Podcast appearances and mentions of frankie landau banks

Tirzah and Erica go up against ChatGPT to see who gives the best book recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News: New Hayat Miyazaki Movie! Books Mentioned: Erica's and Tirza's Picks Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Fire by Kristin Cashore  Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan The Lovely War by Julie Berry Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo The Headmaster's List by Melissa de la Cruz ChatGPT's Picks: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin We Were Liars by E. Lockhart A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 213, Alli and her guest explore a newer and also lesser-known throwback, E. Lockhart's The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. This 2009 Printz Honor recipient might just be Alli's new SSR favorite, so tune in even if you're not familiar with it! The discussion about Frankie focuses primarily on matters of feminism, power dynamics, and questioning the status quo.S.K. Ali is the New York Times bestelling and award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Saints and Misfits, Love from A to Z, Misfit in Love, Once Upon an Eid, and The Proudest Blue. Her latest novel Love from Mecca to Medina hits shelves on October 14, 2022. Follow her on Instagram (@skalibooks) and Twitter (@SajidahWrites).

Ensconce yourself in a really cozy nook and read these books! Kricket, Jeff and Sarah are sharing reading recommendations for the Fall!  The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart We Have Alwyas Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Almost anything by Ray Bradbury, ever (but also: From The Dust Returned)  Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell  Scarenthood by Nick Roche Sweetland by Michael Crummey The Ex Hex by  Erin Sterling When The Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain  We Ride Upon Sticks by Quon Barry  Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher Sandman by Neil Gaiman The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia Face of an Angel by Denise Chavez The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruis-Zafon Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke Matrix by Lauren Groff 

Like the opening number in Grease 2, Always YA is going back to school. This month our panel discusses the appeal of campus novels, and we all share some of our favorite picks. Always YA Panel: Jane McMahon, Kate Pritchard, Susan Timmons Instagram: @alwaysyapod SHOW NOTES Titles mentioned in this episode: Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan, streaming on Amazon Prime Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Reservation Dogs streaming on Hulu Very Bad People by Kit Frick A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura A Separate Peace by John Knowles Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Derry Girls streaming on Netflix Be More Obi-Wan from Disney Publishing New Kid by Jerry Craft The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Never Have I Ever streaming on Netflix Intro/Outro music is “Birthday Cake” by Jahzzar. Creative Commons License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Logo design by Sarah Timmons, all rights reserved.

E Lockhart is the author of We Were Liars, Genuine Fraud, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and a number of other novels. She joins me today to talk about her latest book, Family of Liars. What is the importance of community when it comes to writing a book? Why do authors seek institutional validation of talent? What advice would she give her younger self? Listen in to uncover the answers to these questions as well as learn why The Haunted Mansion is her favorite Disney attraction. Buy Family of Liars Amazon: https://amzn.to/3nop19d Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9780593485859 Connect with E. Lockhart Twitter: https://twitter.com/elockhart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elockhartbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/10154068084943083 Website: http://www.emilylockhart.com/ Connect with Mike Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/ If you like this episode, please share it with a friend. If you have not done so already, please rate and review Uncorking a Story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @uncorkingastory.

How did Sara and Chelsey meet? What goes into making a Novel Pairings episode? And how do they find time to read with busy, curious babies in their lives? Today's episode holds all the answers to YOUR questions about classic literature, teaching English, baby bookworms, reading habits, and more. (Plus plenty of book recommendations. We can't help it.) The show notes are full of links today, so be sure to scroll down in your app or visit novelpairings.com.   Some links are affiliate links. Every time you make a purchase through one of these links, it helps us keep the podcast running. Thank you!   Books Mentioned: Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Episode: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Episode: The Crucible by Arthur Miller We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Episode: The Odyssey by Homer The Martian by Andy Weir The Time Traveler's Wife by Aubrey Niffenegger Episode: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Episode: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Circe by Madeline Miller Episode: Passing by Nella Larsen Episode: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Episode: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Episode: Beloved by Toni Morrison The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Houghton Let's Look at Animals by Marion Deuchars LMNO Peas by Keith Baker A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young The Noisy Book by Soledad Bravi Episode: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Episode: The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery Episode: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Episode: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Episode: Emma by Jane Austen Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare Love and Freindship by Jane Austen   Also Mentioned: @fictionmatters @chelseyreads He Read She Read Podcast The Novel Pairings Ultimate Spreadsheet Sandra Boynton: Frog Trouble Album Raising Readers with Anne Bogel The Sleepy Bookshelf Podcast @clumsy.words   Don't forget to: Join our Patreon community at patreon.com/novelpairings. Follow Novel Pairings on Instagram or Twitter.  Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get updates and behind-the-scenes info. Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS to get an audiobook subscription and support independent bookstores.

