The Bookstore

If the Nobel Prize for literature were a body part, this year it would be two feet stuck firmly in its own mouth. That was going to be the title of the episode, but I figured it was too long. This week we break down a couple of scandals that are plaguing the prestigious award AND we have a conversation with Margaret Pinard from Another Read Through Bookstore in Portland, OR.

Next week we'll be discussing 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak. Show Notes and Links can be found here.

If the Nobel Prize for literature were a body part, this year it would be two feet stuck firmly in its own mouth. That was going to be the title of the episode, but I figured it was too long. This week we break down a couple of scandals that are plaguing the prestigious award AND we have a conversation with Margaret Pinard from Another Read Through Bookstore in Portland, OR.

This week we give ourselves a bit of a history lesson as we read Qiu Miaojin's Notes of a Crocodile, a satire of Taiwanese society in the late 80s and 90s.

Correction for this episode: Becca refers to Qiu Miaojin as Miaojin instead of as Qiu, her surname. Apologies for that mistake.

Articles referenced:

https://longreads.com/2018/06/07/a-crocodile-in-paris-the-queer-classics-of-qiu-miaojin/

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/consider-the-crocodile-qiu-miaojins-lesbian-bestiary/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/books/review/notes-of-a-crocodile-qiu-miaojin.html

We get a history lesson as we read Qiu Miaojin's Notes of a Crocodile, a satire of Taiwan in the late 80s.

Correction: Becca refers to Qiu Miaojin as Miaojin instead of her surname Qiu. Apologies for the mistake.

Sources:

https://longreads.com/2018/06/07/a-crocodile-in-paris-the-queer-classics-of-qiu-miaojin/

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/consider-the-crocodile-qiu-miaojins-lesbian-bestiary/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/books/review/notes-of-a-crocodile-qiu-miaojin.html

After a bit of a mis-speak, we realized that we've read more books published by independent publishers and presses than we thought. So we're here to highlight the great work by publishers you suggested and publishers that we think are putting out great work. There's so many to talk about that we couldn't fit it all in!

Next week we will be reading Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

A list of titles and publishers discussed in this episode can be found on the episode post on our website www.thebookstorepodcast.com.

After a bit of a mis-speak, we realized that we've read more books published by independent publishers and presses than we thought. So we're here to highlight the great work by publishers you suggested and publishers that we think are putting out great work. There's so many to talk about that we couldn't fit it all in!

Next week we will be reading Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

This is a long one, but it's only because we could not shut up about Trick Mirror and Jia Tolentino. We opine, we contradict ourselves, then we contradict our contradictions. But it's all just being self-reflective of our own self-delusions. You may not believe you need another thinkpiece on the internet and social media, but trust us, you need this book. Millennials, this episode is dedicated especially to you.

Our next book discussion will be on Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

This is a long one, but it's only because we could not shut up about Trick Mirror and Jia Tolentino. We opine, we contradict ourselves, then we contradict our contradictions. But it's all just being self-reflective of our own self-delusions. You may not believe you need another thinkpiece on the internet and social media, but trust us, you need this book. Millennials, this episode is dedicated especially to you.

This week's mini has some themed book news.

What's an embargo? You're about to find out.

Big companies bum us out, but we keep punching up until we reach the obvious ending.

And Corinne travelled all the way to Madison, Wi to talk with Gretchen at A Room of One's Own Books about Bookstores Against Borders and how bookstores make your community.

This week's mini has some themed book news.

• What's an embargo? You're about to find out.
• Big companies bum us out, but we keep punching up until we reach the obvious ending.
• And Corinne travelled all the way to Madison, Wi to talk with Gretchen at A Room of One's Own Books about Bookstores Against Borders and how bookstores make your community.

We lied in the episode and said that next week we'd be reading Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin, which we'll actually be reading in a couple more weeks. NEXT week we'll be discussing Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino.

Sources: After Tor Experiment, Macmillan Expands Embargo on Library E-Books

What happens when you give a monopoly a dystopian text: They learn how to be badder