Podcasts about Disappearing Earth

Listen as author Julia Philips becomes fast friends with host Matt Sawyer as they talk about her latest best-selling book, Bear.Julia Philips: Julia Philips is the author of the bestselling novel Bear and Disappearing Earth, a finalist for the National Book Award, and one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year. A 2024 Guggenheim fellow, she lives with her family in Brooklyn.HostMatt Sawyer: Matt is an educator, podcaster, writer, and hip-hop artist based in Macon County, North Carolina. He is the creator of the Story Made Project, an exploration for and of stories that make a difference in our world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Julia Phillips was nominated for a National Book Award for her very first novel, Disappearing Earth. Now Phillips has a second novel, a page-turner called Bear, in which two sisters in their twenties find themselves visited by a bear, with differing responses.

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, novelists Julia Phillips and Boo Trundle celebrate the publication of Phillips's latest novel Bear, recorded at an in-store event with Watchung Booksellers.Julia Phillips is the author of the bestselling novels Bear and Disappearing Earth, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year. A 2024 Guggenheim fellow, she grew up in Montclair and now lives with her family in Brooklyn.Julia's work has been translated into twenty-six languages. She has written for The New York Times, ​The Atlantic, and The Paris Review and teaches at the Randolph College MFA program. She is also on the board of the Crime Victims Treatment Center, a nonprofit that helps people heal from violence.Boo Trundle is the author of The Daughter Ship (2023). A writer, artist, and performer, her work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and NPR's The Moth. She has released three albums of original music with Big Deal Records. She lives in New Jersey.Resources:1000 words newsletter subscription The Revenant The Bear (TV series)Bear by Marian EngleLegends of the FallSubreddit on Poverty Finance Subreddit on San Juan Books:A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available here. Register for Upcoming Events.The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup and is recorded at Silver Stream Studio in Montclair, NJ. The show is edited by Kathryn Counsell and Bree Testa. Special thanks to Timmy Kellenyi and Derek Mattheiss. Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica. Art & design and social media by Evelyn Moulton. Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff. Thanks to all the staff at Watchung Booksellers and The Kids' Room! If you liked our episode please like, follow, and share! Stay in touch!Email: wbpodcast@watchungbooksellers.comSocial: @watchungbooksellersSign up for our newsletter to get the latest on our shows, events, and book recommendations!

Julia Phillips is the author of the National Book Award finalist and NYT Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year debut Disappearing Earth. Her latest is Bear, out and available by Hogarth. She joins Marrie to talk about it, as well as the power of fairytales and using that structure in your work. She talks about working in a close third point of view, how to make setting a character in your story, and how the pandemic impacted this current wave of fiction. They also talk about finding an agent, being a good literary citizen, and so much more. For more information on Writers on Writing and extra writing perks, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. Support the show by buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. We've stocked it with titles from our guests, as well as some of our personal favorites. You'll support independent bookstores and our show by purchasing through the store. Finally, on Spotify listen to an album's worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners. (Recorded on August 1, 2024) Host: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Host: Marrie Stone Music and sound editing: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)

In this episode of Writing for Immortality, meet Julia Phillips, the acclaimed author of Bear and National Book Award finalist Disappearing Earth. I interview Julia about Bear and we also talk about the exploration of the sisterly bond, about the setting of the book on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, and the dynamics that play out between locals and tourists. The conversation shifts to the blinding effects of enchantment and mysticism, as well as the writing process and the joy (yes, the joy!) of revision. Crafting atmosphere, character-driven fiction while weaving complex themes into compelling narratives doesn't happen by magic, and Julia offers a master class in how she does what she does so well--that is, enchanting readers with her own spellbinding writing and world-building. Don't miss this conversation with one of today's most exciting literary voices! ⁠https://www.juliaphillipswrites.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0525520430⁠ Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Bear 02:22 Exploring the Sisterly Bond 11:17 The Dynamics Between Locals and Tourists 19:03 Enchantment and Mysticism 32:40 The Writing Process and the Joy of Revision

Send us a Text Message.Jason and Brett talk to Julia Phillips (Bear) about different sibling dynamics, the "bear" knocking on her door, and why she's wearing a snake in her wedding photos. Julia Phillips is the bestselling author of the novel Disappearing Earth, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year. A 2024 Guggenheim fellow, she lives with her family in Brooklyn.Gays Reading is sponsored by Audible. Get a FREE 30-day trial by visiting audibletrial.com/gaysreadingBOOKS!Check out the list of books discussed on each episode on our Bookshop page: https://bookshop.org/shop/gaysreading MERCH!Purchase your Gays Reading podcast merchandise HERE! https://gaysreading.myspreadshop.com/ FOLLOW!@gaysreading | @jasonblitman | @bretts.book.stack CONTACT!gaysreading@gmail.com

Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read. Fairfield Public Library Fairfield, CT fairfieldpubliclibrary.org    Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services Guests: Susan Balla, Circulation Manager and Claudia Silk, Adult Services Librarian Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great! This month's FPL staff picks: Sue: THE GARDEN TOURIST: 120 DESTINATION GARDENS AND NURSERIES IN THE NORTHEAST  by Jana Milbocker D-DAY-THE UNHEARD TAPES by Geraint Jones NORMANDY '44: D-DAY AND THE EPIC 77-DAY BATTLE FOR FRANCE by James Holland THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE by Anna Rasche Due out in October AFTER OZ by Gordon McAlpine COMING AUGUST 6, 2024  BEAR by Julia Phillips COMING JUNE 25 2024  DISAPPEARING EARTH- also by Julia Phillips  THE WIDE WIDE SEA by Hampton Sides April 2024 Other titles: On Desperate Ground, In the Kingdom of Ice, Blood and Thunder, and Ghost Soldiers THE HUNTER'S DAUGHTER by Nicola Solvinic Out May 14, 2024 MURDER AT AN IRISH CHIPPER by Carlene O'Connor Out February 2024   #10 in Irish Village Mystery Series A MURDER MOST FRENCH by Colleen Cambridge   Out in April   An American in Paris #2 Led me to…  WINE AND WAR: WINE AND WAR: THE FRENCH, THE NAZIS, AND THE BATTLE FOR FRANCE'S GREATEST TREASURE Don Kladstrup INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE by Josh Malerman out June 25, 2024 bestselling author of Bird Box LOOKING FORWARD TO: THE GREY WOLF by Louise Penny         October 29 BLOOD LIKE MINE by Stuart Neville                August 6 author of The Ghosts of Belfast. Also writes as Haylen Beck. THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE : A NOVEL by MATT HAIG ON SALE DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA by TJ KLUNE SERIES: CERULEAN CHRONICLES (#2) SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 Claudia: American Mother by Colum McCann & Diane Foley Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton Guncle Abroad by Stephen Rowley Funny Story by Emily Henry Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear Philip: In Tongues by Thomas Grattan Wildful by Kengo Kurimato Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style by Paul Rudnick

Since the days of the USSR, the Russian people have expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of the country's environment. The post-Soviet years witnessed an explosion of grassroots, professional, and government-affiliated groups to advocate in this space, but widespread public support and lasting impact on government policy haven't developed. And now, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, prospects for progress on environmental concerns seem especially dim.David Priess hosted this conversation with author and Bowdoin College Professor of Government Laura Henry about this topic and its implications. They discussed what it was like for her to conduct research across the Russian Federation starting in 1991 and in the decades since, the roots of environmentalism in the Soviet Union, what changed under Boris Yeltsin, how environmental organizations in Russia vary, the benefits and risks to these groups of taking funding from outside Russia, Russia's Foreign Agent Law, Russian environmentalists' attention to the oil and gas industry, how to think about measuring "success" of the environmental movement in Russia, how the Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupted environmental cooperation and impacted climate policy, sources of cautious optimism for the future of the Russian environment, and more.Works mentioned in this episode:The book Red to Green: Environmental Activism in Post-Soviet Russia by Laura HenryThe book Red Plenty by Francis SpuffordThe book Disappearing Earth by Julia PhillipsChatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Noam Osband and Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Utah's Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere.  According to data from the US Geological Survey, the surface water elevation of the Great Salt Lake has fallen to the lowest level since records began in the mid-1800s.  The average elevation is now 4,190 feet above sea level.   With this drop […]

Librarians Sarah and Katie chat about what they're currently reading and new books on their to-read list. They riff on short stories, memoirs, mysteries, family reads, the '90s and more. Plus, they talk about novels versus short stories and what BookTok offers readers. Titles and authors discussed in this episode include: These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card, The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk, Starfish by Lisa Fipps, and Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston. Also mentioned: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi; A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan; Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips; The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman; Jackson Brodie mysteries by Kate Atkinson; Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan; The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee; Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang; The Nineties, Killing Yourself to Live, and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman; I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg; It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey; Best Wishes, Warmest Regards by Daniel Levy and Eugene Levy. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

Kathryn and Tug explore the classic varietal of Sémillon. It may not be a grape you hear of as often as, say, Sauvignon Blanc, but it's a big deal in the region of Bordeaux. Kathryn talks about the various styles of Sémillon and where it grows. On the home front, the couple discusses the battle for better sleep and surviving the summer with three kids. Tug gives thanks to Jenna Fischer and the Office Ladies podcast. Kathryn is loving her latest read: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips. The Wine of the Week is the Kings Carey, Sémillon, Los Olivos, California.

Today we're interviewing McKenzie! Katie asks about her career, growth mindset, favorite habits, what she does for “play” time and everything in between—oh how the turntables. Finally, we chat about our recent accomplishments and share what we're reading, watching and listening to. --------- Media mentions: “Disappearing Earth” by Julia Phillips Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) Fearless (Taylor's Version) “The Body Keeps a Score” by Bessel van der Kolk Handmaid's Tale (2017-present) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/katieandkenz/message

Writing advice from Julia Phillips, a 2020 Young Lions Fiction Award finalist and the author of Disappearing Earth. * To listen to Julia's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3dJUIVi * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3fXPOXm * Want to buy DISAPPEARING EARTH? Click here: https://bit.ly/3d26KtS * Feel inspired to write? Submit your work to Moms Don't Have Time to Write, a Medium publication. Guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3w1aQdi * Love what you hear? Subscribe! Give us a 5-star rating! Leave a comment!  * And please follow us on Instagram @momsdonthavetimetoreadbooks!

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In this episode, I go through all of the books I read in December, discussing books I loved, books I didn’t enjoy very as much and everything in between. LET’S CONNECT:Robby (IG: @moby.fict, web: mobyfict.com) SPONSOR:This episode was sponsored by libro.fm. Listeners of the Moby Fict Podcast can get two audiobooks for the price of one with their first month of membership. Go to libro.fm and enter code MOBY

Our next mini episode features Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth (and other amazing novels). Be sure to listen to the full episode on DISAPPEARING EARTH before diving in to today’s show. Today Julia and I chat about what makes her happy, what great writing feels like in the body), what has helped to expand Julia’s craft, and much more goodness. Enjoy! Visit this episode's blog post here: https://www.readtomepod.com/season2episodes/mini-julia-phillips

One of the most talked-about books of the year, Julia Phillips’s powerful debut thriller Disappearing Earth has been hailed as “daring, nearly flawless” (The New York Times Book Review). When two sisters disappear from a beach on the far-flung Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia, readers are drawn into an astonishing cast of characters connected by an unfathomable crime. Shortlisted for the 2019 National Book Award, Julia joins Tam Zimet to discuss this unusual, cleverly constructed novel that illuminates the themes of ethnicity, gender, hearth and kin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Complex, beautiful, powerful characters are the heart of DISAPPEARING EARTH by Julia Phillips. In this episode, we get to walk alongside one deliciously guarded and broken heart. Oh! We meet Oksana. Never has ice been made so warm without melting. Settle in, get comfortable, and join us as we search for what Oksana loves best in the world. For more info about this book and to read Becky's thoughts, visit here: https://www.readtomepod.com/season2episodes/disappearing-earth   

Julia Phillips is an American author. Her book Disappearing Earth was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction. A Fulbright fellow, Julia has written for The New York Times, ​The Atlantic, and The Paris Review.

Julia Phillips always knew she wanted to be a novelist, and her debut of Disappearing Earth is a breathtaking national bestseller. She and Zibby talked about their love of libraries, what a happy writing place looks like, and finding your creative community.

On this episode Julie Christine Johnson, author of The Crows of Beara, stops by for a visit. We share some of our favorite recent reads including The Vanishing Half, Disappearing Earth and other great books. Subscribe to Books are my People using RSS, iTunes, or SpotifyYou can purchase all the books I discuss on this episode by clicking this link! Books Discussed:The Crows of Beara by Julie Christine JohnsonIn Another Life by Julie Christine JohnsonDisappearing Earth by Julia PhillipsThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettInland by Tea ObrechGodshot by Chelsea BiekerThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmezHighway of Tears by Jessica McDiarmidI continue to update virtual literary events on my blog at www.jennifercaloyeras.comDrop me a line at booksaremypeople@gmail.com

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are sharing 15 of the listener “presses” we received in our call to action! You’ll hear from each of those 15 listeners and then our commentary on each press, but none of our other regular segments. This was one of our most popular episodes of Season 1, so we hope you love it this year as well! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . BOTM Ad (these are Goodreads links so you can check out these books and decide if you want to grab them from BOTM or not!): 2:30 - The Shadows by Alex North 2:39 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 2:52 - Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia 3:55 - The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper 4:09 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib 4:13 - Being Mortal by Atul Gwande 4:50 - Use our link and code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99 Listener Presses: 6:00 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Sarah) 6:03 - The Mothers by Brit Bennett 8:31 - A Burning by Megha Majumdar 8:37 - Passing by Nella Larsen 8:48 - Novel Pairings Podcast episode about Passing by Nella Larsen 9:06 - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin (Nicole) 12:11 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Lindsay) 14:03 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 15:01 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Jennifer) 17:06 - Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (Joy) 19:07 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman 19:40 - The Mother-in-Law Cure by Katherine Wilson (Alanna) 21:51 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (Theresa) 27:01 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Nicole) 30:03 - Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (Whitney) 30:57 - Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris 31:49 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 31:50 - Naked by David Sedaris 31:58 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris 32:01 - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 32:28 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris 32:59 - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwoood (Frances) 33:57 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 34:11 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 34:12 - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood 34:24 - The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood 35:43 - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood (Emily) 36:35 - Episode 42 of Season 1 with Heather Chollar 37:04 - Mary Poppins by PL Travers 37:54 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore (Amy) 39:57 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Morgan) 41:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 42:37 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee) 46:16 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Holly) 47:35 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 47:36 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Join Amie and Tami as they discuss their book bag reads for May, Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips and I.M.: A Memoir by Isaac Mizrahi.  While these two books seem very far apart thematically, Amie and Tami find connections and threads that draw them together.   

In this Books and Booze Club Meeting, Kati and Kelsey have an unabridged discussion about their real life May book club book, "Disappearing Earth" by Julia Phillips. ***WARNING. There are spoilers for "Disappearing Earth" in this episode!***   FOLLOW US: Kati - @shelfmadewoman on Instagram Kelsey - @littlereadinglists on Instagram The Podcast - @booksandboobspod on Instagram   BOOKS WE COVERED: “Disappearing Earth” by Julia Phillips "The Great Alone" by Kristin Hannah “The Casual Vacancy” by J.K. Rowling "The Alice Network" by Kate Quinn “Middlemarch” by George Eliot ALSO MENTIONED: "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb "Beach Read" by Emily Henry "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne

Today Chelsey and Sara are chatting about The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. We’re discussing iconic literary mothers and the depiction of motherhood in Amy Tan’s debut novel. Plus, we talk about the blurred lines between Tan’s fiction and her real life and which characters really captured our attention. Our discussion includes:    Our love for novels told in short stories that all tie together [9:50]  Approaching texts from cultures different from our own, as teachers and readers [11:42]  The beautiful theme of female friendship depicted along with complex mother-daughter relationships [27:42]   Plus, as always, we’re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our classic include a and a YA graphic novel and a 2019 Booker Prize winner.   Today’s episode is brought to you by Libro.fm, the only audiobook company that allows you to purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite indie bookstore. You can get THREE audiobooks for $15 by clicking this link or by using code NOVELPAIRINGS at checkout.   Books Mentioned:   The Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi   Chelsey’s Pairings:   The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan [42:38] American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang [49:20] Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee [56:06]   Sara’s Pairings:   Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi [39:16] Girl Woman Other by Bernardine Evaristo [45:19] Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu [52:51]   Shop all the books from this week's episode: https://bookshop.org/shop/novelpairings   Picks of the Week: Ugly Delicious on Netflix Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong

If you love magical stories as much as I do, then you HAVE to read 'Disappearing Earth' by Julia Phillips. Published in May 2019, 'Disappearing Earth' was on dozens of must-read lists for 2019. It’s no surprise that ‘Disappearing Earth’ was a National Book Award finalist and is considered a ‘nearly flawless novel’ by the NY Times. The book, set on Kamchatka, a Siberian peninsula in far East Russia, begins with the abduction of two sisters. Weeks go by and the police are unable to find the young girls and their disappearance is greatly felt by the community on the peninsula, particularly its women. The chapters, titled by month, feature the different women who have direct and indirect connections to the missing sisters. And although these women share a fear and loss, each story is beautifully unique and each character stays with you long after their story is first told. I absolutely loved ‘Disappearing Earth’ and had the best time talking with Julia about my favourite chapters, what inspires her writing, and learning about her experience as a Fulbright scholar which allowed her to live and study in Kamchatka. A magical episode that I hope you enjoy! Buy 'Disappearing Earth' here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/disappearing-earth/julia-phillips/9781471169496 Julia's website: https://www.juliaphillipswrites.com/

This stunning debut novel by Julia Phillips set in the desolate, far-east Russian peninsula of Kamchatka turns upside down the trope of the missing girl book. Told through the eyes of the region's women, the book slowly circles in on a mystery while revealing a place, a culture, and a clash in the meantime.

Amanda and Jenn discuss historical reads, female friendship, classical music, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Simon & Schuster, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Brannan) Questions 1. I am looking for two sets of books. The first: historical romance. I like Julia Quinn and pretty much read most of her books. I also like Candace Camp and read some Eloisa James. My favorite of Julia’s are the Bridgerton series. Can you please suggest historical romance that have Cinderella/fariytale like stories. It would be great if there is witty banter and family dynamics. Second: I am looking for fantastical/magical sort of books. I loved Harry Potter. Something with wizards or witches could be fun. Also, if it could be a feel good sort of book where there is a happy ending, it would be great. Thank you so much for your help. -Maymuna 2. This is yet another request from a woman shopping for her husband, but there is no Brandon Sanderson involved. My husband self-identifies as a slow reader and he has very little free time to read (he’s an emergency medicine doctor and he runs a business on the side), so we try to make each book selection count. He recently loved The Sympathizer and Homegoing; he liked but didn’t love The Topeka School and Disappearing Earth; he is forcing himself to finish Lincoln in the Bardo because I loved it but it’s really not for him; and he DNFed my beloved Pride & Prejudice. Cutting for Stone and Cider House Rules are all-time favorites, and he loved Trevor Noah’s memoir Born a Crime. He also recently BLAZED THROUGH Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality; I was not surprised by how much he enjoyed that book, but I WAS surprised by how obsessively he read it. He is already planning to read The Overstory and Pachinko because of how much I loved them. I’d love any other suggestions you might have! -Elizabeth 3. Need by the end of March. At the beginning of April, I’m going back to Hungary for a friend’s wedding. I’m taking my time getting there so between planes, trains and no automobiles, I’m going to have a lot of time. I’m set on audiobooks but would like a physical book to bust out when I’m tired of listening. Countries I’m hitting up are the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Hungary and maybe Belgium. I don’t care about the genre, just need something for entertainment. -Megan 4. Hi Amanda and Jenn! Thank goodness for you two! I am seeking a book suggestion for my (hopefully) future Mother in Law’s birthday. Important stuff!! We have recently been discussing her love for the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She has friends who also love these books and have picked up the idea of sending jeans to one another. She didn’t realize there was a 5th book to the series and was so excited to listen to it on audio. Turns out the final book was not at all what she was hoping for nor expecting and a huge disappointment to the series ending. I’m hoping you ladies can help think up the perfect comp. to the Traveling Pants that embodies all the wholesome feel-good sentiments and tells a tale of amazing female friendships. No teenage innocence turning into adulthood angst or heart-wrenching plot lines that will make her cry. I think some romance mixed in might be fine but nothing too spicy. I suppose a series would be nice but definitely not necessary. Thanks so much for your help!! -Megan 5. Love the show and hearing your recommendations. I’ve been starting to get into classical music, but know so little about it that I feel a bit overwhelmed trying to familiarize myself the different eras, composers, etc. I was wondering if you have a classical music inspired recommendation. It could be a nonfiction pick, maybe a memoir, or even a work of fiction where classical music is part of the essence. I’ve seen good reviews for “Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning” so I’m already interested in picking that one up. -Eric 6. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I love reading romance books, especially with same sex couples. The problem is though, I can’t seem to find good, fictional, professional adult romances with a gay (male/male) couples. I would love if you could recommend any. It can be sad or triggering ( After reading A little life I’m immune

Welcome to our BONUS series: The Broads Talk Books With. This is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and nerd out about books.In this episode, we’ve got Julia Phillips! We recommended Disappearing Earth in Episode 51. She's got great recommendations to add to your TBR pile. We've got more great authors coming your way in this new BONUS series. Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Like magic. _____Favorite books as a kid:Grimm’s Fairy TalesMatilda, Roald DahlAuthors that made her want to write: Gabriel García MárquezFrancesca Lia BlockPhillip PullmanBooks on her TBR pile: Ordinary Girls, Jaquira DiazWe Cast a Shadow, Maurice Carlos RuffinA book that's surprised her recently: Nothing to See Here, Kevin WilsonHow she finds book recommendations: Library app - Overdrive/LibbyBooks she read for Disappearing Earth: Steller's History of Kamchatka, Georg StellerWave, Sonali DeraniyagalaAuthors she wanted to meet and did: Susan ChoiTayari JonesBooks she demand everyone read: White Fragility, Robin DiAngeloGood Talk, Mira Jacob(One of Erin's favorites from 2019!)Current pop culture obsessions: "Show Yourself," from Frozen 2

Authors Julia Phillips, H.M. Naqvi and Pitchaya Sudbanthad take us to Bangkok, Karachi and the Russian Far East.

Authors Julia Phillips, H.M. Naqvi and Pitchaya Sudbanthad take us to Bangkok, Karachi and the Russian Far East.

Julia Phillips is the debut author of the nationally bestselling novel Disappearing Earth, which is being published in twenty-one languages and was a finalist for the National Book Award. She discusses the novel and writing it on First Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna and Amanda discuss the Costa Book Awards category winners. Our book of the week is Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips, a haunting debut novel about the disappearance of two girls in remote Kamchatka.  A National Book Award finalist, it was one of the New York Times' best books of 2019 and was a Best Book of 2019 in The Washington Post, NPR, Vanity Fair, Esquire and USA Today. Coming up: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe and The Yield by Tara June Winch. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Litsy: @abailliekaras Twitter: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Anna and Amanda discuss the Costa Book Awards shortlists - the category winners will be announced on 6 January. Our book of the week is Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister by Jung Chang. This tells the story of the Soong sisters, who played a central role in China's history from 1911 to the Mao years.  It's been described as a 'fairy tale' but reads like an opera.  We can't wait to hear Jung Chang speak at Adelaide Writers' Week in March. Coming up: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Twitter: @abailliekaras Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz   

Renee's top books of 2019 KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller I AM YOURS: A SHARED MEMOIR by Reema Zaman (interview) THE STATIONERY SHOP by Marjan Kamali THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO by Christy Lefteri THINGS WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT WHEN I WAS A GIRL by Jeannie Vanasco A WOMAN IS KNOW MAN by Etaf Rum (interview) DISAPPEARING EARTH by Julia Phillips (interview) SABRINA & CORINA by Kali Fajado-Anstine (interview) GOOD TALK by Mira Jacob (interview) THE AFFAIRS OF THE FALCÓNS by Melissa Rivero (interview) ORDINARY GIRLS by Jaquira Díaz (interview)   Honorable mentions THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING by Ruth Ozeki PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee BECOMING by Michelle Obama HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi SALVAGE THE BONES by Jesmyn Ward FOLLOWERS by Megan Angelo THE BEAUTY OF YOUR FACE by Sahar Mustafah     This episode is brought to you in collaboration with the Pay Gap Comedy Tour on December 27 in Saint Paul. Get your tickets here.     We donate 5% of all our sales to a different feminist organization each month. Our January charity is Welcoming America. Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop. -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Goodreads: Renee // Feminist Book Club Box and Podcast Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dINNkn   -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Editing support from Phalin Oliver Original music by @iam.onyxrose Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript56     Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.  

Julia Phillips' debut Disappearing Earth topped our Best Books of 2019! She returns to Friday Morning Coffee to discuss being a finalist for the National Book Award, what she's learned from promoting the book, and the 2020 novels she's excited about. Caitlin Malcuit also recaps 2019. To learn more about Julia Phillips, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first conversation with the author and read our review of Disappearing Earth in our Best Books of 2019 feature. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee, and OneRoom.

This week I recap Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips, poetry as change with Toi Derricotte, and I talk with my dear friend Key Gabriel @_gabzart_ about their work --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

". . . it is an extraordinary betrayal of a national promise to care for, that the state will care for the people and its land. And the state has cared for them in the past, that the state has said 'Yes, we are here, you can depend on us. Put aside your traditional ways of gathering food or of looking out for each other. Because we are here now, and we are here to, you know, supplant your economy with our economy now, so you can depend on it and we'll be there.' And then for that state to disappear, is deadly. It's really deadly."In Part 3, National Book Award Finalist and Fulbright fellow Julia Phillips, author of the debut novel Disappearing Earth, discusses behavioral expectations for women across the circumpolar North, including some surprising differences and similarities across cultures. Discussion includes the “second shift” women endure across cultural and national identities, and examination of the common threads of colonialism which have impacted Indigenous cultures in both Russia and the United States. Phillips reflects upon the struggle of Indigenous Kamchatkans to retain language and traditional way of life. She reminds us that the infrastructure buildup during the years of the U.S.S.R. provided enormous economic security to rural Kamchatkan communities, which collapsed with the fall of the Soviet Union. She talks about the privations remembered in rural Kamchatka after Soviet support evaporated, complicating current sentiments about the future of the Russian State. In closing this episode, Phillips’ recollections of stories told by Indigenous Kamchatkans of the post-Soviet era, serve as a cautionary tale to Alaskans of the dangers rural communities here face in our current era of declining oil revenues.

In this edition of "Check Us Out" we discuss library card perks for Montclair residents, new and upcoming books, and interview Julia Phillips about her debut novel "Disappearing Earth."

Welcome to Episode 17 of the QWERTY Writing Life Podcast with Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith! Today’s episode is extra special because we’re taking you through our experiences at the one, the only Mississippi Book Festival. This is the annual event where we kicked our writing careers into high gear back in 2016. We’ve grown alongside this event, and we could not be more proud to be part of such an incredible program. Because so many people come together to make this festival such a success and we have so many great things to say about the day, we have quite a few links to share with you all and our episode is a little longer than our usual.We want to hear how the QWERTY Challenge goes for you, too; so please drop us a line. Questions? Comments? You know what to do! Continue this week’s chat with us via email at editorial [at] logosandmythospress [dot] com.We mentioned a bunch of incredible people and places and want to share as many as we can with you, so here goes!Mississippi Book Festival: http://msbookfestival.com/Lorelei Books and owner Kelle Barfield, Vicksburg, MS: http://loreleibooks.com/Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dogman: https://pilkey.comJanet W. Ferguson, author of the Southern Hearts series and the Coastal Hearts series: https://www.janetfergusonauthor.comCoffee Prose: https://coffeeprose.comBig House Books: https://bighousebooksms.orgLouisiana Books 2 Prisoners (not mentioned by name because Joy couldn’t remember it!): https://lab2p.orgP.J. Devere, author of Pour House and Pour Choices: http://pjdevere.comMichael B. Hewes and Sarah Hewes, author/illustrator (and son/mother) duo of The Tempestuous Trial of Maybelline Meriweather: http://riverroadpress.com/store/p44/Maybelline.htmlLyn Roberts from Square Books, Oxford, MS: https://www.squarebooks.com/Mamta Chaudhry, author of Haunting Paris: https://mamtachaudhry.com/Lisa Patton, author of Rush: https://www.lisapatton.com/Deb Spera, author of Call Your Daughter Home: https://debspera.com/Katy Simpson Smith, author: https://www.katysimpsonsmith.com/Juliet Grames, author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna: https://www.julietgrames.com/Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth: https://www.juliaphillipswrites.com/Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of We Cast a Shadow: https://loweramericanson.com/Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto, Commonwealth and more and co-owner of Parnassus Books, Nashville: http://www.annpatchett.com and http://www.parnassusbooks.netNatasha Trethewey, two-time U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner: http://www.blueflowerarts.com/natasha-tretheweyBeth Ann Fennelly, Mississippi Poet Laureate: https://www.bethannfennelly.comPoetry Out Loud: https://www.poetryoutloud.orgHolly Lange, founder and executive director of the Mississippi Book Festival: http://msbookfestival.com/about/staff-boardFor more information about us, the show and our writing craft book series, head over to www.logosandmythospress.com/qwerty-writing-life. Subscribe in your favorite podcast portal. Or, if you’d rather see our grinning faces, ring the bell on our YouTube channel. Can’t get enough of Mea? Head over to her online home at www.measmith.com. Want to know more about Joy? Check out her site, www.joyerancatore.com.

Author Julia Phillips joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss her debut novel Disappearing Earth. To learn more about Julia Phillips, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also read Debutiful founder Adam Vitcavage’s review of Disappearing Earth in May’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Daniel Ford's Black Coffee, and OneRoom.

Surrounded by mountains and the sea, Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is extremely isolated; there aren't even roads or rail lines to the area. In Julia Phillips' new novel, it's the site where two young Russian sisters vanish one afternoon after walking along the seashore. Disappearing Earth is not a mystery or true crime novel. There's no detective discovering long-held secrets among the townsfolk, no red herrings nor a final reveal. Instead, the novel explores a series of stories about women and girls affected by – and connected to – the panic surrounding the loss.

What happens when people suddenly disappear, without a trace? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we look at two new books that address that question. Marion Winik reviews Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips and The Van Apfel Girls are Gone by Felicity Maclean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denali Sunrise Publications interviewed Fulbright fellow Julia Phillips, author of the debut novel Disappearing Earth, both to explore how the book examines contemporary women's lives across the rural circumpolar north, as well as how the author's time in the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia changed her own worldview. Part 1 addresses initial questions regarding her approach to setting, title, and cover, how she ended up going to Kamchatka, and begins discussion of gender-based violence, a key issue in her novel. We discuss some of her literary influences, and the hope that this book prompts broader awareness of and concern for resolution of the complex crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women. Authors mentioned include Leo Tolstoy, Louise Erdrich, Alice Munro, and others. Subscribe to our podcast to be notified as the remainder of the interview episodes go live. Transcripts of each episode will be made available as a blog post at our website, https://denalisunrisepublications.com/blog/. Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when these are available.

Fine Music Radio — It’s midday on the first Monday of Women’s month and what better time to put up your feet and join us for Bookchoice on Fine Music Radio, coming to you from the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. I’m Cindy Moritz, and I’m delighted to bring you this month’s choice of good books from our switched-on team of readers. Penny Lorimer reviews two unusual thrillers, one by a seasoned British writer and the other by a novice American writer. Joe Country by Mick Herron and Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips “Haunting, poetic and page turning”, is how Vanessa Levenstein describes the much hyped Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, set in a small town in North Carolina in the 1960s. Philip Todres chatted with Getaway Magazine editor Justin Fox about The 30-Year Safari - A celebration of Getaway Photography, published by Jacana. He called it “A very handsome coffee-table book with an impressive range of stunning photographs selected from the past decade of travel images featured in Getaway.” Beverley Roos-Muller read Cari Mora, for which she suggests a strong stomach is required. It is written by Thomas Harris, best remembered for his "Hannibal the Cannibal" books. John Hanks believes Stuarts’ Field Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Southern, Central and East African Wildlife is a must-have for every wildlife enthusiast and anyone involved with environmental education. Beryl Eichenberger reviewed The Wall by Max Annas, set in an upmarket suburb where the homeowners feel safe and secure. When someone comes in to find help he doesn’t feel the same. Melvyn Minnaar indulged in two wonderful hardcover books of American origin which are miles apart content-wise: A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley and Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer. Peter Soal takes us into a tumultuous White House in Siege: Trump Under Fire by veteran journalist and media commentator Michael Wolff. It documents a White House driven by vicious infighting and a president who is described as erratic, irrational a

It's midday on the first Monday of Women's month and what better time to put up your feet and join us for Bookchoice on Fine Music Radio, coming to you from the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. I'm Cindy Moritz, and I'm delighted to bring you this month's choice of good books from our switched-on team of readers. Penny Lorimer reviews two unusual thrillers, one by a seasoned British writer and the other by a novice American writer. Joe Country by Mick Herron and Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips “Haunting, poetic and page turning”, is how Vanessa Levenstein describes the much hyped Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, set in a small town in North Carolina in the 1960s. Philip Todres chatted with Getaway Magazine editor Justin Fox about The 30-Year Safari - A celebration of Getaway Photography, published by Jacana. He called it “A very handsome coffee-table book with an impressive range of stunning photographs selected from the past decade of travel images featured in Getaway.” Beverley Roos-Muller read Cari Mora, for which she suggests a strong stomach is required. It is written by Thomas Harris, best remembered for his "Hannibal the Cannibal" books. John Hanks believes Stuarts' Field Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Southern, Central and East African Wildlife is a must-have for every wildlife enthusiast and anyone involved with environmental education. Beryl Eichenberger reviewed The Wall by Max Annas, set in an upmarket suburb where the homeowners feel safe and secure. When someone comes in to find help he doesn't feel the same. Melvyn Minnaar indulged in two wonderful hardcover books of American origin which are miles apart content-wise: A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley and Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer. Peter Soal takes us into a tumultuous White House in Siege: Trump Under Fire by veteran journalist and media commentator Michael Wolff. It documents a White House driven by vicious infighting and a president who is described as erratic, irrational a

Julia Phillips is a Fulbright fellow whose writing has appeared in Glimmer Train, The Atlantic, Slate, and The Moscow Times. Disappearing Earth is her first novel. She lives in Brooklyn. Recommended Reading Sabrina & Corrina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine *bonus: check out the author’s Instagram Women Talking by Miriam Toews Putney by Sofka Zinovieff  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Novelists Malla Nunn and Aoife Clifford join Cassie and Kate to review new novels from Tara June Winch, Tony Birch and Julia Phillips

Growing up, Julia Phillips “always wanted to be a novelist.” Her interest in Russia led her to the perfect setting for her story, the naturally beautiful, remote and bleak Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. Julia shares how she created her acclaimed mystery about two missing girls from her debut novel, “Disappearing Earth.” This episode of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan was recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. Host: Mitchell Kaplan  Producer: Carmen Lucas Editor:  Lit Hub Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Macfarlane talks about "Underland," and Julia Phillips discusses "Disappearing Earth."

In Episode 22, Angie Kim (author of Miracle Creek) talks about how her background influenced her novel and shares her literary mystery recommendations. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Angie’s journey from trial attorney to novelist. How Angie’s own children’s medical problems when they were young inspired the submarine children in Miracle Creek. Angie’s child’s real life experience with HBOT treatment (the submarine treatment featured in Miracle Creek) and her real-life experience as the parent of an HBOT patient. Why society shames people for expressing dark thoughts about the hard parts of parenting and caregiving. How Angie’s own experience immigrating to the U.S. from South Korea as a teen influenced Mary’s character in the book. The theme Angie is considering exploring in her second novel…and a teaser for the beginning of her second novel. How Angie figures out how her novels will end. How Angie found out Miracle Creek was going to be a Book of the Month pick (April). Why Angie can’t share a book she didn’t love…which led to a discussion about DNF’ing books. What Angie (as an author) thinks of bloggers/podcasters/bookstagrammers publicly sharing books they DNF. The original title of Miracle Creek and how/why it got changed after printed ARCs were sent out. Angie’s (Mostly) Literary Mystery Recommendations Two OLD Books She Loves Mystic River by Dennis Lehane | Buy from Amazon [25:40] A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan | Buy from Amazon [26:27] Two NEW Books She Loves The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo | Buy from Amazon [28:04] Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips | Buy from Amazon [29:21] One Book She Didn’t Love A quick discussion on DNF’ing books you don’t like [31:23] One Upcoming Release She’s Excited About Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok (Publication Date: June 4) | Buy from Amazon [34:40] Other Books Mentioned Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [0:49] The Winter Sister by Megan Collins | Buy from Amazon [22:01] The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [22:01] Since We Fellby Dennis Lehane (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [25:51] Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan | Buy from Amazon [26:38] Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok | Buy from Amazon [34:56] Other Links Sarah’s Book of the Month April Commentary “I Felt Like An Incompetent Mother. Then I Learned How Not to Feel So Alone.” – Essay in The Washington Post by Angie Kim “With Her Son Suffering from a Mysterious Illness, One Mother Finds Hope in an Experimental Treatment” – Essay in Vogue by Angie Kim Angie Kim interview with Ari Shapiro on NPR Other essays by Angie Kim Book of the Month Jordy’s Book Club (#miraclecreekarmy) Spring 2019 Book Preview podcast episode Liberty Hardy (@franzencomesalive) About Angie Author Website | Instagram |Facebook | Twitter |  Angie moved as a preteen from Seoul, South Korea, to the suburbs of Baltimore. She attended Stanford University and Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, then practiced as a trial lawyer at Williams & Connolly. Her stories have won the GlamourEssay Contest and the Wabash Prize in Fiction, and appeared in numerous publications including Vogue, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Salon, Slate, The Southern Review, Sycamore Review, The Asian American Literary Review, and PANK. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and three sons. Miracle Creek is her first novel.

"I dug deep into some of the indignities, concerns, anxieties, and pressures that come with being a woman in the world and I think those aren’t always taken seriously in literature." - Andrea Bartz   Andrea Bartz is a journalist and essayist, as well as the author of The Lost Night, which was named a best book of the year by Marie Claire, Real Simple, Glamour, Crime Reads, Library Journal, and other outlets. Previously, she was a senior editor at Glamour, Fit Pregnancy, Psychology Today and other magazines. She grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee and graduated from Northwestern University’s school of journalism, and in 2010, she co-authored the blog and book, “Stuff Hipsters Hate.” Connect with Andrea on her website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.    ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF THE LOST NIGHT HERE.   Andrea's book recommendation: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips Listen to Julia's episode of Feminist Book Club here.   -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dINNkn   -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Editing support from Phalin Oliver Original music by @onyxrose.music Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript26   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.  

Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth, is a Fulbright fellow whose writing has appeared in Glimmer Train, The Atlantic, Slate, and The Moscow Times. She lives in Brooklyn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Julia Phillips’ stunning debut novel, Disappearing Earth, two sisters are taken from a seaside city on a summer day, affecting the lives of women and girls in diverse communities throughout Russia’s majestic Kamchatka Peninsula. She joins us on this week’s podcast to discuss her “unusual, cleverly constructed thriller” (starred review) and race, class, and culture in the Russian Far East. Then our editors join with their top picks in books this week.

"I love this place, I love this story, I feel excited and drawn to these characters even through many, many years of working on them." - Julia Phillips   Julia Phillips is the author of the novel Disappearing Earth, which is out now from Knopf in the US and Scribner in the UK and being translated into seven languages. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Slate, and Jezebel and been supported by a Fulbright fellowship. She lives in Brooklyn. Connect with Julia on her website, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. Visit Julia on her book tour! View the dates.   ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF DISAPPEARING EARTH HERE.   Julia's book recommendation: Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine    -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dINNkn   -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Original music by @onyxrose.music Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript23   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.  

With the long road of a novel ahead of her, Julia Phillips mined her obsessions, and based her debut, DISAPPEARING EARTH, on her love of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula and her desire to portray the effects of violent acts on women. She and James talk about the cost of being horrified, the surprising realization that not everyone loves Soviet architecture, the book that unlocked her book, and the need to keep readers from chopping the vegetables. Then James talks to Jon Sealy about his new press, Haywire Books.  - Julia Phillips: http://www.juliaphillipswrites.com/ Buy DISAPPEARING EARTH: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525520412 Julia and James discuss:  JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE  Kamchatka Peninsula  THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN  Fulbright Fellowship  Yaddo  Emerson College  PT Anderson  THE ANATOMY OF STORY by John Truby  GOOD TALK by Mira Jacob  ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac - Jon Sealy: http://www.jonsealy.com/ Haywire Books: https://www.haywirebooks.com/ Jon and James discuss:   THE WHISKEY BARON by Jon Sealy  Hub City press  THE UNMADE WORLD by Steve Yarbrough  Unbridled Books   George Singleton  LSU Press The Southern Voices Festival  Mark Powell  Baker & Taylor  Ingram  Consortium  Publishers Group West  Itasca  THE EDGE OF AMERICA by Jon Sealy  HUMMINGBIRD HOUSE by Patricia Henley  FIREBIRD by Mark Powell  Heather Bell Adams  WVU Press  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Julia Phillips is a Fulbright fellow whose debut novel, Disappearing Earth, is forthcoming from Knopf on May 14, 2019. Her writing has appeared in publications including Glimmer Train, The Atlantic, Slate, and The Moscow Times and been supported by fellowships from Yaddo. She lives in Brooklyn.

"The decision to come here and to try to make a life here isn't an easy one and certainly isn't one that people make lightly." - Melissa Rivero   Melissa Rivero is the author of The Affairs of the Falcóns, recently published this month from Ecco/HarperCollins. It has been named an anticipated book of 2019 by Southern Living, The Huffington Post, and Buzzfeed, among others. The Washington Post listed it as a Top 10 book to read in April. When she’s not writing, Melissa works as in-house legal counsel at a startup in New York, and is mom to two little boys. Connect with Melissa on Twitter @melissa_rivero, Instagram @melissarivero_, or her personal website melissa-rivero.com.    ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE FALCÓNS HERE.   Melissa's book recommendation: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips    Mentioned in today's episode: The Loft's Wordplay event May 11-12 How to Start a Podcast with Renee Powers at ModernWell May 13   About today's sponsor: Parchment Nail Polish from Latherati is inspired by classic literature. These polishes are meticulously hand-blended and made in small batches. They are 10-free which means no formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, camphor, formaldehyde resin, xylene, ethyl tosylamide, parabens, phthalates, fragrances. Highly pigmented and beautifully self-leveling, most Parchment polishes become opaque with 2 coats depending on the color.  A base coat and glossy top coat are recommended to prolong wear time and provide a high shine to your manicure. The exclusive shade FEMINIST, inspired by our brand color, will be in your May Feminist Book Club box but you can snag all the colors at latherati.com. Use code FBC15 for 15% off your order.   -- Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dvRgvD   -- Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Original music by @onyxrose.music Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript17   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop.  

Welcome to the second special episode of the Sarah’s Book Shelves Live podcast…Spring 2019 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books! Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out in April and May of 2019. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Catherine and my success rate for books we shared in our Winter 2019 Preview episode. Our Best and Worst picks from the Winter 2019 Preview episode. Sarah’s theory about authors that get overly prolific. Each of our #1 picks for Spring. Spring 2019 Book Preview April Sarah’s Last Minute Audible: Like Lions by Brian Panowich (April 30)| Buy from Amazon [12:20] Sarah’s Picks: I’m Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagan (April 1) | Buy from Amazon [13:25] (UPDATE: I DNF’d this book at 58%) I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott (April 2) | Buy from Amazon [16:27] Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (April 9) | Buy from Amazon [22:18] (UPDATE: I DNF’d this book at 3%) Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis (April 16) | Buy from Amazon [26:28] Catherine’s Picks: The Spectators by Jennifer Dubois (April 2) | Buy from Amazon [14:57] Women Talking by Miriam Toews (April 2) | Buy from Amazon [20:23] The Ash Family by Molly Dektar (April 9) | Buy from Amazon [25:08] Normal People by Sally Rooney (April 16) | Buy from Amazon [29:41] (UPDATE: I’ve now read it and loved it! ADD RATING) May Sarah’s Picks: Furious Hours by Casey Cep (May 7) | Buy from Amazon [32:00] The Night Before by Wendy Walker (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [36:46] The Farm by Joanne Ramos (May 7) | Buy from Amazon [40:57] Out East by John Glenn (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [44:30] Catherine’s Picks: The Castle on Sunset by Shawn Levy (May 7) | Buy from Amazon [34:15] Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [39:01] Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane (May 14) | Buy from Amazon [43:10] Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin (May 21) | Buy from Amazon [47:24] Other Books Mentioned So, Here’s the Thing: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut by Alyssa Mastromonaco | Buy from Amazon [2:35] The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [3:39] The Other Americans by Laila Lalami | Buy from Amazon [3:57] The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami | Buy from Amazon [4:28] Joy Enough by Sarah McColl | Buy from Amazon [5:27] I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella (February 5) | Buy from Amazon [7:10] A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:11] The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:11] Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:11] The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [8:31] Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [8:31] The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon [8:45] The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [9:02] The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:31] Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [9:50] The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [10:11] The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer | Buy from Amazon [10:18] The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton | Buy from Amazon [10:50] The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina | Buy from Amazon [11:05] Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:01] The Line That Held Us by David Joy (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [12:48] Natchez Burning by Greg Isles (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:08] Forever is the Worst Long Time by Camille Pagan | Buy from Amazon [14:27] Cartwheel by Jennifer Dubois | Buy from Amazon [15:11] Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (My Review) | Buy from Amazon[16:09] Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen | Buy from Amazon [18:32] Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [18:32] A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [21:30] Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer | Buy from Amazon [22:00] If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [23:03] The Ensemble by Aja Gabel (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [23:03] Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday | Buy from Amazon [24:15] The Girls by Emma Cline (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [25:44] American Housewife by Helen Ellis (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [26:41] Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney | Buy from Amazon [30:11] The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [31:00] Foe by Iain Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [31:30] In Cold Blood by Truman Capote | Buy from Amazon [32:18] Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt | Buy from Amazon [33:41] Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn | Buy from Amazon [37:09] Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:09] The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (My Quick Thoughts) | Buy from Amazon [39:56] The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [41:56] [42:29] An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [42:29] The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [42:29] The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [47:38] The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin | Buy from Amazon [49:44] Other Links Sarah’s Book Shelves Live Episode 1 with Georgia Hunter Parnassus Bookstore Tyler Goodson (manager at Avid Bookshop in Athens, GA) Annie Jones of From the Front Porch podcast Ashley Spivey Mary Laura Philpott on Instagram @nycbookgirl on Instagram Helen Ellis (author of Southern Lady Code) on Instagram (@americanhousewife) University Bookstore in Seattle S-Town Podcast About Catherine Gilmore Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. 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