What the Other Three Don't Know by Spencer Hyde - Amazon - Goodreads Monster by Walter Dean Myers - Amazon - Goodreads Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith - Amazon - Goodreads The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart - Amazon - Goodreads

New York Times bestselling author Emily Lockhart of "We Were Liars" has written children's picture books, young adult novels, and adult fiction. "Genuine Fraud," was also a Times bestseller and LA Times Book Prize finalist and her novel, "The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks" was a National Book Award finalist. Emily's latest work, "Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero," is a graphic novel about a Jewish teenage activist who gets superpowers and infiltrates the city's criminal underworld. Lots to talk about? You bet!

SHOW NOTES The book of the moment for today’s episode is We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Just a forewarning for those of you listening, this is NOT a spoiler-free zone. We will be discussing this book in all of its glory, which of course includes revealing the ending. Readers of We Were Liars understand what it’s like to have an unreliable narrator lead you directly to an unexpected ending, which is one of the biggest reasons we have decided to discuss it at length in today’s episode. That, and the fact that this book actually received a wide variety of opinions from the three of us, making for an interesting conversation. The author of We Were Liars, E. Lockhart is an American writer of children's picture books, young-adult novels, and adult fiction who is originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington. She is known best for the Ruby Oliver quartet (which begins with The Boyfriend List), The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and We Were Liars. If you have any further questions regarding topics discussed throughout the episode feel free to join our Hardcover Hoes Discord Server, or send us an email at hardcoverhoespod@gmail.com and we will be sure to get back to you. Feel free to recommend books to cover in future episodes as well! Need a copy of our next read? Order it from our favorite bookstore. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today Chelsey and Sara are  toppling your TBRs with campus novels. We know this back to school season is weird for students, teachers, parents, and the rest of us as we navigate new seasons during a pandemic. So let’s go back to school safely with books that take place at school, that revolve around learning or academia, and that give us the new school supplies, crisp fall leaves, sharpened pencils feeling.    We have so many books on this list...all sorts of tones and types! Don’t worry about writing everything down; we have links to all of the books mentioned in our show notes. It’s very possible we won’t get through all of the books we want to on this episode, but we’ll have an even more complete list of campus novels on our new blog: novelpairings.com.   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novelpairingspod/   Shop our Campus Novels list on Bookshop:  https://bookshop.org/lists/campus-novels-83ca9b6c-710c-436f-a0cb-af159a5ac6b7   Use our referral code to get TWO  audiobooks for the price of one through Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/redeem/novelpairings   Classics The Secret History by Donna Tartt Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner Possession by AS Byatt A Separate Peace by John Knowles Mysteries If We Were Villains by M.L Rio Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova The Likeness by Tana French Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Young Adult The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E. Lockhart (@allisonreadsdc) We Are Okay by Nina Lacour Bloomability by Sharon Creech (@anniebjones05, The Bookshelf) Dear Martin & Dear Justyce by Nic Stone  Magic Campuses A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik The Magicians by Lev Grossman Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Campus Romances Real Life by Brandon Taylor Normal People by Sally Rooney My Education by Susan Choi The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Miscellaneous On Beauty by Zadie Smith Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

First Draft Episode #232: Maureen Johnson Maureen Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of several YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Suite Scarlett, The Name of the Star, and Truly Devious: A Mystery. She has also done collaborative works, such as Let It Snow (with John Green and Lauren Myracle), and The Bane Chronicles (with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan). Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Something Queer series, written by Elizabeth Levy and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein, included Something Queer is Going On (A Mystery), Something Queer at the Library, Something Queer in Outer Space, and more The Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol One day Maureen plans to pursue writing non-fiction and humorous essays, like David Sedaris, author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames Maureen’s friend and agent is Kate Testerman with KT Literary Janklow & Nesbit Associates is the literary agency where Kate worked her way up before moving and forming her own agency Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashears and Sarah Dessen books, including Saint Anything, Once and For All, and her newest, The Rest of the Story  (hear Sarah Dessen’s episode of First Draft here) were the only YA books around when Maureen started watching After John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars was turned into a movie by the same name, his other books Paper Towns and Looking for Alaska were also optioned and turned into a movie and TV show. Then came Let It Snow with Lauren Myracle and Maureen Jonhson, now available on Netflix! Some of the crew of YA writers who wrote with Maureen in New York when they were beginning their careers included: John Green; Emily Jenkins a.k.a. E. Lockhart, author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks; We Were Liars, and the forthcoming Again Again; Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments series, The Dark Artifices series, and the forthcoming Chain of Gold, which kicks off the Last Hours series; Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire, and the forthcoming Mother Daughter Widow Wife (listen to her First Draft episode here); Holly Black, author of The Cruel Prince series, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown and more (listen to her First Draft episode here); Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Leviathan; Justine Larbalestier, author of Liar. I can’t miss an opportunity to dig at the ending of Lost Knives Out is a great example of a mystery. Go watch Knives Out! I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in your favorite podcasting platform — and while you’re there, please leave us a like or a review!Next week, we’re releasing a little stocking stuffer for our Christmas Day episode, but we’re back in business on January 1, with the seasonally appropriate (at least in title) Born in Ice, by none other than the queen herself, Nora Roberts. Read Born in Ice at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or your local indie.Question 1: Beth from Milwaukee asked, "I'm going to Iceland in December for my 10th wedding anniversary! I obviously need a book that has snow/cold and using body heat and -ahem- other activities for warmth. Bonus points if a volcano or other geological feature is a part of the story! Sub genre is not important, and yes I'm aware of the Ice Planet Barbarians."Our recommendations: From the deep recesses of Jen's brain, the only romance she can think of with a volcano, Eden Burning by Elizabeth Lowell. And that's from the 80s, so fair warning that it's likely to have problematic elements. When it comes to snuggly, warm, only one bed romances, you just need to use the internet! But Jen did write a piece about Only One Bed for Kirkus, which you should read. In the meantime, go watch Joe versus the Volcano, and then talking about Hawaii reminded Sarah of some bananas sounding book by Anne Stuart called Tangled Lies. But a few snowy romances: Beary Christmas Baby by Sasha Devlin or How the Dukes Stole Christmas.Question 2: Emily from Washington D.C. want our opinion aobut "the BEST star crossed lovers trope (it always gets me so good)."Our Recommendations: The reason Sarah thinks that star-crossed lovers have to end up unhappy is Romeo and Juliet, of course. But Jen thinks you should try Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn and Sarah recommends Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan, but comes with a whole suitcase of content warnings for domestic violence. In the interim, Jen read and recommends Forbidden Promises by Synithia Williams, the heroine falls in love with her sister's ex-husband! And of course, coming in the summer of 2020 comes Daring and the Duke by Sarah, which will also work. But you have to wait!Question 3: Megumi from San Antonio, TX is looking for "a contemporary of someone not Scottish going to Scotland and finding love. (Maybe England but mostly Scotland)"Our Recommendations: Jen lost her mind and said Unfixable by Tessa Bailey, but Willa is a heroine who goes to Ireland. She thinks it still counts. Sarah recommends a novella by Sophie Jordan called "In a Stranger's Bed" which was a Goldilocks retelling published in the Glamour anthology but which is currently unavailable so come on Sophie, get it together and put your stories up because they are ON FIRE. A few others you can try: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole, the Under the Kilt series by Melissa Blue, Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson, and Ten Days With the Highlander by Hayson Manning. Also, we didn't know what Adriana Herrera had up her sleeve when we recorded, but Mangos & Misteltoe is ADORABLE, and features to delicious Dominican heroines falling in love on a Scottish Baking Show. It's also a perfect holiday romance!Question 4: Becca wants "a funny contemporary, a true romcom, minimal trauma."Our recommendations: Jen thinks it doesn't exist. Sarah recommends going old school to Jennifer Crusie or Susan Elizabeth Phillips. If it helps, you should know that later this season, we'll be talking about Bet Me and Nobody's Baby But Mine. After we recorded, Sarah realized she should have recommended Christina Lauren, who she adores, and who she believes is one of the few authors writing real RomCom. If you haven't read Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, it's a very funny, very romantic friends-to-lovers romance! "What happened to romantic comedy" is an existential question for our time.Question 5: Laurel from NC wants a book that "Has marriage of convenience, preferably historical."Our recommendations: Sarah says Sherry Thomas better than everyone and recommends Ravishing the Heiress. Jen thinks The Duke Buys a Bride by Sophie Jordan might work. Sarah points out that in order to qualify, the marriage has to happen pretty early in the story. The marriage has to be part of the plot the whole time. Once again, there are so many of these we had trouble thinking of them on the spot, but in hindsight, Sarah would like you not to miss Amalie Howard's The Beast of Beswick or Scarlet Peckham's The Duke I Tempted. Bonus story from Jen about a Sherry Thomas YA book about Mulan called The Magnolia Sword.Question 6: Cara from Finland wants a book that "Has chosen families strongly included in the plot. Extra points if it's enemies-to-lovers with the heroine's family ready to kick the pining-but-unfortunately-dumbass hero's butt."Our recommendations: Whoa! That's a lot of asks all at once. Just reread IAD, Cara! This is the plot of Sarah's book A Scot in the Dark, so that's a good place to start. Lots of rock star romances have chosen family, try Kristen Callihan's series, and Managed will be a book that blooded Jen later this season. It's not linked via heroines, but Elle Kennedy's Hotter than Ever is bonkers sexy, a MMF menage, and has lots of found Navy SEAL family. In historicals, there are lots of sisterhood/brotherhood books. Try the Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas, or Lorraine Heath's Scoundrels of St. James!Question 7: Krystal from New Jersey is looking for "Childhood friends to lovers - historical! Where the Male is titled and the woman is not!"Our recommendations: There are so many that will work here. Sarah recommends Tessa Dare's first series, the Wanton Dairymaids (!!!) should work, try Godess of the Hunt. After recording, of course, a bunch of books came to mind! Try Kelly Bowen's You're the Earl That I Want, Vanessa Riley's The Butterfly Bride, and Loretta Chase's Last Night's Scandal.Question 8: Rosalie from the Chicago suburbs wants books she "can recommend to my 15 year old son. Have thought about Sarina Bowen’s Ivy Years. Although LJ Shen “Sinner of Saints” series is high school, seems too dark/gritty and I think he would not be able to suspend reality for some of the story lines given he is the same age."Our Recommendations: Sarah thinks the Sarina Bowen series you mentioned should work just fine. Adult romances that are adventure stories might work are the Hidden Legacy seriesby Ilona Andrews and Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik. Some actual YA Romance that Jen likes are The Way You Make me Feel and I Believe in a Thing Called Love, which are both by Maurene Goo. One of Jen's favorite YA books of all time is called The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. She also recommneds Not if I Save You First by Ally Carter. Some sports romances we recommend are the WAGS series by Naima Simone, especially Scoring Off the Field. Finally, The Deal by Elle Kennedy might be a good choice.Question 9: Jemma from Texas is looking for "Found family. Also with lots of good food descriptions. Not necessarily a chef romance though (they stress me out because chefs stay up so late at night; ugh, who does that?)"Our recommendations: This is such a perfect question for Sarah. She recommends the Recipe for Love series by Louisa Edwards. Another series by the same author is called the Rising Star Chefs. The Opposite of You by Rachel Higginson will work. Finally, American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera, and a series by Sabrina Sol. In hindsight, Sarah basically only recommended books with chefs in them. She's sorry. She has a problem.Question 10: Sara from Albuquerque wants a "Bodyguard trope where the person being guarded does NOT spend the whole book trying to escape the bodyguard because he/she doesn't think there is any danger even though it's incredibly obvious to everyone else. Bonus if the bodyguard character is female."Our recommendations: Jen recommends Sexy/Dangerous (female bodyguard) by Beverly Jenkins, which is fabulous. Nana Malone has a few, one in her royals seris, and another is Bodyguard to the Billionaire (female bodyguard) -- also, listen to Nana talk about Royal Romance on an interstitial last season!. And! Try HelenKay Dimon's Leave Me Breathless(female bodyguard), Katee Robert's Thalanian Dynasty series (male bodyguard/MMF menage) and Anna Zabo's Reverb (trans male bodyguard).Question 11: Molly from Washington has an AMA question about how to organize her Kindle books. She is also looking for a book that "Features a Grumpy/terse older brother’s friend (or older brother of friend) with smart mouth heroine, bonus points for SUPER HOT, some sort of road trip, or problem they have to solve much to their reluctance (trapped on a desert island?) basically Bowen and Mari

We recorded this discussion waaaaaay back when we could still have Kim around to talk about books with. She's doing committee work that means she can't really talk to us about any YA books this year. We miss her, so we figured you might too. This discussion gets off to a less than professional start because we were intending to talk about a different book, but the gravity of this one pulled us in at the mention of its name. We forgot to read a passage or do the other niceties we normally do to make stuff sound more like a show and less like a free for all. Please enjoy a closer glimpse into our process (light editing). Readalikes include: NATE And I Darken by Kiersten White Deadwood KIM Red Dead Redemption MOLLY Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger Firefly AMY Westworld NATHAN Sally Lockhart series by Philip Pullman LINDSEY The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart CASH MONEY That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E. K. Johnston

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we talk to Arvin Ahmadi about his debut novel 'Down and Across.' The book follows Scott Ferdowsi, who is on a guest to find his purpose and become gritty. When he runs away from his home in Philadelphia to D.C. for the summer, he meets Fiora, a crossword puzzle enthusiast struggling to define her own life as well. "You hear sometimes, and this is a cliche, that life is like a crossword puzzle. But Fiora’s perspective is a bit different," explains Ahmadi. "[She believes] that life is like constructing a crossword puzzle. Where you’re given the grid, you’re given the constraints of your life, but it’s up to you to actually fill in the squares." Join us as we talk about grit, crossword puzzles, writing diverse characters, and more. And, as always, we close the episode with recommendations: Arvin recommends two books: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. “It’s crazy, it’s this multi-universe story but at the same time, it’s a story full of heart and interpersonal relations." And The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart. He also recommends Jordan Peele's Get Out. “You watch it and you think about it every day.” (MJ piggybacked off of that and also recommends reading Wesley Morris’ profile of Jordan Peele for the New York Times Magazine.) Arvin also shouts out Abstract, a design series on Netflix that talks to artists and designers in a variety of creative industries. MJ recommends the New York Times’ copy edit quiz called "Copy Edit This." “It is by far the most complicated relationship I have in my life because you will feel highs and lows of your own competence. It’s hard but it’s fun, and you always learn something new.” He also recommends “Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you’ve never noticed” a TED talk by Roman Mars, host of the design podcast 99% Invisible.

E. Lockhart settles into the Damn Library for a long chat about Genuine Fraud, her new novel, as well as touching on her other works, like Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and We Were Liars. Then John Green's new book, Turtles All the Way Down is considered, along with his depiction of a mental spiral, and what he taught us this time around, amongst many other topics. 15 seconds of a song: France Gall - Teenie Weenie Boppie support the show! patreon.com/smdb for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit somanydamnbooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this, our thirtieth episode, Kathleen Kirk recommends an especially literary cookbook (7:29); Ally Byerly puts out the call for submissions to our Normal Library Extraordinary Stories project (6:11); and Kristi Cates sorts some YA novels into their appropriate wizarding houses (23:20). Kathleen recommends: Feast: Poetry and Recipes for a Full Seating at Dinner, edited by Diane Goettel and Anneli Matheson Kristi recommends: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Graceling by Kristin Cashore Have an NPL memory you'd like to share? Normal Library Extraordinary Stories wants to hear from you! Have a podcast-related opinion? Hit us up! Email: ask@normalpl.org Twitter: @NPLTweets  

Once a month, the librarians are in, with their favorite recommendations in Two Book Minimum, a toe-to-toe discussion on a book or topic in She Said/She Said, as well as news from the book world, updates from Lawrence Public Library, Audio Reader programs and beyond. This month's episode is focused on YA Crossovers! Two Book Minimum: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor American Street by Ibi Zoboi The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E. Lockhart Dear Reader by Mary O'Connell She Said / She Said: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell A production of Audio-Reader Network and Lawrence Public Library. Full show notes: reader.ku.edu/booksquadpodcast/ Theme Music by Heidi Lynn Gluck www.heidilynnegluck.com

Förutom det fantastiska med att vi nu är inne i den första vårmånaden (fantastiskt för den av oss i podden som inte lider av pollenallergi vill säga), så har vi båda lyckats läsa samma bok igen: E. Lockharts Den ökända historien om Frankie Landau-Banks. Vi joinar team Frankie utan tvekan, diskuterar herrsällskap, snubberier i allmänhet och gymnasiesnubberier i synnerhet (fast finns det egentligen en åldersgräns? Det får vi prata om i ett annat avsnitt.). Vad händer mer? Jo, det här: Katta älskar Det händer nu av Sofia Nordin och drar paralleller till Dawsons Creek av Förr eller senare exploderar jag. Sofia gottar ner sig i den gothromantiska Underjordens hemlighet av Paola Russo som innehåller både Cthulhu och Örebro. Vi recenserar några barnböcker som handlar om sådant som berör, i ett fall så mycket att Sofia började gråta när boken var slut. Vill du inte veta så mycket om det här, men ändå höra oss rasa över salladsskålar eller känna gemenskap med någon annan som ogillar Forrest Gump? Jamen då är det här ändå avsnittet för dig! Så vad väntar du på? Roffa åt dig en chipsbowl, plugga i lurarna och tryck på play.Recensioner E. Lockhart, Den ökända historien om Frankie Landau-Banks Paola Russo, Underjordens hemlighet Sofia Nordin, Det händer nu Sara Bergmark Elfgren och Maria Fröhlich , Just nu har vi varandra Charlotte Habersack och Sabine Büchner, Ett tryntroll flyttar in John Green, Förr eller senare exploderar jag (The fault in our stars) Veckans tips #chipsbowls för vi menar: HALLÅ vad chips är awesome! Övriga böcker som diskuteras H.P Lovecraft, The call of Cthulhu and other weird stories Sara Galli och Mats Molid, När mammas tankar ändrade färg Tony Cronstam, Snipp och Snopp

E. Lockhart is the author of nine–nine!–novels for young adults, a host of other books under the name Emily Jenkins, and short and collaborative projects. Her 2008 release–The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks–was given a National Book Award Finalist medal and a Printz Honor. She chaired the Young People’s Lit National Book Award judging committee [&hellip

Lockhart, E. THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS