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Books Are My PeopleFostering Community at the Culver City Book FestivalThis week, I speak with Jennifer Caspar, founder and owner of Village Well Books & Coffee and one of their events coordinators, Brett Morrow. We focus on The Culver City Book Festival, Saturday, February 22nd from 10 - 5 pm. I will be there representing Books Are My People. Come say hi! We also talk about the many activities and events held at this wonderful independent bookstore. Today’s episode is brought to you by MOLDed: A Memoir of Loss & Resilience - a dark yet humorous journey into the underreported expe...2025-02-1028 minBooks Are My PeopleBest of Books 2024On Episode #138 I share my favorite reads and audiobook listens from 2024 as well as some favorite backlist titles I read this past year. Watch me recommend books on The Mark Thompson Show. Win a copy of Guilt and Ginataan. Click here to enter. Closes Thursday, January 2nd, 2024. Read Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luisella with me on Substack starting January 6th. Books Recommended:Clean by Alia Trabucco ZeranStill Life With Remorse by Maira KalmanMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarJames by Percival EverettThe Extinction o...2024-12-2328 minBooks Are My PeopleHow to Write A Graphic MemoirIn episode #121, graphic memoirist, Kelcey Ervick joins the show to talk about her graphic memoir and what it’s like to write about and draw her lived experience. Books Recommended:I Was Their American Dream by Malaka GharibThe Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft Good Talk by Mira JacobThe Painter’s Daughter by Emily HowesGive Me Space But Don't Go Far by Haley Weaver Kelcey's books:The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women's Lives Field Gu...2024-03-1133 minBooks Are My PeopleFive Great Book RecommendationsOn episode #117, learn about three new works of fiction, one memoir and a backlisted short fiction collection. Join my book club if you're looking for a book community. I talk about book bans in Florida, reading goals and Keanu Reeves. Books Recommended:Birnam Wood by Eleanor CattonThe Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan RosenSafe As Houses by Marie-Helene BertinoThe New Naturals by Gabriel BumpGreek Lessons by Han Kang translated by Deborah Smith and e. y...2024-01-0814 minBooks Are My PeopleDreamgirlsToday, on episode 107 I speak with author Denene Millner about her latest novel, One Blood, and her experience novelizing the film Dreamgirls.Click on any of the links below to purchase the books discussed. Shownotes:My upcycled book journals are on sale with 25% off through September 15th, 2023 with the code: ENDOFSUMMER Free shipping free when you spend $35 or more. Click here to shop! Book Giveaway: The Weaver and the Witch QueenAll you have to do to enter is click here and comment on my The Weaver and th...2023-08-2840 minBooks Are My People97 - Books Are My People with Priya Guns, author of Your Driver Is Waiting97 – Books Are My people with Priya GunsWant more book recommendations in your life? Sign up for my weekly newsletter! Want to send a little love my way? Leave me a review or rating wherever you listen to Books Are My People. Click any book to be taken to my bookshop.org affiliate page and support the show! Episode Guest: Your Driver is Waiting by Priya GunsGuest Author Recommendation: A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories by Jai ChakrabartiBooks Recommended:Exqu...2023-02-2725 minBooks Are My People95 - Books Are My People with Grady HendrixWant even more book recommendations? Sign up for my weekly newsletter! We talk about puppets, Muppets, our mutual love for Jim Henson, how Grady viscerally has to feel horror when he writes and the fascinating subject matter of the next book he's researching and writing. Click on any title below to be taken to my Bookshop.org shop and help support the show!The Elementals by Michael McDowellMaame by Jessica GeorgeThrough the Woods by Emily CarrollVampire Weekend by Mike ChenShiver by Ju...2023-01-3023 minBooks Are My People92 - Books Are My People - Back in Time 201592 – Books Are My People – Just Jennifer – Back in time to 2015click here to sign up for my newsletter! Books Recommended:Fates and Furies by Lauren GroffThe First Bad Man by Miranda JulyBetween the World and Me by Te Nehisi-CoatesThe Argonauts by Maggie NelsonThe Sellout by Paul BeattyOther Books Discussed:Shadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoThe Lemon by S.E. BoydWe Were Liars by E. LockheartBluets b...2022-12-2614 minBooks Are My People90 - Books Are My People with Tracy DawsonBooks Are My People – Episode 90This week, I welcome author and actor Tracy Dawson, author of Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren’t Supposed to Do. Books Recommended:Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren’t Supposed to Do by Tracy DawsonIf Neitzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin GreggRun Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry2022-11-2832 minBooks Are My People89 - Books Are My People with Author Brittany Ackerman (The Brittanys)89 – Books Are My People with Brittany Ackerman (author of The Brittanys and The Perpetual Motion Machine)The Brittanys by Brittany AckermanThe Perpetual Motion Machine by Brittany AckermanThe Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann BeardNow is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin WilsonThe Blurry Years by Eleanor KrisemanNone of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn PrussaJello Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom Other Books Discussed:Child of God...2022-11-1436 minBooks Are My People88 - Books Are My People with Author Rachel Harrison (Such Sharp Teeth)This week, I have the perfect Halloween guest, Rachel Harrison, author of the recently published, Such Sharp Teeth. We talk about reads for spooky season! House of Hunger by Alexis HendersonMotherthing by Ainslie HogarthGhosteaters by Clay McLeod ChapmanHester by Laurie Lico AlbaneseSo Happy for you by Celia Laskey Other BooksCackle by Rachel HarrisonThe Return by Rachel HarrisonThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayThis Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno2022-10-3122 minBooks Are My PeopleGUEST HOST: The Perks of Being a Book Lover Podcast with Sean Petrie from Typewriter RodeoI'm taking the week off to wrap up my teaching commitments, so I've enlisted some help from my friends Amy and Carrie over at The Perks of Being A Book Lover Podcast. Please enjoy this episode where they talk about books (our favorite thing to talk about) and speak with Typewriter