Episode 443
Brea and Mallory name their most anticipated books for November and December! Plus, they interview the filmmaker behind the new documentary The Librarians, Kim A. Snyder. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
Somebody is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell
November
Bitter Honey by Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström
Literary fiction, mother-daughter relationship, Swedish pop star whose mother is trying to protect her from the past
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Literary fiction, family curse, a woman whose family believes she is another family member reincarnated
Lucky Seed by Justinian Huang
Literary fiction, matriarch of a wealthy family is pushing her gay nephew to produce an heir for the family
Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Literary fiction, woman learning the truth of her glamorous grandmother’s star crossed queer love story
That’s Not How It Happened by Craig Thomas
Literary fiction, family whose lives get adapted into a movie and chaos ensues, creator of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Literary fiction, bad-mom trope, generational trauma, Siddhartha reimagining
Queen Esther by John Irving
Return to the world of The Cider House Rules
The Amberglow Candy Store by Hiyoko Kurisu, translated by Matt Treyvaud
Magical realism, a fox spirit who sells magic healing treats to humans
Deeper than the Ocean by Mirta Ojito
Literary fiction, multigenerational, immigration, family ties
The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie
Short stories, magical realism
Palaver by Bryan Washington
Literary fiction, family, healing
The Pelican Child by Joy Williams
Short stories, the struggle of living
Days at the Torunka Cafe by Satoshi Yagisawa, translated by Eric Ozawa
Literary fiction, set in Tokyo, three people find literal and emotional nourishment
The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend
Mystery, cozy, research assistant to a botanist must solve a murder
The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum
Historical mystery, Jazz Age Harlem, woman and her orphaned charge must solve a murder
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