Reading Envy 166: On Brand with Karen

Karen and Jenny discuss books they've read and liked recently, although Jenny was reading up to the minute we started recording because she wanted to talk about one of these books with Karen specifically. We talk about graphic novels in other languages, romance representation, and obscure science. And, as usual, we laugh a lot.

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Books discussed:



Tomboy by Liz Prince
Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Thaw by Elyse Springer
Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli


Other mentions:

Perla by Carolina de Robertis
Anthony Bourdain's Uruguay episode of Parts Unknown
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books - Episode 357. Aro and Ace Representation...
World Turned Upside Down by Elyse Springer
Saga (Compendium 1) series by Brian K. Vaughan
Y: The Last Man series by Brian K. Vaughan
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
Florida by Lauren Groff
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Orange World by Karen Russell
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse


Related Episodes:

Episode 004 - Home, Frightening and Banned with guest Karen Acosta
Episode 015 - The Time for Exclaiming Over Costumes with Jean and Karen
Episode 051 - Dreaming in Books with Karen Acosta
Episode 066 - When Time Stops with Karen Acosta
Episode 100 - 100 Reasons Why 
Episode 101 - A Different Kind of Time Travel with Karen Acosta
Episode 114 - Raised by Wolves with Karen Acosta 
Episode 145 - Things Get Dark with Bianca Escalante
Episode 146 - Complicated, Crazy, and Loud with Karen  
Episode 151 - The Stories They Tell with Karen 


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Reading Envy 146: Complicated, Crazy, and Loud with Karen

Karen comes for a visit and once our dogs get along, we run off to record a podcast episode about books!

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Books discussed:



The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
The Customer is Always Wrong by Mimi Pond
The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews
Giant Days by John Allison et al
Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn


Other mentions:

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Pulitzer Prize - Fiction The Clan/ El Clan (film)
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
Best Graphic Novels of 2017
-Entertainment Weekly's List
-AV Club's List

-Forbes' List

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Time and Again by Jack Finney
Sword and Laser Book Club on Time and Again (Jenny mentioned SFF Audio but that was wrong)
From Time to Time by Jack Finney
Dakota Building
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone


Related Episodes:

Episode 004 - Home, Frightening and Banned with guest Karen Acosta
Episode 015 - The Time for Exclaiming Over Costumes with Jean and Karen
Episode 051 - Dreaming in Books with Karen Acosta
Episode 066 - When Time Stops with Karen Acosta
Episode 100 - 100 Reasons Why 
Episode 101 - A Different Kind of Time Travel with Karen Acosta
Episode 114 - Raised by Wolves with Karen Acosta 


Bonus Pictures:

 

June Bug meets Doyle and Winnie

Karen recommends this one!

Reading Date

 

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Reading Envy Podcast 112: Reset Button

Eleanor Thoele has participated in the two Reading Envy Readalongs, but this is her first time as a featured guest. We talk about the comfort of cozy mysteries, the challenge of graphic novels, understanding Japanese culture, and more.

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Books Discussed:

 

Japanese Destroyer Captain by Captain Tameichi Hara
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family & Place by Terry Tempest Williams
The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
Winter by Ali Smith


Other Mentions: 

Rizzoli & Isles (tv series)
Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr
#whodunitbymail
USS Juneau
USS The Sullivans
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams
The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams
Mary Higgins Clark Award
The Wife by Alafair Burke
The Boat People by Sharon Bala
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones


Related Episodes:


Episode 014 - Flannery O'Connor With Zombies with guest Jason Roland
Episode 079 - Deliberately Silenced and Preferably Unheard with Rima Abunasser
Episode 088 - Author Head Space with Sara Moore 
Episode 090 - Reading Envy Readalong: East of Eden with Ellie and Jeff
Episode 094 - House Arrest with Libby Young
Episode 099 - Readalong: The Secret History 

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Reading Envy 066: When Time Stops

Karen returns to Reading Envy to talk about summer reading, just in time for the craziness of the academic year to overtake us both. We had some interesting crossovers, like finishing series, traveling without taking a trip, and starting something new.

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Books discussed:




French Milk by Lucy Knisley
Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley
An Age of License by Lucy Knisley
Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett
Just So Happens by Fumio Obata
Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah by Anna Badhken
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Other mentions:

Saga series by Brian K. Vaughan
Record series by K.A. Linde (starts with Off the Record)
Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction
Apex by Ramez Naam
Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor
Changeless by Gail Carriger
Waistcoasts & Weaponry by Gail Carriger
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
Relish by Lucy Knisley
The World is a Carpet: Four Seasons in an Afghan Village by Anna Badhken
The Cruelest Journey by Kira Salak
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2) by Diana Gabaldon
Lucky Us by Amy Bloom
My Own Cape Cod by Gladys Taber

Man Booker Prize Long List 2016
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre

Related episodes:

Episode 004 - Home, Frightening and Banned with guest Karen Acosta
Episode 015 - The Time for Exclaiming Over Costumes with Jean and Karen
Episode 051 - Dreaming in Books with Karen
Episode 052 - The Man with the Eyebrows with Philip and Scott

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