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S. 6 Ep. 121 Books Are My People with guest Jennifer Caloyeras 2-2-22
It’s always a lot of fun to connect with bookish podcasters, to learn why they started their shows and what they get from it. This week’s guest, Jennifer Caloyeras, is the host of Books Are My People. On her show, she has a bookish news segment and also recommends 5 books, most of them brand new releases, to listeners each week; Every other week she interviews a bookish guest.
Jennifer lives in CA and teaches writing at the UCLA Extension’s Writer’s program. She is also a published author of several Young adult novels, and will soon publish her first adult novel.
She talks to us about why she enjoys books about unlikable characters, how she reads 8-10 books a week, and a fun musical secret about herself that concerns Ted Lasso.
Books mentioned--
1- Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
2- Tales of The City by Armistead Maupin
3- Why Fish Don't Exist by LuLu Miller
4- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
5- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
6- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
7- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
8- Once More We Saw Stars by Jason Green
9- When We Were Vikings by David MacDonald
10- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
11- Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
12- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
13- The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
14- You by Caroline Kepnes
15- Strays by Jennifer Caloyeras
16- Unruly Creatures by Jennifer Caloyeras
17- The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen
18- A Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
19- The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
20- Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever
21- Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Movies and TV series mentioned--
1- Home Alone (1990)
2- Ted Lasso (Hulu)
You can find Jennifer Caloyeras at her website www.jennifercaloyeras.com and on Instagram @jennifercaloyeras. Her podcast, Books Are My People can be found on your favorite podcast platform.
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It’s always a lot of fun to connect with bookish podcasters, to learn why they started their shows and what they get from it. This week’s guest, Jennifer Caloyeras, is the host of Books Are My People. On her show, she has a bookish news segment and also recommends 5 books, most of them brand new releases, to listeners each week; Every other week she interviews a bookish guest.
Jennifer lives in CA and teaches writing at the UCLA Extension’s Writer’s program. She is also a published author of several Young adult novels, and will soon publish her first adult novel.
She talks to us about why she enjoys books about unlikable characters, how she reads 8-10 books a week, and a fun musical secret about herself that concerns Ted Lasso.
Books mentioned--
1- Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
2- Tales of The City by Armistead Maupin
3- Why Fish Don't Exist by LuLu Miller
4- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
5- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
6- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
7- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
8- Once More We Saw Stars by Jason Green
9- When We Were Vikings by David MacDonald
10- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
11- Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix
12- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
13- The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
14- You by Caroline Kepnes
15- Strays by Jennifer Caloyeras
16- Unruly Creatures by Jennifer Caloyeras
17- The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen
18- A Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
19- The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
20- Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever
21- Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Movies and TV series mentioned--
1- Home Alone (1990)
2- Ted Lasso (Hulu)
You can find Jennifer Caloyeras at her website www.jennifercaloyeras.com and on Instagram @jennifercaloyeras. Her podcast, Books Are My People can be found on your favorite podcast platform.
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