We're a bit late this week, but we have reigned victorious over midterms and work functions and an election to bring you a discussion of Namwali Serpell's magically realistic, somewhat science fictional, family history of Zambia, The Old Drift.

Next time we will be discussing Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth. And after that, Luster by Raven Leilani.

Mentioned in this episode: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad The Zambian "Afronaut" Who Wanted to Join the Space Race by Namwali Serpell for the New Yorker

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Today we have some fun discussing an article about how libraries are the real enemy. And we also talk about the shadowy world of bestseller lists.

Overdue: Throwing the book at libraries

Author loses spot in Top 10 after buying 400 copies of his own book

Next week we're reading The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell.

We read Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor. The book is filled with difficult topics, so this episode will not be for everyone. Despite the discomfort some of the themes may cause it is also a very beautifully and interestingly composed book.

Next time we will be discussing The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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This episode we take some time to share a few books we're looking forward to reading in the remainder of 2020, as well as a couple news items we found interesting.

Next week will be a discussion of Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor.

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This week we discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's 2015 literary fantasy novel The Buried Giant and are pleasantly surprised to say that we do, in fact, actually like some fantasy novels.

Also mentioned in this episode: The Cell (2001 Film with Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn) Ishiguro's novels The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go Episode 8.5 of The Bookstore Podcast.

Next time we will be reading and discussing Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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This week we delve into some Book Twitter news; explaining the supply chain, revealing our ignorance of how the British government works, and encountering yet other stubborn man unwilling to rethink his preconceived notions.

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The Booker Prize

Next week we'll be discussing The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.

This week we read and discussed Heavy by Kiese Laymon and we think you should, too.

Our next book will be The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. Find it at your library or local bookstore or from Libro.fm with code BOOKSTORE for the audio and read along with us.

Way back in 2019, Becca and her partner Zac visited Zac's friend Tom, who is the adult services librarian of a library in Michigan. We were onsite at the library, so there are some audio issues, sorry! This episode is quite different from our normal Between the Books episodes, but we thought we'd mix it up a bit.

Next book discussion will be Heavy by Kiese Laymon.

The Round House by Louise Erdrich came up 2nd in our Instagram poll of what we should read next. This book made us furious at the legal system and made us laugh at the teenage antics Joe and his friends get into. It's a crime thriller, but also a coming-of-age story.

Next time we'll be discussing Kiese Laymon's memoir Heavy.

Support Black Lives Matter

We took a week off to do some learning, reflecting, and work and now we're back to talk. First and foremost: Black Lives Matter. Less important, but also of interest: some fan fiction is set to make important copyright law precedent.

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defund12.org for resources on contacting your local government about defunding the police.

Here is a list of Black Trans and LGBTQ+ organizations you should support: The Okra Project Freedom Fund House of GG Trans Justice Funding Project