Podcast appearances and mentions of Lisa Ko

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we're recording IRL (!) and trying to manifest fall through Gilmore Girls rewatches and booking trips to Vermont. Then, we discuss this month's book club pick, Memory Piece by Lisa Ko. We talk about gender, legacy, the nature of time, and whether a book can do TOO much (spoiler: it can). Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat Books/authors mentioned this episode: Memory Piece by Lisa Ko Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson The Most by Jessica Anthony The Evening Road by Laird Hunt My Murder by Katie Wiliams Daydream by Hannah Grace Green Dot by Madeline Gray --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/razzlefratpodcast/support

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, we're willing fall into existence. Then, Build-a-Bookworm with us! Finally, we discuss our most anticipated fall 2024 reads. Join is next time for our analysis of our August book, Memory Piece by Lisa Ko. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/razzlefratpodcast/support

Notes and Links to Christina Cooke's Work      For Episode 247, Pete welcomes Christina Cooke, and the two discuss, among other topics, her childhood love of books, formative and transformative books and writers, contemporaries and fellow debut writers with whom her books are in conversation, the outsized influence of Mamá Lou, and salient themes and issues in her book like diaspora, notions of “home,” queerness and divinity, brotherly and sisterly relationships, and religiosity vs. spirituality.      Christina Cooke's writing has appeared in or is forthcoming from The Caribbean Writer, PRISM International, Prairie Schooner, Apogee, Epiphany, Michigan Quarterly Review, Lambda Literary Review, and others. A MacDowell Fellow and Journey Prize winner, she holds a Master of Arts from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Christina was born in Jamaica and is now a Canadian citizen who lives and writes in New York City. BROUGHTUPSY is her debut novel.   Buy Broughtupsy   Christina Cooke's Website   Article in Vogue about Broughtupsy At about 1:40, Pete and Christina talk about a top-notch fruit mentioned in her book At about 4:00, Pete highlights an amazing version of the book that he received  At about 5:15, Christina talks about her rich childhood reading life At about 8:20, Christina shouts out Mrs. Dooley, an inspiring teacher At about 11:30, Christina cites books that made a huge impact on how she writes, including Handmaid's Tale At about 13:20, Pete wonders which books and writers “are in conversation” with Christina and her work, and she mentions Ruben Reyes, Jr., Santiago José Sánchez, Melissa Mogollon, Emma Copley, Lisa Ko, Annie Liontas, Miss Lou, Zadie Smith, and Erna Brodber At about 17:00, Christina talks about why she calls Jamaican patois a language, and its distinctive nature, and she tells about a fun difference between #3/#6 mango At about 18:45, Christina dissects the meanings of the book's title At about 19:45, The two discuss a Jamaican original word At about 20:40, Christina discusses seeds for the book and its iterations  At about 23:50, The two discuss the book's epigraph and Christina describes its provenance/significance  At about 28:00, Pete lays out the book's exposition and Christina gives background on sickle cell anemia, which is deadly to Bryson At about 30:30, Christina discusses Bryson's memories and wise maturity in his last days At about 33:25, Christina remarks on the “fable” told to reassure Bryson that his sister Tamika would be visiting-she cites “the complicated ways that we love” At about 35:10, Christina talks about a possibly-doomed relationship At about 37:20, Christina details how the book complicates religiosity and queerness' connections At about 40:35, Christina describes Akua “spiraling” in making a trip back home to Jamaica  At about 42:30, Akua and her “Americanness” in Jamaica is discussed, and Christina talks about parallels in her own life At about 45:40, An uncomfortable visit and questions between the sisters is discussed At about 46:30, Cod liver oil and a scene involving its destruction is recounted by Christina as she discusses its connection to Jamaican parenting in a certain time period At about 49:10, Christina responds to Pete's question about why Akua carries her brother's urn At about 51:40, Christina talks about Jamaicans being “culturally Anglican” and its complexities At about 53:20-Lady Saw and her legendaries and an early encounter with Akua and a woman in Kingston is recounted At about 57:20, Christina talks about “lyme” and its usage in the book and in Jamaica  At about 1:00:10, Christina charts the importance of The Miss Lou “Happy Birthday Song” in the book and in Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora At about 1:01:45, Christina responds to Pete's questions about the ways in which Akua's father treats her and her homosexuality-Christina speaks to the idea of “infantilizing”  At about 1:06:00, Café con Libros, Word Up, and Bookshop.org are shouted out as good places to buy her book and she gives contact information/social media information At about 1:06:55, Christina shares wonderful feedback from readers      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    I am very excited about having one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. 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Memory Piece, the latest novel from National Book Award finalist Lisa Ko, kicks off in the 1980s with three teenage girls who find a deep connection to one another. Into the1990s and eventually the 2040s, the book delves into their growth as individuals and friends. In today's episode, Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Ko about how art, gentrification and activism plays a role in each woman's life, and how memory and interdependence helps them find hope for their futures. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We air highlights from our May Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Lisa Ko. We discussed her book, Memory Piece, which follows three friends in New York from the 1980s through 2040 as their hopes, dreams, and ambitions change alongside the city. The conversation was hosted by All Of It producer Jordan Lauf.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Eunice Wong performs Lisa Ko's novel about a decades-long friendship between three Asian American women. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss what Kendra calls one of the must-listens of the year. Giselle Chin, Chackie Ong, and Ellen Ng come of age in the '80s and '90s, trying to make their way in the world. Wong's performance captures the friends' perspectives, giving each a unique narrative voice. In Wong's narration, one friend sounds brusque and efficient, while another's voice is laid-back and easygoing. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Penguin Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Hachette Audio, and the audiobook edition of RELENTLESS by Luis A Miranda Jr, featuring a foreword read by none other than Lin-Manuel Miranda. To find out more about this, and any other Hachette Audio productions, please visit www.hachetteaudio.com, or @HachetteAudio This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are discussing The Leavers by Lisa Ko! Overall rating: 3.8May book: Funny Story by Emily HenryInstagram; shelf_medicating

