Author Interview, Blog, Book Reviews

What A Happy Family Author Interview with Saumya Dave

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Saumya Dave is writer, resident psychiatrist, and co-founder of thisisforHER, an organization that “improves mental health awareness and education for women and girls through unique art therapy group workshops.” Her debut novel, Well-Behaved Indian Women is a mother-daughter story about three generations of women focusing on identity, immigration, and relationships, and the medical field. Her […]

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Author Interview, Podcast Shownotes

The Book of Form and Emptiness: A Discussion with Ruth Ozeki

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Mariquita talks with Ruth Ozeki about her new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, published September 21, 2021 by Viking. Ozeki’s new book touches on loss, grief, childhood mental health issues, and the role objects have in our lives.  Follow and support our host: Mariquita: Instagram Follow and support our guest: Ruth Ozeki: Website

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Interview with Jamie Brenner, author of Blush

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Blush by Jamie Brenner is a robust, succulent, and divine romance novel about three generations of women; Vivian, the matriarch, Leah, the daughter, and Sadie, the granddaughter are brought together by love, books, wine, and cheese amidst impending changes to their beloved family winery. I devoured the novel, engrossing myself with every turn each of

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My Sweet Girl: An Interview with Amanda Jayatissa

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An unreliable narrator who makes terrible choices, a haunted orphanage in Sri Lanka, plus a twist you won’t see coming? These are some of Renee’s favorite things, so she was thrilled to chat with Amanda Jayatissa about her brand new book My Sweet Girl, out now from Berkeley Books. Follow and support our host: Renee:

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Author Interview, Podcast Shownotes

A Conversation with September’s Featured Author: Amanda Montell

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Renee welcomes back Amanda Montell, author of Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (our September book of the month pick!) and Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, to give a brief intro to what you can expect to read in Wordslut as well as the through-line between Wordslut and Cultish. Reserve your

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Author Interview, Blog, Bookish Life

Land of Big Numbers Author Interview with Te-Ping Chen

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Land of Big Numbers is a collection of short stories written by Te-Ping Chen who is a journalist with the Wall Street Journal. Drawing on her experience of living in China, Chen creates a portrait of how everyday life in China looks like as well as its diaspora. The stories also show the social, political,

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Author Interview, FBC Readathons, Podcast Shownotes

Creative Places to Read + An Interview with Emily Henry

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with Niba and Christine The #FBCReadathon is happening next weekend! To help you prepare to make the most out of the weekend, Niba shares a few unconventional places to squeeze in more reading time. Then Christine interviews Emily Henry, the author of People We Meet on Vacation, which is one of the 50+ books we’re

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Funeral for Flaca Author Interview with Emilly Prado

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Emilly Giselle Prado is a writer, community organizer, and the Director of Youth Programs at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico. She is the author of youth non-fiction title, Examining Assimilation. Her debut essay collection, Funeral for Flaca, is forthcoming with Future Tense Books on

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How to Raise a Feminist Son: Review and Interview with the Author

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Book Review Sonora Jha’s latest book, How to Raise a Feminist Son, is one that everyone must read. Full stop. Strong statement to make at the beginning of a piece, I know. But hear me out.  This is THE book on raising more compassionate and loving children, and on changing the world.  A quick disclaimer:

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