TBR Lowdown is a book club and podcast dedicated to reading diversely. Two bookish friends who met on bookstagram talk about what they're currently reading and what they want to read in the future. We'll interview interesting readers, authors, and creators, so subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss a thing!
In season 4, episode 173, we discuss Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated from the Persian by Faridoun Farrokh.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4, episode 172 we discuss Stag Dance by Torrey Peters.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4, episode 171, we discuss Death Takes Me by Cristin Rivera Garza, translated from the Spanish by Robin Myers and Sarah Booker.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4, episode 170, we chat about annotating books and other reading habits.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4, episode 169, we chat about the weekend we spent book thrifting and hanging out.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 168, we share some of our anticipated summer reads.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4, episode 167, we talk about the evolution of our reading tastes. What a journey it has been.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 166, we discuss A Separate Peace by John KnowlesVisit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 165, we discuss Black Chalk by Christopher J. YatesVisit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 164, we discuss our January/February book club pick The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal, translated from the French by Emma Ramadan.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
Team TBR Lowdown has laryngitis. Since March is National Small Press Month, we're rebroadcasting an episode from season 1 where we share some of our favorite small presses.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 162, we discuss whether the Classics are still relevant.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 161, we give readers a Translated Literature Starter Pack to help you ease your way into reading translated literature.Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 160, we discuss two articles about the Big 5 ruining literary fiction and literary fiction not being a real thing.Visit our website athttps://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 159, we discuss Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán, translated from the Spanish by Sophie HughesVisit our website athttps://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 158, we share 10 Spring book releases we're looking forward to reading. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 157, we discuss All Yours (translated from the Spanish by Miranda France) and Times of the Flies (translated from the Spanish by Francis Riddle) by Claudia Piñeiro. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 156, we share our best books of 2024. Visit our individual Substack newsletters to see our full lists. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 155, we discuss Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 154, we announce our 2025 book club picks and talk about our 4th annual reading challenge! Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 153, we discuss The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 152, we discuss how AI initiatives continue to grow in the publishing industry. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 151, we discuss The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Whose Names are Unknown by Sanora Babb. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 150, we discuss Near to the Wild Heart by the incredible Clarice Lispector, our May book club pick. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 149, we talk about the romantasy subgenre and how publishing plays a role in its explosion. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 148, we jump on the 10 Before the End trend. What 10 books would you like to read before the end of the year? Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 147, we share some books we think are perfect to read during the Fall season. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 146, we discuss the nonfiction books we'd like to read for Nonfiction November. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 145, we discuss Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Who else is excited about the upcoming Apple TV series adaptation?!?! Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
In season 4 episode 144, we discuss our Aug/Sep book club pick I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated from the French by Roz Schwarz. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters.
It's Fall and we read translated fiction all year long. Here are some upcoming releases to keep your eye on. Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to your Substack newsletters.
Fall is here, and some books are coming out that we think you should add to your TBR! Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com to see our show notes, join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to your Substack newsletters.
We're back from our summer break and ready to talk about books! Hello and welcome back to season 4! Visit our website at https://www.tbrlowdown.com/ to join our Discord, book club, and subscribe to our Substack newsletters. Books mentioned in this episode The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout The Last Shootist by Miles Swarthout The Little Friend by Donna Tartt The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside Liars by Sarah Manguso Also mentioned The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times
In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our conversation with literary translator Tina Kover. Kover has translatedDisoriental by Négar Djavadi, Blue by Emmelie Prophète, Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre, and The Postcard by Anne Berest, to name a few. Highlights:
In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre, translated from the French by Tina Kover. The story of Belle da Costa Greene is nothing short of amazing. Reading about her story felt like a real adventure full of worry, excitement, hope, loss, and pride. It's a book we highly recommend. Highlights:
In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Elena Knows by Claudia Piñero, translated from the Spanish by Francis Riddle. Highlights:
In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Vladimir by Julia May Jonas. Highlights:
In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth. Highlights:
In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, our December 2022 Book Club Pick, from Season 2 Episode 71. Highlights:
In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated from the Catalan by Julia Sanches, from season 2 episode 77. Highlights:
In this episode, we discuss The Glutton by A.K. Blakemore. Highlights:
In this episode, we discuss A Little Luck by Claudia Piñero, translated from the Spanish by Francis Riddle. We are big fans of Piñero and truly enjoy reading her work. In 2022, we chose her book Elena Knows as our August book club pick and we had a great discussion on that book (episode 55). Highlights:
In this episode, we chat with S.T. Gibson, the author of the forthcoming novel Evocation, with special guest Jess Owens. Highlights:
In this episode, we discuss an article on The Bookseller titled The Adultification of YA. Highlights:
In this episode, we discuss an article on The Cut titled Why Does Every Famous Woman Have a Book Club Now? Highlights:
In this episode, we discuss our MAR/APR community read: The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison. Highlights:
In this episode, we discuss, The Atlantic's March 14, 2024, The Great American Novels article. Highlights:
In this episode, we share our favorite books from the first quarter. Highlights:
In this episode, we talk about some of the late Spring and Summer book releases we're looking forward to and think you should put on your radar. Highlights:
STAY TUNED FOR THIS UPCOMING EPISODE.... The Grapes of Wrath was published today in 1939. We have been reading The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Whose Names are Unknown by Sanora Babb, and we will have a deep dive discussion about both books and their publishing history. You don't want to miss this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbrlowdown/message
In this episode, we chat about the Bloomberg article: TikTok Is Turning the Publishing World Into Fast Fashion. There have been several articles and YouTube video essays on this topic. Highlights:
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