Memory Piece, the new novel from National Book Award finalist Lisa Ko, kicks off in the 1980s with three teenage girls who find a deep connection to one another. Into the1990s and eventually the 2040s, the book delves into their growth as individuals and friends. In today's episode, Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Ko about how art, gentrification and activism plays a role in each woman's life, and how memory and interdependence helps them find hope for their futures. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

HostMeg Wolitzer shares three stories about people who put things out of sight—and try to put them out of mind. In Lisa Ko's “Nightlife,” read by Vanessa Kai, a pair of friends quietly sidestep feelings that might complicate their relationship. A teacher tries to help a parent see who her child really is in “The Hole” by Patrick Cottrell, performed by Becca Blackwell. And Elizabeth Strout brings us a beautiful and devastating story of a woman grappling with whether to put her mother into institutional care in “Home,” performed by Mia Dillon. Strout talks with Wolitzer after the reading. All three works were commissioned for the Selected Shorts' anthology, Small Odysseys.

Lisa is a Hemingway Award Winner and National Book Award Finalist. Her literary criticism has been published in the likes of the Washington Post, NYT & Buzzfeed. Vogue, Elle, Oprah Daily, LitHub & BookRiot have all put Memory Piece on their list Best Books 2024. The Guardian, Dazed, NYT, The Atlantic & People have also given it the praise it deserves. We talk about what it means to preserve our lives online, how friendships never really fade and what gives value to the time other people spend consuming our work. Also, the history of the Big Apple as seen through her eyes and captured in her novel. Get the book here or at your local seller.

Memory Piece by Lisa Ko is an unforgettable story of art, friendship and coming-of-age that cuts across decades from the 1980s to the 2040s. Ko joins us to talk about forming the characters of the novel, writing through a large span of time, her artistic influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff recommendations from Marc and Jamie. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.      Featured Books (Episode): Memory Piece by Lisa Ko The Leavers by Lisa Ko After Kathy Acker by Chris Kraus Trust Exercise by Susan Choi Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday The Gangster of Love by Jessica Hagedorn Featured Books (TBR Topoff): Set for Life by Andrew Ewell Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

Emma Hislop reviews Memory Piece by Lisa Ko published by Hachette, RRP: $39.99.

