Reading Envy

Reading Envy

By Jenny ColvinArts
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Reading Envy episodes

  • Reading Envy 226 - Cucumber Sandwiches with Lindy Pratch

    Lindy joins me to talk books, where we discuss Canadian lit, vignettes and white space in writing, and what really makes a monster.

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    Reading Envy 226: Cucumber Sandwiches


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    Books discussed: 


     

    You're Eating an Orange. You are Naked. by Sheung-King
    Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
    The Centaur's Wife by Amanda Leduc
    The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
    What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle

    Other mentions:

    Shadow Giller Prize
    How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
    Giller Prize
    Kuessipan by Naomi Fontaine
    Tournament of Books
    A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
    Jeanette Winterson
    Atmospheric Disappearances by Rivka Galchen
    The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager
    Disfigured by Amanda Leduc
    LitFest Alberta
    The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester
    Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
    2019 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal report about Indigenous children
    When the Light of the World was Subdued.... edited by Joy Harjo
    The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
    Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed
    And Miles to Go Before I Sleep by Jocelyn Saucier
    Come Together, Fall Apart by Cristina Henriquez

    Related episodes: 

    Episode 095 - Lose the Outside World with Lindy Pratch

    Episode 124 - Mush Creatures with Lindy Pratch
    Episode 159 - Reading Doorways with Lindy
    Episode 196 - Miscommunication with Lindy
    Episode 221 - Joint Poetry Readalong with Book Cougars
    Episode 223 - Cicada Season with Rachel Mans McKenny

    Stalk me online:

    Lindy Reads and Reviews (blog)
    Lindy on Twitter
    Lindy is @Lindy on Litsy
    Jenny at Goodreads
    Jenny on Twitter
    Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy

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    All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an
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    authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.




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  • Reading Envy 225: Books About Libraries and Librarians

    I'm joined first by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray to discuss their joint novel, and decided to ask my co-workers for their favorite books on libraries and librarians. The episode finishes up with a few reading recommendations based on questions I've answered from listeners.

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    Reading Envy 225: Books About Libraries and Librarians


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    Books discussed:



    The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

    Other mentions:

    My review of The Personal Librarian
    An Illuminated Life     by Heidi Ardizzone
    Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
    Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
    The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
    Lirael by Garth Nix
    The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes
    The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
    The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
    Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
    The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
    Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
    The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
    A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter
    American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera
    Bear by Marian Engel
    Kitsy Babcock: Library Assistant by Joan Sargent
    Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
    The Library by Sarah Stewart
    Penelope Popper, Book Doctor by Toni Buzzeo
    Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
    Wild About Books by Judy Sierra
    Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library by Eth Clifford


    Related episodes:

    Episode 138 - Shared Landscape with Lauren Weinhold

    Stalk me online:

    Jenny at Goodreads
    Jenny on Twitter
    Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy


    All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an
    affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and
    authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.



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  • Reading Envy 224: School's Out with Elizabeth

    Elizabeth is back, and on a school break, when she can read more of the books she has been meaning to get to. We also solve a literary mystery before the end of this episode.

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    Reading Envy 224: School's Out


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    Books discussed:

     

    The Push by Ashley Audrain
    The Sunlit Night by Rebecca Dinerstein (Knight)
    Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
    The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
    One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle


    Other mentions:

    The Overstory by Richard Powers
    Bewilderment by Richard Powers
    The Hidden Life of Trees     by Peter Wohlleben
    The Heartbeat of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
    Tides by Jonathan White
    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
    Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
    Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
    Helen Keller
    El Deafo by Cece Bell
    Nick by Michael Farris Smith
    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Mink River by Brian Doyle
    The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
    How to Carry Water by Lucille Clifton
    Rememberings by Sinead O'Connor
    The Cold Millions by Jess Walter


    Related episodes:

    Episode 033 - An Undulating Thrum with guests Ruth and Elizabeth
    Episode 051 - Dreaming in Books with Karen

    Episode 061 - Never Do That to a Book with Elizabeth
    Episode 136 - Six Pack with Elizabeth
    Episode 160 - Reading Plays with Elizabeth
    Episode 201 - Wrestling with Complexity with Elizabeth and Laurie
    Episode 202 - Jacket Flap with Chris and Emily

    Stalk us online:

    Elizabeth at Goodreads 

     
    Jenny at Goodreads
    Jenny on Twitter
    Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy


    All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an
    affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and
    authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.


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  • Reading Envy 223: Cicada Season with Rachel Mans McKenny
    Jenny and Rachel discuss books that didn't get as much attention as they deserved during the early days of the pandemic, science in fiction, a new podcast, and more.

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    Reading Envy 223: Cicada Season


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    Books discussed: 

     
    Beneath the Rising     by Premee Mohamed
    While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams, narrated by Adenrele Ojo
    Lakewood by Megan Giddings
    Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile
    Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

    Other mentions:

    The Butterfly Effect by Rachel Mans McKenny
    Blind Date with a Book Podcast (first episode posts June 30, 2021)
    @bookmeetcute on Instagram and Twitter
    Real Life by Brandon Taylor
    Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
    Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
    The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
    The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
    Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
    A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed
    Selena Montgomery
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
    The Pisces by Melissa Broder
    Bunny by Mona Awad
    Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
    The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker
    The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

    Related episodes:

    Episode 008 - Gone Rogue with guests Steve Richardson, Libby Young, and Mike Winiski
    Episode 150 - Rife with Storytelling with Sara
    Episode 164 - Character Driven with Carol Ann
    Episode 186 - This is Gravity with Jeff
    Episode 190 - The Good Life with Alex

    Stalk us online:

    Rachel's website
    Rachel is @rmmckenny on Twitter; @rachelmansmckenny on Instagram; @rachelm on Litsy
    Jenny at Goodreads

    Jenny on Twitter
    Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy


    All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an
    affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and
    authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.





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  • Reading Envy 222: Minty Fresh with Courtney

    Courtney drops by to discuss reading goals updates, to school Jenny on using Reddit for reading, and we may go on a few mutiny and gardening tangents. There is a content warning at the top of this episode so please listen closely!

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    Reading Envy 222: Minty Fresh


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    Books discussed: 


    A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
    Sparrow Envy by J. Drew Lanham
    Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
    My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell; narrated by Grace Gummer
    The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett

    Other mentions:

    Reddit r/fantasy
    Reddit - Suggest me a Book
    Reddit - What's that book called?
    Lamb by Christopher Moore
    Fool by Christopher Moore
    The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore
    Island of the Sequined Love Nun     by Christopher Moore
    The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
    The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
    On Being Podcast - J. Drew Lanham
    -ologies podcast
    The Home Place by J. Drew Lanham
    We Are Each Other's Harvest by Natalie Baszile
    Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
    A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
    The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
    The Terror by Dan Simmons
    Serpent in Paradise by Dea Birkett
    The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams
    Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore
    The Galaxy and The Ground Within by Becky Chambers
    While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
    The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone

    Related episodes:

    Episode 064 - Reading Down the Rabbit Hole with guest Tracy Landrith
    Episode 104 - Uppity Lives and Jelly Melons with Jason Roland 
    Episode 179 - Think of the Bees with Courtney Burson
    Episode 210 - Reading Goals 2021

    Stalk us online:

    Courtney at Goodreads

    Courtney is @conservio on Litsy
    Jenny at Goodreads
    Jenny on Twitter
    Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy


    All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an
    affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and
    authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.