Rodeo poet, Sean Petrie! Learn more about The Perks of Being a Book Lover Podcast here. Learn more about Typewriter Rodeo here. Support the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you all have a...2022-10-241h 01Books Are My People87 - Books Are My People (with author A.M. Homes)This week, I welcome acclaimed author, A.M. Homes to the show! We talk about her latest novel, The Unfolding, as well as her writing habits and what made her want to write about politics. Books discussed this week. The Unfolding by A.M. HomesSecret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James KirchickDinosaurs by Lydia MilletAncestor Trouble by Maude NewtonThe Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCrackenF...2022-10-1024 minBooks Are My PeopleEpisode #86 - Books Are My People with BookPage editor, Cat AcreeThis week, I am joined by Cat Acree, Deputy Editor of BookPage Magazine. We chat about how we select our next picks, changes in the publishing industry and Cat shares some of her favorite recent reads! Book recommendations: On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Trust by Hernan DiazOur Missing Hearts by Celeste NgGrown Ups by Marie AubertThe Furrows by Namwali SerpellOther Book recommendations:Drunk on Love by Jasmine GuilloryBest of Friends by...2022-09-2631 minBooks Are My People85 - Books Are My People with Italic Type Founder, Emily AchlerThinks week I speak with Emily Achler, founder of Italic Type. She recommends books, speaks with us about her online book community and talks bout how she selects her next read. Books Recommended: Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih GhaliOne’s Company by Ashley HutsonErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur JaswalOur Crooked Hearts by Melissa AlbertThe Power by Naomi AldermanPaperbacks:Assembly Natasha BrownHao: Stories by Ye ChunLandslide by...2022-09-1236 minBooks Are My People84 - Books Are My People with Christopher Farnsworth (Reunion) Today, author Christopher Farnsworth visits and discusses his new novel, Reunion. We also talk about why writers write and he recommends some of his favorite books! Books Recommended:Reunion by Christopher Farnsworth Making History by Carolyn SeeElsewhere by Alexis SchaitkinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Kissing Bug: A True sotry of a family, an insect, and a nation’s neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy HernandezVersion Control by Dexter PalmerHouse of Leaves by Mark C DanielewskyThe H...2022-08-2930 minBooks Are My People83 - Books Are My People with Author Katie Hafner (The Boys)Click here to purchase any of the books mentioned today.This week, I am joined by Katie Hafner, author of The Boys. We talk about how reading is like matchmaking and Katie recommends some of her favorite books. Books Recommended :The Boys by Katie HafnerYou Again by Debra Jo ImmergutI The Last Housewife by Ashley WinsteadCapture the Castle by Dodie Smith Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria Gainza translated by Thomas BunsteadJoan is Okay by Weike Wang2022-08-2235 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #82This week, I recommend The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka and other great books! Also, find out how you can get your favorite book recommendation on the show! Books Discussed:The Swimmers by Julie OtsukaAwait Your Reply by Dan ChaonThe Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillThis Time Tomorrow by Emma StraubSuch A Good Mother by Helen Monks TakharOther Books Discussed:Heatwave Vicotr JestinThe Human Zoo by Sabina MurrayLove in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia ThompsonR...2022-08-0818 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #81This week, I’m joined by The Village Well Books and Coffee owner, Jennifer Caspar who talks about what it takes to run a bookstore as well as shares some of her favorite recent reads! Books Discussed:The Wild Robot by Peter BrownShmutz by Felicia BerlinerHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThe Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs The Art of Gathering by Priya ParkerUp Next for Us:House of Hearts by Francesca Lia BlockDinos...2022-07-2531 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - episode #80This week, a book about murder turns murderous in my bookish news segment, I recommend five recent paperback releases and five great books that I've read recently. You'll also hear about my trip to Whistler, our new pets, and I'll share who will be my special guest on the next episode. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Displacements by Bruce HolsingerWIN a hard copy of this newly released book by going to my Instagram account @jennifercaloyeras, find the post that shows the giveaway, follow my account and leave a comment on the post. Tag bookish friends for extra e...2022-07-1125 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #79 with Julie Clark, author of The Lies I TellThis week, I'm joined by bestselling author and friend, Julie Clark! She talks about her recently released summer thriller, The Lies I Tell and recommends some great reads. The Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonHurricane Girl by Marcy DermanskyThe Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael LealiYou Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziThe Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch New Backlist!With Teeth by Kristen ArnettFilthy Animals by Brandon TaylorHell o...2022-06-2734 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People #78 with Author Eva SilverfineThis week, author Eva Silverfine visits and discusses her novel, How to Bury Your Dog. We chat about writing, Kate Bush, the environment and other great books including Appleseed by Matt Bell and All the Things We Don't Talk About by Amy Feltman. Books Discussed:Greenwood by Michael ChristieAll the Things We Don’t Talk About Amy FeltmanAppleseed by Matt BellThe Lost Apothocary by Sarah PennerProperties of Thirds by Mary Wiggins Other Books Discussed:The Last Kabbalist in Lisbon...2022-06-1332 minBooks Are My PeopleSpecial Event! Books Are My People visits The Perks of Being a Book Lover PodcastToday, I'm broadcasting a guest episode I recorded over at the The Perks of Being a Book Lover Podcast with Amy and Carrie! Subscribe to The Perks of Being a Book Lover, wherever you catch your pods!Follow them on Facebook Follow them on InstagramVisit their websiteBooks Discussed:1- Charlotte's Web by E.B. White2- Tales of The City by Armistead Maupin3- Why Fish Don't Exist by LuLu Miller4- Macbeth by William Shakespeare5- Cloud Cuckoo Land by...2022-05-3059 