Books on Books

On this episode, Amanda and Anna catch up on what we've been reading and do a deep dive into The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue .Currently Reading: -- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry-- Body of Stars by Laura Maylene WalterDeep Dive: -- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. SchwabOther books mentioned on this episode:-- The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton-- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood-- The Power by Naomi Alderman

On this episode, Amanda and Anna celebrate black history month by sharing books by African American authors. Currently Reading: -- The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson-- A Deadly Education by Naomi NovikBooks by African American Authors: -- Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman-- The Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadOther books mentioned on this episode:-- Passing by Nella Larsen-- Everfair by Nisi Shawl-- Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead-- Karen Marie Moning's Fever series

On this episode, Amanda and Anna share beautiful books, thoughts on poetry, and what we're currently reading. Currently Reading: -- The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins-- The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Most Beautiful Books We've Read: -- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini-- Above Us the Milky Way by Fowzia KarimiPoets We Love:-- Amanda Gorman -- Fernando Pessoa-- Amiri Baraka

Amanda and Anna kick off 2021 with some joyful reading!Books we enjoyed over our winter breaks: -- Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang-- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-SmithBooks we're excited about in 2021: -- Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer-- The Four Winds by Kristin HannahA book featuring animals: -- The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa-- Lobster is the Best Medicine by Liz ClimoOther books mentioned: -- Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer-- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah-- Th Great Alone by Kristin Hannah-- Barely Functioning Adult by Meichi Ng-- The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

This week, Amanda and Anna present the 2020 Holiday Spectacular! We share our favorite holiday books, bookish traditions, and books not to miss!Don't miss in 2020: -- White Ivy by Susie Yang-- One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene WeingartenHoliday books we enjoy: -- Amanda's Tree by Jo Jones-- One Day in December by Josie Silver-- Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory-- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren-- Letters from Father Christmas by JRR TolkienLeast favorite books of 2020: -- Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein -- Atomic Love by Jennie FieldsBooks we haven't read yet (but probably should have): -- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison-- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Books we'd like to see as movies:-- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes-- City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertOther books mentioned: Afterland by Lauren BeukesEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading:-- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine-- Anxious People by Fredrik BackmanBooks we haven't read yet (but probably should have): -- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison-- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Books we'd like to see as movies:-- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes-- City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertOther books mentioned: Afterland by Lauren BeukesEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading:-- A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost-- Ohio by Stephen MarkleyDeep Dive on:The Midnight Library by Matt HaigOther books mentioned: I'm Just a Person by Tig NotaroThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- A Burning by Megha Majumdar-- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiA book that's we didn't like-- The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal-- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezOther books mentioned: --The Midnight Library by Matt Haig-- Just Like You by Nick Hornby-- The Party Upstairs by Lee Conell-- Old Kingdom (series) by Garth Nix-- The Song of the Lioness (series) by Tamora Pierce-- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout-- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- One by One by Ruth Ware-- The Library of Legends by Janie ChangA book that's made you laugh out loud-- Where'd You go, Bernadette by Maria Semple-- Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple-- All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy-- Home Before Dark by Riley SagerQuirkiest book you've read-- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson-- Nothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonOther books mentioned: -- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire -- Sadie by Courtney Summers-- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson-- Curiousaurs Rex by Maisie York (Anna's self-published kid's book!)

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue-- When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonaldDeep dive book discussion-- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

This week, Amanda and Anna share: Books we're currently reading-- Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn-- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowBooks that have good movie counterparts-- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro-- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

In this episode, we discuss: American Spy by Lauren WilkinsonUpright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahThe Far Field by Madhuri VijayFind out more about SPL Summer Book Bingo: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/learning/summer-of-learning/2020-adult-book-bingo

In this episode, we discuss: Borderlines by Michela WrongGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlReincarnation Blues by Michael PooreThe Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

In this episode, we discuss: The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettBeach Read by Emily HenryThe Last Human by Zack JordanSlaughter House-Five by Kurt VonnegutDaring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

In this episode, we discuss: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. EasonOna Out of Order by Margarita MontimoreIn the Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth WareThe Turn of the Key by Ruth WareThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareAssault and Pepper by Leslie BudewitzGuilty as Cinnamon by Leslie BudewitzKilling Thyme by Leslie BudewitzFind Seattle Book Bingo here: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/learning/summer-of-learning/2020-adult-book-bingo

In this episode, we discuss: The Stationery Shop by Marjan KamaliDr Space Junk Vs the Universe by Alice GormanThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerA Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki Becoming by Michelle ObamaLearn more about our work at PATH.org

Amanda and Anna talk about: Weather by Jenny OffillThe Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie SilverThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternWriters & Lovers by Lily King