Get Booked

Get Booked By The Numbers, or, The Final Episode Nov 10, 2022

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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The Handsell with Olivia Carney Oct 20, 2022

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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Human Vs. Algorithm: October 13, 2022 Oct 13, 2022

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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The Handsell with Danielle Prescod Oct 06, 2022

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

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The Handsell with Erin Sterling Sep 22, 2022

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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The Handsell with Julian Aguon Sep 15, 2022

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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Human Vs. Algorithm: September 8, 2022 Sep 08, 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.

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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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The Handsell with Carolyn Huynh Sep 01, 2022

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

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The Handsell with Amanda Jayatissa Aug 18, 2022

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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Human Vs. Algorithm: August 11, 2022 Aug 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.

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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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The Handsell with Preeti Chhibber Aug 04, 2022

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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A Dive Into Algorithms Jul 21, 2022

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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We're Baaaack (Sort Of) Jul 07, 2022

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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The Handsell: May 30, 2022 May 30, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Life’s Work by Willie Parker.

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Amanda’s Final Show, aka Menopausal Captain Planet Situation May 26, 2022

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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The Handsell: May 23, 2022 May 23, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo.

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Recs For AAPI Heritage Month May 19, 2022

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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The Handsell: May 16, 2022 May 16, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Open by Rachel Krantz.

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If You Want A Brain-Melting Experience May 12, 2022

Amanda and Jenn discuss complicated relationships, summer books, shocking twists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Handsell: May 9, 2022 May 09, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis.

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Oceans 8 Meets Hustlers May 05, 2022

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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The Handsell: May 2, 2022 May 02, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers.

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If Toni Morrison Rewrote Neil Gaiman's Books Apr 28, 2022

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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The Handsell: April 25, 2022 Apr 25, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.

Content warnings: harm to children, graphic violence

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You Can Just Like Stuff Apr 21, 2022

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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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

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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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The Handsell: April 18, 2022 Apr 18, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Loneliest Americans by Jay Caspian Kang.

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What A Glow-Up Apr 14, 2022

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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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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The Handsell: April 11, 2022 Apr 11, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

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Adorableness Is A Spectrum Apr 07, 2022

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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The Handsell: April 4, 2022 Apr 04, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejide.

Trigger warnings: childhood sexual abuse, lynching

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Is It A Vegetable Or Is It A Cat Mar 31, 2022

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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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

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The Handsell: March 28, 2022 Mar 28, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Clock Star Rose Spine by Fran Wilde.

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The Handsell: March 21, 2022 Mar 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.

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Many Many Kissings Mar 17, 2022

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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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

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The Handsell: March 14, 2022 Mar 14, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy.

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I Am Objectively Correct Mar 10, 2022

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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The Handsell: March 7, 2022 Mar 07, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams.

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A Huge Crimey Thing Mar 03, 2022

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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The Handsell: February 28, 2022 Feb 28, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson.

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If Bridgerton Had Space Pirates Feb 24, 2022

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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The Handsell: February 21, 2022 Feb 21, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman.

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Is Cute, Has Secrets Feb 17, 2022

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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The Handsell: February 14, 2022 Feb 14, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders.

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A Necromantic Mouse Named Buttons Feb 10, 2022

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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The Handsell: February 7, 2022 Feb 07, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe.

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Why Are You Here And Why Are You Dead Feb 03, 2022

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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The Handsell: January 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa.

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George Washington: Just A Dude Jan 27, 2022

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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The Handsell: January 24, 2022 Jan 24, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder and Markus Juslin.

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Two Really Competent People Trying to Kill Each Other Jan 20, 2022

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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The Handsell: January 17, 2021 Jan 17, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas.

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Punk Rock Anne of Green Gables Jan 13, 2022

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

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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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The Handsell: January 10, 2021 Jan 10, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao.

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2021 In Review & 2022 Goals Jan 06, 2022

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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The Handsell: January 3, 2022 Jan 03, 2022

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Middlemarch by George Eliot.

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Angst, Feelings, Fairies Dec 23, 2021

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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The Handsell: December 20, 2021 Dec 20, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Sweat Equity by Jason Kelly.

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‘90s Bestselling Bananapantsness Dec 16, 2021

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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The Handsell: December 13, 2021 Dec 13, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Intimacies by Katie Kitamura.

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Weird Thing Number Three Dec 09, 2021

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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The Handsell: December 6, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Sentence by Louise Erdrich.

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Lafayette Earworm Dec 02, 2021

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

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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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The Handsell: November 29, 2021 Nov 29, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad.

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The Handsell: November 22, 2021 Nov 22, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Matrix by Lauren Groff.

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The Holiday Show Nov 18, 2021

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

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

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The Handsell: November 15, 2021 Nov 15, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu.

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Accidental Book Club Vibes Nov 11, 2021

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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The Handsell: November 8, 2021 Nov 08, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin.

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The Murder Show Nov 04, 2021

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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The Handsell: November 1, 2021 Nov 01, 2021

This week, Jenn discusses Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko.

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Ancient Evils Are Like Teflon Oct 28, 2021

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)

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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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The Handsell: October 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle.

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A Donut Shop Run By Aliens Oct 21, 2021

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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The Handsell: October 18, 2021 Oct 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!

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Here For HGTV Puns Oct 14, 2021

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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The Handsell: October 11, 2021 Oct 11, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fledgling by Octavia Butler.

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Ask Us Anything Part the Second Oct 07, 2021

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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The Handsell: October 4, 2021 Oct 04, 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.

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Ask Us Anything, Part 1 Sep 30, 2021

Amanda and Jenn dive into listener’s not-necessarily-bookish questions in celebration of Episode 300!

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Tressie MacMillan Cottom

Nalo Hopkinson

NetGalley, Edelweiss

Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me

Celeste Ng

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

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The Handsell: September 27, 2021 Sep 27, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles.

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Always A Dongle, Never A Bride Sep 23, 2021

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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The Handsell: September 20, 2021 Sep 20, 2021

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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Smorgasbord of Badness Sep 16, 2021

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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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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The Handsell: September 13, 2021 Sep 13, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Premonition by Michael Lewis.

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Cozy Trope Bingo Sep 09, 2021

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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He’s Rich And, As I Said, Very Drunk Sep 02, 2021

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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The Handsell: August 30, 2021 Aug 30, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dear Scarlet by Teresa Wong.

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Opinions About Pumpkin Spice Aug 26, 2021

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)

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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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The Handsell: August 23, 2021 Aug 23, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn Northington recommends When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain by Nghi Vo.

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Mentioned: The Empress of Salt and Fortune

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Mash-Up of Black Widow and Lean In Aug 19, 2021

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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The Handsell: August 16, 2021 Aug 16, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

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Bottomless Rage In New Jersey Aug 12, 2021

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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The Handsell: August 9, 2021 Aug 09, 2021

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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Mission For Humanity NBD Aug 05, 2021

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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The Handsell: August 2, 2021 Aug 02, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri.

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The Handsell: July 26, 2021 Jul 26, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers.

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Good Thing We Like Books Jul 22, 2021

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

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Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older

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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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The Handsell: July 19, 2021 Jul 19, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Louise Heal Kawai.

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British Version Of Rumspringa Jul 15, 2021

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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The Handsell: July 12, 2021 Jul 12, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music by Leila Cobo.

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300 Pages Of Velociraptor Thoughts Jul 08, 2021

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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It's Sexy Flour Jul 01, 2021

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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The Handsell: June 28, 2021 Jun 28, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Cultish by Amanda Montell.

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Supernaturally Cute Jun 24, 2021

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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The Handsell: June 21, 2021 Jun 21, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab.

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Anne Of Green Gables Is An Enneagram Four Jun 17, 2021

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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The Handsell: June 14, 2021 Jun 14, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Dial A For Aunties by Jessie Q. Sutanto.

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This Is An Angst-Free Zone Jun 10, 2021

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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The Handsell: June 7, 2021 Jun 07, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown.

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You'll Get Plenty Of Snark Jun 03, 2021

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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Macbeth But In Mexico About A Druglord May 27, 2021

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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The Handsell: May 24, 2021 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

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The Taxonomy of Mythological Creatures Is Really Up For Debate Here May 20, 2021

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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The Handsell: May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021

This week, Amanda discusses Luster by Raven Leilani.

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I Don’t Know Your Life May 13, 2021

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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The Handsell: May 10, 2021 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

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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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She Lives By Herself, She Wears Pants May 06, 2021

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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The Handsell: May 3, 2021 May 03, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala.

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Please Don't Eat That Lizard Apr 29, 2021

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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The Handsell: April 26, 2021 Apr 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.

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The House Is Also An Ocean Apr 22, 2021

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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The Handsell: April 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Conductors by Nicole Glover.

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Millenial Pinterest Neuroses Apr 15, 2021

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

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

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The Handsell: April 12, 2021 Apr 12, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky by Lynell George.

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Handle Your Own Cringe Apr 08, 2021

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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The Handsell: April 5, 2021 Apr 05, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty.

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Big Delia's Feelings Apr 01, 2021

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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The Handsell: March 29, 2021 Mar 29, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee.

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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

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Jane Eyre and Lana Del Rey In One Book Mar 25, 2021

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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The Handsell: March 22, 2021 Mar 22, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie.

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Dwight Schrute In Your Backyard Mar 18, 2021

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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The Handsell: March 15, 2021 Mar 15, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Brave New Home by Diana Lind.

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Pair It With A Lizzo Song Mar 11, 2021

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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The Handsell: March 8, 2021 Mar 08, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle.

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Weird Farm Flex Mar 04, 2021

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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The Handsell: March 1, 2021 Mar 01, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Reverb by Anna Zabo.

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In the Club newsletter

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The Cozy Show, Or A Gossipy Blanket Feb 25, 2021

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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The Handsell: February 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell.

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An Amy Dunne Kind Of Flex Feb 18, 2021

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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The Handsell: February 15, 2021 Feb 15, 2021

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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Found Family That Kind of Wants to Kill Each Other Feb 11, 2021

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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The Handsell: February 8, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Wintering by Katherine May.

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Labor Leader For Lizards Feb 04, 2021

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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The Handsell: February 1, 2021 Feb 01, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat.

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Biggest Queen Energy Jan 28, 2021

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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The Handsell: January 25, 2021 Jan 22, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends God Land by Lyz Lenz.

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Big Shelob Energy Jan 21, 2021

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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The Handsell: January 18, 2021 Jan 18, 2021

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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Consequences Are My Jam Jan 14, 2021

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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The Handsell: January 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile.

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Everything Is Just Nice Jan 07, 2021

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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The Handsell: January 4, 2020 Jan 04, 2021

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman.

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Good Use Of The Words Bosom And Scrummy Dec 24, 2020

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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The Handsell: December 21, 2020 Dec 21, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman.

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Old Men Waiting to Die Dec 17, 2020

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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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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The Handsell: December 14, 2020 Dec 14, 2020

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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Hashtag Did Not Go Well Dec 10, 2020

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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The Handsell: December 7, 2020 Dec 07, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Intimations by Zadie Smith.

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Our Holiday Recommendations Show! Dec 03, 2020

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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The Handsell: November 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole.

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The Handsell: November 23, 2020 Nov 23, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg.

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Put Your Heart In A Chafing Dish Nov 19, 2020

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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The Handsell: November 16, 2020 Nov 16, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Once Upon A Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene.

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Spiritually Hungover and Surpisingly Horticultural Nov 12, 2020

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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The Handsell: November 9, 2020 Nov 09, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon.

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Death And Destruction Wherever She Goes, NBD Nov 05, 2020

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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The Handsell: November 2, 2020 Nov 02, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams.

Trigger warnings: pet death, suicide

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Enjoy A Nice Dose of Pettiness Oct 29, 2020

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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The Handsell: October 26, 2020 Oct 26, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong.

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Magic Is For Dirty Commoners Oct 22, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss characters with social anxiety, “intellectual angst,” gothic thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Handsell: October 19, 2020 Oct 19, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Hero Born by Jin Yong.

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The Dog Doesn't Die Oct 15, 2020

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.

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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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The Handsell: October 12, 2020 Oct 12, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic.

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Everyone's A Cinnamon Roll Oct 08, 2020

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.

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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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The Handsell: October 5, 2020 Oct 05, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell.

Trigger warnings: rape, racism and racial slurs

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Protest Knitting Oct 01, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss YA with no romance, classics worth picking up, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Handsell: September 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso.

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Five (!) Years In Review Sep 24, 2020

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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The Handsell: September 21, 2020 Sep 21, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Physical Disobedience by Sarah Hays Coomer.

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Where Is My Gavel Sep 17, 2020

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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The Handsell: September 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides.

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The Goats Also Have Strong Personalities Sep 10, 2020

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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Come Help Me Dispose Of The Body Sep 03, 2020

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

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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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The Handsell: August 31, 2020 Aug 31, 2020

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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Why Am I Crying About A Fish Aug 27, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss cathartic reads, wintery settings, historical fiction for kids, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Handsell: August 24, 2020 Aug 24, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib.

Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse.

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Purse Cheese In An Elevator Aug 20, 2020

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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The Handsell: August 17, 2020 Aug 17, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Bride Test by Helen Hoang.

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Are Cyber Thrillers a Thing? Aug 13, 2020

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.

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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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The Handsell: August 10, 2020 Aug 10, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fairest by Meredith Talusan.

Trigger warning: child abuse

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They Hate Each Other, So They're Destined To Be Together Aug 06, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss diverse fantasy, summer resort reads, and spiritual nonfiction in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Handsell: August 3, 2020 Aug 03, 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.

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Big Leslie Knope Energy Jul 30, 2020

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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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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The Handsell: July 27, 2020 Jul 27, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie.

Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse

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Cheating Up A Storm Jul 23, 2020

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.

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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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The Handsell: July 20, 2020 Jul 20, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl.

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Here Are Our Nun Tangents Jul 16, 2020

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.

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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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The Handsell: July 13, 2020 Jul 13, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Shepherd by Catherine Jinks.

Trigger warnings: harm to children and animals

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Hashtag Awkward Feelings Jul 09, 2020

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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The Handsell: July 6, 2020 Jul 06, 2020

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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And Then Someone Does A Crime Jul 02, 2020

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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The Handsell: June 29, 2020 Jun 29, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton.

Trigger warning: harm to animals

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Tattooed Punk With A Heart Of Gold Jun 25, 2020

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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The Handsell: June 22, 2020 Jun 22, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson.

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The Pride Show, Or 13 Year Old David Rose Goes to Fairyland Jun 18, 2020

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.

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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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The Handsell: June 15, 2020 Jun 15, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha.

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Anti-Racist Literature Jun 11, 2020

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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The Handsell: June 8, 2020 Jun 08, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward.

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Step Up Your Plant Game Jun 04, 2020

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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The Handsell: June 1, 2020 Jun 01, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommeds Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún, translated by Sophie Hughes.

Trigger warnings: Nazis, torture

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Stay In That Bow And Think About What You’ve Done May 28, 2020

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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Vikings Chopped Down All Our Trees May 21, 2020

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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The Handsell: May 18, 2020 May 18, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar.

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Groundhog Day Plus Beauty and the Beast May 14, 2020

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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The Handsell: May 11, 2020 May 11, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Little Dancer by Brianna Hale.

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Aren't People Weird? May 07, 2020

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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The Handsell: May 4, 2020 May 04, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Outrun by Amy Liptrot.

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Content warnings: natural animal injury & death, mental illness, suicidal ideation, assault and attempted rape, struggles with addiction.

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Underwater Whale Machine Adventures Apr 30, 2020

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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The Handsell: April 27, 2020 Apr 27, 2020

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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I Don't Know Why This Is the Violent Old Lady Show Apr 23, 2020

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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The Handsell: April 20, 2020 Apr 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.

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Welcome to Get Booked Apr 18, 2020

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.

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Good Bad Thing or Bad Bad Thing Apr 16, 2020

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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The Handsell: April 13, 2020 Apr 13, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends From Scratch by Tembi Locke.

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Sympathy Crying and Science Adventures Apr 09, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss platonic relationship reads, great chapter books, political memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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The Handsell: April 6, 2020 Apr 06, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Hild by Nicola Griffith.

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Big Orc Energy Apr 02, 2020

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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The Handsell: March 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio.

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Giving Bobs A Bad Name Mar 26, 2020

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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The Handsell: March 23, 2020 Mar 23, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend.

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A Shiver Of Sharks Mar 19, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss historical reads, female friendship, classical music, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Handsell: March 16, 2020 Mar 16, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina.

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Sometimes You Need Dark And Sexy Mar 12, 2020

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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The Handsell: March 9, 2020 Mar 09, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu.

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Critiques of Fascist Government Plus Tentacles Mar 05, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss Latinx authors in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Handsell: March 2, 2020 Mar 02, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen.

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Social Justice Lady Factory Feb 27, 2020

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

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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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The Handsell: February 24, 2020 Feb 24, 2020

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Blake: Or, The Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney.

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Notes

Nisi Shawl’s “Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction”

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Unintentional Casablanca References Feb 20, 2020

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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The Handsell: February 17, 2020 Feb 17, 2020

This week on The Handsell, Amanda recommends Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble.

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Fated Mates And Lots Of Romance Feb 13, 2020

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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The Handsell: February 10, 2020 Feb 10, 2020

This week on The Handsell, Jenn recommends The Longshot by Katie Kitamura.

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300 Pages Of Heart-Rending Feb 06, 2020

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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The Handsell: February 3, 2020 Feb 03, 2020

Amanda recommends Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper (tw: homophobia).

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The Highest High Fantasy That Ever Highed Jan 30, 2020

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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Yikes But Also Yes Jan 23, 2020

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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They Have War Balloons Jan 16, 2020

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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Not Just Dead But Super Dead Jan 09, 2020

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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Our 2020 Resolution Reads Jan 02, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss their resolution reads for 2020, including getting outside more, forming or breaking habits, dealing with social media, and more.

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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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This Story Is Bonkers Dec 19, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss Spanish history, mythology retellings, and more holiday recs in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Project Runway Meets Mulan Dec 12, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss magical seamstresses, feminist weddings, foodie fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Emo Heroines Dec 05, 2019

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.

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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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Obsessed With Trees Nov 21, 2019

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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The Holiday Show Nov 14, 2019

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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The Golden Girls Meets Dexter Nov 07, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about female sociopaths, horror, romance picks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Office But With Dead People Oct 31, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about ghosts, secret societies, folklore, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Whatever, Parents Are Stupid Oct 24, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss lady scientists, teen superheroes, books on racism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Not Gonna Tell You How To Feel About Caesar Oct 17, 2019

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.

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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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My Cinnamon Roll Children Oct 10, 2019

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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My Spook-Meter Is Delicate Oct 03, 2019

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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Bonus: Un-Recommendable Books Sep 30, 2019

In this special bonus episode, Amanda and Jenn recommend some of their favorite books that are otherwise impossible to recommend.

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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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Things Get Weird Dot Tumblr Dot Com Sep 26, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss action heroines, bonkers plotlines, police procedurals, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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This One Is The Queerest Sep 19, 2019

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.

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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

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All Kinds of Spooky Spooks Sep 12, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss spooky reads, books for teens, big city stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Pioneer LiveJournal Sep 05, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss fascinating nonfiction, plane reads, pioneer adventures, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Hat Pins Are Involved Aug 29, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss divorce reads, Latinx fiction, writing advice, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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How Many Rocks Did They Lick? Aug 22, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss dark fiction, humorous SF/F, women breaking down barriers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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Suck My Galoshes Aug 15, 2019

Amanda and Vanessa discuss Italian comics, paranormal smut, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Complicated Feeling About Bees Aug 08, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss political nonfiction, twin stories, nonbinary reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Alpha in the Sheets, Beta in the Streets Aug 01, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss chapter books about girls, thrillers, undersea stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Love Triangle With Some Communists Jul 25, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss travel reads, super creepy books, mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Magical Librarians and Kissing Jul 18, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss distracting reads, international parenting advice, Austen read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Being Terrified Is My Jam Jul 11, 2019

Jenn and Kelly discuss camping reads, transhumanist SF, healthy cookbooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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Quippy Clever Space Books Jun 27, 2019

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.

