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Perks S8 Ep 174 | Bookies: KY Derby Edition | 5-3-23
In just a few days, the Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville KY and for folks here in KY it is a 2 week celebration. This week we are giving you books that are Kentucky inspired; from fiction, to 'sci-fi, memoir to middle grade, short story collections and underdog sport stories, and even true crime. These books will give you a taste of Kentucky when you can't actually be at the races with a mint julep in hand. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South by Gail Jarrow 2- Call Me Athena: Girl From Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith 3- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver 4- Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver 5- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 6- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 7- Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 8- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 10- Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson 11-Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett 12- Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander 13- These Prisoning Hills by Christopher Rowe 14- Clay's Quilt by Silas House 15- Blood in the Bluegrass by DC Alexander 16- A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City by David Domine 17- Waverly HIlls Sanatorium by Lynn Pohl 18- A White Wind Blew by James Markert 19- My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song by Emily Bingham 20- Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson 21- Are You There God? It's Me, Margeret by Judy Blume 22- A Death in Door County by Annalise Ryan 23- Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love 24- Inglorious Empire: What the British Did To India by Shashi Tharoor 25- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 26- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Articles mentioned-- Women now dominate the book business (NPR, 2023) https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2023/04/04/1164109676/women-now-dominate-the-book-business-why-there-and-not-other-creative-industries Shows mentioned-- 1- Baby J (Netflix) (2023) 2- Heist (Netflix) (2021) 3- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)
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In just a few days, the Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville KY and for folks here in KY it is a 2 week celebration. This week we are giving you books that are Kentucky inspired; from fiction, to 'sci-fi, memoir to middle grade, short story collections and underdog sport stories, and even true crime. These books will give you a taste of Kentucky when you can't actually be at the races with a mint julep in hand. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South by Gail Jarrow 2- Call Me Athena: Girl From Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith 3- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver 4- Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver 5- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 6- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 7- Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 8- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 10- Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson 11-Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett 12- Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander 13- These Prisoning Hills by Christopher Rowe 14- Clay's Quilt by Silas House 15- Blood in the Bluegrass by DC Alexander 16- A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City by David Domine 17- Waverly HIlls Sanatorium by Lynn Pohl 18- A White Wind Blew by James Markert 19- My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song by Emily Bingham 20- Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson 21- Are You There God? It's Me, Margeret by Judy Blume 22- A Death in Door County by Annalise Ryan 23- Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love 24- Inglorious Empire: What the British Did To India by Shashi Tharoor 25- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 26- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Articles mentioned-- Women now dominate the book business (NPR, 2023) https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2023/04/04/1164109676/women-now-dominate-the-book-business-why-there-and-not-other-creative-industries Shows mentioned-- 1- Baby J (Netflix) (2023) 2- Heist (Netflix) (2021) 3- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023)