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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.

Copyright: © 2024 Books Are My People

Latest Episodes:

Books About War Feb 12, 2024

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In episode #119, John Evans, owner of Diesel Bookstore talks about selling his independent bookstore, what he'll miss most and how books help us deal with difficult subjects such as war.
Click below to purchase the books at my affiliate Bookshop.org shop, which gives money back to Diesel Bookstore and supports this show.

Books recommended:

Trilogy by H.D.

Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

Other books mentioned:
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

The Position by Meg Wolitzer

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Building Community Through Books and Art Jan 15, 2024

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This week, on episode #118 of Books Are My People, I'm visited by H. Maria Armijo a visual artist, librarian and instructor on a mission to boost community literacy. We talk books and the importance of information literacy.

Books recommended:

Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. Rogers

You Dreamed of Empires by Albert Enrigue translated by Natasha Wimmer

The Skull by Jon Klassen

Guest author recommendation: Angela Brown, author of Olivia Strauss Is Running Out Of Time recommends Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major

Visit H. Maria Armijo's website

H. Maria Armijo's Instagram

Sign up for my Read with Me January Read Along: Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang
Sign up for my Book Social happening on Thursday, January 18th at 5 pm PT. We will share what books we are reading and loving in January.

Check out @Blueshineart's artwork and classes.

Link to copyright free songs and books.

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Five Great Book Recommendations Jan 08, 2024

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On episode #117, learn about three new works of fiction, one memoir and a backlisted short fiction collection. Join my book club if you're looking for a book community. I talk about book bans in Florida, reading goals and Keanu Reeves.

Books Recommended:

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen

Safe As Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino

The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump

Greek Lessons by Han Kang translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon

Jennifer Belle, author of Swanna in Love recommends True Grit by Charles Portis

Other Books Discussed:

Beautyland by Marie Helene Bertino

Parakeet by Marie Helene Bertino

Join February’s Read Along of Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang

Sign up on Substack to receive my Book Release Newsletter

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Bookshop.org and the Importance of Independent Bookstores Jan 01, 2024

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Today, on episode #116, Andy Hunter CEO of Bookshop.org stops by and talks about how he started his company and he shares some of his favorite recent reads.
One of the best things you can do to support my free podcast is to purchase books through my affiliate links below!
Or, buy me a coffee! (I do love coffee!)

Books Recommended:
The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut

Nonfiction by Julia Myerson

The Book Of Ayn by Lexi Freiman

The Fetishist by Katherine Min
Didn't Nobody Give A Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham
Other Books Discussed:
Love and Hydrogen by Jim Shepard
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Best Books of 2023 Dec 18, 2023

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Today, on episode #115, my father and screenwriter Ron Clark and I talk movies and I recommend my favorite reads from 2024.
Books recommended:

Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Death Valley by Melissa Brodeur
Guest Author Recommendations by Betsy Marro, author of Casualties.
Betsy recommends Make It Stop by Jim Ruland

Other Books Discussed:

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Find Betsy oon her Substack, Spark.
Link to Elizabeth Marro's book, Casualties.
Visit me on Substack.
Find me on Instagram.
Movies Discussed:
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Flowers of the Killer Moon
Monster

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Best Books of 2014 Dec 04, 2023

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Today on episode #114 I go back in time and review my favorite book from 2014.

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Books recommended in 2014

Euphoria by Lily King

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

A Girl is A Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offilll

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A Grandmother Begins The Story Nov 20, 2023

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Today, on episode #113, Michelle Porter and I discuss her debut fiction novel, A Grandmother Begins The Story.

Books Recommended:

A Grandmother Begins The Story by Michelle Porter

Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo

North Woods by Daniel Mason

Whitemud walking by Matthew James Weigel

The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach

The Circle by Katherena Vermette

Guest Author Recommendation: Holly M. Wendt, author of Heading North

Recommends Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

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Buy my handmade upcycled book journals

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Watch Ada Limon’s read “Dear Human At The Edge Of Time” included in the National Climate Assessment.

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Edward Carrey Nov 06, 2023

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Today, I get a visit from one of my favorite authors, Edward Carrey. We talk about his latest novel, Edith Holler.

Books Recommended:

Edith Holler by Edward Carrey

Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer

My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri

Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Other Books Discussed:

Little by Edward Carrey

The Swallowed Man by Edward Carrey

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Link to apply to adopt an adorable puppy I’m fostering.

Link to Edward Carrey’s website

Link to download the toy theater from Carrey’s website in black and white
and link to download the toy theater in color.

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Five Great Book Recommendations Oct 23, 2023

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Today, on episode #111, I recommend five great reads.

Books Recommended:

Pet by Catherine Chidgey

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Shark Heart by Emily Haebeck

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Notes on An Execution by Danya Kukafka

Other Books

Never Whistle at Night Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst

Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

Here is the link to my Substack.

Here is the link to my All You Have To Do Is Call book giveaway closing 11/2

Letter from Steinbeck to his son.

My most recent Live book recommendation with Annie Sullivan of So This

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Reproductive Rights and Women's Healthcare Oct 09, 2023

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On episode #110 I speak with author Kerri Maher. We talk about reproductive rights, historical fiction and her latest novel, All You Have To Do Is Call.
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Books Reccomended:

All You Have To Do Is Call by Kerri Maher

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin

Death Valley by Melissa Broder
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

Guest author recommendation:
The Meadows by Stephanie Oaks recommends The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty,

Other Books Discussed:
Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix (Explore the Creature Feature series here.)

Our Strangers by Lydia Davis
Doppleganger by Naomi Klein
Tom Lake by Anne Patchett

All you have to do is Call book giveaway:
This giveaway will close on Thursday, November 2nd, and I will announce a winner on my Instagram Giveaway post on November 3rd. This is Open to U.S. mailing addresses only.
To enter: Follow me on Instagram, click here to leave a comment below the All You Have To Do Is Call giveaway post and sign up for my weekly Books Are My People newsletter , out each Tuesday with new books releases, paperback releases and more if you haven’t yet already. You can gain extra entries by sharing the giveaway post in your stories and by tagging your book-loving friends.

Banned Book wagon tour stops.

Monty Hall Problem

Victoria Authors Festival

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