Reading Envy 154: Is If If with Paula

Jenny and Paula discuss what might be lost in translation, and navigate different accents and time zones to chat books. Paula brings one book that was perfect for the date we recorded - ANZAC Day! And Jenny brings one she read after a listener submitted it as one of their favorite reads of 2018.

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Books discussed:

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells
Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capó Crucet
Tu by Patricia Grace
Bright by Duanwad Pimwana, translated by Mui Poopoksakul
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza


Other mentions:

Becky Chambers
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Two Lines Press
Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap
The Sad Part Was by Prabda Yoon
Tilted Axis Press
Cairo Trilogy
Salman Rushdie
Karnak Cafe by Naguib Mahfouz
The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry
Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud
Wounds (film(
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

Related Episodes:

Episode 041 - Grotesque Beauty with Nathan Ballingrud
Episode 119 - Bread and Butter Writing with Paula
Episode 139 - Stocking Stuffer (Best Reads of 2018)


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Reading Envy 068: Minisode for Banned Books Week

I kept talking everyone's ear off about Banned Books Week, so I decided to record a little miniature podcast about it. Let me know which banned or challenged books you are reading, and what you think about little minisodes like this one!

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Books discussed:



Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kiklin
Into the River by Ted Dawe
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (read by Claire Danes!)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Allison Bechdel
Out Loud: the Best of Rainbow Radio edited by Ed Madden and Candace Chellew-Hodge

(The rest of the books can be found in the links below.) 

Links:
ALA: Banned & Challenged Books - Diverse Content
We Need Diverse Books (aka #weneediversebooks) 
Slate Magazine: Banned Books Week is a Crock (2015)
LA Times: Alan Moore Graphic Novel Banned from South Carolina Library
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund statement on Necronomicon Banning
New Zealand Bans Young Adult Novel
ALA: Banned & Challenged Books - Classics

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Reading Envy 051: Dreaming Inside Books

Karen and Jenny get together to talk about books just as the fall semester winds to a close. Our vacation plans start with reading. Karen shares a unique book experience!

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Books discussed:


The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir by Carrie Brownstein


Other mentions:
2666 by Roberto Bolano
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
Black Books (tv series)
The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Stories We Tell (film)
Who Do You Think You Are? (British tv show)
Alan Cumming's episode of Who Do You Think You Are?

Related episodes:
Episode 004 - Home, Frightening and Banned with guest Karen Acosta
Episode 015 - The Time for Exclaiming Over Costumes with Jean and Karen

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Reading Envy 048: Reading Goals 2016

This episode wraps up 2015's reading goals, throws in a few more favorite reads for the year from a few more guests and friends, and announces Jenny's Reading Goals for 2016. Do you have any goals for your reading in the new year?

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A few books related to my 2015 reading goals:

 
Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea by Kira Salak
Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff
Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben McIntyre
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson
Minnow by James McTeer II


Favorite reads of 2015 from Bryan, Thomas, and Facebook friends:


Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert Putnam
Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow
Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sachs
Americanah by Adichie
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Giant Days Vol. 1 by Lissa Treiman
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family by Diana Wiessinger

The official list of Jenny's 2016 Reading Goals:

1. Read a book from the countries left in Africa (from my ongoing "read a book from every country" project)
2. Read some of my shelf of anthologies (perhaps develop strategies for this)
3. Don't be a hoarder - complete six more book speed dating projects to make decisions about books I'm not sure about
4. Reflective reading - experiment with journaling, video reviews, etc. 
5. Read genres I usually ignore - crime and romance, maybe others

Other mentions:
The World's Literature Group
Great African Reads Group
Emma's War by Deborah Scroggins
Beyond the River Yei: Life in the Land Where Sleeping Is a Disease by Binyavanga Wainaina
Thirty Girls by Susan Minot
The Gravity of Sunlight by Rosa Shand
Africa 2016: The Working List
Jenny's new Anthology Shelf in Goodreads
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Related episodes:
Episode 020 - Goals!
Episode 036 - The Reader Sense of Ann VanderMeer with guest Ann VanderMeer
Episode 038 - Monica Byrne Wants to Make People (Want to) Scream with guest Monica Byrne
Episode 041 - Grotesque Beauty with Nathan Ballingrud
Episode 046 - Books for Your Kitty Party (The Best of 2015) with Libby Young and many other guests
Episode 047 - Sex with Elvis: Bonus Book Speed Dating Episode

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