Podcasts about how high we go

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: book buying sprees and being book pushers Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: how to and how not to raise readers The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 2:04 - Thriftbooks 2:09 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 2:15 - Bookshop.org 5:57 - Our Current Reads 6:09 - Us by Sara Soler (Kaytee) 8:51 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe 9:47 - Foe by Iain Reid (Meredith) 11:43 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid 14:40 - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Kaytee) 16:26 - Hatchet by Gary Paulson 16:45 - CR Season 2: Episode 21 18:13 - Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson (Meredith) 21:24 - Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson 22:38 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu 23:06 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Kaytee) 23:15 - CR Season 5: Episode 31 25:07 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 25:17 - The Children of Jacosta by Natalie Haynes 26:46 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (Meredith) 30:38 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton 37:45 - Raising Readers 40:55 - CR Season 1: Episode 28 w/ Jackson and Micah 45:40 - Dungeons and Drama by Kirsty Boyce 46:29 - The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (Land of Stories #1) 50:26 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt 53:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain 53:29 - I wish for someone to pick your next read. (Kaytee) 55:57 - I wish to recommend the book The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith) 55:57 -​​ The Family Game by Catherine Steadman Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November's IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

This week, Nigel and Tazziii say goodbye to a master of storytelling with Hayao Miyazaki's last film…maybe? Either way, we get autobiographical with a deep dive into The Boy and the Heron (starting at 19:36), with manga artists Inko and Chie. It's a story that combines all that makes Miyazaki stories great, but with a message that can be a challenge to decipher for those not already familiar. We examine the narrative and pull apart why this left us feeling positive and hopeful by the end. It's a story that relies on the emotional journey of its main characters (from the cute to the absurd) over a logical plot. But it absolutely has something special to say in its themes about dealing with grief and accepting suffering as a part of life. This week's storytelling tip is about implementing a non sequitur narrative in your story. Other stories we're enjoying include: Fairy Tale (Book), How High We Go in the Dark (Book), Kaos (Netflix), What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu/Disney+), Black Clover (Crunchyroll), Bob's Burgers (Disney+), The Way of Kings (Book), Agatha All Along (Disney+), Tokyo Revengers (Crunchyroll)

Welcome to Books Without Borders, the podcast where two people in different hemispheres come together to discuss their favourite things: books! In this episode, Nina's hit a reading slump, Emma has read more than ever, and we talk about Nina's publishing intensive course. Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com Follow Emma on Instagram @emma_jane_reads Follow Nina on StoryGraph ninaevan ————————————————— Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro and catch-up chat 00:08:07 Nightbirds 00:10:02 Good Girl, Bad Blood 00:11:26 Soldier Sailor 00:12:53 We Shall Be Monsters 00:14:59 Undiscovered 00:17:25 The Book of the Unnamed Midwife 00:18:41 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 00:21:30 Thunderclap 00:25:00 Birnam Wood 00:27:43 Nina reflects on her reading slump 00:28:35 The Empowering ADHD Workbook for Women 00:31:52 The Beginning of Everything 00:34:52 Piranesi 00:36:02 Terra Nullius 00:37:35 How High We Go in the Dark 00:39:13 The Keeper 00:41:56 The Time Machine 00:44:54 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 00:46:59 Delilah Green Doesn't Care & Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail 00:48:57 Nina's Currently Reading: The Hobbit 00:57:27 Nina's Haul 01:03:06 Cover design/career tangent 01:06:47 Emma's Haul 01:11:45 Outro ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: Nightbirds – Kate J. Armstrong Good Girl, Bad Blood – Holly Jackson Soldier Sailor – Claire Kilroy Brotherless Night – V.V. Ganeshananthan (Women's Prize for Fiction Winner 2024) We Shall Be Monsters – Tara Sim Frankenstein – Mary Shelley Undiscovered – Gabriela Wiener Kairos – Jenny Erpenbeck (Booker International Prize Winner 2024) The Book of the Unnamed Midwife – Meg Elison Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll Ulysses – James Joyce Thunderclap – Laura Cumming Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World – Naomi Klein (Women's Prize for Non-fiction Winner 2024) Birnam Wood – Eleanor Catton The Empowering ADHD Workbook for Women – Estelle Rose Empowered Women with ADHD – Estelle Rose The Beginning of Everything – Robyn Schneider Piranesi – Susanna Clarke Terra Nullius – Claire G. Coleman How High We Go in the Dark – Sequoia Nagamatsu The Keeper (The Current of Her Eye: Book One) – JJ Carpenter The Time Machine – H.G. Wells Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian – Marina Lewycka Delilah Green Doesn't Care – Ashley Herring Blake Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail – Ashley Herring Blake The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings series – J.R.R. Tolkien The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous – Ocean Vuong Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida – Shehan Karunatilaka Song of Myself – Walt Whitman The Wildest Sun – Asha Lemmie Anxious People – Fredrik Backman The Reappearance of Rachel Price – Holly Jackson A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy – Holly Jackson The Survivors – Jane Harper Exiles – Jane Harper The Story of the Late Mr Elvesham – H.G. Wells Dubliners – James Joyce Bright Falls trilogy – Ashley Herring Blake Parade – Rachel Cusk How to Solve Your Own Murder – Kristen Perrin Night of the Living Dummy – R.L. Stine Deep Trouble – R.L. Stine Monster Blood – R.L. Stine R.E.Generation – Michael J. Prewer ————————————————— Also mentioned: Donate and support Emma in the readathon: https://chaptersforchange.org/emma-grey Fantasy Fellowship https://fantasy-fellowship.co.uk/ Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/ Ulysses listen along https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/post/ulysses-listen-along-16th-june-bloomsday-25th-july-2024 Emma's Birnam Wood review https://www.instagram.com/p/C7Ny4vtyzGY/?igsh=MW52bmt0NWpzc2d0NA== CAWPILE introduction https://youtu.be/iZhinxtTMFQ CAWPILE V4 https://youtu.be/Z24ckUB-FY4 —— Snippets of Women's Prize announcements from PA Media video: https://youtu.be/wCBKcnAVVtk?si=2oR8r4Yv_6y3HdHO

