For Lit Up’s final episode of 2022, Angie and Ruby (a brilliant colleague who works on the Sugar23 Books imprint, and spent a past life as a bookseller at New York City’s iconic Three Lives & Company), catch up about their year in great books, titles they’ve loved, what’s topping their list for winter break marathon reading sessions, and recommended book gifts for all the avid readers in your lives this holiday season.Books we talk about on this ep include:The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWittThe Midcoast by Adam WhiteLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusAcne: A Memoir by Laura ChinnThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellRomantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldHeating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann FennellyJoyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell LeeFly Girl: A Memoir by Ann HoodBlood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle HamiltonKitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony BourdainThe World of Natural Wine: What It Is, Who Makes It, and Why It Matters by Aaron AyscoughCatch up on any episodes you missed this year at https://www.lituppodcast.com/ (or wherever you like to listen!).More to come in the shiny new year.

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This week, Angela chats with Jen Ortiz, Deputy Editor of New York Magazine’s The Cut. They talk about Jen’s trajectory through the media world, working with writers, life and abortion resources after Roe, newsletters and books she’s loving of late, and of course, this August’s Meghan Markle cover story.Jen's recs include:Alive at the End of the World by Saeed JonesBre Graham’s newsletter Just to Delight and book, Table for Two: Recipes for the Ones You Love The Old Place by Bobby FingerVegan chef and cookbook author Gaz Oakley’s (aka “the Avant-Garde Vegan”) YouTube channel

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This week, Angela speaks with writer and editor Nimarta Narang, who has worked as a journalist since she was 15 in Thailand and currently oversees Brown Girl Magazine’s literary vertical, commissioning and publishing original fiction from established and emerging South Asian writers. Brown Girl Magazine, a multimedia company created by and for South Asian womxn, believes in storytelling as a powerful tool for community building. Their team encompasses and welcomes women, femmes, men, gender non-conforming, queer, and transgender individuals living across the diaspora including the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Angela and Nimarta discuss the publication’s anthology “Untold: Defining Moments of the Uprooted,” (edited by Gabrielle Deonath and Kamini Ramdeen) which features over 30 deeply personal stories exploring South Asian experiences with specificity; coming of age and studying in cities around the world; her work to amplify expansive narratives through the BGM platform and advocate for more inclusive media and publishing industries; and a few contemporary writers currently inspiring her. Nimarta's podcast and book recs include:The Chaat Room, hosted by Keertana Sastry & Nikitha Menon — in partnership with Brown Girl Magazine — featuring interviews with South Asians in Hollywood, on and off the screen.The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriBooks by Adiba JaigirdarErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur JaswalKaikeyi by Vaishnavi PatelMissed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me by Sopan DebTaste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America by Mayukh Sen

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I’m changing things up a bit today and bringing you a preview of a new podcast I’m enjoying and think you will, too. Where There’s a Will: Finding Shakespeare searches for the surprising places Shakespeare shows up outside the theater. Host Barry Edelstein, artistic director at one of the country’s leading Shakespeare theaters, asks what is it about Shakespeare that’s given him a continuous afterlife in all sorts of unexpected ways? You’ll hear Shakespeare doing rehabilitative work in a maximum security prison, helping kids on the autism spectrum to communicate, in the mouths of U.S. presidents, and even at the center of a deadly riot in New York City. In this preview, Barry takes us into California’s Centinela State Prison for a one-of-a-kind production of Shakespeare’s English history plays performed by incarcerated individuals. Barry asks: What makes Shakespeare a force of transformation and transcendence behind bars? Hear more from Where There’s a Will: https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/wtaw?sid=litup.

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This week, Angela talks to New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean, the New York Times-bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief (the basis for the Academy Award–winning film, Adaptation), among other books.The conversation begins with On Animals—Susan’s collection of favorites pieces exploring animal-human relationships—and her own experiences of living alongside various creatures. They also talk about honing your instincts as a writer and letting your curiosity lead you to unexpected places.Read Susan’s latest piece for the New Yorker about Dillie, a whitetail deer from Ohio.Explore Susan's books below:The Orchid ThiefSaturday NightRin Tin Tin: The Life and the LegendThe Library Book

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This week on the podcast, Angela is joined by Alyssa Shelasky, editor of NY Mag's Sex Diaries (and soon to be the star of the HBO series), writer, and author of 'This Might Be Too Personal,' a collection of essays on relationships, sex, motherhood, and finding yourself.Angie and Alyssa talk about the 'good old days', but also what it means to grow older in New York City. They also discuss some good advice Alyssa got from a colleague, and what it means to live as an artist.Angie references Alyssa's conversation with Jenny Mollen, which you can listen to here.

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This week on the podcast, Angela speaks with teacher and author Laura Warrell. They discuss Laura's new novel, Soft, Sweet, Plenty Rhythm, and the 20-year journey to getting it into the world. Laura's book is about Circus Palmer, a trumpet player and the women in his orbit. They talk about Laura's work to make these characters as rich as the man as at the center of the story. They also talk about Laura's 2019 viral essay, I Gave Up On Love, And It Was One Of The Best Decisions I Ever Made. Seeing as they recorded this in LA, they also complained about traffic.Laura's essay on Writing While Black can be found here. She also wrote a piece for Lit Hub about her devotion to Jazz.Angie mentions Lisa Lucas at the beginning of this interview. Here is a NYTimes piece about Lisa.Laura's book Soft, Sweet, Plenty Rhythm, can be found at your favorite local bookstore, or here.We'll be back in two weeks!

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This week on the podcast, Angela welcomes Cody Keenan, author of Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America. This book is a special one for Angela and Sugar23, as we are publishing this book in partnership with Mariner at HarperCollins.Cody spent years as President Obama's speechwriter, a position he held during some of the greatest moments and darkest days of Obama's presidency. Angie and Cody talk about meeting Obama for the first time, writing speeches for the first Black president, falling in love with a fact checker (his now wife), and how to free yourself when you're stuck as a writer (tip: read Baldwin or listen to Taylor Swift).Grace is available at the link above or wherever you get your books.Next week on the podcast: Laura Warrell, author of Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm.

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This week Angela welcomes Karah Preiss, Co-Founder of Bellatrist, to the show. They talk about how Bellatrist came to be, what she's reading right now, and the role books that have changed her life. They also talk about 'the biz,' and how to turn a book into a TV show or movie.Belletrist celebrates great books and the people who read them. Learn more at belletrist.com Karah and Emma's new series, Tell Me Lies, is available on HULU.Karah's recommendations:Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (her new novel, A Spell of Good Things, comes out next year).My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteWild Game by Adrienne BrodeurLike a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer 

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This week, Angela speaks to the actor and writer Kal Penn about his memoir You Can't Be Serious, now in paperback. Angie talks to Kal about what led him to leave his role as a TV regular on House to work in the Obama administration, and a whole lot more.Kal's book, You Can't Be Serious, is available now.

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