This week for our Thursday Three, Rachel is joined by fellow voracious reader and writer Carla Jean Whitley.

First, check out the three books that Carla Jean has written:

Birmingham Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Magic City by Carla Jean Whitley

Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music by Carla Jean Whitley

Balancing Act: Yoga Essays by Carla Jean Whitley

Carla Jean has some excellent suggestions for your reading pleasure:

Writers & Lovers: A Novel by Lily King

Sparrow Envy by J. Drew Lanham

Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl

Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, a Friendship by Sarah Ruhl

And Rachel has her usual fantastic lineup of books for Thursday:

Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby by Dan Abrams

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives by Katie Couric

Feel free to let us know what you're reading at [email protected].

See you back on Monday!