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Books with BetsyEpisode 64 - It Takes One Book with Cynthia ChenOn this episode, Cynthia Chen, a fellow Reader & Runner, shares some of her piping hot takes about the reading life. She also discusses how she got back into reading after an eight year hiatus and tips for people who want to get back into reading. She gives a lot of really great book recommendations for Chicago books and we talk about how annoying it is when the geography of Chicago is incorrect.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa
The Rich...
2025-07-2853 minBooks with BetsyEpisode 56 - Feels Folkloric with Meara McNittOn this episode, Meara McNitt, a social media professional who loves stories of all types, discusses her love for all kinds of books, including an interest that her friends suggest she doesn’t yell about in the bookstore. She talks about a lot of books that haven’t appeared on the show yet and I go on a bit of a rant about one of my favorite hot takes.
Meara on TikTok
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
There are Rivers in the Sky by El...
2025-06-0254 min
Reader's Corner"Last Summer On State Street" By Toya WolfeProducer's Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in October 2022. An interview with Toya Wolfe, debut author of the novel, Last Summer on State Street. The book is a striking coming-of-age debut about friendship, community, and resilience, set in the housing projects of Chicago.
2025-01-1830 min
Pasquale Rotella - Night Owl RadioNight Owl Radio #492 ft. Beyond Wonderland SoCal 2025 Mega-MixThis week is the Beyond Wonderland Mega Mix!1. Zeds Dead - Heartbeat ft. Minke 00:00:432. Reinier Zonneveld, Tinlicker, Kiki Solvej - Heute Tanzen [Tinlicker Version] 00:02:153. Gene Farris - Euphoria 00:03:464. Dr. Fresch & Marten Hørger - Take A Step Back (Dr. Fresch VIP) 00:05:335. Habstrakt - Hostile [Habstrakt] 00:06:366. Duke Dumont ft. Panama - All My Life 00:07:377. Roger Sanchez, HUGEL - Go Again 00:09:088. Andruss - Frikitona 00:10:249. Deeper Purpose - Disco Bus 00:11:5510. Audien - So Sad 00:13:2511. me n ü - IT...
2025-01-172h 00Books with BetsyEpisode 35 - Best of 2024 Part 2On this episode, past guests of Books with Betsy and I share our favorite books of 2024! Listen to hear about lots of great 2024 books and the excellent backlist we got to this year.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Betsy’s Top 11 Books (in no particular order):
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Punk Rock Karaoke by Biana Xunise
2025-01-061h 27Books with BetsyEpisode 30 - On the Edge of Heartbreak with Cynthia OkechukwuOn this episode, Cynthia Okechukwu, the founder of Black Girls Read Chicago, and I discuss books that make you cry, her love of hardcover books, and what kinds of audiobooks work for both of us. She also gets to share an incredible story of getting a critical book put into her hands at a young age.
Black Girls Read Chicago Instagram
The Read & Run Chicago Gift Guide
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
The City and It’s Uncertain Walls by Haruki Mu...
2024-12-021h 04Books with BetsyEpisode 6 - The Lynn Painter Book Club with Sarah SabetOn this episode, Sarah Sabet and I discuss Scandi-Crime, how her book club fell in love with Lynn Painter, and we have an extended conversation about a fantastic organization that, unfortunately, neither of us have had a chance to connect with: @readandrunchicago on Instagram!
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Resort by Sarah Ochs
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Books Highl...
2024-06-1752 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastKelly Hooker - Standout Debut NovelsIn this episode, Kelly and I chat about standout debut novels.Kelly’s selections:
Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi Ndirtu
How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
Last Summer On State Street by Toya Wolfe
Shadows Of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost
Landslide by Susan Conley
Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff
Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
2024 preview: Northwoods by Amy Pease Cindy’s selections:
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
The Golden Spoon by Jessa...
2023-11-2842 min
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2023-09-2400 min
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2023-09-0800 min
Door County Pulse PodcastWhat's Next for Author Toya WolfeWolfe broke onto the Chicago literary scene in 2022 with the release of her debut novel, Last Summer on State Street. Since then, the awards have been piling up for the author, educator and judge for the 2023 Hal Prize in fiction. Now with the Chicago Book Award under her belt, Wolfe is looking towards a year of new writing projects. In this episode, she is joined by Pulse assistant editor, Grace Johnson, to discuss those new projects as well as the upcoming Hal Prize.
2023-06-2136 min
Discover Top Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of AgeLast Summer on State Street by Toya WolfePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603766 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Summer on State Street Author: Toya Wolfe Narrator: Shayna Small Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 23, 2023 Genres: Coming of Age Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. State Street Chicago, 1999. One summer that changes everything. An unlikely trio: Felicia 'Fe Fe' Stevens, daughter of fiercely protective mother; Precious Brown, daughter of a prominent church Elder; and Stacia Buchanan, daughter of a Gangster Disciple Queen-Pin. They have a simple friendship, wiling away sunny days with games of Double Dutch. But when Fe Fe invites mysterious...
2023-03-2405 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Last Summer on State Street by Toya WolfePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603766to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Last Summer on State Street
Author: Toya Wolfe
Narrator: Shayna Small
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
Release date: March 23, 2023
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. State Street Chicago, 1999. One summer that changes everything. An unlikely trio: Felicia 'Fe Fe' Stevens, daughter of fiercely protective mother; Precious Brown, daughter of a prominent church Elder; and Stacia Buchanan, daughter of a Gangster Disciple Queen-Pin. They have a simple friendship, wiling away sunny days with games of Double Dutch. But when Fe Fe invites mysterious Tonya into their...
2023-03-236h 05Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalLast Summer on State Street by Toya WolfePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603766to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Last Summer on State Street
Author: Toya Wolfe
Narrator: Shayna Small
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
Release date: March 23, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. State Street Chicago, 1999. One summer that changes everything. An unlikely trio: Felicia 'Fe Fe' Stevens, daughter of fiercely protective mother; Precious Brown, daughter of a prominent church Elder; and Stacia Buchanan, daughter of a Gangster Disciple Queen-Pin. They have a simple friendship, wiling away sunny days with games of Double Dutch. But when Fe Fe invites mysterious Tonya into their...
2023-03-236h 05
Chicago WritesCritically Acclaimed Author Toya Wolfe and Last Summer on State StreetToya Wolfe scored with her debut novel, "Last Summer On State Street". This is good and necessary storytelling. Toya joins host WC Turck for a deep diving into this critically acclaimed, and CWA Book of the Year award winner for Traditional Fiction. From Faulkner to Sista Souljah and much more.
Find Last Summer on State Street on Amazon.
Check out more from Toya Wolfe at toyawolfe.com
Follow her on social media, at Facebook, on Twitter @toyawolves to keep up with all the latest author news and updates, and on Instagram.com/toyawolves.
2023-03-011h 07
Books Are Pop CultureBAPC | Toya Wolfe | Episode 72 | "Dreaming More"BAPC x Toya Wolfe.
Toya Wolfe shows you where her girls are at with The Last Summer on State Street. This book is a love letter to a city that loves her back, and any person who encounters her &/or her work will learn how to dream.
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2023-01-191h 34Chicago WritesChicago Writes Celebrates the 2022 Book of the Year Award Winners!It's a brand-new year, as The Chicago Writers Association Celebrates the 2022 Book of the Year Award Winners! We talk rhythm and vulnerability in writing with the sumptuous memoir This Jade World author Ira Sukrunruang, voice and mythology with Christina Marrocco from her powerful novel Addio, Love Monster, and researching truths and character with Mark Hutson with his outstanding debut historical non-fiction work So Costly a Sacrifice. Plus, a link to the stunning debut novel from our Traditional Fiction Winner from Toya Wolfe, Last Summer on State Street. Announcements on important upcoming events from CWA. And a bit of my...
2023-01-011h 22
Chicago Writers PodcastEp 36: Favorite Books of 2022 with Chicago Review of Books Recommendations for your TBR pile: Greg's Picks Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe Mount Chicago by Adam Levin Groundskeeping by Lee Cole I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai Michael's Picks Book of Extraordinary Tragedies by Joe Meno Beyond Measure by James Vincent How to Build a Home for the End of the World by Keely Shinners Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel From Dusk to Stardust by Kathleen Rooney Rachel's Picks All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Bliss Montage by Ling Ma Consolation by...
2022-12-2631 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastKelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of 2022In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books of 2022.Kelly’s selections:
Best of the Year - No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
Best Own Voices Story - Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Best Character Study - Notes On an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Best Thriller With Heart - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Best Genre Mash-up - Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr
Best New Release from a Beloved Author - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Smallest Book With the Biggest Punch - Last Summer On Stat...
2022-12-091h 11
Thoughts from a Page PodcastInterview with Louise Kennedy - TRESPASSESIn this interview, Louise and I discuss Trespasses, living through The Troubles in the 1970s and setting her book during that time period, how a high level of violence impacts a population, tit-for-tat killings, why she does not use quotation marks, the stunning cover, and much more.Louise's recommended reads are:
My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden
These Days by Lucy Caldwell
Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here. If you enjoyed this episode and want t...
2022-10-2827 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastInterview with Toya Wolfe - LAST SUMMER ON STATE STREETIn this interview, Toya and I discuss Last Summer on State Street, having her book selected by Steph Curry's Literati book club, how she ended up crafting Fifi as an adult reflecting back on the events happening in the book, the way the title and cover came about, what surprised her most when writing this book, preserving Chicago history, and much more.Toya's recommended reads are:
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner
The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monae
Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on...
2022-10-1840 min
Sarah's Bookshelves LiveEp. 122: Doubled Booked with Catherine (September 2022)Double Booked is a monthly series, available to my Superstars patrons, where a co-host and I each share our own book recommendations in the same format as the big show (2 old books we love, 2 new books we love, 1 book we didn't love, and 1 upcoming release we're excited about). In these more candid episodes, I talk more about my own reading, and share tons of books that I don't share on any other public forum. Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books and Susie from Novel Visits alternate months co-hosting with me. This post contains affiliate links, through which...
2022-09-0756 min
Door County Pulse PodcastA Conversation with Author Toya WolfeIn this episode, the Pulse's literature editor, Grace Johnson, is joined by author Toya Wolfe. Wolfe is one of the featured authors at the 2022 Washington Island Literary Festival, Sept. 15-17. Wolfe's debut novel, The Last Summer on State Street, was released this year to rave reviews. The two discuss how Wolfe's life experiences in the Robert Taylor Homes informed her story, writing fiction and how her story fits in with the theme of this year's festival – "Crossroads."
2022-08-1733 min
Paperback ReadersPaperback Readers Episode 51
This week, we’re talking about Now What? by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers, a fantastic book about how to live in community and love when our societies are so starkly divided. Their first book, I Think You’re Wrong But I’m Listening, is also excellent. And of course, we’re catching you up on all of our summer reading.Join us next time when we talk about Silas House’s novel Southernmost.101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out by Josh PahigianYou Can’t Do That: Beatles Bootlegs and Novelty...
2022-07-1900 min
Thoughts from a Page PodcastKelly Hooker - Our Favorite Books of April-June 2022In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June of 2022.Kelly’s top 10 reads:
Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez
The Unknown Beloved by Amy Harmon
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
The Local by Joey Hartstone
The Beach Trap by Ali Brady
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Cindy’s top 10 reads:
True Biz by Sara...
2022-07-0656 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 375 || June New Release RundownThis week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia sit down to chat about the books releasing in June. Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order. Just go to www.bookshelfthomasville.com and click or tap podcast, then Shop From the Front Porch to see today’s titles.
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Annie’s list:
Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
So Happy...
2022-06-0256 min
Book Talk, etc.Advanced Screening: New Books for Your Summer Reading!Send us a textIn Episode 52 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share upcoming releases . They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about motherhood trends in fiction **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, & Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, plus fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & our BRAND NEW DISCORD where you...
2022-05-171h 04From the Front PorchEpisode || 370 April Reading RecapIn this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in April. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price. Here is the link to purchase a Summer Literary Lunch ticket.
You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below:
These Silent...
2022-04-2847 min
Teaching Math Teaching PodcastEpisode 7: Toya Frank: Examining the Trajectories of Black Mathematics TeachersExamining the Trajectories of Black Mathematics Teachers seeks to better understand the promise and challenges of encouraging more black educators to choose mathematics teaching as a career.
If you have enjoyed listening to this podcast and are interested in ohter episodes you can see all episodes listed on this website or search by categries at https://evathanheiser.wordpress.com/tmt-podcast/Special Guest: Toya Frank.
2020-04-0820 min