliffhanger/ Amanda and Jenn discuss historical fiction, quests, funny books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy and Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Dud Avocado by Helen Dundy See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt Mountain of Light by Indu Sundaresan Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Four Souls by Louise Erdrich Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day) Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Funny books flow chart from Slate Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian & Blood series #1) by Aliette de Bodard (writing outside her own culture) Girl Up by Laura Bates Grit by Angela Duckworth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:09:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss historical fiction, quests, funny books, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy and Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. Hi Ladies! I am about to set off for a yearlong adventure as an au pair in Paris, so I have two requests, one difficult and one easy. My first request is for book recommendations for the two girls who I will be taking care of. I would like to bring them something when I arrive (a shameless bribe) and books are easy to transport. The older one is 10 and is an avid reader and has read the first Harry Potter book in English. She had some struggles, but reads about the same as an American 10 year old. I'd love to get her a chapter book so I can help out with her reading and so she can feel super accomplished. She's a huge Harry Potter fan and also likes graphic novels. The younger girl is almost 9 and reads more like a first grader. She is not a reader but will sometimes pick up graphic novels. I'd love to find something cool to strike up her interest in learning English since according to her mother and previous au pairs, she understands spoken English, but has a tough time reading and speaking it. She is much more active and likes sports and board games. My second request should be easy. I'd love some books to get me psyched up for the big move. Ideally, a fish out of water story set in Paris, either fiction or non fiction is fine. I loved Paris for One and Bringing Up Bebe and Me Talk Pretty One Day. I found Paris to the Moon a little tedious and My Life in France is already on my list. My favorite books are A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Station Eleven and The Bone Clocks. Thanks! --Jennie   2. Hi Jenn and Amanda! Love this show so much, my TBR grows exponentially after each episode. I'm looking for some book recommendations for my younger sister, who is a bit of a reluctant reader but would like to read more because when she finds a book she she genuinely loves, she can't put it down or stop talking about it and I want to help nurture her inner book nerd. She likes historical fiction, and in particular books that follow a woman's life over a long period of time. She prefers books set far in the past, like 300 years plus to ancient history, and has expressed that she would like books that deal less with "mainstream western history." Two books she has really loved are The Red Tent by Anita Diamant and The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, and we both loved chatting about these books together. I'd love to pass along some more similar suggestions to her so we can do sister read-a-longs and book chats. Thanks so very much! --Kate   3. Hello Get Booked, I've just finished the latest entry in Kristin Britain's Green Rider series and now have 3-4 long years to wait for the next one. I'm wondering if you can recommend me some 'woman goes on a quest/journey through a fantasy land' books to make the wait easier. (While I don't mind a bit of pain and suffering on the way, I'm not a fan of relentlessy grim stories.) I've already read everything by: Robin McKinley Tamora Pierce Tanya Huff Thanks in advance. --Marie   4. Hey ladies! I'm looking for fiction (or even nonfiction) recommendations for books involving scientists and adventure. I've read The Signature of All Things, and The Lost City of Z, I really enjoyed both of those. I have also read The Unseen World, books similar to that are also welcome. I love science and history so anything historical is also a bonus. Thanks so much, I love the podcast! --Kristy   5. My older brother is an enthusiastic reader and I read all the time. He still lives in our hometown in rural Wisconsin and I live in Boston. We've recently started building an adult relationship by talking about books. I want to introduce him to more diverse books. My brother's favorite books are To Kill a Mockingbird and Lonesome Dove, we read The Winter of Our Discontent together and he loved it. He takes his time reading, so it has to be something that will keep him interested over time. I want to expose him to more women/poc authors without alienating him. --Sarah   6. Hello Amanda and Jenn, I have always really enjoyed reading aloud (that is, as an adult reading aloud to other adults). With my parents, I have read the entire Harry Potter series and many Jasper Fforde books and found them especially enjoyable to share because of the cleverness and humor. However, I am now in a relationship with a man who not really a book person (and, yes, it took a lot for me to trust a man with no bookshelves in his home). He has indulged my interest in reading to him, but we have not found many books that appeal to him. We enjoyed The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd (one of my absolute favorites since I attended art school) and Daisy Fay and The Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg. I wanted to revisit Jasper Fforde with him but he is vehemently opposed to all things fantasy/sci fi (even magical realism). Any suggestions for books that would have that kind of smart Jasper Fforde humor but be more grounded in the real world? I actually submitted this request close to a year ago and (unless I missed it somehow), it has not appeared on the show. In that time, the relationship I mentioned has turned into an engagement. So, as I look forward to spending the rest of my life with this non-reader, I would really appreciate some brilliant inspirations for read-alouds that will help me share my love of books with him. Thanks, --Sasha   7. Hello Amanda and Jenn! I recently read Malinche by Laura Esquivel and, while I wasn't actually a big fan of it (her writing style just didn't do it for me), it left me hungry for more historical fiction that takes place in Mexico and Central America. I would love books that are Pre-Columbian, preferably written by people who are Latinx, and where the place/culture is a character. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! --Heidi   8. I recently finished an advanced degree and am starting my own business. Thanks to some major hits to my self-confidence and some pretty significant imposter syndrome, I'm finding myself hesitant to move forward. I need to feel inspired and need a major confidence boost--but I can't stand self-help books or anything that sounds like a self-help book. They make me roll my eyes and sometimes get thrown in disgust. I need to be inspired, not just told I should be inspired or fed a bunch of woo-woo bs. I hated Eat, Pray, Love with a passion hotter than a thousand suns, if that helps (and side note: I'm always glad to find those who felt the same way since at the time everyone else loved it). I'm open to fiction or non-fiction. Please help me find something to distract me from wondering who in the hell actually gave me me a law degree & licence and that will make me feel worthy. Thanks! (As another side note, I'm also a former bookseller who desperately misses being in the know, so I'm loving all of the Book Riot's podcasts!) --NoName Because of Reasons     Books Discussed Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Dud Avocado by Helen Dundy See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt Mountain of Light by Indu Sundaresan Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Four Souls by Louise Erdrich Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue David Sedaris, literally anything, who cares (Me Talk Pretty One Day) Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Funny books flow chart from Slate Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian & Blood series #1) by Aliette de Bodard (writing outside her own culture) Girl Up by Laura Bates Grit by Angela DuckworthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss historical fiction, quests, funny books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy and Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Dud Avocado by Helen Dundy See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt Mountain of Light by Indu Sundaresan Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Four Souls by Louise Erdrich Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day) Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Funny books flow chart from Slate Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian & Blood series #1) by Aliette de Bodard (writing outside her own culture) Girl Up by Laura Bates Grit by Angela Duckworth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss historical fiction, quests, funny books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy and Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

Dud Avocado by Helen Dundy

See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

Mountain of Light by Indu Sundaresan

Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn

Four Souls by Louise Erdrich

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day)

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome

Funny books flow chart from Slate

Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden

Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian & Blood series #1) by Aliette de Bodard

(writing outside her own culture)

Girl Up by Laura Bates

Grit by Angela Duckworth

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]]> 3002 Dog Puns And Goofy Assassins https://bookriot.com/listen/dog-puns-goofy-assassins/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Alaska reads, classics, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout and The Secret Agent Training Manual by Elizabeth Singer Hunt. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dot Journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Baby It’s Cold Outside by Addison Fox If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert The Woman In White Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Stay by Allie Larkin Dog On It by Spencer Quinn Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:53:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Alaska reads, classics, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout and The Secret Agent Training Manual by Elizabeth Singer Hunt.     Questions 1. Hi! I'll be visiting a few cities in Alaska this summer, and I was wondering if you could recommend some books set in (relatively) modern day Alaska. Most books set in Alaska I've seen focus on either the Gold Rush, the Yukon (where no really lives...?), being stranded in the wilderness and having to survive, or some combination thereof. I'm more interested in the everyday lives of people in Alaska. Do these kinds of books set in Alaska even exist? Please let me know! I'm open to fiction, non-fiction, and even poetry. --Jess   2. Hello, I am the public librarian in a small (fairly conservative) town. We have a limited YA collection that has been slowly been building over the years. There is a real lack of diversity in the collection, especially concerning LBGT books. I am looking for books that cover this area but aren't overly explicit or fantasy as much of the YA collection is fantasy. Thank you! --Maggie   3. I just discovered your podcast and am loving catching up on all the back episodes, so thanks! I am a fiction revert book lover. After reading Beverly Cleary and Roald Dahl under the covers with a flashlight, I gave up reading in high school and college when a bad English teacher killed it for me (besides Harry Potter and cliffs notes). Only in the last few years have I really begun to fall in love with reading fiction. And more than anything, I'm really digging reading all the classics I missed. I know that I missed so many good books in all those years, and it's hard to navigate which to go for. I would like to pick ones that would be five star material. Some of my favorites have been To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Anne of Green Gables, Rebecca, A Wrinkle in Time, and Count of Monte Cristo. I'm looking for classics, although contemporary classics would be great too. Thanks so much!! --Ally   4. Hi ladies first off, just wanted to say how comforting and glad i am to have discovered your podcast recently. Hearing about such a wide array of books, comics and audiobooks has really made me feel like my reading world has been such a narrow one but also has made me really excited to expand my reading experiences Okay, i have noticed that i have started reading less and less as i grow up and over the past couple of years, i would be lucky if i could even read 2 books a years. I really want to get back into one of my first love in storytelling but am kind of at a lost to where to start. im looking for any kind of book that will just have me absolutely engrossed and fall back into love with reading. i usually read YA of young character centred books but am totally open to anything new. the last couple of books i read that reminded me how much i love reading were: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow rowell Trouble is a friend of mine by Stephanie tromly The Outsiders by S.E Hinton and Viral series by Kathy Reichs --Dami   5. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I love reading about people bonding with their dogs. However, I find that 99% of the time, if the dog plays a key role in the book then something terrible will happen to it. Can you help me find a happy book about dogs that will not wrench my heart out and bring me to tears? I read What the Dog Knows by Cat Warren and enjoyed her style of non-fiction. I would prefer a fiction recommendation at the moment, but I am open to any recommendations! Thank you! --Marie   6. I'm based in the UK and love the access that your show gives me to a wider range of books. I am in a book club and when it's my turn to choose I like to challenge the group (the others often usually pick contemporary literary fiction which is great but it's great to try something different). I fancy reading a graphic novel as I've not read one before but am scared off by the fantasy and comic book characters. Can you suggest 3 options that may be more of my thing? Thanks --Janine   7. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I am a retired first-grade teacher and for the last year or so have been channeling my love for reading aloud into reading to my father-in-law, who lives in a care center near my home. I am wondering if you have any suggestions for things he might enjoy. He is in his early 80s. He had a stroke a few years ago, resulting in some limitations with short-term memory, so short stories and/or plots that are not too hard to follow between reading sessions work best. (I usually go a couple times each week.) He LOVES westerns, cowboy stories, old movies, and generally adventurous/action-packed plot lines. We have read quite a few Louis L'Amour books and short stories. I am looking for things that are generally upbeat, and not too risque. Thank you so much! --Kathy   8. Hi! Money has been short lately but I finally have enough to invest in some really great books! Do you have any suggestions on what books and authors are worth my hard earned money? I will read anything, preferably fiction and if it's longer than 600 pages I will be very happy. Would also enjoy something that's not western culture. Thank you! --Hanna   Books Discussed Dot Journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Baby It's Cold Outside by Addison Fox If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert The Woman In White Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Stay by Allie Larkin Dog On It by Spencer Quinn Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Sacred Games by Vikram ChandraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Alaska reads, classics, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout and The Secret Agent Training Manual by Elizabeth Singer Hunt. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dot Journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Baby It’s Cold Outside by Addison Fox If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert The Woman In White Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Stay by Allie Larkin Dog On It by Spencer Quinn Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Alaska reads, classics, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout and The Secret Agent Training Manual by Elizabeth Singer Hunt.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Dot Journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Baby It’s Cold Outside by Addison Fox

If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

The Woman In White

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Stay by Allie Larkin

Dog On It by Spencer Quinn

Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis

Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra

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]]> 2810 Super Cool Boat Stuff https://bookriot.com/listen/super-cool-boat-stuff/ Amanda and Jenn discuss desert reads, boat stories, Muslim feminist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by I Got There by JT McCormick and Afrofuture Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Rise and Fall of DODO by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo Red by Terry Tempest Williams Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins The Guns Above by Robyn Dennis The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Wild Seed by Octavia Butler Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Bellwether by Connie Willis Wearing God by Lauren Winner Henri Nouwen (Life of the Beloved) Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele (The Nigerian-Nordic Girl’s Guide to Lady Problems) How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian England by Kristine Hughes Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas Pansies by Alexis Hall The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova translated by Judith Hemschemeyer See also: /read-harder-2017-poetry-collections-in-translation-not-above-love/ Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Daring to Drive by Manal al-Sharif Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:28:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss desert reads, boat stories, Muslim feminist reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by I Got There by JT McCormick and Afrofuture Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. Hi ladies!! I am moving to Arizona this fall and would love some good atmospheric books about the desert. I am open to reading fiction (any genre), YA, or non-fiction. Bonus points for women authors! Thank you! --Erika   2. I recently read Daughter of the Pirate King, and it got me in the mood for other books featuring tough ladies on ships. I'm going to the Outer Banks in the end of July, so I'm looking for some books like this to take with me. Similar books I've read and enjoyed are Magonia, Passenger, The Girl From Everywhere, and Ahab's Wife. I'm open to all genres, but I'd prefer YA. Thanks so much! --Heather   3. Hi there, Amanda and Jenn, I am looking for a book for my brother-in-law for his birthday. I usually get him non-fiction social psychology books like Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, Freakonomics, or anything by Malcolm Gladwell, which he really enjoys. After many years, though, I think my gifts might be a little too easy to foresee. Could you please recommend any works of fiction that would complement this type of book? I appreciate your help! Thanks, --Alicia   4. Hi! I enjoy the show! Your recommendations for others have helped me in two ways by adding to my tbr list or eliminating books I've heard of, but now know wouldn't be for me. That's a huge timesaver when considering all the books I want to read! I'm a devotee of Agatha Christie and Dickens, but I struggle to find a plentiful supply of well-written nonfiction on areas of my interest - Christian history, theology, religious practice, monasticism, apologetics, and biography. I recently read Rod Dreher's book, The Benedict Option. I really enjoyed his writing style and the subject was fascinating! If this helps, I've also read and reread these authors: Karen Armstrong, Timothy Keller, Huston Smith, C.S. Lewis, and, specifically Eric Metaxas's biography on Bonhoeffer. When I ask for suggestions from booksellers I'm often directed to authors (Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Beth Moore, etc.) who, while well-intentioned, aren't my cup of tea. I need something meatier. I prefer an educated author and/or one who engages in scholarly research. I'd be so pleased to hear your recommendations and I thank you, in advance! --Tammy from Virginia   5. Hello! Do you have any recommendations for non-fiction (ideally narrative non-fiction) focused on England or Europe during the early 19th century? I'm not looking for a detailed description of the Napoleonic wars or the War of 1812, but something that touches on the effect those wars had on society would be fascinating. I've been reading and re-reading Jane Austen and contemporaries for years, and realized that what I know about the period comes mostly from fiction and those Lucy Worsley docu-shows made by the BBC. I already have "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew" on my list, but other books covering similar topics would be great! Many thanks! --Allie   6. Hi! I am just getting into reading romance novels and for the most part I'm enjoying them more than I thought I would. There is just always one stumbling block for me - I hate the getting together part. Meet-cutes are nice and all but the awkward encounters, boundaries to being together, or denying feelings I just can't stand. Do you have any recommendations for books that start with an established relationship? I'm not sure if this makes it harder but I love poly or queer relationships as opposed to the typical cishet couple. I do not mind if the book contains smut or kink. -Katrina   7. Hi, All - I'm working through Book Riot's 2017 Read Harder challenge. I'm planning to complete the requirements by reading only books written by women. I was wondering if you would be able to give suggestions for these requirements: A non-fiction book about technology and Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love Both of these requirements are far outside my normal reading choices. Thanks!   8. Hi! Recently, one of my cousins has been posting a lot of misinformed and Islamaphobic memes of "oppressed" Muslim women. She is trying to claim that she is "so grateful for women's rights". While I know that a burqa is no more oppressive than a bikini, I don't know enough about Islam and Muslim culture in the Middle East (my cousin conveniently forgets that Muslims live literally everywhere else as well) to respond with more than anecdotes. Do you know of any books that critique the western perception of women's rights in the Middle East? #OwnVoices is definitely preferred. Thanks! --Lindsy   Books Discussed The Rise and Fall of DODO by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo Red by Terry Tempest Williams Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins The Guns Above by Robyn Dennis The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Wild Seed by Octavia Butler Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Bellwether by Connie Willis Wearing God by Lauren Winner Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele (The Nigerian-Nordic Girl’s Guide to Lady Problems) How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian England by Kristine Hughes Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas Pansies by Alexis Hall The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova translated by Judith Hemschemeyer See also: http://bookriot.com/2017/01/30/read-harder-2017-poetry-collections-in-translation-not-above-love/ Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Daring to Drive by Manal al-SharifSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss desert reads, boat stories, Muslim feminist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by I Got There by JT McCormick and Afrofuture Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Rise and Fall of DODO by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo Red by Terry Tempest Williams Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins The Guns Above by Robyn Dennis The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Wild Seed by Octavia Butler Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Bellwether by Connie Willis Wearing God by Lauren Winner Henri Nouwen (Life of the Beloved) Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele (The Nigerian-Nordic Girl’s Guide to Lady Problems) How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian England by Kristine Hughes Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas Pansies by Alexis Hall The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova translated by Judith Hemschemeyer See also: /read-harder-2017-poetry-collections-in-translation-not-above-love/ Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Daring to Drive by Manal al-Sharif Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss desert reads, boat stories, Muslim feminist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by I Got There by JT McCormick and Afrofuture Books.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Rise and Fall of DODO by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

Red by Terry Tempest Williams

Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins

The Guns Above by Robyn Dennis

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

Wild Seed by Octavia Butler

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Bellwether by Connie Willis

Wearing God by Lauren Winner

Henri Nouwen (Life of the Beloved)

Meeting Faith by Faith Adiele (The Nigerian-Nordic Girl’s Guide to Lady Problems)

How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman

The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian England by Kristine Hughes

Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas

Pansies by Alexis Hall

The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova translated by Judith Hemschemeyer

See also: /read-harder-2017-poetry-collections-in-translation-not-above-love/

Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz

Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh

Daring to Drive by Manal al-Sharif

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]]> 2959 I Need To Sit Down https://bookriot.com/listen/i-need-to-sit-down/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Asian sci-fi, books about mental illness, starter graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong and Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson March, Book 1 by John Lewis This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki Invisible Planets, edited by Ken Liu The Sea Is Ours, edited by Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Penance by Kanae Minato, translated by Philip Gabriel The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Captive Prince by CS Pacat Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Borne by Jeff VanderMeer Shelter by Jung Yun A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:48:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Asian sci-fi, books about mental illness, starter graphic novels, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong and Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero.   Questions   1. I have never read a graphic novel but am excited to get into them. However I really am just not into fantasy or sci fi. Where should I start? Thank you! --Sara   2. Hi, I am looking for science fiction set in Asia by Asian writers for my bookclub and to read something in the vein of #ownvoices. I would prefer it not to be YA, but it is not a requirement. I tend to like science fiction with great characters over great science. --Sidsel   3. Hey Jenn and Amanda, I've been thinking and don't know how I missed this in my reading life. But some of my favorite movies are multi-generational female-lead stories that jump back and forth in their timelines. Examples are movies like Fried Green Tomatoes, How to Make an American Quilt, and Now and Then. Please help correct this 90's kid's need for some lady-friendships books. --Teenie   4. I recently read The Vegetarian and I found it absolutely incredible. I have made it a mission to try to read other translated books. What are some suggestions you have? Thanks --Ashley   5. Can you please recommend books with characters with mental illness? I recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and it really helps reading about characters that go through similar experiences. I read 'It's kind of a funny story' 'The rest of us just live here' and 'All the bright places'. I enjoy YA, but I would like to read other genres as well. (I usually like my books as diverse as possible) Thank you for your help! --Theodora   6. You two seem to know a lot about diversity in fiction so I figured I'd ask you two instead of taking my question to google (I figure you both will offer me better quality recs). So I'm a big reader of fantasy. It's always been my favorite, and preferred reading genre. However I'm also a gay man who enjoys reading about gay men (preferably if a romance is involved), so to find that I've pretty much had to go outside the fantasy genre for that one. I'd love it if I could read a (quality) fantasy novel with gay characters, and maybe a little bit of romance. I'm so excited to hear what you two have to recommend, this is my favorite podcast, and I've read so many amazing books because of you two. --Sam   7. I'm trying to get into post apocalyptic books, but don't know where to start. I recently read Station 11, and now I want more. There seems to be no shortage of YA post apocalyptic novels, but I've read several, and so far have not liked any of the ones I have read. I've never NOT liked YA, but I've never been too crazy about it either, so I figure I better look at 'adult' (I'M SO SORRY. I DON'T LIKE CALLING IT THAT EITHER) books of the genre. Thanks so much you two! I can't wait to hear what you two have to recommend. --Chloe   8. I am a sucker for sad books, especially those that revolve around loneliness. The History of Love, Everything I Never Told You, and Oryx and Crake (is that an odd third?) were all fantastically devastating for me. I am looking for recommendations that will send me to that despairing place in the company of the fictional. --Sasha   Books Discussed   The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson March, Book 1 by John Lewis This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki Invisible Planets, edited by Ken Liu The Sea Is Ours, edited by Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Penance by Kanae Minato, translated by Philip Gabriel The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Captive Prince by CS Pacat Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Borne by Jeff VanderMeer Shelter by Jung Yun A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBrideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Asian sci-fi, books about mental illness, starter graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong and Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson March, Book 1 by John Lewis This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki Invisible Planets, edited by Ken Liu The Sea Is Ours, edited by Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Penance by Kanae Minato, translated by Philip Gabriel The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Captive Prince by CS Pacat Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Borne by Jeff VanderMeer Shelter by Jung Yun A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Asian sci-fi, books about mental illness, starter graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong and Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson

March, Book 1 by John Lewis

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

Invisible Planets, edited by Ken Liu

The Sea Is Ours, edited by Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor

Penance by Kanae Minato, translated by Philip Gabriel

The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette

Haldol and Hyacinths by Melody Moezzi

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Captive Prince by CS Pacat

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

Shelter by Jung Yun

A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

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]]> 3103 Academia Plus Elves https://bookriot.com/listen/academia-plus-elves/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Scotland reads, Cuban fiction, mind-blowing YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Separatists by Lis Wiehl and Libby. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (November 9 2017) Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat Murder in the Rough, edited by Otto Penzler The Hour of the Land by Terry Tempest Williams The Residence by Kate Anderson Brower American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Scotland: The Autobiography by Rosemary Goring Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco, translated by Lucy Greaves The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Roses and Rot by Kat Howard The Art of Waiting by Belle Boggs Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Planet for Rent by Yoss, translated by David Frye Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:30:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Scotland reads, Cuban fiction, mind-blowing YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Separatists by Lis Wiehl and Libby.   Questions   1. Hi Ladies! I’ve always wondered if I’d have a need to send in a request to tap into your endless knowledge of books, and the need arose this week! I have been clerking for a federal judge for the past year. My time is quickly coming to an end in early August. Chambers is a tight-knit family of four. I’d love to give a book to each of my colleagues as a going away present and would love help with that! Judge: Is an AVID golfer. I mean really avid. Do you have any good recommendations for golf coffee table books or a narrative nonfiction book about golf? Or really anything golf related? If that is too niche, he also enjoys legal thrillers a la John Grisham, but I would like to recommend him something in that vein but perhaps less mainstream? Judicial assistant: She LOVES to cook. And she is a healthy eater. I think she would enjoy something that focuses on fresh, organic ingredients. She’s also from Florida. Do you have any great cookbook recommendations? Co-clerk: Loves the outdoors and national parks. Avid hiker. I’m thinking a memoir where the author goes on a hiking trip or writes about their time exploring nature etc. I hope that’s descriptive enough and appreciate any help you can offer! Best, –Chantalle   2. I am traveling to Washington D.C. for work at the end of July and I would like some D.C. related reads. These can be fiction or non-fiction but something historical would be nice. –Ashley   3. Hi Ladies! I recently discovered the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon a little over a year ago and just finished reading the 8th book at the end of August. Ever since I opened that first book I have been obsessed with anything and everything related to Scotland. Since it will be 3-4 more years before the next book comes out I would like to read more books set in Scotland to make the waiting easier lol. I’m not a huge reader of nonfiction but would love to try recommendations for fiction and nonfiction on this topic. I have read At The Water’s Edge by Sarah Gruen and I really enjoyed it. I am really enjoying the podcast and my TBR is getting longer and longer everyday. Thanks! –Leslie   4. Hi! I love the show! I would love a recommendation for a fiction book set somewhere in 20th century Latin America. A book with a great story, but also some historical/geographical tidbits in the background. I usually read fantasy or mystery, but I’m up for any genre. Thanks again! –Janine   5. I am so happy this podcast exists! I have been looking for some help with recommendations for ages. My favourite books have all been about women in academia and the world, specifically in the earlier 20th century. I’ve read The Group, but maybe I am looking for a sort of female version of A Separate Peace or Dead Poets Society if you kind of understand what I mean. Sort of like book versions of the Julia Roberts movie Mona Lisa Smile. Thank you so much 🙂 –Jennifer   6. I am looking for book recommendations for someone dealing with infertility. While I was struggling to get pregnant and then while I was in fertility treatments, I had a hard time finding books that made me feel less alone and broken. After a long process, I finally have my beautiful boy, but I still want to know what kinds of works are out there that could maybe be a comfort for someone who is going through a similar situation. When I was looking, I was interested in fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. They don’t necessarily have to feature characters with fertility issues, but I’m looking for books that can be a comfort and let you know that you aren’t alone in this. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you! –Amanda   7. I have a very eclectic reading taste. I’ve recently been going through my contemporary YA fiction phase. I love Jandy Nelson and Melina Marchetta. I’m looking for another story with characters that will blow my mind. I want to feel like my life just changed when I’m done reading it. Can you help? –Krista   8. I try very hard to read a number of books with diverse characters and authors, but I realized somewhere along the way I completely forgot to read books that represent my own culture/heritage. I’m a Cuban American and I realized I haven’t ONCE come across a novel where the main character is Cuban. I’ve read a good amount of books/authors of other hispanic origin, but not my own. The only things I’ve read have been two non fiction books- Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas, and a biography of Che Guevara. Do you guys have any recommendations? I’d really like some fiction to read, but if you know of any good non fiction literature I’d be happy to know of those as well! All the best, and thank you. — Celia     Books Discussed Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (November 9 2017) Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat Murder in the Rough, edited by Otto Penzler The Hour of the Land by Terry Tempest Williams The Residence by Kate Anderson Brower American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Scotland: The Autobiography by Rosemary Goring Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco, translated by Lucy Greaves The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Roses and Rot by Kat Howard The Art of Waiting by Belle Boggs Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Planet for Rent by Yoss, translated by David Frye Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodriguez MilanesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Scotland reads, Cuban fiction, mind-blowing YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Separatists by Lis Wiehl and Libby. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (November 9 2017) Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat Murder in the Rough, edited by Otto Penzler The Hour of the Land by Terry Tempest Williams The Residence by Kate Anderson Brower American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Scotland: The Autobiography by Rosemary Goring Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco, translated by Lucy Greaves The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Roses and Rot by Kat Howard The Art of Waiting by Belle Boggs Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Planet for Rent by Yoss, translated by David Frye Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Scotland reads, Cuban fiction, mind-blowing YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Separatists by Lis Wiehl and Libby.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Bonfire by Krysten Ritter (November 9 2017)

