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Tirzah and Erica discuss romantic YA books of different genres — from mystery to fantasy and beyond. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! 2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We'll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez Adaptation In Development A first look at the Adaptation of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down Miami-Dade School Asks Parents for Consent for Black History Month Activities 1 in 4 Books Sold in France Are Comics Books Discussed Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Graceling series by Kristin Cashore Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher Before the Devil Knows You're Here by Autumn Krause The King Is Dead by Benjamin Dean Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Colleen and Ariel have had a WEEK but things are looking up. Buddy Read of "Outlawed" by Anna North continues (things are really speeding up) with chapters 4-6 and Colleen continues her favorite Pride Month reads. Books Mentioned: Beach Reads by Emily Henry Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong In Five Years by Rebecca Searle Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Vol. 3 Books: Of Fire and Stars, Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst Wilder Girls by Rory Power (Burn Our Bodies Down, In a Garden Burning Gold) The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Princess Princess Ever After, The Tea Dragon Society, by Kay O'Neill Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Summer of Salt by Katrino Leno When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore (Wild Beauty, Blanca y Roja, The Weight of Feathers, Lakelore, The Mirror Season, Deep and Darkest Red) If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Join award winning author Anna-Marie McLemore and Las Musas author Jonny Garza Villa as they explore the tradition of magical realism in Latinx stories through the lens of the queer experience. Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) is the author of fairy tales as queer, Latinx, and nonbinary as they are, including Wild Beauty, Stonewall Honor book When the Moon Was Ours, and Blanca & Roja. Their latest, The Mirror Season, is a story of pansexuality, pan dulce, and healing from trauma, and their forthcoming Lakelore (3/8/21) is a portal fantasy about two Latinx neurodivergent enbies. Jonny Garza Villa is the author of the young adult novel Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun. They are a product of the Great State of Texas and are often inspired by their own Tejanx & Chicanx and queer identities.
El and Josie chat about all the queer books El read in 2021! Check out the Gender Journeys Storygraph Challenges: Fiction Challenge Nonfiction Challenge While you're there, follow El's Storygraph at OutToExist! Queer Books El Read in 2021: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar Raising Them by Kyl Myers What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron Memoir of a Race Traitor by Mab Segrest The Song of Achilles by Madelline Miller The Deep by Rivers Solomon Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle by Lillian Faderman The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo The Stonewall Reader edited by The New York Public Library Glitter+Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn't Die edited by dave ring All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan Transgender History by Susan Stryker Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility Captive Genders by Eric A Stanley A Low Life In High Heels by Holly Woodlawn and Jeffrey Copeland In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasWhen The Tiger Comes Down the Mountain How To Survive a Plague by David France Detransition Baby by Torey Peters All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley Normal Life by Dean Spade Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby Pheonix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer Once & Future by Cori McCarthy and A.R. Capetta The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Between Perfect and Real by Roy Stoeve The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver Nonbinary Lives edited by Jos Twist, Ben Vincent, Meg-John Barker and Kat Gupta Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore The House In the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Queer Art of Failure by Jack Halberstam Real Queer America by Samantha Allen When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee Music for Gender Journeys Composed by Sonia Bourdaghs *** Follow us on social media or find us online! Twitter: @Gender_Journeys Tumblr: GenderJourneys.tumblr.com Website: JosieWrites.com/GenderJourneys Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Need some advice? Reach out to us at josiewrites.qtn@gmail.com!
Hello listeners, accomplices, and literary adventurers! Welcome back to another episode of that CPBC podcast, you know that one with those two friends chatting and laughing their way through the most colorful of books (yes, that one). AND today we are finishing the wonderful, poetic and inspiring YA magical realism novel "When the Moon Was Ours" by Anna-Marie McLemore! So join us as we discuss coming of age, transgender stories, love, and life! 00:00 - 2:00: Announcement (collab episode with SSR Podcast!) 2:00 - 25:23: Intro 25:43 - 56:36: Plot Summary 56:51 - 1:28:15: Discussion Check out the author on their website and Twitter! Also check out SSR Podcast and our Esperanza Rising Episode! Shout out to Alli on Twitter and Instagram! So many episodes, so little time. Wanna keep afloat with all our latest episodes? Join the book club and see a list of the books we're reading next by following us on Twitter @TheColoredPages, emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com, checking out our website at thesecoloredpages.com, AND checking out our Instagram @TheseColoredPages!