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #77 with My Summer Darlings author May CobbThis week, author May Cobb visits and talks about her latest release, My Summer Darlings. We chat about writing in a pandemic and discuss some of our latest reads including Watch Out for Her by Samantha Bailey and Geiger by Gustav Gordeman. Listen to learn more about how to enter My Summer Darlings book giveaway. Books Recommended:My Summer Darlings by May CobbThe Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth.Watch Out for Her by Samantha BaileyThe Verifiers by Jane PekMore Than You’ll Ever...2022-05-2330 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #76 with Kristen Hong of Fridge LoveThis week, I'm joined by fridge organization and meal prep and planning guru, Kristen Hong, author of Fridge Love. She shares great food storage tips as well as some of her favorite reads! Books Talked About:Fridge Love by Kristen HongEnd of the World House by Adrienne Celt Big Magic by Elizabeth GilbertLike a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayerThe Love you make by Peter Brown and Steven GainesThe Violin Conspiracy by Brendan SlocumbOther Books Mentioned:2022-05-0937 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #75This week, I discuss the International Booker Prize shortlist and recommend books including Defenestrate, Unlikely Animals and other great books! Books recommended:Defenestrate Renee BranumUnlikely Animals by Annie HartnettHello Molly! By Molly ShannonMemphis by Tara M. StringfellowLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusInternational Booker Shortlist Books:A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse, translated from Norwegian by Damion SearlsHeaven by Mieko Kawakami, translated from Japanese by Samuel Bett and David BoydElena Knows by...2022-04-2516 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #74 with A.E. CopenhaverThis week, I'm joined by author A. E. Copenhaver, author of My Days of Dark Green Euphoria. We discuss eco-anxiety, the ethics of literature and she recommends some great reads! Books Discussed: Dreamland by Venetia WelbyThe Candy House by Jennifer EganWhen Goddesses Wake by Marisa Silva-DunbarPortrait of a Thief by Grace D. LiKind by Gretchen Primack Other Books Discussed:Little Earthquakes, a graphic novel by Tori Amos et alA Ballet Of Lepers by Leonard Co...2022-04-1130 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #73 with artist and illustrator Sara Boccaccini MeadowsThis week, I'm joined by artist and illustrator Sara Boccaccini Meadows. We discuss what a day in the life of an artist is like and talk about books!Books Discussed: Why We Sleep by Matthew WalkerDisorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou1984 by George OrwellRefuse to Be Done Matt BellMatilda by Roald Dahl Other Books Discussed:Things You Can Do: How to Fight Climate Change and Reduce Waste by Eduardo Garcia. Illustrated by Sara Boccaccini MeadowsGrow: A...2022-03-2828 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #72 with Marit WeisenbergToday, we are so lucky to be visited by Marit Weisenberg, author of the recently published, This Golden State. We discuss genetic testing and some of our favorite recent reads. Books. Discussed: This Golden State by Marit WeisenbergThe Nineties by Chuck KlostermanThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyThe Replacement Wife by Darby KaneThe Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez QuadeHooked by Sutton FosterOther Books Discussed:The Flatshare – Beth O’LearyPac...2022-03-1430 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #71This week, I recommend Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh and Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh as well as other great books! I also announce my next guest author and host a book giveaway for Let's Get Back to the Party. Books Recommended:This Golden State – Marit WeisenbergLet’s Get Back to the Party by Zak SalihMercy Street – Jennifer HaighQuiet in her Bones – Nalini SinghEssays Two - Lydia DavisFridge Love – Kristen Hong Up next for me:Fare...2022-02-2816 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People Episode #70 - with author Sarah BlakeThis week, author Sarah Blake visits to talk about her latest novel, Clean Air! We also recommend books, books and more books including When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill and Hard Child by Natalie Shapero. Books Recommended:A Lesser Love by E. J. KohWhen We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’NeillThe Naomi Letters by Rachel MenniesBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonHard Child by Natalie ShaperoAgatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days by Jarod KaidThe M...2022-02-1428 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS. 6 Ep. 121 Books Are My People with guest Jennifer Caloyeras 2-2-22It’s always a lot of fun to connect with bookish podcasters, to learn why they started their shows and what they get from it. This week’s guest, Jennifer Caloyeras, is the host of Books Are My People. On her show, she has a bookish news segment and also recommends 5 books, most of them brand new releases, to listeners each week; Every other week she interviews a bookish guest.
Jennifer lives in CA and teaches writing at the UCLA Extension’s Writer’s program. She is also a published author of several Young adult novels, and will soo...2022-02-0258 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - #69 - with Valerie Jauregui of the J3 FoundationThis week, I'm joined by librarian and J3 children's literacy program director, Valerie Jauregui of the J3 Foundation. We discuss some of our favorite recent reads including The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson and The Upstairs House by Julia Fine.Click links below to be taken to my Bookshop.org shop! Books Discussed:How to Write one Song by Jeff TweedyThe New Girl by Jesse Q. SutantoThe Upstairs House by Julia FineThe Violence by Delilah S. DawsonFinding Inner Courage Mark Nepo2022-01-3124 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #68 - with Carrie and Amy from The Perks of Being A Podcast LoverThis week, I'm joined by Carrie and Amy from the podcast, The Perks of Being a Podcast Lover and we discuss some of our favorite recent reads, crochet and sweating in closets. Books Discussed:The Murmur of Bees by Sofia SegoviaAll the Frequent Troubles of our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler by Rebecca DonnerPerestroika in Paris by Jane SmileyWave by Sonali Deraniyagala Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier Wha...2022-01-2431 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 67This