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- Interview with Morgan Jerkins
Kendra talks to Morgan Jerkins about her latest book, Wandering in Strange Lands, which is out now from Harper.
Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!
Books Mentioned
- Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins
Morgan Recommends
- Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
- The Yellow House by Sarah Broom
- Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
- Black is the Body by Emily Bernard
- Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman
- Hazel Carby
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
About the Author: Twitter | Website
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42 min - Ep. 93 | Asian Women in Translation
For August’s theme, Kendra, Sachi, and Joce share books by Asian authors for Women in Translation Month!
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Things Mentioned- Women in Translation Month
- Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, Translated by Jamie Chang
- Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin, Translated by Bonnie Huie
- The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Translated by Stephen Snyder
- Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd
- Almond by Won-pyung Sohn, Translated by Joosun Lee
- Bright by Duanwad Pimwana, Translated by Mui Poopoksakul
Currently Reading- Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West
- Running by Natalia Sylvester
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50 min - Interview with Leah Hampton
Kendra talks to Leah Hampton about F*ckface: and Other Stories, which is out now from Henry Holt.
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Things Mentioned- Interview with Sarah Moss
- F*ckface: and Other Stories by Leah Hampton
Leah Recommends
- Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
- The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg
- When These Mountains Burn by David Joy
- Clay’s Quilt by Silas House
- The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
About the Author: Leah Hampton Twitter | Website
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45 min - Interview with Alice Wong
Kendra talks to Alice Wong about Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the 21st Century, a new essay collected she edited and published with Vintage.
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Things Mentioned
- Alejandra Ospina, the narrator of my audiobook
- The Disability Visibility Project
- Disability Visibility Podcast
Disability Visibility Discussion Guide- Plain Language Access for Disability Visibility
Books Mentioned
- Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the 21st Century edited by Alice Wong
Alice Recommends
- Golem Girl by Riva Lahrer
- More Disability Recs from the Disability Book Circle
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40 min - Ep. 92 | The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree and A Burning
To close out July's theme, Fight Like a Girl, Kendra and Sumaiyya discuss The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar and A Burning by Megha Majumdar.
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Books Mentioned
- A Burning by Megha Majumdar
- The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
Further Reading
- The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
Say Hello by Carly Findlay- The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi
- Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was A Girl by Jeannie Vanasco
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45 min - Interview with Jasmine Guillory
Kendra talks to Jasmine Guillory about her book Party for Two, which is out now from Berkeley.
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Books Mentioned- Party for Two by Jasmine Guillory
Jasmine’s Recommends
- The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
- A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley
- One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
- You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of five romance novels, including The Wedding Date and The Proposal. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, and Cosmopolitan. She lives in Oakland, California.
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30 min - Ep. 91 | Fight Like a Girl
For July’s theme, Kendra, Sumaiyya, and RuthAnn share books around the theme Fight Like a Girl.
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Things Mentioned
- Reading Women Month
Books Mentioned
- Passage to the Plaza by Sahar Khalifeh
- A Burning by Megha Majumdar
- The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
- The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
- I Am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali
- We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai
Currently Reading
- Woman at Post Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
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42 min - Interview with Wayétu Moore
Kendra talks to Wayétu Moore about her book The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir, which is out now from Graywolf Press.
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Books Mentioned- The Dragons, The Giant, The Women by Wayétu Moore
Wayétu Recommends
- His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
Author BioWayétu Moore is the author of The Dragons, the Giant, the Women and She Would Be King, and is the founder of One Moore Book. She is a graduate of Howard University, Columbia University, and the University of Southern California. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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41 min - Ep. 90 | Lucy and The Confessions of Frannie Langton
To close out Caribbean Heritage Month, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid and The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins.
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Black Lives Matter Resources
- https://blacklivesmatter.com
- US Bail Funds: https://bailfunds.github.io/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-crookedmedia&utm_content=later-7527860&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram
- How to financially support the Black Lives Matter bail funds if you don’t have $:
- https://youtu.be/bCgLa25fDHM
- https://t.co/Zgdy82hNYF
Things MentionedIt’s Reading Women Month! Check out more details over on our info page all about this month’s events.- Check out our new Bonfire Store with our new T-shirts and Mugs
- #ReadCaribbean by Cindy of @BooksofCinz
- #CaribAThon
- Interview with Tara June Winch
- Sara Collins’ Waterstones Shelfie interview (what inspired the novel)
- Sara Collins (true crime video)
Books Mentioned- The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
- Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
Further ReadingDew Angels by Melanie Schwapp- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
- Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
- We didn’t realize both Laura (this month’s guest) and Jaclyn recommended the same book! With this double recommendation, you definitely have to read it!
- Dominicana by Angie Cruz
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42 min - Interview with Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Kendra talks to Marie Mutsuki Mockett about her book American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland, which is out now from Graywolf.
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Books Mentioned
- American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland by Marie Mutsuki Mockett
Marie Recommends
- Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
- God Land by Lyz Lenz
- This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways
- Apostles of Reason by Molly Worthen
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