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat

Murder in the Rough, edited by Otto Penzler

The Hour of the Land by Terry Tempest Williams

The Residence by Kate Anderson Brower

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean

Scotland: The Autobiography by Rosemary Goring

Death Going Down by Maria Angelica Bosco, translated by Lucy Greaves

The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

The Art of Waiting by Belle Boggs

Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

Planet for Rent by Yoss, translated by David Frye

Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes

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]]> 2862 Unicorns And Rainbows Coming To Eat You https://bookriot.com/listen/unicorns-rainbows-coming-eat/ Amanda and Jenn discuss readings on motherhood, Star Wars read-alikes, novels about twins, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (out August 22 2017) Behind the Throne KB Wagers Girl at War by Sara Novic NW by Zadie Smith Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi Tender by Sofia Samatar Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (recommended by Liberty) California by Edan Lepucki Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:23:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss readings on motherhood, Star Wars read-alikes, novels about twins, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. My husband and I are going on a belated honeymoon adventure at the end of August/early September. We are starting in London, then heading to Croatia, and ending the trip in Tuscany. I am looking for books set in these places. I typically read contemporary fiction and psychological thrillers. I gravitate towards realistic - sorry, no Game of Thrones ;). I also enjoy a good memoir. Thank you so much for your recommendations! (FYI, some favorites: Tell the Wolves I'm Home, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, Dark Places, Burial Rites - thanks to you two!, The Poisonwood Bible, Dear Fang With Love) --Karoline   2. Hi there! I'm having my first child, a boy, in August 2017. I'm not with the father (who will remain uninvolved), the baby was unplanned, and I will be transitioning from a full time job in downtown Nashville to a remote position in a tiny town in Ohio. I'm looking for books applicable to my situation (early thirties, single motherhood, liberal and cognizant of the need to raise a thoughtful, independent thinking, and respectful white son who is being born during a time when the country is under terrifying leadership). Fiction or non-fiction welcome! I'm a big fan of the site and can't wait to hear your suggestions. --Amanda   3. Hi! I'm a college professor and my wife and I are expecting a baby in July, so I'll have a semester off for the first time in a long time. While I'm sure most of it will be spent sleepless with a baby, I'm also hoping to get in some good reading for fun. In the summer, I tend to love ridiculous sun-soaked literary fiction like The Vacationers and Seating Arrangements. Otherwise, I read/listen to a lot of sci-fi/fantasy and LGBTQ lit. I loved the Argonauts and would love to read more about queer families or parenting. I also recently read The Expanse series and All the Birds in the Sky. What should I read while I'm home with a little one to prevent me from being lonely and crazy? --Nikki   4. My boyfriend is suuuuper into Star Wars. We first bonded over a love of reading, but the vast majority of his already-read pile is Star Wars novels - and there's nothing wrong with that, but I've been enjoying trying to expand his palate. He claims he'll try anything, just never knew where to start, and has already borrowed the Lunar Chronicles from me and really loved it. I also gave him Night Circus (because it's my favorite), but that one seemed to go over less well - his comment was "I can see why you love it so much." The thing I'm noticing, however, is that my personal collection leans much more towards fantasy and fairy tale retellings than sci fi, and I was wondering if you had any ideas of sci fi that *isn't* Star Wars that he might like. He especially enjoys explorations of people in the Empire, I know he was really excited for the recent book about Thrawn, and he loves Lost Stars by Claudia Grey. Thanks in advance! --Anne   5. I have a yen to read more short stories, but I am finding myself at my wit's end trying to find any good collections that suit my reading interests. I really fell in love with short stories recently reading "Diving Belles" by Lucy Wood, and then I absolutely loved "American Housewife" by Helen Ellis. Both these collections contained relatively short, engaging short stories. I think the common factor is that they are primarily about women, and are thoroughly charming. There is darkness without being too much of a downer, but they are not sappy "Chicken Soup for the Soul" type reads, which I don't judge, but don't enjoy. I don't know if I have far too particular tastes, or I just don't know where to look next. I tried to read some Neil Gaiman short stories and I'm not really thrilled so far, although I am not giving up yet! Help! I don't even know where to look next. Kind regards, --Eliza   6. Hello! My older sister recently asked me for book recommendations because she feels like she doesn't have any hobbies. She is in a very different place in life than I am, so I'm not sure what to suggest. She works, is married, and has three kids, all under the age of 8, so she doesn't have a ton of free time. I think the last time she read fiction was 12 years ago, when we were living together and I had my books all over the apartment. Back then, she enjoyed historical fiction set in South Asia (e.g. The Twentieth Wife and The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan). She and her husband are now in the process of building a house, and she has always been very interested in interior design (she loves Pinterest and tells me I should have throw pillows). She also loves to cook and she took a baking class once. Any ideas? Her birthday is coming up in July so I hope you can answer before then. Thanks so much! --Sel   7. Hello! I'm a little worried that my request may be kind of tricky. I'd like to buy my Dad a book for his upcoming birthday. The problem is that while he enjoys reading, he is prefers short novels with straight-forward writing styles. I think that this is because he's dyslexic and gets a little overwhelmed when texts are too "flowery" in their writing style or have a reputation for being "intellectual." He tends to only read a couple books a year (usually the ones I give him) so I feel a bit of pressure! I've had a lot of luck in the past with John Steinbeck (he liked the Pearl but loved Of Mice and Men). He enjoys books with historical elements. He's from Northern California and he gets a kick out of reading books set in landscapes that he knows and loves. Are there books out there that fit some of these guidelines? I know that Steinbeck's canon has a lot of books with these elements, but I don't think my Dad will sit through East of Eden or the Grapes of Wrath, and I'd like to try something a little different. Thank you so much! --Amris   8. I love reading stories about siblings, particularly twins. Got any suggestions? Thanks! --Jonathan     Books Discussed Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (out August 22 2017) Behind the Throne KB Wagers Girl at War by Sara Novic NW by Zadie Smith Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi Tender by Sofia Samatar Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (recommended by Liberty) California by Edan Lepucki Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffenegerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss readings on motherhood, Star Wars read-alikes, novels about twins, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy and OwlCrate. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (out August 22 2017) Behind the Throne KB Wagers Girl at War by Sara Novic NW by Zadie Smith Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi Tender by Sofia Samatar Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (recommended by Liberty) California by Edan Lepucki Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss readings on motherhood, Star Wars read-alikes, novels about twins, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (out August 22 2017)

Behind the Throne KB Wagers

Girl at War by Sara Novic

NW by Zadie Smith

Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

Saga Vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples

The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

Tender by Sofia Samatar

Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny

The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (recommended by Liberty)

California by Edan Lepucki

Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger

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]]> 2847 Love Shapes https://bookriot.com/listen/love-shapes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss under the radar favorites, witchy reads, beautiful prose, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate, The Assignment (Lessons in Control series) by Jade A. Waters, and Ploughshares. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Moon Called by Patricia Briggs Death Going Down by María Angélica Bosco All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Prophecy by Ellen Oh Problems by Jade Sharma Pym by Mat Johnson Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake 100 Must Reads About Witches post The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland The Graceling series by Kristin Cashore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss under the radar favorites, witchy reads, beautiful prose, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate, The Assignment (Lessons in Control series) by Jade A. Waters, and Ploughshares. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. My husband and I are venturing to Montreal, Quebec this summer and I find myself questioning if I have ever read a book set in Canada let alone Quebec or Montreal. I am looking for an engrossing book to take with me on the trip and would love your help finding something set in Canada or more specifically Quebec or Montreal. I will read just about anything but tend towards fiction, and this summer especially mystery and other page turnery type novels. Thank you in advance! --Abby   2. Hello Bookriot! As part of my reading goals, I am trying to read more diversely, so I decided to try and mirror America's racial dynamics in this year's 100 books (12% African American, 16% Hispanic/Latino, 5% Asian American, etc.) So far I've read some fantastic classics - Beloved, The Color Purple, etc., but it's been a bit of a struggle to find books in my favorite genres. I read almost exclusively science fiction and science nonfiction, which are both dominated by white male authors. Do you have any suggestions for science fiction or nonfiction by non-white authors? I'd especially like to hear about some Hispanic/Latino authors, which I have been especially struggling to find. Thank you! --Tia   3. I am looking for books for my 12 year old son. He used to be a 'reader' but he now he is only obsessed with playing video games. He loves all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and I have tried giving him books that have to do with video games like Ready Player One and Ender's Game. He started reading Ready Player One and he really liked it but he said it only makes him want to play more video games. He is very interested in History and Politics. He bought a History book just to read on his own and he watches the news and presidential debates. Can you recommend any books that will appeal to him? Thank you! --Denise   4. I recently looked at my daughter's reading list for school and noticed very few had female protagonists- and this is something my daughter has complained about before. She's in the fifth grade and an avid reader, but she keeps getting recommended and given books with male main characters. As a middle aged man children's books aren't admittedly in my wheelhouse, but I want to give my daughter books with strong female characters. Her favorite books are Harry Potter (obviously), Peter Pan, and The Once and Future King. She loves fantasy and adventure stories, and goes crazy over anything with witches. A friend recently gave her The Sisters Grimm and she finished all ten books within the month. She reads at a fairly high reading level (she recently read The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and all three Lord of the Ring books) so I'm not afraid of giving her something a bit more difficult to read, but I would like to give her some fun children's books. Thanks for the help- your show is wonderful and I look forward to hearing your recommendations. --Adam   5. Hello Jenn and Amanda, I would like to start by saying that I adore this podcast and I look forward to it every week so thank you for that :) Now on to my question: I have a YouTube channel called Under The Radar Books and I am always looking for books that are lesser known. I tend to read mostly literary fiction, but I am open to all kinds of genres. Some of my favorite 'under the radar' books are Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis and In The Mean Time by Paul Tremblay. I am hoping you guys can recommend some books that you think are extremely underhyped but wonderful. Thank you in advance! I cannot wait to see what you come up with :) --Brittany   6. I recently read Coffin Hill because it was recommended on this show, and I loved it. It didn't just remind me of my love of witches, but also family heritage/curses. Do you know of any good supernatural books that involve old families, and magic, and maybe curses? I look forward to hearing your recommendations! --Maggie   7. Hello! I'm a huge, huge fan of the show and I thought maybe you could help me with a problem I've been having, even though it isn't the most straightforward of questions. I would like to know what are some contemporary authors you would recommend based solely on their writing style. I've read mostly classics for ages and I'm afraid I'm missing out on a lot of good stuff. One of the things I like most in a book is unique and beautiful writing, so: where can I find that in contemporary lit? I'm sure it's everywhere, I just don't know where to look and could use some guiding. I know it's a vague question, sorry for that and thank you in advance! --Liliana   8. Hi! I love the show (and have compiled a massive TBR list, thanks). I find I've been having a hard time really enjoying YA like I used to. It's not that I'm older (although I am); it's because I find I now get annoyed by love shapes--triangles and squares where the heroine has all these men vying for her affection. Can you recommend any YA books that don't have love shapes? I usually like a bit of romance, but maybe just one-on-one relationships or keeping the romance way off to the side of the plot would help. Or possibly the solution is reading a YA that has no romance. Some YA books that I love: - A Girl of Fire and Thorns series - The Raven Boys series - The Mediator series (old, I know, but still a fav) Thanks for your help!   Books Discussed Moon Called by Patricia Briggs Death Going Down by María Angélica Bosco All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Prophecy by Ellen Oh Problems by Jade Sharma Pym by Mat Johnson Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake 100 Must Reads About Witches post The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland The Graceling series by Kristin CashoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss under the radar favorites, witchy reads, beautiful prose, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate, The Assignment (Lessons in Control series) by Jade A. Waters, and Ploughshares. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Moon Called by Patricia Briggs Death Going Down by María Angélica Bosco All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Prophecy by Ellen Oh Problems by Jade Sharma Pym by Mat Johnson Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake 100 Must Reads About Witches post The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland The Graceling series by Kristin Cashore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss under the radar favorites, witchy reads, beautiful prose, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate, The Assignment (Lessons in Control series) by Jade A. Waters, and Ploughshares.

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Books Discussed

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Death Going Down by María Angélica Bosco

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz

I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Problems by Jade Sharma

Pym by Mat Johnson

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

100 Must Reads About Witches post

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland

The Graceling series by Kristin Cashore

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]]> 3448 All Fantasy, All the Time with Aliette de Bodard https://bookriot.com/listen/fantasy-time-aliette-de-bodard/ Jenn, Sharifah, and guest author Aliette de Bodard give fantasy reading recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The People We Hate At The Wedding by Grant Ginder and The Crime Book. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard SFF Yeah! podcast Black Wolves by Kate Elliott Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Half World by Hiromi Goto Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson Witchmark by C.L. Polk Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner Huntress by Malinda Lo About a Girl (Metamorphoses #3) by Sarah McCarry Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Court of Fives by Kate Elliott The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham (Acacia series) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:47:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn, Sharifah, and guest author Aliette de Bodard give fantasy reading recommendations in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The People We Hate At The Wedding by Grant Ginder and The Crime Book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn, Sharifah, and guest author Aliette de Bodard give fantasy reading recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The People We Hate At The Wedding by Grant Ginder and The Crime Book. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard SFF Yeah! podcast Black Wolves by Kate Elliott Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Half World by Hiromi Goto Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson Witchmark by C.L. Polk Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner Huntress by Malinda Lo About a Girl (Metamorphoses #3) by Sarah McCarry Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Court of Fives by Kate Elliott The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham (Acacia series) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn, Sharifah, and guest author Aliette de Bodard give fantasy reading recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by The People We Hate At The Wedding by Grant Ginder and The Crime Book.

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Books Discussed

The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard

SFF Yeah! podcast

Black Wolves by Kate Elliott

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

Half World by Hiromi Goto

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson

Witchmark by C.L. Polk

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Huntress by Malinda Lo

About a Girl (Metamorphoses #3) by Sarah McCarry

Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara

The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham (Acacia series)

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]]> 3227 Queer Teen Version Of The Odyssey https://bookriot.com/listen/queer-teen-version-odyssey/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about moms and dads, middle-grade books, asexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi The Day of the Duchess Sarah MacLean To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede (Dealing With Dragons #1) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley 100 Must Read Lesbian and Bisexual Women Books post My Education by Susan Choi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:51:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about moms and dads, middle-grade books, asexual characters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about moms and dads, middle-grade books, asexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi The Day of the Duchess Sarah MacLean To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede (Dealing With Dragons #1) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley 100 Must Read Lesbian and Bisexual Women Books post My Education by Susan Choi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about moms and dads, middle-grade books, asexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

The Day of the Duchess Sarah MacLean

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques

The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn

Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu

Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead

The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang

The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede (Dealing With Dragons #1)

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

100 Must Read Lesbian and Bisexual Women Books post

My Education by Susan Choi

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]]> 3107 The Rest of Eternity And Whatever https://bookriot.com/listen/rest-eternity-whatever/ Amanda and Jenn discuss travel audiobooks, under-the-radar magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and Not A Sound by Heather Gudenkauf. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, narrated by Gary Sinise Blue Highways by William Least-Heat Moon Anne of the Island by LM Montgomery Mercury by Hope Larson Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Burglar’s Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh True Crime Addict by James Renner (rec’d by Stephanie) Comics About Gaming post In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang The Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi (The Stonekeeper #1) My Life With BOB by Pamela Paul Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 30 May 2017 16:10:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss travel audiobooks, under-the-radar magical realism, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and Not A Sound by Heather Gudenkauf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss travel audiobooks, under-the-radar magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and Not A Sound by Heather Gudenkauf. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, narrated by Gary Sinise Blue Highways by William Least-Heat Moon Anne of the Island by LM Montgomery Mercury by Hope Larson Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies Burglar’s Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh True Crime Addict by James Renner (rec’d by Stephanie) Comics About Gaming post In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang The Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi (The Stonekeeper #1) My Life With BOB by Pamela Paul Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss travel audiobooks, under-the-radar magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle and Not A Sound by Heather Gudenkauf.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, narrated by Gary Sinise

Blue Highways by William Least-Heat Moon

Anne of the Island by LM Montgomery

Mercury by Hope Larson

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino

Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

Burglar’s Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh

True Crime Addict by James Renner (rec’d by Stephanie)

Comics About Gaming post

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang

The Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi (The Stonekeeper #1)

My Life With BOB by Pamela Paul

Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam

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]]> 3055 Audible Air Quotes https://bookriot.com/listen/audible-air-quotes/ Amanda and Jenn discuss body-positive health books, YA horror, unreliable narrators and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle for Kids and Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry To the End of the Land by David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff Oreo by Fran Ross Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon The Hallowed Ones by Lauren Bickle Slasher Girls & Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester How Should a Person Be by Sheila Heti (rec’d by Angel Cruz) In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje (recommended by Charles Hoffman) Sugar by Seressia Glass (rec’d by Amanda Diehl) Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy Worth It All by Claudia Connor Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 May 2017 14:59:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss body-positive health books, YA horror, unreliable narrators and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle for Kids and Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss body-positive health books, YA horror, unreliable narrators and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle for Kids and Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry To the End of the Land by David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff Oreo by Fran Ross Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon The Hallowed Ones by Lauren Bickle Slasher Girls & Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester How Should a Person Be by Sheila Heti (rec’d by Angel Cruz) In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje (recommended by Charles Hoffman) Sugar by Seressia Glass (rec’d by Amanda Diehl) Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy Worth It All by Claudia Connor Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss body-positive health books, YA horror, unreliable narrators and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Amazon Kindle for Kids and Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott.

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Books Discussed

Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

To the End of the Land by David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen

The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Oreo by Fran Ross

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley

Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon

The Hallowed Ones by Lauren Bickle

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester

How Should a Person Be by Sheila Heti (rec’d by Angel Cruz)

In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje (recommended by Charles Hoffman)

Sugar by Seressia Glass (rec’d by Amanda Diehl)

Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy

Worth It All by Claudia Connor

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

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]]> 2937 Badassery On Motorcycles https://bookriot.com/listen/badassery-on-motorcycles/ Amanda and Jenn discuss essay collections, historical fiction, personal favorites, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (rec’d by Kathleen Keenan) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Sweet to the Taste by Alyssa Cole Penance by Kanae Minato, translated by Philip Gabriel What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Lab Girl by Hope Jahren The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon Red or Dead by David Peace The Man with the Compound Eyes by Ming-Yi Wu Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 17 May 2017 17:18:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss essay collections, historical fiction, personal favorites, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss essay collections, historical fiction, personal favorites, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (rec’d by Kathleen Keenan) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Sweet to the Taste by Alyssa Cole Penance by Kanae Minato, translated by Philip Gabriel What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Lab Girl by Hope Jahren The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon Red or Dead by David Peace The Man with the Compound Eyes by Ming-Yi Wu Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss essay collections, historical fiction, personal favorites, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson.

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Books Discussed

Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (rec’d by Kathleen Keenan)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Sweet to the Taste by Alyssa Cole

Penance by Kanae Minato, translated by Philip Gabriel

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

The Fire This Time, edited by Jesmyn Ward

The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente

Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon

Red or Dead by David Peace

The Man with the Compound Eyes by Ming-Yi Wu

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

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]]> 2869 Do Love A Greek Chorus https://bookriot.com/listen/love-greek-chorus/ Amanda and Jenn discuss travelogues, tearjerkers, and books for kids with depression in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Elves, written by Jean-Luc Istin and illustrated by Kyko Duarte, and The Radium Girls by Kate Moore. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me by Maya Angelou Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrande Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson Chimera by David Wellington Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster Scarlet Devices by Delphine Dryden Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 May 2017 18:32:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss travelogues, tearjerkers, and books for kids with depression in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Elves, written by Jean-Luc Istin and illustrated by Kyko Duarte, and The Radium Girls by Kate Moore. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss travelogues, tearjerkers, and books for kids with depression in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Elves, written by Jean-Luc Istin and illustrated by Kyko Duarte, and The Radium Girls by Kate Moore. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me by Maya Angelou Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrande Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson Chimera by David Wellington Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster Scarlet Devices by Delphine Dryden Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss travelogues, tearjerkers, and books for kids with depression in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Elves, written by Jean-Luc Istin and illustrated by Kyko Duarte, and The Radium Girls by Kate Moore.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke

My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me by Maya Angelou

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman

Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James

Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrande

Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson

Chimera by David Wellington

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

Scarlet Devices by Delphine Dryden

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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]]> 2849 Outside With Cursing https://bookriot.com/listen/outside-with-cursing/ Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, books about Iceland, sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman 100 Must Read Books About Books post An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott Rising Strong by Brené Brown Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2017 21:16:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, books about Iceland, sci-fi, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, books about Iceland, sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman 100 Must Read Books About Books post An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott Rising Strong by Brené Brown Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, books about Iceland, sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman

100 Must Read Books About Books post

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott

Rising Strong by Brené Brown

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

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]]> 2512 All Mysteries, All Thrillers, All the Time https://bookriot.com/listen/mysteries-thrillers-time/ Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Katie discuss mysteries and thrillers! This episode is sponsored by Start Up by Doree Shafrir and Perfect by Cecilia Ahern. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Madame X by Jasinda Wilder The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough Jackaby series by William Ritter The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R King I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu Agatha Raisin series by M.C. Beaton (The Quiche of Death #1) The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Night Film by Marisha Pessl You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Infomocracy by Malka Older The Cutting Season by Attica Locke A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis Confessions by Kanae Minato, transl by Stephen Snyder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:16:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Katie discuss mysteries and thrillers! This episode is sponsored by Start Up by Doree Shafrir and Perfect by Cecilia Ahern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Katie discuss mysteries and thrillers! This episode is sponsored by Start Up by Doree Shafrir and Perfect by Cecilia Ahern. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Madame X by Jasinda Wilder The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough Jackaby series by William Ritter The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R King I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu Agatha Raisin series by M.C. Beaton (The Quiche of Death #1) The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Night Film by Marisha Pessl You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Infomocracy by Malka Older The Cutting Season by Attica Locke A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis Confessions by Kanae Minato, transl by Stephen Snyder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Katie discuss mysteries and thrillers!

This episode is sponsored by Start Up by Doree Shafrir and Perfect by Cecilia Ahern.

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Books Discussed

Madame X by Jasinda Wilder

The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

Jackaby series by William Ritter

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R King

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear

Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu

Agatha Raisin series by M.C. Beaton (The Quiche of Death #1)

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

Infomocracy by Malka Older

The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain

To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis

Confessions by Kanae Minato, transl by Stephen Snyder

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]]> 3543 Interpersonal Shenanigans https://bookriot.com/listen/interpersonal-shenanigans/ Amanda and Jenn discuss cookbooks, JFK, book group picks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener and Kensington Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Death of a President, November 1963 by William Manchester The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ (rec’d by Romeo Rosales) Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee The Arrival by Shaun Tan My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki The Guide to Getting it On by Paul Joannides Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski GoodInBed.com A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain In the Club newsletter Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Damn Delicious by Chungah Rhee Mark Bittman (How To Cook Everything Vegetarian or How To Cook Everything: Basics) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:25:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss cookbooks, JFK, book group picks and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener and Kensington Books.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss cookbooks, JFK, book group picks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener and Kensington Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Death of a President, November 1963 by William Manchester The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ (rec’d by Romeo Rosales) Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee The Arrival by Shaun Tan My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki The Guide to Getting it On by Paul Joannides Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski GoodInBed.com A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain In the Club newsletter Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Damn Delicious by Chungah Rhee Mark Bittman (How To Cook Everything Vegetarian or How To Cook Everything: Basics) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss cookbooks, JFK, book group picks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Post Grad by Caroline Kitchener and Kensington Books.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Death of a President, November 1963 by William Manchester

The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ (rec’d by Romeo Rosales)

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

The Guide to Getting it On by Paul Joannides

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

GoodInBed.com

A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain

In the Club newsletter

Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza

Damn Delicious by Chungah Rhee

Mark Bittman (How To Cook Everything Vegetarian or How To Cook Everything: Basics)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 2737 Really, Really, Really Problematic https://bookriot.com/listen/really-really-really-problematic/ Amanda and Jenn discuss deeply messed up books, body positive reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Falling Hard by Stacy Finz and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed 9 Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli (rec’d by Preeti) Zealot by Reza Aslan Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson Our Harsh Logic from Breaking the Silence Anything Chaim Potok (The Chosen) List of Jewish historical fiction not about the Holocaust The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Ninth City Burning by J Patrick Black Embassytown by China Mieville Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin Everfair by Nisi Shawl Asking For It by Lilah Pace Out by Natsuo Kirino Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 12 Apr 2017 18:21:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss deeply messed up books, body positive reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Falling Hard by Stacy Finz and Book Riot Insiders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss deeply messed up books, body positive reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Falling Hard by Stacy Finz and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed 9 Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli (rec’d by Preeti) Zealot by Reza Aslan Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson Our Harsh Logic from Breaking the Silence Anything Chaim Potok (The Chosen) List of Jewish historical fiction not about the Holocaust The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Ninth City Burning by J Patrick Black Embassytown by China Mieville Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin Everfair by Nisi Shawl Asking For It by Lilah Pace Out by Natsuo Kirino Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss deeply messed up books, body positive reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Falling Hard by Stacy Finz and Book Riot Insiders.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

9 Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli (rec’d by Preeti)

Zealot by Reza Aslan

Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson

Our Harsh Logic from Breaking the Silence

Anything Chaim Potok (The Chosen)

List of Jewish historical fiction not about the Holocaust

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Ninth City Burning by J Patrick Black

Embassytown by China Mieville

Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Asking For It by Lilah Pace

Out by Natsuo Kirino

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

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]]> 3025 Mortality and Whatnot https://bookriot.com/listen/mortality-and-whatnot/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books on grief and mortality, chapter books, personal favorites and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Only A Mistress Will Do by Jenna Jaxon and The Baker Street Four from Insight Editions. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Lost Stars by Claudia Gray Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz Mama Day by Gloria Naylor (original rec from Nisi Shawl) The Mysterious Moonstone by Eric Luper Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown The Hour of the Land by Terry Tempest Williams Desert Notes by Barry Lopez Grief is a Thing With Feathers by Max Porter Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Bestiary by Donika Kelly Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy Guidebook to Relative Strangers (June 13 2017) My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:12:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books on grief and mortality, chapter books, personal favorites and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Only A Mistress Will Do by Jenna Jaxon and The Baker Street Four from Insight Editions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books on grief and mortality, chapter books, personal favorites and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Only A Mistress Will Do by Jenna Jaxon and The Baker Street Four from Insight Editions. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Lost Stars by Claudia Gray Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz Mama Day by Gloria Naylor (original rec from Nisi Shawl) The Mysterious Moonstone by Eric Luper Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown The Hour of the Land by Terry Tempest Williams Desert Notes by Barry Lopez Grief is a Thing With Feathers by Max Porter Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Bestiary by Donika Kelly Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy Guidebook to Relative Strangers (June 13 2017) My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books on grief and mortality, chapter books, personal favorites and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Lost Stars by Claudia Gray

Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor (original rec from Nisi Shawl)

The Mysterious Moonstone by Eric Luper

Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

The Hour of the Land by Terry Tempest Williams

Desert Notes by Barry Lopez

Grief is a Thing With Feathers by Max Porter

Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Bestiary by Donika Kelly

Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy

Guidebook to Relative Strangers (June 13 2017)

My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler

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]]> 2770 Hot Chocolate Hour https://bookriot.com/listen/hot-chocolate-hour/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Glasgow lit, books for understanding the American political right, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Yvain: The Knight of the Lion by M.T. Anderson, and His Alone by Alexa Riley. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed No Mean City by A. McArthur and H. Kingsley Long Lanark by Alasdair Gray Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton A-Force Vol 0: Warzones by G Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennet, Jorge Molina Womanthology: Space, edited by Mariah Huehner The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Wintersong by S Jae -Jones Barnheart by Jenna Woginrich The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin White Oleander by Janet Fitch Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi 100 Must-Read Books About Complicated Mothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:44:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Glasgow lit, books for understanding the American political right, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Yvain: The Knight of the Lion by M.T. Anderson, and His Alone by Alexa Riley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Glasgow lit, books for understanding the American political right, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Yvain: The Knight of the Lion by M.T. Anderson, and His Alone by Alexa Riley. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed No Mean City by A. McArthur and H. Kingsley Long Lanark by Alasdair Gray Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton A-Force Vol 0: Warzones by G Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennet, Jorge Molina Womanthology: Space, edited by Mariah Huehner The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Wintersong by S Jae -Jones Barnheart by Jenna Woginrich The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin White Oleander by Janet Fitch Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi 100 Must-Read Books About Complicated Mothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Glasgow lit, books for understanding the American political right, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

No Mean City by A. McArthur and H. Kingsley Long

Lanark by Alasdair Gray

Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon

Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

A-Force Vol 0: Warzones by G Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennet, Jorge Molina

Womanthology: Space, edited by Mariah Huehner

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

Wintersong by S Jae -Jones

Barnheart by Jenna Woginrich

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

100 Must-Read Books About Complicated Mothers

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]]> 3008 Mrs. Dalloway But Grosser https://bookriot.com/listen/mrs-dalloway-grosser/ Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBT+ history, prickly Westerns, experimental prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Playster and You Are Here by Jenny Lawson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed HIV/AIDS Reading List by Rah Carter Scarlet Ribbons: A Priest with AIDS by Rosemary Bailey The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS by Rah Carter Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (Bas-Lag series) Time Salvager by Wesley Chu Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue Deconnick, Emma Rios Doc by Mary Doria Russell Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Room by Emma Donoghue In Her Own Sweet Time by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt (rec’d by Jaime H) Knock Yourself Up by Louise Sloan Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee The Black Count by Tom Reiss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:34:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBT+ history, prickly Westerns, experimental prose and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Playster and You Are Here by Jenny Lawson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBT+ history, prickly Westerns, experimental prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Playster and You Are Here by Jenny Lawson. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed HIV/AIDS Reading List by Rah Carter Scarlet Ribbons: A Priest with AIDS by Rosemary Bailey The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS by Rah Carter Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (Bas-Lag series) Time Salvager by Wesley Chu Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue Deconnick, Emma Rios Doc by Mary Doria Russell Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Room by Emma Donoghue In Her Own Sweet Time by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt (rec’d by Jaime H) Knock Yourself Up by Louise Sloan Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee The Black Count by Tom Reiss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBT+ history, prickly Westerns, experimental prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Playster and You Are Here by Jenny Lawson.

