Podcasts about drunken tree

A woman growing up in worn torn Columbia comes to the US and builds a new life, but when she suffers a freak accident and loses her sense of self, a new beginning transforms the scars of her past. Today's episode featured Ingrid Rojas-Contreras. If you'd like to learn more about Ingrid you can find her on Instagram @i_rojas_contreras twitter: ingrid_rojas_c and on her website: ingridrojascontreras.com. Ingrid's memoir The Man Who Could Move Clouds was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Circle Award, and her debut novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and Zyzzyva, among others. She lives in California. These books are available wherever books are sold.Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Sara MarinelliContent/Trigger Warnings: graphic bodily injury, civil war, sexual violence, rape, torture, explicit language Social Media:Instagram: @actuallyhappeningTwitter: @TIAHPodcastWebsite: thisisactuallyhappening.comWebsite for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.comWebsite for Sara Marinelli: saramarinelli.comSupport the Show: Support The Show on Patreon: patreon.com/happeningWondery Plus: All episodes of the show prior to episode #130 are now part of the Wondery Plus premium service. To access the full catalog of episodes, and get all episodes ad free, sign up for Wondery Plus at wondery.com/plus Shop at the Store: The This Is Actually Happening online store is now officially open. Follow this link: thisisactuallyhappening.com/shop to access branded t-shirts, posters, stickers and more from the shop. Transcripts: Full transcripts of each episode are now available on the website, thisisactuallyhappening.comIntro Music: "Illabye" – TipperMusic Bed: “Cylinder Four” – Chris Zabriskie ServicesIf you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this (mostly) spoiler-free* episode, Neha and Shruti reflect on the experience of reading books from around the world. We zoom out and talk on a broad level about narrative voice, villainy, disability representation and its portrayal in literature, and post-colonial writing. We also do a deep dive into trauma narratives - why are they so popular nowadays? What stories are being promoted, and how does this limit the stories being told by authors of color?We had so much to say on these topics, that we just couldn't get to all of it in the episode! We decided to continue the discussion in our upcoming email newsletter - subscribe for free to join the conversation. You can also connect with us on Instagram, or email us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.*We mention some minor plot points for The Murmur of Bees, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, and Pachinko (10:26-12:05), but we don't think these spoil the story in a significant way. Still, if you prefer to read books without any prior knowledge, make sure to check out these books before you listen to this episode!Links:The Case Against the Trauma Plot by Parul Sehgal in the New YorkerBooks mentioned:Illness as Metaphor by Susan SontagTess of D'Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BronteI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyRegarding the Pain of Others by Susan SontagLetters to a Writer of Color edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour SoomroLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelSea Monsters by Chloe AridjisThe Bone People by Keri HulmeCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonBeasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neha and Shruti head to Colombia, delving into the world of Pablo Escobar and drug cartels as they discuss the second book of the season, Fruit of the Drunken Tree. We talk about the historical context in which this story is set while unpacking how the characters are affected by their sacrifices and the spaces they occupy. They also get into a discussion about the origins of the term ‘magical realism,' and the questionable colonialist mindset that fuels the term's use in today's age.If you would like to hear more in-depth literary and cultural analysis, curated book recommendations, and critical commentary, subscribe to our free newsletter. You can also connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.Links:Essay: What We Talk About When We Talk About Magical RealismShelf Discovery:Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasShruti - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett; and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerNeha - Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo*Content warning: sexual assault. Skip through 33:15-36:00 to skip this section Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the program, a special Pulitzer Prize episode featuring authors Hernan Diaz and Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Diaz won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his bestselling novel Trust, and Contreras was a National Book Award finalist and a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist for her memoir The Man Who Could Move Clouds. In the episode, you'll hear outtakes from Episode 775, my conversation with Hernan (air date: June 1, 2022); and my conversation with Ingrid in Episode 785 (air date: August 10, 2022). You'll also hear my recent conversations with each of them, as we discuss the success of their respective books and the impact it has had on their lives. Hernan Diaz is the author of two novels translated into more than twenty languages. His first novel, In the Distance, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. He has also written a book of essays, and his work has appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Playboy, The Yale Review, McSweeney's, and elsewhere. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, and a fellowship from the New York Public Library's Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her debut novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and Zyzzyva, among others. She lives in California. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of an interview series for Miami Book Fair, where members of Team Micro interview authors appearing at the fair about their work. For more information about their programming and to check out the incredible roster of authors appearing this year, visit miamibookfair.com. And be sure to follow them at @miamibookfair and #MiamiBookFair2022 for more updates. Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her first novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, Nylon, and Guernica, among others. Rojas Contreras has received numerous awards and fellowships from Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, VONA, Hedgebrook, The Camargo Foundation, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture. She is a Visiting Writer at Saint Mary's College. Dylan Evers is a third culture kid interested in amplifying stories from the margins. She graduated with her MFA from the University of New Orleans and won a few awards for her thesis. When she's not tending to her small children and large dogs, you can find her reading copious amounts of flash and working on her first novel. You can find her on Twitter at @dyl_evers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with us! Rachel and Mary recommend books, movies, and more. Check out what we talked about: Books mentioned: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. "Don't Ask Me Where I'm From" by Jennifer De Leon with readalike "Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story" by Lilliam Rivera. "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. "Sanctuary" by Paola Mendoza with readalike "We Are Not from Here" by Jenny Torres Sanchez. "Daughter of Fortune" by Isabel Allende. "Love in English" by Maria E. Andreu. "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Movies and TV shows mentioned: The Orphanage, Director Guillermo del Toro Crimson Peak, Director Guillermo del Toro The Devil's Backbone, Director Guillermo del Toro The Secret in Their Eyes, Director Juan Jose Campanella Frontera, Director Michael Berry In the Time of the Butterflies, Director Mariano Barroso Browse our adult fiction booklists: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/adult-booklists See Not Your Mother's Library on Feedspot's "Top Library Podcasts" list (we're currently #11): https://blog.feedspot.com/library_podcasts To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast The following music was used for this media project: Music: Cumbiac by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6428-cumbiac License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Music: Sardana by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5002-sardana License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Music: Sancho Panza gets a Latte by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4317-sancho-panza-gets-a-latte License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Music: As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3383-as-i-figure License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Music: Anamalie by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4980-anamalie License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Music: Tango de Manzana by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4460-tango-de-manzana License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

Jordan talks with Ingrid Rojas Contreras (The Man Who Could Move Clouds) about the accident that left her with amnesia, grappling with the decision to write about her family, and the importance of offering healing. MENTIONED: A black Vera Wang gown Curanderos Topographical disorientation INGRID ROJAS CONTRERAS was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her latest book, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, was longlisted for the National Book Award in Non-Fiction. Her first novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and Zyzzyva, among others. She lives in California. For more Thresholds, visit us at www.thisisthresholds.com Be sure to rate/review/subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ingrid Rojas Contreras is a writer who was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia and now lives in San Francisco, California. Her first book was the novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree and her most recent book is a family memoir called The Man Who Could Move Clouds.In this episode we chat all about language. On writing between two languages and cultures, and the evolution of language. We also talk about anxiety, dreams (what they can tell us about ourselves!) and much more.This episode was audio produced by Aaron Moring. Music is by Madisen Ward.

Episode 141 Notes and Links to Ingrid Rojas Contreras' Work    On Episode 141 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and the two discuss, among other topics, her childhood in Colombia that was full of incredibly-interesting, loving, and charismatic family members and memorable experiences, roots for her storytelling, her pivotal accident that led to amnesia, how she wrote so skillfully and memorably about such an event, ideas of curanderismo and medicines of all types, the roles that ghosts have played in her family history, links between her and her mother and her paternal grandfather, and how her genre-bending book thrills with a varied approach to history, sociology, family stories, etc.  Ingrid Rojas Contreras' first novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, Nylon, and Guernica, among others. Her latest book, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, has been universally-beloved and covered on NPR and in The New York Times.  Ingrid Rojas Contreras' Website   Buy The Man Who Could Move Clouds   New York Times Book Review by Miguel Salazar for The Man Who Could Move Clouds   Ingrid talks about Her Book on NPR All Things Considered with Ari Shapiro     At about 2:00, Ingrid talks about the importance of finding writing community/ies and the support systems and paths that help writers on their way and supporting the arts   At about 4:35, Ingrid describes a relaxing and productive getaway during a recent writing retreat/fellowship    At about 5:35, Ingrid responds to Pete's questions about indigenous roots in the many forms of speaking Spanish in Colombia   At about 7:30, Indrig describes the “creativity” and “speak” that comes with Spanglish and similar iterations of languages    At about 8:00, Ingrid describes the ways in which she and her mom and tias played a funny game of telling the most boring, mundane stories    At about 10:20, Ingrid shares examples of beautiful tinkering with Spanish   At about 11:20, Ingrid breaks down the connotations of the terms “curandero” versus “homeopath,” as used by her grandfather, Nono   At about 13:00, Ingrid reflects on who is/are the protagonist(s)   At about 14:40, Pete highlights the journalistic and varied writing skill used by Ingrid, and he asks her about the experience of observing others but also writing about herself   At about 17:50-20:05, Ingrid replicates the pitch she had made originally to her editor and recounts the circumstances that led her editor to meet Ingrid's mother   At about 20:05, Ingrid discusses the significance of the ways in which she inserted photo in her book   At about 21:50, The two discuss the amnesia events linking mother and daughter and how Ingrid was able to write about such an ethereal experience   At about 26:00, the two discuss mirrors as a motif and as literal in the book, especially regarding Ingrid's first view into a mirror after her accident; they also talk about conceptions of “what are we”/“who are we” in history and in connecting to the book  At about 31:45, Pete asks about The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Ingrid points him towards a strong depiction of amnesia with the movie Solaris (1972 version)   At about 38:00, the two discuss the immediate aftereffects of Ingrid's accident and how her family    At about 39:00 Ingrid talks about ideas of storytelling and metaphor that she learned directly and indirectly from her mother and grandfather and how it affected her outlook on the world and on writing    At about 44:40, the two analyze the term “desandar” and the multiple ways in which ghosts run throughout the book   At about 48:00, Ingrid describes a sense of wanting a fresh start and living a life surrounded by the ocean and people who didn't know her after her accident   At about 50:00, Ingrid responds to Pete's questions about ideas of the pull of “home”   At about 54:00, Pete and Ingrid discuss ideas of history manifested in her book   At about 55:30, The two discuss some almost-unbelievable stories related in the book, including a possible ghostly possession of her grandfather    At about 1:00:00, Ingrid discusses her interactions with her grandfather when she was a baby and ways in which he tried to safeguard her future, and he responds to Pete's questions about her grandfather's duality   At about 1:03:00, Pete highlights the interesting history recounted in the book and asks Ingrid about the use of the term “The Situation” to describe Colombian conflicts   At about 1:05:00, Ingrid discusses the “yin and yang” of her parents' relationship     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. Please note that the show will offer exciting Patreon benefits starting in October, with merchandise and extra content that you'll want to check out. More details forthcoming in the next few weeks. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 142 with Robert Lopez. He is author of three novels, including Kamby Bolongo Mean River—named one of 25 important books of the decade by HTML Giant, All Back Full, two story collections, and a novel-in-stories, A Better Class Of People. The LA Times wrote, "Lopez has the ability to give readers whiplash with his unconventional and bewitching stories."  The episode will air on September 9.

Episode 140 Notes and Links to Oscar Hokeah's Work        On Episode 140 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Oscar Hokeah, and the two discuss, among other topics, Oscar's childhood and adulthood living in and being interested by the confluence of multiple languages, his early reading of Stephen King, his love of Alice Munro and N. Scott Momaday, discussions of decolonization through his work and in the outside world, and the myriad themes, symbols, and allusions contained in his dynamic and profound debut novel.      Oscar Hokeah is a regionalist Native American writer of literary fiction, interested in capturing intertribal, transnational, and multicultural aspects within two tribally specific communities: Tahlequah and Lawton, Oklahoma.  He was raised inside these tribal circles and continues to reside there today.       He is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma from his mother (Hokeah and Stopp families), and he has Mexican heritage from his father (Chavez family) who emigrated from Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico. You can find the Stopp family (Cherokee) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and the Hokeah family (Kiowa) in Lawton, Oklahoma.  Family on his Kiowa side (Hokeah, and Tahsequah through marriage) organized the Oklahoma Gourd Dance Club for over a decade, and he has family members actively involved with the Kiowa Tia-Piah Society, Comanche War Scouts Society, and Comanche Little Ponies Society. Oscar has spent nearly 20 years empowering Native American communities.  From his work in Santa Fe, NM with Intermountain Youth Centers and the Santa Fe Mountain Center, he has worked with Pueblo, Apache, and Diné peoples.  Currently, living in his home town of Tahlequah, Oklahoma (in the heart of Cherokee Nation), he works with Indian Child Welfare, where he gives back to the community that nurtured and embedded the Indigenous values he passes along to his children. He is a recipient of the Truman Capote Scholarship Award through IAIA, and also a winner of the Native Writer Award through the Taos Summer Writers Conference. His writing can be found in World Literature Today, American Short Fiction, South Dakota Review, Yellow Medicine Review, Surreal South, and Red Ink Magazine. His highly-anticipated debut novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance, came out on July 26. Oscar Hokeah's Website   Buy Waiting for a Blanket Dance   New York Times Book Review by Antonia Angress for Waiting for a Blanket Dance   Oscar Gives a Sketch of his Book's Plot and Themes   Waiting for a Blanket Dance Review from Minnesota Star Tribune At about 3:00, Oscar talks about the blitz and fun accompanying the recent publication of his book   At about 6:00, Oscar describes emotional connections and favorite characters that readers have shared with him    At about 7:30, Kristin Apodaca is touted as having a “Salvador Dali-style” as Oscar describes the cover and its background   At about 10:20, Pete asks Oscar about growing up and his relationship with languages and the printed word, including his early work based on favorite writers like Stephen King   At about 15:50, Oscar continues to discuss intersections of language and how he has used Kiowa, Spanish, English, and Cherokee in his life and in his writing   At about 18:30, Oscar responds to Pete's questions about formative writers in life, including N. Scott Momaday, Kafka, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Alice Munro   At about 22:10, Pete and Oscar laugh about a cool book cameos by a “Hokeah” and an N. Scott Momaday shout out   At about 23:20, Oscar references the varied reading he has done in recent times, including Velorio by Xavier Navarro Aquino, and he also shouts out “an amazing time for Native writers'   At about 26:00, Pete highlights the recent NYT reviews for the book, and Oscar to Pete's question about the book's pitch   At about 27:50, Oscar describes his rationale in including an N. Scott Momaday quote as his epigraph   At about 30:00, Pete and Oscar discuss the book's POVs and how “telling someone else's story” serves as a successful craft piece; Oscar explains the power of this “peripheral narration”   At about 32:30, the two discuss a pivotal scene that starts the book and Oscar highlights “male-on-male violence” and the concept of “indigenous landscapes” with a shifting lense   At about 38:40, Pete and Oscar discuss ideas of “home” and Vincent's chapter and the importance of Vincent's redemption; Oscar highlights real-life connections    At about 43:00, The two chart Ever's development and setbacks while noting the significance of a gift given in the form of a booger mask   At about 44:30, Oscar captures moments of familial and community love   At about 45:10, The two discuss the implications of the phrase “Ni modo” and an incident with Ever and his father that was “too little, too late”   At about 46:20, the two discuss “per caps” and the chapter that focuses on them    At about 46:55, Pete and Oscar reflect on ideas of communication or lack thereof with regard to Lena Stopp and Sissy and Ever, as Oscar talks about a character based on his mom and parenting when one's children are in transition to maturity   At about 49:25, Oscar discusses ideas of addiction in the book and connections to his own communities, including how the character of Lonnie acts differently as a woman in the drug world   At about 50:45, The two discuss hearsay and its connections to perceptions of people, including how every character in the book is sketched so skillfully in order that they are all objects of sympathy/empathy   At about 52:45, Ever's surrogate son Leander and hope and his question of “How did I get here?” is discussed and ideas of breaking generational habits, too   At about 54:15, Oscar points out an important scene that involves Leander and his memories and art as an outlet   At about 55:50, Pete asks Oscar about the book's title in complimenting the chapter dealing with quilts and family legacy   At about 57:00, Oscar gives the real-life details that he experienced that gave rise to the book's powerful and moving last chapter that involved Cherokee housing   At about 58:10, Oscar connects an important series of quotes to the idea of community parenting in Cherokee     At about 58:10, Pete points out the last chapter's stand-alone and combined greatness that uses ideas of community and implementing ideas learned throughout Ever's life   At about 1:00:05, Oscar responds to Pete's questions about the title's larger implications   At about 1:01:55, Oscar highlights future projects    At about 1:03:20, Oscar does some casting for an aspirational movie/tv show based on the book   At about 1:04:15, Oscar gives contact info and social media info and shouts out Too Fond of Books in Tahlequah, OK        You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.      This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 141 with Ingrid Rojas Contreras, whose first novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed, Nylon, and Guernica, among others. Her latest, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, has been universally-beloved and covered on NPR and in The New York Times.      The episode will air on September 6.

Welcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up. In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Ingrid Rojas Contreras (The Man Who Could Move Clouds) about the 1972 film Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her debut novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and Zyzzyva, among others. She lives in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ingrid Rojas Contreras is the author of the memoir The Man Who Could Move Clouds, available from Doubleday. Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her debut novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and Zyzzyva, among others. She lives in California. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ingrid Rojas Contreras in conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang, celebrating the launch of "The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir," published by Doubleday. This live event took place in Kerouac Alley, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe, and was hosted by Peter Maravelis. You can purchase copies of "The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir" directly from City Lights here: https://citylights.com/new-nonfiction-in-hardcover/man-who-could-move-clouds/ Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her first novel "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" was the silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and Zyzzyva, among others. She lives in California. Esmé Weijun Wang is a novelist and essayist. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling essay collection, "The Collected Schizophrenias"(2019), and a debut novel, "The Border of Paradise," which was called a Best Book of 2016 by NPR. She was named by Granta as one of the “Best of Young American Novelists” in 2017 and won the Whiting Award in 2018. Born in the Midwest to Taiwanese parents, she is the founder of The Unexpected Shape™ Writing Academy for ambitious writers living with limitations. She can be found at esmewang.com and on Twitter @esmewang. This event was made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Laura Paskus, a longtime environment reporter based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Currently, she is the environment reporter for New Mexico PBS, and produces the monthly series, “Our Land: New Mexico's Environmental Past, Present, and Future.” Laura Paskus has tracked the issues of climate change at both the state and federal levels. She shares the frightening truth, both in terms of what is happening in nature and what is not happening to counteract the mounting crisis. Her book “At the Precipice: New Mexico's Changing Climate,” was published in September 2020 by the University of New Mexico Press. On the show we'll discuss: The need for activism in journalism and finding success in a second career The frightening truth about climate change What we can do to help shape the future of our climate The books she recommended were: https://bookshop.org/books/fruit-of-the-drunken-tree/9780525434313 (Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras) https://bookshop.org/books/poet-warrior-a-memoir-9781324022015/9780393248524 (Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo) https://bookshop.org/books/an-american-sunrise-poems/9780393358483 (An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo) https://bookshop.org/books/the-outermost-house-a-year-of-life-on-the-great-beach-of-cape-cod/9780805073683 (Outermost House by Henry Beston) You can find notes from today's show at http://wellwomanlife.com/279show (wellwomanlife.com/279show). The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at http://wellwomanlife.com/academy (wellwomanlife.com/academy). Join us in the Academy for community, mindfulness practices and practical support to live your Well Woman Life.

Stay tuned for the blooper reel at the very end of the podcast! As always, Jessica and Adam discuss the books they're currently reading, the books they've finished, and they give recommendations to their listeners. This week's question comes from Anonymous who asks: "I'm looking for Latin American historical fiction (English or English translation is preferred, but I can read in Spanish too)! I liked The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia, I Didn't Talk by Beatriz Bracher, and Blood on the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez." If you want a personalized reading recommendation, visit litthesedayspodcast.com to fill out the form. Make sure you check out our Instagram! @LitTheseDaysPodcast Books discussed: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett The Deep by Rivers Solomon Movies and Other Things by Shea Serrano Basketball and Other Things by Shea Serrano Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Lord of the Flies by William Golding Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Amanda and Jenn discuss middle-grade read-alouds, atmospheric novels, snarky narrators, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci (rec'd by Jan) Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen (rec'd by Sibyl) Anthony Horowitz's the Susan Ryeland series (first book: Magpie Murders) and the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries (first book: The Word is Murder) (rec'd by Ann) Questions 1. My [niece] is 23 and just informed my sister, brother-in-law, and the family that [she] is transgender. (So she is now my niece). She is starting the process of taking hormones and the like. My sister was shocked and did not see it coming. She is very liberal and is coming around to the idea. I was hoping for book recommendations that would help us (especially my sister) understand what my niece has felt like being in the wrong body. In a quick search I found books involving young kids. I was hoping for books centered more on coming out as trans as a 20-something. I'm thinking maybe a biography or non-fiction. Also my whole family loves fantasy so if there's a book in that genre maybe we could read it together. -Klista 2. Love the show!   I'm looking for recommendations to read aloud to my 7 1/2 year old boy/girl twins that I will enjoy too.   We love well-written, funny middle grade books – preferably with animal characters.   They are still sensitive readers – we avoid books with any violence and try to avoid orphaned children or those with not great parents.   We're not scared of long books or intricate language.   Books we've loved (and read over and over) include: The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp  The Very Very Far North & it's sequel Winnie the Pooh Collected Stories Books we've liked a lot:  Flora & Ulysses  Ruby Lu Brave & True Gooseberry Park Books that I liked but they didn't: Wild Robot Books they love but I'm not as into:  Humphrey series Mrs Piggle Wiggle & Missy Piggle Wiggle We've read most books by Roald Dahl & most age appropriate ones by Kate DiCamillo. They are still too nervous to start Harry Potter. Thanks! -Marisa 3. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I'm finally coming back to Get Booked now that I can read again! (baby girl took all my free time hihi) In the last couple of months, I realised that I love atmospheric books, even if the plot is weak or nonexistent. Some other books I loved are Erin Morgenstern books (both!), The Invisible Life of Addie Larue and Piranesi.  Do you have other recommendations like it? If it's mixed with greek mythology it's even better. Thanks a lot! PS: love from Canada. -Emilie 4. I'd love recommendations for books set in or about Bogota, Colombia. Preferably, something like Chanel Cleeton's books about Cuba that help to understand the history and current impacts or nonfiction about the history. Any genre is fine! -Tracey 5. Two of my favorite books/series I read this year have been “A Deadly Education” by Naomi Novik and “The Murderbot Diaries” by Martha Wells. On the surface they might seem kind of different, but they both had such a great narrative voice, with the right amount of sarcasm/snark/humor, and a completely lovable main character, and they left me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Also, my favorite genres are Fantasy and Sci Fi, so these were perfect. I'm so sad I have to wait until more comes out from these authors. Please tell me what I can read while I'm waiting! Thank you! -Lauren 6. I recently read Lost Roses and seriously loved A Gentleman in Moscow before that.   I've also just marathoned The Last Csars on Netflix — and I haven't had my fill!   Can you recommend some historical fiction set in late 19th, early 20th century Russia that will help me get my next Russian nobility fix?  Thank you! -Emily 7. Hello there – Trigger Warning: So this is a tough one since it deals with a sensitive topic – suicide. I'm looking for a book (fiction or non-fiction I suppose, YA or Adult) that deals with how to cope when a friend/family member attempts suicide BUT does not succeed/commit. I find that most books about suicide are dealing with the aftermath of someone's death, but what happens if they didn't die? No one ever seems to talk about that. A recommendation for this would be very helpful, as this past year has been rough and I'd like someone else's perspective of coping with this kind of situation. Sorry this one is a bit of a downer, but important given the need for mental health awareness. Thank you. -Sam Books Discussed Fairest by Meredith Talusan (tw: racism) Sorted by Jackson Bird Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, transl. by Anne McLean Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (tw: rape & other violence towards women, harm to children including death, panic attacks & PTSD) Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O'Keefe Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel (tw: suicide attempts) Please Like Me S2, particularly Episode 7 Post: https://bookriot.com/6-novels-featuring-mental-illness-world-suicide-prevention-day/ Borderline by Mishell Baker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We interview Tonya Liburd, author of “The Drunken Tree”, episode 403. Tonya Liburd shares a birthday with Ray Bradbury and Simeon Daniel, which may tell you a little something about her; and while she has an enviable collection of vintage dust bunnies to her credit, her passions are music (someday!) and of course, words. One day she hopes, when introducing herself as a writer, she won't feel all weird about it. Her poetry has been nominated for the 2017 & 2018 Rhysling Awards, and longlisted in the 2015 Carter V. Cooper(Vanderbilt)/Exile Short Fiction Competition. Her work is used in Nisi Shawl's workshops and Tananarive due's UCLA Horror course (the latter of which was crashed by Jordan Peele of Get Out Fame) as examples of code switching. Her fiction has been praised by Publisher's Weekly and at Barnes & Noble's SFF blog. She is the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council writer's grant in 2020. She is also the Senior Editor of Abyss & Apex Magazine. You can find her blogging at https://www.spiderlilly.com or on Twitter at @somesillywowzer. Links to items discussed: The Night Sun by Zin E Rocklyn Ace of Knives - Apex Magazine 10 Steps to a Whole New You - Fantasy Magazine Let's Play White by Chesya Burke Black Horror Anthology Announcement Black Panther: Sins of the King on Serial Box www.spiderlilly.com Twitter: @somesillywowzer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TonyaLiburd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We interview Tonya Liburd, author of “The Drunken Tree”, episode 403. Tonya Liburd shares a birthday with Ray Bradbury and Simeon Daniel, which may tell you a little something about her; and while she has an enviable collection of vintage dust bunnies to her credit, her passions are music (someday!) and of course, words. One day she hopes, when introducing herself as a writer, she won't feel all weird about it. Her poetry has been nominated for the 2017 & 2018 Rhysling Awards, and longlisted in the 2015 Carter V. Cooper(Vanderbilt)/Exile Short Fiction Competition. Her work is used in Nisi Shawl's workshops and Tananarive due’s UCLA Horror course (the latter of which was crashed by Jordan Peele of Get Out Fame) as examples of code switching. Her fiction has been praised by Publisher’s Weekly and at Barnes & Noble’s SFF blog. She is the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council writer’s grant in 2020. She is also the Senior Editor of Abyss & Apex Magazine. You can find her blogging at https://www.spiderlilly.com or on Twitter at @somesillywowzer. Links to items discussed: The Night Sun by Zin E Rocklyn Ace of Knives - Apex Magazine 10 Steps to a Whole New You - Fantasy Magazine Let’s Play White by Chesya Burke Black Horror Anthology Announcement Black Panther: Sins of the King on Serial Box www.spiderlilly.com Twitter: @somesillywowzer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TonyaLiburd

This week, a story of an obsessed dead twin and a magical tree from Tonya Liburd. Originally published in Chiral Mad 5, out summer 2021. A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Narrated by Tonia Ransom. Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, a story of an obsessed dead twin and a magical tree from Tonya Liburd. Originally published in Chiral Mad 5, out summer 2021. A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Narrated by Tonia Ransom. Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom

The Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence Program presents author Ingrid Rojas Contreras in a reading and conversation on her novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree.

The Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence Program presents author Ingrid Rojas Contreras in a reading and conversation on her novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree.

Many Latinx writers, including here in the Bay Area, have expressed frustration with American Dirt, a new book by Jeanine Cummins that has been called the next great American novel. Oprah even selected it for her book club. But it's also been criticized for an inaccurate, stereotypical depiction of migrants who are trying to cross the US-Mexico border. "If it had been published and kind of billed as, 'This is our romanticized view of the border and its just for entertainment,' there's room for that on the shelves for whoever wants to read that story," said Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree. "To call it the novel of Las Americas and to put this much attention on a book that is actually erasing the politics at the border, I think, does more harm than good," she said. And all the hype surrounding the novel's release - including a seven-figure advance for Cummins - has raised questions about which stories about migrants get attention, and which ones don't. "Look where we're at," said Oscar Villalon, managing editor of the journal Zyzzyva. "If it hasn't been driven into your skull by now, clearly, not all Americans are valued the same." Guests: Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, and Oscar Villalon, managing editor of the journal Zyzzyva Oscar Villalon's Recommendations: "The Devil's Highway: A True Story" by Luis Alberto Urrea "The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail" by Oscar Martinez "The Distance Between Us: A Memoir" by Reyna Grande "The Faraway Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life" by Lauren Markham's "By the Lake of Sleeping Children: The Secret Life of the Mexican Border" by Luis Alberto Urrea "The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story" by Aaron Bobrow-Strain Ingrid Rojas Contreras' Recommendations: "Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions" by Valeria Luiselli "Retablos" by Octavio Solis "Unaccompanied" by Javier Zamora "Tears of the Trufflepig" by Francisco Flores "Signs Preceding the End of the World" by Yuri Herrera "Lost Children Archive" by Valeria Luiselli

Related Books from TPL’s CollectionFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasLa fruta del borrachero by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (translation of Fruit of the Drunken Tree) Pablo Escobar: my Father by Sebastián MarroquínShort Walks from Bogotá: Journeys in the New Colombia by Tom FeilingThe Stone Thrower: a Daughter’s Lessons, a Father’s Life: a Memoir by Jael Richardson Other Related MaterialsFor Debut Novelist Ingrid Rojas Contreras Home is What You Carry With You (link opens Clever article from July 2018)How Women Survive the World: an Interview with Ingrid Rojas Contreras (link opens Long Reads article from August 2019)The National Center for Historical Memory (link to organization’s website) Live Mic: Best of TPL Conversations features curated discussions and interviews with some of today’s best-known and yet-to-be-known writers, thinkers and artists, recorded on stage at one of Toronto Public Library’s 100 branches.Episodes are produced by Natalie Kertes, Jorge Amigo, and Gregory McCormick. Technical support by Michelle De Marco and George Panayotou. AV support by Jennifer Kasper and Mesfin Bayssassew. Marketing support by Tanya Oleksuik. Music is by The Worst Pop Band Ever. 

Columbian-born Ingrid Rojas Contreras is author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, one of 2018’s breakout fiction debuts. Based in part on the author’s own experiences growing up in factious Bogotá, Contreras’s story is set against the backdrop of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s shadow reign over Columbia. This turmoil is explored through the eyes of […]

Columbian-born Ingrid Rojas Contreras is author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, one of 2018’s breakout fiction debuts. Based in part on the author’s own experiences growing up in factious […]

Columbian-born Ingrid Rojas Contreras is author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, one of 2018’s breakout fiction debuts. Based in part on the author’s own experiences growing up in factious Bogotá, Contreras’s story is set against the backdrop of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s shadow reign over Columbia. This turmoil is explored through the eyes of Chula, a seven-year-old from a […]

This week, we're tackling another listener-suggested theme: crime. From Pablo Escobar's Columbia to the IRA's Belfast, from a white Bronco to the Silk Road, our picks are all about criminals doing their thing, and how it impacts the little guy. Also in this episode, Erin talks Geo Metro crime, Amy reveals her criminal syndicate motto, and we tell the story of the cop who got bit. Thanks to Andrea for this excellent theme suggestion!___________Our picks this week: Fiction Books:Amy: The Fruit of the Drunken Tree, Ingrid Rojas ContrerasErin: Our Kind of Cruelty, Araminta HallOther Books:Amy: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland , Patrick Radden Keefe (True Crime, Non-fiction)Erin: American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road, Nick Bilton (True Crime, Non-fiction)Pop Culture:Amy: Believed (Podcast)Erin: The People vs. O.J. Simpson (TV)___________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode! Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're one of the best podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, unachievable reading lists, amazing business ideas, and so much more. We also update you on our mascot, Podcat, and her latest attempts to kill us. Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week. Find links to all of episodes, along with bonus material, at BroadsandBooks.com. You'll also find ways to get in touch and follow along every week!

Things get romantic this week on #BookSquadGoals as we discuss "Evvie Drake Starts Over," the debut novel by Linda Holmes. Special guest Liberty Hardy joins us to talk about pop culture in books, the romance genre, themes of grief and guilt, and of course, our favorite rom-coms. Then we read some listener feedback on "The Mars Room" and "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" and tell you all about the awesome content on the #BookSquadBlog — recaps, reviews and more! Go see "The Lion King" for our next #othersode on July 29, and grab a copy of "Circe" by Madeline Miller for our next #bookpisode on August 12! Send us your feedback on this or any other episode by emailing thesquad@booksquadgoals.com! TOC:30 — Introductions/What’s your favorite rom-com?9:00 — Intro to the novel/ Goodreads summary11:00 — Let’s talk about Linda Holmes and pop culture in the novel 20:08 — What does it mean to be a romance? (Linda Holmes’s tweet on the matter is here: https://twitter.com/lindaholmes/status/1145309905454280705)33:00 — Grief and mourning39:37 — Failure and a different sort of grief47:17 — Women supporting women! 52:28 — Last thoughts/misc.56:55 — Ratings1:02:04 — Check out Hey YA! https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/heyya/1:03:00 — Feedback1:08:15 — What’s on the blog? What’s up next?Thanks again to our guest, Liberty Hardy! You can find her on Book Riot and @FranzenComesAlive on Instagram.

Things get romantic this week on #BookSquadGoals as we discuss "Evvie Drake Starts Over," the debut novel by Linda Holmes. Special guest Liberty Hardy joins us to talk about pop culture in books, the romance genre, themes of grief and guilt, and of course, our favorite rom-coms. Then we read some listener feedback on "The Mars Room" and "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" and tell you all about the awesome content on the #BookSquadBlog — recaps, reviews and more! Go see "The Lion King" for our next #othersode on July 29, and grab a copy of "Circe" by Madeline Miller for our next #bookpisode on August 12! Send us your feedback on this or any other episode by emailing thesquad@booksquadgoals.com! TOC:30 — Introductions/What’s your favorite rom-com?9:00 — Intro to the novel/ Goodreads summary11:00 — Let’s talk about Linda Holmes and pop culture in the novel 20:08 — What does it mean to be a romance? (Linda Holmes’s tweet on the matter is here: https://twitter.com/lindaholmes/status/1145309905454280705)33:00 — Grief and mourning39:37 — Failure and a different sort of grief47:17 — Women supporting women! 52:28 — Last thoughts/misc.56:55 — Ratings1:02:04 — Check out Hey YA! https://bookriot.com/listen/shows/heyya/1:03:00 — Feedback1:08:15 — What’s on the blog? What’s up next?Thanks again to our guest, Liberty Hardy! You can find her on Book Riot and @FranzenComesAlive on Instagram.

Joining us is Very Special Guest Lilliam Rivera to talk her new book, Dealing in Dreams, plus hot literary tips, Bad Bunny, World Cup, and Ritzy's Yelp adventures. Recorded remotely via Skype = Palm Springs, LA + Southern OR on 7.13.19 You can find the AMAZING Lilliam on her site, Twitter, and Instagram. We discuss Dealing in Dreams, her latest novel. Nylon says the book, "exposes a world filled with exquisite, unflinching brutality, but also offers a real tenderness toward its young characters, many of whom are doing the best they can as they rapidly lose faith in the people and institutions they thought were supposed to protect them. It's a perfect coming-of-age novel in that way, demonstrating all the different ways there are to lose faith, but figure out a way to continue on anyway." (We also love Lilliam's first book, The Education of Margot Sanchez!) Lilliam is also writing a middle-grade novel series based on Goldie Vance which we can't wait to check out. Did you know you have access to a ton of reading/audio book resources with your library card via Meet Libby? What else we're reading: The Mount by Carol Emshwiller Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Difficult Women by Roxane Gay I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams There There by Tommy Orange Fruit of Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Circe by Madeline Miller Listen to us here or on iTunes or via Stitcher

In this first of the new theme-based episodes, Assia and I explore reading books from countries we know little about! Discovering connections across the world. "A book is not holier than a tweet." © 2019 Assia Reading what we know is more comfortable. Follow Assia on Instagram and Twitter: @shereadsox. Books mentioned   Amina's picks Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed Jamilia by Chingiz Aitmatov To read: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee   Assia's picks Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa When We Were Arabs by Massoud Hayoun Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh Born a Crime by Trevor Noah To read: The Weight of our Sky by Hanna Alkaf   Other books mentioned The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata The Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee At the Cafe (Eng. trans. of Au Café) by Mohammed Dib Une Si Longue Lettre by Mariama Bâ Anumpa Warrior by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer   Share your opinions, suggestions, counter-arguments - on Instagram: @booknomadpodcast - on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/booknomadpodcast - by email: booknomadpodcast@gmail.com - on the website: www.booknomadpodcast.com

This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including The Witch of Lime Street. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges The Color Inside a Melon by John Domini The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World by David Jaher Moshi Moshi by Banana Yoshimoto Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller  Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

This Year's Winners FIRST FICTION Gold Medal: There There, by Tommy Orange, Alfred A. Knopf Silver Medal: Fruit of the Drunken Tree, by Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Doubleday FICTION Gold Medal: The Mars Room, by Rachel Kushner, Scribner Silver Medal: Winter Kept Us Warm, by Anne Raeff, Counterpoint Press POETRY Gold Medal: Total Recall, by Samantha Giles, Krupskaya NONFICTION Gold Medal: The Library Book, by Susan Orlean, Simon & Schuster Silver Medal: American Prison, by Shane Bauer, Penguin Press CALIFORNIANA Gold Medal: The Browns of California, by Miriam Pawel, Bloomsbury Publishing JUVENILE Gold Medal: The Language of Spells, by Garret Weyr, Chronicle Books YOUNG ADULT Gold Medal: Picture Us In the Light, by Kelly Loy Gilbert, Disney-Hyperion CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLISHING Gold Medal: Carleton Watkins: Making the West American, by Tyler Green, University of California Press This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on June 10th, 2019.

