First Pages Readings Podcast

In this episode, the first page of three middle grade books will be read:

1.  Thirst by Varsha Bajaj
2. The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
3. Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono

In this episode, the first page of three non-fiction books will be read:

1.  The History of the Medieval World by Susan Wise Bauer
2. Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes
3. Cleopatra: The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity by Alberto Angela

In this episode, the first page of three novels will be read:

1. Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko
2. The Gangster We Are All Looking For by Le Thi Diem Thuy
3. The Other Americans by Laila Lalami

In this episode, the first page of three books of poetry will be read:

1.  The Undressing by Li-Young Lee
2. Enchanted Air, Two Cultures, Two Wings by Margarita Engle
3. The Darkness Around Us Is Deep by William Stafford

In this episode, the first page of three YA books will be read:

1. Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian
2. The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
3. Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

In this episode, the first page of three novels will be read:

1. Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
2. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
3. The Besieged City by Clarice Lispector

In this episode, the first page of three books of essays will be read:

1.  Mothers, Fathers, and Others, Essays by Siri Hustvedt
2. Feel Free by Zadie Smith
3. The Good Immigrant, 26 Writers Reflect on America edited by Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman

In this episode, the first page of three middle grade books will be read:

1. The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim
2. Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
3. CeCe Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera

In this episode, the first page of three books of poetry will be read:

1. fuel by naomi shihab nye
2. Be With by Forrest Gander
3. Riding The Earthboy 40 by James Welch

In this episode, the first page of three YA books will be read:

1.  We Are Witnesses by Jacob Boas
2. A Different Mirror For Young People:  A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki
3. The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport