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Drinking Tea and Saying Rude Things Nicely Jul 19, 2018

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s gift card giveaway and Book Riot Insiders.

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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

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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

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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

and The 49th Mystic (Beyond the Circle Series #1) by Ted Dekker.

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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

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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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