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Books Discussed

HIV/AIDS Reading List by Rah Carter

Scarlet Ribbons: A Priest with AIDS by Rosemary Bailey

The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS by Rah Carter

Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (Bas-Lag series)

Time Salvager by Wesley Chu

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue Deconnick, Emma Rios

Doc by Mary Doria Russell

Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett

Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Room by Emma Donoghue

In Her Own Sweet Time by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt (rec’d by Jaime H)

Knock Yourself Up by Louise Sloan

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

The Black Count by Tom Reiss

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]]> 2596 Because Of Murder https://bookriot.com/listen/because-of-murder/ Amanda and Jenn discuss retellings of classics, San Francisco fiction, westerns, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Book That Made Me. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Great by Sara Benincasa The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh San Francisco Noir from Akashic Books All The Birds In The Sky by Charlie Jane Anders The Gun by Fuminori Nakamura, translated by Allison Markin Powell The Sisters Brothers by Patrick De Witt Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Kraken by China Miéville The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins Sofia Samatar (A Stranger in Olondria and Winged Histories) Everfair by Nisi Shawl The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie Helene Bertino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:48:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss retellings of classics, San Francisco fiction, westerns, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Book That Made Me.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss retellings of classics, San Francisco fiction, westerns, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Book That Made Me. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Great by Sara Benincasa The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh San Francisco Noir from Akashic Books All The Birds In The Sky by Charlie Jane Anders The Gun by Fuminori Nakamura, translated by Allison Markin Powell The Sisters Brothers by Patrick De Witt Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Kraken by China Miéville The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins Sofia Samatar (A Stranger in Olondria and Winged Histories) Everfair by Nisi Shawl The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie Helene Bertino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss retellings of classics, San Francisco fiction, westerns, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Book That Made Me.

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Books Discussed

Great by Sara Benincasa

The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

San Francisco Noir from Akashic Books

All The Birds In The Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

The Gun by Fuminori Nakamura, translated by Allison Markin Powell

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick De Witt

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Kraken by China Miéville

The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz

Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Sofia Samatar (A Stranger in Olondria and Winged Histories)

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie Helene Bertino

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]]> 2618 Sunburn Up Your Nose https://bookriot.com/listen/sunburn-up-your-nose/ Amanda and Jenn discuss Brazilian fiction, nature stories, urban fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco and Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed City of God by Paulo Lins, translated by Alison Entrekin The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane Americatown by Bradford Winters and Larry Cohen Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Shadow Hero) In the Woods by Tana French Grania by Morgan Llywelyn The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older (Half-Resurrection Blues) We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit The Sheriff of Nottingham by Richard Kluger Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman The Tiger by John Vaillant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:39:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss Brazilian fiction, nature stories, urban fantasy, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco and Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss Brazilian fiction, nature stories, urban fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco and Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed City of God by Paulo Lins, translated by Alison Entrekin The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane Americatown by Bradford Winters and Larry Cohen Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Shadow Hero) In the Woods by Tana French Grania by Morgan Llywelyn The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older (Half-Resurrection Blues) We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit The Sheriff of Nottingham by Richard Kluger Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman The Tiger by John Vaillant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss Brazilian fiction, nature stories, urban fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco and Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

City of God by Paulo Lins, translated by Alison Entrekin

The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane

Americatown by Bradford Winters and Larry Cohen

Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Shadow Hero)

In the Woods by Tana French

Grania by Morgan Llywelyn

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

Bone Street Rumba series by Daniel Jose Older (Half-Resurrection Blues)

We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

The Sheriff of Nottingham by Richard Kluger

Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman

The Tiger by John Vaillant

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]]> 2516 It Sucks To Be A Princess https://bookriot.com/listen/it-sucks-to-be-a-princess/ Jenn and guest host Preeti Chhibber discuss kids and YA recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Support Get Booked by taking our audience survey. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Savage Fortress (Ash Mistry #1) by Sarwat Chadda Diane Duane’s Young Wizard series (So You Want to Be a Wizard #1) Mike Lupica Ghost by Jason Reynolds My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (forthcoming March 14, 2017) Ask the Passengers by AS King The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Choksi Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Amulet series (The Stone Keeper #1) by Kazu Kibuishi The Percy Jackson series graphic novels (The Lightning Thief #1) by Rick Riordan Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly Meg Medina (Mango, Abuela, and Me; Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Mar 2017 11:16:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and guest host Preeti Chhibber discuss kids and YA recommendations in this week's episode of Get Booked. Support Get Booked by taking our audience survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest host Preeti Chhibber discuss kids and YA recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Support Get Booked by taking our audience survey. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Savage Fortress (Ash Mistry #1) by Sarwat Chadda Diane Duane’s Young Wizard series (So You Want to Be a Wizard #1) Mike Lupica Ghost by Jason Reynolds My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (forthcoming March 14, 2017) Ask the Passengers by AS King The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Choksi Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza Amulet series (The Stone Keeper #1) by Kazu Kibuishi The Percy Jackson series graphic novels (The Lightning Thief #1) by Rick Riordan Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly Meg Medina (Mango, Abuela, and Me; Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest host Preeti Chhibber discuss kids and YA recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Savage Fortress (Ash Mistry #1) by Sarwat Chadda

Diane Duane’s Young Wizard series (So You Want to Be a Wizard #1)

Mike Lupica

Ghost by Jason Reynolds

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner

Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (forthcoming March 14, 2017)

Ask the Passengers by AS King

The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Choksi

Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza

Amulet series (The Stone Keeper #1) by Kazu Kibuishi

The Percy Jackson series graphic novels (The Lightning Thief #1) by Rick Riordan

Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly

Meg Medina (Mango, Abuela, and Me; Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass)

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]]> 2303 People Doing Peopley Things https://bookriot.com/listen/people-peopley-things/ Amanda and Jenn discuss place-based narratives, women breaking barriers, and books set in Vancouver in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Carina Press, publisher of Rough and Tumble by Rhenna Morgan. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Rabbit Ears by Maggie De Vries (recommended by Brenna) The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland (recommended by Brenna) How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir by Amber Dawn Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (“On Marriage”) Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke (for example, this quote) Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (particularly Like An Iron Bell) I Married You For Happiness by Lily Tuck Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Negroland by Margo Jefferson The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade Home by Toni Morrison We Were Soldiers Once and Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph Galloway The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science by Rachel Swaby Sally Ride by Lynn Sherr (recommended by Swapna) Girl at War by Sara Novic Kody Keplinger (DUFF, Run) The Right Way to Be Crippled and Naked edited by Sheila Black, Michael Northen, Annabelle Hayse Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:52:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss place-based narratives, women breaking barriers, and books set in Vancouver in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Carina Press, publisher of Rough and Tumble by Rhenna Morgan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss place-based narratives, women breaking barriers, and books set in Vancouver in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Carina Press, publisher of Rough and Tumble by Rhenna Morgan. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Rabbit Ears by Maggie De Vries (recommended by Brenna) The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland (recommended by Brenna) How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir by Amber Dawn Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (“On Marriage”) Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke (for example, this quote) Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (particularly Like An Iron Bell) I Married You For Happiness by Lily Tuck Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Negroland by Margo Jefferson The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade Home by Toni Morrison We Were Soldiers Once and Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph Galloway The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science by Rachel Swaby Sally Ride by Lynn Sherr (recommended by Swapna) Girl at War by Sara Novic Kody Keplinger (DUFF, Run) The Right Way to Be Crippled and Naked edited by Sheila Black, Michael Northen, Annabelle Hayse Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss place-based narratives, women breaking barriers, and books set in Vancouver in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Carina Press, publisher of Rough and Tumble by Rhenna Morgan.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Rabbit Ears by Maggie De Vries (recommended by Brenna)

The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland (recommended by Brenna)

How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir by Amber Dawn

Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (“On Marriage”)

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke (for example, this quote)

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (particularly Like An Iron Bell)

I Married You For Happiness by Lily Tuck

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

Negroland by Margo Jefferson

The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley

Night at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade

Home by Toni Morrison

We Were Soldiers Once and Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph Galloway

The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath

Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science by Rachel Swaby

Sally Ride by Lynn Sherr (recommended by Swapna)

Girl at War by Sara Novic

Kody Keplinger (DUFF, Run)

The Right Way to Be Crippled and Naked edited by Sheila Black, Michael Northen, Annabelle Hayse

Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

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]]> 2772 Banana-Pants Conspiracy Theories https://bookriot.com/listen/banana-pants-conspiracy-theories/ Amanda and Jenn discuss crime families, nonbinary characters, conspiracy theories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by In The Club, Book Riot’s book groups newsletter. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dune by Frank Herbert The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman The Acacia series (The War With the Mein #1) by David Anthony Durham The Worldbreaker Saga (The Mirror Empire #1) by Kameron Hurley Hold Me by Courtney Milan Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender by Nick Krieger Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson Every Day by David Levithan Hot Season by Susan DeFreitas The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Adaptation by Malinda Lo 20 Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda, translated by WS Merwin and Cristina Garcia Love Poems by Carol Ann Duffy Love Poems, courtesy of the Poetry Foundation Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, translated by Eliot Weinberger What Is This Thing Called Love by Kim Addonizio (a little eroticism, a little heartbreak) Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector, translated by Katrina Dodson The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Chin, translated by Chi-Young Kim Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer Excellent Women by Barbara Pym 100 Books about Starting Over post by Tracy Shapley Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler What You’re Really Meant to Do by Robert S. Kaplan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:47:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss crime families, non-binary characters, conspiracy theories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by In The Club, Book Riot's book groups newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss crime families, nonbinary characters, conspiracy theories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by In The Club, Book Riot’s book groups newsletter. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dune by Frank Herbert The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman The Acacia series (The War With the Mein #1) by David Anthony Durham The Worldbreaker Saga (The Mirror Empire #1) by Kameron Hurley Hold Me by Courtney Milan Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender by Nick Krieger Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson Every Day by David Levithan Hot Season by Susan DeFreitas The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Adaptation by Malinda Lo 20 Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda, translated by WS Merwin and Cristina Garcia Love Poems by Carol Ann Duffy Love Poems, courtesy of the Poetry Foundation Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, translated by Eliot Weinberger What Is This Thing Called Love by Kim Addonizio (a little eroticism, a little heartbreak) Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector, translated by Katrina Dodson The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Chin, translated by Chi-Young Kim Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer Excellent Women by Barbara Pym 100 Books about Starting Over post by Tracy Shapley Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler What You’re Really Meant to Do by Robert S. Kaplan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss crime families, nonbinary characters, conspiracy theories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by In The Club, Book Riot’s book groups newsletter.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Dune by Frank Herbert

The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman

The Acacia series (The War With the Mein #1) by David Anthony Durham

The Worldbreaker Saga (The Mirror Empire #1) by Kameron Hurley

Hold Me by Courtney Milan

Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender by Nick Krieger

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

Every Day by David Levithan

Hot Season by Susan DeFreitas

The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

20 Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda, translated by WS Merwin and Cristina Garcia

Love Poems by Carol Ann Duffy

Love Poems, courtesy of the Poetry Foundation

Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, translated by Eliot Weinberger

What Is This Thing Called Love by Kim Addonizio (a little eroticism, a little heartbreak)

Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector, translated by Katrina Dodson

The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Chin, translated by Chi-Young Kim

Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

100 Books about Starting Over post by Tracy Shapley

Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

What You’re Really Meant to Do by Robert S. Kaplan

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]]> 3201 Crackpots on Reddit https://bookriot.com/listen/crackpots-on-reddit/ Amanda and Jenn discuss the Singularity, Russian nonfiction, and novels about platonic friendships in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom and The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Katie Macbride’s post: Required Reading for Understanding WTF Is Happening In Russia Molly Wetta’s post!: A Russian History Reading List Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen Pushkin’s Children by Tatyana Tolstaya, translated by Jamey Gambell The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku (rec’d by Kristen) To Be a Machine by Mark O’Connell Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson Ceremony by Leslie Marmon-Silko Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson Anything by Louise Erdrich (Plague of Doves) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (with caveat) When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds The Maze Runner by James Dashner Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen Jackaby series by William Ritter Words in the Air, edited by Thomas Travisano and Saskia Hamilton Ausma Zehanat Khan’s Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty series (The Unquiet Dead) How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:27:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss the Singularity, Russian nonfiction, and novels about platonic friendships in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom and The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss the Singularity, Russian nonfiction, and novels about platonic friendships in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom and The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Katie Macbride’s post: Required Reading for Understanding WTF Is Happening In Russia Molly Wetta’s post!: A Russian History Reading List Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen Pushkin’s Children by Tatyana Tolstaya, translated by Jamey Gambell The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku (rec’d by Kristen) To Be a Machine by Mark O’Connell Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson Ceremony by Leslie Marmon-Silko Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson Anything by Louise Erdrich (Plague of Doves) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (with caveat) When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds The Maze Runner by James Dashner Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen Jackaby series by William Ritter Words in the Air, edited by Thomas Travisano and Saskia Hamilton Ausma Zehanat Khan’s Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty series (The Unquiet Dead) How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss the Singularity, Russian nonfiction, and novels about platonic friendships in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom and The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom.

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Books Discussed

Katie Macbride’s post: Required Reading for Understanding WTF Is Happening In Russia

Molly Wetta’s post!: A Russian History Reading List

Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich

The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen

Pushkin’s Children by Tatyana Tolstaya, translated by Jamey Gambell

The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr

The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill

I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You by Courtney Maum

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku (rec’d by Kristen)

To Be a Machine by Mark O’Connell

Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling

Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon-Silko

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

Anything by Louise Erdrich (Plague of Doves)

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (with caveat)

When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen

Jackaby series by William Ritter

Words in the Air, edited by Thomas Travisano and Saskia Hamilton

Ausma Zehanat Khan’s Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty series (The Unquiet Dead)

How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford

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]]> 3777 Environmentalism With Dragons https://bookriot.com/listen/environmentalism-with-dragons/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books about Africa, non-NBA basketball reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This week’s episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Store and the Swords & Spaceships newsletter. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Oneida by Ellen Wayland-Smith (rec’d by Liberty) Lexicon by Max Barry An Autobiography by Angela Davis The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, translated by Roland Glasser Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Hoops by Walter Dean Myers The Whore of Akron by Scott Raab Indentured by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss (rec’d by Rachel Manwill) Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder (rec’d by Jess Pryde) Rain Wild Chronicles (Dragon Keeper #1) by Robin Hobb Gentleman Bastards (The Lies of Locke Lamora #1) by Scott Lynch Inheritance Trilogy (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms #1) by NK Jemisin The Avalon series (The Mists of Avalon #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith Our Harsh Logic from Breaking the Silence Born Palestinian, Born Black by Suheir Hammad How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden My Promised Land by Ari Shavit (rec’d by Michelle Anne Schingler) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 31 Jan 2017 20:52:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books about Africa, non-NBA basketball reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This week's episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Store and the Swords & Spaceships newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books about Africa, non-NBA basketball reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This week’s episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Store and the Swords & Spaceships newsletter. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Oneida by Ellen Wayland-Smith (rec’d by Liberty) Lexicon by Max Barry An Autobiography by Angela Davis The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, translated by Roland Glasser Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Hoops by Walter Dean Myers The Whore of Akron by Scott Raab Indentured by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss (rec’d by Rachel Manwill) Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder (rec’d by Jess Pryde) Rain Wild Chronicles (Dragon Keeper #1) by Robin Hobb Gentleman Bastards (The Lies of Locke Lamora #1) by Scott Lynch Inheritance Trilogy (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms #1) by NK Jemisin The Avalon series (The Mists of Avalon #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith Our Harsh Logic from Breaking the Silence Born Palestinian, Born Black by Suheir Hammad How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden My Promised Land by Ari Shavit (rec’d by Michelle Anne Schingler) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books about Africa, non-NBA basketball reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This week’s episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Store and the Swords & Spaceships newsletter.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Oneida by Ellen Wayland-Smith (rec’d by Liberty)

Lexicon by Max Barry

An Autobiography by Angela Davis

The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth

Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, translated by Roland Glasser

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee

King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Hoops by Walter Dean Myers

The Whore of Akron by Scott Raab

Indentured by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss (rec’d by Rachel Manwill)

Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder (rec’d by Jess Pryde)

Rain Wild Chronicles (Dragon Keeper #1) by Robin Hobb

Gentleman Bastards (The Lies of Locke Lamora #1) by Scott Lynch

Inheritance Trilogy (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms #1) by NK Jemisin

The Avalon series (The Mists of Avalon #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith

Our Harsh Logic from Breaking the Silence

Born Palestinian, Born Black by Suheir Hammad

How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden

My Promised Land by Ari Shavit (rec’d by Michelle Anne Schingler)

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]]> 3335 Piece Yourself Together With Butter https://bookriot.com/listen/piece-together-butter/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books for grieving, romantic comedies, ADHD reading and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Ecco, publisher of Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson and our Romance mailbag giveaway. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Blue Nights by Joan Didion The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith The Long Goodbye by Meghan O’Rourke Ghost World by Daniel Clowes Julie and Julia by Julie Powell Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz (Men At Work series) Alice Clayton’s Cocktail series (Wallbanger #1) Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch (Katherine “Kitty” Katt series) How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell (Disgraceful Dukes series) Impossible Bachelors series by Kieran Kramer (When Harry Met Molly #1) Halfway to the Grave by Jeanine Frost Nine Lives by Dan Baum Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Siddhartha by Herman Hesse Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward ADHD According to Zoe by Zoe Kessler Driven to Distraction & Delivered From Distraction by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey (recommended by @bookavore) You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? by Kate Kelly (rec’d by @bookavore) ADHD Weekly newsletter, which is free and sent by Children & Adults with ADHD (CHADD) (rec’d by @bookavore) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:29:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books for grieving, romantic comedies, ADHD reading and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Ecco, publisher of Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson and our Romance mailbag giveaway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books for grieving, romantic comedies, ADHD reading and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Ecco, publisher of Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson and our Romance mailbag giveaway. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Blue Nights by Joan Didion The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith The Long Goodbye by Meghan O’Rourke Ghost World by Daniel Clowes Julie and Julia by Julie Powell Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz (Men At Work series) Alice Clayton’s Cocktail series (Wallbanger #1) Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch (Katherine “Kitty” Katt series) How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell (Disgraceful Dukes series) Impossible Bachelors series by Kieran Kramer (When Harry Met Molly #1) Halfway to the Grave by Jeanine Frost Nine Lives by Dan Baum Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Siddhartha by Herman Hesse Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward ADHD According to Zoe by Zoe Kessler Driven to Distraction & Delivered From Distraction by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey (recommended by @bookavore) You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? by Kate Kelly (rec’d by @bookavore) ADHD Weekly newsletter, which is free and sent by Children & Adults with ADHD (CHADD) (rec’d by @bookavore) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books for grieving, romantic comedies, ADHD reading and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Ecco, publisher of Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson and our Romance mailbag giveaway.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Blue Nights by Joan Didion

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Long Goodbye by Meghan O’Rourke

Ghost World by Daniel Clowes

Julie and Julia by Julie Powell

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz (Men At Work series)

Alice Clayton’s Cocktail series (Wallbanger #1)

Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch (Katherine “Kitty” Katt series)

How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell (Disgraceful Dukes series)

Impossible Bachelors series by Kieran Kramer (When Harry Met Molly #1)

Halfway to the Grave by Jeanine Frost

Nine Lives by Dan Baum

Voodoo Dreams by Jewell Parker Rhodes

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair

The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward

ADHD According to Zoe by Zoe Kessler

Driven to Distraction & Delivered From Distraction by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey (recommended by @bookavore)

You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? by Kate Kelly (rec’d by @bookavore)

ADHD Weekly newsletter, which is free and sent by Children & Adults with ADHD (CHADD) (rec’d by @bookavore)

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]]> 3346 All Audiobooks, All the Time https://bookriot.com/listen/all-audiobooks-all-the-time/ Amanda and special guest Rachel Smalter Hall recommend audiobooks for every occasion in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Once We Were Sisters by Sheila Kohler and Penguin Random House Audio. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel The Collected Sherlock Holmes! The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Barkskins by Annie Proulx To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert Sweetland by Michael Crummey Flannery O’Connor Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova Winesburg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley The Feathered Bone by Julie Cantrell Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris Intensity by Dean Koontz Sphere by Michael Crichton Heartburn by Nora Ephron Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Change Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:40:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and special guest Rachel Smalter Hall recommend audiobooks for every occasion in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Once We Were Sisters by Sheila Kohler and Penguin Random House Audio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and special guest Rachel Smalter Hall recommend audiobooks for every occasion in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Once We Were Sisters by Sheila Kohler and Penguin Random House Audio. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel The Collected Sherlock Holmes! The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Barkskins by Annie Proulx To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert Sweetland by Michael Crummey Flannery O’Connor Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova Winesburg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley The Feathered Bone by Julie Cantrell Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris Intensity by Dean Koontz Sphere by Michael Crichton Heartburn by Nora Ephron Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Change Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and special guest Rachel Smalter Hall recommend audiobooks for every occasion in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Once We Were Sisters by Sheila Kohler and Penguin Random House Audio.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

The Collected Sherlock Holmes!

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Barkskins by Annie Proulx

To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey

Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sweetland by Michael Crummey

Flannery O’Connor

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

Winesburg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley

The Feathered Bone by Julie Cantrell

Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile

Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris

Intensity by Dean Koontz

Sphere by Michael Crichton

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Change

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 3731 Smart Ladies Being Funny About Hard Stuff https://bookriot.com/listen/smart-ladies-funny-hard-stuff/ Amanda and Jenn discuss England-y books, battling baby-fever, horror novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Agorafabulous by Sara Benincasa The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Magpie Lord by KJ Charles The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper White Teeth by Zadie Smith Redefining Realness by Janet Mock Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Selfish, Shallow, Self-Absorbed edited by Meghan Daum Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics The Exorcist by William Peter Blattey Coraline by Neil Gaiman Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist The Escape by Mary Balogh Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz Beta Heroes in Romance post on Book Riot Unveiled by Courtney Milan Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:28:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss England-y books, fighting baby fever, horror novels, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss England-y books, battling baby-fever, horror novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Agorafabulous by Sara Benincasa The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Magpie Lord by KJ Charles The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper White Teeth by Zadie Smith Redefining Realness by Janet Mock Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Selfish, Shallow, Self-Absorbed edited by Meghan Daum Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics The Exorcist by William Peter Blattey Coraline by Neil Gaiman Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist The Escape by Mary Balogh Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz Beta Heroes in Romance post on Book Riot Unveiled by Courtney Milan Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss England-y books, battling baby-fever, horror novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight.

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Books Discussed

Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

Agorafabulous by Sara Benincasa

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny

The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Selfish, Shallow, Self-Absorbed edited by Meghan Daum

Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear

Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics

The Exorcist by William Peter Blattey

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

The Escape by Mary Balogh

Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz

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Unveiled by Courtney Milan

Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy

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]]> 3761 Everyone Gets Eaten By Velociraptors https://bookriot.com/listen/everyone-gets-eaten-velociraptors/ Amanda and Jenn discuss college novels, urban fantasy, short audiobooks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall and The X-Files Origins. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando The Princess Bride by William Goldman Grit by Angela Duckworth A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen, transl by Lola Rogers Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea anything by Mohsin Hamid (How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia) Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black Tom) Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko Shrill by Lindy West You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Rincey’s recs on YouTube: Short Books, Part 1 and Part 2 Modern Romance, Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg (rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall) The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy (rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall) Pure by Julianna Baggott Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:58:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss college novels, urban fantasy, short audiobooks and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall and The X-Files Origins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss college novels, urban fantasy, short audiobooks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall and The X-Files Origins. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando The Princess Bride by William Goldman Grit by Angela Duckworth A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen, transl by Lola Rogers Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea anything by Mohsin Hamid (How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia) Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black Tom) Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko Shrill by Lindy West You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Rincey’s recs on YouTube: Short Books, Part 1 and Part 2 Modern Romance, Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg (rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall) The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy (rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall) Pure by Julianna Baggott Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss college novels, urban fantasy, short audiobooks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Grit by Angela Duckworth

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein

Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen, transl by Lola Rogers

Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea

anything by Mohsin Hamid (How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia)

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black Tom)

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

Shrill by Lindy West

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

Rincey’s recs on YouTube: Short Books, Part 1 and Part 2

Modern Romance, Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg (rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall)

The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy (rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall)

Pure by Julianna Baggott

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin

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]]> 3416 The Mom Show https://bookriot.com/listen/the-mom-show/ Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, adoption reading, parenting memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by our $250 B&N gift card giveaway and the Read Harder Challenge for 2017. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed My Life in France by Julia Child The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub Voracious by Cara Nicoletti 7 by Jen Hatmaker Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott Holy Is the Day by Carolyn Weber (recommended by Kate Scott) Jesus As Mother by Caroline Walker Bynum (recommended by Kristen McQuinn) A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Livia Day, Cafe La Femme series (A Trifle Dead) Attica Locke, Jay Porter series (Black Water Rising) After Birth by Elisa Albert Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos In On It by Elisabeth O’Toole The Interracial Adoption Option by Marlene Gail Fine Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth Atonement by Ian McEwan Midwives by Chris Bohjalian Oxygen by Carol Cassella Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:28:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, adoption reading, parenting memoirs, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by our $250 B&N gift card giveaway and the Read Harder Challenge for 2017.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, adoption reading, parenting memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by our $250 B&N gift card giveaway and the Read Harder Challenge for 2017. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed My Life in France by Julia Child The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub Voracious by Cara Nicoletti 7 by Jen Hatmaker Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott Holy Is the Day by Carolyn Weber (recommended by Kate Scott) Jesus As Mother by Caroline Walker Bynum (recommended by Kristen McQuinn) A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Livia Day, Cafe La Femme series (A Trifle Dead) Attica Locke, Jay Porter series (Black Water Rising) After Birth by Elisa Albert Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos In On It by Elisabeth O’Toole The Interracial Adoption Option by Marlene Gail Fine Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth Atonement by Ian McEwan Midwives by Chris Bohjalian Oxygen by Carol Cassella Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, adoption reading, parenting memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by our $250 B&N gift card giveaway and the Read Harder Challenge for 2017.

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Books Discussed

My Life in France by Julia Child

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub

Voracious by Cara Nicoletti

7 by Jen Hatmaker

Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott

Holy Is the Day by Carolyn Weber (recommended by Kate Scott)

Jesus As Mother by Caroline Walker Bynum (recommended by Kristen McQuinn)

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Livia Day, Cafe La Femme series (A Trifle Dead)

Attica Locke, Jay Porter series (Black Water Rising)

After Birth by Elisa Albert

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins

Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos

In On It by Elisabeth O’Toole

The Interracial Adoption Option by Marlene Gail Fine

Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Midwives by Chris Bohjalian

Oxygen by Carol Cassella

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]]> 3286 Deep Thoughts With Ron Swanson https://bookriot.com/listen/deep-thoughts-ron-swanson/ Amanda and Jenn discuss witchy reads, nonfiction, WWII novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Comic Bento. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers MTV’s Teen Wolf Fire by Kristin Cashore The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan American Gods by Neil Gaiman A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery Contact by Carl Sagan Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Old Man’s War Series by John Scalzi The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi Terry Tempest Williams (Finding Beauty in a Broken World, The Hour of Land) What Are People For by Wendell Berry The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce (Alanna: The First Adventure) Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone) Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan (The Magician’s Guild) The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Empire of the Sun by JG Ballard Lambrusco by Ellen Cooney The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:59:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss witchy reads, nonfiction, WWII novels, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Comic Bento. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss witchy reads, nonfiction, WWII novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Comic Bento. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers MTV’s Teen Wolf Fire by Kristin Cashore The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan American Gods by Neil Gaiman A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery Contact by Carl Sagan Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Old Man’s War Series by John Scalzi The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi Terry Tempest Williams (Finding Beauty in a Broken World, The Hour of Land) What Are People For by Wendell Berry The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce (Alanna: The First Adventure) Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone) Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan (The Magician’s Guild) The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Empire of the Sun by JG Ballard Lambrusco by Ellen Cooney The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss witchy reads, nonfiction, WWII novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Comic Bento.

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Books Discussed

The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

MTV’s Teen Wolf

Fire by Kristin Cashore

The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons

The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery

Contact by Carl Sagan

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Old Man’s War Series by John Scalzi

The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson

The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi

Terry Tempest Williams (Finding Beauty in a Broken World, The Hour of Land)

What Are People For by Wendell Berry

The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce (Alanna: The First Adventure)

Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone)

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger

The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan (The Magician’s Guild)

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

Empire of the Sun by JG Ballard

Lambrusco by Ellen Cooney

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

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]]> 3789 There's Always a Duke https://bookriot.com/listen/theres-always-duke/ Amanda and Jenn discuss food memoirs, satires, books to build empathy, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Comic Bento. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson The Little Ice Age by Brian Fagan The Happy Vegan by Russell Simmons Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer Pigs Can’t Swim by Helen Peppe A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas East of Eden by John Steinbeck Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Honey, Olives, Octopus by Christopher Bakken Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri (The Shape of Water) This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood and Renata Liwska Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina and Angela Dominguez The Sell-Out by Paul Beatty Pym by Mat Johnson The Wangs vs The World by Jade Chang Sense and Sensibility by Joanna Trollope The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury Roses and Rot by Kat Howard The Duchess War by Courtney Milan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:46:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss food memoirs, satires, books to build empathy, and more on this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Comic Bento.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss food memoirs, satires, books to build empathy, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Comic Bento. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson The Little Ice Age by Brian Fagan The Happy Vegan by Russell Simmons Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer Pigs Can’t Swim by Helen Peppe A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas East of Eden by John Steinbeck Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Honey, Olives, Octopus by Christopher Bakken Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri (The Shape of Water) This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood and Renata Liwska Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina and Angela Dominguez The Sell-Out by Paul Beatty Pym by Mat Johnson The Wangs vs The World by Jade Chang Sense and Sensibility by Joanna Trollope The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury Roses and Rot by Kat Howard The Duchess War by Courtney Milan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss food memoirs, satires, books to build empathy, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Comic Bento.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson

The Little Ice Age by Brian Fagan

The Happy Vegan by Russell Simmons

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Pigs Can’t Swim by Helen Peppe

A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

Honey, Olives, Octopus by Christopher Bakken

Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri (The Shape of Water)

This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart

The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood and Renata Liwska

Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina and Angela Dominguez

The Sell-Out by Paul Beatty

Pym by Mat Johnson

The Wangs vs The World by Jade Chang

Sense and Sensibility by Joanna Trollope

The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

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]]> 3589 Depression On the Moors https://bookriot.com/listen/depression-on-the-moors/ Amanda and Jenn discuss eerie books, mysteries, light-hearted reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This week’s episode is sponsored by Searching for John Hughes by Jason Diamond and Playster. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (Southern Reach series) Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris The Girl Before by Rena Olsen How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman Laura by Vera Caspary Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson A Seamless Murder by Melissa Bourbon Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber Nevada by Imogen Binnie Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz Holding Still For As Long As Possible by Zoe Whittall When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Iron Cast by Destiny Soria The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Dreamland by Kevin Baker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 30 Nov 2016 14:09:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss eerie books, mysteries, light-hearted reads and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This week's episode is sponsored by Searching for John Hughes by Jason Diamond and Playster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss eerie books, mysteries, light-hearted reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This week’s episode is sponsored by Searching for John Hughes by Jason Diamond and Playster. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (Southern Reach series) Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris The Girl Before by Rena Olsen How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman Laura by Vera Caspary Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson A Seamless Murder by Melissa Bourbon Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber Nevada by Imogen Binnie Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz Holding Still For As Long As Possible by Zoe Whittall When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Iron Cast by Destiny Soria The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Dreamland by Kevin Baker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss eerie books, mysteries, light-hearted reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This week’s episode is sponsored by Searching for John Hughes by Jason Diamond and Playster.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (Southern Reach series)

Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

The Girl Before by Rena Olsen

How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman

Laura by Vera Caspary

Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante

Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

A Seamless Murder by Melissa Bourbon

Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz

Holding Still For As Long As Possible by Zoe Whittall

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Dreamland by Kevin Baker

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]]> 3114 A Post-Election Special Episode https://bookriot.com/listen/post-election-special-episode/ Amanda and Jenn discuss books to read post-election to feel better, to educate, and to get motivated. This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Agency Series by Y.S. Lee (A Spy in the House) Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Iron Cast by Destiny Soria Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro Sins of a Wicked Duke by Sophie Jordan Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Turbulence by Samit Basu Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery Pro by Katha Pollitt Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Evicted by Matthew Desmond White Trash by Nancy Isenberg Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to their Younger Selves edited by Sarah Moon Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog   Resources Discussed Call to Action ACLU Planned Parenthood Your local abortion fund Southern Poverty Law Center National Resources Defense Council Housing Works Ali Forney Center CharityNavigator Looking to Help TinyLetter Social anxiety tips for calling reps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Nov 2016 01:10:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss books to read post-election to feel better, to educate, and to get motivated. This week's episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss books to read post-election to feel better, to educate, and to get motivated. This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Agency Series by Y.S. Lee (A Spy in the House) Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Iron Cast by Destiny Soria Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro Sins of a Wicked Duke by Sophie Jordan Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Turbulence by Samit Basu Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery Pro by Katha Pollitt Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Evicted by Matthew Desmond White Trash by Nancy Isenberg Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to their Younger Selves edited by Sarah Moon Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog   Resources Discussed Call to Action ACLU Planned Parenthood Your local abortion fund Southern Poverty Law Center National Resources Defense Council Housing Works Ali Forney Center CharityNavigator Looking to Help TinyLetter Social anxiety tips for calling reps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss books to read post-election to feel better, to educate, and to get motivated.

This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.


Books Discussed

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

The Agency Series by Y.S. Lee (A Spy in the House)

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro

Sins of a Wicked Duke by Sophie Jordan

Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

Turbulence by Samit Basu

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev

The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead

They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery

Pro by Katha Pollitt

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Evicted by Matthew Desmond

White Trash by Nancy Isenberg

Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger

The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to their Younger Selves edited by Sarah Moon

Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog

 

Resources Discussed

Call to Action

ACLU

Planned Parenthood

Your local abortion fund

Southern Poverty Law Center

National Resources Defense Council

Housing Works

Ali Forney Center

CharityNavigator

Looking to Help TinyLetter

Social anxiety tips for calling reps

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]]> 3693 Book Riot Live with Jade Chang https://bookriot.com/listen/book-riot-live-jade-chang/ This episode was recorded at Book Riot Live! Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Jade Chang talk dance novels, weird short stories, and more. This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap and Mari Araki Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai The Man With Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil Sophie Calle Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston The Longshot by Katie Kitamura Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck Veronica by Mary Gaitskill Swing Time by Zadie Smith Pointe by Brandy Colbert The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Madeleine is Sleeping by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum We Show What We Have Learned by Clare Beams Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino Working by Studs Terkel The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin The Assistants by Camille Perri Anywhere But Here by Mona Simpson White Oleander by Janet Fitch The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:30:00 -0000 full Book Riot This episode was recorded at Book Riot Live! Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Jade Chang talk dance novels, weird short stories, and more. This week's episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. This episode was recorded at Book Riot Live! Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Jade Chang talk dance novels, weird short stories, and more. This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap and Mari Araki Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai The Man With Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil Sophie Calle Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston The Longshot by Katie Kitamura Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck Veronica by Mary Gaitskill Swing Time by Zadie Smith Pointe by Brandy Colbert The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Madeleine is Sleeping by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum We Show What We Have Learned by Clare Beams Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino Working by Studs Terkel The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin The Assistants by Camille Perri Anywhere But Here by Mona Simpson White Oleander by Janet Fitch The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was recorded at Book Riot Live! Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Jade Chang talk dance novels, weird short stories, and more.

This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap and Mari Araki

Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai

The Man With Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil

Sophie Calle

Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston

The Longshot by Katie Kitamura

Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck

Veronica by Mary Gaitskill

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Pointe by Brandy Colbert

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

Madeleine is Sleeping by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

We Show What We Have Learned by Clare Beams

Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino

Working by Studs Terkel

The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin

The Assistants by Camille Perri

Anywhere But Here by Mona Simpson

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg

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]]> 2806 Holiday Cheer Slash Demonic Forces https://bookriot.com/listen/holiday-cheer-slash-demonic-forces/ Amanda and Jenn discuss family novels, wintry sci-fi/fantasy, dad books and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang Shelter by Jung Yun Stiff by Mary Roach An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World, edited by Mark Collins Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Dog Stars by Peter Heller The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker The Chimes by Anna Smaill The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Chimera by David Wellington The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper Bill Bryson (In a Sunburned Country, A Long Walk in the Woods) Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball) Dead Lucky by Lincoln Hall Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed Saving Kabul Corner by NH Senzai Websites: richincolor.com and http://www.diversityinya.com/ Does My Head Look Big in This by Randa Abdel-Fattah She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:15:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss family novels, wintry sci-fi/fantasy, dad books and more on this week's episode of Get Booked. This week's episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss family novels, wintry sci-fi/fantasy, dad books and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang Shelter by Jung Yun Stiff by Mary Roach An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World, edited by Mark Collins Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Dog Stars by Peter Heller The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker The Chimes by Anna Smaill The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Chimera by David Wellington The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper Bill Bryson (In a Sunburned Country, A Long Walk in the Woods) Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball) Dead Lucky by Lincoln Hall Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed Saving Kabul Corner by NH Senzai Websites: richincolor.com and http://www.diversityinya.com/ Does My Head Look Big in This by Randa Abdel-Fattah She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss family novels, wintry sci-fi/fantasy, dad books and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This week’s episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique

The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang

Shelter by Jung Yun

Stiff by Mary Roach

An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World, edited by Mark Collins

Zone One by Colson Whitehead

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

The Chimes by Anna Smaill

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Chimera by David Wellington

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

Bill Bryson (In a Sunburned Country, A Long Walk in the Woods)

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball)

Dead Lucky by Lincoln Hall

Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed

Saving Kabul Corner by NH Senzai

Websites: richincolor.com and http://www.diversityinya.com/

Does My Head Look Big in This by Randa Abdel-Fattah

She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert

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]]> 3870 Definitely Pirates and a Lot of Opium https://bookriot.com/listen/definitely-pirates-lot-opium/ Amanda and Jenn discuss steampunk, Native American authors, and great series on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Everfair by Nisi Shawl Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Half-Made World by Felix Gilman Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko One Native Life by Richard Wagamese http://www.firstnations.org/books Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield The Bone People by Keri Hulme Come On Shore and We Will Kill You and Eat You All by Christina Thompson Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz Eight Feet in the Andes by Dervla Murphy Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy The 13th Tale by Diane Setterfield Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell The King’s English by Betsy Burton Cloudy With a Chance of Marriage by Kieran Kramer Flavia DeLuce series by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn (The Duke and I) Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French (In the Woods #1) Codex Alera by Jim Butcher (Furies of Calderon #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:40:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss steampunk, Native American authors, and great series on this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss steampunk, Native American authors, and great series on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Everfair by Nisi Shawl Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Half-Made World by Felix Gilman Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko One Native Life by Richard Wagamese http://www.firstnations.org/books Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield The Bone People by Keri Hulme Come On Shore and We Will Kill You and Eat You All by Christina Thompson Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz Eight Feet in the Andes by Dervla Murphy Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy The 13th Tale by Diane Setterfield Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell The King’s English by Betsy Burton Cloudy With a Chance of Marriage by Kieran Kramer Flavia DeLuce series by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn (The Duke and I) Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French (In the Woods #1) Codex Alera by Jim Butcher (Furies of Calderon #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss steampunk, Native American authors, and great series on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Half-Made World by Felix Gilman

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

One Native Life by Richard Wagamese

http://www.firstnations.org/books

Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog

House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

Come On Shore and We Will Kill You and Eat You All by Christina Thompson

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz

Eight Feet in the Andes by Dervla Murphy

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy

The 13th Tale by Diane Setterfield

Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell

The King’s English by Betsy Burton

Cloudy With a Chance of Marriage by Kieran Kramer

Flavia DeLuce series by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie)

Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn (The Duke and I)

Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French (In the Woods #1)

Codex Alera by Jim Butcher (Furies of Calderon #1)

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]]> 3741 The Weirdest Story https://bookriot.com/listen/the-weirdest-story/ Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for kids, debut fiction, and overlooked classics on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti and Playster. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed 11 Most Recommended Books from Get Booked’s First Year The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, narrated by Tony Shalhoub The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, narrated by Michael York The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer All the Birds Singing by Evie Wyld We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis The Language of Secrets by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Reader by Traci Chee Iron Cast by Destiny Soria Archivist Wasp by Nicole Horner-Stace Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon Wilkie Collins (The Woman in White, The Moonstone) 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup She by H. Rider Haggard Orlando by Virginia Woolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:12:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for kids, debut fiction, and overlooked classics on this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti and Playster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for kids, debut fiction, and overlooked classics on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti and Playster. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed 11 Most Recommended Books from Get Booked’s First Year The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, narrated by Tony Shalhoub The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, narrated by Michael York The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer All the Birds Singing by Evie Wyld We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis The Language of Secrets by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Reader by Traci Chee Iron Cast by Destiny Soria Archivist Wasp by Nicole Horner-Stace Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon Wilkie Collins (The Woman in White, The Moonstone) 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup She by H. Rider Haggard Orlando by Virginia Woolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for kids, debut fiction, and overlooked classics on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti and Playster.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

11 Most Recommended Books from Get Booked’s First Year

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam

The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu

Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, narrated by Tony Shalhoub

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, narrated by Michael York

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer

All the Birds Singing by Evie Wyld

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis

The Language of Secrets by Ausma Zehanat Khan

The Reader by Traci Chee

Iron Cast by Destiny Soria

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Horner-Stace

Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon

Wilkie Collins (The Woman in White, The Moonstone)

12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup

She by H. Rider Haggard

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

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]]> 3772 Cupcakes From The Corrections https://bookriot.com/listen/cupcakes-from-the-corrections/ Amanda and Jenn discuss tattooed women, election reading, Veronica Mars read-alikes, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Wonder Women by Sam Maggs and Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro The Hunter Kiss series by Marjorie Liu (The Iron Hunt #1) Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling Primary Colors by Anonymous (Joe Klein) Infomocracy by Malka Older The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Relish by Lucy Knisley Voracious by Cara Nicoletti Heirloom: Notes From an Accidental Tomato Farmer by Tim Stark The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber (rec’d by Swapna) Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham Batgirl Vol 1 by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, etc (Batgirl of Burnside) The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz Far From You by Tess Sharpe (rec’d by Kelly) Sweetgirl by Travis Mulhauser (rec’d by Tirzah) True Grit by Charles Portis Burn for Burn by Jenny Han The Fold by Peter Clines 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (MaddAddam series) The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Oct 2016 18:32:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss tattooed women, election reading, Veronica Mars read-alikes, and more on this week's Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Wonder Women by Sam Maggs and Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss tattooed women, election reading, Veronica Mars read-alikes, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Wonder Women by Sam Maggs and Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro The Hunter Kiss series by Marjorie Liu (The Iron Hunt #1) Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling Primary Colors by Anonymous (Joe Klein) Infomocracy by Malka Older The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Relish by Lucy Knisley Voracious by Cara Nicoletti Heirloom: Notes From an Accidental Tomato Farmer by Tim Stark The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber (rec’d by Swapna) Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham Batgirl Vol 1 by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, etc (Batgirl of Burnside) The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz Far From You by Tess Sharpe (rec’d by Kelly) Sweetgirl by Travis Mulhauser (rec’d by Tirzah) True Grit by Charles Portis Burn for Burn by Jenny Han The Fold by Peter Clines 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (MaddAddam series) The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss tattooed women, election reading, Veronica Mars read-alikes, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Wonder Women by Sam Maggs and Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro

The Hunter Kiss series by Marjorie Liu (The Iron Hunt #1)

Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

Primary Colors by Anonymous (Joe Klein)

Infomocracy by Malka Older

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

Relish by Lucy Knisley

Voracious by Cara Nicoletti

Heirloom: Notes From an Accidental Tomato Farmer by Tim Stark

The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber (rec’d by Swapna)

Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham

Batgirl Vol 1 by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, etc (Batgirl of Burnside)

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

Far From You by Tess Sharpe (rec’d by Kelly)

Sweetgirl by Travis Mulhauser (rec’d by Tirzah)

True Grit by Charles Portis

Burn for Burn by Jenny Han

The Fold by Peter Clines

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (MaddAddam series)

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

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]]> 3783 Mystery & Thrillers with Ausma Zehanat Khan https://bookriot.com/listen/mystery-thrillers-ausma-zehanat-khan/ Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Ausma Zehanat Khan answer your mystery/thriller questions! This episode is sponsored by Only The Dead Know Burbank by Bradford Tatum. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books: The Lamorna Wink by Martha Grimes Night Film by Marisha Pessl Still Life by Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) Cutting Season by Attica Locke Someone To Watch Over Me by Yrsa Sigurdardottir Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc mysteries (Murder in the Marais #1) Dialogues of the Dead and Death’s Jest by Reginald Hill The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta series #1) Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George When In Rome by Ngaio Marsh Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie Sara Selkirk series by Morag Joss (Funeral Music #1) Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre The Blackhouse by Peter May Wolf Winter by Cecilia Eckback The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Ausma Zehanat Khan answer your mystery/thriller questions! This episode is sponsored by Only The Dead Know Burbank by Bradford Tatum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Ausma Zehanat Khan answer your mystery/thriller questions! This episode is sponsored by Only The Dead Know Burbank by Bradford Tatum. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books: The Lamorna Wink by Martha Grimes Night Film by Marisha Pessl Still Life by Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) Cutting Season by Attica Locke Someone To Watch Over Me by Yrsa Sigurdardottir Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc mysteries (Murder in the Marais #1) Dialogues of the Dead and Death’s Jest by Reginald Hill The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta series #1) Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George When In Rome by Ngaio Marsh Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie Sara Selkirk series by Morag Joss (Funeral Music #1) Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre The Blackhouse by Peter May Wolf Winter by Cecilia Eckback The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Ausma Zehanat Khan answer your mystery/thriller questions!

This episode is sponsored by Only The Dead Know Burbank by Bradford Tatum.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books:

The Lamorna Wink by Martha Grimes

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Still Life by Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1)

Cutting Season by Attica Locke

Someone To Watch Over Me by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc mysteries (Murder in the Marais #1)

Dialogues of the Dead and Death’s Jest by Reginald Hill

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta series #1)

Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George

When In Rome by Ngaio Marsh

Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan

Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie

Sara Selkirk series by Morag Joss (Funeral Music #1)

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre

The Blackhouse by Peter May

Wolf Winter by Cecilia Eckback

The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go

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]]> 3397 Low-Key Communism https://bookriot.com/listen/low-key-communism/ Amanda and Jenn discuss communism in books, horror short-stories, veterinary memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audiobooks and Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale Olivia the Pig series by Ian Falconer When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads by Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein Feminist picture book post by Brandi Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, Marla Frazee Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright Communism: A Very Short Introduction by Leslie Holmes Open Letters: Selected Writings, 1965-1990 by Vaclav Havel, transl. Paul Wilson If Wishes Were Horses by Loretta Gage Appointments at the Ends of the World by William Karesh The Boilerplate Rhino by David Quammen Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin Ghost Summer by Tananarave Due North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All by Laird Barron Queers Destroy Horror The Mothers by Brit Bennett This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood A Passage to India by EM Forster The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy America Day By Day by Simone de Beauvoir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss communism in books, horror short-stories, veterinary memoirs, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audiobooks and Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss communism in books, horror short-stories, veterinary memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audiobooks and Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale Olivia the Pig series by Ian Falconer When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads by Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein Feminist picture book post by Brandi Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, Marla Frazee Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright Communism: A Very Short Introduction by Leslie Holmes Open Letters: Selected Writings, 1965-1990 by Vaclav Havel, transl. Paul Wilson If Wishes Were Horses by Loretta Gage Appointments at the Ends of the World by William Karesh The Boilerplate Rhino by David Quammen Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin Ghost Summer by Tananarave Due North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All by Laird Barron Queers Destroy Horror The Mothers by Brit Bennett This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood A Passage to India by EM Forster The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy America Day By Day by Simone de Beauvoir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss communism in books, horror short-stories, veterinary memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audiobooks and Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale

Olivia the Pig series by Ian Falconer

When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads by Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein

Feminist picture book post by Brandi

Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, Marla Frazee

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Prague Winter by Madeleine Albright

Communism: A Very Short Introduction by Leslie Holmes

Open Letters: Selected Writings, 1965-1990 by Vaclav Havel, transl. Paul Wilson

If Wishes Were Horses by Loretta Gage

Appointments at the Ends of the World by William Karesh

The Boilerplate Rhino by David Quammen

Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin

Ghost Summer by Tananarave Due

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All by Laird Barron

Queers Destroy Horror

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

A Passage to India by EM Forster

The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

America Day By Day by Simone de Beauvoir

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]]> 3419 Gaggle of Vampire Slayers https://bookriot.com/listen/gaggle-vampire-slayers/ Amanda and Jenn discuss road trip audiobooks, quirky short stories, dystopian novels, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo and The Lovely Reckless by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Bellwether by Connie Willis Wild by Cheryl Strayed Split by Suzanne Finnamore A Day With Dad by Bo Holmberg Two Homes by Claire Masurel Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown The Family Book by Todd Parr The Invisible String by Patrice Karst The Rook by Daniel O’Malley Bird Box by Josh Malerman Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Intimations by Alexandra Kleeman Salsa Nocturna by Daniel José Older Three Moments of an Explosion by China Mieville Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales Lazarus Vol 1 by Greg Rucka When She Woke by Hilary Jordan Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Jennifer Government by Max Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:34:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss road trip audiobooks, quirky short stories, dystopian novels, and more on this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo and The Lovely Reckless by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss road trip audiobooks, quirky short stories, dystopian novels, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo and The Lovely Reckless by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Bellwether by Connie Willis Wild by Cheryl Strayed Split by Suzanne Finnamore A Day With Dad by Bo Holmberg Two Homes by Claire Masurel Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown The Family Book by Todd Parr The Invisible String by Patrice Karst The Rook by Daniel O’Malley Bird Box by Josh Malerman Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Intimations by Alexandra Kleeman Salsa Nocturna by Daniel José Older Three Moments of an Explosion by China Mieville Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales Lazarus Vol 1 by Greg Rucka When She Woke by Hilary Jordan Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Jennifer Government by Max Barry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss road trip audiobooks, quirky short stories, dystopian novels, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo and The Lovely Reckless by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Bellwether by Connie Willis

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Split by Suzanne Finnamore

A Day With Dad by Bo Holmberg

Two Homes by Claire Masurel

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown

The Family Book by Todd Parr

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

Intimations by Alexandra Kleeman

Salsa Nocturna by Daniel José Older

Three Moments of an Explosion by China Mieville

Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle

Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip

The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales

Lazarus Vol 1 by Greg Rucka

When She Woke by Hilary Jordan

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Jennifer Government by Max Barry

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]]> 3715 In The Mood For Pumpkins https://bookriot.com/listen/in-the-mood-for-pumpkins/ Amanda and Jenn discuss fall books, science & technology history, novels about cults, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by What the Dickens?! by Bryan Kozlowski and The Case of the Defunct Adjunct by Frankie Bow. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry The Secret History by Donna Tartt Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert Pandemic by Sonia Shah Grunt by Mary Roach I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud Girls From Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (recommended by Rachel Fershleiser) Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson (recommended by Rachel Fershleiser) Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu Arcadia by Lauren Groff The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante Post on Cult Hits: 5 YAs To Satisfy Your Kimmy Schmidt Cravings by Sona Charaipotra The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte, trans. Sonia Soto The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss fall books, science & technology history, novels about cults, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by What the Dickens?! by Bryan Kozlowski and The Case of the Defunct Adjunct by Frankie Bow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss fall books, science & technology history, novels about cults, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by What the Dickens?! by Bryan Kozlowski and The Case of the Defunct Adjunct by Frankie Bow. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry The Secret History by Donna Tartt Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert Pandemic by Sonia Shah Grunt by Mary Roach I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud Girls From Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (recommended by Rachel Fershleiser) Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson (recommended by Rachel Fershleiser) Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu Arcadia by Lauren Groff The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante Post on Cult Hits: 5 YAs To Satisfy Your Kimmy Schmidt Cravings by Sona Charaipotra The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte, trans. Sonia Soto The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss fall books, science & technology history, novels about cults, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by What the Dickens?! by Bryan Kozlowski and The Case of the Defunct Adjunct by Frankie Bow.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

Pandemic by Sonia Shah

Grunt by Mary Roach

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

Girls From Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (recommended by Rachel Fershleiser)

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson (recommended by Rachel Fershleiser)

Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu

Arcadia by Lauren Groff

The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante

Post on Cult Hits: 5 YAs To Satisfy Your Kimmy Schmidt Cravings by Sona Charaipotra

The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte, trans. Sonia Soto

The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury

The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger

Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés

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]]> 3608 Sans the Fading https://bookriot.com/listen/sans-the-fading/ Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels, books set on beaches, Thai authors, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and Penguin Random House Audio Book Clubs. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Fresh Romance Vol. 1 by Kate Leth, Sarah Kuhn, et al The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh About a Girl by Sarah McCarry book (and then that whole Metamorphoses series) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy) The Awakening by Kate Chopin Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev Bangkok 8 by John Burdett Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj, translated by Tulachandra An Ordinary Story by by Chart Korbjitti, translated by Marcel Barang The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake series) by CJ Sansom Jean Plaidy’s Tudor Saga (To Hold the Crown #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels, books set on beaches, Thai authors, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and Penguin Random House Audio Book Clubs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels, books set on beaches, Thai authors, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and Penguin Random House Audio Book Clubs. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Fresh Romance Vol. 1 by Kate Leth, Sarah Kuhn, et al The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh About a Girl by Sarah McCarry book (and then that whole Metamorphoses series) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy) The Awakening by Kate Chopin Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev Bangkok 8 by John Burdett Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj, translated by Tulachandra An Ordinary Story by by Chart Korbjitti, translated by Marcel Barang The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake series) by CJ Sansom Jean Plaidy’s Tudor Saga (To Hold the Crown #1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels, books set on beaches, Thai authors, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and Penguin Random House Audio Book Clubs.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

Fresh Romance Vol. 1 by Kate Leth, Sarah Kuhn, et al

The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel

This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh

About a Girl by Sarah McCarry book (and then that whole Metamorphoses series)

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy)

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran

A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev

Bangkok 8 by John Burdett

Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap

Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj, translated by Tulachandra

An Ordinary Story by by Chart Korbjitti, translated by Marcel Barang

The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake series) by CJ Sansom

Jean Plaidy’s Tudor Saga (To Hold the Crown #1)

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]]> 3582 Next Level Meta Crazy https://bookriot.com/listen/next-level-meta-crazy/ Amanda and Jenn talk novels about novels, “clean” romance, post-surgery reads, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst The Children’s Book by AS Byatt Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee The Leviathan series (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila (trans by Roland Glasser) The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Gun Machine by Warren Ellis Lord Fenton’s Folly by Josi S. Kilpack (rec’d by Amanda Diehl) Of Love and War Series (Hope at Dawn, #1) by Stacy Henrie (rec’d by Jessica Tripler) My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows The Phantom Lover by Elizabeth Mansfield You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Time Salvager by Wesley Chu Persona by Genevieve Valentine The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn talk novels about novels, "clean" romance, post-surgery reads, and more on this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn talk novels about novels, “clean” romance, post-surgery reads, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst The Children’s Book by AS Byatt Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee The Leviathan series (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila (trans by Roland Glasser) The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Gun Machine by Warren Ellis Lord Fenton’s Folly by Josi S. Kilpack (rec’d by Amanda Diehl) Of Love and War Series (Hope at Dawn, #1) by Stacy Henrie (rec’d by Jessica Tripler) My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows The Phantom Lover by Elizabeth Mansfield You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott Time Salvager by Wesley Chu Persona by Genevieve Valentine The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn talk novels about novels, “clean” romance, post-surgery reads, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst

The Children’s Book by AS Byatt

Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee

The Leviathan series (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde

Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila (trans by Roland Glasser)

The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn

Gun Machine by Warren Ellis

Lord Fenton’s Folly by Josi S. Kilpack (rec’d by Amanda Diehl)

Of Love and War Series (Hope at Dawn, #1) by Stacy Henrie (rec’d by Jessica Tripler)

My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows

The Phantom Lover by Elizabeth Mansfield

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

Time Salvager by Wesley Chu

Persona by Genevieve Valentine

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 3756 Dallas Meets Gossip Girl https://bookriot.com/listen/dallas-meets-gossip-girl/ Amanda and guest Rincey recommend New York novels, biographies of people of color, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O’Guilin and The Unseen World by Liz Moore. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller I Don’t Know What You Know Me From by Judy Greer The Stepmothers’ Support Group by Sam Baker 100 Must Read NYC Novels Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina Rules of Civility by Amor Towles A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann Sophia by Anita Anand Frida by Hayden Herrera The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula J. Giddings Longbourn by Jo Baker Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Wicked by Gregory Macguire Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:12:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and guest Rincey recommend New York novels, biographies of people of color, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O’Guilin and The Unseen World by Liz Moore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and guest Rincey recommend New York novels, biographies of people of color, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O’Guilin and The Unseen World by Liz Moore. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller I Don’t Know What You Know Me From by Judy Greer The Stepmothers’ Support Group by Sam Baker 100 Must Read NYC Novels Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina Rules of Civility by Amor Towles A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann Sophia by Anita Anand Frida by Hayden Herrera The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula J. Giddings Longbourn by Jo Baker Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Wicked by Gregory Macguire Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and guest Rincey recommend New York novels, biographies of people of color, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O’Guilin and The Unseen World by Liz Moore.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens

Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller

I Don’t Know What You Know Me From by Judy Greer

The Stepmothers’ Support Group by Sam Baker

100 Must Read NYC Novels

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

Sophia by Anita Anand

Frida by Hayden Herrera

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula J. Giddings

Longbourn by Jo Baker

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wicked by Gregory Macguire

Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

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]]> 3913 To Spoil Or Not To Spoil https://bookriot.com/listen/spoil-not-spoil/ Amanda and Jenn recommend hard sci-fi, darkly humorous fiction, personal finance books, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O’Guilin and Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Fever by Megan Abbott The Stand by Stephen King Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Jessica Jones: Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Out by Natsuo Kirino Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell Swamplandia! by Karen Russell The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, trans by Ken Liu Time Salvagers by Wesley Chu The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin “not Murakami” picks from Episode 38 The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey Get a Financial Life by Beth Kobliner I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi The Perfect Balance by Hannah McQueen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Sep 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend hard sci-fi, darkly humorous fiction, personal finance books, and more on this week's Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O'Guilin and Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend hard sci-fi, darkly humorous fiction, personal finance books, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O’Guilin and Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Fever by Megan Abbott The Stand by Stephen King Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Jessica Jones: Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Out by Natsuo Kirino Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell Swamplandia! by Karen Russell The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, trans by Ken Liu Time Salvagers by Wesley Chu The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin “not Murakami” picks from Episode 38 The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey Get a Financial Life by Beth Kobliner I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi The Perfect Balance by Hannah McQueen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend hard sci-fi, darkly humorous fiction, personal finance books, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by The Call by Peadar O’Guilin and Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles.

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Books Discussed

The Fever by Megan Abbott

The Stand by Stephen King

Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante

Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Jessica Jones: Alias Vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis

Out by Natsuo Kirino

Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, trans by Ken Liu

Time Salvagers by Wesley Chu

The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ

The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee

I’ll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin

“not Murakami” picks from Episode 38

The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong

The Calligrapher’s Daughter by Eugenia Kim

The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

Get a Financial Life by Beth Kobliner

I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

The Perfect Balance by Hannah McQueen

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]]> 3709 Too Short To Be Depressing https://bookriot.com/listen/too-short-to-be-depressing/ Amanda and Jenn recommend memoirs, very short books, adventure stories, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Furious Rush by S. C. Stephens and Reco. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Negroland by Margo Jefferson Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Take This Man by Brando Skyhorse Fire Season by Philip Connors Code Talker by Chester Nez Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Beating Back the Devil by Maryn McKenna My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Selmair Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley We the Animals by Justin Torres The Devourers by Indra Das Serpentine by Cindy Pon Infomocracy by Malka Older Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly Every Day by David Levithan Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend memoirs, very short books, adventure stories, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Furious Rush by S. C. Stephens and Reco.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend memoirs, very short books, adventure stories, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Furious Rush by S. C. Stephens and Reco. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Negroland by Margo Jefferson Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Take This Man by Brando Skyhorse Fire Season by Philip Connors Code Talker by Chester Nez Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Beating Back the Devil by Maryn McKenna My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Selmair Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley We the Animals by Justin Torres The Devourers by Indra Das Serpentine by Cindy Pon Infomocracy by Malka Older Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly Every Day by David Levithan Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend memoirs, very short books, adventure stories, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Furious Rush by S. C. Stephens and Reco.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Books Discussed

Negroland by Margo Jefferson

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

Take This Man by Brando Skyhorse

Fire Season by Philip Connors

Code Talker by Chester Nez

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

Beating Back the Devil by Maryn McKenna

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Selmair

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera

Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

We the Animals by Justin Torres

The Devourers by Indra Das

Serpentine by Cindy Pon

Infomocracy by Malka Older

Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson

Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull

Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly

Every Day by David Levithan

Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

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]]> 3908 Coming of Age, Plus Magic https://bookriot.com/listen/coming-age-plus-magic/ Jenn and guest Eric Smith talk books for teen reluctant readers, classroom read-alouds, hopeful reads and more in this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Edge of the Light by Elizabeth George and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Inside Out & Back Again by Thanha Lai Nick & Tesla series from Steve Hockensmith and Bob Plugfelder The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner The Wild Robot by Peter Brown The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Empire Falls by Richard Russo The Damned Utd by David Peace To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson The Magicians by Lev Grossman Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Chime by Franny Billingsley Liberation by Brian Francis Slattery The Trouble with Destiny by Lauren Morrill Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy Salvage by Alexandra Duncan Autofocus by Lauren Gibaldi Tracked by Jenny Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and guest Eric Smith talk books for teen reluctant readers, classroom read-alouds, hopeful reads and more in this week's Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Edge of the Light by Elizabeth George and Book Riot Live.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest Eric Smith talk books for teen reluctant readers, classroom read-alouds, hopeful reads and more in this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Edge of the Light by Elizabeth George and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Inside Out & Back Again by Thanha Lai Nick & Tesla series from Steve Hockensmith and Bob Plugfelder The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner The Wild Robot by Peter Brown The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Empire Falls by Richard Russo The Damned Utd by David Peace To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson The Magicians by Lev Grossman Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Chime by Franny Billingsley Liberation by Brian Francis Slattery The Trouble with Destiny by Lauren Morrill Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy Salvage by Alexandra Duncan Autofocus by Lauren Gibaldi Tracked by Jenny Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Eric Smith talk books for teen reluctant readers, classroom read-alouds, hopeful reads and more in this week’s Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The Edge of the Light by Elizabeth George and Book Riot Live.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanha Lai

Nick & Tesla series from Steve Hockensmith and Bob Plugfelder

The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

The Damned Utd by David Peace

To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Chime by Franny Billingsley

Liberation by Brian Francis Slattery

The Trouble with Destiny by Lauren Morrill

Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

Salvage by Alexandra Duncan

Autofocus by Lauren Gibaldi

Tracked by Jenny Martin

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]]> 2801 Intergalactic Trailer Park https://bookriot.com/listen/intergalactic-trailer-park/ Amanda and Jenn recommend light-hearted love stories, graphic novels for kids, books about food and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey and EveryLibrary. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade Whatever by SJ Goslee The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness Delancey by Molly Wizenberg Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Life Is Meals by James Salter (beloved by Rebecca Schinsky) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris (rec’d by Rebecca Schinsky) Period: A Girl’s Guide by JoAnn Loulan et al (rec’d by Kristina Pino) Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee The Swap by Megan Shull Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson Hildafolk by Luke Pearson Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre Kraken by China Mieville Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Hexed: Harlot and Thief Vol. 1 by Michael Alan Nelson and Dan Mora The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy Taking a Chance by AM Arthur Sunset Park by Santino Hassell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend light-hearted love stories, graphic novels for kids, books about food and more on this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey and EveryLibrary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend light-hearted love stories, graphic novels for kids, books about food and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey and EveryLibrary. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade Whatever by SJ Goslee The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness Delancey by Molly Wizenberg Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Life Is Meals by James Salter (beloved by Rebecca Schinsky) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris (rec’d by Rebecca Schinsky) Period: A Girl’s Guide by JoAnn Loulan et al (rec’d by Kristina Pino) Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee The Swap by Megan Shull Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson Hildafolk by Luke Pearson Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre Kraken by China Mieville Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Hexed: Harlot and Thief Vol. 1 by Michael Alan Nelson and Dan Mora The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy Taking a Chance by AM Arthur Sunset Park by Santino Hassell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend light-hearted love stories, graphic novels for kids, books about food and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey and EveryLibrary.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

Whatever by SJ Goslee

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Delancey by Molly Wizenberg

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

Life Is Meals by James Salter (beloved by Rebecca Schinsky)

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris (rec’d by Rebecca Schinsky)

Period: A Girl’s Guide by JoAnn Loulan et al (rec’d by Kristina Pino)

Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee

The Swap by Megan Shull

Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson

Hildafolk by Luke Pearson

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre

Kraken by China Mieville

Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Hexed: Harlot and Thief Vol. 1 by Michael Alan Nelson and Dan Mora

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy

Taking a Chance by AM Arthur

Sunset Park by Santino Hassell

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]]> 3570 Ladies and Their Feels https://bookriot.com/listen/ladies-and-their-feels/ Amanda and Jenn recommend feminist literature, summer reads, surprising nonfiction, and more in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by After Anna by Alex Lake and To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit Shrill by Lindy West Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny Redefining Realness by Janet Mock Carry the One by Carol Anshaw Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng We Were Liars by E Lockhart Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Bloodline by Claudia Gray Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams K Blows Top by Peter Carlson A Covert Affair by Jennet Conant Shelter by Jung Yun Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain The Lady Matador’s Hotel by Cristina Garcia Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:04:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend feminist literature, summer reads, surprising nonfiction, and more in this week's Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by After Anna by Alex Lake and To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend feminist literature, summer reads, surprising nonfiction, and more in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by After Anna by Alex Lake and To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit Shrill by Lindy West Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny Redefining Realness by Janet Mock Carry the One by Carol Anshaw Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng We Were Liars by E Lockhart Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Bloodline by Claudia Gray Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams K Blows Top by Peter Carlson A Covert Affair by Jennet Conant Shelter by Jung Yun Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain The Lady Matador’s Hotel by Cristina Garcia Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend feminist literature, summer reads, surprising nonfiction, and more in this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by After Anna by Alex Lake and To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

Shrill by Lindy West

Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

Carry the One by Carol Anshaw

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

We Were Liars by E Lockhart

Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam

The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

Bloodline by Claudia Gray

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams

K Blows Top by Peter Carlson

A Covert Affair by Jennet Conant

Shelter by Jung Yun

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

The Lady Matador’s Hotel by Cristina Garcia

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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]]> 3800 Science Fiction and Fantasy Recommendations with Thea James https://bookriot.com/listen/science-fiction-and-fantasy-recommendations-with-thea-james/ Jenn and guest expert Thea James of The Book Smugglers answer your science fiction and fantasy questions in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart The Guinevere Cycle by Persia Woolley (Child of the Northern Spring #1) The Dark Tower series by Stephen King (The Gunslinger #1) Merlin’s Harp by Anne Compton If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino Long Division by Kiese Laymon Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgewick Starlight Crystal by Christopher Pike Doomsday Book by Connie Willis The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor The Ruins by Scott Smith The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War With the Mein #1) The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and guest expert Thea James of The Book Smugglers answer your science fiction and fantasy questions in this week's Get Booked!   This episode is sponsored by Maud's Line by Margaret Verble and Book Riot Live.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jenn and guest expert Thea James of The Book Smugglers answer your science fiction and fantasy questions in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart The Guinevere Cycle by Persia Woolley (Child of the Northern Spring #1) The Dark Tower series by Stephen King (The Gunslinger #1) Merlin’s Harp by Anne Compton If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino Long Division by Kiese Laymon Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgewick Starlight Crystal by Christopher Pike Doomsday Book by Connie Willis The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor The Ruins by Scott Smith The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War With the Mein #1) The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest expert Thea James of The Book Smugglers answer your science fiction and fantasy questions in this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble and Book Riot Live.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

The Guinevere Cycle by Persia Woolley (Child of the Northern Spring #1)

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King (The Gunslinger #1)

Merlin’s Harp by Anne Compton

If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

Long Division by Kiese Laymon

Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgewick

Starlight Crystal by Christopher Pike

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor

The Ruins by Scott Smith

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley

The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War With the Mein #1)

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

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]]> 3569 A Lot of Ennui https://bookriot.com/listen/a-lot-of-ennui/ Amanda and Jenn recommend fantasy, nonfiction about music, Japanese authors, and more in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Book Riot’s Book Mail boxes. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Sabriel by Garth Nix The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks (RJS) Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride (RJS and Liberty) Let’s Talk About Love by Carl Wilson I Don’t Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner Beyond Murakami post The Ring by Koji Suzuki The Gun by Fuminori Nakamura Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion Poolside with Joan Didion post Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson The Melting Season by Jami Attenberg The Bees by Laline Paull The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews Prophecy by Ellen Oh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:34:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend fantasy, nonfiction about music, Japanese authors, and more in this week's Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Book Riot's Book Mail boxes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend fantasy, nonfiction about music, Japanese authors, and more in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Book Riot’s Book Mail boxes. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Sabriel by Garth Nix The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks (RJS) Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride (RJS and Liberty) Let’s Talk About Love by Carl Wilson I Don’t Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner Beyond Murakami post The Ring by Koji Suzuki The Gun by Fuminori Nakamura Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion Poolside with Joan Didion post Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson The Melting Season by Jami Attenberg The Bees by Laline Paull The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews Prophecy by Ellen Oh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend fantasy, nonfiction about music, Japanese authors, and more in this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Book Riot’s Book Mail boxes.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Sabriel by Garth Nix

The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip

Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks (RJS)

Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride (RJS and Liberty)

Let’s Talk About Love by Carl Wilson

I Don’t Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner

Beyond Murakami post

The Ring by Koji Suzuki

The Gun by Fuminori Nakamura

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

Poolside with Joan Didion post

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

The Melting Season by Jami Attenberg

The Bees by Laline Paull

The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

Prophecy by Ellen Oh

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]]> 3589 1930s Version of YOLO https://bookriot.com/listen/1930s-version-yolo/ Amanda and Jenn recommend fun books for hard times, under the radar novels, and more in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert Citizen by Claudia Rankine I Shall Be Near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe The Rogue Pirate’s Bride by Shana Galen Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson The Lightning Thief by Percy Jackson Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 1 by Ryan North and Erica Henderson The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan The Fireman by Joe Hill The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Anything by China Miéville (either The City and the City or Three Moments of an Explosion) Man by Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila Fischman Great by Sara Benincasa The Voice of the River by Melanie Rae Thon How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:13:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend fun books for hard times, under the radar novels, and more in this week's Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend fun books for hard times, under the radar novels, and more in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert Citizen by Claudia Rankine I Shall Be Near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe The Rogue Pirate’s Bride by Shana Galen Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson The Lightning Thief by Percy Jackson Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 1 by Ryan North and Erica Henderson The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan The Fireman by Joe Hill The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Anything by China Miéville (either The City and the City or Three Moments of an Explosion) Man by Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila Fischman Great by Sara Benincasa The Voice of the River by Melanie Rae Thon How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend fun books for hard times, under the radar novels, and more in this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by EveryLibrary and Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

I Shall Be Near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe

The Rogue Pirate’s Bride by Shana Galen

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

The Lightning Thief by Percy Jackson

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 1 by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow

The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak

The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht

The Girl From the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan

The Fireman by Joe Hill

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

Anything by China Miéville (either The City and the City or Three Moments of an Explosion)

Man by Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila Fischman

Great by Sara Benincasa

The Voice of the River by Melanie Rae Thon

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

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]]> 3671 Romance Recommendations with Courtney Milan https://bookriot.com/listen/romance-recommendations-courtney-milan/ Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Courtney Milan answer your romance questions in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Pinhole Press and Dream Jumper by Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Devil’s Game by Joanna Wlde The Saint by Tiffany Reisz Forbidden by Charlotte Stein A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha (The Beyond Series) Be My Fantasy by Alisha Rai Madame X by Jasinda Wilder Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer Austenland by Shannon Hale Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon Safe Harbor by Radclyffe Something True by Karelia Stetz-Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:24:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Courtney Milan answer your romance questions in this week's Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Pinhole Press and Dream Jumper by Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Courtney Milan answer your romance questions in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Pinhole Press and Dream Jumper by Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Devil’s Game by Joanna Wlde The Saint by Tiffany Reisz Forbidden by Charlotte Stein A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha (The Beyond Series) Be My Fantasy by Alisha Rai Madame X by Jasinda Wilder Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer Austenland by Shannon Hale Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon Safe Harbor by Radclyffe Something True by Karelia Stetz-Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Courtney Milan answer your romance questions in this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Pinhole Press and Dream Jumper by Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Devil’s Game by Joanna Wlde

The Saint by Tiffany Reisz

Forbidden by Charlotte Stein

A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare

How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell

Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas

Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha (The Beyond Series)

Be My Fantasy by Alisha Rai

Madame X by Jasinda Wilder

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer

Austenland by Shannon Hale

Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins

Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Safe Harbor by Radclyffe

Something True by Karelia Stetz-Waters

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]]> 3248 Dystopian Camping Trip https://bookriot.com/listen/dystopian-camping-trip/ Amanda and Jenn recommend beach reads, books to take camping, road trip audiobooks, and more. This episode is sponsored by Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy and Hachette Books, publishers of I’m Your Biggest Fan by Kate Coyne. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey Tigerman by Nick Harkaway The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell Lexicon by Max Barry Smoke by Dan Vyleta Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Friendship by Emily Gould Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead A Spy in the House by YS Lee How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu Cinder by Marissa Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend beach reads, books to take camping, road trip audiobooks, and more. This episode is sponsored by Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy and Hachette Books, publishers of I'm Your Biggest Fan by Kate Coyne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend beach reads, books to take camping, road trip audiobooks, and more. This episode is sponsored by Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy and Hachette Books, publishers of I’m Your Biggest Fan by Kate Coyne. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey Tigerman by Nick Harkaway The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell Lexicon by Max Barry Smoke by Dan Vyleta Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam Friendship by Emily Gould Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead A Spy in the House by YS Lee How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu Cinder by Marissa Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend beach reads, books to take camping, road trip audiobooks, and more.

This episode is sponsored by Harper Paperbacks, publishers of Erika Johansen’s bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy and Hachette Books, publishers of I’m Your Biggest Fan by Kate Coyne.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

Tigerman by Nick Harkaway

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

Lexicon by Max Barry

Smoke by Dan Vyleta

Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey

She Matters by Susanna Sonnenberg

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam

Friendship by Emily Gould

Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell

A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James

This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde

Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead

A Spy in the House by YS Lee

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

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]]> 3723 Possibly a Secret Genius https://bookriot.com/listen/possibly-secret-genius/ Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks for summer reading, books about menopause, Antarctic stories, and more! This episode is sponsored by The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach Dundas and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed New audiobooks newsletter! The Cutting Season by Attica Locke The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (read by Bryan Cranston) Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (read by Kathleen Wilhoite from The Gilmore Girls) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (read by Lin-Manuel Miranda) My Last Continent by Midge Raymond (out June 21) Our Lady of Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke (rec’d by Swapna Krishna) All Around the World: Women Writers from Every Continent by Alison Peters We Mammals in Hospitable Times by Jynne Dilling Martin Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing The Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins Persona by Genevieve Valentine Huntress by Malinda Lo Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause by Judy Norsigian The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor Lab Girl by Hope Jahren I Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLane Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Me, My Hair, and I edited by Elizabeth Benedict Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks for summer reading, books about menopause, Antarctic stories, and more! This episode is sponsored by The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach Dundasand Book Riot Live.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks for summer reading, books about menopause, Antarctic stories, and more! This episode is sponsored by The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach Dundas and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed New audiobooks newsletter! The Cutting Season by Attica Locke The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (read by Bryan Cranston) Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (read by Kathleen Wilhoite from The Gilmore Girls) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (read by Lin-Manuel Miranda) My Last Continent by Midge Raymond (out June 21) Our Lady of Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke (rec’d by Swapna Krishna) All Around the World: Women Writers from Every Continent by Alison Peters We Mammals in Hospitable Times by Jynne Dilling Martin Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing The Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins Persona by Genevieve Valentine Huntress by Malinda Lo Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause by Judy Norsigian The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor Lab Girl by Hope Jahren I Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLane Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Me, My Hair, and I edited by Elizabeth Benedict Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks for summer reading, books about menopause, Antarctic stories, and more!

This episode is sponsored by The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach Dundas and Book Riot Live.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

New audiobooks newsletter!

The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (read by Bryan Cranston)

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (read by Kathleen Wilhoite from The Gilmore Girls)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (read by Lin-Manuel Miranda)

My Last Continent by Midge Raymond (out June 21)

Our Lady of Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke (rec’d by Swapna Krishna)

All Around the World: Women Writers from Every Continent by Alison Peters

We Mammals in Hospitable Times by Jynne Dilling Martin

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

The Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Persona by Genevieve Valentine

Huntress by Malinda Lo

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause by Judy Norsigian

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron

Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

I Await the Devil’s Coming by Mary MacLane

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Me, My Hair, and I edited by Elizabeth Benedict

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]]> 3504 Normal People Doing the Thing https://bookriot.com/listen/normal-people-doing-thing/ Amanda and Jenn recommend books about pregnancy, mysteries, Irish fiction, and more! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and The Girls by Emma Cline. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned LGBTQ Episode Gilead by Marilynne Robinson A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (rec’d by Angel Cruz) Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories by Carson McCullers After Birth by Elisa Albert The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich Breeder by Ariel Gore From the Hips by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris, rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall Ms. Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by G Willow Wilson (editor Sana Amanat’s TED talk) The Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki (rec’d by Rioter Kareem Shaheen) Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan Wallbanger by Alice Clayton A Night Like This by Julia Quinn Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy Black Lake by Johanna Lane Saints and Sinners by Edna O’Brien Green Shadows, White Whale by Ray Bradbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:48:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend books about pregnancy, mysteries, Irish fiction, and more! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and The Girls by Emma Cline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend books about pregnancy, mysteries, Irish fiction, and more! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and The Girls by Emma Cline. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned LGBTQ Episode Gilead by Marilynne Robinson A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (rec’d by Angel Cruz) Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories by Carson McCullers After Birth by Elisa Albert The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich Breeder by Ariel Gore From the Hips by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris, rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall Ms. Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by G Willow Wilson (editor Sana Amanat’s TED talk) The Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki (rec’d by Rioter Kareem Shaheen) Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan Wallbanger by Alice Clayton A Night Like This by Julia Quinn Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy Black Lake by Johanna Lane Saints and Sinners by Edna O’Brien Green Shadows, White Whale by Ray Bradbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend books about pregnancy, mysteries, Irish fiction, and more!

This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and The Girls by Emma Cline.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Mentioned

LGBTQ Episode

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (rec’d by Angel Cruz)

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories by Carson McCullers

After Birth by Elisa Albert

The Blue Jay’s Dance by Louise Erdrich

Breeder by Ariel Gore

From the Hips by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris, rec’d by Rachel Smalter Hall

Ms. Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by G Willow Wilson (editor Sana Amanat’s TED talk)

The Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea, translated by Marilyn Booth

The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti

Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki (rec’d by Rioter Kareem Shaheen)

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan

Wallbanger by Alice Clayton

A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy

A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy

Black Lake by Johanna Lane

Saints and Sinners by Edna O’Brien

Green Shadows, White Whale by Ray Bradbury

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]]> 3752 Heart Feels https://bookriot.com/listen/heart-feels/ Amanda and Jenn recommend fun history books, fairytale retellings for adults, and more! This episode is sponsored by The Fireman by Joe Hill and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned How To Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman White Trash by Nancy Isenberg A People’s History of Science by Clifford Conner The Black Count by Tom Reiss If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Relish by Lucy Knisley Going Bovine by Libba Bray All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely 2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino N0S4A2 by Joe Hill Landline by Rainbow Rowell Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Uprooted by Naomi Novik The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Roses and Rot by Kat Howard Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin Scarlet Devices by Delphine Dryden Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:10:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend fun history books, fairytale retellings for adults, and more! This episode is sponsored by The Fireman by Joe Hill and Book Riot Live.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend fun history books, fairytale retellings for adults, and more! This episode is sponsored by The Fireman by Joe Hill and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned How To Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman White Trash by Nancy Isenberg A People’s History of Science by Clifford Conner The Black Count by Tom Reiss If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Relish by Lucy Knisley Going Bovine by Libba Bray All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely 2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino N0S4A2 by Joe Hill Landline by Rainbow Rowell Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Uprooted by Naomi Novik The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Roses and Rot by Kat Howard Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin Scarlet Devices by Delphine Dryden Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend fun history books, fairytale retellings for adults, and more!

