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Amanda and Jenn discuss morally ambiguous main characters, chapter book read-alouds, female artists, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Scholastic, and Sourcebooks.

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The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile (rec’d by Abigail)

Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine by Eric Weiner (rec’d by Michelle)

Stephen King: Firestarter and The Gunslinger (rec’d by Kelsey)

Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories, transl. by Katrina Dodson)

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Bible’s Yes to Same-Sex Marriage by Mark Achtemeier

This Is A Book For Parents Of Gay Kids by Dannielle Owens-Reid

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

Waiting in the Wings by Tara Frejas

From Scratch by Tembi Locke

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, transl. by Philip Gabriel

Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz

Post: Read-Alouds for Middle School

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (tw domestic violence, racism)

Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-Sook, translated by Chi-Young Kim (Tw: violence against women)

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape, torture)

The Diary of Frida Kahlo

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This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community.

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Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu annotated by Carmen Maria Machado

Danika’s Post, “Bringing The Lesbian Vampire Home“

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Amanda and Jenn discuss cathartic reads, wintery settings, historical fiction for kids, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, The Switch by Beth O’Leary, and Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale, with Fierce Reads.

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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (rec’d by Christina)

The Bear by Claire Cameron (rec’d by Eugenia)

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara and The Flavia DeLuce series by Alan Bradley (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) (rec’d by Sherry)

Finding God in the Waves: How I lost my faith and found it again in science by Mike McHargue (rec’d by Treva)

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M Johnson (rec’d by Stacey)

The Novice by Taran Matharu

Discworld: The Wyrd Sisters (Witches #1) or The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching #1) by Terry Pratchett 

A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, transl by Hildegarde Serle

“Cold Wind” by Nicola Griffith

Spider-Man: Far From Home by Preeti Chhibber, illustrated by Stéphane Kardos

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru

Teen Titans Go!: Party! Party! by Sholly Fisch and Lea Hernandez Seidman

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (tw: racism, police violence)

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation)

The Yield by Tara June Winch (tw child sexual abuse, racism, genocide)

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Kingston Cycle by CL Polk (TW: PTSD, violence to women and children)

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín, illustrated by Lee White, translated by EM Connor

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This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib.

Trigger warnings: racism, child abuse.

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Amanda and Jenn discuss pageturners, novels with a strong sense of place, some romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Amulet Books and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, and Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls.

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The Rogue Pirate’s Bride by Shana Galen

Captured by Beverly Jenkins

Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (tw: rape of a child)

All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (tw: violence against women incl. sexual assault, harm to animals)

The Switch by Beth O’Leary

His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras (cw: family member with cancer)

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Rebelwing by Andrea Tang

A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe by Alex White 

To the End of June by Cris Beam

Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin

Fire and Ice by Rachel Spangler

Roller Girl by Vanessa North

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This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Bride Test by Helen Hoang.

This episode is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy.

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Amanda and guest host Rincey Abraham from Read or Dead discuss thrillers written by women of color, business books for new employees, and what to read if you’re giving up on Cormoran Strike.

This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast, This is My America by Kim Johnson, and Lobizona by Romina Garber.

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No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy

The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo

Autumn by Ali Smith

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

Cutting Season by Attica Locke

A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh

Fatal Affair by Marie Force

Betty Rhyzyk series by Kathleen Kent (Book One, The Dime)

Tana French! (In the Woods is the first book)

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