Late Night supervising producer Sarah Jenks-Daly interviews author Lisa Ko, author of the upcoming novel Memory Piece. Plus, acclaimed writer David Sedaris offers a book recommendation for your next read.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's that time again - time for Emma and Joe to look at the upcoming month's releases and share what they're most excited for! So many books, so little time... To make sure we're keeping things fresh, we've excluded titles included in our Most Anticipated Books of 2024 episode. Don't forget to Register to watch the virtual Libby Book Awards ceremony presented by us, your very own Professional Book Nerds via Zoom, or tune in on YouTube or Facebook Live. Books mentioned in this episode: Author Interviews for March:   Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher  The Mars House by Natasha Pulley Emma's Titles:  Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle   A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair   Happily Never After by Lynn Painter   This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan   Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering   Annie Bot by Sierra Greer   The Divorcees by Rowan Beaird   The Extinction of Irena Ray by Jennifer Croft   Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson  Joe's Titles:   Watch Where They Hide – Tamron Hall  The Baker & the Bard by Fern Haught  Bad Like Us by Gabrielle Lepore  Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls   What I Should've Texted by Pierre Alex Jeanty   The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham   Cirque du Slay by Rob Osler   Black Hole Cinema Club by Christopher Edge   Memory Piece by Lisa Ko   Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace. Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog! We hope you enjoy this episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can follow the Professional Book Nerds on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ProBookNerds. Want to reach out? Send an email to professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com. We've got merch! Check out our two shirts in The OverDrive Shop (all profits are donated to the ALA Literacy Clearinghouse). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's SELECTED SHORTS, Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about love, or the next best thing. In Pam Houston's “How to Talk to a Hunter” a smart woman can't get enough of what her man can't offer. The reader is Mia Dillon. And a widow and a lonely man make an odd couple in Lisa Ko's “Pat + Sam,” performed by Jennifer Ikeda.

Show notes: May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we thought it fitting to share with you our favorite books by Asian authors. Plus, Mia shares why she has a personal connection to this month. If you've been around our show before, you know that we try to read widely and diversely and love checking out “own voices” books especially - and the 10 books on this list do not disappoint. Get your TBRs ready, you know what to do! Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Books We Both Love, Monthly Overflow Books, Bookish Conundrums, and The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.  Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Bookish Goodies: [7:18] Mia - Artemis by Andy Weir [9:09] Sarah - It's Okay to Be a Unicorn by Jason Tharp Books by Asian Authors: [13:05] Mia - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See [14:32] Sarah - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng [16:07] Mia - Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford [17:53] Sarah - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara [18:52] Mia - The Leavers by Lisa Ko [20:03] Sarah - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han [20:58] Mia - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin [22:07] Sarah - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan [23:54] Mia - Saris and a Single Malt by Sweta Srivastava Vikram [25:31] Sarah - Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi [26:48] Bonus books: Mia - These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Mia - The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang Mia - In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park Sarah - The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Sarah - The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Sarah - Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen Sarah - Such Big Dreams by Reema Patel Sarah - That Kind of Mother by Rumman Alam Related episode: Listen to episode 26, 18 Books We Love by Black Authors   Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah: @thekindredvoice Follow Mia: @miasutton55 * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

SELECTED SHORTS host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about love, or the next best thing.  In Pam Houston's “How to Talk to a Hunter” a smart woman can't get enough of what her man can't offer.  The reader is Mia Dillon.  And a widowed mother and a lonely man make an odd couple in Lisa Ko's “Pat + Sam,” performed by Jennifer Ikeda. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tayler (born ?) also also doesn't know her birthday and was assumed to be born in late Feb as well. What are the odds? *spoilers* .... ..... .......Yes I did go down the rabbit hole about The Rape of Nanking. ..... .. we need a follow up. Adoption Fiction The Leavers by Lisa Ko https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077MTG7T1/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_6CEFPM52ASDM9T1AV9CV The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0758VVQSZ/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_0GMG72KGZRD6ANGMHM5S

In this episode, cartoonist Amy Kurzweil discusses art and simulation with her father, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil; poet Vi Khi Nao takes listeners through a sound walk in Las Vegas; novelist Lisa Ko and visual artist Trisha Tucker reminisce on virtual karaoke nights in early quarantine; and writer Elena Passarello presents an essay on puppets and the legacy of Elvis Presley.

In this Unabridged episode, we discuss our May book club pick, Ocean Vuong's novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. We discuss the powerful, heartbreaking, lyrical novel, and then we share our pairings, including Kiese Laymon’s Heavy, Lisa Ko’s The Leavers, and Mira T. Lee’s Everything Here Is Beautiful.   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.   Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

In this conversation from 2018, Courtney and Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers, discuss complicating the notions of motherhood, why working on your characters is working on yourself, and keeping the faith through seven years of novel drafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amal offers more background behind the migrant experience, inspired by the book 'The Leavers' by Lisa Ko. Another Waitangi day has come and gone and the conversations surrounding it are the same. How do we change that, how do we level up the ways we care and honour the treaty? This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Today’s guest is Alli from the SSR Podcast. In this episode, we chat throwback YA titles which ones would be great to re-read and which ones are problematic. In addition, Alli shares some newer YA titles and adult fiction recommendations.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED:  Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - https://amzn.to/3cJIFq7 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants  by Ann Brashares - https://amzn.to/3jdUEyI The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot - https://amzn.to/34gsugi Perks of Being of Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - https://amzn.to/36mmBAD  Angus Full Frontal Snogging  by Louise Rennison https://amzn.to/3kWlPOU Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket - https://amzn.to/30Atmvd Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal - https://amzn.to/3naWhj9 Babysitters Club by Ann M Martin - https://amzn.to/33fWedy Westing Game by Ellen Raskin - https://amzn.to/3ifCZVR Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - https://amzn.to/3cG9bR4 Charlotte’s Web by EB White - https://amzn.to/3491j6W Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli -https://amzn.to/2GiIHJm They Wish They We Us by Jessica Goodman - https://amzn.to/3jgqN8P Frankly in Love by David Yoon - https://amzn.to/3ig2eas When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon- https://amzn.to/3ieETpY All Adults Here by Emma Straub- https://amzn.to/3jdVuLS The Most Fun We Ever Have by Claire Lombardo- https://amzn.to/2S7lMn7 Jonathan Franzen- https://amzn.to/34eueq2 Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory- https://amzn.to/33ehbG7 Rodham by Curtis Sittenfiled- https://amzn.to/3cJFG12 American Wife by Curtis Sittenfield- https://amzn.to/3jiQdTk Prep by Curtis Sittenfield- https://amzn.to/34pymUz Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid - https://amzn.to/2EI4PMK Self-Care by Leigh Stein - https://amzn.to/2ENUvTE The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett- https://amzn.to/2EJzXLU The Mothers by Brit Bennett - https://amzn.to/3kXPt6j Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall - https://amzn.to/2ENgbPK Why are all black kids sitting together in the cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum - https://amzn.to/2HI3Ltz Cleo MacDougal Regrets Nothing by Allison Winn Scotch - https://amzn.to/2SaFI8t The Leavers  by Lisa Ko - https://amzn.to/3n2KWkZ Cobble Hill by Cecily Von Ziegesar - https://amzn.to/30h5ZX2 CONNECT WITH ALLI Website  Podcast Twitter Instagram   JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY  Get weekly romance recommendations, early access to author interviews and exclusive Patreon audio series by joining the Patreon community. Monthly perks start at $1  a month. Want to join the fun? Sign up today; http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/patreon   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE If you purchase a book through my Amazon or Bookshop link, I will receive a commission at no cost to you that will help cover the cost of the podcast    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com Instagram  Goodreads

Do you like poetry? Do you care about art? Do you wonder, sometimes, how art fits into society? How creativity fits into your life? This week’s guest is Jim Natal. Jim wrote his first poem when he was in high school but let poetry go when adult demands got in the way. Jim had a successful but ultimately unsatisfying career working for the National Football League, shepherding big corporate deals, and polishing the brand. After 25 years, and in spite of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s assertion, Jim managed to create a second act for himself. Six books later, Jim is an award winning poet, teacher, and event promoter. For the last 12 years, Jim has worked to draw renowned authors for readings and interviews to the little city of Prescott, Arizona. His efforts have built a literary culture where Jim had originally found none. This week on September 25th, we’ll be watching online as Jim welcomes Lisa Ko to the Literary Southwest Virtual stage. Lisa Ko’s novel The Leavers is a 2017 National Book Award Finalist and was on Best of lists at NPR, LA Times, Buzz Feed and, yes, Oprah Magazine. The link for the event. Although Jim joined us ostensibly to talk about Literary Southwest, we wrung him dry for his insight into the purpose of poetry, that nature of creativity, and whether there is a place for art in the apocalypse. Jim also reads two of his poems, both of which are incredibly relevant to the moment. Our original interview with Jim lasted two and a half hours and was full of fascinating anecdotes, inside stories, and generous ruminations. We whittled the audio down to something a little more digestible for the average listener, but if you would like to hear the whole conversation, email us at Charles@rocketfeather.com and we’ll send you a Dropbox link to the unedited version. In the meantime, stay tuned as we talk writing, connection, and self-discovery with Jim Natal. We think you’ll finish uplifted, more hopeful, and see a pinch more beauty in your world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocketfeather/message

In this episode: - Kathy Diamond's Monday Book Club. Kathy discusses The Leavers by Lisa Ko. Dans cet épisode : - Le club de lecture du lundi de Kathy Diamond. Kathy discute de The Leavers de Lisa Ko.

