In episode #119, John Evans, owner of Diesel Bookstore talks about selling his independent bookstore, what he'll miss most and how books help us deal with difficult subjects such as war. Click below to purchase the books at my affiliate Bookshop.org shop, which gives money back to Diesel Bookstore and supports this show. Books recommended: Trilogy by H.D. Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner Ceremony by Leslie Marmon...
Feb 12, 2024•27 min
This week, on episode #118 of Books Are My People, I'm visited by H. Maria Armijo a visual artist, librarian and instructor on a mission to boost community literacy. We talk books and the importance of information literacy. Books recommended: Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. Rogers You Dreamed of Empires by Albert Enrigue translated by Natasha Wimmer The Skull by Jon Klassen Guest author recommendation: Angela Brown, author of Olivi...
Jan 15, 2024•28 min
On episode #117, learn about three new works of fiction, one memoir and a backlisted short fiction collection. Join my book club if you're looking for a book community. I talk about book bans in Florida, reading goals and Keanu Reeves. Books Recommended: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen Safe As Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump Greek Lessons by Han Kang translated by De...
Jan 08, 2024•14 min
Today, on episode #116, Andy Hunter CEO of Bookshop.org stops by and talks about how he started his company and he shares some of his favorite recent reads. One of the best things you can do to support my free podcast is to purchase books through my affiliate links below! Or, buy me a coffee! (I do love coffee!) Books Recommende d: The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut Nonfiction by Julia Myerson The Book Of Ayn by Lexi Freiman The Fetishist by Katherine Min Didn't Nobody Give A Shit What Happened to C...
Jan 01, 2024•36 min
Today, on episode #115, my father and screenwriter Ron Clark and I talk movies and I recommend my favorite reads from 2024. Books recommended: Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah The Fraud by Zadie Smith Big Swiss by Jen Beagin The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Death Valley by Melissa Brodeur Guest Author Recommendations by Betsy Marro, author of Casualties. Betsy recommends Make It Stop by Jim Ruland Other Books Discussed: Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Find Betsy oon her Substac...
Dec 18, 2023•28 min
Today on episode #114 I go back in time and review my favorite book from 2014. Etsy Link To My Journals Send me an email at [email protected] with your address I will send you a handmade collage! Books recommended in 2014 Euphoria by Lily King All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews A Girl is A Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offilll Support the show Get your Books Are My People coffee mug here! I hope you all have a wonderfull...
Dec 04, 2023•13 min
Today, on episode #113, Michelle Porter and I discuss her debut fiction novel, A Grandmother Begins The Story. Books Recommended: A Grandmother Begins The Story by Michelle Porter Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo North Woods by Daniel Mason Whitemud walking by Matthew James Weigel The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach The Circle by Katherena Vermette Guest Author Recommendation: Holly M. Wendt, author of Heading North Recommends Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Links Mentioned: Link up to the story o...
Nov 20, 2023•31 min
Today, I get a visit from one of my favorite authors, Edward Carrey. We talk about his latest novel, Edith Holler. Books Recommended: Edith Holler by Edward Carrey Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo The Fraud by Zadie Smith Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Other Books Discussed: Little by Edward Carrey The Swallowed Man by Edward Carrey My...
Nov 06, 2023•22 min
Today, on episode #111, I recommend five great reads. Books Recommended: Pet by Catherine Chidgey The Art Thief by Michael Finkel Shark Heart by Emily Haebeck Our Town by Thornton Wilder Notes on An Execution by Danya Kukafka Other Books Never Whistle at Night Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris Here is the link to my Substack. Here is the link to my All You Have To Do Is Call book giveaway closing 11/2 Letter from Steinbeck to his son. My most rece...
Oct 23, 2023•16 min
On episode #110 I speak with author Kerri Maher. We talk about reproductive rights, historical fiction and her latest novel, All You Have To Do Is Call. Sign up for my weekly book recommendation newsletter here. Find me on Substack here. Books Reccomended: All You Have To Do Is Call by Kerri Maher Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez The Bee Sting by Paul Murray A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin Death Valley by Melissa Broder The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson Guest author recommendation...
