Tune in for Taylor's last episode as host as we talk about coming of age books, college, and more!

In our traditional booklist style we talk about the books that we have read and want to read by AAPI writers! And, stay tuned for a quick explanation at the end by us of things that our schools have done in general to commemorate and draw attention to this important time. **Trigger warning; we briefly mention both a book that contains suicide, and another that contains sexual abuse: this is during Taylor's list of things she wants to read, and her list of nonfiction books**

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2266-111-new-books-to-read-for-asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage-mon?ref=aapi2022_eb 

Check out this list for some good books suggested in the episode!

We discuss what we read in our English classes this year; what we loved, what we hated, what we just didn't get...Tune in for hot takes on John Green, pretty normal and understandable takes on Wuthering Heights, and lots of opinions about AP Lang....

We discuss books about sibling relationships, the tropes that come with it, and what are siblings like (or in this case hate) to read!

We discuss THREE books: Charming as a Verb, Everything Everything, and the Opposite of Always. Its our first time with a new format: book "buddies." Some of us read each book. We really enjoyed it, and hopefully you do too!

We discuss why we reread certain books over and over: from the Umbrella academy to the Hunger Games. 

*as a reminder: for those who are new to the pod and do not know: we mention Harry Potter, but we are completely opposed to JK Rowling and are not in any way recommending supporting JK Rowling

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We discuss We Were Liars and others, exploring what the different kinds of unreliable narrators are, where the term came from, and our opinions on complicated villains!

*trigger warning: we briefly discuss the idea of the "madman" trope: how this term is offensive, and out of line with current understandings of mental health. 

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We discuss our favorite books about real events, why true stories aren't marketed to teens as much as adults, and what style of storytelling we think makes a great memoir!

https://ontheshelfpod.wordpress.com/2022/03/06/book-recommendation-becoming-michelle-obama/ 

Hear all of our thoughts in an extra special hour and 15-minute long episode on the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We discuss everything from heartbreak, to failed marriages, to real-life Hollywood starlets of the Golden Age, to styles of narration. If you want to avoid spoilers, watch out because there are a couple in the first 15 minutes or so and some around the 40-minute mark. 

*trigger warning: some discussion of suicide in relation to content in the book

We break it up into classics, non-fiction, and historical fiction to *attempt* to get a wide-ranging look at all the wonderful and important things to be reading this time of year. 

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