In this episode: - This Day in History: Fire at P. T. Barnum's American Museum - Book Review with Kathy Diamond: The Leavers by Lisa Ko - A Musical Moment with Farah Mohammed: Boogie Fever!

On this edition of The PEN Pod, we talk to author Lisa Ko about what the current crises demand of writers, and how her work might be read now amid the pandemic. Plus, a federal judge allows the publication of John Bolton's memoir to proceed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/support

This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on July 11, 2017, with Angelica Baker (Our Little Racket), Lisa Ko (The Leavers), and Courtney Maum (Costalegre). About the Readers: Angelica Baker was born and raised in Los Angeles. She received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.F.A. from Columbia University. She now lives in Brooklyn. Lisa Ko’s fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2016, Apogee Journal, Narrative, Copper Nickel, the Asian Pacific American Journal, and elsewhere. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Writers OMI at Ledig House, the Jerome Foundation, and Blue Mountain Center, among others. She was born in New York City, where she now lives. Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Costalegre (a GOOP book club pick and one of Glamour Magazine’s top books of the decade), I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and Touch (a New York Times Editor’s Choice and NPR Best Book of the Year selection), and the handbook Before and After the Book Deal: A writer’s guide to finishing, publishing, promoting, and surviving your first book, forthcoming from Catapult. * This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on July 11, 2017, with Angelica Baker (Our Little Racket), Lisa Ko (The Leavers), and Courtney Maum (Costalegre). About the Readers: Angelica Baker was born and raised in Los Angeles. She received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.F.A. from Columbia University. She now lives in Brooklyn. Lisa Ko’s fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2016, Apogee Journal, Narrative, Copper Nickel, the Asian Pacific American Journal, and elsewhere. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Writers OMI at Ledig House, the Jerome Foundation, and Blue Mountain Center, among others. She was born in New York City, where she now lives. Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Costalegre (a GOOP book club pick and one of Glamour Magazine’s top books of the decade), I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and Touch (a New York Times Editor’s Choice and NPR Best Book of the Year selection), and the handbook Before and After the Book Deal: A writer’s guide to finishing, publishing, promoting, and surviving your first book, forthcoming from Catapult. * This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I had the immense privilege of chatting with Sharmaine Lovegrove. Sharmaine is the incredibly talented publisher of Dialogue Books, an imprint of Little, Brown UK that publishes stories for, about and by underrepresented voices, including BAME, LGBTQI+, disabled and working class writers. It's no coincidence that two of my favourite books in the last two years -The Leavers by Lisa Ko and Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton - have been published by Sharmaine and her team. These beautiful stories, and the authors who wrote them, deserve to be celebrated. I'm certainly not alone in this belief as these two books and others have been read and loved by thousands around the world. Sharmaine and I chatted about how much Dialogue has accomplished in two years, the stories that we will continue to love and why readers should read as many new books as possible. Dialogue Books website: https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/Articles/DialogueBooks.page

Deming Guo hates waking up for school, he likes watching TV and hanging out with his best friend, Michael. Born and bred in Manhattan, the 11 year old's life takes a tumultuous turn when his mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, doesn't come back from work one day. Abandoned and alone, he is adopted by a middle-class white American couple and Deming Guo becomes Daniel Wilkinson, the all american boy.Daniel struggles to reconcile his new life with his mother’s disappearance and the memories of the family and community he left behind in this heart wrenching story by Chinese American author, Lisa Ko. Follow us on instagram: https://bit.ly/2IZWIN6Follow us on twitter: https://bit.ly/2EIpXPaFollow us on goodreads: https://bit.ly/2LBIlOT

Deming Guo hates waking up for school, he likes watching TV and hanging out with his best friend, Michael. Born and bred in Manhattan, the 11 year old's life takes a tumultuous turn when his mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, doesn't come back from work one day. Abandoned and alone, he is adopted by a middle-class white American couple and Deming Guo becomes Daniel Wilkinson, the all american boy.Daniel struggles to reconcile his new life with his mother’s disappearance and the memories of the family and community he left behind in this heart wrenching story by Chinese American author, Lisa Ko. Follow us on instagram: https://bit.ly/2IZWIN6Follow us on twitter: https://bit.ly/2EIpXPaFollow us on goodreads: https://bit.ly/2LBIlOT

On this episode, we discuss the Books & Boba Book Club pick for May 2018, The Leavers by Lisa Ko, a story of a Chinese-American boy dealing with his adoption by well-meaning white parents after his mother's deportation. We discuss the parallels between the dual narratives as well as what the title "The Leavers" really means. To help us with the adoptee perspective, we invite book club member and contributor Lily Rugo, who herself is a Chinese adoptee. For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums. This Month's Book Club Panelists: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo) Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Lily Rugo (@Lily_Rugo) Follow us: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group The Books & Boba May2018 pick is Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Hope everyone's having a great Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We're back for a mid-month news check in, going over the recent new releases and publishing news in Asian American literature, as well as some analysis on recent happenings in Asian American literature twitter. Don't forget, the Books & Boba May 2018 pick is The Leavers by Lisa Ko. For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads group. Follow the hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo) Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow the Book Club: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Episode Forty Eight Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page.Check out the 100 books listed in The Great American Read from PBS.See the Lambda Literary Award information here.– Currently Reading/Listening –The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders – Stuart Kells (CW) The Overstory – Richard Powers (EF) Chicago Manual of Style – University of Chicago Press (CW)Alternate Side – Anna Quindlen (EF) – Just Read – Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Courage to Lead – Cecile Richards (EF) DNF’d: The Swarm – Frank Schätzing (CW) read about her time with the book on her blogBite by Bite – Geneen Roth (EF) (audio)Dream More – Dolly Parton (CW) (audio)This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide – Geneen Roth (EF) Chicago Poems – Carl Sandburg (CW) – Biblio Adventures – Independent Bookstore Day – Chris went with Laura who was at Bookclub Bookstore & More with Mastering the Art of Self-Expression, workbook. Chris participated in Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon Emily saw Meg Wolitzer discuss her book The Female Persuasion at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CTMay 4-5 – Booktopia at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VTAriel Lawhon – I Was Anastasia: A NovelBianca Marais – Hum If You Don't Know the WordsHeather Abel – The Optimistic DecadeJonathan Miles – Anatomy of a MiraclePamela Paul – My Life With Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot EnsuesPeter Swanson – All the Beautiful LiesRobin Oliveira – Winter SistersStephen McCauley – My Ex-LifeChris and Emily stopped at Williams College newly opened bookstore. On the way home Chris and Emily went to Saratoga Springs, NY to visit the other Northshire BookstoreEmily went to Brooklyn and visited Books are Magic and McNally JacksonChris went to a local cemetery in Guilford to see Fitz-Greene Halleck’s gravesite. – Upcoming Jaunts –Chris is going to see an Encore Series show in NYC at the Encore Series.Coming up at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT:May 15, 2018 – Chandra Prasad with her book DamselflyMay 16, 2018 – Heather Abel with her book The Optimistic DecadeComing up at Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore:May 25, 2018 – Lisa Ko with her book The LeaversMay 26, 2018 –Mark your calendar for World Dracula Day– Upcoming Reads –Bimini Twist (Jane Bunker Mystery #4) – Linda Greenlaw (CW) release date June 26, 2018Hum If You Don’t Know the Words – Bianca Marais (CW) In the Dark (Jenny Aron #1) – Andreas Pfluger (CW)Bitter Orange – Claire Fuller (CW) release date October 9, 2018The Other Woman – Sandie Jones (CW) release date August 21, 2018Something in the Water – Catherine Stedman (CW) release date July 24, 2018 Black Chamber – S.M. Stirling (CW) release date July 3, 2018Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro – Rachel Slade (CW)Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That’ll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together – Rachel Wilkerson Miller (CW) Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture – edited by Roxane Gay (EF)The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process – Francesca Lia Block (EF)Sunburn – Laura Lippman (EF)Little Women – Louisa May Alcott (EF) – Also Mentioned –Dolly Parton’s foundation: Imagination LibraryLeaves of Grass – Walt WhitmanThe Wife – Meg WolitzerThe Interestings – Meg WolitzerModern Lovers – Emma StraubThe Vacationers – Emma StraubJesmyn WardThe Duplass BrothersDelicious MagazineEmma VisickBook Nook with Vick MickunasThe Echo Maker – Richard PowersAmerican Rust – Philipp MeyerThe Son – Philip Meyer

Books and Boba returns with a quick update on the latest book news and new releases from Asian American literature! This week is another double header so stay tuned to the podcast feed for the discussion episode of the April book club pick, "One Day We'll Be Dead and None of This Will Matter" by Scaachi Koul Also! The Books & Boba May 2018 pick is The Leavers by Lisa Ko. For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads group. Follow the hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo) Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow the Book Club: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Gayle shares the books that she took with her on her travels to Asia and then Gayle and Nicole discuss the ins and outs of picking the right vacation book for the right moment. They also chat about their differing perspectives on The Leavers and the short story collections that leave them cold. Books Discussed on this Podcast http://amzn.to/2syzNAf (Born To Run) by Bruce Springsteen http://amzn.to/2EyySFA (Best Day Ever) by Kaira Rouda http://amzn.to/2Cnfd5j (The Leavers) by Lisa Ko http://amzn.to/2C2gd34 (Loner) by Teddy Wayne http://amzn.to/2CpRJfZ (Bobcat and Other Stories) by Rebecca Lee http://amzn.to/2Cpt1wp (Awayland) by Ramona Ausubel http://amzn.to/2CpTOZa (Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty) by Ramona Ausubel http://amzn.to/2EwdG34 (The Immortalists) by Chloe Benjamin http://amzn.to/2HmS6vt (The Hazel Wood) by Melissa Albert What We're Reading http://amzn.to/2CpfW63 (Mrs.) by Caitlin Macy http://amzn.to/2F8Q8hH (The Wolves of Winter) by Tyrell Johnson http://amzn.to/2CpqMsS (Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century) by Jessica Bruder http://amzn.to/2C0GQp6 (The Bookseller) by Cynthia Swanson New & Forthcoming http://amzn.to/2CpgOYn (I Am I Am I Am) by Maggie Farrell http://amzn.to/2o4vyrg (The Only Story) by Julian Barnes http://amzn.to/2HkezcB (The Queen of Hearts) by Kimmery Martin http://amzn.to/2HkrA61 (Educated: A Memoir) by Tara Westover http://amzn.to/2CqtnTc (Black Fortunes) by Shomari Wills Support this podcast

In today’s episode, author Lisa Ko discusses her debut novel, “The Leavers,” which chronicles the powerful and intertwining stories of a boy in search of his own identity, and the mother who was separated from him at a formative age. “The Leavers” was shortlisted for the National Book Award in addition to winning the Pen/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, and also named a one of the best books from 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, and Bustle. “The Leavers” is available now on Scribd.

Lisa Ko talks about her book The Leavers, a finalist for the National Book Award. How far would you go to get a better life and what compromises would endure? Is realizing your own potential more important than your child's?

Host Cyd Oppenheimer talks with author Lisa Ko about becoming the person you want to be to write the book you want to write; about trying and failing and trying again; and about how you know, after you've been working on a book for 8 years, when it's finally done (winning a prestigious literary award before the book is even under contract is a helpful sign!); guest readers Kristopher Jansma and Emily Moore join Oppenheimer to discuss mothers and sons, coming of age, and language and its loss.

