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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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89 - Books Are My People with Author Brittany Ackerman (The Brittanys) Nov 14, 2022

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89 – Books Are My People with Brittany Ackerman (author of The Brittanys and The Perpetual Motion Machine)

The Brittanys by Brittany Ackerman

The Perpetual Motion Machine by Brittany Ackerman

The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard

Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

The Blurry Years by Eleanor Kriseman

None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn Prussa

Jello Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom

Other Books Discussed:

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

Newborn by Agustin Maes

Bunny by Mona Awad

All’s Well by Mona Awad

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky

Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom

Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Novelist as a Vocation by Murakami

The Last Party by Claire McIntosh

The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

Dickens and Prince by Nick Hornby

Just Thieves by Gregory Galloway

Mothers, Fathers, and Other Essays by Siri Hustvedt

Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

The Resemblance by Lauren Nossett

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

Brittany Ackerman's social media links:

Insta: @suboatmilk

Website: Brittanyackerman.com

Postcards to voters. https://postcardstovoters.org

Interested in taking a writing class with me in January? Visit www.jennifercaloyeras.com

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88 - Books Are My People with Author Rachel Harrison (Such Sharp Teeth) Oct 31, 2022

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This week, I have the perfect Halloween guest, Rachel Harrison, author of the recently published, Such Sharp Teeth. We talk about reads for spooky season!
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

Ghosteaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

So Happy for you by Celia Laskey

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

The Return by Rachel Harrison

The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jullian Medoff

Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk (translated by Ekin Oklap

Weasels in the attic by Hiroko Oyamada (translated by David Boyd):

Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin (translated by Megan McDowell)

Sister Novelists : The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës by Devoney Looser

A Murder at Balmoral by Chris McGeorge

The Collective by Alison Gaylin

Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves by Hanna Priest

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk

The Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe

Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

Rachell Harrison Social Media

Twitter: @Rachfacelogic

Insta Rachelharrisonsghost

www.Rachel-Harrison.com

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Link to Shirley Jackson Award Finalists (Yes, I'm aware these are last year's nominees!)

Colleen hoover NYT Article

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GUEST HOST: The Perks of Being a Book Lover Podcast with Sean Petrie from Typewriter Rodeo Oct 24, 2022

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I'm taking the week off to wrap up my teaching commitments, so I've enlisted some help from my friends Amy and Carrie over at The Perks of Being A Book Lover Podcast. Please enjoy this episode where they talk about books (our favorite thing to talk about) and speak with Typewriter Rodeo poet, Sean Petrie!
Learn more about The Perks of Being a Book Lover Podcast here.

Learn more about Typewriter Rodeo here.

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87 - Books Are My People (with author A.M. Homes) Oct 10, 2022

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This week, I welcome acclaimed author, A.M. Homes to the show! We talk about her latest novel, The Unfolding, as well as her writing habits and what made her want to write about politics.
Books discussed this week.
The Unfolding by A.M. Homes

Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick

Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Ancestor Trouble by Maude Newton

The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken

Figuring by Maria Popova

Other Books Discussed

The Foulest Things Amy Tector
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris

Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict

A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Leave the World Behind by Ruman Alam

Ephemeral Wings by Eva Silverfine

Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings Randal Keenan

Woolf Hall by Hilary Mantell

Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel

Giving up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel

The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Find A.M. Homes on Social Media:
Twitter nycnovel

www.Amhomesbooks.com
Three Muses Giveaway instructions:
Go to my instagram @jennifercaloyeras
Scroll until you find the Three Muses post. Follow me and leave a comment to enter. Tag friends for additional entries. Share in stories for additional entries. Giveaway closes on October 13th. I will contact the winner on October 14th. U.S. Mailing addresses only.

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Episode #86 - Books Are My People with BookPage editor, Cat Acree Sep 26, 2022

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This week, I am joined by Cat Acree, Deputy Editor of BookPage Magazine. We chat about how we select our next picks, changes in the publishing industry and Cat shares some of her favorite recent reads!

Book recommendations:

On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

Trust by Hernan Diaz

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Grown Ups by Marie Aubert

The Furrows by Namwali Serpell

Other Book recommendations:

Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie

The Foulest Thing by Amy Tector

A Play for the End of the World by Jai Chakrabarti

Three Muses by Martha Anne Toll

The Lemon S.E. Boyd

Liberation Day by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Now is Not the time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

Three Muses Giveaway instructions:
Go to my instagram @jennifercaloyeras
Scroll until you find the Three Muses post. Follow me and leave a comment to enter. Tag friends for additional entries. Share in stories for additional entries. Giveaway closes on October 13th. I will contact the winner on October 14th. U.S. Mailing addresses only.

