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This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Outrun by Amy Liptrot.

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Content warnings: natural animal injury & death, mental illness, suicidal ideation, assault and attempted rape, struggles with addiction.

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Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, East Asian fiction and fantasy, books in translation, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Two Old Women by Velma Wallis (rec’d by Terry)

The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace (rec’d by Terry)

How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (tw rape)

Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu (Grace of Kings #1)

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (rec’d by Tika)

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Cinder #1) 

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl by Ginny Tapley Takemori

A Hero Born by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), translated by Anna Holmwood

Recommended with Sherry Thomas 

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Jade City by Fonda Lee (tw: discussion of child abuse and child pornography)

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (tw: self harm, fatal overdose, torture, gore)

The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett

All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine

Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón

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This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

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Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about cranky old ladies, rich people problems, great graphic novels, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman and The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (rec’d by Mardy)

Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger (rec’d by Kim)

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (rec’d by Kelly)

The Road to Nowhere series by Meg Elison (rec’d by Nicole)

World War Z by Max Brooks (rec’d by Elizabeth)

Spirit Run by Noe Álvarez

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot

To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters

An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten, transl. by Marlaine Delargy

Jonesy #1 by Sam Humphries, illustrated by Cailtin Rose Boyle

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol. 1: BFF by Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare, illustrated by Natacha Bustos (also, Rocket Girl)

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel (rec’d by Rebecca)

The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy

Naturally Tan by Tan France (tw: discussion of racism, depression, and suicidal ideation)

Normal People by Sally Rooney (tw: emotional abuse)

Chemistry by Weike Wang (tw: bad parents)

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Outline by Rachel Cusk (rec’d by Jessica)

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg (tw: sick child)

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This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki.

Correction: Jillian and Mariko Tamaki are cousins, which Jenn actually knew but still said they were sisters! She blames quarantine brain.

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Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about deaf characters, immersive series, dark and angry fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis (rec’d by Malory)

Jazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo and The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis

The London Steampunk series (Kiss of Steel #1) by Bec McMaster

Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh, start with Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1)

The City We Became by NK Jemisin

The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade #1) by Seth Dickinson (tw: racism, homophobia, torture, violence, sexual assault, harm to children)

Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

Friend (With Benefits) Zone by Laura Brown

The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews, rec’d by Sharifah

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: cancer, death of a spouse, bigotry, probably others)

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (tw: threat of sexual violence, gore)

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

Kushiel’s Dart (Phedre’s Trilogy) by Jacqueline Carey (tw: abduction and rape)

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (Neapolitan Novels) (tw domestic violence)

The Dime by Kathleen Kent (rec’d by basically everyone) (tw: sexism, homophobia)

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