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  • Reading Envy 221: Joint Poetry Readalong
    Chris and Emily of the Book Cougars join me for discussion part 1 of our joint readalong - When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry edited by Joy Harjo et al. I also recorded the group discussion some of the Reading Envy Readers had, so I've included the majority of that discussion as well. It makes the episode slightly longer than usual, but I figure if you were in on discussing this amazing anthology, you'd likely be in for both discussions. Some people really took on the challenge to try poetry, and I know some readers are still working on it. Stay tuned to the Book Cougars where part 2 of our joint readalong, Braiding Sweetgrass, will post June 8th. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 221: Joint Poetry Readalong Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe Or listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via Stitcher Or listen through Spotify  Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry edited by Joy Harjo et al. A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver Other mentions: Studies in American Indian Literature by Paula Gunn Allen The Sacred Hoop by Paula Gunn Allen Spider Woman's Granddaughters by Paula Gunn Allen Birchbark Books Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Weigh in on the fall readalong Related episodes: Episode 090 - Reading Envy Readalong: East of Eden Episode 099 - Readalong: The Secret History Episode 118 - Reading Envy Readalong: To the Bright Edge of the World Episode 137 - Reading Envy Readalong: The Golden Notebook Episode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars Episode 185 - The Loyal Swineherd (Odyssey readalong) Episode 193 - And I Feel Fine (Ducks, Newburyport READALONG) Book Cougars - Joint Readalong of Sapphira and the Slave Girl Books on the Go - Ep. 121 - American Sunrise with Jenny Colvin  Stalk us online: Book Cougars website/podcast Book Cougars are @bookcougars in Instagram Jenny at Goodreads Jenny on Twitter Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.
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  • Reading Envy 220: Pronunciations with Scott
    Scott returns from a coastal vacation and three recent reads. We also discuss group reads via BookTube, the appeal of series, and more. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 220: Pronunciations Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe Or listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via Stitcher Or listen through Spotify  Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:   Njal's Saga by Anonymous True Story by Kate Reed Perry The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blaine Every Dead Thing by John Connolly Other mentions: The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany The Thrall's Tale by Judith Lindbergh The Sagas of the Icelanders by Various Sagalong on Youtube, episode 1 Tournament of Books - Yu Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi Freedom is a Constant Struggle  by Angela Y. Davis The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers Children of Ash & Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross Even as we Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin Related episodes: Episode 055 - Too Late for an Autopsy with Julie Davis Episode 087 - Going Native with Bookclub Social with Amanda and Grace Episode 088 - Author Head Space with Sara Moore Episode 126 - Bernice Bobs her Hair with Jon Laubinger Episode 157 - Joint Readalong of Gone with the Wind with Book Cougars Episode 198 - Mood Reading with Robin Stalk us online: Scott on A Good Story is Hard to Find (podcast) Scott on Shelf Wear (blog and podcast) Jenny at Goodreads Jenny on Twitter Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.
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  • Reading Envy 219: These Chickens with Carol Ann
    Carol Ann and I discuss the reading adventures she discovered during quarantine, and we both bring books to talk about that we've read and liked lately, from music to paradise to lesser known presidents. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 219: These Chickens Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe Or listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via Stitcher Or listen through Spotify  Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:  The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner Brood by Jackie Polzin Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand The Ensemble by Aja Gabel The Unexpected President by Scott S. Greenberger Other mentions: Hidden Brain podcast Adventures by the Book Novel Network Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan American Hookup by Lisa Wade New York Times review of Brood The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand An Equal Music by Vikram Seth The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman An Inventory of Losses by Judith Schalansky, translated by Jackie Smith Atlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky, translated by Christine Lo Related episodes:Episode 103 - Duchess Potatoes with Carol Ann Ellison Episode 164 - Character Driven with Carol Ann Episode 187 - Sentient Snails and Spaceships with Paula Stalk us online: Carol Ann at Goodreads Carol Ann is @thebookandbeyond on Instagram  Jenny at Goodreads Jenny on Twitter Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.
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  • Reading Envy 218: Reading Gaps with Kendra
    Jenny and Kendra catch up on books they've read and liked recently. Kendra also shares how the Reading Women Podcast has changed in the last two years, what her Read Appalachia project is all about, and how she organizes her books (it's unusual!) Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 218: Reading Gaps Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe Or listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via Stitcher Or listen through Spotify  Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:    Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani Gilgamesh by Joan London F*ckface: And Other Stories by Leah Hampton We Trade Our Night for Someone Else's Day by Ivana Bodrozic, translated by Ellen Elias-Bursac Even as we Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle Other mentions: Read Appalachia The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels Southernmost by Silas House "Dear America" books The Stella Prize Tracker by Alexis Wright (link goes to Google since Bookshop didn't have it yet) All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld "Lost in a (Mis)Gendered Appalachia" by Leah Hampton, in Guernica The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanet Khan The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw National Gingerbread House Competition at the Omni Grove Park Inn University of Kentucky - Fireside Industries Crystal Wilkinson, Kentucky Poet Laureate Randall Kenan The International Booker Prize The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated by Michele Hutchison Black Bone: 25 Years of the Affrilachian Poets edited by Bianca Lynne Spriggs et al An Inventory of Losses by Judith Schalansky, translated by Jackie Smith Related episodes:Episode 102 - The Reading Women Reading Envy Crossover Episode Episode 195 - Muchness with Nadine Episode 199 - Awkward Melancholy with Karen Episode 212 - Subtly Fascinating with Vinny Episode 213 - Funicular Reads with Bianca Stalk us online: Reading Women Podcast Kendra on Instagram,  Twitter, Goodreads, and YouTube Jenny at Goodreads Jenny on Twitter Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.
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  • Reading Envy 217: Lesson Plan with Kim
    Jenny sits down with Kim, another new guest, who describes herself as having the opposite reading life from her host. From history to baseball, debut novels to space, we discuss books we've read and liked recently. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 217: Lesson Plan. Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe Or listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via Stitcher Or listen through Spotify  Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Anthem by Deborah Wiles If or When I Call by Will Johnson Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell The Chicken Runs at Midnight by Tom Friend Other mentions: Countdown by Deborah Wiles Revolution by Deborah Wiles Nomadland (film) Nomadland by Jessica Bruder The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly Blueberries by Ellena Savage Currently Reading Podcast Lori & Julia Radio Show The Popcast Sarah's Bookshelves Podcast What Should I Read Next? Podcast Related episodes: Stalk us online: Kim at Goodreads Jenny at Goodreads Jenny on Twitter Kim is @buckeyereaderbookclub on Instagram and @kboltz on Litsy Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.
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