Reading Envy 202: Jacket Flap with Chris and Emily of the Book Cougars

Chris and Emily, known fondly as Book Cougars, join me to discuss books we've read and liked recently. We address the controversy of one of the books selected, new books by well-loved authors, and authors that we're just discovering (and whose back files we need to read.) Links to Book Cougars are included at the end of the shownotes so check out their podcast too.

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Books discussed:

 

All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny
Rage Baking edited by Kathy Gunst and Katherine Alford
Tides by Jonathan White
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Other mentions:

Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
Book Cougars Goodreads Group - Sapphira and the Slave Girl discussion
Hurma by Ali Al-Muqri (book mentioned from Yemen)
Booktopia (at Northshire Bookstore)
Ann Kingman
Michael Kindness
Books on the Nightstand podcast (no new episodes)
Powells City of Books
Library of Congress - National Book Festival
Bloody Scotland Festival
Decatur Book Festival
Beowulf by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Circe by Madeline Miller*
Emily's Lists
Tangerine Jones @ragebaking
Jenny's video playlist to accompany Tides
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Bestiary by K. Ming Chang
Trumbull Park by Frank London Brown
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

*I kept referring to Madeline Miller as a translator. I do think she has the scholarly chops to translate, but her works that I've read and loved are novels that are retellings of myths. I know this, but misspoke during our discussion. Sorry!

Related episodes:

Episode 037 - Breakdancing to Bach with Juliane Kunzendorf
Episode 131 - Tartan Noir and More with Claire Duffy
Episode 133 - To Understand the World with Lauren Weinhold
Episode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars
 

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Book Cougars website/podcast
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Reading Envy 080: The Wild Things Helped with Jason Roland

Jenny is joined by Jason, and there are no floods, hurricanes, or ice storms that we are aware of. Knock on wood! Stay tuned for an announcement next week about the Reading Envy Readalong.

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Books featured:



A Country Year: Living the Questions by Sue Hubbell
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou
Young God by Katherine Faw Morris
Black Wave by Michelle Tea
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Ema the Captive by Cesar Aira

Other mentions:

African Kiwano Jelly Melon

My Own Cape Cod by Gladys Taber
HBO Special with Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle
What the World Will Look Like Us When All the Water Leaves Us by Laura van den Berg
The Isle of Youth by Laura van den Berg
The North Water by Ian McGuire
The Nix by Nathan Hill
The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Related podcast episodes:

Episode 014: Flannery O'Connor with Zombies
Episode 025: Mule and Plow
Episode 042 - It Begins with Rain
Episode 054 - Retired Pirates 
Episode 073 - Buried Under the Beets with Jason Roland

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