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

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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

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Amanda and Jenn discuss books about trees, great middle-grade audiobooks, dystopias, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Literati, and Flatiron Books, publisher of The Paris Hours by Alex George.

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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

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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

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Amanda and Jenn discuss books about disabled heroines, high fantasy, and a bunch of murdery reads in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers, made by Book Riot and Abrams, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations, and Custom House Books, publisher of Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas.

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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

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

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Aren't People Weird? May 07, 2020

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Amanda and Jenn discuss escapist reads, Gothic fantasy novels, and lady detectives in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by the Hermione Granger for President 2020 campaign, TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, and Libro FM.

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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