week, I look at Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson, Reckless Girls. by Rachel Hawkins and other great books out now! Books Discussed:Mouth to Mouth by Antoine WilsonOlga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl GonzalezThe School for Good Mothers: A Novel by Jessamine ChanThe Maid by Nita ProseReckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins Other BooksThe Ex Hex Erin SterlingEmail me at booksaremypeople@gmail.comThis episode is sponsored by betterhelp.com/listener...2022-01-0915 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #66 - BEST OF 2021 and 2016This week, I go back in time to my favorite books in 2016 as well as recommend my favorite reads form 2021. Get your to read list ready! I'm slinging a ton of titles your way! Books Recommended: The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan Homegoing by Ya GyassiDark Matter by Blake CrouchThe Red Parts: An Autobiography of a Trial by Maggie Nelson Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrThe Sentence by Lousie Erdrich. Wayward by Dana Spiotta Hell...2021-12-2725 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #65 with Dinah ManoffThis week, author and actor, Dinah Manoff is here to discuss her novel, The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold and recommend some of her favorite reads!Books discussed:Lawn Boy by Jonathan EvisonWayward by Dana SpiottaOne Simple Thing by Warren ReadMy Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Next up for us:Mouth to Mouth by Antoine WilsonMatrix by Lauren Groff Link to Bright Burning Stars Giveaway. Open unt...2021-12-1334 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People Episode #64 with Jessica Laguna from The Towering TBRThis week, bookstagrammer Jessica Laguna from The Towering TBR visits and recommends some great reads! We discuss The Brittanys by Brittany Ackerman, The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas and other great books! Books discussed The Brittanys by Brittany AckermanThe Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria MasTo Break a Covenant by Alison AmesChouette by Claire OshetskyCackle by Rachel Harrison Other books discussedDial A for Aunties Next up for us:Reckl...2021-11-2928 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 63On episode 63 of Books Are My People, I talk about Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara Hveberg, The Teller of Secrets by Bise Adjapon and other great books! Book Recommendations: (Click book titles to be taken to my Bookshop.org page.) What Just Happened by Charles FinchLean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara HvebergThe Guide by Peter HellerThe Teller of Secrets by Bise AdjaponAll Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. MorrisOther Things Discussed:Sign up f...2021-11-1515 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People Episode #62On this episode I talk about Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu, New York My Village by Uwem Akpan and other great books! Books Discussed:Win me Something by Kyle Lucia WuThe Cabinet by Un-Su KimCarry the Dog by Stephanie GangiThe Turnout by Megan AbbottNew York, My Village by Uwem AkpanReading next: Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine by Klara Hveberg Saint Heron Community LIbrarySupport the showGet your Books Are My Pe...2021-11-0115 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #61 with Darrin DoyleThis week, on episode 61, author Darrin Doyle and I discuss his latest novel, The Beast in Aisle 34 and other great books including, The Auctioneer by Joan Sampson and An Elderly Lady Can Do No Wrong by Ellen Tursdon.Click any book below to be taken to my Bookshop.org bookstore! Books Discussed:The Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixThe Auctioneer by Joan SamsonNightbitch by Rachel YoderTales the Devil Told me by Jen FawkesAn Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by El...2021-10-1835 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #60This week on Books Are My People I recommend some new books including A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris , The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison Heller and other great books! Click on the links below to be taken to my Bookshop.org shop. A Carnival of Snackery by David SedarisBrood by Jackie PolzinRock Paper Scissors by Alice FeeneyPerformance Art, stories by David KranesThe Neighbor’s Secret by L. Alison Heller Others Books Discussed: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Ant...2021-10-0411 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 59 with author Jen MichalskiThis week, author Jen Michalski joins me to talk about her latest novel , You'll Be Fine. We also discuss books including The Spectacular by Zoe Whitall and The City We Became by N.K. Jemisen. Click on the links below to be taken to my Bookshop.org shop. Books Discussed:The Spectacular Zoe Whittall I am Faithful by Jenny IrishThe Best Short Stories of 2021 The O. Henry Prize WinnersThe City We Became N. K. JamisonThe Last Thing He Told me Laura DaveOther...2021-09-2028 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 58This week, I look at Hell of a Book by Jason Mott, Mrs. March by Virginia Feito and other great books! Books Recommended:Hell of a Book by Jason MottThe Kingdoms by Natasha PulleyThe Photographer by Marie Dixie CarterGhosts by Dolly AldertonMrs. March by Virginia FeitoOther Books Mentioned:The English Patient by Michael Ondaji Animal by Lisa TaddeoA Calling for Charlier Barnes by Joshua Ferris Learn more about Misen knives he...2021-09-0514 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #57 - with Michael Levin + a Giveaway!This week, my friend Michael Levin joins the show and talks about reading his way through Nobel Prize winners including Thomas Mann and A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe.Click on the links below to be taken to my Bookshop.org shop. Books Discussed:Buddenbrooks by Thomas MannThe Plague by Albert CamusA Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia MarquezFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayOther Books Discussed:Wolf H...2021-08-2333 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 56This week, I discuss some new releases, including All's Well by Mona Awad and Edge Case by YZ Chin.Books Discussed: (Click book title to be taken to my Bookshop.org store. It's a GREAT way to support this show!) All's Well by Mona AwodImmediate Family by Asjley NelsonEdge Case YZ ChinThe Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristen Miller. Safe in My Arms by Sara ShepardSupport the showGet your Books Are My People c...2021-08-0911 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 55 with author Rachel DonohueThis week, Rachel Donohue, the author of The Temple House Vanishing, visits and we talk about books, including Embers and Love and Fury. This episode is sponsored by OMIO. Click here to learn more. Books Discussed:Embers by Sandor MaraiLove and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft by Samantha SilvaThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesMother for Dinner: Shalom AuslanderThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonOther Books Discussed: Hamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Temple House V...2021-07-2626 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 54This week, I recommend five great books including Build Your House Around My Body, Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead and other great books! Click on the link to purchase books at my bookshop.org shop. Books Discussed:Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily AustinBuild Your House Around My Body by Violet KupersmithBath Haus by P.J. VernonThe Temple House Vanishing by Rebecca DonaohueNobody, Somebody, Anybody by Kelly McCloreyOther Books Mentioned:Look Both Ways by Ja...2021-07-1213 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 53 with Ellen Birkett MorrisThis week, Ellen Birkett Morris, author of Lost Girls , visits and we talk about writing, teaching and books, including Klara and the Sun and Euphoria. Books Discussed:KLARA AND THE SUN ISHIGUROEUPHORIA BY LILY KINGTHE GIRLS I’VE BEEN BY TESS SHARPEABIDE WITH ME BY ELIZABETH STROUTTHE PLOT BY JEAN HANFF KorelitzFind Ellen Birkett Morris on Social Media:Website: Ellenbirkettmorris.inkFacebook: EllenBirkettMorrisWriterTwitter: @Birkett_morrisInstagram: @EllenbirkettmorrisI'm prepping a s...2021-06-2826 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 52This week, I recommend four books including The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia and other great books! Books Recommended:The Son of the House Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia With Teeth Kristen Arnett.How to Stop Time by Matthew HaigDial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Other Books MentionedNext up for me is Build Your House Around my body by Violet Kupersmith.Ellen Birkett Morris short stories Other Things:Pizza Hut Book Club2021-06-1411 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 51 with Missy DunawayThis week, Missy Dunaway, author of The Traveling Artist: A Visual Journal , visits and talks about writing and some of her favorite books, including Astray by Emma Donahue.Books Discussed:The Journey is the Destination: The Journals by Dan EldonBluets by Maggie NelsonGriffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick BantockMy Name is Red by Orhan PamukAstray by Emma Donoghue Other Books Discussed:Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan2021-05-3130 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 50 - With May CobbThis week, May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives, visits and talks about writing and some of her favorite books, including Hollow by Owen Egerton and Woman on the Edge by Samantha Bailey. Books Discussed:Woman on the Edge by Samantha BaileyThe Shark Club by Ann Kid TaylorHollow by Owen EgertonWorld of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezukumatathil. The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn Other Things Discussed:T...2021-05-1726 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #49On this episode, I discuss No One is Talking about This, Hot Stew and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasemail me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot comBooks Discussed: (click link to be taken to my bookshop.org shop) The Hunting Wives by May Cobb out May 18Why Peacocks : An Unlikeyly Search For Meaning In The Worl’d Most Magnificent Bird, by Sean Flynn out May 11Everywhere You Don’t Belong by Gabriel...2021-05-0315 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 48On this episode, I discuss No One is Talking about This, Hot Stew and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasemail me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot comBooks Discussed: (click link to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood.Of Women and Salt by Gabriela GarciaToo Good To Be True Carola LoveringHot Stew by Fiona Mozley 2021-04-1912 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 47On this episode, I discuss Hummingbird Salamander, Love in Case of Emergency and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasemail me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot comBooks Discussed: (click link to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VenderMeerLove In Case of Emergency Daniela KrienThe Good Sister by Sally HepworthA Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders...2021-04-0514 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 46 with Mindy MejiaOn this episode, author Mindy Mejia, author of Strike Me Down, comes to visit and we talk about The Echo Wife, You Will Know Me and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasemail me at booksaremypeople at gmail dot comBooks Discussed:Land of Shadows – Rachel HowzellEvery Last Fear Alex FinlayBad Habits by Amy GentryThe Echo Wife by Sarah GaileyYou Will Know Me by Megan Abb...2021-03-2226 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 45On this episode I discuss How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue, Who Is Maude Dixon? And other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasBooks Discussed: (click any book to be taken to my Bookshop.org store)The Committed by Viet Thanh NguyenJustine by Forsyth HarmonThe Babysitter by Liza Rodman and JenniferHow Beautiful We Were by Imbolo MbueWho is Maude Dixon by Alexandra AndrewsWhat I...2021-03-0810 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #44 with Heather Bell AdamsOn this episode, author Heather Bell Adams comes to visit and we talk about The Dearly beloved by Cara Wall, Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasBooks Discussed:The All Night Sun Diane Zinna Fourteen Talk by Age 14: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have With Your Kids Before They Start High School Michelle Icard The Dearly Beloved Cara Wall??Milk Blood Heat Dantiel W...2021-02-2222 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 43On this episode, I talk about Milkfed by Melissa Broder, Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasBooks Discussed:We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan The Delivery by Peter Mendelsund Milkfed by Melissa BroderBurnt Sugar by Avni Doshi Other Things Discussed:If you are a kindle reader, I’ve been adding book deals to my Instagram stor...2021-02-0814 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 42 with Jacki SkoleOn this episode, Jacki Skole, author of Dogland, and I talk about dog books including The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, The Particulars of Peter by Kelly Conaboy and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasBooks Discussed:Dogland: A Journey into the Heart of America’s Dog Problem by Jacki SkoleThe Friend by Sigrid NunezOn Dogs by E.B. WhiteHow Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopt...2021-01-2525 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode 41On this episode, I talk about The Rib King, My Brilliant Life and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasBooks Discussed: (click books to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)My Brilliant Life by Ae-ran KimThe Housewife Chronicles by Jennifer SnowThe Rib King Ladee HubbardWe Could Be Heroes by Mike ChenThe Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie BenedictOther Books Mentioned: 2021-01-1814 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #40On this episode, I talk about The Wife Upstairs, The Fortunate Ones and other great books. And you can enter a book giveaway! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasBooks Discussed: (click books to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)Ed Tarkington The Fortunate OnesThe Wife Upstairs by Rachel HawkinsMiss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel JoyceTsarina by who Ellen AlpstenExciting Times by Naoise Dolan2021-01-1115 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #39On this episode, I go back in time and visit some of my favorites books from 2017 including White Tears and Forest Dark. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFind me on instagram at @jennifercaloyerasBooks Discussed: (click books to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)The Leavers by Lisa KoHer Body and other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoWhite Tears by Hari KunsruForest Dark by Nicole KraussStrange Heart Beating by Ellie Goldstone...2020-12-2814 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #38 with Marit WeisenbergOn this episode, author Marit Weisenberg visits and speaks about her novel, The Insomniacs. We also discuss The Dutch House, The Harpy and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed: (click books to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)The Insomniacs by Marit WeisenbergThe Harpy by Megan HunterTell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka BruntThe Beauty in Breaking by Michele HarperThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettHere...2020-12-1425 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #37On this episode, I talk about Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson, Intimations by Zadie Smith and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyFREE shipping on all orders in my Bookshop.org bookstore through November 30th. Click here to be taken there. Books Discussed:Caste by Isabel WilkersonThe Shining Girls by Lauren BeukesIntimations by Zadie SmithSanta Monica by Cassidy LucasSingular Sensation by Michael Riedel Other Books Mentioned:Tokyo U...2020-11-3016 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #36 with Kitty CookOn this episode, author Kitty Cook visits and speaks about her novel, Sleeping Together. We also talk about Why Fish Don’t Exist, This Is How You Lose the Time War and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed: (click books to be taken to my bookshop.org shop)Sleeping Together by Kitty CookWhy Fish Don’t Exist: The story of Loss, Love and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu MillerThis Is How You Lose the Time W...2020-11-1627 minBooks Are My PeopleEpisode #35 - Books Are My PeopleOn this episode, I talk about White Ivy, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiWhite Ivy by Susie YangAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanHow to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese LaymonMiss Iceland by Audor Ava Olafsdottir Other Books Mentioned:A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanH...2020-11-0216 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #34 with Author Mallory TaterOn this episode, I speak with author Mallory Tater about The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed: The Birth Yard by Mallory TaterThe Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-EunHow a Woman Becomes a Lake by Marjorie CelonaLeonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan HessionGhost Wall by Sarah MossSad Janet by Lucie BritschLeave the World B...2020-10-1925 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #33On this episode, I talk about Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyWant to join my writing workshop on October 18th from 10 - 11:30 am? Click here to register and learn more. You can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! Books Discussed: Hamnet – Maggie O’FalrrelThe Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziEvolvin...2020-10-0519 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #32 with special guest Midge Raymond and a focus on eco booksOn this episode Midge Raymond, publisher and author of My Last Continent, stops by for a visit. We share some of our favorite environmentally friendly reads including We Are Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyWant to join my writing workshop on October 18th from 10 - 11:30 am? Click here to register and learn more. You can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! 2020-09-2129 minBooks Are My PeopleBook Are My People - Episode #31On this episode I discuss The Insomniacs by Marit Weisenberg, Luster by Raven Leilani and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyYou can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! Books Discussed:Born A Crime - by Trevor NoahThe Insomniacs – Marit WeisenbergMusical Chairs by Amy POeppelLuster by Raven LeilaniKasuma: The Graphic Novel by Elisa Marcellari Translated by Edward FortesNe...2020-09-0717 minBooks Are My PeopleBook Are My People - Episode #30 - with special guest Julie Christine JohnsonOn this episode Julie Christine Johnson, author of The Crows of Beara, stops by for a visit. We share some of our favorite recent reads including The Vanishing Half, Disappearing Earth and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyYou can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! Books Discussed:The Crows of Beara by Julie Christine JohnsonIn Another Life by Julie Christine JohnsonDisappearing Earth by Julia PhillipsThe Vanishing Half...2020-08-2425 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #29On this episode I discuss Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony, Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyYou can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! Books Discussed:Enter the Aardvark by Jessica AnthonyTurbulence by David SzalayGingerbread by Helen OyeyemiThis Was Our Pact by Ryan AndrewsMexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-GarciaOther Things Discussed: 2020-08-1016 minBooks Are My PeopleBook Are My People - Episode #28 - Special Guest Katy YocomOn this episode Katy Yocom visits to discuss her novel Three Ways To Disappear and share some of her favorite reads. You can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Three Ways to Disappear by Katy YocomSleeping Together by Kitty CookParakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino2 am at the Cat’s Pajamas – Marie-Helen BertinoBlue Territory: A meditation on the life a...2020-07-2728 minBooks Are My PeopleBook Are My People - Episode #27On this episode I discuss The Last Flight by Julie Clark, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks and other great books!You can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link. Or click on the individual book titles below. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:The Last Flight by Julie ClarkDevolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max BrooksAutobiography Of A...2020-07-1318 minBooks Are My PeopleBook Are My People - Episode #26- Special Guest JoeAnn HartOn this episode I get a visit from author JoeAnn Hart and we discuss her memoir Stamford '76: A True Story of Murder, Corruption, Race and Feminism in the 1970's as well as Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld and The End of October by Lawrence Wright and other great books!You can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyJoeAnn Hart's Books:Stamford '76: A True Story of Murder, Corruption, Race and Feminism in t...2020-06-2929 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #25On this episode I discuss How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X KendiJust Mercy by Bryan Stevenson White Fragility by Robin DiangeloThis Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell and Aurelia Dorand Between the World And Me by Ta – Nehisi Coates Want more? Check out these anti-racist readi...2020-06-1519 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #24Books Are My People #24On this episode I discuss A Children's Bible by Lydia Miller, Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:A Children’s Bible by Lydia MilletI am Pilgrim by Terry HayesOne Day by David NichollsHappy & you Know it by Laura HankinWoman on the Edge by Samantha M. BaileyOther Things Discussed:My ne...2020-06-0119 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #23On this episode I discuss Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker, We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Hidden Valley Road by Robert KolkerWe Ride Upon Sticks by Quan BarryThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa2am at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene BertinoA Tender Thing by Emily Neuberger Other Things Mentioned:Article in Vox on...2020-05-1823 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #22On this episode I discuss Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin, The Southern Bookclub's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Pretend I’m Dead by Jen Beagin The Southern Bookclub’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Lonely City: Adventures in the art of being alone by Olivia LaingThe Dilemma by B. A. Paris In Five Years by Rebecca SerleOther...2020-05-0423 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #21On this episode I discuss The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandell, We Used to be Friends by Amy Spalding and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelMedieval Bodies: Life and Death in the Middle Ages by Jack HartnellWe Used to be Friends by Amy SpaldingThe Herd by Andrea Bartz Other Things Discussed: Greenlight Bookstore author talks Politics and Prose author talks Support t...2020-04-2019 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #20On this episode I discuss Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Separation Anxiety by Laura ZigmanThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace FlemingTemporary by Hilary LeichterOther things discussed:Dolly Parton reads bedtime storiesLittle Free Library GuidelinesTen Virtual Book Clubs Support the showGet your B...2020-04-0617 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #19On this episode I discuss The Holdout by Graham Moore, Things in Jars by Jess Kidd and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:The Holdout by Graham MooreThings in Jars by Jess KiddThe Man in My Basement by Walter MosleyA Terrible Country by Keith GessenNight Theater by Vikram ParalkarOther things Mentioned: Gucci Osteria Mossimo Buttera @mossimobottera?Universal Films to release movies early...2020-03-2319 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #18On this episode I discuss Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin, Long, Bright River by Liz Moore and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Saint X by Alexis SchaitkinA Beginning at the End by Mike ChenReputation by Sara ShepardThe Impossible Fortress by Jason RekulakLong, Bright River by Liz MooreSupport the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you a...2020-03-0916 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #17On this episode I discuss Weather by Jenny Offill, When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Weather by Jenny OffillWhen We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonaldThree Daughters Of Eve by Elif Shafak Heathcliff Redux: A Novella and Stories by Lily TuckOksana, Behave! Maria KuznetsovaThe Five Books vying for the Aspen Words Literary Prize:Patsy, by Nicole Dennis-Benn2020-02-2417 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #16 - Interview with short fiction writer, Colette SartorOn this episode, we get a visit from writer, Colette Sartor and discuss her short fiction collection, Once Removed, as well as other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed: Call Your Daughter Home by Deb SperaThe Giant Baby by Laurie FoosThe Less People Know About Us: A Mystery Of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-HamiltonThe Chronology of Water by