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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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What's The Word For Cute-Sad? Jun 20, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss Norwegian authors, multigenerational family novels, thrillers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Just A Scarlet O'Hara Wannabe: All Nonfiction Pt. 2 Jun 13, 2019

Amanda and Jenn do another round of nonfiction questions this week on Get Booked.

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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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Cheese Whodunit Jun 06, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss PNW stories, YA-friendly non-fiction, spare prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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Empty Nests by Ada Maria Soto

Dare to Love a Duke by Eva Leigh

Prostitute Laundry by Charlotte Shane

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Game of Thrones Readalikes May 30, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss comps for Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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)

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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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Fair Verona Blah Blah Blah May 23, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss funny book club picks, audiobooks in translation, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Mr. Bean Goes to Madrid May 16, 2019

Amanda and Sharifah discuss heartbreaking YA, real-life heist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Your Most Goth High School Boyfriend May 09, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss funny audiobooks, Marvel reads, monsters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Tomb Raider with Time Travel May 02, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss horror westerns, adventure novels, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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A Comedy of Manners, Also With Pirates Apr 25, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss series, Raven Cycle read-alikes, funny reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Treachery Jazz Hands Apr 18, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss queer protagonists, science reads by women of color, inspiring reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Awkward Panda Family Photos Apr 11, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss short story collections, quirky mysteries, picture books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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People and Not-So-People Apr 04, 2019

Jenn and guest Kelly Jensen discuss reads about anxiety, foodie books, Disney read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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)

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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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Making Out in the Name of Science Mar 28, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss reading for stress-relief, sciencey novels, books set in Belgium, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Heck in a Hand Basket Mar 21, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss the Scottish Highlands, books for introverts, Rent read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Hashtag Relatable Mar 14, 2019

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.

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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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Making Reader Face Mar 07, 2019

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.

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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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That One Moment Changed Her Life Feb 28, 2019

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.

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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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Banter and Murder Feb 21, 2019

Jenn and guest Sarah Davis discuss book club picks, dancers, capital punishment, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Are You Sure This is YA? A Lot of People Die Feb 14, 2019

Amanda and guest Mya Nunnally discuss mermaid literature, engrossing audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Heavy Metal Epic Poetry Feb 07, 2019

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.

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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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Everyone is Punchable Jan 31, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy reads, morally complicated characters, small-town stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Bringing Characters to Life to Punch Them in the Face Jan 24, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss good “relationship reads,” Asian authors, classic retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Satire, It Burns Jan 17, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss business books, Puerto Rican reads, Vonnegut read-alikes, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Just Too Naked Jan 10, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBTQ comics, books about camping, motherhood, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Resolution Reading Jan 03, 2019

Amanda and Jenn discuss books to help with your New Year’s resolutions in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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All Great Women Carry Snacks Dec 20, 2018

Amanda and Rebecca discuss Westerns, nonfiction, friend stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Bury Yourself in Snuggies Dec 13, 2018

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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Extremely Holiday Brain Dec 06, 2018

Amanda and Jenn give more holiday gift recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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)

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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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Holiday Episode, AKA Unintentional Husbands and Chocolate Nov 29, 2018

Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift requests in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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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Darcy’s Aunt is a Dragon Nov 15, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss Australian historical fiction, psychopaths, comedic murder mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Several Generations of Angst Nov 08, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Hardest of Nopes Nov 01, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about books, houses as characters, female travelers, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Stephen King Readalikes for Scaredy-Cats Oct 25, 2018

Amanda and Jenn give their picks for Stephen King read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Magical 1940s Lesbians Oct 18, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss books set in New Mexico, horror with cars, political machinations, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Some Light Devil Worship Oct 11, 2018

Jenn and guest Vanessa Diaz discuss Portuguese novels, ghost stories, unreliable narrators, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Toxic Friendships, Maybe Wrapped Up in Murder Oct 04, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss vacation reads for dads, toxic friendships, disabled characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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Death Below Stairs by Jennifer AshleyJenn

Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (TW: graphic harm to children)

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Really Interesting Nonsense Sep 27, 2018

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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Licking Wallpaper Paste Sep 20, 2018

Jenn and Liberty discuss cozy mysteries, books set in Malaysia, readalikes for Amélie and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Let's Talk About Faith and Also Your Dog Sep 13, 2018

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.

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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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Authors in a Trench Coat Sep 06, 2018

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.

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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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Southern Women Fight the Patriarchy Aug 30, 2018

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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Underground Pregnant Lady Smugglers Aug 23, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss rich people problems, pregnant protagonists, book-slump busters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Undead Beast Army Aug 16, 2018

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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The Weirdest Book I Own Aug 09, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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High Stakes With Eye Shadow Aug 02, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss mystery audiobooks, sea otters, fun sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Banter Banter Banter Dirigibles Jul 26, 2018

This week Jess Pryde joins Jenn for a special romance episode of Get Booked.

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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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Drinking Tea and Saying Rude Things Nicely Jul 19, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about the Azores, wine books, lighter reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Summer Camp Volcano Jul 09, 2018

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.

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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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Full-Frontal Ben Affleck Jun 28, 2018

Amanda and María Cristina recommend light books in translation, books for breakups, reads about saints, and more.

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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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Octavia Butler Read-alikes Jun 21, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss Octavia Butler read-alikes in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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What Do You Do If Your Dad Is Death Jun 14, 2018

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.

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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

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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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Secret Vigilante Assassins Jun 07, 2018

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.

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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

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Add a Million Dollars, See What Happens May 31, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss naturey spec-fic, New England novels, escapist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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That Went Off the Rails May 24, 2018

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.

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Books Discussed

The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

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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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I'm About to Ruin Christmas For You May 17, 2018

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

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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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Cannibalism Is Never Pretty May 10, 2018

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.

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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

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A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

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Catch Up with Recommended Season 1! May 08, 2018

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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Authors Whose Brain We Are Frightened Of May 03, 2018

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

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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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Somebody's Dead So That's Awkward Apr 26, 2018

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.

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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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Nonfiction Galore Apr 19, 2018

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.

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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

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East of Eden With Less Plot Apr 12, 2018

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.

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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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In Which Trees Are Bad Apr 05, 2018

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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Neil Gaiman Readalikes Mar 29, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss readalikes for Neil Gaiman’s works in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Mushroom Wives and Vampire Boyfriends Mar 22, 2018

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.

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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

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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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Short Story Special Mar 20, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss all the short stories in this week’s special episode of Get Booked!

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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

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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

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Gutshot by Amelia Gray

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

In the Country by Mia Alvar

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Then You End Up in a Park in Queens Mar 15, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss Key West reads, Native American authors, WWI novels and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Homer and Flathead Screwdrivers Mar 08, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss Korean fiction, Central American authors, fluffy audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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A Snowflake And A Cinnamon Bun Mar 01, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss baby shower books, true crime, short stories on audio, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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)

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Gruesome But Funny Feb 20, 2018

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.

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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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Two Demi-Gods Going For A Walk Feb 13, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss immigrant stories, royalty, close friendships, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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If You're Into Dew Feb 07, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss Finnish literature, mental illness, enemies-to-lovers stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Political Witch Nuns Jan 30, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss Moroccan authors, secret societies, nonfiction audiobooks, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Pirates Make Everything Better Jan 23, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss Haitian authors, Canadian nonfiction, book club options, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Festering Demonic Influences Jan 16, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss book club picks, retellings, books about books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Sharks With Lasers! Jan 10, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, all-ages comics, YA fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Son Of A Fancypants Jan 03, 2018

Amanda and Jenn discuss international reads, Star Trek readalikes, bisexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

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I'm An Onion, I Have Layers Dec 21, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss Hallmark movie read-alikes, gift recommendations, kids’ London reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

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Eternal Life by Dara Horn

Living With a Wild God by Barbara Ehrenreich

The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova, translated by Judith Hemschemeyer

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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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Jane Austen Readalikes Dec 12, 2017

In honor of Jane Austen’s birthday on December 16, Amanda and Jenn recommend their favorite readalikes in this week’s Get Booked.

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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

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So Here's What Happened Dec 06, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss stocking-stuffer books, seasonal short stories, romances, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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Holiday Show: Swiss Army Recommendations Nov 29, 2017

Amanda and Jenn give their “Swiss Army” recommendations for the holiday season in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Get Out Of This Galaxy Nov 21, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss book group picks, medieval fiction, sci-fi short stories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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George Eliot, So Weird Nov 14, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss Civil War reads, diverse middle-grade books, reading slumps, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Bearded Charles Dickens Shaped Area In My Heart Nov 08, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss Southern fiction, Spanglish, portal fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Don't Mess With Bakers Nov 01, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss bread-making, nonfiction for teens, survival stories and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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200 Year Old Spoilers Oct 25, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss ’80s sci-fi, family drama, working class classics, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

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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

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Hard Cheese In Your Pocket Oct 18, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss grown-up American Girl stories, soft sci-fi, LGBTQ romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

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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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Soothing And Creepy Oct 11, 2017

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.

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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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Small Press and Lit in Translation Centennial Oct 04, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss their favorite small press and translated titles in this week’s special 100th episode of Get Booked!

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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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Go Go Gadget Reading Stuff Sep 26, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic novels, short stories, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Plucky Flapper Witch Sep 20, 2017

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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Emo Kid Monster Sep 14, 2017

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 Belgraviaby Sherry Thomas.

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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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The Gods Are Jerks Sep 06, 2017

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.

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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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Hot Topic Whimsy Aug 30, 2017

Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Kelly Jensen discuss all things YA in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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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Get Booked Ep. #00: Gone Fishing! Aug 24, 2017

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.

