In Mini Episode 35, Sarah Bohl (@sarahbohl) and I talk about our shared terrible luck with Pulitzer Prize winners, character-driven mysteries, our thoughts on a beloved WWII novel…and, of course, book recommendations!

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Highlights

• Our mutual terrible luck with Pulitzer Prize winners.
• How does writing only memoirs impact how that author lives her life?
• Sarah's theory about why The Last Romantics doesn't hit with everyone.
• Why Sarah hated a beloved WWII novel.

Sarah's Book Recommendations

Two OLD Books She Loves

• Celine by Peter Heller | Buy from Amazon [4:54]
• The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers | Buy from Amazon [7:25]

Two NEW Books She Loves

• Inheritanceby Dani Shapiro | Buy from Amazon [9:38]
• The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:16]

One Book She DIDN'T Love

• The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [15:40]

One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About

• A Good Neighborhoodby Therese Anne Fowler (Release Date: February 4, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [18:23]

Other Books Mentioned

• The Cuckoo's Calling by "Robert Galbraith" (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [2:46]
• Less by Andrew Sean Greer | Buy from Amazon [3:55]
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [3:59]
• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr | Buy from Amazon [4:17]
• The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [4:32]
• The River by Peter Heller (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [5:05]
• Hourglass by Dani Shapiro | Buy from Amazon [10:59]
• Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:28]
• A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:28]
• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [19:23]
• Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [19:49]

Other Links

• Website Sarah wrote for: thecivilian.substack.com

About Sarah

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Sarah Bohl is a visual artist and a writer, and, most importantly, a lifelong bookworm. Sarah and her family recently moved back to her home state of Missouri after living in Washington, DC. You can find her on Goodreads and #bookstagram @sarahbohl, and if you'd like to read her writings about civility and compassion in politics, you can head to thecivilian.substack.com.

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