Jess Segraves runs Reading Mountains, one of my favorite Bookstagram accounts. Not only did we discuss her favorite book, but we also dove into the nuances of Own Voices books, buddy reads, and deceptive book covers. The second we finished talking, I hopped on my library's website to reserve every book she mentioned. Get ready - this episode is going to blow up your TBR list.

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Discussed in this episode:

Stay With Me by Ayobami Adelbayo

What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Asian Enough (LA Times Podcast) episode with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Writing About Infertility in a World that Sees Childless Marriage as Tragedy: Ayobami Adebayo on Infertility in the Nigerian Novel, via Lit Hub Brit Bennett Yaa Gyasi A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James The Book of Night Women by Marlon James Louise Penny Dry by Jane Harper Force of Nature by Jane Harper The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Survivors by Jane Harper Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi We are Not Free by Traci Chee When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Cocoa Beach: A Novel by Beatriz Williams Beach Read by Emily Henry Cat Sebastian books KJ Charles books (Julie’s favorite of hers is Band Sinister) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang The Burning God by R. F. Kuang Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self by Alex Tizon The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim The Soul of An Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery  (Jess recommends this one on audio) H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald  (Julie recommends this one on audio) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Jess recommends this on audio) The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (Jess recommends this on audio) Bluebird, Bluebird (A Highway 59 Novel Book 1) by Attica Locke Heaven, My Home (A Highway 59 Novel Book 2) by Attica Locke

 

Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip:

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Jess recommends this one on audio) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Zone One by Colson Whitehead Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe Here Comes the Sun: A Novel by Nicole Dennis-Benn Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn Front Desk by Kelly Yang The Silence of Bones by June Hur

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