Da forskere i 2030 opdager en dødelig virus i den optøende permafrost i Arktis, startes en global pandemi. I How High We Go in the Dark oplever vi menneskehedens kamp med konsekvenserne og lærer om virussens mystiske ophav. Bogen er den første roman af forfatteren Sequoia Nagamatsu. Den udkom i 2022, men Nagamatsu skrev på den igennem ti år. Så historiens skildringer af pandemien strækker altså tilbage længe før pandemien. Nagamatsu kombinerer videnskabelig spekulation med dybt menneskelige historier, hvilket resulterer i en roman, der er både tankevækkende og bevægende. I et kapitel er vi i et fremtidigt tema-parkland, designet til at sige farvel til de døde. I et andet oplever vi et værksted for robothunde. På den måde minder bogen lidt om bøger som Station Eleven af Emilie St John Mandel eller World War Z af Max Brooks. Måske er det Nagamatsus antropologiske baggrund, der spilder ind. Bogen bidrager i hvert fald med nogle voldsomt kreative og originale bud på menneskehedens retænkning af vores forhold til døden. En af disse er fremkostning af begravelsesservices som en ny boom-industri. Undertiden tager How High We Go in the Dark nogle ordentlige og overraskende scifi-sving og tripper ud i fuld galaktisk rum-mysticisme. Men det skal vi ikke spoile her. Bogen bliver dermed litterær og fascinerende på samme tid. Jens og Anders har SCIFI Snakket "How High We Go in the Dark"

How High We Go in the Dark is a climate change and pandemic story that takes place over thousands of years

Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie's favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, a quaint little preview of the non-stop psychological prodding we endure now. Subscribe! iTunes | RSS | Stitcher Follow us! (Not in a creepy way) Mastadon Facebook Instagram Web Presence Our Bookshop Visit our lists on bookshop.org and help support the podcast (and independent bookstores too!) Stuff We Talked About Salon article on the book article on Bowie's brief spell as an ad man in The Drum our episode on A People's Tragedy What Are We Reading Greg: The Pickwick Papers (of course!) by Charles Dickens Rim of Morning by William Sloane Gone to the Wolves by John Wray Kristianne: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Julia by Sandra Newman Our Best of 2023! Greg: Fingersmith in a 3-way split with White Noise and 42nd Parallel Dreaming as Delerium by J. Allen Hobson The House with a Clock In Its Walls by John Bellairs The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Kristianne: also Fingersmith! How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Thistlefoot by Gennarose Nethercott East of Eden by Johnny Steinbeck Small Fires by Rebecca May Johnson What Song Did We Choose? What's Up Next Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler

The 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, begins this week. As global leaders convene to address the urgent challenges of our planet's changing climate, two creative minds join Audie to explore how we process the climate crisis. She explores how these creators infuse hope into their narratives, envisioning a world where art and storytelling inspire action and solutions.  For all of CNN's COP28 coverage, go to cnn.com/RoadToCop  GUESTS  Sam Alfred is a video game designer from Cape Town, South Africa, who created Terra Nil, a mobile strategy game that challenges players to transform desolate landscapes into flourishing ecosystems.   Sequoia Nagamatsu is an author and professor. His book "How High We Go in the Dark," explores a future shaped by environmental crisis and generational resilience.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, begins this week. As global leaders convene to address the urgent challenges of our planet's changing climate, two creative minds join Audie to explore how we process the climate crisis. She explores how these creators infuse hope into their narratives, envisioning a world where art and storytelling inspire action and solutions.  For all of CNN's COP28 coverage, go to cnn.com/RoadToCop  GUESTS  Sam Alfred is a video game designer from Cape Town, South Africa, who created Terra Nil, a mobile strategy game that challenges players to transform desolate landscapes into flourishing ecosystems.   Sequoia Nagamatsu is an author and professor. His book "How High We Go in the Dark," explores a future shaped by environmental crisis and generational resilience.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 113 Conversation about crafting, food and books   I'm monica   April 17, 2023   THANK YOU LISTENERS old and new We hope this podcast will continue to be something you put on repeat On the Needles 1:58 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info     Morning Sunshine Cowl by Stephanie Lotven/Tellybean Knits, Nanostitch Lab Microsock in California Poppy bundle (also available in DK)-- DONE!! Gridlines by Susanne Sommer   Lemonade Shop simple sock in Ugh People Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Vintage stripe sock by Yarntini (may 2009) Knitted knockers, cascade ultra pima in chocolate Dark Academia by Sharon Hartley, Porter Wool Co fingering in Huntress, Serendipidye Coastside in Blossom  Knitty City Wool hat at the Cloisters, flower notebooks   On the Easel 17:52 Ai WeiWei interview via The Tate Modern about “Sunflower Seeds” Still Life with Daffodils Birds of Sayulita On the Table 22:45 Momofuku Noodle Bar!   Winter caprese   Garbanzo salad with cucumber, tomato and arugula from Rancho Gordo with preserved lemon!   Mexican Vanilla Extract On the Nightstand 32:15 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!   A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (audio) B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (audio) River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givan  VenCo by Cherie Dimaline  The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett  Restless Truth by Freya Marske (storygraph challenge) How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu  Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Edie Richter is not Alone by Rebecca Handler   Strand Books Morgan Library   Women's Prize Long List 2023 VenCo by Cherie Dimaline Thin Air by Ann Cleeves Galatea by Madeline Miller I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

How High We Go in the Dark takes place over thousands of years as we see into the past and future and even travel to deep space.

No God's for Drowning was an absolute treat to read.   Come hang out with us and listen as we discuss the story. No Gods for Drowning takes place in a world where the gods are present and interact in people's everyday lives, but one day they all disappear. A decade later creatures known as glories threaten the city of Valentine while a woman named Lilac sacrifices people to try and summon the gods back in order to save what is left of their city. In a tangled web of intrapersonal relationships Lilac, Alex, Cecil, and Arcadia try to save the city, lives, and themselves as time grows short.    Next month's choice is Ronnie's and she picked: How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu!  

Ahead of his appearance at the Des Moines book festival, Sequoia Nagamatsu discusses his novel How High We Go in the Dark.

The Creative Guts' team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts' team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things and folks they think you ought to know about. This week's episode is being hosted by Laura, one of the co-founders/hosts of Creative Guts and owner of Artful Harper Studios.  Featured in this episode:How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu www.sequoianagamatsu.com/how-high-we-go-in-the-darkLania Roberts www.laniaroberts.com“6 Steps to Draw Anything” by Antonio Stappaerts  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T_-DiAzYBcHang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and learn more online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Special thank you to Bug for the tunes! Hang out with Bug on Instagram at @TypicalBug and listen online at www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs. If you love listening, consider showing Creative Guts your support! You can leave a review, make a tax deductible donation, or interact with our content on social media. Learn more about us at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

Join in as Emily and Amy discuss Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark. This novella steams from real moments, people, and places in American history of 1922 and dives into an alternate timeline. This story is that of Maryse whose calling and occupation is hunting monsters: specifically Ku Kluxes. If you enjoyed this book, you may also want to check out another fantasy book (not horror), How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu.

Happy Holidays Tiny Town! Tune in to hear about all the holiday happenings around Mont Vernon plus an interview with Chief Slavin of the Mont Vernon Police Department.  Amy has her "Best Books of 2022" reading list because of course you're going to need a book recommendation for the New Year! Cheers!! Amy's Best of 2022 1. How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu 2. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart 3. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson 4. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 5. Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 6. Inland by Tea Obreht 7. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley 8. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 9. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan 10. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 11. Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro 12. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Honorable Mentions: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade The short story “Eyewall” from Florida by Lauren Groff Looking Forward - 2023! Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo – January 10 How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix – January 17 Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun – January 31 Exiles by Jane Harper – January 31 Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano – March 14 The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner – March 21 A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher – March 28 Homecoming by Kate Morton – April 11 The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane – May 2  

Our 2022 year-end reading roundup continues today with our Best Books of 2022 Genre Awards with Susie Boutry (@NovelVisits). We reveal our Overall Best Books (Fiction and Nonfiction) and we have a full breakdown by genre, including: Best Literary Fiction, Best Backlist Read in 2022, Best Romance, Best Brain Candy, Best Genre Mash-Up, and more! Plus, this year I'm sharing the winners for these same genres as chosen by the Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon community! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Announcements Check out my 2022 Holiday Gift Guide! My 2023 Reading Tracker is out! This year, the Tracker will ONLY be available to $7/month Superstars patrons (i.e., I will no longer be selling it for $14.99 here on my website). Learn more about the Tracker here and become a Superstars Patron to purchase here! Highlights My thoughts on 2022 for the podcast — including top episodes based on download stats. Overview of Susie's and Sarah's 2022 year in reading — including trends and stats. Favorite books of the year: overall and by genre, including the SBL Patreon Community's picks. 2022 Genre Awards [18:13] Sarah The Measure by Nikki Erlick | Amazon | Bookshop.org [18:42] Finding Me by Viola Davis | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:18] The Golden Season by Madeline Kay Sneed | Amazon | Bookshop.org [26:39] Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:19] Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:36] Dilettante by Dana Brown | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:35] Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister | Amazon | Bookshop.org [37:27] Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:53] Bad City by Paul Pringle | Amazon | Bookshop.org [42:27] Never Simple by Liz Sheier | Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:20] The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:01] Upgrade by Blake Crouch | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:52] More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56:22] The One by John Marrs | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:02:51] Susie Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver | Amazon | Bookshop.org [20:04] Solito by Javier Zamora | Amazon | Bookshop.org [24:53] Vladimir by Julia May Jonas | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:15] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:53] Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:10] Cover Story by Susan Rigetti | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:21] Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:16] Trust by Hernan Diaz | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:16] Dilettante by Dana Brown | Amazon | Bookshop.org [45:45] Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:57] The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:24] The Measure by Nikki Erlick | Amazon | Bookshop.org [51:59] The Change by Kirsten Miller | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:07] Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:57] Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson | Amazon | Bookshop.org [56:48] All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:44] We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:00:49] The Storyteller by Dave Grohl | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:03:08] Patrons Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [23:06] Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | Amazon | Bookshop.org [23:14] Finding Me by Viola Davis | Amazon | Bookshop.org [25:41] Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:11] Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister | Amazon | Bookshop.org [39:21] Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:17] Bad City by Paul Pringle | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:53] Finding Me by Viola Davis | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:33] Book Lovers by Emily Henry | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:06] Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel | Amazon | Bookshop.org [51:36] The Measure by Nikki Erlick | Amazon | Bookshop.org [52:31] Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:46] Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak | Amazon | Bookshop.org [54:23] Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris | Amazon | Bookshop.org [55:43] Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:00] All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:00:04] Beartown by Fredrik Backman | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:03:54] Other Books Mentioned Love & Saffron by Kim Fay [9:41] People Person by Candice Carty-Williams [9:51] Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley [11:09] Flight by Lynn Steger Strong [11:12] Trespasses by Louise Kennedy [11:13] The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab [20:45] The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller [20:53] Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid [23:36] The Winners by Fredrik Backman [23:47] Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott [25:50] I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy [25:57] Honor by Thrity Umrigar [29:40] Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson [29:50] The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka [29:53] Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid [30:44] Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt [35:47] The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb [39:17] The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell [42:04] These Precious Days by Ann Patchett [43:38] How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis, LPC [44:42] Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid [47:13] Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez [49:19] The Bodyguard by Katherine Center [49:22] Dark Matter by Blake Crouch [50:02] Recursion by Blake Crouch [50:03] The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger [51:50] How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu [52:22] Babel by R. F. Huang [52:42] A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross [53:55] The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [54:03] Hide by Kiersten White [54:25] Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon [55:38] Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez [57:54] The Cartographers by Peng Shepard [58:14] The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes [1:00:27] The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes [1:00:31] Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow [1:02:24] These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant [1:04:20] Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh [1:04:36] Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer [1:04:44]

Day six of the Coode Street Advent Calendar sees Jonathan chatting with the incredible Sequoia Nagamatsu about what he's been reading, what he'd recommend, what he might recommend for the holidays, and his fabulous debut novel, How High We Go in the Dark. As always, our thanks to Sequoia and we hope you enjoy the conversation.  

With the end of the year almost upon us, Coode Street was looking for a way to celebrate the books we read and loved during 2022. We also wanted to help you find something great to read for yourself or for someone close to you. And so the 2022 Coode Street Advent Calendar was born! Here are twenty-eight books that we loved and that we think you might love too. Space operas and epic fantasies, horror stories and comedies. Six-hundred page immersive tomes and light-footed short story collections.  A little bit of everything! To make this more than just a list, though, we're going to do something else. Every day between now and December 25 we're chatting with the wonderful creators of these books and asking them about what they've been reading, what holiday story they'd recommend, their own books for this year, and the ones they might have coming in 2023. Kelly Barnhill and When Women Were Dragons & The Ogress and the Orphans Richard Buttner and The Adventurists C.S.E Cooney and Saint Death's Daughter Aliette de Bodard and Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances & The Red Scholar's Wake Stephanie Feldman and Saturnalia Nicola Griffith and Spear Elizabeth Hand and Hokuloa Road Alix E. Harrow and A Mirror Mended Kate Heartfield and The Embroidered Book N.K. Jemisin and The World We Make Alex Jennings and The Ballad of Perilous Graves Guy Gavriel Kay and All the Seas of the World Paul McAuley and Beyond the Burn Line Sam J. Miller and Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy & Boys, Beasts & Men Tamsyn Muir and Nona the Ninth Sequoia Nagamatsu and How High We Go in the Dark Tochi Onyebuchi and Goliath M. Rickert and Lucky Girl: How I Became a Horror Writer Kelly Robson and High Times in the Low Parliament Christopher Rowe and These Prisoning Hills Rachel Swirsky and January Fifteenth Lavie Tidhar and Neom Nghi Vo and Siren Queen & Into the Riverlands Liz Williams and Embertide Neon Yang and The Genesis of Misery The sharp-eyed among you will notice that there aren't quite 28 entries in our Advent Calendar. You're right! We're still to record a few, but they should all be in place before this is done. But keep your eyes peeled for more. What else did we do? Well, it's Coode Street, so we rambled about books of the year, short story collections and more. Hope you enjoy it!

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: travel reading and two great bookish podcast episodes Current Reads: buzzy books, sci-fi, and plenty of murder Deep Dive: book covers that enhanced our reading experience The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Season 5, Episode 17 1:34 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:57 - Kaytee's noise canceling headphones 4:32 - Episode 126 of Sarah's Bookshelves Live 5:26 - Planet Money: The E-Book Wars 6:52 - Current Reads 7:17 - A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee) 8:21 - The Martian by Andy Weir 8:25 - The Martian; Classroom Edition by Andy Weir 9:15 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) 10:25 - Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 15:55 - The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull (Kaytee) 17:48 - Brilliant Books  18:26 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 18:57 - The Harbor by Katrine Engberg (Meredith) 20:11 - The Tenant by Katrine Engberg 20:12 - The Butterfly House by Katrine Engberg 22:36 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen 23:38 - Thank You for LIstening by Julia Whelan (Kaytee) 26:53 - Episode 81 of Sarah's Bookshelves Live w/Julia Whelan 26:53 - Episode 340 of What Should I Read Next w/Julia Whelan 27:17 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith) 29:19 - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 30:00 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (Three Pines #4) 31:32 - The Nest by Cynthis D'aprix Sweeney 31:33 - The Heirs by Susan Reiger  32:20 - Book Covers that Enhanced Our Reading Experience 32:59 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman 34:40 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 36:09 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera 37:18 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 39:02 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 39:22 - Matrix by Lauren Groff 40:47 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu 41:54 - Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Elliott Arnold  42:54 - An Immense World by Ed Yong 43:53 - Blackwell's UK 44:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish for suggestions on perfect holiday romance reading. (Kaytee) Email Kaytee at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com or DM her at @notesonbookmarks with your holiday romances!  I wish those who enjoy it would sink into puzzles and audiobooks this season. (Meredith) 47:00 - HH Holmes Murde Castle Puzzle 47:06 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

"I think the knee-jerk reaction to pandemic literature — that I think a lot of readers might have as well, I don't want to read that because it's going to be triggering, it's going to be about, you know, CDC scientists brushing against the clock — there are actually very few pandemic novels that I can think of that actually operate on that level. They're thinking about Hollywood, probably, and not about literature. Most plague literature that I can think of, or dystopian literature generally, is about hope. It's about relationships, and family and the tiny little movements that occur in the wake of some sort of tragedy, the search for connection." Sequoia Nagamatsu's novel-in-stories, How High We Go in the Dark, is an absolute delight, even when the darkness shows (think Sea of Tranquility or Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel or Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell). He joins us on the show to talk about hope and love and grief, being a Bad Asian, music (and other soundtracks) connecting characters and story points, what surprised him as he was writing, his literary inspirations (starting with Italo Calvino) and more with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Becky. Featured Books (Episode): How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu The Dead Fish Museum by Charles D'Ambrosio   Featured Books (TBR Topoff): On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).

The Hugos are here and lots of very deserving winners. A roguish story bundle. Are TV shows worse than an ending? Our first thoughts on How High We Go in the Dark, and our last thoughts on Rivers of London.

In Episode 117, Annie Hartnett, author of Unlikely Animals, shares the intriguing backstory behind her new novel. She is wonderfully candid and shares interesting tidbits from the germ of the idea, through some of the editing process, all the way to the finished book and finding a publisher.  This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights How interesting information transitions to the idea to write a book. The importance of voice in her stories. How she infuses comedy into her writing and embraces the potential for silliness. Annie shares the experience of having her second book under her belt and how that affects her confidence going forward. The difficulty in talking about and promoting a multi-faceted book. Cover design and summary decisions for Unlikely Animals. Why she chose to tell the story in the collective voice. The atmospheric place she lived when she began writing Unlikely Animals. Annie answers lightning round questions about some delightfully weird elements in the book. Annie's Book Recommendations [33:09] Two OLD Books She Loves The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine | Amazon | Bookshop.org : [33:18] We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry | Amazon | Bookshop.org : [34:56] Two NEW Books She Loves Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan | Amazon | Bookshop.org : [36:30] More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez | Amazon | Bookshop.org : [40:05] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson (November 8, 2022) | Amazon | Bookshop.org : [42:24] Last 5-Star Book Annie Read Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran | Amazon | Bookshop.org : [46:26] Other Books Mentioned Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett : [1:20] The Last Chairlift by John Irving (October 18, 2022) : [20:54] The Mothers by Brit Bennett : [24:42] Our Town by Thornton Wilder : [28:04] Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders : [28:15] Wild by Cheryl Strayed : [34:13] Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters : [35:27] When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East by Quan Barry : [35:48] How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu : [37:16] Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel : [37:38] Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel : [38:19] Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber : [40:45] Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson : [42:45] The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson : [45:30] Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson : [45:35] About Annie Hartnett Website | Twitter | Instagram In addition to her new book, Unlikely Animals, Annie Hartnett is the author of Rabbit Cake, which was listed as one of Kirkus Reviews's Best Books of 2017 and a finalist for the New England Book Award. She has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Sewanee Writers' Conference, and the Associates of the Boston Public Library. She studied philosophy at Hamilton College, has an MA from Middlebury College, and an MFA from the University of Alabama. When she began writing Unlikely Animals, she was living in the groundskeeper's house in a cemetery. She now lives in a small town in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and darling border collie, Mr. Willie Nelson.

En nuestro Ep. 207 Vanesthy, Megan y El Watcher hablan sobre los estrenos de los trailers de "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" y de la tercera temporada de "The Boys" y "Umbrella Academy" y las últimas Películas y Series de Televisión que han visto en el segmento "Wachin' con Wacho", dialogan sobre la novela "How High We Go in the Dark" escrita por Sequoia Nagamatsu en "Book Rewind" y conversan sobre la primera temporada de "Moon Knight" (2022). ¡Apoya nuestro contenido uniéndote a nuestro Patreon! Visita: https://www.patreon.com/CulturaSecuencial ¡Síguenos y Suscríbete a nuestro canal de Twitch! Visita: https://www.twitch.tv/culturasecuencial ¡Síguenos en Twitter! Visita: https://twitter.com/CultSecuencial ¡Síguenos en Instagram! Visita: https://www.instagram.com/culturasecuencial ¡Síguenos en Facebook! Visita: https://www.facebook.com/CulturaSecuencial ¡Subscríbete a nuestro canal de YouTube! Visita: https://www.youtube.com/culturasecuencial --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/culturasecuencial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culturasecuencial/support

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: new merch and a comfort read Current Reads: some books that were directly recommended by readers and ended up being big hits Deep Dive: our bookish confessions, in which we essentially play strip poker with opinions Book Presses: a book that is singular in its execution and an old school favorite As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon 2:20 - Currently Reading Mighty Networks 4:35 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:48 - Currently Reading Zazzle Store 5:48 - Meredith's “Scary Books are my Jam” mug 8:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 8:40 - Current Reads 8:45 - Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson (Kaytee) 13:39 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 14:00 - The Son by Philipp Meyer (Meredith) 17:03 - Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann 18:06 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 18:08 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty 18:55 - Frankie and Bug by Gayle Foreman (Kaytee) 19:24 - If I Stay by Gayle Foreman 19:25 - Where She Went by Gayle Foreman 22:30 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 22:40 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant  23:17 - NurtureShock by Po Bronson (Meredith) 27:00 - Black Birds in the Sky by Brandi Colbert (Kaytee) 28:11 - Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham 30:25 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (Meredith) 32:07 - Storybound Subscription from Fabled  35:53 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff 36:32 - Deep Dive: Our Bookish Confessions 55:37 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray 57:29  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 57:55 - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (Kaytee) 58:03 - Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson 58:23 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu  59:47 - Blackwell's UK 1:00:53 - What Should I Do With My Life by Po Bronson (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Fiction writers Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu join hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell live from the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri, where they talk about pop culture in the literary sphere, the blurring of the line between literary and popular fiction, and subverting tropes within their genres (plus, a bit of Frasier fanfiction). Nana reads from his short story collection Friday Black, and Sequoia reads from his novel How High We Go in the Dark. The two also take questions from the live audience at Unbound.  To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/ This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf, Carter Groves, Brooke Spalding-Ford, Shannon Moran, Maria Starns, and Kayla Wiltfong. Selected readings for the episode:  Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah  Friday Black Sequoia Nagamatsu  How High We Go in the Dark Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone "Elegy Hotel" by Sequoia Nagamatsu, print and audio, The Southern Review Others Race in American Science Fiction Star Trek Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra T-shirt  Sony Aibo Servant Trailer Star Trek: The Chase Monologue  “The Origins of Directed Panspermia” | Scientific American 2K Games Final Fantasy Madden Deathloop Panic! at the Disco Pearl Jam Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol The Orville Blade Runner Big Hero 6: The Series Avatar: The Last Airbender  Frasier Groundhog Day Edge of Tomorrow  Attack on Titan Bel-Air The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Palm Springs Dragon Ball Z Viet Thanh Nguyen  TVtropes.org George and Paula Saunders Talk Empathy and the 2020 Democratic Candidates Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 2, Episode 16 Marlon James and Daniel José Older: Against Genre Snobbery Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 2, Episode 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish laundry and thoughts on starting a book Current Reads: a few Indie Press List titles that blew our socks off and some additional great books Deep Dive: crotchety old ladies talk about their bookstagram pet peeves Book Presses: a smart thriller and a great YA pick As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:45 - Laundry Love by Patrick Richardson 1:50 - Season 4: Episode 33 3:21 - From the Front Porch podcast 6:16 - Roar by Cecilia Ahern  9:24 - Current Reads 9:35 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Meredith) 9:45 - An Unlikely Story  9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon 16:06 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (Katyee) 21:53 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson (Meredith) 25:12 - The Between by Tananarive Due (Kaytee) 25:48 - Levar Burton Reads episode “The Wishing Pool” 25:52 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon 29:05 - The Anomaly by Here Le Tellier (Meredith) 31:14 - Falling by T.J. Newman 32:21 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 35:16 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig 36:31 - From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Kaytee) 36:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 40:51 - Deep Dive: Our Highs and Lows with Bookstagram 46:14 - @Lonestarreads on Instagram 47:10 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram 53:48  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 54:06 - The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne (Meredith) 55:30 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 55:33 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 56:02 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (Kaytee) 56:16 - Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi 56:17 - Stamped (for young adults) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Sharifah and Jenn discuss Lambda Literary Award finalists, Addams Family and Hocus Pocus adaptation news, favorites that came out in early 2022, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News More of J.R.R. Tolkien's art posted [Smithsonian Mag] That piece about Fanworks and the Tolkien Estate [Silmarillion Writers Guild] Lambda Literary Award Finalists for LGBTQ Speculative Fiction [File 770] Wednesday Addams is getting her own series [Variety] Hocus Pocus sequel gets three Drag Race superstars [Them] Books Discussed The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories, edited by Regina Kanyu Wang, Yu Chen The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta (cw: emotional abuse) How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (cw: child death) Shout-Outs:  Aliette De Bodard's Obsidian and Blood series Rebecca Roanhorse's Black Sun Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Gods of Jade and Shadow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sequoia Nagamatsu, author of How High We Go in the Dark steps into the Damn Library Pocket Universe and covers a lot of ground, both real and metaphysical. We get into why most pandemic novels don't focus on pandemics, how he put together some of the more wild chapters, and of course robot dogs. And then he brings out Brenda Peynado's The Rock Eaters, a collection of short stories that takes the figurative and makes it have weight - so of course Sequoia talks on what makes for a successful short story. Listen up! contribute! https://patreon.com/smdb for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.com music: Disaster Magic (https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Sequoia Nagamatsu about his novel How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022). In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects--a pig--develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe. Marshall Poe is the founder and editor of the New Books Network. He can be reached at marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today I talked to Sequoia Nagamatsu about his novel How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022). In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects--a pig--develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe. Marshall Poe is the founder and editor of the New Books Network. He can be reached at marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

Today I talked to Sequoia Nagamatsu about his novel How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022). In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects--a pig--develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe. Marshall Poe is the founder and editor of the New Books Network. He can be reached at marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Today I talked to Sequoia Nagamatsu about his novel How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022). In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects--a pig--develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe. Marshall Poe is the founder and editor of the New Books Network. He can be reached at marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Today I talked to Sequoia Nagamatsu about his novel How High We Go in the Dark (William Morrow, 2022). In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects--a pig--develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe. Marshall Poe is the founder and editor of the New Books Network. He can be reached at marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Ein Roman, der nicht über, sondern viel mehr trotz Depression entstanden ist – so fasst es Ronja von Rönne zusammen. In ihrem zweiten Roman „Ende in Sicht“ schickt sie die depressive Schülerin Juli und die ehemalige Schlagersängerin Hella auf einen aberwitzigen Roadtrip durch Deutschland. Auch wenn die beiden nicht unterschiedlicher sein könnten, haben sie eins gemeinsam: den Wunsch zu sterben. Patrick, Doreen und Peter sind begeistert und sprechen darüber, wie Humor und dieses ernste Thema zusammen passen und wie sie das Ende des Romans verstehen. Wenn ihr wissen wollt, was die drei zu Onlinebewertungen des Buches sagen und warum Doreen deutsche Filme nicht mag, hört unbedingt rein! In der nächsten Folge sprechen wir über „How High We Go in the Dark“ von Sequoia Nagamatsu. Musik: „Little Lily Swing“ von Tri-Tachyon (CC BY 4.0)

Chris visits the podcast for the first time, where we discuss web comics and where they live, book clubs and book goals, book slumps and book challenges. We also manage to discuss several debut novels across a wide range of genres, but all with strong representation!Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 240: Air Quotes Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:The Wolf at the Door by Charlie AdharaHow High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia NagamatsuThe Charm Offensive by Alison CochrunIslands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, performed by Tantoo CardinalSummer Sons by Lee MandeloOther mentions:  Gotham OutsidersThirsty on ToonTalking ComicsMy Gentle GiantWEBTOONBatman: Wayne Family AdventuresWattpadReading Glasses PodcastReading Glasses ChallengeHeaving Bosoms PodcastHeaving Bosoms' Reading EmbraceBig Bad Wolf Series by Charlie AdharaGail CarrigerNagamatsu playlist at Largehearted BoyStiff by Mary RoachSmoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin DoughtySunshine Cleaning (film)The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah KrasnosteinromIndigenous Reading Circle in PatreonNoopiming by Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonBojack Horseman (tv show)Horrorstör by Grady HendrixThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixWe Sold Our Souls by Grady HendrixWoman Eating by Claire KohdaThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixThe Employees by Olga Gavn, translated by Martin AitkenRelated episodes: Episode 060 - A Good Era for Communists with Rose Davis Episode 148 - Multiple Lives with JeffEpisode 191 - Stealthy yet Sparkly with Gail CarrigerEpisode 231 - Psychological Terrorism with Reggie Stalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy Chris on TwitterAll links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.

In this episode, author Sequoia Nagamatsu speaks to writing his novel How High We Go in the Dark with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler (with special guest host Jen Michalski). The author reads an excerpt from How High We Go and discusses his publishing journey from indie press to big press, themes of grief and loss, cyberculture, the capitalistic concerns of modern death, and more. The recipe for his book's custom cocktail, the Bear Claw with a Sweet Twist is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.   Grab a copy of How High We Go in the Dark, make a cocktail, and listen.

Helen and Gavin chat about Saga, How High We Go in the Dark, and Moonfall, and it's Week 20 from the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Best Songs Ever, numbers 405 to 401; Amor Prohibido by Selena, Rock and Roll All Night by Kiss, Ain't Nobody by Rufus and Chaka Khan, Lovely Day by Bill Withers, and Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac

In the thawing permafrost of Siberia an ancient body is found, a preserved virus makes its way into the world, and everything changes. Sequoia Nagamatsu started his debut novel, How High We Go in the Dark, long before Covid hit the headlines, but it couldn't have been more prescient. It's a beautifully written book that grapples with grief and hope, science and faith. In the Drawing Room, Sequoia discusses his own inspirations.

