A Story Of Sorts

On this episode I talk with Robin Whitten, founder of AudioFile Magazine, about audiobooks.  Find Robin here: audiofilemagazine.com/about/ * Book recommended by Robin: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Madness Of Crowds by Louise Penny The Cellist by Daniel Silva * Follow all podcast updates on my Instagram account @astoryofsorts . All social media accounts...

On this episode I chat with Morgan Vega about her debut YA novel, Sleeping Around.  Find Morgan here: morganvega.com * Books recommended by Morgan: Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman Some Kind Of Happiness by Claire Legrand * Follow all podcast updates on my Instagram account @astoryofsorts . All social media accounts on linktr.ee/carinapereira Specific podcast links on linktr.ee/astoryofsorts . Music...

On this episode I chat with Jadie Jang about her debut urban fantasy novel, Monkey Around.   Find Jadie here: clairelight.org   *  Books recommended by Jadie: One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee  *  Follow all podcast updates on my Instagram account @astoryofsorts . All social media accounts on linktr.ee/carinapereira Specific podcast links on l...

On this episode I talk about the books I have read in July.  * Books mentioned on this episode: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris Coulour Theory: Constelis VOss #1 by Kira Leigh The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich The Color Purple by Alice Walker Zeebrieven by Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Sleeping Around by Morgan Vega A S...

On this episode I chat with Tika Viteri about writing, gatekeeping in literature, and the witch renaissance.  Find Tika here: bookriot.com/author/tika-viteri/ * Books recommended by Tika: The Woman In White By Wilkie Collins The Once And Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor * Follow all podcast updates on my Instagram account @astoryofsorts . All social media accoun...

On this episode I chat with journalist Libby Copeland about her book, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are. Find Libby here: libbycopeland.com * Books recommended by Libby: At Home by Bill Bryson In The Woods by Tana French * Follow all podcast updates on my Instagram account @astoryofsorts . All social media accounts on linktr.ee/carinapereira Specific podcast links on linktr.e...

On this episode I talk about the books I've read in June. * Books mentioned on this episode: Confrontaties by Simone Atangana Bekono Here We Are by Graham Swift De Omhelzing by David Grossman Meisje Van Mars by Anna Woltz and Vicky Janssen Transit by Rachel Cusk White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson Noem Me Nathan by Catherine Castro and Quentin Zuttion * Follow all podcast updates on my Instagram acc...

On this episode I chat with Kira Leah about their debut sci-fi novel, Constelis Voss, and about queer representation in media. Find Kira here: constelisvoss.ml * Books recommended by Kira: Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater * Follow all podcast updates on my Instagram account @astoryofsorts . All social media accounts on linktr.ee/carinapereira S...

On this episode I chat with Alice Nuttall about writing, comics and comic conventions, and dungeon and dragons. Find Alice here: linktr.ee/AliceNuttallBooks   * Books recommended by Alice: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Night Watch by Terry Pratchett The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L- D. Lapinski The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega * Follow all podcast upd...

On this episode I talk about the books I've read in May.  * Books mentioned on this episode: The Guest List by Lucy Foley Gold Spun by Brandie June The Mermaid Of Jeju by Sumi Hahn Irena Book Two: Children Of The Ghetto Welkom In Het Rijk Der Zieken by Hanna Bervoets Kleinzeer by Nadia de Vries Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford Wat Wij Zagen by Hanna Bervoets Het Ministerie Van Oplossingen by...

On this episode I chat with Julia Rittenberg about graphic novels, fandom, and her work as a freelance writer. Find Julia here: juliarittenberg.com bookriot.com/author/julia-rittenberg twitter.com/Juliaismagic instagram.com/juliaobservateur Authors/books mentioned on this episode: Beverly Cleary Gail Carson Levine Junie B Jones by Barbara Park Maus by Art Spiegelman Footnotes in Gazy by Joe Sacco...

On this episode I chat with Brandie June about her debut fantasy novel Gold Spun, about theatre, her love for Oscar Wilde, and writing.  Find Brandie here: brandiejune.com * Books recommended by Brandie: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo * Handy links: tbrandbeyondtours.com/2021/05/06/tour-schedule-gold-spun-by-brandie-june/ brandiejune.com/post/cover-design-process * Fol...

On this episode I talk about the books I've read in April, and about A Curse Of Roses, by Diana Pinguicha, a fantasy book featuring a Portuguese legend that I am looking forward to reading. * Books mentioned on this episode: The Secret Lives Of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw The Dig by Cynan Jones The Naomi Letters by Rachel Mennies The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Pachinko by Min Jin Lee How Much O...

