Reading Envy 199: Awkward Melacholy with Karen

Karen returns to chat books, and we talk about how we met the Reading Envy Summer Reading challenge, the awkward melancholy of books we are drawn to in dark times, and the translated standalone graphic memoirs that seem to call to each of us.

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Books discussed:

     

Broken Harbour by Tana French
Transit by Rachel Cusk
5,000 Kilometers Per Second by Manuele Flor
Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust, translated by Kim Thompson
Luisa: Now & Then by Carole Maurel
The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated by Michele Hutchison

Other mentions:

Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French
Outline series by Rachel Cusk
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Last Policeman trilogy by Ben H. Winters
Broadchurch (tv show)
Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
Fantagraphics in Hoopla
Shine, Pamela! Shine! by Kate Atkinson
Just Like You by Nick Hornby
The Searcher by Tana French
The Survivors by Jane Harper
Siete Casas Vacias by Samantha Schweblin
Little Eyes by Samantha Schweblin
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Margot Affair by Sanaë Lemoine
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

 
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 101 - A Different Kind of Time Travel with Karen Acosta
Episode 114 - Raised by Wolves with Karen Acosta
Episode 146 - Complicated, Crazy, and Loud with Karen  
Episode 151 - The Stories They Tell with Karen
Episode 161 - Women in Translation Month Recommendations with Lauren
Episode 166 - On Brand with Karen
 

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Reading Envy 198: Mood Reading with Robin Gustafson

Jenny hosts a new guest in the Reading Envy Pub and we chat mood reading, new releases, the line between gothic and horror, and more. Robin talks about a book club she's been in that's older than a typical college student, and because we are both academic librarians facing reopening in a pandemic, we talk a little baseball. If you aren't interested or just can't with COVID-19 in your podcasts, skip from 2:15-7:00.

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Books discussed:

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Fair Play by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adriane Tomine
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri

Other mentions:

Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck
The Book Cougars
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Beverly Cleary
Judy Blume
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
Mexican Gothic playlist
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
The Fire Never Goes Out by Noelle Stevenson
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Slade House by David Mitchell
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
City of Thorns by Ben Rawlence
Video of Klovharun
TOVE (film trailer, 2020)
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Letters from Tove by Tove Jansson
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
The Mussel Feast by Brigit Vanderbeke
Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash

 
Related episodes:

Episode 185 - The Loyal Swineherd (Odyssey readalong)
Episode 194 - Squirreling Books Away with Andrew
Episode 197 - Surly Magnificence with Lauren
 

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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 151: The Stories They Tell with Karen (bonus memoir recommendations)

Karen reads memoir for connection; Jenny reads memoir to live her alternate lives. We discuss favorite memoirs, memoirs we've read recently, and memoirs we are excited to read. It's all memoir, and we hope we can recommend something for you! (Please leave a comment to tell us which memoirs are your favorites.)

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Books featured:



Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi
After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story by Michael Hainey
Becoming by Michelle Obama


Also discussed:

The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Interview with Dani Shapiro on the New York Times Book Review Podcast
Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl
Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone and Praline (Ruth Reichl)
Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes
Dumb: Living without a Voice by Georgia Webber
The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees by Meredith May
How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew
The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit In by Ayser Salman
Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business by Matt Lee and Ted Lee
Wild Horses of the Summer Sun: A Memoir of Iceland by Tory Bilski
No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir by Ani DiFranco
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Kwame Onwuachi


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 


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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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