Get Booked

As we conclude the 7-year-long (!) experiment that has been Get Booked, Jenn takes a moment to look back and share some numbers!

MOST RECOMMENDED AUTHORS:

Kate Atkinson

Jade Chang

Yaa Gyasi

RF Kuang

CL Polk

Sarah McCarry

Celeste Ng

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This week on the Handsell, “That Charcuterie Chick” Olivia Carney recommends a a summer fav, a cookbook, and one from the top of her TBR.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

The Art of the Board by Olivia Carney

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Half Baked Harvest by Tieghan Gerard

Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardley

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Jenn and Vanessa discuss scary books, stories about friendships, LGBTQ+ resources, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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FEEDBACK

The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr.

Common Goal by Rachel Reid

BOOKS DISCUSSED

The Black Phone by Joe Hill 

Ju-On by Kei Ohishi

Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes (cw: animal death, mentions of disordered eating, child abuse, and addiction)

Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (cw: child abuse, slavery, child death, intimate partner violence)

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (cw: homophobia, partner abuse)

Witches of New York by Ami McKay (cw: witch-hunt related violence)

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This week on the Handsell, author and influencer Danielle Prescod talks about three of her recent favorite reads.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED:

Token Black Girl by Danielle Prescod

Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski (and Burnout)

Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson with Brandon Stanton

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This week on the Handsell, The Kiss Curse author Erin Sterling (a.k.a. Rachel Hawkins) recommends some spooky reads as we dream of Fall.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED:

The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling (The Ex Hex)

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Lana Harper (The Witches of Thistle Grove)

Ann Aguirre (Fix-It Witches)

Not Your Average Hot Guy and Mr and Mrs Witch by Gwenda Bond

Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (June 2023)

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This week on the Handsell, human rights laywer and author Julian Aguon recommends some of the books that have helped him during the pandemic.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED:

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies by Julian Aguon

Sharks In the Time of Saviors by Kawaii Strong Washburn

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit

The Red Deal by the Red Nation

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Jenn and Danika continue fine-tuning Human vs. Algorithm, with recs for Stranger Things read-alikes, law school (kind of), queer Berlin, and more.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed (rec’d by Cassie)

Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 

The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel

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This week on the Handsell, debut author Carolyn Huynh recommends three books about the lives of women, each with their own angle.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huyhn

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

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This week on the Handsell, You’re Invited author Amanda Jayatissa recommends three recent thrillers she could not put down.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Liao Butler

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Jenn and Erica dive into the first-ever Human vs. Algorithm, looking for recs for romance, comfort reads, Queen’s Gambit read-alikes, and more.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria

The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: mention of child abuse, assault, transphobia, and racism)

Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet

The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya

Jada Jones: Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons and Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Barbara Fisinger

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (he/him) (cw: gore, body horror, institutionalized homophobia)

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Murderbot by Martha Wells

Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason

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