This episode is sponsored by The Fireman by Joe Hill and Book Riot Live.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Mentioned

How To Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman

White Trash by Nancy Isenberg

A People’s History of Science by Clifford Conner

The Black Count by Tom Reiss

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Relish by Lucy Knisley

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino

N0S4A2 by Joe Hill

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin

Scarlet Devices by Delphine Dryden

Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 3733 Read Harder https://bookriot.com/listen/read-harder/ Amanda and Jenn recommend books for the Read Harder and other book challenges! This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Pinhole Press. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Sex Object by Jessica Valenti Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes A House of My Own by Sandra Cisneros Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel The Hours by Michael Cunningham 100 Books About Mental Illness post Marbles by Ellen Forney Rat Girl by Kristin Hersh Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee The Second Amendment: A Biography by Michael Waldman The Son by Philipp Meyer The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Stoner by John Williams The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky Grimspace by Ann Aguirre Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole Ascension (Tangled Axon #1) by Jacqueline Koyanagi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:29:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend books for the Read Harder and other book challenges! Amanda and Jenn recommend books for the Read Harder and other book challenges! This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Pinhole Press. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Sex Object by Jessica Valenti Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes A House of My Own by Sandra Cisneros Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel The Hours by Michael Cunningham 100 Books About Mental Illness post Marbles by Ellen Forney Rat Girl by Kristin Hersh Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee The Second Amendment: A Biography by Michael Waldman The Son by Philipp Meyer The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Stoner by John Williams The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky Grimspace by Ann Aguirre Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole Ascension (Tangled Axon #1) by Jacqueline Koyanagi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend books for the Read Harder and other book challenges!

This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month Club and Pinhole Press.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Mentioned

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sex Object by Jessica Valenti

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

A House of My Own by Sandra Cisneros

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

100 Books About Mental Illness post

Marbles by Ellen Forney

Rat Girl by Kristin Hersh

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee

The Second Amendment: A Biography by Michael Waldman

The Son by Philipp Meyer

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Stoner by John Williams

The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky

Grimspace by Ann Aguirre

Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole

Ascension (Tangled Axon #1) by Jacqueline Koyanagi

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]]> 3667 Robot Problems https://bookriot.com/listen/robot-problems-kid-lit-recommendations/ Jenn and guest expert Preeti Chhibber take on kids book questions in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Dietland by Sarai Walker and Bright Cellars. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste EllRay Jakes series (EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken!, #1) by Sally Warner and Jamie Harper Jason Reynolds Lee & Low Children’s Book Council Diversity site Kick by Walter Dean Myers Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman The Best Princess Books for All Ages, post by Karina Glaser Abel’s Island by William Steig The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Redwall by Brian Jacques The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona Drama from Raina Telgemeier Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave Roman Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice by Mike Maihack Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel The Savage Fortress by Sarwat Chadda The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Sitting Still Like a Frog by Eline Snel, recommended by Molly Wetta’s library Charlotte and the Quiet Place by Deborah Sosin, recommended by Jessica Woodbury Mike Lupica The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson Kid Owner by Tim Green Pets Are For Keeps, Animal Inn series by Virginia Vail Infinity Ring series (A Mutiny in Time #1), includes authors like Carrie Ryan and Matt de la Peña Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 May 2016 11:29:00 -0000 Robot Problems full Book Riot Jenn and guest expert Preeti Chhibber take on kids book questions in this week's Get Booked! Jenn and guest expert Preeti Chhibber take on kids book questions in this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Dietland by Sarai Walker and Bright Cellars. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste EllRay Jakes series (EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken!, #1) by Sally Warner and Jamie Harper Jason Reynolds Lee & Low Children’s Book Council Diversity site Kick by Walter Dean Myers Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman The Best Princess Books for All Ages, post by Karina Glaser Abel’s Island by William Steig The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Redwall by Brian Jacques The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona Drama from Raina Telgemeier Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave Roman Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice by Mike Maihack Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel The Savage Fortress by Sarwat Chadda The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Sitting Still Like a Frog by Eline Snel, recommended by Molly Wetta’s library Charlotte and the Quiet Place by Deborah Sosin, recommended by Jessica Woodbury Mike Lupica The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson Kid Owner by Tim Green Pets Are For Keeps, Animal Inn series by Virginia Vail Infinity Ring series (A Mutiny in Time #1), includes authors like Carrie Ryan and Matt de la Peña Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest expert Preeti Chhibber take on kids book questions in this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Dietland by Sarai Walker and Bright Cellars.

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Books Mentioned

The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

EllRay Jakes series (EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken!, #1) by Sally Warner and Jamie Harper

Jason Reynolds

Lee & Low

Children’s Book Council Diversity site

Kick by Walter Dean Myers

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale

Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman

The Best Princess Books for All Ages, post by Karina Glaser

Abel’s Island by William Steig

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

Redwall by Brian Jacques

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

Drama from Raina Telgemeier

Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave Roman

Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice by Mike Maihack

Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

The Savage Fortress by Sarwat Chadda

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Sitting Still Like a Frog by Eline Snel, recommended by Molly Wetta’s library

Charlotte and the Quiet Place by Deborah Sosin, recommended by Jessica Woodbury

Mike Lupica

The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson

Kid Owner by Tim Green

Pets Are For Keeps, Animal Inn series by Virginia Vail

Infinity Ring series (A Mutiny in Time #1), includes authors like Carrie Ryan and Matt de la Peña

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]]> 2568 Inappropriate Dead Baddies https://bookriot.com/listen/inappropriate-dead-baddies/ Amanda and Jenn recommend series by POC, light-hearted books for book club, Southeast Asian Lit, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and The A-Z of You and Me by James Hannah. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older Re Jane by Patricia Park Literary Brooklyn by Evan Hughes Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood (rec’d by Sharanya) The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Ask the Passengers by A.S. King Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris Bellwether by Connie Willis Lamb by Christopher Moore The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka Big Machine by Victor LaValle In the Country by Mia Alvar The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin The Gun Dealer’s Daughter by Gina Apostol Black Water Rising by Attica Locke Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie American Housewife by Helen Ellis Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 May 2016 10:31:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend series by POC, light-hearted books for book club, Southeast Asian Lit, and more on this week’s Get Booked! Amanda and Jenn recommend series by POC, light-hearted books for book club, Southeast Asian Lit, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and The A-Z of You and Me by James Hannah. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Mentioned Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older Re Jane by Patricia Park Literary Brooklyn by Evan Hughes Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood (rec’d by Sharanya) The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Ask the Passengers by A.S. King Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris Bellwether by Connie Willis Lamb by Christopher Moore The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka Big Machine by Victor LaValle In the Country by Mia Alvar The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin The Gun Dealer’s Daughter by Gina Apostol Black Water Rising by Attica Locke Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie American Housewife by Helen Ellis Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend series by POC, light-hearted books for book club, Southeast Asian Lit, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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Books Mentioned

Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older

Re Jane by Patricia Park

Literary Brooklyn by Evan Hughes

Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg

The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood (rec’d by Sharanya)

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older

Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

Bellwether by Connie Willis

Lamb by Christopher Moore

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka

Big Machine by Victor LaValle

In the Country by Mia Alvar

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

The Gun Dealer’s Daughter by Gina Apostol

Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

American Housewife by Helen Ellis

Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny

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]]> 3221 Gasping Into the Book https://bookriot.com/listen/gasping-into-the-book/ Amanda and Jenn recommend AI sci-fi, funny books, political nonfiction, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood and The A-Z of You and Me by James Hannah. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie I, Robot by Isaac Asimov All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams High Fidelity by Nick Hornby Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen Old Man’s War by John Scalzi The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani The Agency Series by YS Lee (A Spy in the House, #1) I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) by Malala Yousafzai Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi Then Comes Marriage by Roberta Kaplan Forgetting to Be Afraid by Wendy Davis This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Melissa Harris-Perry Stephen Graham Jones (Mongrels) Leslie Marmon Silko (Ceremony) Louise Erdrich (Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country) Bojan Louis (“If Nothing, The Land”) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 May 2016 10:00:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend AI sci-fi, funny books, political nonfiction, and more on this week's Get Booked! Amanda and Jenn recommend AI sci-fi, funny books, political nonfiction, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood and The A-Z of You and Me by James Hannah. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie I, Robot by Isaac Asimov All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams High Fidelity by Nick Hornby Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen Old Man’s War by John Scalzi The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani The Agency Series by YS Lee (A Spy in the House, #1) I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) by Malala Yousafzai Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi Then Comes Marriage by Roberta Kaplan Forgetting to Be Afraid by Wendy Davis This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Melissa Harris-Perry Stephen Graham Jones (Mongrels) Leslie Marmon Silko (Ceremony) Louise Erdrich (Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country) Bojan Louis (“If Nothing, The Land”) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend AI sci-fi, funny books, political nonfiction, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood and The A-Z of You and Me by James Hannah.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed!

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James

The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani

The Agency Series by YS Lee (A Spy in the House, #1)

I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) by Malala Yousafzai

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Then Comes Marriage by Roberta Kaplan

Forgetting to Be Afraid by Wendy Davis

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein

Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Melissa Harris-Perry

Stephen Graham Jones (Mongrels)

Leslie Marmon Silko (Ceremony)

Louise Erdrich (Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country)

Bojan Louis (“If Nothing, The Land”)

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]]> 3674 Weird Number of Snakes https://bookriot.com/listen/weird-number-snakes/ Jenn and Amanda recommend nature writing, travel narratives, queer horror, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Killing Forest and Shadow Hour. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! The Martian by Andy Weir Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales Sex Criminals Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins The Boilerplate Rhino by David Quammen An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie, transl by James Kirkup Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere by Andre Aciman Murder in the Marais by Cara Black Zone by Mathias Enard, translated by Charlotte Mandell Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig (rec’d by Liberty) Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford – see also, Liberty Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello Out by Natsuo Kirino, trans Stephen Snyder Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (Danika) Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Queers Destroy Horror, Nightmare Magazine Lambda Literary, 6 of the Scariest Queer Horror Books Ever One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase Unveiled by Courtney Milan Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 May 2016 22:21:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and Amanda recommend nature writing, travel narratives, queer horror, and more on this week’s Get Booked! Jenn and Amanda recommend nature writing, travel narratives, queer horror, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by The Killing Forest and Shadow Hour. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! The Martian by Andy Weir Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales Sex Criminals Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins The Boilerplate Rhino by David Quammen An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie, transl by James Kirkup Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere by Andre Aciman Murder in the Marais by Cara Black Zone by Mathias Enard, translated by Charlotte Mandell Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig (rec’d by Liberty) Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford – see also, Liberty Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello Out by Natsuo Kirino, trans Stephen Snyder Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (Danika) Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam Queers Destroy Horror, Nightmare Magazine Lambda Literary, 6 of the Scariest Queer Horror Books Ever One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase Unveiled by Courtney Milan Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Amanda recommend nature writing, travel narratives, queer horror, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by The Killing Forest and Shadow Hour.

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For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed!

The Martian by Andy Weir

Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich

The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales

Sex Criminals Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins

The Boilerplate Rhino by David Quammen

An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie, transl by James Kirkup

Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere by Andre Aciman

Murder in the Marais by Cara Black

Zone by Mathias Enard, translated by Charlotte Mandell

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig (rec’d by Liberty)

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford – see also, Liberty

Incarceration Nations by Baz Dreisinger

Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello

Out by Natsuo Kirino, trans Stephen Snyder

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (Danika)

Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam

Queers Destroy Horror, Nightmare Magazine

Lambda Literary, 6 of the Scariest Queer Horror Books Ever

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Unveiled by Courtney Milan

Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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]]> 4117 House-Wife, But Also Assassin https://bookriot.com/listen/house-wife-also-assassin/ Jenn and guest Swapna recommend comics for kids, superhero novels, graphic memoirs and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Oh, Comics! Podcast. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! The Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye, #1 of the Geronimo Stilton series Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse by Art Baltazar and Franco Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick Secret Hero Society: Study Hall of Justice by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen Turbulence by Samit Basu Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter Fallout (Lois Lane 1) by Gwenda Bond A Once Crowded Sky by Tom King Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (out June 7 2016) Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich The Sculptor by Scott McCloud Krishna: A Journey Within by Abhishek Singh Pretty Deadly Vol 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew March, Book One and March, Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Showa: A History of Japan, 1926-1939 by Shigeru Mizuki, translated by Zack Davisson Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, et al Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, et al Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich Anything by Lucy Knisley (Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:51:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and guest Swapna recommend comics for kids, superheronovels, graphic memoirs and more on this week's Get Booked. Jenn and guest Swapna recommend comics for kids, superhero novels, graphic memoirs and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Oh, Comics! Podcast. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! The Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye, #1 of the Geronimo Stilton series Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse by Art Baltazar and Franco Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick Secret Hero Society: Study Hall of Justice by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen Turbulence by Samit Basu Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter Fallout (Lois Lane 1) by Gwenda Bond A Once Crowded Sky by Tom King Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (out June 7 2016) Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich The Sculptor by Scott McCloud Krishna: A Journey Within by Abhishek Singh Pretty Deadly Vol 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew March, Book One and March, Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Showa: A History of Japan, 1926-1939 by Shigeru Mizuki, translated by Zack Davisson Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, et al Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, et al Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich Anything by Lucy Knisley (Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and guest Swapna recommend comics for kids, superhero novels, graphic memoirs and more on this week’s Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Oh, Comics! Podcast.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed!

The Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye, #1 of the Geronimo Stilton series

Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse by Art Baltazar and Franco

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick

Secret Hero Society: Study Hall of Justice by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen

Turbulence by Samit Basu

Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter

Fallout (Lois Lane 1) by Gwenda Bond

A Once Crowded Sky by Tom King

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (out June 7 2016)

Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich

The Sculptor by Scott McCloud

Krishna: A Journey Within by Abhishek Singh

Pretty Deadly Vol 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios

The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew

March, Book One and March, Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

Showa: A History of Japan, 1926-1939 by Shigeru Mizuki, translated by Zack Davisson

Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, et al

Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, et al

Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich

Anything by Lucy Knisley (Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride)

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]]> 3836 Bromance on the High Seas https://bookriot.com/listen/bromance-high-seas/ Amanda and Jenn recommend excellent biographies, books for those who have lost a dog, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and our two new newsletters (sign up and be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card). This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Pandemic by Sonia Shah Valerie’s new nature books post anything by Annie Dillard The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff John Adams by David McCullough The Black Count by Tom Reiss Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World edited by Mark Collings Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series Neapolitann series by Elena Ferrante trans Ann Goldstein Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy Trilogy (Sea of Poppies is #1) Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin (Master & Commander is #1) Storify list Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Agorafabulous!! by Sara Benincasa Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Mark Doty’s Dog Years (rec’d by Rebecca Hussey) Merle’s Door by Ted Kerasote A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff  Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton, recommended by Liberty Hardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:44:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend excellent biographies, books for those who have lost a dog, and more on this week's Get Booked!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend excellent biographies, books for those who have lost a dog, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and our two new newsletters (sign up and be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card). This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Pandemic by Sonia Shah Valerie’s new nature books post anything by Annie Dillard The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff John Adams by David McCullough The Black Count by Tom Reiss Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World edited by Mark Collings Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series Neapolitann series by Elena Ferrante trans Ann Goldstein Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy Trilogy (Sea of Poppies is #1) Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin (Master & Commander is #1) Storify list Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Agorafabulous!! by Sara Benincasa Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Mark Doty’s Dog Years (rec’d by Rebecca Hussey) Merle’s Door by Ted Kerasote A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff  Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton, recommended by Liberty Hardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend excellent biographies, books for those who have lost a dog, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and our two new newsletters (sign up and be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card).

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed!

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Pandemic by Sonia Shah

Valerie’s new nature books post

anything by Annie Dillard

The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

John Adams by David McCullough

The Black Count by Tom Reiss

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World edited by Mark Collings

Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series

Neapolitann series by Elena Ferrante trans Ann Goldstein

Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy Trilogy (Sea of Poppies is #1)

Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin (Master & Commander is #1)

Storify list

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

Agorafabulous!! by Sara Benincasa

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Mark Doty’s Dog Years (rec’d by Rebecca Hussey)

Merle’s Door by Ted Kerasote

A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 

Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton, recommended by Liberty Hardy

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]]> 3729 It Gets Real Grey https://bookriot.com/listen/gets-real-grey/ Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks, light reading for dark times, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Split by Suzanne Finnamore Yes Please by Amy Poehler (on audio!) The essay in Tiny Beautiful Things When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, read by the author Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini, read by the author, recommended by Brenna Clarke Gray Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Goodreads Author), Lola Rogers (Translator) Happy are the Happy by Yasmina Reza, translated by John Cullen Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord  Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson Uprooted by Naomi Novik Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Giver by Lois Lowry Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie  Citizen by Claudia Rankine If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin Old Man’s War series series by John Scalzi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:19:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks, light reading for dark times, and more on this week's Get Booked! Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks, light reading for dark times, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Split by Suzanne Finnamore Yes Please by Amy Poehler (on audio!) The essay in Tiny Beautiful Things When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, read by the author Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini, read by the author, recommended by Brenna Clarke Gray Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Goodreads Author), Lola Rogers (Translator) Happy are the Happy by Yasmina Reza, translated by John Cullen Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord  Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson Uprooted by Naomi Novik Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Giver by Lois Lowry Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie  Citizen by Claudia Rankine If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin Old Man’s War series series by John Scalzi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks, light reading for dark times, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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Books Discussed!

Split by Suzanne Finnamore

Yes Please by Amy Poehler (on audio!)

The essay in Tiny Beautiful Things

When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams

The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, read by the author

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini, read by the author, recommended by Brenna Clarke Gray

Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Goodreads Author), Lola Rogers (Translator)

Happy are the Happy by Yasmina Reza, translated by John Cullen

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord 

Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway

An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken

The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin

Old Man’s War series series by John Scalzi

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]]> 3869 Boyfriend, Spectral or Otherwise https://bookriot.com/listen/boyfriend-spectral-otherwise/ Amanda and Jenn recommend South American lit, adult fiction for YA lovers, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam and the Book of the Month Club. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Complete Stories of Clarice Lispector, trans. Katrina Dodson (Brazil) Bonsai by Alejandro Zambra (Chile) Shantytown by Cesar Aira, translated by Chris Andrews (Argentina) With My Dog Eyes by Hilda Hilst, translated by Adam Morris (Brazil) The State We’re In: Maine Stories by Ann Beattie The Cider House Rules by John Irving The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin Cost by Roxana Robinson Maine by J Courtney Sullivan People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson The Last Girlfriend on Earth by Simon Rich Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie Slaughter Getting to Yes by Ury, Fisher, Patton 50 Billion Dollar Boss edited by Kathey Porter and Andrea Hoffman Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (May 17th) Lexicon by Max Barry The Regional Office Is Under Attack by Manuel Gonzales The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Archivist Wasp by Nicole Horner-Stace An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:36:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend South American lit, adult fiction for YA lovers, and more on this week's Get Booked! Amanda and Jenn recommend South American lit, adult fiction for YA lovers, and more on this week’s Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam and the Book of the Month Club. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Complete Stories of Clarice Lispector, trans. Katrina Dodson (Brazil) Bonsai by Alejandro Zambra (Chile) Shantytown by Cesar Aira, translated by Chris Andrews (Argentina) With My Dog Eyes by Hilda Hilst, translated by Adam Morris (Brazil) The State We’re In: Maine Stories by Ann Beattie The Cider House Rules by John Irving The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin Cost by Roxana Robinson Maine by J Courtney Sullivan People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson The Last Girlfriend on Earth by Simon Rich Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie Slaughter Getting to Yes by Ury, Fisher, Patton 50 Billion Dollar Boss edited by Kathey Porter and Andrea Hoffman Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (May 17th) Lexicon by Max Barry The Regional Office Is Under Attack by Manuel Gonzales The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Archivist Wasp by Nicole Horner-Stace An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend South American lit, adult fiction for YA lovers, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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Books Discussed!

Complete Stories of Clarice Lispector, trans. Katrina Dodson (Brazil)

Bonsai by Alejandro Zambra (Chile)

Shantytown by Cesar Aira, translated by Chris Andrews (Argentina)

With My Dog Eyes by Hilda Hilst, translated by Adam Morris (Brazil)

The State We’re In: Maine Stories by Ann Beattie

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin

Cost by Roxana Robinson

Maine by J Courtney Sullivan

People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

The Last Girlfriend on Earth by Simon Rich

Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You by Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes

Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie Slaughter

Getting to Yes by Ury, Fisher, Patton

50 Billion Dollar Boss edited by Kathey Porter and Andrea Hoffman

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (May 17th)

Lexicon by Max Barry

The Regional Office Is Under Attack by Manuel Gonzales

The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin

Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Horner-Stace

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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]]> 3797 Middle-Aged Moss Scientists https://bookriot.com/listen/middle-aged-moss-scientists/ Amanda and Jenn recommend short stories on audiobook, poetry collections for beginners, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud Birds of a Lesser Paradise by Megan Mayhew Bergman Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell Tor.com Collection: Season 1 Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Ariel by Sylvia Plath Billy Collins Dispatch from the Future by Leigh Stein Life on Mars by Tracy K Smith The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman A Good American by Alex George Life after Life by Kate Atkinson The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Being Mortal by Atul Gawande The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel, J.T. Lichtenstein (Translation) Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera,  Lisa Dillman (Translation) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, translated by Thomas and Carol Christensen The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden The Vegetarian by Han Kang Deborah Smith (Translator) Re Jane by Patricia Park Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, Kim Chi-Young (Translator) Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:12:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend short stories on audiobook, poetry collections for beginners, and more on this week’s Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn recommend short stories on audiobook, poetry collections for beginners, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TryAudiobooks.com and Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud Birds of a Lesser Paradise by Megan Mayhew Bergman Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell Tor.com Collection: Season 1 Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Ariel by Sylvia Plath Billy Collins Dispatch from the Future by Leigh Stein Life on Mars by Tracy K Smith The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman A Good American by Alex George Life after Life by Kate Atkinson The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Being Mortal by Atul Gawande The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel, J.T. Lichtenstein (Translation) Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera,  Lisa Dillman (Translation) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, translated by Thomas and Carol Christensen The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden The Vegetarian by Han Kang Deborah Smith (Translator) Re Jane by Patricia Park Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, Kim Chi-Young (Translator) Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend short stories on audiobook, poetry collections for beginners, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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Books Discussed!

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud

Birds of a Lesser Paradise by Megan Mayhew Bergman

Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

Tor.com Collection: Season 1

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Billy Collins

Dispatch from the Future by Leigh Stein

Life on Mars by Tracy K Smith

The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman

A Good American by Alex George

Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

The Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi

The Faithful Scribe by Shahan Mufti

Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel, J.T. Lichtenstein (Translation)

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera,  Lisa Dillman (Translation)

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, translated by Thomas and Carol Christensen

The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden

The Vegetarian by Han Kang Deborah Smith (Translator)

Re Jane by Patricia Park

Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, Kim Chi-Young (Translator)

Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limon

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]]> 3424 Less Stabby For Sure https://bookriot.com/listen/less-stabby-sure/ Amanda and Jenn recommend fairy tales for grown-ups, examinations of marriage (with rage-filled lady protagonists), and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Start Here Giveaway. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi Gemma Bovary by Posy Simmonds Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel by Anya Ulinich Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated by Kim Thompson A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin Think of England by KJ Charles Edinburgh by Alexander Chee, trigger warning for child molestation The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cat Valente The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Cartographer of No Man’s Land by P.S. Duffy Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes I Married You For Happiness by Lily Tuck The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (trigger warning for domestic violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:08:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend fairy tales for grown-ups, examinations of marriage (with rage-filled lady protagonists), and more on this week’s Get Booked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Amanda and Jenn recommend fairy tales for grown-ups, examinations of marriage (with rage-filled lady protagonists), and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Start Here Giveaway. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi Gemma Bovary by Posy Simmonds Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel by Anya Ulinich Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated by Kim Thompson A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin Think of England by KJ Charles Edinburgh by Alexander Chee, trigger warning for child molestation The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cat Valente The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Cartographer of No Man’s Land by P.S. Duffy Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes I Married You For Happiness by Lily Tuck The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (trigger warning for domestic violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend fairy tales for grown-ups, examinations of marriage (with rage-filled lady protagonists), and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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Books Discussed!

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple

Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

Gemma Bovary by Posy Simmonds

Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel by Anya Ulinich

Jem and the Holograms Vol. 1: Showtime

Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated by Kim Thompson

A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Think of England by KJ Charles

Edinburgh by Alexander Chee, trigger warning for child molestation

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cat Valente

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Cartographer of No Man’s Land by P.S. Duffy

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

I Married You For Happiness by Lily Tuck

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman

Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (trigger warning for domestic violence)

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]]> 4107 Bad Choices All Over the Place https://bookriot.com/listen/bad-choices-place/ Amanda and Jenn recommend witchy fiction, books for Downton Abbey fans, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina and the Start Here Giveaway. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Coffin Hill Vol 1 by Caitlin Kittredge, Iñaki Miranda Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood The Magicians by Lev Grossman All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders Deborah Harkness’s All Souls series Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes  Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Longbourn by Jo Baker Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Anything by Bill Bryson Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr Me Before You by Jojo Moyes The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Ice Queen by Nele Neuhaus Chimera by David Wellington Beating Back the Devil, Maryn McKenna Cuckoo’s Calling, Robert Galbraith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:23:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend witchy fiction, books for Downton Abbey fans, and more on this week's Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn recommend witchy fiction, books for Downton Abbey fans, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina and the Start Here Giveaway. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Coffin Hill Vol 1 by Caitlin Kittredge, Iñaki Miranda Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood The Magicians by Lev Grossman All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders Deborah Harkness’s All Souls series Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes  Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Longbourn by Jo Baker Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Anything by Bill Bryson Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr Me Before You by Jojo Moyes The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Ice Queen by Nele Neuhaus Chimera by David Wellington Beating Back the Devil, Maryn McKenna Cuckoo’s Calling, Robert Galbraith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend witchy fiction, books for Downton Abbey fans, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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Books Discussed!

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

Coffin Hill Vol 1 by Caitlin Kittredge, Iñaki Miranda

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Deborah Harkness’s All Souls series

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes 

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

Longbourn by Jo Baker

Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

Anything by Bill Bryson

Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan

The Ice Queen by Nele Neuhaus

Chimera by David Wellington

Beating Back the Devil, Maryn McKenna

Cuckoo’s Calling, Robert Galbraith

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]]> 3674 Sex and Drugs and the Rocky Horror Picture Show https://bookriot.com/listen/sex-drugs-rocky-horror-picture-show/ Amanda and Jenn recommend horror, Nancy Drew read-a-likes for grownups, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie and A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Bird Box by Josh Malerman Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Horror episode! Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Hexed by Michael Alan Nelson Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers and Marla Frazee Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena Sabriel by Garth Nix The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Graceling by Kristin Cashore Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley Ausma Zehanat Khan’s mystery series The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz Read Harder Video Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, Annie Tucker The Sea Is Our: Tales of Southeast Asia Steampunk On a Red Station Drifting by Aliette de Bodard Diversity in YA Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn  Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky All American Boys by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:19:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend horror, Nancy Drew read-a-likes for grownups, and more on this week's Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn recommend horror, Nancy Drew read-a-likes for grownups, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie and A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Bird Box by Josh Malerman Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Horror episode! Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes Hexed by Michael Alan Nelson Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers and Marla Frazee Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena Sabriel by Garth Nix The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Graceling by Kristin Cashore Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley Ausma Zehanat Khan’s mystery series The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz Read Harder Video Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, Annie Tucker The Sea Is Our: Tales of Southeast Asia Steampunk On a Red Station Drifting by Aliette de Bodard Diversity in YA Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn  Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky All American Boys by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend horror, Nancy Drew read-a-likes for grownups, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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Books Discussed!

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

Horror episode!