The #BookSquad takes a shady trip to 1990s Colombia this week as we discuss "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. We talk about the historical fiction genre, trauma and violence, womanhood, and the relationship between the book's two protagonists, Chula and Petrona. Plus, we talk more about "Captain Marvel" and get Susan’s thoughts on how awesome the movie is. There’s plenty of great content on the #BookSquadBlog, including TV recaps, movie reviews and more! LISTEN UP, GOALIES: Please send us listener feedback on any of our episodes or blogs to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com. We love hearing from you, and we missed you this week. :) **SPOILER WARNING!!**1:14 – Here we are! Icebreaker q: What plant do you associate with your childhood?6:51 – Goodreads summary 10:00 – What even is historical fiction??- NPR interview: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/28/632769085/a-thwarted-child-kidnapping-inspired-fruit-of-the-drunken-tree23:00 - The structure of the novel and how time works29:55 - Violence, trauma, and how it affects children 40:30 – The relationship between the two girls 49:30 – Womanhood and gender 1:03:09 – Why is the title the title?1:04:32 – Ratings!1:18:49 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next??Next Othersode 4/8: PET SEMATARY!!! Next Bookpisode 4/22: "Gingerbread" by Helen Oyeyemi

The #BookSquad takes a shady trip to 1990s Colombia this week as we discuss "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. We talk about the historical fiction genre, trauma and violence, womanhood, and the relationship between the book's two protagonists, Chula and Petrona. Plus, we talk more about "Captain Marvel" and get Susan’s thoughts on how awesome the movie is. There’s plenty of great content on the #BookSquadBlog, including TV recaps, movie reviews and more! LISTEN UP, GOALIES: Please send us listener feedback on any of our episodes or blogs to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com. We love hearing from you, and we missed you this week. :) **SPOILER WARNING!!**1:14 – Here we are! Icebreaker q: What plant do you associate with your childhood?6:51 – Goodreads summary 10:00 – What even is historical fiction??- NPR interview: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/28/632769085/a-thwarted-child-kidnapping-inspired-fruit-of-the-drunken-tree23:00 - The structure of the novel and how time works29:55 - Violence, trauma, and how it affects children 40:30 – The relationship between the two girls 49:30 – Womanhood and gender 1:03:09 – Why is the title the title?1:04:32 – Ratings!1:18:49 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next??Next Othersode 4/8: PET SEMATARY!!! Next Bookpisode 4/22: "Gingerbread" by Helen Oyeyemi

The #BookSquad crash lands on planet C-53, aka Earth in the mid-90s, to talk about "Captain Marvel," the newest origin story movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We discuss where this movie fits in the MCU, how it works as trauma narrative, the film's feminist themes, how it compares to other superhero origin stories, and — of course — Goose the cat! Plus, we give you a rundown of what's on the #BookSquadBlog (it's a lot of recaps!) and what's up next on the pod. Read along with us for our next #bookpisode on "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Our next #othersode will be on the remake of "Pet Sematary," coming to theaters soon! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast, and send any listener feedback to us at thesquad@booksquadgoals.com. We want to hear from you!0:30 – Welcome to our weird voices/what’s your fave MCU movie?11:50 – Let’s get into the movie—a digression on race and aliens, and a history lesson!19:50 – Captain Marvel as a trauma story26:40 – Feminism themes29:45 – Nick Fury and young people make up 33:02 – The 90s setting37:37 – Sweet Goose (and Emily’s Australia corner) 44:20 – Captain Marvel v. other origin stories 54:35 – Representation matters!1:03:30 – Reviews1:07:00 – Sleepy Ben Opinions1:10:15 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?Articles referenced:Dana Stevens' review: https://slate.com/culture/2019/03/captain-marvel-review-brie-larson-movie.htmlInternet trolls & Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.avclub.com/the-fight-against-trolls-goes-beyond-captain-marvel-yo-1833165390Friend-of-the-pod Gabriella's review for Express: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1095785/Captain-Marvel-review-Brie-Larson-Carol-Danvers-feminism-marvel-movie

The #BookSquad crash lands on planet C-53, aka Earth in the mid-90s, to talk about "Captain Marvel," the newest origin story movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We discuss where this movie fits in the MCU, how it works as trauma narrative, the film's feminist themes, how it compares to other superhero origin stories, and — of course — Goose the cat! Plus, we give you a rundown of what's on the #BookSquadBlog (it's a lot of recaps!) and what's up next on the pod. Read along with us for our next #bookpisode on "Fruit of the Drunken Tree" by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Our next #othersode will be on the remake of "Pet Sematary," coming to theaters soon! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast, and send any listener feedback to us at thesquad@booksquadgoals.com. We want to hear from you!0:30 – Welcome to our weird voices/what’s your fave MCU movie?11:50 – Let’s get into the movie—a digression on race and aliens, and a history lesson!19:50 – Captain Marvel as a trauma story26:40 – Feminism themes29:45 – Nick Fury and young people make up 33:02 – The 90s setting37:37 – Sweet Goose (and Emily’s Australia corner) 44:20 – Captain Marvel v. other origin stories 54:35 – Representation matters!1:03:30 – Reviews1:07:00 – Sleepy Ben Opinions1:10:15 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?Articles referenced:Dana Stevens' review: https://slate.com/culture/2019/03/captain-marvel-review-brie-larson-movie.htmlInternet trolls & Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.avclub.com/the-fight-against-trolls-goes-beyond-captain-marvel-yo-1833165390Friend-of-the-pod Gabriella's review for Express: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1095785/Captain-Marvel-review-Brie-Larson-Carol-Danvers-feminism-marvel-movie

Today on The Short Stacks we're honored to welcome author of this week's The Stacks Book Club pick, Friday Black, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. We talk about his genre-bending short story collection, how the title and cover came to be, and what its like being part of this current moment of exciting and diverse fiction writing. There are no spoilers today. Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs, and shopping through the links below (mostly Amazon) helps support the show, at no cost to you. Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah"In Geraldo v. Hoodie, Geraldo Loses" (John Hudson, The Atlantic)George SaundersA Lucky Man by Jamel BrinkleyHeads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thomspon-SpiresParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonGayl JonesTexaco by Patrick ChamoiseauCorregidora by Gayl JonesBlack Bird by Michael FiegelArthur FlowersBruce Smith ZZ Packer"The Short Stacks 1: Crystal Hana Kim//If You Leave Me" (The Stacks)Jami Attenberg"Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Work in Retail Influenced His Horrifying Short Stories" (Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC)Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangArrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016)"Patricia Smith - Skinhead - Def Poetry Jam" (Youtube)Roger ReevesTrevante RhodesBird Box (Netflix)Sandra BullockMoonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)Pastoralia by George SaundersTenth of December by George SaundersFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasThe Incendiaries by R.O. KwonThere There by Tommy OrangeShe Would Be King by Wayétu MooreIf You Leave Me by Crystal Hana KimMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteAja GabelNicole Chung Connect with Nana: Nana's Website | Nana's Twitter | Nana's Instagram Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | The Stacks Website | Facebook | Twitter | Subscribe | Patreon | Goodreads | Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks received Friday Black from the publisher. For more information click here. The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website, and this comes at no cost to you. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