In the thawing permafrost of Siberia an ancient body is found, a preserved virus makes its way into the world, and everything changes. Sequoia Nagamatsu started his debut novel, How High We Go in the Dark, long before Covid hit the headlines, but it couldn't have been more prescient. It's a beautifully written book that grapples with grief and hope, science and faith. In the Drawing Room, Sequoia discusses his own inspirations.

Tune into this episode for a quick recap of the holiday season in tiny town, a review of Amy's Best of 2021 book list, and New Year's resolutions. Happy New Year! Amy's Best of 2021 Books Lists in no particular order Fiction Top Ten:1. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 2. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson 3. Sin Eater by Megan Campisi 4. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 5. Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker 6. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead 7. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller 8. Matrix by Lauren Groff 9. The Overstory by Richard Powers 10. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Thrillers Top Ten: 1. Pretty Things by Janelle Brown 2. His & Hers by Alice Feeney 3. The Last Flight by Julie Clark 4. The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix 5. Falling by T. J. Newman 6. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 7. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing 8. The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz 9. Verity by Colleen Hoover 10. The Last One by Alexandra Oliva Non Fiction Top 5 1.These Precious Days by Ann Patchett 2. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson 3. Finding Freedom by Erin French 4. Food Saved Me by Danielle Walker 5. Tinsel by Hank Stuever Books I'm Looking Forward To in 2022: 1. Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins - January 2. Violeta by Isabel Allende - January 3. How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu - January 4. Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron #14 - February 5. Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano - February 6. This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel - February 7. All the Queen's Men by S.J. Bennett - March  8. Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr - March 9. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd - March 10. The Fell by Sarah Moss - March 11. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel - April 12. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan - April 13. The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz - May 14. When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - May 15. The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian - May 16. The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner - May 17. You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi - May 18. Gilt by Jamie Brenner - June 19. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - July  20. Prince Harry's As-Yet-Untitled Memoir, Pub Date TBA

It's Liz's and Virginia's turn to tell you about the books coming out in the first four months of 2022 that they are looking forward to reading. Things may get a bit dark here as you may expect from those two. Books mentioned in this episode: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka, Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller, Engines of Empire by R.S. Ford, Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu, A Tiny Upward Shove by Melissa Chadburn, Woman Eating by Claire Kohda, and And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

This week, we pay tribute to the late fashion icon André Leon Talley, discuss a troublesome murder of crows and dive into the new book How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Plus, we talk to a conservation biologist with a delicious solution to the issue of invasive species.

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss How High We Go in the Dark, Coming Back, Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? and more great books. Pick up an All the Books! shirt, sticker, and more right here. And follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dark Side of the Library #35: Dark Fiction Books Coming Out January 2022 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   Devil House: A Novel, by John Darnielle  (Author) – January 25, 2022 https://amzn.to/3G4eMi8   Holy Terror by Cherie Priest – January 1, 2022 https://amzn.to/33DTN7v   Road of Bones: A Novel by Christopher Golden  (Author) – January 25, 2022 https://amzn.to/3zyY0VV   The Stars Are Not Yet Bells: A Novel by Hannah Lillith Assadi – January 11, 2022 (says gothic fiction, art history, and occult fiction on amazon) https://amzn.to/3p4bu8r   Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner – January 25, 2022 https://amzn.to/3p50TtR   A Flicker in the Dark: A Novel by Stacy Willingham– January 11, 2022 https://amzn.to/3me7wbI   Reckless Girls: A Novel by Rachel Hawkins (Author) – January 4, 2022 https://amzn.to/3J0LS4c   The Wakening by JG Faherty – January 18, 2022 https://amzn.to/3E91sHk   Such a Pretty Smile: A Novel by Kristi DeMeeste  – January 18, 2022 https://amzn.to/3sfBCz1   Aliens - Artbook - AGAIN we mentioned it in Sept? By Printed in Blood - January 4, 2022 https://amzn.to/3J1RTh1   How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel by Sequoia Nagamatsu - January 18, 2022 https://amzn.to/3p54acT   The Starless Crown (Moon Fall, 1) by James Rollins (Author) – January 4, 2022 https://amzn.to/32cQ3cc   Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz (Author) – January 18, 2022 https://amzn.to/3dXZcIx   The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick (Author) – January 13, 2022 https://amzn.to/3IReEUS   Notes on an Execution: A Novel by Danya Kukafka January 25, 2022 https://amzn.to/3t4Psov   Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan (Author) – January 4, 2022 https://amzn.to/3J2AhSu

Emma hypes up How High We Go in the Dark, which will be out in January 2022. Then Phalin goes on a holiday rant about some questions to avoid asking family members this year.   Books mentioned:   How How We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri   Other resources: CDC Infertility Facts Follow and support our hosts:   Emma: InstagramPhalin: Instagram   Support our sponsors! Shop 50+ feminist businesses through the Feminist Book Club Holiday Gift Guide! Put the I in STEMI with Dr. Stephanie Ryan's children's books. Use code STEMI for $5 off at Itasca Books.   Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday This episode was edited by Phalin Oliver and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.