Oct 09, 2023•26 min
Today, on episode #109, I speak with young adult Kayvion Lewis, author of the recently published Thieves’ Gambit. We talk about her writing process and her adventurous spirit is so infectious! Book Recommended: Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison Yellow Face by R.F. Kuang Whalefall by Daniel Kraus Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Guest author Emily Brightwell, author of Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win recommends Redshirts by John Scal...
Sep 25, 2023•32 min
Today, on episode #108, I speak with Hannah Carlson, who has a PHD in material culture, to talk about her book, Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close. Books Recommended: The Mummies of Urumchi by Elizabeth Wayland Barber Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber Rouge by Mona Awad Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan Guest author recommendation: Laura Zimmerman Just Do This One Thing For Me Recom...
Sep 11, 2023•25 min
Today, on episode 107 I speak with author Denene Millner about her latest novel, One Blood , and her experience novelizing the film Dreamgirls. Click on any of the links below to purchase the books discussed. Shownotes: My upcycled book journals are on sale with 25% off through September 15th, 2023 with the code: ENDOFSUMMER Free shipping free when you spend $35 or more. Click here to shop! Book Giveaway: The Weaver and the Witch Queen All you have to do to enter is click here and comment on my ...
Aug 28, 2023•41 min
Shownotes: Today, on episode #106, I am joined by screenwriter, Ron Clark, who also happens to be my father. We discuss the writer's strike, Stephen Sondheim, my dad's secret fear and, we hum, in addition to recommending books, of course. Click on any of the titles to be taken to my bookshop.org shop. Permanent Linkups: Sign up for my weekly newsletter Follow me on Substack Follow me on Instagram Take a writing class with me Buy a unique, upcycled journal for book lovers Reach out and email me a...
Aug 14, 2023•27 min
Today, on episode #105 historical fiction author, Nicola Harrison pops by to discuss her latest novel, Hotel Laguna. Recommended Books: Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill The House Is On Fire by Rachel Beanland Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman Book Giveaway! I'm giving away one copy of May Cobb's A Likable Woman out July 11th. Click here to be taken to my Instagram post to learn how to...
Jun 19, 2023•26 min
Today, on episode #104, A Likable Woman author, May Cobb, and I talk about how we unknowingly used to be neighbors, what it means to be an unlikable woman and what inspired her latest novel out July 11th. Shownotes click on any title to be taken to my bookshop.org shop: Books Are My People Recommended Books: A Likeable Woman by May Cobb Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Brazier My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Flores Vera Won’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto The For...
Jun 05, 2023•29 min
Today on episode #103, you won't believe how many books Bookpage Editor, Savanna Walker looks at a month in order to make her review selections at BookPage! And don't forget to enter my giveaway of Emma Cline's The Guest. Books Recommended: A Right Sort Of Man by Allison Montclair The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton The Guest by Emma Cline All The Sinners Bleed by S. a. Cosby Other Books Discussed: Dreaming Of You by Lisa Kleypas Animal, Vegetable, Mir...
May 22, 2023•34 min
Today, on episode #102, listen to learn about Katie Mouallek's life as an editor in Amsterdam, her love of Southern storytelling and her number one tip for writers revising their own work. Books Recommended: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer House of Cotton by Monica Brashears All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez Other Books Mentioned: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab The...
May 08, 2023•31 min
Today on episode #101, I speak with lawyer and Bookstagrammer, Caroline Dreyfus of @Texacalibooks. She shares with us three books that make her happy, including the book she wants to hug for the rest of her life. (How’s that for an endorsement?) Books Recommended: Bear Town by Fredrik Backman For You and Only You a Joe Goldberg Novel by Caroline Kepnes The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs The Guncle by Steven Rowley Other Books Mentioned: Joseph Cornell'...
Apr 24, 2023•26 min
This week, on episode #100, I celebrate my 100th podcast episode! Want more book recommendations? Sign up for my newsletter here. Win Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson here. Books Recommended We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth American Mermaid: a novel by Julia Langbein The Fake by Zoe Whittall Up Next For Me: For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes SoThis Bookclub link Come say hello to me at the Los Angele...