In Episode 8 (the episode in which I have a really bad cold and don’t sound like myself!), Carla from @happiestwhenreading and I talk fitting in reading amongst our mom activities, reading goals, and tracking your reading! This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights How we read so much as stay-at-home moms. Carla’s finicky relationship with e-books…and, the only time Sarah reads hard copy books. Why Sarah didn’t set a quantity-based reading goal for 2019. The difference between achieving your reading goals and being happy with your reading. Setting a reading quantity goal that feels right for you. Tracking the publishers you have the most success with (and our top publishers). Tracking your recommendation sources. Carla’s 2 big 2019 reading goals. Our mutual love of dark, gut-punching books. Carla’s Book Recommendations Two OLD Books She Loves Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi | Buy from Amazon [19:19] Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [23:30] Two NEW Books She Loves The Road Beyond Ruinby Gemma Liviero | Buy from Amazon [28:38] The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye | Buy from Amazon [31:30] One Book She Didn’t Love Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [35:12] One Upcoming Release She’s Excited About When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton (Release Date: April 9, 2019) | Buy from Amazon [37:10] Other Books Mentioned Becoming by Michelle Obama | Buy from Amazon [16:55] The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:37] A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [21:57] The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [31:07] The Alice Network by Kate Quinn | Buy from Amazon [31:07] All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr | Buy from Amazon [31:07] The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [33:20] Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden | Buy from Amazon [36:23] Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton | Buy from Amazon [37:21] Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed | Buy from Amazon [42:13] From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [42:39] Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan | Buy from Amazon [42:57] Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling | Buy from Amazon [43:05] Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo | Buy from Amazon [43:22] Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [43:49] Other Links Sarah’s 2018 Reading Stats Sarah’s 2019 Rock Your Reading Tracker – available for $14.99 Mash Reads Podcast interview with Yaa Gyasi The Readerly Report Podcast’s Waiting for Eden book club discussion Dear Sugar podcast About Carla Blog | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter  As a stay-at-home mama to two “tween” kids, I finally have more time to dedicate to reading. I have loved getting back into a passion of mine that I’ve had since I was a small girl. But sadly, what I quickly came to realize is that I really don’t have a lot of local reading friends. As a way to connect with others who love to read just as much as I do, I started my “Bookstagram” account (@happiestwhenreading). This community has given me a place to engage in bookish conversations, and I can truly say I have made so many online friendships that I’m truly grateful to have. Support the Podcast Share - If you like the podcast, I’d love for you to share it with your reader friends…in real life and on social media (there’s easy share buttons at the bottom of this post!). Subscribe...wherever you listen to podcasts, so new episodes will appear in your feed as soon as they’re released. Rate and Review - Search for “Sarah’s Book Shelves” in Apple Podcasts…or wherever you listen to podcasts! Feedback - I want this podcast to fit what you’re looking for, so I truly do want your feedback! Please tell me (email me at sarahsbookshelves@gmail.com or DM me on social media) what you like, don’t like, want more of, want less of, etc. I’d also love to hear topics you’d like me to cover and guests you’d like to hear from.

Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogotá, but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside the neighborhood walls, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities and capture the attention of the nation.  When their mother hires Petrona, a live-in-maid from the city's guerrilla-occupied slum, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona's mysterious ways. But Petrona's unusual behavior belies more than shyness. She is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls' families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy that will force them both to choose between sacrifice and betrayal.  Inspired by the author's own life, and told through the alternating perspectives of the willful Chula and the achingly hopeful Petrona, Fruit of the Drunken Tree contrasts two very different, but inextricably linked coming-of-age stories. In lush prose, Ingrid Rojas Contreras has written a powerful testament to the impossible choices women are often forced to make in the face of violence and the unexpected connections that can blossom out of desperation. Rojas Contreras is in conversation with Lilliam Rivera, an award-winning writer and author of The Education of Margot Sanchez and the upcoming YA novel Dealing in Dreams.

This week on The Stacks our guest is author Aja Gabel. Aja's debut novel, The Ensemble, came out in 2018, and she talks with us about writing her book, cover design, which writers inspire her, and why she got a PhD in creative writing. We also talk music prodigies and time machines, which is to say, we talk about a little of everything. You can find everything we talk about this week in the show notes below. By shopping through the links you help support The Stacks, at no cost to you. Shop on Amazon and iTunes. BOOKS The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Alexander Chee Antonya Nelson On Beauty by Zadie Smith Open Secrets by Alice Munro The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Freedom by Jonathan Franzen Toni Morrison Chalk by Joshua Rivkin Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Lot by Brian Washington Alice McDermott Zadie Smith Swing Time by Zadie Smith The People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer The Emissary by Yoko Tawada and Margaret Mitsutani Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi George Saunders Ted Chiang The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philips Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Ulysses by James Joyce The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz The Babysitter's Club Nancy Drew Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry How to Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Saturday by Ian McEwan Atonement by Ian McEwan The Lover by Marguerite Duras John Cheever Raymond Carver The Hours by Michael Cunningham My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama EVERYTHING ELSE Aja Gabel's Website Sarah Fong on The Stacks (Ep. 3) Curtis Institute of Music Grey's Anatomy "Latin Ballroom-Kids- Antonio & Maria Rosario" (YouTube) "Yasha and Daniela at Atlanta Open 2011" (YouTube) Helen Yentus (Cargo Collective) Fiddlehead Ferns Tom Holland Tobey Maguire Brit Marling Rooney Mara Peggy Olson Mad Men Jonathan Franzen's 10 Rules for Novelists (Literary Hub) Cy Twombly "Waugh" (Bryan Washington, The New Yorker) Riverhead Publisher Ten Non-Fiction Books for Fiction Lovers (Traci Thomas, The Stacks) National Book Award: Translated Literature Amazon Kindle Busy Philipps Dixie Chicks Arrival (Paramount Pictures) Amy Adams Scarlett Johansson Jennifer Lawrence Passengers (Columbia Pictures) "A Glimpse into the Ideological Monoculture of Literary New York" (Matthew Binder, Quillette) Atonement (Universal Pictures) The Bachelor (ABC) The Hours (Paramount Pictures) My Brilliant Friend (HBO) Connect with Aja: Aja's Website|Aja's Instagram|Aja's Twitter Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when...

  Today's guest is Laura Anne Bird from  Laura_at_the_Library Instagram account. In this episode, we chat about: How Laura juggles her busy life at home while finding pockets of time to read How she got in trouble with the library What she loves most about reading? Her three favorite genres BOOKS MENTIONED: Those who save us by Jenna Blum  A Gentlemen in Moscow by Amor Towles A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving When Breath Becomes Air by Dr. Paul Kalanathi Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier The Hearts of Invisible Furies by John Boyne The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Virgil Wander by Leif Enger Kelly Corrigan Jonathan Franzen Charles Frazier Elizabeth Gilbert Robert Goolrick Kent Haruf Barbara Kingsolver Jhumpa Lahiri Wally Lamb Elizabeth McCracken Toni Morrison Linda Olsson   Ann Patchett Roger Rosenblatt Maria Semple Carol Shields Colson Whitehead Gabrielle Zevin Young Jane Young  by Gabrielle Zevin The Storied Life of AJ Fickry by Gabrielle Zevin Becoming by Michelle Obama City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger All you can ever know by Nicole Chung Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai       SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends! DECEMBER NEW BOOK GIVEAWAY If you leave a review on Itunes, you will be eligible to win a brand new hardback book. This giveaway is open internationally. For show archives and other book recommendations, please visit What to Read Next Blog (http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com)

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On this journey: - Do we need background knowledge to read critically? - An exploration of childhood trauma. - Complex background characters. Book in focus: Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Colombia). Share your opinions, suggestions, counter-arguments - on Instagram: @booknomadpodcast - by email: booknomadpodcast@gmail.com  

Julia is sporting a new hair style. Game of Thrones final season begins next April. The Bibelot will be closing its doors. Michele talks to GMA about her book "Becoming". Guest is Ingrid Rojas Contreas, author of "Fruit of the Drunken Tree". Holiday movies we love.

