Collage artist and printmaker Sarah Z. Short talks about her creative process,  how language figures into her art, the books she used to love to teach and, she recommends some of her favorite reads on episode 124 of Books Are My People. Books Discussed: The Hunter by Tana French Real Americans by Rachel Khong Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarrow One Hundred Days by Alice Pung The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel Sarah Z. Short WebsiteSarah Z. Short on Instagram Other Things Discussed: The Women by Kritsin Hannah giveaway closes 5/9/24  US mailing addresses only.  Click here t ..read more

#123 with Jo Piazza The Sicilian Inheritance This week, I talk food and books with The Sicilian Inheritance author and podcaster extraordinaire, Jo Piazza. Book Recommended The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza The Secret Book of Flora Lee by Patti Callahan Henry The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Breaking and Entering by Don Gilmore Other things mentioned: The Sicilian Inheritance Podcast (Watch the trailer ..read more

Author Garrard Conley (Boy Erased) speaks with me about his latest novel, All The World Beside. We talk about the research involved in writing historical fiction, how he helped change legislature, and some scandalous letters he discovered while conducting research. , Books Recommended: All the World Beside by Garrard Conley Exhibit by R.O. Kwon James by Percival Everett The Son of Man by Jean-Baptiste del Amo The Morningside by Tea Obrecht The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne  Other Books Mentioned: Anamalia by Jean-Baptiste del Amo Ramona Ausebel, author of The Last Animal, recomme ..read more

In episode #121, graphic memoirist, Kelcey Ervick joins the show to talk about her graphic memoir and what it’s like to write about and draw her lived experience.    Books Recommended: I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft  Good Talk by Mira Jacob The Painter’s Daughter by Emily Howes Give Me Space But Don't Go Far by Haley Weaver  Kelcey's books: The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women's Lives Field Guide to Graphic Literature Find Kelcey online: Website Substack Instagram Join the Books Are My People Bookc ..read more

Roxana Robinson (Leaving) and I discuss novels that move us, Parisian sewers and best approaches to teaching writing.   Books Recommended: Leaving by Roxana Robinson Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarlane Piglet by Lottie Hazell Trespasses Louise Kennedy Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakley-Cartright Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley   Guest Author Recommendation: Mrs. Gulliver by Valerie Martin Twitter: @ValerieMmart The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgaard Other Things Discussed: The Expatriates in March and Expats on Substack Find Roxana on Facebook: https://www.facebook ..read more

In episode #119, John Evans, owner of Diesel Bookstore talks about selling his independent bookstore, what he'll miss most and how books help us deal with difficult subjects such as war.     Click below to purchase the books at my affiliate Bookshop.org shop, which gives money back to Diesel Bookstore and supports this show.  Books recommended: Trilogy by H.D. Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko   Other books mentioned: The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer The Positi ..read more

This week, on episode #117 of Books Are My People, I'm visited by H. Maria Armijo a visual artist, librarian and instructor on a mission to boost community literacy.  We talk books and the importance of information literacy. Books recommended: Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran  The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. Rogers You Dreamed of Empires by Albert Enrigue translated by Natasha Wimmer The Skull by Jon Klassen Guest author recommendation: Angela Brown, author of Olivia Strauss Is Running Out Of Time recommends Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major   V ..read more

Learn about three new works of fiction, one memoir and a backlisted short fiction collection. Join my book club if you're looking for a book community. I talk about book bans in Florida, reading goals and Keanu Reeves.  Books Recommended: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen Safe As Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump Greek Lessons by Han Kang translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon   Jennifer Belle, author of Swanna in Love recommends True Grit by Charles Porti ..read more

Today, on episode #116, Andy Hunter CEO of Bookshop.org stops by and talks about how he started his company and he shares some of his favorite recent reads. One of the best things you can do to support my free podcast is to purchase books through my affiliate links below! Or, buy me a coffee! (I do love coffee!) Books Recommended:The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut Nonfiction by Julia Myerson The Book Of Ayn by Lexi Freiman The Fetishist by Katherine Min Didn't Nobody Give A Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham Other Books Discussed: Love and Hydrogen by Jim Shepard Click here to f ..read more

Today, my father and screenwriter Ron Clark and I talk movies and I recommend my favorite reads from 2024.  Books recommended: Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah  The Fraud by Zadie Smith Big Swiss by Jen Beagin  The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Death Valley by Melissa Brodeur  Guest Author Recommendations by Betsy Marro, author of Casualties.  Betsy recommends Make It Stop by Jim Ruland  Other Books Discussed:  Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Find Betsy oon her Substack, Spark. Link to Elizabeth Marro's book, Casualties. Visit me on Substac ..read more