Podcast appearances and mentions of Mira T Lee

'Melissa Fu portrays the time, the culture, the place and the struggles of this family so vividly, with nuance and colour and life . . . A stunning achievement' CHRISTY LEFTERI, AUTHOR OF THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO 'An immersive, expertly plotted and elegantly written novel . . . championing the vitality and ingenuity of the immigrant experience' SHARLENE TEO, AUTHOR OF PONTI With every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time. It is 1938 in China, and the Japanese are advancing. A young mother, Meilin, is forced to flee her burning city with her four-year-old son, Renshu, and embark on an epic journey across China. For comfort, they turn to their most treasured possession - a beautifully illustrated hand scroll. Its ancient fables offer solace and wisdom as they travel through their ravaged country, seeking refuge. Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. His daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, but he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down? Spanning continents and generations, Peach Blossom Spring is a bold and moving look at the history of modern China, told through the story of one family. It's about the power of our past, the hope for a better future, and the search for a place to call home. 'Glorious and tender, exquisitely written and beautifully nuanced' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE 'Magical and powerful' Nguyen Phan Que Mai, author of THE MOUNTAINS SING 'Beautifully rendered' Georgia Hunter, author of WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES 'Captivating from beginning to end' Mira T Lee, author of EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL 'A brilliant multigenerational tale' Mary Lynn Bracht, author of WHITE CRYSANTHEMUM 'Accomplished and utterly gripping' Catherine Menon, author of FRAGILE MONSTERS

In this episode of UIndy's Potluck Podcast, where UIndy hosts conversations about the arts, creative writing majors Bre Nunn and Tayah Eakle interview novelist Mira T. Lee, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to English major Hope Coleman for voicing our podcast's Intro and Outro, and Music Technology major Landen Howell for editing this episode's audio. Mira T. Lee's debut novel, Everything Here is Beautiful, was selected as a Top 10 Debut by the American Booksellers Association, and named a Best Fiction title of 2018 by Amazon, O Magazine, Real Simple, and the Goodreads Readers Choice Awards. It is also the 2018 UIndy Whirling Prize winner. Lee's stories and essays have appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Tin House, Real Simple, the Southern Review, Missouri Review, and Harvard Review. Lee works as a graphic designer, and in her previous lives, has also been known as a pop-country drummer, a salsa dancing fanatic, and a biology graduate student. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences. To learn more about UIndy's Potluck Podcast and hear other episodes, please visit etchings.uindy.edu/the-potluck-podcast. Thank you for your support.

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 episode, Alex chats with poet and editor RaJon Staunton about Mira T. Lee’s 2018 novel, Everything Here is Beautiful. Including a quick digression into the television show Fleabag, trading compliments, and a handful of giggles, this episode explores the messy family drama that unfolds Lee’s novel. Thank you for joining us for the third episode! If you like, please rate, subscribe, and tell a friend about us! Find RaJon: https://lumierereview.comhttps://rajonstaunton.wixsite.com/my-site

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

In this Unabridged Book Club (#unabridgedpodbookclub) episode, we discuss Mary Beth Keane's Ask Again, Yes, the amazing multigenerational novel examining two families in a planned community. We make connections to Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, John Boyne’s The Heart's Invisible Furies, and Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House, and we thoroughly discuss the intricacies of relationships over time and through generations as they are explored in the novel.   Timeline Introduction - 00:00 - 01:35 General Discussion - 01:36- 39:48 Our Pairings - 39:50 - 46:15 Classroom Connections - 46:16 - 49:52   Our Pairings Ashley's pick - Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere Sara's pick - John Boyne’s The Heart's Invisible Furies Jen's pick - Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House   Classroom Connections and Other Mentions Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You Mira T. Lee's Everything Here Is Beautiful F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Children's author Kate DiCamillo on the What Should I Read Next? podcast (episode 213)   Give Me One - Favorite Mixed Drink Sara - Amaretto Sour or Mimosa Ashley - Negroni Jen - Margarita   Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged? Check out our Merch Store! Become a patron on Patreon.​ Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram. Like and follow our Facebook Page. Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter. Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher. Check us out on Podbean.

