11.14.2019
Recommended By The Numbers
In this bonus episode of Recommended, producer Jenn Northington takes us through the numbers of the past five seasons. BOOKS & AUTHORS DISCUSSED Samantha Irby Jeanette Winterson Ursula Le Guin (Changing Planes, The Left Hand of Darkness) Terry Pratchett (Small Gods) Sarah Waters (Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith) Dominick Dunne...
11.13.2019
Wendy Xu and Tommy Pico
In this episode, Wendy Xu recommends Claudia Gray and Tommy Pico recommends A.R. Ammons. This episode is sponsored by Lanternfish Press and HMH. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher. A transcript...
11.06.2019
Jeanette Winterson and Nafiza Azad
In this episode, Jeanette Winterson recommends Virginia Woolf and Nafiza Azad recommends Shailja Patel. This episode is sponsored by Lerner Books and Wednesday Books. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher. A...
10.30.2019
Garth Nix and Silvia Moreno-Garcia
In this episode, Garth Nix recommends Alexandre Dumas and Silvia Moreno-Garcia recommends Charles Williams. This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate Jr, a subscription box for middle grade readers, and Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu, with Fierce Reads. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or...
10.23.2019
Jami Attenberg and Valerie Valdes
In this episode, Jami Attenberg recommends Patti Smith and Valerie Valdes recommends Diana Wynne Jones. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz, new from Algonquin Young Readers, and William Morrow Paperbacks. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify,...
10.16.2019
Sonali Dev and Maris Kreizman
In this episode, Sonali Dev recommends Kate Clayborn and Maris Kreizman recommends Dominick Dunne. This episode is sponsored by Tor Teen and Change is the only Constant by Ben Orlin, in Hardcover from Black Dog and Leventhal. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or...
10.09.2019
Kristen Lepionka and Kekla Magoon
In this episode, Kristen Lepionka recommends Carol Anshaw and Kekla Magoon recommends Pamela F. Service. This episode is sponsored by Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke and By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery. You can subscribe to...
10.02.2019
Alexis Hall and Maika and Maritza Moulite
Alexis Hall recommends Terry Pratchett, Maika Moulite recommends Elizabeth Acevedo, and Maritza Moulite recommends Maria Semple. This episode is sponsored by The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger and Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player...
09.25.2019
Jackson Bird and Kim Scott
In this episode, Jackson Bird recommends Stephen Chbosky and Kim Scott recommends Elizabeth Knox. This episode is sponsored by The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz and The Infinite Noise by Lauran Shippen. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast...
09.18.2019
Jen Wang and Courtney Maum
In this episode, Jen Wang recommends Wilson Rawls and Courtney Maum recommends Aja Gabel. This episode is sponsored by Pretty Guilty Women by Gina Lamanna and The Years That Matter Most by Paul Tough. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player...
09.11.2019
Tamsyn Muir and Keah Brown
In this episode, Tamsyn Muir recommends Peter Høeg and Keah Brown recommends Casey McQuiston. This episode is sponsored by The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos and Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice....
09.04.2019
Samantha Allen and Lauren Wilkinson
In this episode, Samantha Allen recommends Ursula K. Le Guin and Lauren Wilkinson recommends Nicholas Mancusi. This episode is sponsored by Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman and Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in...
08.28.2019
Nicole Dennis-Benn and Dr. Jen Gunter
In this episode, Nicole Dennis-Benn and Dr. Jen Gunter each recommend a personal favorite read. This episode is sponsored by The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett and Circe by Madeline Miller. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The...
04.24.2019
#12: Nicky Drayden and Helen Ellis
In this episode, Nicky Drayden and Helen Ellis talk about books that captured their attention in big ways. This episode is sponsored by William Shakespeare’s Get Thee Back to the Future! and William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Mean Girls by Ian Doescher. You can subscribe to...
04.17.2019
#11: Lori Gottlieb and Nikesh Shukla
In this episode, Lori Gottlieb and Nikesh Shukla join us to talk about books that have shaped their own craft. This episode is sponsored by The Five by Hallie Rubenhold and The Fall of Crazy House by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. You can subscribe to Recommended...
04.10.2019
#10: Elizabeth McCracken and Rincey Abraham
In this episode, Elizabeth McCracken and Rincey Abraham talk about favorites that are hard to categorize. This episode is sponsored by In the Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen and Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in...
04.03.2019
#9: Swati Teerdhala and Mary Norris
In this episode, Swati Teerdhala recommends Alanna: The First Adventure and Mary Norris recommends The War That Killed Achilles. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be...
03.27.2019
#8: Jean Kwok and Sarah Enni
In this episode, Jean Kwok and Sarah Enni talk about books that have influenced their own writing. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also...
03.20.2019
#7: Laurie Halse Anderson and Mikki Kendall
In this episode, Laurie Halse Anderson and Mikki Kendall talk about books that have shaped how they write. This episode is sponsored by Internment by Samira Ahmed and TheNOVL, and The Fifth Doctrine by Karen Robards. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your...
03.13.2019
#6: G. Willow Wilson and Zen Cho
In this episode, G. Willow Wilson and Zen Cho talk about two of their favorite unreliable narrators. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and CHENDELL: A Natural Warrior by Leslie Landis. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your...
03.06.2019
#5: Susan Choi and Peter Mendelsund
In this episode, authors Susan Choi and Peter Mendelsund each talk about a classic that influenced their own work. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and TBR. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your podcast player...
02.27.2019
#4: Dhonielle Clayton and Roxanne Coady
In this episode, author Dhonielle Clayton and bookstore owner Roxanne Coady talk about the books that have stuck with them. This episode is sponsored by Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward and The Huntress by Kate Quinn. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in...
02.20.2019
#3: Francis Vallejo and Mia Sosa
In this episode, illustrator Francis Vallejo and romance author Mia Sosa talk about works that have shaped their own craft. This episode is sponsored by our $100 gift card giveaway for Swords & Spaceships and The Chef by James Patterson. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple...
02.13.2019
#2: Waubgeshig Rice and Janssen Bradshaw
Today on Recommended, author Waubgeshig Rice and blogger Janssen Bradshaw each talk about a favorite teen novel. This episode is sponsored by our $100 gift card giveaway for Swords and Spaceships. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or...
02.06.2019
#1: Preeti Chhibber and Sarah Gailey