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Harry Potter Meets Lord Of The Rings Meets Pokemon Aug 16, 2017

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.

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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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Hijinx Along The Way Aug 09, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss Infinite Jest read-alikes, Muslim protagonists, horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Welcome To The Cliffhanger Aug 02, 2017

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.

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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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Dog Puns And Goofy Assassins Jul 26, 2017

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.

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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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Super Cool Boat Stuff Jul 19, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss desert reads, boat stories, Muslim feminist reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz

Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh

Daring to Drive by Manal al-Sharif

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I Need To Sit Down Jul 11, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss Asian sci-fi, books about mental illness, starter graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Academia Plus Elves Jul 05, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss Scotland reads, Cuban fiction, mind-blowing YA, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Unicorns And Rainbows Coming To Eat You Jun 27, 2017

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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Love Shapes Jun 22, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss under the radar favorites, witchy reads, beautiful prose, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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All Fantasy, All the Time with Aliette de Bodard Jun 13, 2017

Jenn, Sharifah, and guest author Aliette de Bodard give fantasy reading recommendations in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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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Queer Teen Version Of The Odyssey Jun 07, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss fiction about moms and dads, middle-grade books, asexual characters, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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The Rest of Eternity And Whatever May 30, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss travel audiobooks, under-the-radar magical realism, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Audible Air Quotes May 24, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss body-positive health books, YA horror, unreliable narrators and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Badassery On Motorcycles May 17, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss essay collections, historical fiction, personal favorites, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Do Love A Greek Chorus May 10, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss travelogues, tearjerkers, and books for kids with depression in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Outside With Cursing May 02, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss nature reads, books about Iceland, sci-fi, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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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All Mysteries, All Thrillers, All the Time Apr 25, 2017

Amanda, Jenn, and guest expert Katie discuss mysteries and thrillers!

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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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Interpersonal Shenanigans Apr 19, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss cookbooks, JFK, book group picks and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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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)

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Really, Really, Really Problematic Apr 12, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss deeply messed up books, body positive reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Mortality and Whatnot Apr 04, 2017

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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Hot Chocolate Hour Mar 29, 2017

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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Mrs. Dalloway But Grosser Mar 22, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss LGBT+ history, prickly Westerns, experimental prose and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Because Of Murder Mar 15, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss retellings of classics, San Francisco fiction, westerns, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Sunburn Up Your Nose Mar 07, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss Brazilian fiction, nature stories, urban fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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It Sucks To Be A Princess Mar 02, 2017

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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People Doing Peopley Things Feb 22, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss place-based narratives, women breaking barriers, and books set in Vancouver in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Banana-Pants Conspiracy Theories Feb 15, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss crime families, nonbinary characters, conspiracy theories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Crackpots on Reddit Feb 07, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss the Singularity, Russian nonfiction, and novels about platonic friendships in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Environmentalism With Dragons Jan 31, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about Africa, non-NBA basketball reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Piece Yourself Together With Butter Jan 25, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss books for grieving, romantic comedies, ADHD reading and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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All Audiobooks, All the Time Jan 19, 2017

Amanda and special guest Rachel Smalter Hall recommend audiobooks for every occasion in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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Smart Ladies Being Funny About Hard Stuff Jan 11, 2017

Amanda and Jenn discuss England-y books, battling baby-fever, horror novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

Beta Heroes in Romance post on Book Riot

Unveiled by Courtney Milan

Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy

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Everyone Gets Eaten By Velociraptors Jan 04, 2017

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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The Mom Show Dec 20, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss mysteries, adoption reading, parenting memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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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Deep Thoughts With Ron Swanson Dec 13, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss witchy reads, nonfiction, WWII novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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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There's Always a Duke Dec 06, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss food memoirs, satires, books to build empathy, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Depression On the Moors Nov 30, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss eerie books, mysteries, light-hearted reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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A Post-Election Special Episode Nov 24, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss books to read post-election to feel better, to educate, and to get motivated.

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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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Book Riot Live with Jade Chang Nov 16, 2016

This episode was recorded at Book Riot Live! Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Jade Chang talk dance novels, weird short stories, and more.

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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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Holiday Cheer Slash Demonic Forces Nov 09, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss family novels, wintry sci-fi/fantasy, dad books and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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

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Does My Head Look Big in This by Randa Abdel-Fattah

She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert

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Definitely Pirates and a Lot of Opium Nov 02, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss steampunk, Native American authors, and great series on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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

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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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The Weirdest Story Oct 26, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss audiobooks for kids, debut fiction, and overlooked classics on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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Books Discussed

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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Cupcakes From The Corrections Oct 18, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss tattooed women, election reading, Veronica Mars read-alikes, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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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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Mystery & Thrillers with Ausma Zehanat Khan Oct 18, 2016

Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Ausma Zehanat Khan answer your mystery/thriller questions!

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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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Low-Key Communism Oct 13, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss communism in books, horror short-stories, veterinary memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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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Gaggle of Vampire Slayers Oct 05, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss road trip audiobooks, quirky short stories, dystopian novels, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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In The Mood For Pumpkins Sep 29, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss fall books, science & technology history, novels about cults, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Sans the Fading Sep 22, 2016

Amanda and Jenn discuss graphic novels, books set on beaches, Thai authors, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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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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Next Level Meta Crazy Sep 15, 2016

Amanda and Jenn talk novels about novels, “clean” romance, post-surgery reads, and more on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

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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

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Dallas Meets Gossip Girl Sep 08, 2016

Amanda and guest Rincey recommend New York novels, biographies of people of color, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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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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To Spoil Or Not To Spoil Sep 01, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend hard sci-fi, darkly humorous fiction, personal finance books, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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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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Too Short To Be Depressing Aug 25, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend memoirs, very short books, adventure stories, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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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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Coming of Age, Plus Magic Aug 18, 2016

Jenn and guest Eric Smith talk books for teen reluctant readers, classroom read-alouds, hopeful reads and more in this week’s Get Booked.

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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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Intergalactic Trailer Park Aug 11, 2016

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!

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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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Ladies and Their Feels Aug 04, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend feminist literature, summer reads, surprising nonfiction, and more in this week’s Get Booked!

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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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Science Fiction and Fantasy Recommendations with Thea James Jul 28, 2016

Jenn and guest expert Thea James of The Book Smugglers answer your science fiction and fantasy questions in this week’s Get Booked!

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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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A Lot of Ennui Jul 19, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend fantasy, nonfiction about music, Japanese authors, and more in this week’s Get Booked!

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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

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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

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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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1930s Version of YOLO Jul 13, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend fun books for hard times, under the radar novels, and more in this week’s Get Booked!

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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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Romance Recommendations with Courtney Milan Jul 07, 2016

Amanda, Jenn, and guest author Courtney Milan answer your romance questions in this week’s Get Booked!

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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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Dystopian Camping Trip Jun 30, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend beach reads, books to take camping, road trip audiobooks, and more.

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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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Possibly a Secret Genius Jun 23, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend audiobooks for summer reading, books about menopause, Antarctic stories, and more!

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Books Discussed

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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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Normal People Doing the Thing Jun 16, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend books about pregnancy, mysteries, Irish fiction, and more!

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Books Mentioned

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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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Heart Feels Jun 09, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend fun history books, fairytale retellings for adults, and more!

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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 Monstersby Lauren Beukes

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

Mr. Foxby 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

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Read Harder Jun 02, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend books for the Read Harder and other book challenges!

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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

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Marblesby 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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Robot Problems May 26, 2016

Jenn and guest expert Preeti Chhibber take on kids book questions in this week’s Get Booked!

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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

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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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Inappropriate Dead Baddies May 19, 2016

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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Gasping Into the Book May 12, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend AI sci-fi, funny books, political nonfiction, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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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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Weird Number of Snakes May 04, 2016

Jenn and Amanda recommend nature writing, travel narratives, queer horror, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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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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House-Wife, But Also Assassin Apr 28, 2016

Jenn and guest Swapna recommend comics for kids, superhero novels, graphic memoirs and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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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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Bromance on the High Seas Apr 21, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend excellent biographies, books for those who have lost a dog, and more on this week’s Get Booked!

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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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It Gets Real Grey Apr 14, 2016

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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Boyfriend, Spectral or Otherwise Apr 06, 2016

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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Middle-Aged Moss Scientists Mar 31, 2016

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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Less Stabby For Sure Mar 24, 2016

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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Bad Choices All Over the Place Mar 17, 2016

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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Sex and Drugs and the Rocky Horror Picture Show Mar 10, 2016

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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Also, Some Camels Mar 03, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend books about space, modern Westerns, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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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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Saddled With a Murdress Feb 25, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend literary mysteries, fantasy romance, self-help for creative types, and more on this week’s Get Booked.

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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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Mermaids Because of Reasons Feb 18, 2016

Amanda and Jenn recommend works of magical realism, portal fantasy, epic sweeping family sagas, and more!

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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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Send Me Short Stories Feb 10, 2016

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 Troubleby Kelly Link

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OMG I LOVE READING Feb 04, 2016

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.

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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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Byronic Feels Jan 28, 2016

We’re talking modern gothic novels, religious nonfiction, books for escapism, and more. Enjoy!

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Hard Boiled Cookbooks Jan 21, 2016

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.

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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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The Night Circus Void Jan 14, 2016

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.

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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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Grief, Translations, and Wacky British Fantasy Jan 07, 2016

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.

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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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Holiday Recommendations Part II Dec 17, 2015

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.

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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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Holiday Recommendations! Dec 02, 2015

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.

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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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Can I Get Kid Lit? Nov 19, 2015

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.

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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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Ready for Romance (at Book Riot Live!) Nov 12, 2015

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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Asking for Audiobooks Nov 05, 2015

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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Haunted by Horror Oct 22, 2015

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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Looking For LGBTQ Lit Oct 08, 2015

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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Calling For Comics Sep 24, 2015

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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Hungover From Hanya Sep 10, 2015

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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Episode Zero Aug 07, 2015

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!

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