Reading Envy 141: Profound and Tedious Work

Yanira and Jenny gather again at the turning of the year to talk about books we have read and liked lately, and books we hope to read in the near future. We are not afraid, not of tedium, not of long books, okay but maybe we don't want to read about whales.

Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 141: Profound and Tedious Work

Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner
Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe
Or listen through TuneIn
Or listen on Google Play
Listen via Stitcher
NEW! Listen through Spotify

Books discussed:



Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating by Moira Weigel
Sula by Toni Morrison
When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy
Eliza Waite by Ashley E. Sweeney
Villette by Charlotte Bronte
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

Other mentions:

Book Riot Challenge 2018
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
American Hookup by Lisa Wade
Jenny Colgan
Louise Miller (I called her Louise Baker because she is a baker, whoops!)
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Ruby by Cynthia Bond
Jesmyn Ward
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The Origins of Others by Toni Morrison
From the Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo Thwe
Frederick Douglass by David W. Blight


Related episodes:
Episode 070 - Words Like Weapons with Yanira Ramirez
Episode 096 - Not Without Hope with Yanira Ramirez
Episode 108 - Venn Diagram with Yanira Ramirez 

 
Stalk me online:
Jenny at Goodreads
Jenny on Twitter
Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy
Yanira is @notafraidofwords on Litsy 

Books Read December 2018: 289-317

Pictured: 5-star Reads from December

289. Dear Fang, with Love by Rupi Thorpe **** (postal book swap; my review)
290. This is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila ***** (postal book swap; my review)
291. What Unites Us by Dan Rather **** (postal book swap; my review)
292. What I Saw and How I Lied *** (postal book swap; my review)
293. Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires **** (Hoopla audiobook; my review)
294. Insomnia by Marina Benjamin ***** (review copy; my review)
295. A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard **** (interlibrary loan; my review)
296. How to be Safe by Tom McAllister **** (Hoopla audiobook; my review)
297. The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon *** (library book; my review)
298. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin **** (library eBook; my review)
299. Sula by Toni Morrison ***** (personal copy; my review)
300. Eliza Waite by Ashley Sweeney ***** (personal copy; my review)
301. The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel **** (Kindle eBook; my review)
302. Sweetland by Michael Crummey **** (Kindle eBook; my review)
303. The Emissary by Yoko Tawada **** (interlibrary loan; my review)
304. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross *** (postal book swap; my review)
305. The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose ***** (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
306. The Best American Food Writing 2018 ed. by Ruth Reichl **** (Kindle eBook; my review)
307. Travels in Alaska by John Muir **** (personal copy; my review)
308. Kings of the Yukon by Adam Weymouth **** (Kindle eBook; my review)
309. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer ***** (personal copy; my review)
310. An Amish Second Christmas by Beth Wiseman et al **** (Hoopla eBook; my review)
311. Census by Jesse Ball *** (library book; my review)
312. The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews ***** (print galley; my review)
313. The Tent Peg by Aritha Van Herk **** (personal copy; my review)
314. The Sometimes Lake by Sandy Marie Bonny *** (Hoopla eBook; my review)
315. Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay **** (Hoopla eBook; my review)
316. Wilder by Claire Wahmanholm ***** (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
317. When We Leave Each Other by Henrik Nordbrant *** (library copy; my review)

December is always the catch-up month for books I couldn't review earlier. 289-292 and 304 are from a postal book swap that occurred throughout the year; 317 is one I somehow left out earlier this year.

Total books read: 28

Audio: 2
eBook: 10
Print: 16

Review copies: 3
Tournament of Books longlist: 5
Canada/Alaska 2018: 10

Canada and Alaska 2018 Reading Roundup

I read so many great books for my personal reading challenge to read Canada and Alaska in 2018! Thanks to Casey, Lindy, Rachel, and Shawn for stellar recommendations for the year. I didn't get to everything but read widely in location, genre, and era. What a great year!

Just a selection of the books I read in 2018

Alaska: Fiction
Eliza Waite by Ashley Sweeney
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
This is Your Life, Harriet Chance! By Jonathan Evison
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis
The Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley
The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews

Alaska: Non-Fiction
The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook by Maya Wilson
Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd by Karsten Heuer
If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska by Heather Lende
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Kings of the Yukon by Adam Weymouth
Leaving Resurrection by Eva Saulitis
Passage to Juneau by Jonathan Raban
Travels in Alaska by John Muir
Two in the Far North by Margaret Murie
Unlearning to Fly by Jennifer Brice


Canada: multi
Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will Ferguson

Canada: British Columbia
The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot
Home to Woefield by Susan Juby
The Quiet by Anne-Marie Turza
Republic of Dirt: A Return to Woefield Farm by Susan Juby

Canada: Yukon
Being Caribou: Five Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd by Karsten Heuer
The Tent Peg by Aritha van Herk

Canada: Northwest Territories
Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay

Canada: Nunavut
Annie Muktuk and Other Stories by Norma Dunning

Canada: Alberta
The Sometimes Lake by Sandy Marie Bonny

Canada: Saskatchewan
Born Hutterite: Stories by Samuel Hofer

Canada: Manitoba
Annie Muktuk and Other Stories by Norma Dunning
The Break by Katherena Vermette
Hutterite Diaries by Linda Maendel
I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby
Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen by Mary-Ann Kirkby

Canada: Ontario
Bear by Marian Engel
And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier, translated by Rhonda Mullins
Brother by David Chariandy
The Change Room by Karen Connelly
The Honey Farm by Harriet Alida Lye
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Matty Matheson: A Cookbook
The New Farm: Our Ten Years on the Front Lines of the Good Food Revolution by Brent Preston
This Accident of Being Lost: Songs and Stories by Leanne Simpson

Canada: Quebec
The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel

Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador
Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper
Sweetland by Michael Crummey

Episodes where some of these books are discussed in more depth:
Episode 109 - Stuxnet Pancakes with Scott Danielson
Episode 110 - The Accidental Love Episode with Casey Stepaniuk
Episode 118 - Reading Envy Readalong: To the Bright Edge of the World 
Episode 121 - Love, Lust, Loss, and Longing with Casey Hampton
Episode 123 - Godlets and Forests with Lauren Weinhold
Episode 124 - Mush Creatures with Lindy Pratch
Episode 125 - Strong Tea and Suspicious Penguins with Luke Burrage and Juliane Kunzendorf
Episode 130 - All the Jennifers with Fern Ronay
Episode 132 - Whimsy and Density with Anna Baillie-Karas
Episode 134 - A Pastiche Romp with Ruth(iella)
Episode 136 - Six Pack with Elizabeth 

Books Read September 2018: 219 - 247

Pictured: This month's 5-star reads

219. The Wrong Heaven by Amy Bonnaffons ***** (print galley; my review)
220. Struck by Lightning by Chris Colfer *** (Hoopla audiobook; my review)
221. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo ***** (Hoopla audiobook; my review)
222. Ohio by Stephen Markley **** (eARC; my review)
223. A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman *** (postal book swap; my review)
224. Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen by Mary-Ann Kirkby **** (interlibrary loan; my review)
225. The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben **** (Hoopla eBook; my review)
226. Rodeo in Reverse by Lindsay Alexander **** (eARC; my review)
227. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy **** (Hoopla audiobook; my review)
228. Solo by Kwame Alexander *** (Hoopla audiobook; my review)
229. The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell **** (eARC; my review)
230. Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush ***** (Hoopla eBook; my review)
231. From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan *** (eARC; my review)
232. Sabrina by Nick Drnaso ** (library book; my review)
233. The End of the Moment We Had by Toshiki Okada **** (eARC; my review)
234. The Best American Poetry 2018 ed. Dana Gioia **** (eARC; my review)
235. The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh **** (eARC and library book; my review)
236. Normal People by Sally Rooney ***** (eARC; my review)
237. A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler **** (postal book swap; my review)
238. Baking as Biography by Diane Tye **** (interlibrary loan; my review)
239. The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan **** (Audible audiobook; my review)
240. In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne **** (library book; my review)
241. Premonitions by Elizabeth Schmul **** (eARC; my review)
242. Milkman by Anna Burns ** (eARC; my review)
243. There There by Tommy Orange **** (library book; my review)
244. Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper ***** (library book; my review)
245. Girls and Boys by Dennis Kelly **** (Audible exclusive; my review)
246. Annie Muktuk and Other Stories by Norma Dunning ***** (personal copy; my review)
247. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah *** (library eBook; my review)

Total books read: 29
Review copies: 12

Audio: 6
eBook: 12
Print:11

Canada/Alaska 2018: 5
Postal Book Swaps: 2
Newest Literary Fiction Group: YA Theme: 4
Science September: 2

Giller Prize Longlist: 1

Man Booker Prize Longlist: 5
Man Booker Prize Shortlist: 1

National Book Award Longlist: 2

Reading Envy Podcast 125: Strong Tea and Suspicious Penguins

Luke and Juliane are back to chat books, comedy, and library apps.  Everyone shares what they've been up to this summer, and we start accidentally sportscasting, and have to refocus on books. But we get there. Stay tuned to hear Jenny and Luke disagree about a book, and to hear Jenny talk about birds in Alaska. I admit I'm a bit out of practice with three people, so this episode is a bonus fifty percent longer than a normal episode. You're welcome.

Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 125: Strong Tea and Suspicious Penguins

Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner
Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe
Or listen through TuneIn
Or listen on Google Play
Listen via Stitcher




Books Discussed:

James Acaster's Classic Scrapes by James Acaster
The Kangaroo Chronicles by Marc-Uwe Kling
Farthing by Jo Walton
Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture by Ken Jennings
Passage to Juneau by Jonathan Raban


Other Mentions: 

James Acaster - Repertoire (Netflix special)
QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling (German language)
Ross without laugh track
Garfield Minus Garfield
Silence of the Lambs recut trailer
Among Others by Jo Walton
Connie Willis
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Omnibus podcast
Hannah Gadsby - Nanette (Netflix, but don't read the comments, people must be really threated by Hannah)
The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
Prador Moon by Neil Asher
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
SFBRP episode on Aurora
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor 


Related Episodes:

Episode 017 - Homeric Radiation at Lake Inverness with guest Luke Burrage
Episode 032 - Her Smoke Rose Up Forever with Luke Burrage, crosspost with SFBRP podcast
Episode 037 - Breakdancing to Bach with Juliane Kunzendorf
Episode 044 - Of Survival and Memory with Luke Burrage
Episode 069 - Evil Librarian/SFBRP Crossover Episode with Luke Burrage and Juliane Kunzendorf

Stalk us online:

Juliane's Website
Juliane at Goodreads
Luke Burrage on Twitter
Luke's podcast/blog, Science Fiction Book Review Podcast
Luke at GoodReads
Jenny at Goodreads
Jenny on Twitter
Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy