Clipper Reads

Books discussed in this podcast include (Click the title to link to the description in Goodreads): Lost Girls of Paris by Pan Jenoff The Expats by Chris Pavone Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi Alice Network by Kate Quinn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clipperreads/message

Books mentioned in this episode: Breathe Like Water by Anna Jarzab Ice Walker by James Raffan I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee Confessions on the 7:45 Your Blue is Not My BLue by Aspen Matis Grown by Tiffany D Jackson Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clipperreads/message

Do you tend to always stick to the same one or two genres when reading? Are there any genres you absolutely avoid? Does it matter? Why should we try out new genres? We explore the answers to these questions in today's episode! Articles and Books referenced in this episode: https://www.bustle.com/p/11-reasons-you-should-try-reading-a-new-genre-43092 Back Bay by William Martin The Da Vinci Code by Dane Brown Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Scythe by Neal Shusterman --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clipperreads/message

Thanks for listening today! Leave us a message with ideas for how you have gotten out of a reading funk! Books mentioned in today's episode: Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and the Last Climb of Kate Matrosova by Ty Gagne Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain My Life in France by Julia Childs Bon Appetempt: A Coming-of-Age Story (with Recipes!) by Amelia Morris Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizeberg Untamed by Glennon Doyle High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life by Tiffany Jenkins --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clipperreads/message

Today we each chose a book, set a timer, and read for 15 minutes. This episode is a discussion of the beginnings of each of these novels! You Should See me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington. The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true? The Kingdom of Back by Maire Lu Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish: to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she'll ever become the acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in eighteenth-century Europe, and that means composing is forbidden to her. She will perform only until she reaches a marriageable age—her tyrannical father has made that much clear. As Nannerl's hope grows dimmer with each passing year, the talents of her beloved younger brother, Wolfgang, only seem to shine brighter. His brilliance begins to eclipse her own, until one day a mysterious stranger from a magical land appears with an irresistible offer. He has the power to make her wish come true—but his help may cost her everything. In her first work of historical fiction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu spins a lush, lyrically told story of music, magic, and the unbreakable bond between a brother and sister. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clipperreads/message