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SOS Library31. Hex Marks the spot: The Bewitching Scared Us SillyWe’ve read some spooky books before, but The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia?? Yeah… this one had us sleeping with the lights on. Three timelines, one seamless (and spine-tingling) story, characters we adored, and villains we loved to hate. Terrifying AND terrific all at once Next book: Water Moon by Samantha Soto YambaoChecked out:Lin: A Brief History of Seven Killings - Marlon JamesMonkey - Wu Cheng En Stan: Monkey - Wu Cheng EnRun with the Wind - Shion MiuraMonstress - Lysley Tenorio
2025-11-1759 min
The Busy Romnivores2: Taking Our Second ChanceThe Busy Romnivores are back for a second chance to answer the question: Does This Fit? The prompt for this episode is: Second Chance Romance **There are spoilers in this episode.**Trigger Warning: Character / Parent death in this episodeHaley undertakes The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan BannenKristen crows over Ravensong by TJ KluneMarianna is swept away by Ship Wrecked by Olivia DadeAnd Sabrina revisits some of her favorites in Xenon by Regine Abel...
2023-08-292h 32
The National Writers Series PodcastAnthony Doerr, Author of "Cloud Cuckoo Land" and "All the Light We Cannot See" (2021)One of the most popular videos on our YouTube channel over the past year is our conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr, guest hosted by his good friend Lysley Tenorio. The two held a great discussion about Anthony's new book "Cloud Cuckoo Land," released in September 2021.
With the paperback release coming our way this September, we thought we'd go ahead and make their conversation available in audio form so you can relive the moments of learning how Anthony juggles all his multiple characters and timelines and plotlines, the role of libraries and librarians in his life...
2022-07-261h 08
UIndy's Potluck PodcastUIndy's Potluck Podcast - SEASON 4 – EPISODE 2 – Lysley TenorioIn this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, Barney Haney, assistant professor of English, interviews novelist Lysley Tenorio, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology majors Sean Montgomery and Jackson Smith for editing this episode’s audio.
Lysley Tenorio is the author of the novel The Son of Good Fortune and the story collection Monstress, which was named a book of t...
2022-06-1433 min
The Lift UpS2.E4 THE SON OF GOOD FORTUNE / POTIKI: Fighting for HomeIn time for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the US and the launch of a campaign to establish East and South East Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month in the UK, hosts Tamara Crawford and Vina Orden discuss Pilipino American writer Lysley Tenorio's novel The Son of Good Fortune and Māori writer Patricia Grace's reissued classic Potiki. Both Tenorio and Grace write against invisibility, having been raised on the Western canon but never encountering stories or characters that resembled their own experiences and cultures. Potiki, a story about the Māori community protecting its land against developers at...
2021-05-1244 min
KQED's ForumLysley Tenorio’s Latest Book Tells of Coming of Age in ColmaAuthor Lysley Tenorio’s new novel, “The Son of Good Fortune,” depicts the coming-of-age story of Excel, a young undocumented person living in the United States who was born during a flight between the Philippines and San Francisco. The novel explores Excel’s life “in hiding” and his struggle to avoid calling attention to himself even as he forms relationships, leaves home for the first time and attempts to survive on his own. The book is a follow up to Tenorio’s 2012 story collection, “Monstress.” Tenorio, who lives in San Francisco, was born in the Philippines and teaches at Saint Mary’s College of C...
2020-09-0119 min
Listen to Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of AgeThe Son of Good Fortune: A Novel by Lysley TenorioPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400780 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Son of Good Fortune: A Novel Author: Lysley Tenorio Narrator: Reuben Uy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Genres: Coming of Age Publisher's Summary: A Recommended Book From: USA Today * The Chicago Tribune * Book Riot * Refinery 29 * InStyle * The Minneapolis Star-Tribune * Publishers Weekly * Baltimore Outloud * Omnivoracious * Lambda Literary * Goodreads * Lit Hub * The Millions FINALIST FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE WINNER OF THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARD From award-winning author Lysley Tenorio, comes a big hearted debut novel following an undocumented Filipino son as he na...
2020-07-0805 min
All the Books!New Releases and More for July 7, 2020This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Cold Vanish, The Voting Booth, Want, and more great books.This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes; and Ecco Books and The Son of Good Fortune by Lysley Tenorio.Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the wee...
2020-07-0748 min
Start Into A Uplifting Full Audiobook On A Rainy Day.Monstress: Stories by Lysley TenorioPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/221182to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Monstress: Stories
Author: Lysley Tenorio
Narrator: Reuben Uy, Chelsea Javier
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
Release date: 07-07-20
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 11 ratings
Genres: Asian American
Publisher's Summary:
A luminous collection of heartbreaking, startling, and gloriously unique stories set among the Filipino communities of California and the Philippines - now with a new preface by the author, Monstress stands as a landmark of American multicultural short fiction. Lysley Tenorio's tales are framed by tense, fascinating dichotomies: tenderness and power, the fantastical and the realistic, pop culture and...
2020-07-076h 17
Reading SquadThe Reading Squad: Asian American HeritageWelcome to The Reading Squad, a monthly podcast where Rashmila and Rachel discuss books on the monthly theme, what they are reading, and other tidbits on book culture. We celebrated May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It honors the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. We mentioned/discussed the following books in the podcast. Montress by Lysley Tenorio A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston The Island of Sea W...
2020-05-1732 min
Litquake's Lit CastZYZZYVA 35th Anniversary Issue Release: Lit Cast Live Episode 118Celebrate ZYZZYVA's 35th anniversary issue with contributors Dave Madden, Lysley Tenorio, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, and Kristen Iskandrian. Kristen Iskandrian is the author of the novel Motherest (Twelve). Her story "Good With Boys," which appeared in Issue No. 109, was included in Best American Short Stories 2018. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and is co-owner of Thank You Books, a new independent bookstore. Lysley Tenorio is the author of the forthcoming novel The Son of Good Fortune (Ecco) and the story collection Monstress (Ecco), named a Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle. Dave...
2020-04-281h 02
Writers (Audio)An Evening with Lysley Tenorio -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium By the Sea 2015Author Lysley Tenorio describes the influences that led to “Monstress,” his popular short story collection that explores the conflicting and coalescing aspects of disparate cultures. Tenorio shares his process of writing funny, sad and beautiful fiction in this revealing interview with veteran journalist Dean Nelson as part of the 2015 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 28392]
2015-04-0657 minWriters (Video)An Evening with Lysley Tenorio -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium By the Sea 2015Author Lysley Tenorio describes the influences that led to “Monstress,” his popular short story collection that explores the conflicting and coalescing aspects of disparate cultures. Tenorio shares his process of writing funny, sad and beautiful fiction in this revealing interview with veteran journalist Dean Nelson as part of the 2015 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 28392]
2015-04-0657 min