Lydia YuknavitchOther Books Mentioned:Once Removed by Colette SartorThe...2020-02-1027 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #15On this episode I discuss The Only Woman In The Room by Marie Benedict, The Inventors by Peter Selgin and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:The Only Woman in the Room by Marie BenedictThe Worst Kind of Want by Liska JacobsWhite Elephant by Trish HarnetiauxThe Deep by Rivers SolomonThe Inventors by Peter SelginClick here to the see the top ten library book checkouts of all time f...2020-01-2720 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #14On this episode I discuss Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok, My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifySearching for Sylvie Lee by Jean KwokThe Wall – by John LanhchesterMy Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache WilliamsThe Grace Year by Kim LiggitTell The Machine Goodnight by Katie WilliamsSupport the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish wee...2020-01-1322 minBooks Are My PeopleEpisode #13.5 - BONUS EPISODE! With Ron ClarkJoin my dad and I and a bottle of vodka for some holiday cheer. Support the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week! 2019-12-3012 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #13On this episode I go back in time and discuss my favorite books from 2018. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyThe Immortalists by Chloe BenjaminMy Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteA Ladder to the Sky by John BoyneThe Great Believers by Rebecca MakkaiSmall Animals: Parenting in the Age Of FearOther Books Mentioned:The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Heart's Invisible Furies by John BoyneThe Hundred Year House by Rebecca Makkai2019-12-1623 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #12On this episode I discuss Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid, Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Such A Fun Age by Kiley ReidLittle by Edward CareyCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowAll This Could Be Yours by Jami AttenbergSudden Death by Alvaro EnrigueOther books mentioned:I Am Pilgrim by Terry HayesThe...2019-12-0219 minBooks Are My PeopleBook Are My People - Episode #11On this episode I discuss Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky, Escape Room by Megin Goldin and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Very Nice by Marcy DermanskyEscape Room by Megan GoldinOnce More We Saw Stars by Jayson GreeneThe Grammarians by Cathleen Schine I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy NelsonOther books mentioned:One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusF...2019-11-1817 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #10On this episode I discuss Fever by Mary Beth Keane, Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Fever by Mary Beth KeaneNothing To See Here by Kevin WilsonThe Good Liar by Nicholas SearleThe Earthquake Bird by Susanna JonesMaybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebOther books mentioned:Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane2019-11-0423 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #9 - THEMED EPISODEOn this themed episode, I discuss dark books in honor of Halloween, including We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Confessions by Kanae Minato and other great, spooky books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyVote for me for the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for best new podcast! Visit this link.Books Discussed:We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonSee What I Have Done by Sarah SchmidtNo Exit by Taylor Adams2019-10-2122 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #8On this episode I discuss The Need by Helen Phillips, I Like to Watch by Emily Naussbaum and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:The Arrangement by Robyn HardingRabbits for Food by Binnie KirshenbaumI Like to Watch by Emily NaussbaumThe Need by Helen PhillipsGuts by Reina TelgemeierOther books mentioned:The Arrangement by Sarah DunnBunny by Mona Awad...2019-10-0722 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #7On this episode I discuss Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson, Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify Books Discussed:Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth KeaneThe Memory Police by Yoko OgawaLittle & Lion by Brandy ColbertRed at the Bone by Jaqueline WoodsonBecoming by Michelle ObamaOther Books Mentioned:Lost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliDrive Your Plow Over t...2019-09-2320 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #6On this episode I discuss The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger, Lock Every Door by Riley Sager and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:The Gifted School by Bruce HolsingerI.M.: a Memoir by Isaac MizrahiTo Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg WolitzerLock Every Door by Riley SagerThe Vexations by Caitlin HorrockOther things mentioned:I will...2019-09-0918 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #5On this episode I discuss The Chain by Adrian McKinty, Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy-Brodesser-Akner and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:The Chain by Adrian McKintyFleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-AknerSuicide Notes by Michael Thomas FordBunny by Mona AwadThe Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson Other books mentioned:Circe by Madeline MillerSula by Toni Morrison2019-08-2620 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #4On this episode I discuss Where We Come From by Oscar Casares, Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo and other great books!Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. HomesClose to Shore by Michael CapuzzoWhere We Come From by Oscar CasaresDig by A.S. KingLittle Darlings by Melanie GoldingOther books mentioned:Made for Love by...2019-08-1223 minBooks Are My PeopleBooks Are My People - Episode #3 with Special Guest: Writer Ron ClarkOn this episode I host my first guest, writer, Ron Clark (he's also my dad!) We discuss Treasure Island! , Made for Love and other weird and wonderful books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyBooks Discussed:Treasure Island by Sara LevineHoly Lands by Amanda SthersMade for Love by Alissa NuttingLightening Rods by Helen DeWittThe Pisces by Melissa BroderOther books mentioned:Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteThe Ministry of Utmost H...2019-07-3025 min