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By Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong
The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
Jennifer Wong shares one of her favourite books with Jenn Martin, which happens to be called My Favourite Things! Jenn then shares some ideas for books to read if you like character-driven novels told by multiple narrators.
Books, authors, websites mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Claire
Claire loved:
Jenn’s suggestions:
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
Join Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong to talk about the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments. Jenn then provides some suggestions for a listener who enjoyed reading An Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales.
Authors and books mentioned in this episode
Reading Suggestions for Sonya
Sonya loved:
Jenn’s suggestions:
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
What’s on your TO READ List, and how long have those books been sitting there? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong come clean about all the books they've not yet read, and talk about why we read what we read and how best not to feel guilty about it. Jenn then shares how much she enjoyed reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and suggests some ideas for other reads fuelled by the power of art.
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Disclaimer: We did not list all the books WE HAVE NOT READ, just the ones that we did read that we thought were really good
Authors, books, and websites mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Vinh
Vinh loved The Giver by Lois Lowry and Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Jenn’s suggestions
What does a comfort read mean to you? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss what books are on their comfort shelves and explore the reasons why we read for solace, hope or reassurance. Then, Jenn shares a favourite comfort read - an absurdist love story about two people who save each other from life and death.
Authors and books mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Nicola
Nicola loved:
Jenn’s suggestions:
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
Can reading change the world? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss reading and writing that makes a difference, then Jennifer Wong shares a personal life-changing read - How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee.
Events, authors, and books mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Liz
Liz loved Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Jenn and Keryn’s suggestions
Thanks very much to Keryn Stewart for being our guest Readers Advisor on this episode!
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
How do you work out what to read next? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss the concept of ‘Reading Doorways’ and why certain books appeal to certain readers, then Jenn shares a favourite novel that has a language doorway - Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban.
Authors and books mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Kristy
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Jenn’s suggestions:
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
Do you like a Happily Ever After ending? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss what they personally enjoy in a love story before looking at a complicated novel about young love, Normal People by Sally Rooney.
Authors and books mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Anna from Sydney
Anna loved:
Jenn’s suggestions:
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
Memories and nostalgia are a mainstay of fiction. Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong talk about their favourite nostalgic moments and what happens when nostalgia looks not only backwards, but forwards. Then Jenn and Jenn discuss the book started their friendship, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg.
Authors and books mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Lauren from Sydney
Lauren loved:
The Nancys by R. W. R. McDonald
Jenn’s suggestions:
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
Families are complicated! Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss what makes a good family saga and share their experience reading a multi-generational novel about a Korean family living in Japan: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
Authors and books mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Annabel from Sydney
Annabel loved:
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Jenn’s suggestions:
See you at the Mudgee Readers Festival! https://www.mudgeereaders.com/
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
What do you do when you want to share a book with someone and they hate it? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss how protective you need to be when you share a beloved book with others and Jennifer talks about one of her favourite reads, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.
Authors and books mentioned in this episode
Reading suggestions for Lauren from Sydney
Lauren loved:
Jenn’s suggestions:
(Jenn got this book confused with Evie Wyld’s All the Birds Singing, but the book is definitely called All the Birds in the Sky!)
Music by Blue Dot Sessions. New episode every Saturday. Join us on Facebook to chat more about books and to get your own reading suggestions from Jenn: facebook.com/friendsatlibrary
The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.