Books Are My People - Episode #68 - with Carrie and Amy from The Perks of Being A Podcast Lover

In 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 Gharib

The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft 

Good Talk by Mira Jacob

The Painter’s Daughter by Emily Howes

Give 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 Guide to Graphic Literature

Find Kelcey online:

Website

Substack

Instagram

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Roxana Robinson (Leaving) and I discuss novels that move us, Parisian sewers and best approaches to teaching writing.  

Books Recommended:
Leaving by Roxana Robinson

Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarlane

Piglet by Lottie Hazell

Trespasses Louise Kennedy

Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakley-Cartright

Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley

 
Guest Author Recommendation:
Mrs. Gulliver by Valerie Martin

Twitter: @ValerieMmart

The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Other Things Discussed:

The Expatriates in March and Expats on Substack

Find Roxana on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxana.robinson

And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxanarobinsonauthor/

Wesbsite: https://www.roxanarobinson.com

 Find me on Instagram @jennifercaloyeras

I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

In episode #119, John Evans, owner of Diesel Bookstore talks about selling his independent bookstore, what he'll miss most and how books help us deal with difficult subjects such as war.  
 
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Books recommended:

Trilogy by H.D.

Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

Other books mentioned:
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

The Position by Meg Wolitzer

Visit Diesel bookstore online

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This week, on episode #117 of Books Are My People, I'm visited by H. Maria Armijo a visual artist, librarian and instructor on a mission to boost community literacy.  We talk books and the importance of information literacy.

Books recommended:

Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran 

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. Rogers

You Dreamed of Empires by Albert Enrigue translated by Natasha Wimmer

The Skull by Jon Klassen

Guest author recommendation: Angela Brown, author of Olivia Strauss Is Running Out Of Time recommends Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major 

 Visit H. Maria Armijo's website

H. Maria Armijo's Instagram

Sign up for my Read with Me January Read Along: Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang

Sign up for my Book Social happening on Thursday, January 18th at 5 pm PT.  We will share what books we are reading and loving in January. 

Check out @Blueshineart's artwork and classes. 

Link to copyright free songs and books.

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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 Catton

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen

Safe As Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino

The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump

Greek Lessons by Han Kang translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon

Jennifer Belle, author of Swanna in Love recommends True Grit by Charles Portis

Other Books Discussed:

Beautyland by Marie Helene Bertino

Parakeet by Marie Helene Bertino

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Today, on episode #116, Andy Hunter CEO of Bookshop.org stops by and talks about how he started his company and he shares some of his favorite recent reads.

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Books Recommended:
The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut

Nonfiction by Julia Myerson

The Book Of Ayn by Lexi Freiman

The Fetishist by Katherine Min
Didn't Nobody Give A Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham

Other Books Discussed:

Love and Hydrogen by Jim Shepard

Click here to follow me on Substack and join me for our February Read With Me: Land of Milk and Honey

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Today, my father and screenwriter Ron Clark and I talk movies and I recommend my favorite reads from 2024. 

Books recommended:

Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin 
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Death Valley by Melissa Brodeur 

Guest Author Recommendations by Betsy Marro, author of Casualties. 
Betsy recommends Make It Stop by Jim Ruland

 Other Books Discussed: 

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Find Betsy oon her Substack, Spark.
Link to Elizabeth Marro's book, Casualties.
Visit me on Substack.
Find me on Instagram.

Movies Discussed:
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Flowers of the Killer Moon
Monster

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Today on episode #114 I go back in time and review my favorite book from 2014.  

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 Books recommended in 2014

Euphoria by Lily King

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

A Girl is A Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offilll

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Today, on episode #113, Michelle Porter and I discuss her debut fiction novel, A Grandmother Begins The Story.

 Books Recommended:

A Grandmother Begins The Story by Michelle Porter

Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo 

North Woods by Daniel Mason

Whitemud walking by Matthew James Weigel

The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach

The Circle by Katherena Vermette 

Guest Author Recommendation: Holly M.  Wendt, author of Heading North 

Recommends Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese 

Links Mentioned:

Link up to the story of my lost dog  

Buy my handmade upcycled book journals

https://www.etsy.com/shop/booksaremypeople?ref=shop_sugg_market&section_id=44535495 

Watch Ada Limon’s read “Dear Human At The Edge Of Time” included in the National Climate Assessment. 

I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, I get a visit from one of my favorite authors, Edward Carrey. We talk about his latest novel, Edith Holler. 

 Books Recommended:

Edith Holler by Edward Carrey

Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer

My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri

Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Other Books Discussed:

Little by Edward Carrey

The Swallowed Man by Edward Carrey

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Link to apply to adopt an adorable puppy I’m fostering. 

Link to Edward Carrey’s website 

Link to download the toy theater from Carrey’s website in black and white
and link to download the toy theater in color.

Find me on Substack
Find me oon Instagram. 

I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!