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

Hexed by Michael Alan Nelson

Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers and Marla Frazee

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios

Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena

Sabriel by Garth Nix

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson

Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley

Ausma Zehanat Khan’s mystery series

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

Read Harder Video

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, Annie Tucker

The Sea Is Our: Tales of Southeast Asia Steampunk

On a Red Station Drifting by Aliette de Bodard

Diversity in YA

Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn 

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

All American Boys by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds

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]]> 3668 Also, Some Camels https://bookriot.com/listen/also-some-camels/ Amanda and Jenn recommend books about space, modern Westerns, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie and A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Commander Hadfield Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour The Superheroes Union: Dynama by Ruth Diaz (rec’d by Amanda Diehl) My Real Children by Jo Walton Safe Harbor by Radclyffe Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor Mort(e) by Robert Repino The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Hiroshima in the Morning by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto (rec’d by Alison) Hanzai Japan edited by Haikasoru  (rec’d by Rachel Cordasco) An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro Memories of Silk and Straw by Junichi Saga The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt The Son by Phillip Meyer Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart True Grit by Charles Portis Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko by Leslie Marmon Silko Jenny Han The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Howl’s Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda Preeti’s YA recs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:21:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend books about space, modern Westerns, and more on this week's Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn recommend books about space, modern Westerns, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie and A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Commander Hadfield Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour The Superheroes Union: Dynama by Ruth Diaz (rec’d by Amanda Diehl) My Real Children by Jo Walton Safe Harbor by Radclyffe Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor Mort(e) by Robert Repino The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Hiroshima in the Morning by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto (rec’d by Alison) Hanzai Japan edited by Haikasoru  (rec’d by Rachel Cordasco) An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro Memories of Silk and Straw by Junichi Saga The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt The Son by Phillip Meyer Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart True Grit by Charles Portis Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko by Leslie Marmon Silko Jenny Han The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Howl’s Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda Preeti’s YA recs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend books about space, modern Westerns, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie and A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro.

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Books Discussed!

Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson

An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Commander Hadfield

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann

Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour

The Superheroes Union: Dynama by Ruth Diaz (rec’d by Amanda Diehl)

My Real Children by Jo Walton

Safe Harbor by Radclyffe

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Mort(e) by Robert Repino

The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Hiroshima in the Morning by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto (rec’d by Alison)

Hanzai Japan edited by Haikasoru  (rec’d by Rachel Cordasco)

An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

Memories of Silk and Straw by Junichi Saga

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt

The Son by Phillip Meyer

Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart

True Grit by Charles Portis

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko by Leslie Marmon Silko

Jenny Han

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

Howl’s Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Preeti’s YA recs

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]]> 3897 Saddled With a Murdress https://bookriot.com/listen/saddled-with-a-murderess/ Amanda and Jenn recommend literary mysteries, fantasy romance, self-help for creative types, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Steamy Reading Box and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Inclusive mysteries Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Round House by Louise Erdrich Burial Rites, Hannah Kent The Secret History of Las Vegas, Chris Abani Graceling by Kristin Cashore The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan For Love and Liberty: Untold Love Stories of the American Revolution Anthology Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (rec’d by Jess Pryde) Back Bay by William Martin (rec’d by Wallace) Revolutionary, Alex Myers Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott On Writing by Stephen King Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Strayed Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes About Writing, Samuel Delaney Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer The Cutting Season, Attica Locke Orlando, Virginia Woolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:12:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend literary mysteries, fantasy romance, self-help for creative types, and more on this week's Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn recommend literary mysteries, fantasy romance, self-help for creative types, and more on this week’s Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Steamy Reading Box and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed! Inclusive mysteries Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Round House by Louise Erdrich Burial Rites, Hannah Kent The Secret History of Las Vegas, Chris Abani Graceling by Kristin Cashore The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan For Love and Liberty: Untold Love Stories of the American Revolution Anthology Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (rec’d by Jess Pryde) Back Bay by William Martin (rec’d by Wallace) Revolutionary, Alex Myers Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott On Writing by Stephen King Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Strayed Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes About Writing, Samuel Delaney Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer The Cutting Season, Attica Locke Orlando, Virginia Woolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend literary mysteries, fantasy romance, self-help for creative types, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Steamy Reading Box and Book Riot Live.

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Books Discussed!

Inclusive mysteries

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Round House by Louise Erdrich

Burial Rites, Hannah Kent

The Secret History of Las Vegas, Chris Abani

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan

For Love and Liberty: Untold Love Stories of the American Revolution Anthology

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (rec’d by Jess Pryde)

Back Bay by William Martin (rec’d by Wallace)

Revolutionary, Alex Myers

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

On Writing by Stephen King

Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Strayed

Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes

About Writing, Samuel Delaney

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer

The Cutting Season, Attica Locke

Orlando, Virginia Woolf

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]]> 3556 Mermaids Because of Reasons https://bookriot.com/listen/mermaids-because-of-reasons/ Amanda and Jenn recommend works of magical realism, portal fantasy, epic sweeping family sagas, and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Steamy Reading Box and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Half Resurrection Blues by DJ Older The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende War for the Oaks, Emma Bull Palimpsest, Catherynne Valente Sarah McCarry’s YA series, All Our Pretty Songs The Son by Philipp Meyer 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Sacred Games, Vikram Chandra White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Young Women, Old Houses post The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe The Unicorn, Iris Murdoch The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi On Such a Full Sea, Chang-Rae Lee Radiance, Catherynne Valente A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar Grimspace by Ann Aguirre Cinder by Marissa Meyer Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie Consider Phlebas, Iain M Banks Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Incarceration Nations, Baz Dreisinger Yes Chef, Marcus Samuelsson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:41:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda & Jenn recommend works of magical realism, sweeping family epics, and more on this week's Get Booked. Amanda and Jenn recommend works of magical realism, portal fantasy, epic sweeping family sagas, and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Steamy Reading Box and Book Riot Live. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Half Resurrection Blues by DJ Older The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende War for the Oaks, Emma Bull Palimpsest, Catherynne Valente Sarah McCarry’s YA series, All Our Pretty Songs The Son by Philipp Meyer 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Sacred Games, Vikram Chandra White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Young Women, Old Houses post The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe The Unicorn, Iris Murdoch The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi On Such a Full Sea, Chang-Rae Lee Radiance, Catherynne Valente A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar Grimspace by Ann Aguirre Cinder by Marissa Meyer Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie Consider Phlebas, Iain M Banks Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Incarceration Nations, Baz Dreisinger Yes Chef, Marcus Samuelsson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend works of magical realism, portal fantasy, epic sweeping family sagas, and more!

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Steamy Reading Box and Book Riot Live.

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Books Discussed on the Show!

Half Resurrection Blues by DJ Older

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

War for the Oaks, Emma Bull

Palimpsest, Catherynne Valente

Sarah McCarry’s YA series, All Our Pretty Songs

The Son by Philipp Meyer

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Sacred Games, Vikram Chandra

White Is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Young Women, Old Houses post

The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe

The Unicorn, Iris Murdoch

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

On Such a Full Sea, Chang-Rae Lee

Radiance, Catherynne Valente

A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar

Grimspace by Ann Aguirre

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie

Consider Phlebas, Iain M Banks

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Incarceration Nations, Baz Dreisinger

Yes Chef, Marcus Samuelsson

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]]> 3616 Send Me Short Stories https://bookriot.com/listen/send-me-short-stories/ Amanda and guest co-host Liberty recommend short story collections, WWII nonfiction, and more. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley Curse of the Narrows by Laura M. Mac Donald The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett (May 3) Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Tanarive Due Clariel (Garth Nix Abhorsen series) Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Lonesome Dove Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege by Antony Beevor The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Amon Gert) What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany by Eric A. Johnson and Karl-Heinz Reuband The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945 by William Sheridan Allen (Northeim, Germany) George by Alex Gino Better Nate Than Never by Tim Federle LGBTQ Books for Middle Grade Readers post Gracefully Grayson by Amy Polonski The Misfits by James Howe The Difference Between You and Me Arvida by Samuel Archibald Diving Belles by Lucy Wood Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman Thunderstruck and Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:35:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and guest co-host Liberty recommend short story collections, WWII nonfiction, and more. Amanda and guest co-host Liberty recommend short story collections, WWII nonfiction, and more. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley Curse of the Narrows by Laura M. Mac Donald The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett (May 3) Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Tanarive Due Clariel (Garth Nix Abhorsen series) Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Lonesome Dove Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege by Antony Beevor The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Amon Gert) What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany by Eric A. Johnson and Karl-Heinz Reuband The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945 by William Sheridan Allen (Northeim, Germany) George by Alex Gino Better Nate Than Never by Tim Federle LGBTQ Books for Middle Grade Readers post Gracefully Grayson by Amy Polonski The Misfits by James Howe The Difference Between You and Me Arvida by Samuel Archibald Diving Belles by Lucy Wood Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman Thunderstruck and Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and guest co-host Liberty recommend short story collections, WWII nonfiction, and more.

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Books Discussed on the Show!

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors

Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley

Curse of the Narrows by Laura M. Mac Donald

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett (May 3)

Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Tanarive Due

Clariel (Garth Nix Abhorsen series)

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Lonesome Dove

Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege by Antony Beevor

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Amon Gert)

What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany by Eric A. Johnson and Karl-Heinz Reuband

The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town, 1922-1945 by William Sheridan Allen (Northeim, Germany)

George by Alex Gino

Better Nate Than Never by Tim Federle

LGBTQ Books for Middle Grade Readers post

Gracefully Grayson by Amy Polonski

The Misfits by James Howe

The Difference Between You and Me

Arvida by Samuel Archibald

Diving Belles by Lucy Wood

Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman

Thunderstruck and Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken

All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

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]]> 2978 OMG I LOVE READING https://bookriot.com/listen/omg-i-love-reading/ Jenn and Amanda recommend diverse classics, quiet middle America stories, and more! This episode is sponsored by Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon and Penguin Random House Audio. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard anything by Willa Cather Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver Alexandre Dumas (black), Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde (LGBTQ), Tale of Genji 1001 Nights by Anonymous The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin Clotel: Or the President’s Daughter by William Wells Brown Round House by Louise Erdrich The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor anything by Sherman Alexie The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson Ready Player One by Ernest Cline The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia Pym by Mat Johnson Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley (Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot My Man Jeeves by PG Wodehouse Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill Maybe Baby, edited by Lori Leibovich Jump at the Sun by Kim McLarin I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:21:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and Amanda recommend diverse classics, quiet middle America stories, and more! Jenn and Amanda recommend diverse classics, quiet middle America stories, and more! This episode is sponsored by Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon and Penguin Random House Audio. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard anything by Willa Cather Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver Alexandre Dumas (black), Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde (LGBTQ), Tale of Genji 1001 Nights by Anonymous The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin Clotel: Or the President’s Daughter by William Wells Brown Round House by Louise Erdrich The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor anything by Sherman Alexie The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson Ready Player One by Ernest Cline The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia Pym by Mat Johnson Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley (Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot My Man Jeeves by PG Wodehouse Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill Maybe Baby, edited by Lori Leibovich Jump at the Sun by Kim McLarin I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jenn and Amanda recommend diverse classics, quiet middle America stories, and more! This episode is sponsored by Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon and Penguin Random House Audio.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

anything by Willa Cather

Half an Inch of Water by Percival Everett

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

Alexandre Dumas (black), Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde (LGBTQ), Tale of Genji

1001 Nights by Anonymous

The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin

Clotel: Or the President’s Daughter by William Wells Brown

Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor

anything by Sherman Alexie

The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

Pym by Mat Johnson

Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley (Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie)

Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

My Man Jeeves by PG Wodehouse

Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed

Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso

Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offill

Maybe Baby, edited by Lori Leibovich

Jump at the Sun by Kim McLarin

I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman

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]]> 3324 Byronic Feels https://bookriot.com/listen/byronic-feels/ We’re talking modern gothic novels, religious nonfiction, books for escapism, and more. Enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Tryaudiobooks.com and Book Riot Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:38:00 -0000 full Book Riot We're talking modern gothic novels, religious nonfiction, books for escapism, and more. We’re talking modern gothic novels, religious nonfiction, books for escapism, and more. Enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Tryaudiobooks.com and Book Riot Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re talking modern gothic novels, religious nonfiction, books for escapism, and more. Enjoy!

This episode is sponsored by Tryaudiobooks.com and Book Riot Live.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 3527 Hard Boiled Cookbooks https://bookriot.com/listen/hard-boiled-cookbooks/ We’re talking hard boiled detective stories, cookbooks, West Wing read-a-likes, and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Book Riot Store. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan Hex by Maggie Estep The Vaults by Toby Ball Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman Smitten Kitchen by Deb Perelman Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique Empire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Into the Wild by John Krakauer The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy Radiance by Catherynne Valente Space Chronicles by Neil Degrasse Tyson Political campaign novels post: /genre-kryptonite-political-campaign-novels/ Primary Colors by Anonymous The Children of Men by PD James Lumberjanes by Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson et al Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Hildafolk series by Luke Pearson Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:30:00 -0000 full Book Riot We're talking hard boiled detective stories, cookbooks, West Wing read-a-likes, and more! We’re talking hard boiled detective stories, cookbooks, West Wing read-a-likes, and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Book Riot Store. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan Hex by Maggie Estep The Vaults by Toby Ball Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman Smitten Kitchen by Deb Perelman Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique Empire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Into the Wild by John Krakauer The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy Radiance by Catherynne Valente Space Chronicles by Neil Degrasse Tyson Political campaign novels post: /genre-kryptonite-political-campaign-novels/ Primary Colors by Anonymous The Children of Men by PD James Lumberjanes by Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson et al Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Hildafolk series by Luke Pearson Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re talking hard boiled detective stories, cookbooks, West Wing read-a-likes, and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Live and the Book Riot Store.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters

Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan

Hex by Maggie Estep

The Vaults by Toby Ball

Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten

How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman

Smitten Kitchen by Deb Perelman

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique

Empire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Into the Wild by John Krakauer

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy

Radiance by Catherynne Valente

Space Chronicles by Neil Degrasse Tyson

Political campaign novels post: /genre-kryptonite-political-campaign-novels/

Primary Colors by Anonymous

The Children of Men by PD James

Lumberjanes by Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson et al

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente

Hildafolk series by Luke Pearson

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston

On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee

The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne

Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine

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]]> 3847 The Night Circus Void https://bookriot.com/listen/the-night-circus-void/ Amanda and Jenn recommend books to read after college, what to read to fill the void left by The Night Circus, and more. This episode is sponsored by Jakob’s Colors by Lindsay Hawdon and the Book Riot Store. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown Getting Things Done by David Allen The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag by Jolie Kerr Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay The Quick by Lauren Owen Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Moods by Yoel Hoffmann (transl. Peter Cole) Nowhere to be Found by Bae Suah (transl. Sora Kim-Russell) Hall of the Singing Caryatids by Victor Pelevin (New Directions Pearls) The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Art of the Novella, Melville House) Tor.com’s Novella series Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series Dawn by Octavia Butler Who Fears Death? by Nnedi Okorafor The Keltiad by Patricia Kenneally (out of print/hard to find but worth it) Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin Turbulence by Samit Basu When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds Complicit by Stephanie Keuhn First Second: Gene Luen Yang, Dave Roman, Jorge Aguirre, MK Reed Barry Lyga, James Dashner, Scott Westerfeld http://diversityinya.tumblr.com/ Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann Me, My Hair, and I, edited by Elizabeth Benedict I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:54:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn recommend books to read after college, what to read to fill the void left by The Night Circus, and more. Amanda and Jenn recommend books to read after college, what to read to fill the void left by The Night Circus, and more. This episode is sponsored by Jakob’s Colors by Lindsay Hawdon and the Book Riot Store. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown Getting Things Done by David Allen The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag by Jolie Kerr Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay The Quick by Lauren Owen Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Moods by Yoel Hoffmann (transl. Peter Cole) Nowhere to be Found by Bae Suah (transl. Sora Kim-Russell) Hall of the Singing Caryatids by Victor Pelevin (New Directions Pearls) The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Art of the Novella, Melville House) Tor.com’s Novella series Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series Dawn by Octavia Butler Who Fears Death? by Nnedi Okorafor The Keltiad by Patricia Kenneally (out of print/hard to find but worth it) Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin Turbulence by Samit Basu When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds Complicit by Stephanie Keuhn First Second: Gene Luen Yang, Dave Roman, Jorge Aguirre, MK Reed Barry Lyga, James Dashner, Scott Westerfeld http://diversityinya.tumblr.com/ Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann Me, My Hair, and I, edited by Elizabeth Benedict I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amanda and Jenn recommend books to read after college, what to read to fill the void left by The Night Circus, and more. This episode is sponsored by Jakob’s Colors by Lindsay Hawdon and the Book Riot Store.

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed

Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown

Getting Things Done by David Allen

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag by Jolie Kerr

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

The Quick by Lauren Owen

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

Moods by Yoel Hoffmann (transl. Peter Cole)

Nowhere to be Found by Bae Suah (transl. Sora Kim-Russell)

Hall of the Singing Caryatids by Victor Pelevin (New Directions Pearls)

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Art of the Novella, Melville House)

Tor.com’s Novella series

Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series

Dawn by Octavia Butler

Who Fears Death? by Nnedi Okorafor

The Keltiad by Patricia Kenneally (out of print/hard to find but worth it)

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

Turbulence by Samit Basu

When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds

Complicit by Stephanie Keuhn

First Second: Gene Luen Yang, Dave Roman, Jorge Aguirre, MK Reed

Barry Lyga, James Dashner, Scott Westerfeld

http://diversityinya.tumblr.com/

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel

Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann

Me, My Hair, and I, edited by Elizabeth Benedict

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

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]]> 3928 Grief, Translations, and Wacky British Fantasy https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-10-grief-translations-and-wacky-british-fantasy/ Welcome to Episode 10! Jenn Northington is back as my permanent co-host as we take the show weekly! *confetti cannon* This week we’re talking books to read after losing someone to suicide, modern works in translation, and more. This episode is sponsored by The Lady’s Command by Stephanie Laurens and The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Arcadia by Tom Stoppard Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Nick Harkaway (The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman) How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu anything Christopher Moore (Dirty Job is my personal favorite) The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren The Mersault Investigation by Kamel Daoud The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector (and anything else from New Directions) anything Natsuo Kirino and Cixin Liu Kalpa Imperial by Angélica Gorodische When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Get in Trouble by Kelly Link The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman Sarah Waters–Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith Drood by Dan Simmons Possession by A.S. Byatt Mrs. Engels by Gavin McCrea The Strangler Vine by MJ Carter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:15:00 -0000 full Book Riot Jenn and Amanda recommend books in translation, wacky fantasy, and more. Welcome to Episode 10! Jenn Northington is back as my permanent co-host as we take the show weekly! *confetti cannon* This week we’re talking books to read after losing someone to suicide, modern works in translation, and more. This episode is sponsored by The Lady’s Command by Stephanie Laurens and The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Arcadia by Tom Stoppard Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Nick Harkaway (The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman) How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu anything Christopher Moore (Dirty Job is my personal favorite) The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren The Mersault Investigation by Kamel Daoud The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector (and anything else from New Directions) anything Natsuo Kirino and Cixin Liu Kalpa Imperial by Angélica Gorodische When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Get in Trouble by Kelly Link The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman Sarah Waters–Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith Drood by Dan Simmons Possession by A.S. Byatt Mrs. Engels by Gavin McCrea The Strangler Vine by MJ Carter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 10! Jenn Northington is back as my permanent co-host as we take the show weekly! *confetti cannon* This week we’re talking books to read after losing someone to suicide, modern works in translation, and more.

This episode is sponsored by The Lady’s Command by Stephanie Laurens and The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson

A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn

Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Nick Harkaway (The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman)

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu

anything Christopher Moore (Dirty Job is my personal favorite)

The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan

Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra

The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren

The Mersault Investigation by Kamel Daoud

The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector (and anything else from New Directions)

anything Natsuo Kirino and Cixin Liu

Kalpa Imperial by Angélica Gorodische

When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams

Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman

Sarah Waters–Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith

Drood by Dan Simmons

Possession by A.S. Byatt

Mrs. Engels by Gavin McCrea

The Strangler Vine by MJ Carter

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]]> 3742 Holiday Recommendations Part II https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-9-holiday-recommendations-part-ii/ Welcome to Episode 9, our second episode all about holiday gift giving recommendations! I brought Jenn Northington back to be my guest host for this one because she’s a book recommendation MACHINE, I tell you. Jenn is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL. This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Quarterly Box and YA Quarterly Box. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (for discussion) Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho China Mieville, Embassytown Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel Terra Nostra, Carlos Fuentes Clandestine in Chile, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a report, written by Gabriel García Márquez Saga Vol 1. by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples Shadowshapers by DJ Older Twelfth Night by Shakespeare Christine Hepperman’s Poisoned Apples: Poetry for You Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai anything Ellen Hopkins 2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino Landline by Rainbow Rowell Where’d You Go Bernadette, Maria Semple Hogfather by Terry Pratchett  The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist NOS4A2 by Joe Hill Broken Monsters, Lauren Beukes Chimera, David Wellington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:17:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and Jenn answer more holiday gift recommendation questions! Welcome to Episode 9, our second episode all about holiday gift giving recommendations! I brought Jenn Northington back to be my guest host for this one because she’s a book recommendation MACHINE, I tell you. Jenn is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL. This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Quarterly Box and YA Quarterly Box. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (for discussion) Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho China Mieville, Embassytown Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel Terra Nostra, Carlos Fuentes Clandestine in Chile, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a report, written by Gabriel García Márquez Saga Vol 1. by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples Shadowshapers by DJ Older Twelfth Night by Shakespeare Christine Hepperman’s Poisoned Apples: Poetry for You Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai anything Ellen Hopkins 2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino Landline by Rainbow Rowell Where’d You Go Bernadette, Maria Semple Hogfather by Terry Pratchett  The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist NOS4A2 by Joe Hill Broken Monsters, Lauren Beukes Chimera, David Wellington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 9, our second episode all about holiday gift giving recommendations! I brought Jenn Northington back to be my guest host for this one because she’s a book recommendation MACHINE, I tell you. Jenn is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL.

This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Quarterly Box and YA Quarterly Box.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (for discussion)

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

China Mieville, Embassytown

Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera

The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel

Terra Nostra, Carlos Fuentes

Clandestine in Chile, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a report, written by Gabriel García Márquez

Saga Vol 1. by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Shadowshapers by DJ Older

Twelfth Night by Shakespeare

Christine Hepperman’s Poisoned Apples: Poetry for You

Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai

anything Ellen Hopkins

2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Where’d You Go Bernadette, Maria Semple

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett 

The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper

Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Broken Monsters, Lauren Beukes

Chimera, David Wellington

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]]> 2848 Holiday Recommendations! https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-8-holiday-recommendations/ Welcome to Episode 8, all about holiday gift giving recommendations! I brought Jenn Northington back to be my guest host for this one because she’s a book recommendation MACHINE, I tell you. Jenn is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and DK’s Holiday Gift Generator. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Penguin Drop Caps or the Clothbound Coralie Bickford-Smith collection Peter Sis’s illustration of The Conference of the Birds The Graphic Canon Stiff by Mary Roach The Skeleton Crew by Deborah Halber K Blows Top by Peter Carlson The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Louise Erdrich’s Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country A Good American by Alex George Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Georgette Heyer The Beekeeper’s Apprentice series by Laurie R. King Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Wallbanger by Alice Clayton To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Longbourn by Jo Baker The Martian by Andy Weir Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Never Surrender (new Churchill bio) by John Kelly The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 by Alistair Horne Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett A More Unbending Battle: The Harlem Hellfighters’ Struggle for Freedom in W.W. I and Equality at Home by Peter N Nelson The Warmth of Other Suns by  Isabel Wilkerson Into the Blizzard by Michael Winter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:22:00 -0000 full Book Riot Amanda and guest Jenn Northington answer reader requests for holiday recommendations. Welcome to Episode 8, all about holiday gift giving recommendations! I brought Jenn Northington back to be my guest host for this one because she’s a book recommendation MACHINE, I tell you. Jenn is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and DK’s Holiday Gift Generator. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Penguin Drop Caps or the Clothbound Coralie Bickford-Smith collection Peter Sis’s illustration of The Conference of the Birds The Graphic Canon Stiff by Mary Roach The Skeleton Crew by Deborah Halber K Blows Top by Peter Carlson The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Louise Erdrich’s Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country A Good American by Alex George Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Georgette Heyer The Beekeeper’s Apprentice series by Laurie R. King Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Wallbanger by Alice Clayton To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Longbourn by Jo Baker The Martian by Andy Weir Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Never Surrender (new Churchill bio) by John Kelly The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 by Alistair Horne Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett A More Unbending Battle: The Harlem Hellfighters’ Struggle for Freedom in W.W. I and Equality at Home by Peter N Nelson The Warmth of Other Suns by  Isabel Wilkerson Into the Blizzard by Michael Winter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 8, all about holiday gift giving recommendations! I brought Jenn Northington back to be my guest host for this one because she’s a book recommendation MACHINE, I tell you. Jenn is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL.

This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and DK’s Holiday Gift Generator.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

Penguin Drop Caps or the Clothbound Coralie Bickford-Smith collection

Peter Sis’s illustration of The Conference of the Birds

The Graphic Canon

Stiff by Mary Roach

The Skeleton Crew by Deborah Halber

K Blows Top by Peter Carlson

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Louise Erdrich’s Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country

A Good American by Alex George

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Georgette Heyer

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice series by Laurie R. King

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Wallbanger by Alice Clayton

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Longbourn by Jo Baker

The Martian by Andy Weir

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Never Surrender (new Churchill bio) by John Kelly

The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 by Alistair Horne

Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

A More Unbending Battle: The Harlem Hellfighters’ Struggle for Freedom in W.W. I and Equality at Home by Peter N Nelson

The Warmth of Other Suns by  Isabel Wilkerson

Into the Blizzard by Michael Winter

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]]> 3546 Can I Get Kid Lit? https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-epiet-some-kidlit/ Welcome to Episode 7! This episode is all about kid lit, middle grade, and YA, so I invited in kid lit expert Karina Yan Glaser. Karina has had a varied career teaching and implementing literacy programs in family homeless shelters and recruiting healthcare professionals to volunteer in under resourced areas around the world. She is currently a contributing editor at Book Riot and an advocate for literacy in low-income neighborhoods in New York City. Follow her on Twitter @KarinaYanGlaser. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! I Am Scout by Charles Shields  I Am Malala (young reader’s edition) by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Boys in the Boat (Young Reader’s Edition) by Daniel James Brown Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson Holes by Louis Sachar Ungifted by Gordon Korman The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger The Girl who Circumnavigated FairyLand in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld Breakaway by Kat Spears The Crossover by Kwame Alexander The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck (not a kid’s book!) Little House in Brookfield by Maria D Wilkes (more here) Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin and Lauren Tobia Not Norman by Kelly Bennett and Noah Z Jones (Board books I love: The Bear Snores On, Workman’s Indestructibles) Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena (Board books: Andy Warhol’s Colors by Susan Goldman Rubin; A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na) Sabriel series by Garth Nix Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:46:00 -0000 full Book Riot This episode is all about kid lit, middle grade, and YA recommendations. Welcome to Episode 7! This episode is all about kid lit, middle grade, and YA, so I invited in kid lit expert Karina Yan Glaser. Karina has had a varied career teaching and implementing literacy programs in family homeless shelters and recruiting healthcare professionals to volunteer in under resourced areas around the world. She is currently a contributing editor at Book Riot and an advocate for literacy in low-income neighborhoods in New York City. Follow her on Twitter @KarinaYanGlaser. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! I Am Scout by Charles Shields  I Am Malala (young reader’s edition) by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The Boys in the Boat (Young Reader’s Edition) by Daniel James Brown Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson Holes by Louis Sachar Ungifted by Gordon Korman The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger The Girl who Circumnavigated FairyLand in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld Breakaway by Kat Spears The Crossover by Kwame Alexander The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck (not a kid’s book!) Little House in Brookfield by Maria D Wilkes (more here) Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin and Lauren Tobia Not Norman by Kelly Bennett and Noah Z Jones (Board books I love: The Bear Snores On, Workman’s Indestructibles) Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena (Board books: Andy Warhol’s Colors by Susan Goldman Rubin; A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na) Sabriel series by Garth Nix Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 7! This episode is all about kid lit, middle grade, and YA, so I invited in kid lit expert Karina Yan Glaser. Karina has had a varied career teaching and implementing literacy programs in family homeless shelters and recruiting healthcare professionals to volunteer in under resourced areas around the world. She is currently a contributing editor at Book Riot and an advocate for literacy in low-income neighborhoods in New York City. Follow her on Twitter @KarinaYanGlaser.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

I Am Scout by Charles Shields 

I Am Malala (young reader’s edition) by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

The Boys in the Boat (Young Reader’s Edition) by Daniel James Brown

Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson

Holes by Louis Sachar

Ungifted by Gordon Korman

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

The Girl who Circumnavigated FairyLand in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente

Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld

Breakaway by Kat Spears

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck (not a kid’s book!)

