
Books Are My People
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Books Are My People is a podcast for book lovers with book news, book recommendations and ruminations on living a literary life in Los Angeles. Each episode will feature at least five book recommendations in various genres as well as bookish news and occasional guests.
Books Are My People
1w ago
This week, Genaro Trejo, founder of Megacity Review visits and we talk about his new literary and art journal which amplifies underrepresented voices. Author Jane Corey recommends a favorite read and I breakdown my experience during the recent L.A. fires.
Jane Corry author of I Died on A Tuesday recommends Tell Me Everything by Elisabeth Strout
Recommended Books:
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Playworld by Adam Ross
Stolen by Ann-Helen Laestadius
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Books Are My People
3w ago
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Books Are My People
1M ago
On Episode #138 I share my favorite reads and audiobook listens from 2024 as well as some favorite backlist titles I read this past year.
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Win a copy of Guilt and Ginataan. Click here to enter. Closes Thursday, January 2nd, 2024.
Read Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luisella with me on Substack starting January 6th.
Books Recommended:
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zeran
Still Life With Remorse by Maira Kalman
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
James by Percival Everett
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
Bear by Julia Phillips
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Books Are My People
2M ago
This week, my favorite guest is back, my dad, writer Ron Clark! Plus, there’s even a special bonus guest. We all giggle. A lot. Then, I go back in time and recommend some of my favorite reads from 2013.
This episode is sponsored by Out Like A Lion by Tracey L. Thompson
Books Recommended:
Life After Life by Atkinson
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Flame Throwers by Rachel Kushner
The Interestings Meg Wolitzer
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
The Dinner by Herman Koch
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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Books Are My People
2M ago
Today, on episode 107 I speak with author Denene Millner about her latest novel, One Blood, and her experience novelizing the film Dreamgirls.
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Book Giveaway: The Weaver and the Witch Queen
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Books Are My People
2M ago
89 – Books Are My People with Brittany Ackerman (author of The Brittanys and The Perpetual Motion Machine)
The Brittanys by Brittany Ackerman
The Perpetual Motion Machine by Brittany Ackerman
The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
The Blurry Years by Eleanor Kriseman
None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn Prussa
Jello Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom
Other Books Discussed:
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
Newborn by Agustin Maes
Bunny by Mona Awad
All’s Well by Mona Awad
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Books Are My People
2M ago
A.D. Rhine - the pseudonym for co-authors Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson are here to discuss their latest novel, Daughters of Bronze, a retelling of Homer's Iliad from the women who were there.
This episode is sponsored by Out Like A Lion by Tracey L. Thompson
Books Recommended:
Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine
Daughters of Bronze by A.D. Rhine
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: a Diary by Anonymous
James by Percival Everett
Versailles by Katheryn Davis
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
1177 BC: A Graphic History of ..read more
Books Are My People
2M ago
Today, author Christopher Farnsworth visits and discusses his new novel, Reunion. We also talk about why writers write and he recommends some of his favorite books!
Books Recommended:
Reunion by Christopher Farnsworth
Making History by Carolyn See
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Kissing Bug: A True sotry of a family, an insect, and a nation’s neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy Hernandez
Version Control by Dexter Palmer
House of Leaves by Mark C Danielewsky
The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Other Books Mentioned:
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Books Are My People
3M ago
This week, I speak with Nayantara Roy about her debut novel The Magnificent Ruins. We speak about how she managed the logistics of her page-turning family saga, how her lived experience influenced this novel, as well as how long it took her to write this expansive novel.
This episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by Out Like A Lion by Tracy L. Thompson.
Guest author recommendation Mia P Manansala, author of Guilt and Ginataan recommends A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherri Thomas.
Books Recommended:
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo Okparanta
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Books Are My People
3M ago
This week, on episode 134, I'm joined by podcaster and writer Jonathan Small, author of the recently published Write About Now: Successful Authors on Overcoming Obstacles, Finding Inspiration and the Birth of Their Careers. He also has an incredible podcast called Write About Now!
We talk about origin stories, our shared love of book to film adaptations and Jonathan’s unique hybrid version of consuming books.
This episode is sponsored by Now You Owe Me by Aliah Wright.
Enter to win a copy of Night Magic. Closes October 30th, 2024.
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