Amanda and Jenn discuss Infinite Jest read-alikes, Muslim protagonists, horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

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Books Discussed

Pre-Hispanic fiction by Spanish-speaking authors: The Heart of Jade by Salvador de Madariaga

For Jennie, who wanted fish out of water stories set in Paris: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and French Milk by Lucy Knisley

For Sarah, who wants to introduce her Lonesome Dove-loving brother to more diverse books: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, Old Filth by Jane Gardam, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Stargate by Pauline Gedge

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robbin Brown

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Trigger warning: family abuse)

Nalo Hopkinson

The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela

Salaam Reads

G. Willow Wilson (Alif the Unseen, The Butterfly Mosque, Ms Marvel)

Hammer Head by Nina McLaughlin

The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Kreuger

The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson

The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan, transl. by Yuri Machkasov

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (Trigger warning for violence towards children)

Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen

The Feminist Utopia Project edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

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