Nicole and Gayle make a bunch of promises they probably won't keep when they share their 2017 Summer Reading Lists. But our ambitiousness is your gain, as we list a ton of promising books that we want to get to over the summer. Books mentioned: http://amzn.to/2tYP2lz (The Marriage Pact), Michelle Richmond http://amzn.to/2u8k4HS (Unraveling Oliver), Liz Nugent http://amzn.to/2tYFwyD (The Immortalists), Chloe Benjamin http://amzn.to/2tYPdNL (Something Rich And Strange), Ron Rash http://amzn.to/2tYyudf (The Picture Of Dorian Gray), Oscar Wilde http://amzn.to/2u8xGDh (The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde), Robert Louis Stevenson http://amzn.to/2ty3FLy (The Miniaturist), Jessie Burton http://amzn.to/2u8mPJc (The Wife Between Us), Sarah Pekkanen http://amzn.to/2u2XeAB (An American Marriage), Tayari Jones http://amzn.to/2tYGvyP (Mrs. Fletcher), Tom Perrotta http://amzn.to/2u8yeZR (Our Little Racket), Angelica Baker http://amzn.to/2tFMx4U (The Leavers), Lisa Ko http://amzn.to/2v3sf4X (Al Franken, Giant Of The Senate), Al Franken http://amzn.to/2tG34Wt (The Versions Of Us), Laura Barnett http://amzn.to/2u03J7O (Real American), Julie Lythcott-Haims http://amzn.to/2tZXIba (1984), George Orwell http://amzn.to/2u0hnb7 (Jane Eyre), Charlotte Bronte http://amzn.to/2v3sk8D (Young Jane Young), Gabrielle Zevin http://amzn.to/2tFJ7zc (Cartwheel), Jennifer DuBois http://amzn.to/2u9XVsY (Ginny Moon), Benjamin Ludwig http://amzn.to/2tZMPq0 (The Last Hack), Christopher Brookmyre http://amzn.to/2v3mCUi (Standard Deviation), Katherine Heiny

Lisa Ko’s debut novel THE LEAVERS takes a poignant look at the detainment of undocumented immigrants and the devastating emotional effects it has on their American-born children, who often end up being adopted by families outside of their background. Lisa discusses the novel, her background as a storyteller, and the need for more diverse writers in American literature of today’s episode, recorded at the ABA Winter Institute in January 2017.

Gayle and Nicole discuss their conception and notion of summer books and what constitutes summer reading. They also discuss some upcoming books that they are looking forward to reading in May. Some books discussed in this podcast. http://amzn.to/2qvNNJ1 (Saints for Occasions) by J. Courtney Sullivan http://amzn.to/2q8WCpf (Into the Water) by Paula Hawkins http://amzn.to/2qvYUBS (Gone Girl) by Gillian Flynn http://amzn.to/2r467Fx (Startup) by Doree Shafrir http://amzn.to/2qvOS3E (A Window Opens) by Elisabeth Egan http://amzn.to/2qw6b4L (The Circle) by David Eggers http://amzn.to/2q8YOgB (The Leavers) by Lisa Ko http://amzn.to/2q8Uo9e (Everybody's Son) by Thrity Umrigar (June 6) http://amzn.to/2qw0tQb (The Stars Are Fire) by Anita Shreve A big discussion ensues about Sue Miller, Jodi Piccoult and Elizabeth Brundage and book endings which are plausibly implausible. http://amzn.to/2pDeSWJ (All Things Cease to Appear) by Elizabeth Brundage http://amzn.to/2qvXmHS (Since We Fell) by Dennis Lehane Big Brother by Lionel Shriver Gayle has read and updates us on two of the books we discussed previously on the podcast. http://amzn.to/2q622DC (The Arrangement) by Sarah Dunn http://amzn.to/2qwp1IK (All Grown Up) by Jami Attenberg Support this podcast

Bestselling writer David Grann (THE LOST CITY OF Z) has another new book, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, that uncovers a crime (actually, a massacre) that most Americans know nothing about: the murders of Osage Indians in Oklahoma in the 1920's, just as the Osage were accumulating vast wealth from the vast oil reserves under their land. And guess who the perpetrators were? We're not saying in this interview with Grann, although he discloses some fascinating elements of the crime. We also check in with Lisa Ko, whose hotly anticipated debut novel THE LEAVERS has already racked up a big award (from Barbara Kingsolver, no less!). And Kirkus' editors give us the good news/bad news on which bestsellers to seek out and which to skip.

Lisa Ko is the author of The Leavers, a novel which won the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction and will be published by Algonquin Books in May 2017. Her writing has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2016, The New York Times, Apogee Journal, Narrative, O. Magazine, Copper Nickel, Storychord, One Teen Story, Brooklyn Review, and elsewhere. A co-founder of Hyphen and a fiction editor at Drunken Boat, Lisa has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the MacDowell Colony, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Writers OMI at Ledig House, the Jerome Foundation, Blue Mountain Center, the Van Lier Foundation, Hawthornden Castle, the I-Park Foundation, the Anderson Center, the Constance Saltonstall Foundation, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. Born in Queens and raised in Jersey, she lives in Brooklyn.