On this episode, we discuss our Books and Boba September 2019 book club pick, Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee, a story about a pair of sisters and their the testing of their bond as the younger one struggles with mental illness. We discuss the book's takes on the effects of mental illness on not only the person dealing with it, but also those around them. Reera also reflects on her own experiences and her thoughts on how the book addresses these issues.CW: Discussion of mental illness and some mention of suicideFor additional thoughts and discussion, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums on Goodreads.Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba September 2019 pick is Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi HiraharaThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

We're thrilled to discuss Anissa Gray's new novel, The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. Told in the alternating perspectives of the Butler sisters, this novel is timely, compelling, and, at times, heartbreaking.We offer pairings and recommendations for the ways that teachers can use this book in their classrooms.After you listen, join us on social media throughout October to participate in our book club discussions. We'd love to know what you think!   timeline *Introduction and General Discussion: 00:00 - 36:03 *Book Pairings: 36:03 - 45:43 *Classroom Connections: 45:44 - 49:54 book pairings *Ashley - Mira T. Lee's Everything Here is Beautiful *Jen - Pat Conroy's The Prince of Tides *Sara - John Green's Turtles All the Way Down​   classroom connections *Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls *Yara Zgheib's The Girls at 17 Swann Street *Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing   other mentions *Piper Kerman's Orange Is the New Black and the Netflix Series   Check out what's coming up next.   want to support unabridged? Become a patron on Patreon.​ Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram. Like and follow our Facebook Page. Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter. Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes or on Stitcher. Check us out on Podbean.

On this episode, we discuss our Books and Boba August 2019 book club pick, Severance, by Ling Ma, a story about a millennial New Yorker dealing with (or not dealing with) a zombie apocalypse. Marvin and Reera discuss the book's contemporary take on the Zombie genre and how the book deftly melds millennial anxieties with the nuances of life as a 1.5 generation Asian American immigrant. For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums. Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo) Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group The Books & Boba September 2019 pick is Everything here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Episode 12 April 4, 2019 Now on Spotify and pocket casts On the Needles 3:34 My Leftie: Miss Babs Yummy fingering in slate & reds (baby yarn in aubergine, lady bug, mahogany, ruby spinel and tulipa) Imagined Landscapes Imagikniting KAL DONE!   Willow Cowl by Amelia Lyon, Desert Vista Dyeworks DK (100% merino), Orcas colorway (black, white, lavender, lilac) DONE!   Garter Stitch Baby Kimono by Joji Locatelli, Three Irish Girls Adorn sock (80/20 merino/nylon SW), Smoke on the Water Whisper Socks: Regia design line by Arne and Carlos On the Easel 14:00 Paintings for the babies!! #100DayProject with Lindsay Jean Thompson. starts April 2nd!  I’m doing #100Chromatics. Finished Oil painting class with Erika Lee Sears on Creative Bug Board and Brush On the Table 22:58 More Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Carmelized Cabbage Risotto, Dutch Boy with Mushroom SauceCouldn’t find savory but several breakfast ones romesco/egg/chickpea/spinach bowl   I cooked a WHOLE (well, half) salmon in parchment! Special sauce that Monica won’t let me say on the air. (wink wink) EXTRA HELPINGS: Spring food favorites Absurdly addictive asparagus from Food52.com All the asparagus. Including the strata (I build mine in a loaf pan with sliced sourdough layers). Shrimp Scampi from How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman.  (I also love his How to BAKE Everything cookbook) Melting Potatoes from Smitten Kitchen Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler from Fields of Greens by Annie Somerville All the strawberries. Including from-scratch biscuits Short Stacks Editions, also check Amazon On the Nightstand 44:10 Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class by Luke Barr Kinship of Secrets by Eugenia Kim Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage Golden State by Ben H. Winters  

