Books Are My People

This week, Parini Shroff, author of The Bandit Queens, visits and we talk about how we like to organize our books, what inspired her novel and what she is working on next. Plus a Grady Hendrix Giveaway! Sign up for my newsletter link.   Enter my How to Sell A Haunted house Giveaway  Books recommended: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Animal by Lisa Taddeo Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Writers and...

Sign up for my new Books Are My People Newletter here!      This week, I speak with  Annie Long Sullivan, founder of soThis, a bookclub with benefits. She speaks with me about some of her favorite recent reads and why she started a virtual bookclub community.  Books Recommended: Click any title to be taken to my affiliate Bookshop.org shop. All Signs Point to Paris by Natasha Sizlo The Things We D...

92 – Books Are My People – Just Jennifer – Back in time to 2015 click here to sign up for my newsletter!   Books Recommended: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff The First Bad Man by Miranda July Between the World and Me by Te Nehisi-Coates The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson The Sellout by Paul Beatty Other Books Discussed: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo The Lemon by S.E. Boyd We Were Liars by E. Lockh...

91 – Books Are My People with Anna Caputo Books Discussed: Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney Poster Girl by Veronica Roth Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung Translated by Anton Hur The Wilder women by Ruth Emmie Lang  Other Books Discussed: The Splendid Ticket by Bill Cotter  The Bird Tattoo by Dunya Mikhail At Certain Points We Touch by Lauren John Joseph The Tudors in...

Books Are My People – Episode 90 This 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 Dawson If Neitzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin Gregg Run Towards the Danger by Sarah...

89 – Books Are My People with Brittany Ackerman (author of The Brittanys and The Perpetual Motion Machine) The Brittanys  by Brittany Ackerman The Perpetual Motion Machine by Brittany Ackerman The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson The Blurry Years by Eleanor Kriseman None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn Prussa Jello Girls: A F...

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 Henderson Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth Ghosteaters by Clay McLeod Chapman Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese So Happy for you by Celia Laskey   Other Books Cackle by Rachel Harrison The Return by Rachel Harrison The Pallb...

I'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 Typ...

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. Homes Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet Ancestor Trouble by Maude Newton The Hero of this Book by Eliz...

This 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 Diaz Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Grown Ups by Marie Aubert The Furrows by Namwali Serpell Other Book recomm...

Thinks 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 Ghali One’s Company by Ashley Hutson Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert The Power by Naomi Alderman Paperbacks...

 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 See Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Kissing Bug: A True sotry of a family, an insect, and a nation’s neglect of a Deadly D...

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 Hafner You Again by Debra Jo ImmergutI  The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith  Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria...

This 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 Otsuka Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Such A Good Mother by Helen Monks Takhar Other Books Discussed: Heatwave Vicotr Jestin The Hu...

This 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 Brown Shmutz by Felicia Berliner Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh The Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs  The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker Up Next for Us: House of Hearts by...

This 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 Holsinger WIN a hard copy of this newly released book b...

This 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 Johnson Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch   New Backlis...

This 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 Christie All the Things We Don’t Talk About  Amy Feltman Appleseed by Matt Bell The Lost Apothocary by Sar...

Today, 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 Instagram Visit their website Books Discussed: 1- Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 2- Tales of The City by Armistead Maupin 3- Why Fish Don't Exist b...

This 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 Cobb The Younger Wife by Sally Hepwor...

This 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 Hong End of the World House by Adrienne Celt  Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer The Love you make by Peter Brown and Steven Ga...

This week, I discuss the International Booker Prize shortlist and recommend books including Defenestrate, Unlikely Animals and other great books! Books recommended: Defenestrate Renee Branum Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett Hello Molly! By Molly Shannon Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus International Booker Shortlist Books: A New Name: Septology VI-VII  by Jon...

This 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 Welby The Candy House by Jennifer Egan When Goddesses Wake by Marisa Silva-Dunbar Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li Kind by Gretchen Primack  Other Books Discussed: Little Earth...

This 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 Walker Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou 1984 by George Orwell Refuse to Be Done Matt Bell Matilda by Roald Dahl   Other Books Discussed: Things You Can Do: How to Fight Climate Change and Reduce Waste...

Today, 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 Weisenberg The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey The Replacement Wife by Darby Kane The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade...