Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast.
Today, we discuss how important it really is or is not to connect to characters in all of the books that we read and consider the critical reception of books that felt inscrutable to us. We spend time with Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake and Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr!. Join our discussion of these two books–and many others–on this episode.
Book we recommend - Cacophony of Bone by Kerri ni Dochartaigh
Rebecca also talks about Cacophony of Bone on her podcast Lit Illuminated - check it out here: https://youtu.be/O7qmwJf6j8I?si=z6k2lhDXz7JStgjI
Books Rebecca is currently reading:
Scotland - The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson
Knife by Salman Rushdie
Books Colleen is currently reading
Whiskey Tender Deborah Jackson Taffa
The Whispers Ashley Audrain
The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer
Books Athena is currently reading
Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything by Julia Baird
We Do Not Part Han Kang
Harness your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart by Gennarose Nethercott
Thank you for joining us.
Three avid readers (Rebecca, Colleen, and Athena) host a podcast about being a reader to investigate their interactions with books: this includes a close look at books that people rave about, and we couldn’t even finish, and why we continue to follow writers when we have only liked their early books. It is also a place where we shine a light on the unseen or underappreciated books we fell in love with.
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