Links to BookPage

Facebook: Bookpage

Twitter: @readbookpage

Twitter: @catacree

Link to hair in books on tik tok
Kirkus most anticipated books for fall link

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85 - Books Are My People with Italic Type Founder, Emily Achler Sep 12, 2022

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Thinks week I speak with Emily Achler, founder of Italic Type. She recommends books, speaks with us about her online book community and talks bout how she selects her next read.
Books Recommended:

Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih Ghali

One’s Company by Ashley Hutson

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
The Power by Naomi Alderman

Assembly Natasha Brown

Hao: Stories by Ye Chun

Landslide by Susan Conley

Sill Life by Sarah Winman

Other Books Mentioned:

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman

Dark matter by Blake Crouch

Recursion by Blake Crouch

Up Next for Us:

Woman: An intimate Geography by Natalie Angier
Wildcat by Amelia Morris

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Find out more about Emily Achler and Italic Type on social media:

Twitter @italictype
@Ea_sportz

Instagram @italictype
@emilylaurel

Website: italictype.com

www.athleticgreens/emerging

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

84 - Books Are My People with Christopher Farnsworth (Reunion) Aug 29, 2022

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Today, author Christopher Farnsworth visits and discusses his new novel, Reunion. We also talk about why writers write and he recommends some of his favorite books!
Books Recommended:

Reunion by Christopher Farnsworth

Making History by Carolyn See

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Kissing Bug: A True sotry of a family, an insect, and a nation’s neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy Hernandez

Version Control by Dexter Palmer

House of Leaves by Mark C Danielewsky

The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken

Other Books Mentioned:

Olympus Texas, Stacey Swann
Maranatha Road by Heather Bell Adams
The Good Luck Stone by Heather Bell Adams

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

Kin: A memoir by Shawna K. Rodenberg

The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson

Chris’s social media Links

Twitter @ChrisFarnsworth

Facebook author Chris Farnsworth:
Chris's author website
www.athleticgreens/emerging

Take my beginning novel writing class. Click here for more info or email me at booksaremypeople@gmail.com

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83 - Books Are My People with Author Katie Hafner (The Boys) Aug 22, 2022

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Click here to purchase any of the books mentioned today.

This week, I am joined by Katie Hafner, author of The Boys. We talk about how reading is like matchmaking and Katie recommends some of her favorite books.

Books Recommended :

The Boys by Katie Hafner

You Again by Debra Jo ImmergutI

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria Gainza translated by Thomas Bunstead

Joan is Okay by Weike Wang

Other Books Mentioned:

The Burning by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan

What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirely Jackson

Southern Book Club Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

Katie Hafner on Social Media

Twitter: @katiehafner

Instagram: @katiehafner

Other Things Mentioned:

Link up to podcast The Sh*t no one tells you about writing

Record your recommendation for the show! Send a brief voice memo recording to booksaremypeople@gmail.com. Include title and author!

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Visit my website jennifercaloyeras.com to learn more or my Instagram page @jennifercaloyeras

Sign up for my newsletter: www.jennifercaloyeras.com

Bennet House Link
Athletcisgreen.com/emerging

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Books Are My People - Episode #82 Aug 08, 2022

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This week, I recommend The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka and other great books! Also, find out how you can get your favorite book recommendation on the show!

Books Discussed:
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Such A Good Mother by Helen Monks Takhar
Other Books Discussed:
Heatwave Vicotr Jestin
The Human Zoo by Sabina Murray
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Room and Board by Miriam Parker

Other Things Discussed:
Send in a recording of a book review to booksaremypeople@gmail.com
include your first name, what city you live in, what you do , the title and a short summary of the book and what you like about it (think 2-3 sentences).
Take A Novel Writing Class With Me!
Obama's Summer Reading List

Up Next:
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

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Books Are My People - Episode #81 Jul 25, 2022

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This week, I’m joined by The Village Well Books and Coffee owner, Jennifer Caspar who talks about what it takes to run a bookstore as well as shares some of her favorite recent reads!

Books Discussed:

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Shmutz by Felicia Berliner

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

The Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Up Next for Us:

House of Hearts by Francesca Lia Block

Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Connect with The Village Well on social media:
Twitter

Sign up for newsletter at Villagewell.com

Learn more at AthleticGreens.com/emerging

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