Gayle is back from Florida and picked an appropriate mix of stressful reads for a sunny beach vacation. Find out what's stressing her out so much. They also catch up on what Nicole has been reading, share a few new early April releases and crown the winner of the March Book Madness bracket challenge. Books mentioned in this podcast: https://amzn.to/2HVVjFJ (Everything Here is Beautiful) by Mira T. Lee https://amzn.to/2I2O52d (American Marriage) by Tayari Jones https://amzn.to/2YLmFDJ (Adele) by Leila Slimani https://amzn.to/2I7JOus (The Perfect Nanny) by Leila Slimani https://amzn.to/2I7JOus (Golden Child) by Claire Adam https://amzn.to/2I8VhKi (A Place For Us) by Fatima Farheen Mirza https://amzn.to/2HRl4r3 (Baby Teeth) by Zoje Stage https://amzn.to/2FSlw5V (And Then There Were None) by Agatha Christie https://amzn.to/2WDAgv2 (Educated) by Tara Westover https://amzn.to/2uI3GMM (Murder On The Orient Express) by Agatha Christie https://amzn.to/2WMhWjD (Where The Crawdads Sing) by Delia Owens https://amzn.to/2WH0IUu (Looker) by Laura Sims https://amzn.to/2WDAgv2 (Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss) by Rajeev Balasubramanyam https://amzn.to/2K28hUk (The Care And Feeding Of Ravenously Hungry Girls) by Anissa Gray https://amzn.to/2HUrmpO (The Dreamers) by Karen Thompson Walker https://amzn.to/2UdzJDq (The Farm) by Joanne Ramos https://amzn.to/2K0vyGm (A Wonderful Stroke Of Luck) Ann Beattie https://amzn.to/2uHqXys (The Editor) by Steven Rowley https://amzn.to/2UrGxMW (The Last) by Hannah Jameson Support this podcast

It's the end of March, so Gayle and Nicole take stock of the reading they've done so far this year, now that it's one-quarter over. They also check in on various reading challenges and see how those are coming along. They are at Round 3 of the March Book Madness competition! We narrow our matchups down to the final two. Who will win? [Halfway through the show, they also held their book club discussion about Michelle Obama's memoir, https://amzn.to/2FyG1mJ (Becoming), one of their favorite books of the year. They talk about how the book was written, the stories and images we found most memorable, our favorite section, and whether Michelle's book changed our opinions of Barack. (Spoiler alert: they still love both of them.)] Books mentioned: https://amzn.to/2YcV7al (Inheritance) by Dani Shapiro https://amzn.to/2On2Hu9 (When You Read This) by Mary Adkins https://amzn.to/2On2Hu9 (Adele) by Leila Slimani https://amzn.to/2Jx4Apx (Trust Exercise) by Susan Choi https://amzn.to/2FmdZLh (Educated) by Tara Westover https://amzn.to/2FlG6uc (Where The Crawdads Sing) by Delia Owens https://amzn.to/2CAnxBN (The Girl On The Train) by Paula Hawkins https://amzn.to/2U8qHH1 (Everything Here Is Beautiful) by Mira T. Lee https://amzn.to/2uxpIlk (An American Marriage) by Tayari Jones https://amzn.to/2YkZ64u (The Stars Are Fire) by Anita Shreve https://amzn.to/2JJUrpJ (The Great Believers) by Rebecca Makkai https://amzn.to/2HVYeNS (Our Souls At Night) by Kent Haruf https://amzn.to/2UaKRA9 (The Dreamers) by Karen Thompson Walker https://amzn.to/2UcMnS5 (There There) by Tommy Orange https://amzn.to/2TDeSEi (Tin Man) by Sarah Winman https://amzn.to/2FuPX0Q (The Hunting Party) by Lucy Foley Support this podcast

We're already at Round II of the Readerly Report March Book Madness competition! (See and http://thereaderlyreport.com/2019/03/12/march-book-madness-round-i/ ( listen to Round I) if you missed it) This week, we're down to 4 book matchups, and we predict some major disagreements between us regarding which ones should advance. Are we still friends in the end, or is this the final episode of the Readerly Report podcast? And most important, did we make the right choices? BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: https://amzn.to/2XJOknZ (The Girl On The Train)  by Paula Hawkins https://amzn.to/2ECsme2 (Eligible) by Curtis Sittenfeld https://amzn.to/2EEVZeF (Waiting For Eden) by Elliot Ackerman https://amzn.to/2ERuu2O (Everything Here Is Beautiful) by Mira T. Lee https://amzn.to/2tW0sF4 (An American Marriage) by Tayari Jones https://amzn.to/2XH2kix (The Great Believers) by Rebecca Makkai https://amzn.to/2IXi6lV (The Stars Are Fire) by Anita Shreve https://amzn.to/2VFXHTV (Dept of Speculation) by Jenny Offil *Books linked above are our affiliate links. There's no additional expense you, but if you make a purchase through us a small portion of that contributes to the costs associated with making our podcast. Thanks so much for listening and for your support! Connect With Us We'd love to hear from you at any and all places that you love to talk about books. You can find us at the spaces below. Nicole Bonia: http://www.nicolebonia.com/ (Nicole's Website) | http://www.instagram.com/nicolebonia (Instagram) | https://twitter.com/nicolebonia (Twitter) | https://www.facebook.com/linussblanket/ (Facebook) | https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1248236-nicole-bonia (Goodreads) Gayle Weiswasser: http://everydayiwritethebookblog.com/ (Gayle's Website) | https://twitter.com/gweiswasser (Twitter) | https://www.facebook.com/everydayiwritethebook/ (Facebook) The Readerly Report: https://www.facebook.com/ReaderlyMag/ (Facebook) |http://www.instagram.com/readerlymagazine (Instagram) | https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReaderlyReport/ ((New!) Join Our Facebook Group) If you enjoy our show, books (literary fiction in particular—yay for navel gazing!), us as a collective or singly as Gayle or Nicole, please share us with your friends, family and fellow book lovers by letting them know about us. They can subscribe to The Readerly Report: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1141898658?i (iTunes)|http://subscribeonandroid.com/thereaderlyreport.libsyn.com/rss (Android)|http://subscribebyemail.com/thereaderlyreport.libsyn.com/rss (Email)|http://thereaderlyreport.libsyn.com/rss (RSS)| Support this podcast

In this episode of the Potluck Podcast, where UIndy hosts conversations about the arts, UIndy students Creative Writing Major Jessica Marvel and Nursing Major Erin Pool interview the 2018 Whirling Prize winning novelist. Etchings Press, a student-run publisher at the University of Indianapolis, awards The Whirling Prize each fall to two books that demonstrate an excellent and compelling response to a theme selected by students. The 2018 theme was disability, and the student judges talk with Mira T. Lee about her winning novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful. Mira T. Lee's work has been published in numerous quarterlies and reviews, including The Missouri Review, The Southern Review, Harvard Review and Triquarterly. She was awarded an Artist's Fellowship by the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2012, and has twice received special mention for the Pushcart Prize. She is a graduate of Stanford University, and currently lives with her husband and two young sons in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Everything Here Is Beautiful is her debut novel. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences. To learn more about UIndy's Potluck Podcast and hear other episodes, please visit etchings.uindy.edu/the-potluck-podcast. Thank you for your support.

In Episode 6, Tara from the blog Running N Reading and I talk about Tara’s job as a clinical chaplain, finding the right listening material for long runs, and a bit about The Bachelor…plus, book recommendations! Contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights How Tara’s job as a clinical chaplain influences what she reads. Her listening content of choice for long runs. Our issues with listening to fiction on audio while exercising. Tara’s Go-To Nonfiction Audiobooks to listen to while running. Tara’s simple method for deciding when to DNF a book. And, a bit of The Bachelor talk. Tara’s Book Recommendations Two OLD Books She Loves Still Life by Louise Penny | Buy from Amazon [14:43] The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach | Buy from Amazon [16:36] Two NEW Books She Loves Our Homesick Songsby Emma Hooper | Buy from Amazon [19:11] The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina | Buy from Amazon [22:33] One Book She Didn’t Love Tin Man by Sarah Winman | Buy from Amazon [24:56] One Upcoming Release She’s Excited About Lost and Wanted by Nell Freudenberger (Release Date: April 2, 2019) | Buy from Amazon[27:01] Other Books Mentioned When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi | Buy from Amazon [5:19] Being Mortal by Atul Gawande | Buy from Amazon [5:45] Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler | Buy from Amazon [5:56] Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [6:52] Wild by Cheryl Strayed | Buy from Amazon [13:10] Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed | Buy from Amazon [13:26] Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:45] North by Scott Jurek | Buy from Amazon [13:48] Beartown by Fredrik Backman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [16:53] The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [17:23] Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger | Buy from Amazon [18:53] This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [21:14] Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett | Buy from Amazon [24:16] Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee | Buy from Amazon [24:27] The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger | Buy from Amazon [24:27] The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [30:42] The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [30:42] Other Links Kate Bowler’s blog Author Anne Lamott People Magazine Books Amazon Best Books of the Month Oiselle (running apparel company) Author Brene Brown The Book on Publishing (Vanity Fair article about The Art of Fielding) The Bookshelf (Thomasville, GA) Shelf Subscription About Tara Blog | Instagram | Twitter  When she’s not working as a hospital chaplain, Tara is usually outside running, often with an audiobook, or reading with two dogs curled around her lap. Her favorite reads are usually literary fiction but she also enjoys engaging thrillers and nonfiction, with a few historical fiction and YA titles thrown in for an occasional break.  Support the Podcast Share - If you like the podcast, I’d love for you to share it with your reader friends…in real life and on social media (there’s easy share buttons at the bottom of this post!). Subscribe...wherever you listen to podcasts, so new episodes will appear in your feed as soon as they’re released. Rate and Review - Search for “Sarah’s Book Shelves” in Apple Podcasts…or wherever you listen to podcasts! Feedback - I want this podcast to fit what you’re looking for, so I truly do want your feedback! Please tell me (email me at sarahsbookshelves@gmail.com or DM me on social media) what you like, don’t like, want more of, want less of, etc. I’d also love to hear topics you’d like me to cover and guests you’d like to hear from.

In her first novel, Everything Here is Beautiful (Pamela Dorman Books, 2018), author Mira T. Lee delves into the sometimes troubled but always compelling life of Lucia from the perspectives of her older sister Miranda, her husband, Yonah, and the father of her child, Manny.  Miranda, who has taken care of Lucia since she was a baby, struggles to help her sister from near and far. Lucia and those who love her are forced to grapple with her recklessness and her mental illness. They also cope with immigration and cultural issues, relationships, raising Lucia’s child, and all the flotsam and jetsam of Lucia’s chaotic life.  In rich, evocative prose, Mira T. Lee has written about love that spans oceans, perspectives, and time. Her work has been published in numerous quarterlies and reviews, including the Missouri Review, the Southern Review, Harvard Review and Triquarterly.  She was awarded an Artists fellowship by the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2012 and has twice received special mention for the Pushcart Prize. She is a graduate of Stanford University and currently lives with her husband and children in Cambridge, Mass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her first novel, Everything Here is Beautiful (Pamela Dorman Books, 2018), author Mira T. Lee delves into the sometimes troubled but always compelling life of Lucia from the perspectives of her older sister Miranda, her husband, Yonah, and the father of her child, Manny.  Miranda, who has taken care of Lucia since she was a baby, struggles to help her sister from near and far. Lucia and those who love her are forced to grapple with her recklessness and her mental illness. They also cope with immigration and cultural issues, relationships, raising Lucia’s child, and all the flotsam and jetsam of Lucia’s chaotic life.  In rich, evocative prose, Mira T. Lee has written about love that spans oceans, perspectives, and time. Her work has been published in numerous quarterlies and reviews, including the Missouri Review, the Southern Review, Harvard Review and Triquarterly.  She was awarded an Artists fellowship by the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2012 and has twice received special mention for the Pushcart Prize. She is a graduate of Stanford University and currently lives with her husband and children in Cambridge, Mass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Jennings got famous for his record-breaking run on “Jeopardy!” But he stayed famous for his keen wit, and he joins Kurt Andersen to talk about his new book on the history and future of comedy, “Planet Funny.” Mira T. Lee explains how a Picasso painting, “Girl in a Mirror,” found its way into her debut novel. And the versatile 8-person vocal ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, performs their hauntingly beautiful music in our studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gayle and Nicole discuss their recents reads and a few books they are looking forward to that are coming out in August or that have just been released. Gayle discussing switching from an audio to a print version of a particular book and why she likes it better. Books Discussed In This PodcastEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of An American Midwife by Patricia Harman The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Give Me Your Hand by Meghan Abbot Meet Me At The Museum by Anne Youngson Vox by Christina Dalcher His Favorites by Kate Walbert Ohio by Steven Markley The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua Perennial by Kelly Forsythe Support this podcast

Ken Jennings got famous for his record-breaking run on “Jeopardy!” But he stayed famous for his keen wit, and he joins Kurt Andersen to talk about his new book on the history and future of comedy, “Planet Funny.” Mira T. Lee explains how a Picasso painting, “Girl in a Mirror,” found its way into her debut novel. And the versatile 8-person vocal ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, performs their hauntingly beautiful music in our studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gayle and Nicole discuss the quality of books they've read over the year and compare notes on the books that they've most enjoyed reading. https://amzn.to/2zejEDh (Educated: A Memoir) by Tara Westover https://amzn.to/2KQUBHO (An American Marriage) by Tayari Jone https://amzn.to/2MLy4ws (The Hunger) by Alma Katsu  https://amzn.to/2MQpwEM (This Is How It Always) Is by Laurie Frankl  https://amzn.to/2MOC3Zu (Girls Burn Brighter) by Shobha Rao https://amzn.to/2NvROW2 (Born To Run) by Bruce Springsteen https://amzn.to/2MQT6Kl (Everything Here is Beautiful) by Mira T. Lee https://amzn.to/2NtpBzb (Kitchens of the Great Midwest) by J. Ryan Stradahl Runner Up https://amzn.to/2MQebEz (The Female Persuasion) by Meg Wolitzer Support this podcast

Gayle and Nicole spend the first half of the podcast chatting with Cynthia Swanson, the author of The Bookseller & The Glass Forest. Though both Cynthia's novels are historical fiction, set in the late 50s and early 60s, we discussed the parallels between the issues and challenges women faced then and now. Later on in the show, we Gayle and Nicole discuss the books they've recently finished, what they're reading next, and Nicole's vacation reads.   Books Mentioned and Discussed in this Podcast: Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser Born A Crime by Trevor Noah The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis Educated by Tara Westover The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson Indecent by Corinne Davis The Enchantress of Numbers Jennifer Chiaverini The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel Tangerine by Christine Mangan The Paris Wife by Paula McClain The High Season by Judy Blundell Support this podcast

Episode 22

Autumn and Kendra chat with Mira T. Lee, the author of Everything Here is Beautiful, about her debut novel, her road publication, and the importance of discussing the complexities of mental health. Author Bio Mira T. Lee's debut novel, EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL, was recently named a Top 10 Debut of Winter/Spring 2018 by the American Booksellers Association. Her short fiction has appeared in journals such as the Southern Review, the Gettysburg Review, the Missouri Review, Harvard Review, and TriQuarterly, and has twice received special mention for the Pushcart Prize. Mira is a graduate of Stanford University and lives in Cambridge, MA. Website | Facebook | Twitter Buy the Book   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and fur child photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're ringing in a new year with the books coming out in January we're most excited for. Take a listen and then let us know what books you can't wait to read in 2018! Books mentioned in this episode Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jenkins Gnomon by Nick Harkaway The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman The Job of the Wasp by Colin Winnette Grist Mill Road by Christopher J Yates The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Iron Gold by Pierce Brown A State of Freedom by Neel Mukherjee Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell The English Wife by Lauren Willig Batman Nightwalker by Marie Lu Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee Robots vs. Fairies   Even more January book releases to check out Everless by Sara Holland Meet Cute: Some People are Destined to Meet When -- The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.