Reading Envy 195: Muchness

Nadine is back to talk about books we've read and liked recently, and we also end up thinking more about campus novels, mighty tomes, and short science fiction. If you want to contribute to the 200th episode, please see the link in the show notes.

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Books discussed:

 

99 Nights in Logar by Jamil Jan Kochai
The Eighth Life by Nino Harataschvili, translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann


Other mentions:

Contribute to the 200th episode (words, not money)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights by Anon
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes
Eric Karl Anderson, LonesomeReader - interview with Nino, Charlotte, and Ruth
International Booker Prize
Barkskins by Annie Proulx
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Moo by Jane Smiley
The Lecturer's Tale by James Hynes
Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

The Empress of Salt & Fortune by Nghi Vo
P. Djeli Clark
Tor.com ebook club
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
2020 Locus Awards
Murderbot series by Martha Wells
Clarkesworld
Kate Baker
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Frederick Douglass by David W. Blight
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho


Related episodes:

Episode 118 - Reading Envy Readalong: To the Bright Edge of the World
Episode 129 - Coming Back to Books with Nadine
Episode 152 - Kill 'em and Leave with Nadine 
Episode 185 - The Loyal Swineherd (Odyssey readalong)
 

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Reading Envy 170: Permission to Read with Joshua Greer

Joshua Greer has known Jenny since he worked for her in the music library as a new college student, and since then has gone on to become a librarian. We have been talking about having him on the podcast for a while, so I'm glad it finally worked out!

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Books discussed:

 

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Crossing by Pajtim Statovci
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Little Weirds by Jenny Slate


Other mentions:

Beaufort County (SC) Library
Bahni Turpin (narrator)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Frazer Douglas (narrator)
The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller
Tuvan throat singers
Russian Doll (tv show)
Circe by Madeleine Miller
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Jim Dale (narrator)
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Guardian Books podcast interview with Lucy Ellmann
Booker Prize Podcast


Related Episodes:

Episode 099 - Readalong: The Secret History
Episode 100 - 100 Reasons Why
Episode 139 - Stocking Stuffer (Best Reads of 2018)
Episode 162 - Heat Rating with Sara DeSantis
Episode 167 - Book Pendulum with Reggie


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Reading Envy 167: Book Pendulum with Reggie

Reggie is a reading friend Jenny made in Litsy. Together we discuss coming back to reading, international postal book groups, plant blindness, and Reggie tries to talk Jenny into giving a book a second try.

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Books discussed:



Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hyomi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell
The Girl who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood


Other mentions:

Clive Barker
Anna Castillo
Julia Alvarez
For Real (Book Riot podcast)
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
The Fireman by Joe Hill
The Stand by Stephen King
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
A Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Haruki Murakami
Natsumi Sashimi
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (tv show)
Stray City by Chelsea Johnson
Chasing Amy (film)
Black Wave by Michelle Tea
The Troop by Nick Cutter
The Deep by Nick Cutter
Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Erosion: Essays of Undoing by Terry Tempest Williams


Related Episodes:

Episode 079 - Deliberately Silenced and Preferably Unheard with Rima Abunasser
Episode 080 - The Wild Things Helped with Jason Roland
Episode 086 - The Queen of Bailing with Shawn Mooney
Episode 101 - A Different Kind of Time Travel with Karen Acosta
Episode 105 - Best Reads of 2017 
Episode 112 - Reset Button with Eleanor Thoele
Episode 130 - All the Jennifers with Fern Ronay
Episode 161 - Women in Translation Month Recommendations with Lauren


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Books Read September 2019: 206-229

This month I really zeroed in on getting through some of my eARC backlog from Edelweiss and NetGalley, and it really worked with 16 of the books I read coming from that list (and a few more that I started or didn't review publicly.)

It was also a good month for five star reads, with seven! And even stranger, four of them were non-fiction and one was poetry.



206. The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (library book; my review)
207. Cantoras by Caroline de Robertis ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
208. The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
209. Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
210. Clear My Name by Paula Daly ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
211. Permission to Feel by Mark Brackett ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (print ARC; my review)
212. Minutes from the Miracle City by Omar Sabbagh ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
213. Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers by Jake Skeets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
214. Safe Houses I Have Known by Steve Healey⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
215. The Girl Who Reads on the Metro by Christine Féret-Fleury ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
216. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (purchased audiobook; my review)
217. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (library copy; my review)
218. Heart: A History by Sandeep Jauhar ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (library copy; my review)
219. Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
220. Come to Me: Stories by Amy Bloom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (library copy; my review)
221. The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (interlibrary loan; my review)
222. High School by Tegan and Sara ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
223. Devotion by Madeline Stevens ⭐️⭐️½ (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
224. Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
225. Modern Love ed. Daniel Jones ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
226. The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
227. Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
228. The Restaurant of Love Imagined by Ito Ogawa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (interlibrary loan; my review)
229. Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (eARC from NetGalley; my review)

Books Read: 24

Audiobooks: 1
eBooks: 16
Print: 7

Library copy: 6
Personal copy: 1
Review copy: 17

Asia 2019 goal: 1
#scienceseptember: 4
TBR Explode project: 1

Reading Envy 162: Heat Rating with Sara DeSantis

Sara used to only read self-help books but now has shifted to being a major romance reader, especially in audio. Jenny has reformed from her early skepticism (it might have been a certain royal wedding) and decided to talk about some of the romance she's read and liked lately.

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Books discussed:



Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase
Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
P.S. from Paris by Marc Levy, translated by Sam Taylor


Other mentions:

Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole
The Princess Diaries (film)
V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum
Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai
American Hookup by Lisa Wade
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (film)
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
Always Be My Maybe (film)
Just Like Heaven (film)
Kiss and Break Up by Ella Fields
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson


Related Episodes:

Episode 056 - The Wall of Romance
Episode 074 - The Books We Didn't Love in High School with Blaine DeSantis

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