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Books on BooksEpisode 18 | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueOn this episode, Amanda and Anna catch up on what we've been reading and do a deep dive into The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue .Currently Reading: -- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry-- Body of Stars by Laura Maylene WalterDeep Dive: -- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. SchwabOther books mentioned on this episode:-- The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton-- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood-- The Power by Naomi Alderman
2021-05-1032 minBooks on BooksEpisode 17 | The Kindest Lie & A Deadly EducationOn this episode, Amanda and Anna celebrate black history month by sharing books by African American authors. Currently Reading: -- The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson-- A Deadly Education by Naomi NovikBooks by African American Authors: -- Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman-- The Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadOther books mentioned on this episode:-- Passing by Nella Larsen-- Everfair by Nisi Shawl-- Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead-- Karen Marie Moning's...
2021-03-0331 minBooks on BooksEpisode 16 | The Wife Upstairs & Ministry for the FutureOn this episode, Amanda and Anna share beautiful books, thoughts on poetry, and what we're currently reading. Currently Reading: -- The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins-- The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Most Beautiful Books We've Read: -- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini-- Above Us the Milky Way by Fowzia KarimiPoets We Love:-- Amanda Gorman -- Fernando Pessoa-- Amiri Baraka
2021-02-1626 minBooks on BooksEpisode 15 | Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance & This Close to OkayAmanda and Anna kick off 2021 with some joyful reading!Books we enjoyed over our winter breaks: -- Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang-- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-SmithBooks we're excited about in 2021: -- Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer-- The Four Winds by Kristin HannahA book featuring animals: -- The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa-- Lobster is the Best Medicine by Liz ClimoOther books mentioned: -- Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer...
2021-01-1926 minBooks on BooksEpisode 14 | The 2020 Holiday Spectacular!This week, Amanda and Anna present the 2020 Holiday Spectacular! We share our favorite holiday books, bookish traditions, and books not to miss!Don't miss in 2020: -- White Ivy by Susie Yang-- One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene WeingartenHoliday books we enjoy: -- Amanda's Tree by Jo Jones-- One Day in December by Josie Silver-- Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory-- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren-- Letters from Father Christmas by JRR TolkienLeast favorite...
2020-12-1731 minBooks on BooksEpisode 13 | A Memory Called Empire & Anxious PeopleThis week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading:-- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine-- Anxious People by Fredrik BackmanBooks we haven't read yet (but probably should have): -- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison-- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Books we'd like to see as movies:-- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes-- City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertOther books mentioned: Afterland by Lauren BeukesEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Signature of All Things...
2020-11-2300 minBooks on BooksEpisode 12 | The Midnight LibraryThis week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading:-- A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost-- Ohio by Stephen MarkleyDeep Dive on:The Midnight Library by Matt HaigOther books mentioned: I'm Just a Person by Tig NotaroThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
2020-10-1900 minBooks on BooksEpisode 11 | A Burning & Transcendent KingdomThis week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- A Burning by Megha Majumdar-- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiA book that's we didn't like-- The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal-- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezOther books mentioned: --The Midnight Library by Matt Haig-- Just Like You by Nick Hornby-- The Party Upstairs by Lee Conell-- Old Kingdom (series) by Garth Nix-- The Song of the Lioness (series) by...
2020-10-0500 minBooks on BooksEpisode 10 | One by One & The Library of LegendsThis week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- One by One by Ruth Ware-- The Library of Legends by Janie ChangA book that's made you laugh out loud-- Where'd You go, Bernadette by Maria Semple-- Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple-- All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
2020-09-1424 minBooks on BooksEpisode 9 | Migrations & Home Before DarkThis week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy-- Home Before Dark by Riley SagerQuirkiest book you've read-- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson-- Nothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonOther books mentioned: -- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire -- Sadie by Courtney Summers-- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson-- Curiousaurs Rex by Maisie York (Anna's self-published kid's book!)
2020-08-2424 minBooks on BooksEpisode 8 | The Pull of the Stars & When We Were VikingsThis week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue-- When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonaldDeep dive book discussion-- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2020-08-0435 minBooks on BooksEpisode 7 | Sharks in the Time of Saviors & The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryThis week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn-- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowBooks that have good movie counterparts-- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro-- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
2020-07-2025 minBooks on BooksEpisode 6 | American Spy & Upright Women WantedIn this episode, we discuss: American Spy by Lauren WilkinsonUpright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahThe Far Field by Madhuri VijayFind out more about SPL Summer Book Bingo: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/learning/summer-of-learning/2020-adult-book-bingo
2020-07-0624 minBooks on BooksEpisode 5 | Summer Reading 2020In this episode, we discuss: Borderlines by Michela WrongGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlReincarnation Blues by Michael PooreThe Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
2020-06-2418 minBooks on BooksEpisode 4 | The Vanishing Half & The Last HumanIn this episode, we discuss: The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettBeach Read by Emily HenryThe Last Human by Zack JordanSlaughter House-Five by Kurt VonnegutDaring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
2020-06-0823 minBooks on BooksEpisode 3 | How Rory Thone Destroyed the Multiverse & Ona Out of OrderIn this episode, we discuss: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. EasonOna Out of Order by Margarita MontimoreIn the Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth WareThe Turn of the Key by Ruth WareThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareAssault and Pepper by Leslie BudewitzGuilty as Cinnamon by Leslie BudewitzKilling Thyme by Leslie BudewitzFind Seattle Book Bingo here: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/learning/summer-of-learning/2020-adult-book-bingo
2020-05-2616 minBooks on BooksEpisode 2 | The Stationery Shop & Dr Space Junk Vs the UniverseIn this episode, we discuss: The Stationery Shop by Marjan KamaliDr Space Junk Vs the Universe by Alice GormanThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerA Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki Becoming by Michelle ObamaLearn more about our work at PATH.org
2020-05-1119 minBooks on BooksEpisode 1 | Weather & The Two Lives of Lydia BirdAmanda and Anna talk about: Weather by Jenny OffillThe Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie SilverThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternWriters & Lovers by Lily King
2020-04-2618 min