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  • Ancient Evils Are Like Teflon

    Jenn and guest Liberty from All the Books discuss haunted houses, nature thrillers, books about moms, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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    Books Discussed

    Meet Me in Another Life by Catrina Silvey (cw for violence, murder, suicide)

    Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 

    Pleasantville by Attica Locke (cw for sexual assault, murder)

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    A Small Revolution by Jimin Han (cw: gun violence on a college campus)

    The Swallows by Lisa Lutz (cw for violence, sexual assault on a school campus, death)

    My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

    Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets (cw for prolonged peril, animal death)

    Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz

    Drive Your Plow Over The Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (cw: animal death)

    The Good House by Tananarive Due (cw: violence, racism, physical abuse, murder, suicide)

    The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (May 2022)

    White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi (cw: disordered eating, self-harm)

    We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker (cw for suicide, ableism, violence, war)

    A House Between Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm (March 29 2022)

    The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst

    What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha 

    The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark

    Pandemic by Sonia Shah

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    46 min
  • The Handsell: October 25, 2021

    This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle.

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    7 min
  • A Donut Shop Run By Aliens

    Amanda and Jenn discuss more books with Fall vibes, overthinky nonfiction, tea with robots, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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    Feedback

    Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon (rec’d by Jen Zink)

    California Field Atlas by author/illustrator Obi Kauffman (rec’d by Carol)

    Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman; Dave Eggers and Vindela Vida (rec’d by Carol)

    The Raje series by Sonali Dev, the Friend Zone series by Abby Jimenez, and the Modern Love series by Alisha Rai; A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson and The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams (rec’d by Nicole)

    Books Discussed

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (watch the Hitchcock version)

    Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha

    Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

    Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani (with caveat about toxic masculinity)

    The Conductors by Nicole Glover (tw: slavery)

    Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (cw: violent harm to children, body horror, internalized racism)

    Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

    Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: sexual assault, child abuse, transphobia, racism)

    The Awkward Thoughts of W Kamau Bell

    The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson (cw: child abuse, drug use)

    Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer

    Gamechanger by LX Beckett

    The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (cw: descriptions of PTSD)

    Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw: graphic harm to children, rape, self-harm/suicide)

    Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young (rec’d by Mel)

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    53 min
  • The Handsell: October 18, 2021

    This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon, with thanks to Patricia for the recommendation!

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    10 min
  • Here For HGTV Puns

    Amanda and Jenn discuss contemporary virgin heroines, dinner book-clubs, autumnal and/or spooky reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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    Feedback

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (rec’d by Laura)

    Goldy Bear series (Catering To Nobody) by Diane Mott Davidson, Sloan Krause series by Ellie Alexander (rec’d by Suzanne)

    Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park by Conor Knighton (rec’d by Carol)

    For keeping up with favorite authors: Fantastic Fiction (rec’d by Jennifer)

    Futhermore by Tahereh Mafi (rec’d by Rachael)

    Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt (rec’d by Zara)

    Books Discussed

    Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey 

    A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole (cw: emotionally abusive parent)

    Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

    How To Be A Movie Star by TJ Klune

    If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha (tw: extreme, violent bullying)

    Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover (cw: on-page violence related to war)

    Zone One by Colson Whitehead

    The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova

    Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

    Work For It by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Jess Pryde, cw: severe depression and mental health issues)

    Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

    Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur (cw: child abuse and domestic violence, racism including use of slurs)

    Hold Me by Courtney Milan (tw: mentions of suicide)

    Teach Me by Olivia Dade

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    47 min
  • The Handsell: October 11, 2021

    This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Fledgling by Octavia Butler.

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    7 min
  • Ask Us Anything Part the Second

    Amanda and Jenn answer the second round of “Ask Us Anything” questions, in honor of hitting the 300 episode milestone!

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    Links And Notes

    Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

    Don’t Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman, Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc

    McCann Dog Training’s puppy series on YouTube

    Robert Cabral’s YouTube especially if it’s a protection breed (or even if you notice impulse control/excitement issues or the dog is big enough to be hard to handle)

    Puppies for Dummies by Sarah Hodgson

    Take a puppy class at the SPCA

    Xio Axelrod’s Girl With Stars In Her Eyes

    Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

    The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin

    New Suns, edited by Nisi Shawl

    Smitten Kitchen pumpkin bread

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    44 min
  • The Handsell: October 4, 2021

    This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, with an honorable mention for How To Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee.

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    10 min
  • Ask Us Anything, Part 1

    Amanda and Jenn dive into listener’s not-necessarily-bookish questions in celebration of Episode 300!

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    Miscellaneous Notes:

    Tressie MacMillan Cottom

    Nalo Hopkinson

    NetGalley, Edelweiss

    Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me

    Reading Women

    FiveThirtyEight

    Left, Right & Center

    Pantsuit Politics

    Office Ladies

    Celeste Ng

    The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

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    50 min
  • The Handsell: September 27, 2021

    This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles.

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    6 min

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