Reading Envy 190: The Good Life with Alex

Alex Wieckowski of of Alex & Books joins me to talk about books. Alex prefers books where he can learn something that can be applied to his life, and this will come across in his selections. He also talks about a book he has coming out in June about reading habits.

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Books discussed:



Atomic Habits by James Clear
Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass


Other mentions:

The Reader's Journey by Alex Wieckowski
The Sunlit Night by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
How to Write Copy that Sells by Ray Edwards
Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
To Be Taught, if Fortunate by Becky Chambers


Related episodes:

Episode 114 - Raised by Wolves with Karen Acosta
Episode 181 - An Awkward Woman with Yanira Ramirez
Episode 186 - This is Gravity with Jeff


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Reading Envy 061: Never Do That to a Book

Elizabeth (from Episode 033) is back to discuss books she's read recently. We are sometimes joined by children, dogs, and airplanes taking off from a nearby airport, but please just settle in as if you were in a friend's living room with all the ephemera. Welcome!

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Books discussed:



Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
My Last Continent by Midge Raymond
Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Some Day by Shemi Zarhin
Ex Libris: Collections of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel

Other mentions:
Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger
Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Any Human Heart by William Boyd
Any Human Heart (miniseries)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
The History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
A Universal History of the Destruction of Books  by Fernando Baez
Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper by Nicholson Baker
Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories by Joy Williams


Related Episodes:
Episode 033 - An Undulating Thrum with guests Ruth and Elizabeth
 
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Books I Read in April 2016 (91-120)

(Pictured: 5-star titles from April)

91. Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation by James Runcie (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
92. The Fireman by Joe Hill (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
93. Wisteria: Poems from the Swamp Country by Kwame Dawes (SC poetry; my review)
94. Requiem by Kwame Dawes (SC poetry; my review)
95. Impossible Flying by Kwame Dawes (SC poetry; my review)
96. Midland: Poems by Kwame Dawes (SC poetry; my review)
97. Gomer's Song by Kwame Dawes (SC poetry; my review)
98. Poetry on the Comet ed. by Ed Madden (unpublished, SC poetry; my review)
99. A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel (library; my review)
100. Just Fall by Nina Sadowski (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
101. Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sidek (library for Library Management Book Group; my review)
102. The Book of Wanderings: A Mother-Daughter Pilgrimage by Kimberly Meyer (borrowed after author visit; my review)
103. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (owned; my review)
104. Country of Marriage: Poems by Wendell Berry (library ebook; my review)
105. Bad Girlfriend: Poems by Debra McQueen (SC poetry; my review)
106. Central Station by Lavie Tidhar (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
107. This Poem is a House by Ken Sparling (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)
108. The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q #1) by Jussi Adler-Olsen (owned; my review)
109. The Potbellied Virgin by Alicia Yanez Cossio (owned; my review)
110. Allegient (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth (owned eBook; my review)
111. The Front Seat Passenger by Pascal Garnier (interlibrary loan; my review)
112. The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church (eARC from NetGalley; my review)
113. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande (interlibrary loan; my review)
114. Abide With Me by Elizabeth Strout (owned; my review)
115. A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab (audiobook; my review)
116. The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild (library from Booker shortlist; my review)
117. Gin and Gardenias: A Memoir of Desire, Love, and Loss: Poems by A. Scott Henderson (owned; my review)
118. The Miernik Dossier by Charles McCarry (library; my review)
119. Ark by Ed Madden (owned also SC poetry; my review)
120. One of Us is Sleeping by Josefine Klougart (eARC from Edelweiss; my review)

Reading Envy 057: If Books Were Roads

Steve returned to talk about more books. We recorded this while performing avant garde dance moves. One of the novels we discuss is set in Ecuador. The day after we recorded, Ecuador was hit by a major earthquake resulting in the loss of lives and property. If you are so inclined, you may donate to relief efforts.

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Books discussed:



The Hotel Years by Joseph Roth
The Potbellied Virgin by Alicia Cossino
The Illogic of Kassel by Enrique Vila-Matas
What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund
The Aran Islands by J.M. Synge
Any Human Heart by William Boyd

Other mentions:
The Hotel Savoy by Joseph Roth
The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth
Robert Musil
Stefan Zweig
Herman Broch
Raymond Roussel
A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross

Related episodes:
Episode 008 - Gone Rogue with guests Steve Richardson, Libby Young, and Mike Winiski
Episode 019 - Dump Truck Poetry with many guest contributors!
Episode 046 - Books for Your Kitty Party (The Best of 2015) with Libby Young and many other guests

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