On this episode I talk with Leah von Essen about embroidery, ways to cope with anxiety, solo travel, and how to safely read while walking.  Find Leah here: whilereadingandwalking.com Returning to childhood bestsellers I skipped - https://bookriot.com/returning-to-childhood-bestsellers-i-skipped/ Why I Hate The Hobbit - https://bookriot.com/why-i-hate-the-hobbit/ About my childhood library - https:...

On this episode I talk with Adiba Jaigirdar about her new book, Hani And Ishu's Guide To Fake Dating, about her experience publishing two books during a pandemic, and about culture and representation. Find Adiba here: adibajaigirdar.com * Book recommended by Adiba: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat Ace Of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi (Muslim and queer rep) * Fol...

On this episode I talk with Crystal Maldonado about her debut YA book Fat Chance Charlie Vega , about fat fashion, and her love for Beyoncé. Crystal also reveals a bit about her new book, coming out in 2022.  Find Crystal Maldonado here: crystalwrote.com * Fat representation books talked on this episode: My Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught Dumpling series by Julie Murphy Love Is A Revolution by R...

On this bonus episode I talk about the books I've read in March, and about an update regarding the monthly digital zine.  * Books mentioned on this episode: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Office Of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans  Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson Fishwives by Sally Bellerose Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Butcher by Natasha T. Miller Entitled...

On this episode I chat with Ellen Birkett Morris about her short story collection, Lost Girls, her poetry chapbook, Surrender, with some advice from Ellen regarding book publication.   Find Ellen online here: ellenbirkettmorris.ink   IG: instagram.com/ellenbirkettmorris   Lost Girls playlist: largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2020/06/cai_ellen_birke.html   *  Books recommended by Ellen:  Tell The W...

On this episode I chat with Anamika Dutta about poetry, spoken word, mental health, and her own podcast, Spoken Word By Anamika . Watch Anamika's TedxTalk on the link below: https://youtu.be/XEY9ZPIMXso Note: this episode was recorded in December 2020, so any mentions of next year refer to 2021.  * Find Anamika and her podcast here: anamikadutta.com * Books recommended by Anamika: The Namesake by...

On this bonus episode I talk about the books I've read in February, and I dive a little bit into my digital, audio, and physical TBR.   *  Books mentioned on this episode:    An American Marriage by Tayari Jones  Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers  Efter by Hanna Bervoets  Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde  Dear Martin by Nic Stone  The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson  Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky  The Seven...

On this episode I chat with Silvana Sodde, CEO of The Writer's Guide (To The Galaxy). Silvana talks about her work managing writing groups and workshops in Rotterdam, about gentrification, and how the Writer's Guide (To The Galaxy) started from a wish to combine writing with wine. Trigger warning: mentions of Harry Potter, Roahl Dahl, and rape from 1h05m to 1h12m.  * Find The Writer's Guide (To Th...

On this episode I talk with Senja, author of the blog Het Finse Meisje and social media manager at Het Finse Meisje Consulting about living abroad, her love for interior design and renovation, with a few tips from Senja on how to grow a social media presence and creating a community online. Find Senja here: hetfinsemeisje.com instagram.com/hetfinsemeisje/ instagram.com/hetfinsemeisjeconsulting/ *...

On this episode I talk with Martinique Mims about her debut middle-grade book, Through The Colours Of A Butterfly, and about her role as a recruitment manager for an education non-profit organisation. The book is out on the 23rd of February.  Useful links:  Website: thecolorofstories.com Social Media Handles: @thecolorofstories10 Personal IG: mint4curls Artist Youtube: Generation Lyght Read Aloud...

On this first bonus episode, I talk about the books I've read in January, with reviews for each of them, the monthly digital zine I'm creating, and a few more bookish news.  For the Toni Morrison challenge on IG check out @ibingebooks. Books mentioned on this episode:  My Heart Is A Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Prime & Premeditation by Tirzah Price Hani and Ishu's Guide To Fake Dating by A...

On this episode I talk with Esmée de Heer about her writing, her love for books, and how she hosts and manages a book club, both in-person and online.  You can find Esmée and Bored To Death Book Club on the following links: twitter.com/BoredtoDeathbc facebook.com/BoredtoDeathbookclub instagram.com/Boredtodeathbookclub boredtodeathbookclub.com and the illustrator mentioned on the episode here: Robi...