We are happy to announce our fiction shortlist for the 2018 Reading Women Award! The nonfiction shortlist will be announced November 21st, and the winners will be announced December 4th. You can find more info about the Reading Women Award here. Use code AWARD2018 to receive 15% our book blind dates in the Reading Women Store. You can find full version of this episode's show notes on our website. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Fiction Shortlist A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (SJP for Hogarth) If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim (William Morrow) Interview with Crystal Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester (Little A) Interview with Natalia Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Small Beer Press) Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Doubleday) Interview with Ingrid All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva (Spiegel & Grau) Interview with Anjali CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading WomenTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ingrid Rojas Contreras' best-selling debut novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, is a beautiful and tragic coming-of-age story set in Pablo Escobar's Colombia of the 90s. Based on her own experiences growing up, the book takes readers into the violent and complex world of drug lords, guerillas, kidnappings and car bombs, all told through the eyes of two girls from very different backgrounds. On the podcast, Ingrid talks about the harrowing real-life inspirations for the book, the nearly decade-long process of writing it, and what she learned about the craft and herself along the way. To learn more about Ingrid and the show, check out WriteAboutNowMedia.com. 

Our guest this week is journalist Heather John Fogarty, whose work has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Marie Claire Magazine, Playboy, and more. Heather previously worked as the wine and spirits editor at Bon Appétit. In today's conversation we talk about Heather's James Beard vote, how finding a editor for a novel is like dating, and a book that made both of us very angry. Get ready, Heather is a prolific reader, your TBR will never be the same. You can find everything we talk about this week in the show notes below. By shopping through the links you help support The Stacks, at no cost to you. Shop on Amazon and iTunes. BOOKS Mozza at Home by Nancy Silverton and Carolynn Carreno There There by Tommy Orange The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea Desperate Characters by Paula Fox Elsewhere, California by Dana Johnson My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer  The Milkman by Anna Burns The Mirage Factory by Gary Krist The Stranger Game by Peter Gadol Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonia Vargas Fight No More by Lydia Millet Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon An American Marriage by Tayari Jones A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf Octavia E. Butler Ray Bradbury Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld Unaccompanied by Javier Zamora The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú To the Bridge by Nancy Rommelmann The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Philip Sidney The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth The Amazing Bone by William Steig Who Was Babe Ruth? by Joan Holub Who is Michelle Obama? by Megan Stine Ninjago Books Another Country by James Baldwin Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines The Sellout by Paul Beatty In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Joan Didion Dana Johnson Paul Beatty Philip Roth Virginia Woolf Lucia Berlin Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires In the Not Quiet Dark by Dana Johnson Jaws by Peter Benchley The Godfather by Mario Puzo The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen Locking Up Our Own by James Foreman Jr. Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson Evicted by Matthew Desmond The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Hey Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose EVERYTHING ELSE Chi Spacca Mozza Nancy Silverton Carolynn Carreño Bon Appétit Vogue Vanity Fair Harper's Bazaar James Beard Foundation Awards Gwen Langer's Deli National Book Award Finalists Man Booker Prize Shortlist Flywheel Sports Daniel Pearl Chevalier's Books Jaws (Universal Pictures) The Godfather Trilogy (Paramount Pictures) Nancy Rommelman Connect with Heather: Heather's Website|Heather's Instagram Connect with The Stacks: Instagram|The Stacks Website|Facebook|Twitter|Subscribe|Patreon|Goodreads|Traci's Instagram To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you're able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod. Sponsors Audible- to get your FREE audiobook download and FREE 30 day trial go to audibletrial.com/thestacks. My Mentor Book Club - for 50% off your first month of new nonfiction from My Mentor Book Club go to mymentorbookclub.com/thestacks The Stacks participates in affiliate programs. We receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on this website. Shopping through these links helps support the show, but does not effect my opinions on books and products. For more information click here.

We talk with Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of the Fruit of the Drunken Tree, which is out now from Doubleday! Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Ingrid Recommends Vida and Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel (Check our discussion episode about Veins of the Ocean here.) The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim (Check our Interview with Crystal Hana Kim here.) The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung Author Bio Ingrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Electric Literature, Guernica, and Huffington Post, among others. She has received fellowships and awards from The Missouri Review, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, VONA, Hedgebrook, The Camargo Foundation, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. She is the book columnist for KQED Arts, the Bay Area's NPR affiliate.ram. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth takes a closer look at President Trump peddling another insane conspiracy theory about the death toll in Puerto Rico as Republicans brace themselves for the midterms.Then, author Ingrid Rojas Contreras talks about real-life inspiration for her book Fruit of the Drunken Tree, portraying fictional versions of her family members in the book and her mother's fortune-telling business she ran out of the family attic. She also takes a few more questions backstage at Studio 8G just for this podcast.LATE NIGHT ON SOCIALRate the Late Night Podcast on Apple Podcasts: applepodcasts.com/LateNightSethSubscribe to Late Night on YouTube: youtube.com/LateNightSethFollow Late Night on Twitter: twitter.com/LateNightSethLike Late Night on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LateNightSethLike Late Night on Instagram: www.instagram.com/LateNightSethFind Late Night on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/LateNightSethGet more Late Night with Seth Meyers: www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers weeknights 12:35/11:35c on NBC.

Books stolen on the airplane. Gayle didn't bring enough to read in Vegas. Kindle, Overdrive, Netgalley, Edelweiss. Books and mood. Nicole read a romance novel and it was (surprise!) a romance novel. Books Discussed in This Podcast The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeMeet Me At the Museum by Anne Youngson The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Mosfegh Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer A Double Life by Flynn Berry Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena Every Other Weekend by Zulema Renee Summerfield A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Support this podcast

In the vain of Latin American authors before, Ingrid Rojas Contreras comes in with a new modern approach to magical realism in her book, "Fruit of the Drunken Tree." Detailing the lives of four women as they survive the Pablo Escobar era Colombia, Contreras takes us into the world of the wealthy and poor of the 1990's. Cruz Castillo gets to know the amazing new author as she talks about her first book, a little about her origin story and approach to writing, and a few of her favorite influences.

August is all about women who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature! We may have had only 14 authors to choose from (thank you, patriarchy), but we are thrilled to promote these amazing women writers. We also have another special guest on the show who recommends two of her favorite Nobel winners. Books Mentioned Dear Life by Alice MunroThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckBeloved by Toni MorrisonSelected Poems of Gabriela Mistral by Gabriela Mistral, Langston Hughes (Translator) Guest Picks Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by Svetlana Alexievich, Julia Whitby (Translator), Robin Whitby (Translator)Poems New and Collected by Wisława Szymborska, Clare Cavanagh (Translator) Currently Reading The Incendiaries by R.O. KwonFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasThe Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy About Our Guest Jennifer Helinek is a book reviewer and shower opera singer who works in New York. She also runs a BookTube channel, Insert Literary Pun Here, where she raves (and occasionally rants) about all things books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, Becca and Christen talk about the books they are most excited about in the upcoming months. This episode will be broken into two parts for your listening ease. 00:03:26 The Book Buzz Categories 00:05:13 Lord of The Rings Debate 00:05:51 Children of Blood and Bone 00:06:26 Harry Potter comparison 00:10:05 Why this book is important 00:12:18 Children of Blood & Bone plot discussion 00:21:47 Audiobook info 00:24:12 Literary Fiction Book Buzz 00:24:50 Book One: The Fruit of the Drunken Tree 00:25:11 Why you should judge this book by its cover 00:35:11 Book Two: There, There 00:41:41 Book Three: The Female Persuasion 00:47:47 Better examples of Intersectional feminist fiction 00:48:02 Street by Anne Petrie 00:48:02 Aya 00:50:45 Americanah 00:55:42 The Optimistic Decade