Books Are My People

By Jennifer Caloyeras

Find your next great read. Book recommendations, book news and guests, including top authors and other book enthusiasts who discuss what’s happening in the world of books with a focus on frontlist

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Books Are My People episodes:

February 26, 2024 Roxana Robinson
On episode #120, 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.com/roxana.robinson
And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxanarobinsonauthor/
Wesbsite: https://www.roxanarobinson.com
Find me on Instagram @jennifercaloyeras

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February 12, 2024 Books About War
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.

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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 Position by Meg Wolitzer
Visit Diesel bookstore online
Diesel Bookstore on Instagram

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January 15, 2024 Building Community Through Books and Art
This week, on episode #118 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
Visit H. Maria Armijo's website
H. Maria Armijo's Instagram
Sign up for my Read with Me January Read Along: Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang

Sign up for my Book Social happening on Thursday, January 18th at 5 pm PT. We will share what books we are reading and loving in January.
Check out @Blueshineart's artwork and classes.
Link to copyright free songs and books.

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January 08, 2024 Five Great Book Recommendations
On episode #117, 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 Portis

Other Books Discussed:
Beautyland by Marie Helene Bertino
Parakeet by Marie Helene Bertino

Join February’s Read Along of Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang
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January 01, 2024 Bookshop.org and the Importance of Independent Bookstores
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.

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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

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December 18, 2023 Best Books of 2023
Today, on episode #115, 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 Substack.
Find me on Instagram.

Movies Discussed:
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Flowers of the Killer Moon
Monster

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December 04, 2023 Best Books of 2014
Today on episode #114 I go back in time and review my favorite book from 2014.
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Books recommended in 2014
Euphoria by Lily King
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
A Girl is A Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride
Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offilll
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November 20, 2023 A Grandmother Begins The Story
Today, on episode #113, Michelle Porter and I discuss her debut fiction novel, A Grandmother Begins The Story.
Books Recommended:
A Grandmother Begins The Story by Michelle Porter
Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Whitemud walking by Matthew James Weigel
The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach
The Circle by Katherena Vermette
Guest Author Recommendation: Holly M. Wendt, author of Heading North
Recommends Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Links Mentioned:
Link up to the story of my lost dog
Buy my handmade upcycled book journals
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Watch Ada Limon’s read “Dear Human At The Edge Of Time” included in the National Climate Assessment.

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November 06, 2023 Edward Carrey
Today, I get a visit from one of my favorite authors, Edward Carrey. We talk about his latest novel, Edith Holler.
Books Recommended:
Edith Holler by Edward Carrey
Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer
My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri
Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Other Books Discussed:
Little by Edward Carrey
The Swallowed Man by Edward Carrey
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Link to apply to adopt an adorable puppy I’m fostering.
Link to Edward Carrey’s website
Link to download the toy theater from Carrey’s website in black and white
and link to download the toy theater in color.
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November 06, 2023 112 - with Edward Carrey author of Edith Holler
Books Are My People #112 with Edward Carrey author of Edith Holler
Books Recommended:
Edith Holler by Edward Carrey
Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer
My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic NOcel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri
Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Other Books Discussed:
Little by Edward Carrey
The Swallowed Man by Edward Carrey
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Link to apply to adopt an adorable puppy I’m fostering.
Link to Edward Carrey’s website
Link to download the toy theater from Carrey’s website in black and white
and link to download the toy theater in color.

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