In this episode, authors Preeti Chhibber and Sarah Gailey tell us about discovering new favorite novels while judging books by their covers. This episode is sponsored by The Familiars by Stacey Halls and 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google...
12.12.2018
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11.21.2018
#12: Jane Mount and Oyinkan Braithwaite
In this episode, Jane Mount picks The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Oyinkan Braithwaite talks Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by We That Are Young By Preti Taneja and Aquicorn Cove, the new graphic...
11.14.2018
#11: Sam Maggs and Ausma Zehanat Khan
In this episode, Sam Maggs talks about her love for Becky Chambers’ Record of a Spaceborn Few and Ausma Zehanat Khan discusses the impact of Dune by Frank Herbert on her writing life. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Penguin...
11.07.2018
#10: Joseph Fink and Kate Gavino
In this episode, Joseph Fink picks Vacation by Deb Olin Unferth, and Kate Gavino discusses It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Jane Sherron De Hart and TBR. See...
10.31.2018
#9: Nicole Chung and Becky Chambers
In this episode, Nicole Chung recommends Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers and Becky Chambers recommends Changing Planes by Ursula K. LeGuin. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by The Kingfisher Secret from McClelland & Stewart and Penguin Teen. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
10.24.2018
#8: Kim Stanley Robinson and Sonia Faruqi
In this episode, Kim Stanley Robinson discusses Solar Bones by Mike McCormack and Sonia Faruqi picks Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Duchess by Design by Maya Rodale and Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Jane Sherron...
10.17.2018
#7: John Jennings and RF Kuang
In this episode, John Jennings talks about Octavia Butler’s Wild Seed, and R.F. Kuang picks The Buddha In the Attic by Julie Otsuka. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Home and Away by Candice Montgomery. See...
10.10.2018
#6: Nic Stone and Ryan North
In this episode, Nic Stone recommends The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides and Ryan North recommends Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders, and We That...
10.03.2018
#5: Sara Gran and Greg Pak
In this episode, Sara Gran recommends Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov and Greg Pak recommends The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep and The Witch of Willow Hall...
09.26.2018
#4: Gretchen Ruben and Cynthia Leitich Smith
In this episode, Gretchen Rubin recommends Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language and Cynthia Leitich Smith recommends Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Vampires Like It Hot by Lynsay Sands and TBR. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
09.19.2018
#3: Rebekah Weatherspoon and Dessa
In this episode, Rebekah Weatherspoon recommends If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman and Dessa recommends A Heart-Breaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Vampires Like it Hot by Lynsay Sands and...
09.12.2018
#2: Rin Chupeco and Grady Hendrix
Rin Chupeco picks The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Grady Hendrix picks Ulysses by James Joyce. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Rule by Ellen Goodlett and Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. A transcript of this...
09.05.2018
#1: Jasmine Guillory and Amy Stewart
Jasmine Guillory picks Betsy and Joe by Maud Hart Lovelace, and historical novelist Amy Stewart talks Canteening Overseas by Marian Baldwin This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Hollywood Dead by Richard Kadrey and The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien. See...
08.01.2018
#12: Karina Yan Glaser and Alyssa Cole
In this episode, Karina Yan Glaser recommends Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor and Alyssa Cole recommends To Find You by Cerece Rennie Murphy. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Annotated. A transcript...
07.25.2018
#11: Caitlin Doughty and Sherry Thomas
In this episode, Caitlin Doughty recommends The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker and Sherry Thomas recommends The Legends of the Condor Heroes by Louis Chan. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by our $500 YA Giveaway and Book Riot Insiders. See...
07.18.2018
#10: Julie Murphy and Kevin Kwan
In this episode, Julie Murphy recommends Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and Kevin Kwan recommends People Like Us by Dominick Dunne. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Annotated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07.11.2018
#9: Walter Mosley and Doree Shafrir
In this episode, Walter Mosley recommends Roger Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber and Doree Shafrir recommends Camille Perri's When Katie Met Cassidy. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Book Riot's Best of the Year YA Giveaway and the Annotated podcast. See...
07.04.2018
#8: Victor LaValle and V.E. Schwab
This week we talked to Victor LaValle about Kenzaburō Ōe’s A Personal Matter and V.E. Schwab about Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Mae V. 1 & Series 2 by Gene Ha and Green Almonds by...
06.27.2018
#7: Lauren Groff and Zoraida Córdova
This week on Recommended, Lauren Groff discusses Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick and Zoraida Córdova raves about Blanca and Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Annotated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06.20.2018
#6: Ellen Oh and Cat Sebastian
In this episode, Ellen Oh recommends The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and Cat Sebastian recommends Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Frolic Media and Annotated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06.13.2018
#5: Madeline Miller and Sabaa Tahir
In this episode, Madeline Miller recommends Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, and Sabaa Tahir recommends The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and our bookstore gift card giveaway. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
06.06.2018
#4: Rebecca Roanhorse and Finn Murphy
In this episode, Rebecca Roanhorse recommends Erika Wurth's Buckskin Cocaine and Finn Murphy recommends George Orwell's 1984. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by The Wormworld Saga Vol. 1: The Journey Begins by Daniel Lieske and All the Little Lights by Jamie...
05.30.2018
#3: Sylvain Neuvel and Tayari Jones
In this episode, Sylvain Neuvel recommends Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain and Tayari Jones recommends Alice Walker's Meridian. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Annotated and Book Riot Insiders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05.23.2018
#2: Sandhya Menon and Alexander Chee
In this episode, Sandhya Menon recommends Sophie Kinsella's The Undomestic Goddess and Alexander Chee recommends Anne Carson's Plainwater. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Furyborn by Claire Legrand and Penguin Random House Audio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05.16.2018
#1: Seanan McGuire and Rumaan Alam
In this episode, Seanan McGuire recommends Sarah Rees Brennan's In Other Lands and Rumaan Alam recommends Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Oothar the Blue by Brandon Reese and To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo. See omnystudio.com/listener...

