Amanda and Jenn discuss summery reads, dance stories, essay collections, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Harper Perennial and Twisted by Emma Dabiri, and Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski, June 17th 2020.
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FeedbackThe Fate of Stars by SD Simper, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and A Fish Out of Water by Karin Kallmaker (rec’d by Wynnde)
Taste by Kris Bryant (rec’d by Wynnde)
Ann McMann’s Dust, Jericho, and Beowulf for Cretins (rec’d by Wynnde)
Books DiscussedBitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Each of Us A Desert by Mark Oshiro (out in September 2020) (tw: abusive parent, graphic violence)
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
Zero Sum Game by SL Huang
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman
We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey
Sal and Gabi Break The Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (TW slavery, rape)
Unraveling by Karen Lord (tw: harm to children)
My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet
Beyoncé In Formation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley
Far From You by Tess Sharpe (TW homophobia, drug addiction)
So Lucky by Nicola Griffith
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