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Books Are My People

Find your next great read. Book recommendations, book news and guests, including top authors and other book enthusiasts who discuss what’s happening in the world of books with a focus on frontlist and backlist fiction including literary fiction, suspense, historical, memoir and nonfiction.

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Latest Episodes:

Books Are My People - Episode 51 with Missy Dunaway May 31, 2021

Show notes

This week, Missy Dunaway, author of The Traveling Artist: A Visual Journal, visits and talks about writing and some of her favorite books, including Astray by Emma Donahue.
Books Discussed:
The Journey is the Destination: The Journals by Dan Eldon
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Griffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock

My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk

Astray by Emma Donoghue

Other Books Discussed:

Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan
Other Things Discussed:

LeVar Burton's Book Club
Find Missy Dunaway on Social Media:

Instagram @missydunaway

My Book Giveaway forThe Hunting Wives closes on Tuesday, June 15th. Enter by visiting my Instagram account @jennifercaloyeras Scroll to find the book giveaway photo and makes a comment. It’s that easy! Open to U.S. mailing addresses only.
I'm prepping a summer Q and A episode. Send any and all questions to booksaremypeople@gmail.com. Please let me know if I can use your first name on the podcast.

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode 50 - With May Cobb May 17, 2021

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This week, May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives, visits and talks about writing and some of her favorite books, including Hollow by Owen Egerton and Woman on the Edge by Samantha Bailey.
Books Discussed:

Woman on the Edge by Samantha Bailey

The Shark Club by Ann Kid Taylor

Hollow by Owen Egerton

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezukumatathil.

The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Other Things Discussed:

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Dial A for Aunties by Jessie Q. Sutanto

Next episode Missy Dunaway will visit to talk about her new book. The Traveling Artist: A Visual Journal by Missy Dunaway

Book of the month

Find May Cobb on Social Media:

Twitter: @maycobb

Instagram @maycobb

My Book Giveaway for A Theater For Dreamers by Polly Samson closes Tuesday, May 18th. Enter by visiting my Instagram account @jennifercaloyeras Scroll to find giveaway photo and makes a comment. It’s that easy!

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode #49 May 03, 2021

Show notes

On this episode, I discuss No One is Talking about This, Hot Stew and other great books!

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Find me on instagram at @jennifercaloyeras
email me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot com

Books Discussed: (click link to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)

The Hunting Wives by May Cobb out May 18
Why Peacocks : An Unlikeyly Search For Meaning In The Worl’d Most Magnificent Bird, by Sean Flynn out May 11

Everywhere You Don’t Belong by Gabriel Bump

The Atmospherians by Alex McElroy out May 18th

The Mysteries by Marissa Silver out May 4

Other Books Mentioned:
Horror store by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Girl's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Last Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Made for Love by Alissa Nutting

Other Things Menioned:
Enter my Book Give Away on Instagram @jennifercaloyeras. One Winner will receive a hardcover copy of Polly Sampson's new novel, A Theater for Dreamers. Simple comment on the A Theater for Dreamers post on my Instagram account. Tag a friend for an extra entry. I've extended this contest and it will now close on Tuesday, May 18th 11:59 PM ET. I will DM the winner. Open to US mailing addresses ONLY
Click here to be taken to Instagram Giveaway Page.

Thank you Algonquin Press for sponsoring this giveaway.

Next Episode, May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives will be on the show!

You can find me on instragram @jennifercaloyeras, email me at booksaremypeople.com
If you have a moment please find and rate me on Apple podcasts or wherever you catch your pods! Thank you.

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode 48 Apr 19, 2021

Show notes

On this episode, I discuss No One is Talking about This, Hot Stew and other great books!

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Find me on instagram at @jennifercaloyeras
email me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot com

Books Discussed: (click link to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood.

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

Too Good To Be True Carola Lovering

Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley

Other Books Mentioned:
Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin.

Monster walter Dean Myers

Sarah Grien like Water for Elephants

The Sympathizer Viet Nguyen Thang

Other Things Menioned:
Click here for the trailer for the movie, Monster, based on Walter Dean Myer’s novel.

Click here for the article on Sara Gruen in Vulture.

You can find me on instragram @jennifercaloyeras, email me at booksaremypeople.com
If you have a moment please find and rate me on Apple podcasts or wherever you catch your pods! Thank you.

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode 47 Apr 05, 2021

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On this episode, I discuss Hummingbird Salamander, Love in Case of Emergency and other great books!

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email me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot com

Books Discussed: (click link to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VenderMeer

Love In Case of Emergency Daniela Krien

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes

Stop Asian Hate Reading Lists

You can find me on instragram @jennifercaloyeras, email me at booksaremypeople.com
If you have a moment please find and rate me on Apple podcasts or wherever you catch your pods! Thank you.

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode 46 with Mindy Mejia Mar 22, 2021

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On this episode, author Mindy Mejia, author of Strike Me Down, comes to visit and we talk about The Echo Wife, You Will Know Me and other great books!

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email me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot com

Books Discussed:

Land of Shadows – Rachel Howzell

Every Last Fear Alex Finlay

Bad Habits by Amy Gentry

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbot

Other books mentioned:
Strike Me Down by Mindy Mejia

The Charmed Wife- Olga Grushin

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

Find Mindy Mejia here:

Facebook: Mejiawrites

Twitter: Mejiawrites

Insta: Mindy Mejia
Mindymejia.com

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode 45 Mar 08, 2021

Show notes

On this episode I discuss How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue, Who Is Maude Dixon? And other great books!

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Books Discussed: (click any book to be taken to my Bookshop.org store)

The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Justine by Forsyth Harmon

The Babysitter by Liza Rodman and Jennifer

How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

Who is Maude Dixon by Alexandra Andrews

What I’m Reading Next:

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

Strike Me Down by Mindy Mejia

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Send me an email at booksaremypeople@gmail.com

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode #44 with Heather Bell Adams Feb 22, 2021

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On this episode, author Heather Bell Adams comes to visit and we talk about The Dearly beloved by Cara Wall, Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz and other great books.

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Books Discussed:

The All Night Sun Diane Zinna

Fourteen Talk by Age 14: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have With Your Kids Before They Start High School Michelle Icard

The Dearly Beloved Cara Wall??

Milk Blood Heat Dantiel W. Moniz

The Last List of Miss Judith Kraft, Andrea Bombotis?

What We’re Reading Next

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

Jack by Marilynne Robinson

Other books mentioned:

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories by Alice Munroe

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory MacGuire

Books by Heather Bell Adams:

Maranatha Road Heather Bell Adams

The Good Luck Stone, Heather Bell Adams

Find Heather Bell Adams here:

Instagram @heatherbelladams

Twitter @heatherbelladam

Website: heatherbelladams.com

Facebook: Heather Bell Adams

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People - Episode 43 Feb 08, 2021

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On this episode, I talk about Milkfed by Melissa Broder, Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan and other great books.

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Books Discussed:

We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

The Delivery by Peter Mendelsund

Milkfed by Melissa Broder

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

Other Things Discussed:

If you are a kindle reader, I’ve been adding book deals to my Instagram stories, so check back often. I’ve been focusing on books that I’ve recommended on the show.

My friends and I have started an Instagram page called @3friendspaint where we each paint the same subject and post it.

Alexander Kwame visits a fan in London

Next time, author Heather Bell Adams will visit!

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Books Are My People - Episode 42 with Jacki Skole Jan 25, 2021

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On this episode, Jacki Skole, author of Dogland, and I talk about dog books including
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, The Particulars of Peter by Kelly Conaboy and other great books.

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Find me on instagram at @jennifercaloyeras

Books Discussed:
Dogland: A Journey into the Heart of America’s Dog Problem by Jacki Skole

The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

On Dogs by E.B. White

How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Breed by Gregory Berns

The Particulars of Peter by Kelly Conaboy

The Dogs Who Found Me: What I Learned From Pets Who Were Left Behind by Ken Foster

Other Books Mentioned:
We Have Always Lived in the Castel by Shirley Jackson

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pindborough

Other Things Discussed:

Click here to read Shirley Jackson’s newly discovered short story.
Click here to see the trailer for Behind Her Eyes on Netflix.
Find Jacki Skole on Facebook at Jacki Skole

Or a www.jackiskole.com
Get in touch with me at booksaremypeople@gmail.com

Instagram @jennifercaloyeras

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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