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Jami Attenberg and Valerie Valdes

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Kristen Lepionka and Kekla Magoon

Alexis Hall and Maika and Maritza Moulite

Jackson Bird and Kim Scott

Jen Wang and Courtney Maum

Tamsyn Muir and Keah Brown

Samantha Allen and Lauren Wilkinson

Nicole Dennis-Benn and Dr. Jen Gunter

#12: Nicky Drayden and Helen Ellis

#11: Lori Gottlieb and Nikesh Shukla

#10: Elizabeth McCracken and Rincey Abraham

#9: Swati Teerdhala and Mary Norris

#8: Jean Kwok and Sarah Enni

#7: Laurie Halse Anderson and Mikki Kendall

#6: G. Willow Wilson and Zen Cho

#5: Susan Choi and Peter Mendelsund

#4: Dhonielle Clayton and Roxanne Coady

#3: Francis Vallejo and Mia Sosa

#2: Waubgeshig Rice and Janssen Bradshaw

#1: Preeti Chhibber and Sarah Gailey

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#12: Jane Mount and Oyinkan Braithwaite

#11: Sam Maggs and Ausma Zehanat Khan

#10: Joseph Fink and Kate Gavino

#9: Nicole Chung and Becky Chambers

#8: Kim Stanley Robinson and Sonia Faruqi

#7: John Jennings and RF Kuang

#6: Nic Stone and Ryan North

#5: Sara Gran and Greg Pak

#4: Gretchen Ruben and Cynthia Leitich Smith

#3: Rebekah Weatherspoon and Dessa

#2: Rin Chupeco and Grady Hendrix

#1: Jasmine Guillory and Amy Stewart

#12: Karina Yan Glaser and Alyssa Cole

#11: Caitlin Doughty and Sherry Thomas

#10: Julie Murphy and Kevin Kwan

#9: Walter Mosley and Doree Shafrir

#8: Victor LaValle and V.E. Schwab

#7: Lauren Groff and Zoraida Córdova

#6: Ellen Oh and Cat Sebastian

#5: Madeline Miller and Sabaa Tahir

#4: Rebecca Roanhorse and Finn Murphy

#3: Sylvain Neuvel and Tayari Jones

#2: Sandhya Menon and Alexander Chee

#1: Seanan McGuire and Rumaan Alam