The Bookstore

First up for Nonfiction November is Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith. It's part memoir, part musical history of the often invisible, always culturally significant Black women who made pop music what it is.

Corinne has COVID and also a bit of trouble with her audio up top, so yeah, It's her, hi, she's the problem, it's her.

Next time we will be discussing Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power by Anna Merlan. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

Links: The Spotify Playlist (coming soon) Danyel Smith on It's Been a Minute

October's prompt for The Bookstore Challenge 2022 is to read a book that's a retelling of a folktale or fairytale. Our second book is Becca's pick, Love in Color by Bolu Babalola.

Next book discussion episode will be on Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

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October's prompt for The Bookstore Challenge 2022 is to read a book that's a retelling of a folktale or fairytale. Our first book is Corinne's pick, Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugrešić.

Next book discussion episode will be on Love in Color by Bolu Babalola. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstorepod' at checkout.

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For our second and final book of September we read the paranormal YA novel, Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. Would you notice if your best friend of 16 years had elf ears? Let's talk about it.

October's book prompt is to read a retelling of a Folk or Fairy Tale. Corinne's pick is up first and it is Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic. And Becca's will be Love in Color by Bolu Babalola. You can find them at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

Episode 130.5

Today we have a very special Between the Books episode! We are thrilled to be interviewing Bobby Finger, the author of The Old Place, which is Corinne's pick for December's prompt to read a book published in 2022. Yes, we will also be discussing the novel in depth in December, but for now, to encourage you to buy it, we have a little chat with Bobby about this heartbreaking and heartwarming debut.

Next book is Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us!

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Episode 130

September's prompt for The Bookstore Challenge 2022 is "Read a YA or Banned Book." Our first book for the prompt is Corinne's, The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.

Next book is Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us!

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Episode 129

Our second book for Women in Translation Month is Négar Djavadi's Disoriental. It's a novel about an Iranian family's history, relationships, and tragedies in both Iran and France.

Next book is The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline. Find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us!

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Episode 128.

Our first book for Women in Translation Month is Adania Shibli's Minor Detail. This book contains heavy subject matter including violence and sexual assault, so please be aware of that before listening.

Next book is Disoriental by Négar Djavadi. Find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us!

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Our second book for July's prompt "Read a Book Under 200 Pages" is the first book translated from Catalan that we've read for the podcast. Death in Spring by Merce Rodoreda trippy, nightmarish, but ultimately an interesting read.

Next book is Minor Detail by Adania Shibli. Find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us!

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Our first book for July's prompt "Read a Book Under 200 Pages" is also the third James Baldwin book we've read for the podcast. Giovanni's Room is charmingly Parisian but also heartbreaking.

Next book is Death in Spring by Merce Rodoreda. Find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us!

Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstorepod' at checkout.

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