Little House in Brookfield by Maria D Wilkes (more here)

Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin and Lauren Tobia

Not Norman by Kelly Bennett and Noah Z Jones

(Board books I love: The Bear Snores On, Workman’s Indestructibles)

Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen

Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

(Board books: Andy Warhol’s Colors by Susan Goldman Rubin; A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na)

Sabriel series by Garth Nix

Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand

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]]> 3707 Ready for Romance (at Book Riot Live!) https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-6-ready-romance-book-riot-live/ Welcome to Episode 6, recorded LIVE at Book Riot Live! This episode is all about romance, and my guest is New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Sarah MacLean. MacLean is the author of historical romances and a monthly romance review column at The Washington Post celebrating the best of the romance genre. She is the recipient of back-to-back RITA Awards for Best Historical Romance of the Year from the Romance Writers of America. This episode is sponsored by Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley  Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel Balogh’s Survivors Club Series, Kinsale’s Flowers From the Storm, Morsi’s Simple Jess Historical: Think of England by KJ Charles  Contemporary: Kate Meader’s Hot in Chicago Series Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas For Love and Liberty anthology — Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, Stacey Agdern Courtney Milan – Brothers Sinister series (Suffragette Scandal) Zoraida Cordova “On the Verge” series – Luck on the Line Surviving Raine by Shay Savage Sierra Simone’s Priest Emma Chase’s Sustained Wallbanger by Alice Clayton Alisha Rai (Karimi Siblings is a good starting point) Contemporary authors: Kristan Higgins, Victoria Dahl, Julie James Asking for It by Lilah Pace A Strong Hand by Catt Ford  Charlotte Stein’s Intrusion Jane O’Reilly – The Pleasure Principle Marjorie Liu (Dirk & Steele– Tiger Eye) Grimspace by Ann Aguirre Kristen Callihan – Steampunk Pamela Palmer – Feral Warriors (Desire Untamed) Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh (fantasy/romance, Guild Hunter series) Amaryllis by Jayne Castle Linda Howard’s Mr. Perfect Alyssa Cole’s Mixed Signals (third in Off the Grid series) Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After series Lorraine Heath – Scoundrels of St. James, London’s Greatest Lovers Lisa Kleypas – Start with “The Gamblers,” then Wallflowers, then Hathaways Monica McCarty – Highland Guard An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James Pocket Old School Christmas Anthologies Contemporary Romance dominates here (HQN Categories). Lily Everett – Home for Christmas Sarah Wendell Hannukah short – Lighting the Flames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:18:00 -0000 full Book Riot An all-romance rec episode of Get Booked, recorded at Book Riot Live with guest Sarah MacLean. Welcome to Episode 6, recorded LIVE at Book Riot Live! This episode is all about romance, and my guest is New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Sarah MacLean. MacLean is the author of historical romances and a monthly romance review column at The Washington Post celebrating the best of the romance genre. She is the recipient of back-to-back RITA Awards for Best Historical Romance of the Year from the Romance Writers of America. This episode is sponsored by Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley  Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel Balogh’s Survivors Club Series, Kinsale’s Flowers From the Storm, Morsi’s Simple Jess Historical: Think of England by KJ Charles  Contemporary: Kate Meader’s Hot in Chicago Series Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas For Love and Liberty anthology — Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, Stacey Agdern Courtney Milan – Brothers Sinister series (Suffragette Scandal) Zoraida Cordova “On the Verge” series – Luck on the Line Surviving Raine by Shay Savage Sierra Simone’s Priest Emma Chase’s Sustained Wallbanger by Alice Clayton Alisha Rai (Karimi Siblings is a good starting point) Contemporary authors: Kristan Higgins, Victoria Dahl, Julie James Asking for It by Lilah Pace A Strong Hand by Catt Ford  Charlotte Stein’s Intrusion Jane O’Reilly – The Pleasure Principle Marjorie Liu (Dirk & Steele– Tiger Eye) Grimspace by Ann Aguirre Kristen Callihan – Steampunk Pamela Palmer – Feral Warriors (Desire Untamed) Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh (fantasy/romance, Guild Hunter series) Amaryllis by Jayne Castle Linda Howard’s Mr. Perfect Alyssa Cole’s Mixed Signals (third in Off the Grid series) Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After series Lorraine Heath – Scoundrels of St. James, London’s Greatest Lovers Lisa Kleypas – Start with “The Gamblers,” then Wallflowers, then Hathaways Monica McCarty – Highland Guard An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James Pocket Old School Christmas Anthologies Contemporary Romance dominates here (HQN Categories). Lily Everett – Home for Christmas Sarah Wendell Hannukah short – Lighting the Flames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 6, recorded LIVE at Book Riot Live! This episode is all about romance, and my guest is New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Sarah MacLean. MacLean is the author of historical romances and a monthly romance review column at The Washington Post celebrating the best of the romance genre. She is the recipient of back-to-back RITA Awards for Best Historical Romance of the Year from the Romance Writers of America.

This episode is sponsored by Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley 

Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev

A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel

Balogh’s Survivors Club Series, Kinsale’s Flowers From the Storm, Morsi’s Simple Jess

Historical: Think of England by KJ Charles 

Contemporary: Kate Meader’s Hot in Chicago Series

Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas

For Love and Liberty anthology — Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, Stacey Agdern

Courtney Milan – Brothers Sinister series (Suffragette Scandal)

Zoraida Cordova “On the Verge” series – Luck on the Line

Surviving Raine by Shay Savage

Sierra Simone’s Priest

Emma Chase’s Sustained

Wallbanger by Alice Clayton

Alisha Rai (Karimi Siblings is a good starting point)

Contemporary authors: Kristan Higgins, Victoria Dahl, Julie James

Asking for It by Lilah Pace

A Strong Hand by Catt Ford 

Charlotte Stein’s Intrusion

Jane O’Reilly – The Pleasure Principle

Marjorie Liu (Dirk & Steele– Tiger Eye)

Grimspace by Ann Aguirre

Kristen Callihan – Steampunk

Pamela Palmer – Feral Warriors (Desire Untamed)

Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh (fantasy/romance, Guild Hunter series)

Amaryllis by Jayne Castle

Linda Howard’s Mr. Perfect

Alyssa Cole’s Mixed Signals (third in Off the Grid series)

Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After series

Lorraine Heath – Scoundrels of St. James, London’s Greatest Lovers

Lisa Kleypas – Start with “The Gamblers,” then Wallflowers, then Hathaways

Monica McCarty – Highland Guard

An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James

Pocket Old School Christmas Anthologies

Contemporary Romance dominates here (HQN Categories). Lily Everett – Home for Christmas

Sarah Wendell Hannukah short – Lighting the Flames

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]]> 3688 Asking for Audiobooks https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-5-asking-for-audiobooks/ Welcome to Episode 5! This episode is about a mish-mash of genres, so I brought on a hella knowledgable bookseller who can handsell anything to help me! Hannah Oliver Depp is a bookseller and the Merchandise Display Manager at Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. as well as a contributor to Book Riot and LitHub. She teaches classes at Politics & Prose on re-imaginings of archetypal characters, from King Arthur to Sherlock Holmes. Her job allows her to combine her two passions: psychoanalyzing dead white guys and putting diverse stories into their bewildered descendants hands. If you’re in the DC area come to the Read Harder book club at Upshur St Books where she and fellow rioters gather once a month to drink wine and talk all things bookish. She can be found everywhere online as @oliverdepp. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and ROOM the movie. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl Blood Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton Make the Bread, Buy The Butter by Jennifer Reese When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams Diving Belles by Lucy Wood Bossypants by Tina Fey Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher Assassination Vacation or Lafeyette in the Semi-United States by Sarah Vowell Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead Lovers at the Chamelion Club by Fancine Prose  And the Show Went On by Alan Riding Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward On Immunity by Eula Biss Unspeakable by Meghan Daum We Should All Be Feminist by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Informed Air by Muriel Spark Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying by Carol Leifer Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott  The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Oreo by Fran Ross Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:03:00 -0000 full Book Riot This episode covers food writing, audiobooks, essay collections, and more. Welcome to Episode 5! This episode is about a mish-mash of genres, so I brought on a hella knowledgable bookseller who can handsell anything to help me! Hannah Oliver Depp is a bookseller and the Merchandise Display Manager at Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. as well as a contributor to Book Riot and LitHub. She teaches classes at Politics & Prose on re-imaginings of archetypal characters, from King Arthur to Sherlock Holmes. Her job allows her to combine her two passions: psychoanalyzing dead white guys and putting diverse stories into their bewildered descendants hands. If you’re in the DC area come to the Read Harder book club at Upshur St Books where she and fellow rioters gather once a month to drink wine and talk all things bookish. She can be found everywhere online as @oliverdepp. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and ROOM the movie. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl Blood Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton Make the Bread, Buy The Butter by Jennifer Reese When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams Diving Belles by Lucy Wood Bossypants by Tina Fey Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher Assassination Vacation or Lafeyette in the Semi-United States by Sarah Vowell Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead Lovers at the Chamelion Club by Fancine Prose  And the Show Went On by Alan Riding Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward On Immunity by Eula Biss Unspeakable by Meghan Daum We Should All Be Feminist by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Informed Air by Muriel Spark Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying by Carol Leifer Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott  The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Oreo by Fran Ross Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 5! This episode is about a mish-mash of genres, so I brought on a hella knowledgable bookseller who can handsell anything to help me! Hannah Oliver Depp is a bookseller and the Merchandise Display Manager at Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. as well as a contributor to Book Riot and LitHub. She teaches classes at Politics & Prose on re-imaginings of archetypal characters, from King Arthur to Sherlock Holmes. Her job allows her to combine her two passions: psychoanalyzing dead white guys and putting diverse stories into their bewildered descendants hands. If you’re in the DC area come to the Read Harder book club at Upshur St Books where she and fellow rioters gather once a month to drink wine and talk all things bookish. She can be found everywhere online as @oliverdepp.

This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and ROOM the movie.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach

Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl

Blood Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton

Make the Bread, Buy The Butter by Jennifer Reese

When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams

Diving Belles by Lucy Wood

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher

Assassination Vacation or Lafeyette in the Semi-United States by Sarah Vowell

Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows

The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy

A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead

Lovers at the Chamelion Club by Fancine Prose 

And the Show Went On by Alan Riding

Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

On Immunity by Eula Biss

Unspeakable by Meghan Daum

We Should All Be Feminist by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Informed Air by Muriel Spark

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying by Carol Leifer

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 

The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Oreo by Fran Ross

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]]> 3814 Haunted by Horror https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-4-haunted-horror/ Welcome to Episode 4! This episode is about all things horror, so I’ve brought in an amazing horror expert, librarian Becky Spratford. Becky is a Readers’ Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All and it’s evil twin sister RA for All: Horror and is on the Steering Committee of the Adult Reading Round Table. Becky is also known for her work with horror readers as the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Second Edition [ALA Editions, 2012] and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAforAll.  This episode is sponsored by We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean and the Room movie. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Night Film by Marisha Pessl Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltersman The Keep by Jennifer Egan Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Defy the Dark anthology (esp. Malinda Lo’s “Ghost Town” and “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Dia Reeves) The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Stories in any collection edited by Ellen Datlow The New Black edited by Richard Thomas (more here) Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle Slade House by David Mitchell The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell The Darkling by R.B. Chesterton  Resource one for diversity Question (Write World) Lesley Conner (adult)– The Weight of Chains and Amy Lukavics (teen)– Daughters unto Devils Resource two for diversity Question Wytches by Scott Snyder The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout  Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay  Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Ring by Koji Suzuki Nazareth Hill by Ramsey Campbell NOS4A2 by Joe Hill The Rising by Brian Keene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:43:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week's episode is about all things horror, with guest Becky Spratford. Welcome to Episode 4! This episode is about all things horror, so I’ve brought in an amazing horror expert, librarian Becky Spratford. Becky is a Readers’ Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All and it’s evil twin sister RA for All: Horror and is on the Steering Committee of the Adult Reading Round Table. Becky is also known for her work with horror readers as the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Second Edition [ALA Editions, 2012] and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAforAll.  This episode is sponsored by We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean and the Room movie. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Night Film by Marisha Pessl Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltersman The Keep by Jennifer Egan Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due Defy the Dark anthology (esp. Malinda Lo’s “Ghost Town” and “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Dia Reeves) The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Stories in any collection edited by Ellen Datlow The New Black edited by Richard Thomas (more here) Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle Slade House by David Mitchell The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell The Darkling by R.B. Chesterton  Resource one for diversity Question (Write World) Lesley Conner (adult)– The Weight of Chains and Amy Lukavics (teen)– Daughters unto Devils Resource two for diversity Question Wytches by Scott Snyder The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout  Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay  Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Ring by Koji Suzuki Nazareth Hill by Ramsey Campbell NOS4A2 by Joe Hill The Rising by Brian Keene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 4! This episode is about all things horror, so I’ve brought in an amazing horror expert, librarian Becky Spratford. Becky is a Readers’ Advisor in Illinois specializing in serving patrons ages 13 and up. She runs the critically acclaimed RA training blog RA for All and it’s evil twin sister RA for All: Horror and is on the Steering Committee of the Adult Reading Round Table. Becky is also known for her work with horror readers as the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Second Edition [ALA Editions, 2012] and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association. You can follow Becky on Twitter @RAforAll. 

This episode is sponsored by We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean and the Room movie.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltersman

The Keep by Jennifer Egan

Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon

Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

Defy the Dark anthology (esp. Malinda Lo’s “Ghost Town” and “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Dia Reeves)

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Stories in any collection edited by Ellen Datlow

The New Black edited by Richard Thomas (more here)

Zone One by Colson Whitehead

The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle

Slade House by David Mitchell

The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell

The Darkling by R.B. Chesterton 

Resource one for diversity Question (Write World)

Lesley Conner (adult)– The Weight of Chains and Amy Lukavics (teen)– Daughters unto Devils

Resource two for diversity Question

Wytches by Scott Snyder

The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor

Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout 

Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay 

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Ring by Koji Suzuki

Nazareth Hill by Ramsey Campbell

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

The Rising by Brian Keene

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]]> 3993 Looking For LGBTQ Lit https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-3-looking-lgbtq-lit/ Welcome to Episode 3! This week’s episode is about all things LGBTQ literature (with a few bonus questions from listeners on a time crunch). My guest this week is Danika Ellis. Danika runs the lesbian and bisexual women book blog The Lesbrary as well as its tumblr counterpart Fuck Yeah Lesbian Literature. She is also a booktuber and Book Riot contributor. Her day job is running the kids’ section of Russell Books, the largest used bookstore in Canada. Follow her on Twitter @DanikaEllis. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Nevada by Imogen Binnie Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Hamowitz Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-Mills George by Alex Gino The Collection edited by Tom Leger Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey “Lizzy & Annie”/A Safe Girl To Love by Casey Plett“ The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon Huntress by Malinda Lo Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m danforth Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin Prairie Ostrich by Tamai Kobayashi Adaptation by Malinda Lo Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Color Purple by Alice Walker Sphinx by Anne Garreta, translated by Emma Ramadan all of Sarah Waters’s other books, especially Fingersmith The Summer We Got Free by Mia Mckenzie The Last Nude by Ellis Avery The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie My Education by Susan Choi Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, trans Lisa Dillman Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley (and anything from Melville House’s Art of the Novella) Two Or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Alison The Story of Ruth and Eliza by Kristen Stone Sisterhood by Julie R Enszer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:43:00 -0000 full Book Riot This week's episode is about all things LGBTQ literature, with guest Danika Ellis. Welcome to Episode 3! This week’s episode is about all things LGBTQ literature (with a few bonus questions from listeners on a time crunch). My guest this week is Danika Ellis. Danika runs the lesbian and bisexual women book blog The Lesbrary as well as its tumblr counterpart Fuck Yeah Lesbian Literature. She is also a booktuber and Book Riot contributor. Her day job is running the kids’ section of Russell Books, the largest used bookstore in Canada. Follow her on Twitter @DanikaEllis. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Nevada by Imogen Binnie Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Hamowitz Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-Mills George by Alex Gino The Collection edited by Tom Leger Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey “Lizzy & Annie”/A Safe Girl To Love by Casey Plett“ The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon Huntress by Malinda Lo Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m danforth Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin Prairie Ostrich by Tamai Kobayashi Adaptation by Malinda Lo Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Color Purple by Alice Walker Sphinx by Anne Garreta, translated by Emma Ramadan all of Sarah Waters’s other books, especially Fingersmith The Summer We Got Free by Mia Mckenzie The Last Nude by Ellis Avery The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie My Education by Susan Choi Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, trans Lisa Dillman Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley (and anything from Melville House’s Art of the Novella) Two Or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Alison The Story of Ruth and Eliza by Kristen Stone Sisterhood by Julie R Enszer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 3! This week’s episode is about all things LGBTQ literature (with a few bonus questions from listeners on a time crunch). My guest this week is Danika Ellis. Danika runs the lesbian and bisexual women book blog The Lesbrary as well as its tumblr counterpart Fuck Yeah Lesbian Literature. She is also a booktuber and Book Riot contributor. Her day job is running the kids’ section of Russell Books, the largest used bookstore in Canada. Follow her on Twitter @DanikaEllis.

This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Hamowitz

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-Mills

George by Alex Gino

The Collection edited by Tom Leger

Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey

“Lizzy & Annie”/A Safe Girl To Love by Casey Plett“

The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon

Huntress by Malinda Lo

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m danforth

Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin

Prairie Ostrich by Tamai Kobayashi

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Sphinx by Anne Garreta, translated by Emma Ramadan

all of Sarah Waters’s other books, especially Fingersmith

The Summer We Got Free by Mia Mckenzie

The Last Nude by Ellis Avery

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso

Falling In Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

My Education by Susan Choi

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera, trans Lisa Dillman

Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley (and anything from Melville House’s Art of the Novella)

Two Or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Alison

The Story of Ruth and Eliza by Kristen Stone

Sisterhood by Julie R Enszer

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]]> 3920 Calling For Comics https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-2-calling-comics/ Welcome to Episode 2! This episode focuses on recommendation questions about comics and graphic novels (with bonus Books About Books and Books About Asia questions). ERGO, I brought on Ardo Omer, comics expert to the max, to be this week’s co-host. Ardo is a contributor at Panels and a senior writer at Women Write About Comics. She started out as a book blogger before expanding into writing about comics and television. When she’s not imagining her home of Toronto as Gotham 2.0, she’s obsessing over K-Pop and Jdramas. Follow her on Twitter @ArdoOmer. This episode is sponsored by Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta and Penguin Random House Audiobooks. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Val Delandra Rat Queens by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Laura Tavishati The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki Hark! The Vagrant & Step Aside Pops by Kate Beaton But I Really Wanted To Be An Anthropologist by Margaux Motin The Wicked & the Divine- Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie Ms. Marvel- G Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona Wytches by Scott Snyder, Jock Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra (Pencils) and José Marzán, Jr. (Inker) Velvet by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection edited by Hope Nicholson Josh’s Read Harder video Tell me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sarah Farizan Through the Woods by Emily Carroll This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki Virgil by Steve Orlando, J.D. Faith, Chris Beckett, and Tom Mauer (Steve Orlando also writes Midnighter comic at DC Comics) Oath kickstarter Low- Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini Lazarus- Greg Rucka and Santiago Arcas ODY-C- Matt Fraction and Christian Ward The Wake by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage by Jen Van Meter and Roberto De La Torre Womanthology: Space Storied Life of AJ Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin) Too Loud a Solitude- Bohumil Hrabal The Club Dumas- Arturo Perez-Reverte and Sonia Soto Exquisite Corpse by Pénélope Bagieu Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake (2016) On the Noodle Road by Jen Lin-Liu Soy Sauce for Beginners Kirstin Chen China Wakes: the Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power, Nicholas Kristof/Sheryl WuDunn The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff The Divine by Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, and Tomer Hanuka Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:20:00 -0000 full Book Riot This episode is focused on comic book recommendations with guest Ardo Omer. Welcome to Episode 2! This episode focuses on recommendation questions about comics and graphic novels (with bonus Books About Books and Books About Asia questions). ERGO, I brought on Ardo Omer, comics expert to the max, to be this week’s co-host. Ardo is a contributor at Panels and a senior writer at Women Write About Comics. She started out as a book blogger before expanding into writing about comics and television. When she’s not imagining her home of Toronto as Gotham 2.0, she’s obsessing over K-Pop and Jdramas. Follow her on Twitter @ArdoOmer. This episode is sponsored by Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta and Penguin Random House Audiobooks. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Val Delandra Rat Queens by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Laura Tavishati The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki Hark! The Vagrant & Step Aside Pops by Kate Beaton But I Really Wanted To Be An Anthropologist by Margaux Motin The Wicked & the Divine- Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie Ms. Marvel- G Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona Wytches by Scott Snyder, Jock Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra (Pencils) and José Marzán, Jr. (Inker) Velvet by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection edited by Hope Nicholson Josh’s Read Harder video Tell me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sarah Farizan Through the Woods by Emily Carroll This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki Virgil by Steve Orlando, J.D. Faith, Chris Beckett, and Tom Mauer (Steve Orlando also writes Midnighter comic at DC Comics) Oath kickstarter Low- Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini Lazarus- Greg Rucka and Santiago Arcas ODY-C- Matt Fraction and Christian Ward The Wake by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage by Jen Van Meter and Roberto De La Torre Womanthology: Space Storied Life of AJ Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin) Too Loud a Solitude- Bohumil Hrabal The Club Dumas- Arturo Perez-Reverte and Sonia Soto Exquisite Corpse by Pénélope Bagieu Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake (2016) On the Noodle Road by Jen Lin-Liu Soy Sauce for Beginners Kirstin Chen China Wakes: the Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power, Nicholas Kristof/Sheryl WuDunn The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff The Divine by Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, and Tomer Hanuka Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to Episode 2! This episode focuses on recommendation questions about comics and graphic novels (with bonus Books About Books and Books About Asia questions). ERGO, I brought on Ardo Omer, comics expert to the max, to be this week’s co-host. Ardo is a contributor at Panels and a senior writer at Women Write About Comics. She started out as a book blogger before expanding into writing about comics and television. When she’s not imagining her home of Toronto as Gotham 2.0, she’s obsessing over K-Pop and Jdramas. Follow her on Twitter @ArdoOmer.

This episode is sponsored by Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta and Penguin Random House Audiobooks.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Val Delandra

Rat Queens by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Laura Tavishati

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki

Hark! The Vagrant & Step Aside Pops by Kate Beaton

But I Really Wanted To Be An Anthropologist by Margaux Motin

The Wicked & the Divine- Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

Ms. Marvel- G Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona

Wytches by Scott Snyder, Jock

Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra (Pencils) and José Marzán, Jr. (Inker)

Velvet by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting

Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection edited by Hope Nicholson

Josh’s Read Harder video

Tell me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sarah Farizan

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

Virgil by Steve Orlando, J.D. Faith, Chris Beckett, and Tom Mauer (Steve Orlando also writes Midnighter comic at DC Comics)

Oath kickstarter

Low- Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini

Lazarus- Greg Rucka and Santiago Arcas

ODY-C- Matt Fraction and Christian Ward

The Wake by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy

The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage by Jen Van Meter and Roberto De La Torre

Womanthology: Space

Storied Life of AJ Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)

Too Loud a Solitude- Bohumil Hrabal

The Club Dumas- Arturo Perez-Reverte and Sonia Soto

Exquisite Corpse by Pénélope Bagieu

Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake (2016)

On the Noodle Road by Jen Lin-Liu

Soy Sauce for Beginners Kirstin Chen

China Wakes: the Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power, Nicholas Kristof/Sheryl WuDunn

The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff

The Divine by Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, and Tomer Hanuka

Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle

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]]> 3572 Hungover From Hanya https://bookriot.com/listen/get-booked-episode-1-hungover-hanya/ Welcome to our first episode! I brought on Jenn Northington to be my guest host for our kickoff event because, to be frank, no one knows books like Jenn knows books. She is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL. This episode is sponsored by Entry Island by Peter May and Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed  Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam  Life after Life by Kate Atkinson All the lesbian romance for Marissa The Martian by Andy Weir The Engagements by J Courtney Sullivan Tigerman by Nick Harkaway The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay  The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood  The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter  On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee  Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James  Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older  Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller anything edited by Kate Bernheimer Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan Lavinia, Ursula K. Le Guin Fledgling, Octavia Butler The Ground Beneath her Feet, Salman Rushdie Re Jane by Patricia Park the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:57:00 -0000 full Book Riot Get Booked: Episode One includes personalized reading recommendations for fans of A Little Life, readers wanting fairy tale retellings, and more. Welcome to our first episode! I brought on Jenn Northington to be my guest host for our kickoff event because, to be frank, no one knows books like Jenn knows books. She is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL. This episode is sponsored by Entry Island by Peter May and Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed  Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam  Life after Life by Kate Atkinson All the lesbian romance for Marissa The Martian by Andy Weir The Engagements by J Courtney Sullivan Tigerman by Nick Harkaway The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay  The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood  The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter  On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee  Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James  Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older  Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller anything edited by Kate Bernheimer Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan Lavinia, Ursula K. Le Guin Fledgling, Octavia Butler The Ground Beneath her Feet, Salman Rushdie Re Jane by Patricia Park the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Welcome to our first episode! I brought on Jenn Northington to be my guest host for our kickoff event because, to be frank, no one knows books like Jenn knows books. She is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL.

This episode is sponsored by Entry Island by Peter May and Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon.

For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.


Books Discussed on the Show!

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed 

Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam 

Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

All the lesbian romance for Marissa

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Engagements by J Courtney Sullivan

Tigerman by Nick Harkaway

The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson

Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay 

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood 

The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter 

On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee 

Tusk that Did the Damage by Tania James 

Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older 

Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera

Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys

Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

anything edited by Kate Bernheimer

Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan

Lavinia, Ursula K. Le Guin

Fledgling, Octavia Butler

The Ground Beneath her Feet, Salman Rushdie

Re Jane by Patricia Park

the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

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]]> 2795 Episode Zero https://bookriot.com/listen/introducing-the-get-booked-podcast/ We’ve got a new podcast coming your way! Get Booked will be a biweekly write-in show for personalized book recommendations, whether they’re for you, your great Aunt Sally, or anyone else in your life! Want to know what to read to fill the Harry Potter void? We’re here for you. Need a bookish gift for your dad? On it. Want a list of excellent romance novels for your book club? I’ve got your back. I’ll be hosting the show, and each week I’ll have a new guest host to help me. Check out this quick preview episode for a taste and subscribe in iTunes here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:39:00 -0000 full Book Riot An introduction to Get Booked, a bi-weekly write-in show for personalized book recommendations hosted by Amanda Nelson. We’ve got a new podcast coming your way! Get Booked will be a biweekly write-in show for personalized book recommendations, whether they’re for you, your great Aunt Sally, or anyone else in your life! Want to know what to read to fill the Harry Potter void? We’re here for you. Need a bookish gift for your dad? On it. Want a list of excellent romance novels for your book club? I’ve got your back. I’ll be hosting the show, and each week I’ll have a new guest host to help me. Check out this quick preview episode for a taste and subscribe in iTunes here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’ve got a new podcast coming your way! Get Booked will be a biweekly write-in show for personalized book recommendations, whether they’re for you, your great Aunt Sally, or anyone else in your life! Want to know what to read to fill the Harry Potter void? We’re here for you. Need a bookish gift for your dad? On it. Want a list of excellent romance novels for your book club? I’ve got your back. I’ll be hosting the show, and each week I’ll have a new guest host to help me. Check out this quick preview episode for a taste and subscribe in iTunes here!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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