Apr 10, 2023•20 min
This week, editor and author, Jenny Jackson, comes on the show to discuss her novel, Pineapple Street. Want more book recommendations? Sign up for my newsletter here. Books Recommended: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Women Are The Fiercest Creatures by Andrea Dunlop Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny Other Books Mentioned: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue Big Swiss by Jen Beag...
Mar 27, 2023•24 min
Want more books in your life? Sign up for my weekly newsletter here. Books Recommended: I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai The Door by Magda Szabo Letters To A Writer of Color edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro Madonna In A Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell The Virgins by Pamela Erens Other Books Recommended: Black Candle Woman by Diane Marie Brown A Likely Story by Leigh McMullan Abramson Guest Author: Dog on Fire by Terese Svoboda Terese’s recom...
Mar 13, 2023•32 min
97 – Books Are My people with Priya Guns Want more book recommendations in your life? Sign up for my weekly newsletter! Want to send a little love my way? Leave me a review or rating wherever you listen to Books Are My People. Click any book to be taken to my bookshop.org affiliate page and support the show! Episode Guest: Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns Guest Author Recommendation: A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories by Jai Chakrabarti Books Recommended: Exquisite Cadavers...
Feb 27, 2023•26 min
This week, Amy Poeppel and I discuss her new novel, The Sweet Spot, how monologues can help a writer find their character's voice and find out which one of us feels compelled to finish all the books they begin! Sign up here for my newsletter for more book titles delivered to your inbox! Books Discussed: The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman Big Swiss by Jen Beagin The World According to Fanny Davis by Bridgett M. Davis Bookworm by Robin Yeatman The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani The...
Feb 13, 2023•25 min
Want even more book recommendations? Sign up for my weekly newsletter! We talk about puppets, Muppets, our mutual love for Jim Henson, how Grady viscerally has to feel horror when he writes and the fascinating subject matter of the next book he's researching and writing. Click on any title below to be taken to my Bookshop.org shop and help support the show! The Elementals by Michael McDowell Maame by Jessica George Through the Woods by Emily Carroll Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen Shiver by Jungi I...
Jan 30, 2023•23 min
This week, Parini Shroff, author of The Bandit Queens, visits and we talk about how we like to organize our books, what inspired her novel and what she is working on next. Plus a Grady Hendrix Giveaway! Sign up for my newsletter link. Enter my How to Sell A Haunted house Giveaway Books recommended: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Animal by Lisa Taddeo Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Writers and Lovers by Lily King How to Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Qua...
Jan 23, 2023•29 min
Sign up for my new Books Are My People Newletter here! This week, I speak with Annie Long Sullivan, founder of soThis, a bookclub with benefits. She speaks with me about some of her favorite recent reads and why she started a virtual bookclub community. Books Recommended: Click any title to be taken to my affiliate Bookshop.org shop. All Signs Point to Paris by Natasha Sizlo The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent I Miss you I Hate this by Sara Saedi The Storied Life of AJ Fickry by G...
Jan 09, 2023•25 min
92 – Books Are My People – Just Jennifer – Back in time to 2015 click here to sign up for my newsletter! Books Recommended: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff The First Bad Man by Miranda July Between the World and Me by Te Nehisi-Coates The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson The Sellout by Paul Beatty Other Books Discussed: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo The Lemon by S.E. Boyd We Were Liars by E. Lockheart Bluets by Maggie Nelson Beatlebone by Kevin Barry The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro A Little Lif...
Dec 26, 2022•14 min
91 – Books Are My People with Anna Caputo Books Discussed: Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney Poster Girl by Veronica Roth Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung Translated by Anton Hur The Wilder women by Ruth Emmie Lang Other Books Discussed: The Splendid Ticket by Bill Cotter The Bird Tattoo by Dunya Mikhail At Certain Points We Touch by Lauren John Joseph The Tudors in Love Passion and Politics in the age of England’s Most Famous Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood My Annihilati...
Dec 12, 2022•22 min
Books Are My People – Episode 90 This week, I welcome author and actor Tracy Dawson, author of Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren’t Supposed to Do. Books Recommended: Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren’t Supposed to Do by Tracy Dawson If Neitzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin Gregg Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry The Wreckage of my Presence by Casey Wilson Other Books...
Nov 28, 2022•32 min
