Reading Envy 127: The Sadness Between Books with Bianca Escalante

Bianca Escalante joins Jenny to talk about great books we've read recently. Discussions include the craft of story, representation in YA literature, and good examples of character studies. Jenny knows Bianca from Litsy, and this is her first appearance on the Reading Envy Podcast.

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Books Discussed:



The Devil and Winnie Flynn by Micol Ostow, illustrated by David Ostow
The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks
Feral Youth edited by Shaun David Hutchison
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively

Other Mentions: 

Camp NaNoWriMo
After Atlas by Emma Newman
The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel
Among Others by Jo Walton
The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Anne With an E (tv series)
Matthew Dicks - "This is Going to Suck" story
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchison
At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchison
The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchison
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susana Clarke
The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr
The Wrong Heaven by Amy Bonnaffons
A Working Woman by Elvira Navarro, translated by Christina MacSweeney


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Episode 086 - The Queen of Bailing with Shawn Mooney
Episode 120 - Summer Reading; Speed Dating 2018, round 3
Episode 125 - Strong Tea and Suspicious Penguins with Luke Burrage and Juliane Kunzendorf

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