Kirsty & Carissa bring out their magical-spiritual sides to find the connection between nature and identity, love and ego, the moon and the water, and also pumpkins. So many pumpkins. Topic: When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Eric is joined by Aiden Thomas, author of the highly anticipated debut novel Cemetery Boys, to talk favorite backlist titles and bad reading location decisions. This episode is sponsored by Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Give the Dark My Love by Beth Revis When the Moon Was Ours by Anna Marie-McClemore Relativity by Cristin Bishara See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
On the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast, Book Chat's Alissa joins us to discuss Magical Realism books. As Alissa says in the podcast, magical realism is "a realist fiction that blends magic into the everyday world," with deep roots Latin American literary traditions. Books Discussed on the Podcast The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan When the Moon Was Ours, by Anna-Marie McLemore American Street, by Ibi Aanu Zoboi Alissa's Other Recommendations The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern Don't Date Rosa Santos, by Nina Moreno With the Fire on High, by Elizabeth Acevedo The Night Tiger, by Yangsze Choo Bone Gap, by Laura Ruby Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie Summer of Salt, by Katrina Leno The Weight of Feathers, by Anna-Marie McLemore The Murmur of Bees, by Sofia Segovia
Eric is joined by Shveta Thakrar, author of Star Daughter, to talk about two of their favorite backlist titles that you should be reading… and a few more. This episode is sponsored by NOVL. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman Taken by Erin Bowman Contagion by Erin Bowman When the Moon Was Ours by Anna Marie McLemore Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
Amanda and Jenn discuss series, Raven Cycle read-alikes, funny reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, William Shakespeare’s Get Thee Back to the Future by Ian Doescher, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Feedback The Address by Fiona Davis, rec’d by Suzanne Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler, rec’d by Madeleine The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, rec’d by Madeleine The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, rec’d by Madeleine Questions 1. Dear Ladies of the Bookish Bend, I need your help finding a romance/erotica book that isn’t going to send me into fits of rage. I used to read more in the late aughts, but things got out of hand with the tropey, poorly researched, non-representative crap that was being churned out. So I’ve actively avoided the genre(s) for some time. Below is a list of things that are acceptable (YES) and a list of things that send me into rage fits (NO). YES * Yes, adults. Not YA, not New Adult (whatever these mean these days), but Adult. Like, give me some thirty or forty year olds living their best lives (or not). * Yes, chemistry then sex and not the other way around. * Yes, sex that is described and not told. * Yes, written by a WOC. * Yes, would love a black Woman as the romantic female lead. And interracial romance is a huge plus. NO * No love triangles. The trope is overdone & unimaginative. Not to mention, annoying. I don’t read romance or erotica to hate all the characters at the end. * No instant sex then trying to make a nonsensical relationship work to keep having sex. * No ridiculous miscommunications leading to silly drama to fill pages rather than a well-developed plot. * No “deeply troubled” for whatever reason man that has to be saved by a woman in any capacity. So, no women being martyrs for dudes. There is enough of that IRL. Unpopular opinion, I don’t like The Wedding Date for reasons I’m open to discussing at some other time. I love mysteries, books about books, books about food/restaurants, books set in England or France. I’d prefer there be no children involved, but it’s not a hard limit. Having done my own research, I know it will be difficult to hit all these criteria, but I have faith your collective book knowledge can find me something that won’t make me want to toss the book at the wall! I have linked my Goodreads as well. Thank you for your time, Neurotic About Erotica 2. I used to love reading trilogies and series when I was a kid and I miss the feeling of finishing a book and knowing that there’s more to discover. However, most adult trilogies and series seem to be published in genres I don’t particularly enjoy: fantasy, romance and science fiction. Can you recommend a series or trilogy for adults in another genre? I do enjoy historical fiction and read mostly literary fiction. Some crime or mystery elements are fine, but ideally shouldn’t be the focal point. FYI, I tried Old Filth and Sea of Poppies and didn’t enjoy either of them. The Gilead series is on my list already, as is the ‘A Rising Man’ series thanks to a BR recommendation. Thanks so much in advance! Cat 3. Hi ladies, I’m writing with a recommendation request for my wife. She was a voracious reader growing up, but for a variety of reasons has become a reluctant reader now in her late 20s and struggles to focus long enough to really get into a book. I’m not trying to change her, but I often hear her talking about ideas she would be interested to explore more deeply and I think, “there’s a book for that!” We recently got into comics. Her current favorite titles are Lumberjanes and Doctor Aphra. She’s a big fan of Game of Thrones, Star Wars, House of Cards, Jessica Jones, Timeless, and Dan Brown books. So I think something with some history, political intrigue, and a pinch of darkness would be up her alley. LGBT representation is a plus. Please no dragons if you make a high fantasy pick. Many thanks! Hope 4. Books similar to the Raven Cycle -Deaira 5. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I recently started your podcast because one of my friends from my book club recommended it (and wow is running on the treadmill way more joyful now!). Work has been very emotionally taxing the last year, and I have been setting more and more time aside for reading. I have found myself falling in love with books with tasty language, most recently A Gentleman in Moscow (and Rules of Civility), The Secret History, and Circe (and Song of Achilles, which I know was mentioned in your last podcast). All seem to live in times almost apart from our own. I would love a recommendation for a book that offers a similar escape with a setting that lives in its own time/space, but mostly with the lyrical detail of A Gentleman in Moscow. Thank you again for your work! -Brittany 6. Hello! (Yes, this is a second request — I can’t believe this one didn’t occur to me) I’m heading home to Malaysia for a VERY short visit in a few months (before fleeing to Europe, per my other request). It’s my first time back in five years, and may or may not involve seeing family for the first time in longer than that (there’s a complicated family situation there). I’m pretty anxious about this visit, both because of the complicated family situation and because (sigh) I have none of the things that my culture requires of a good Malay woman: I’m unmarried, there’s currently no boyfriend on the scene, there will be no babies from me, I’m not religious, and no, I’m not moving back home. Ever. I’m dreading all the questions and the (possibly imaginary) disapproval, basically. Can you recommend a book that might help prepare me for this trip, or at least help me tackle all these anxieties, both imagined and real? Thank you so much! -Rae 7. Hi! I have really gotten into WWI and WWI historical fiction, which is great but also heavy. I would love some good audio books that will make me laugh out loud. I love all kinds of humor but sarcasm and dry humor are my favorites. I’ve listened to heartburn and a gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue. I also love crazy rich Asians and Jen Hatmaker. I prefer fiction but will try nonfiction. I rent audio books from my library’s app so please no new releases. Including my goodreads link. Thank you so much! -Jessica Books Discussed The Deepest Blue by Sarah Beth Durst The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy (#1 is All the Pretty Horses) Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) by Patrick O’Brian Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda (tw: torture, violence, war) Zero Sum Game by SL Huang When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (tw: child abuse) Milkman by Anna Burns The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jen Mann The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
This is Book Plate's discussion of Forever Young Adult's December 2017 book club pick, When the Moon Was Ours by Anne-Marie McLemore. Spoilers. Some swears. Recorded in Oakland, CA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fya-book-plate/support
Amanda and Jenn discuss gothic novels, short stories, LGBTQ+ YA, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lit Chat, Second Acts by Teri Emory, and A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess. Questions 1. Hi Amanda & Jenn I wanted to say I love your podcast. You guys are awesome. I'm going on vacation to Rome this fall and I was hoping to read some novels between then and now to give me a feel for the city. I'm looking for fiction, historical or not (just not Ancient Rome), where the city plays a prominent role. I'm not really into mysteries or really super dark, heavy stuff ie The Vegetarian. (Although I did enjoy that one, but I'm good on dark for a while) Other than that, I'm open to whatever you can recommend. Thanks. --Denise 2. Hello! Ideally I'd like these books before Oct. 2017 so I can read for Halloween, but that isn't super critical. When I was in middle school, I went through a phase of loving ghost stories. You know the ones--plucky middle school kid moves into a creepy old house on the East Coast, meets a benevolent ghost, solves the mystery of their murder so they can move into the Great Beyond. I especially loved Mary Downing Hahn. I was also inspired by the recent (as of 7/12/17) post about Bruce Coville's series to load up some books on my Thrift Books wishlist, but I'm interested in the same style of story aimed at adults. Nothing horrifying, but a bit of a thrill is ok. I'm not necessarily looking for the same formula, just the same atmosphere and ghost-iness. Any thoughts? Thanks so much! --Samantha 3. Hello, I am hoping to give my sister a book of short stories for Christmas. She is new to reading for pleasure and she asks me if I can recommend her something but it’s difficult when she and I are not sure what she likes. I know she doesn't like zombie/horror (like) stories/books. Is there something with different genres, maybe this will help her find what she does or doesn't like. Thank you so much, you guys have a great day :) --Paola 4. I'm taking a train trip from San Diego to Portland in October to visit Powell's as part of my 30th birthday celebration (I turned 30 in July, but I bought the trip as a gift to myself). Since this is a special trip, I'd love to pick up a few new books that I can cherish as well. I'd love for these to be the type of books that become favorites. I'm mostly into Fantasy and Science Fiction, and I really enjoy YA. I love a good story based in mythology or a good fairy tale retelling. I've also been getting into mystery/suspense/thriller and horror lately and would love a good terrifying horror story (apparently I'm hard to scare on the page). I do enjoy the occasional contemporary/literary fiction as well. I could do without love/romance (as long as it doesn't take over the story or the story has other strong elements or is just really good). I would also love to include diversity in my picks. Books I love or have really enjoyed include: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, American Gods, A Head Full of Ghosts, The Kingkiller Chronicles, The Book Thief, Queens of Geek, The Library of Fates, Ready Player One, Ramona Blue, and The Mermaid's Sister. --Jessica 5. Hey Y'all! My name is Sabrina and the last few years of my life have been pretty rough. To make a long, traumatic story short, I had been going through an ongoing custody battle with my son's father, had an extremely difficult pregnancy that ended with my sweet baby in NICU (she's healthy and happy now), dealt with other family issues as well as my own internal ones. Nevertheless, I received my Bachelor's degree in English and Women's Studies and am now in grad school. Although things have gotten better, I still have this overwhelming feeling of exhaustion and anxiety but above all, I feel inadequate. I'm a brown woman, the first in my family to graduate with a bachelors, let alone get into grad school. I have 3 kiddos whom I adore and I just really want to read something that will help me to believe everything will get better. That someone else has been through the things I have and that I am worthy of my place in grad school. I am worthy of my place in the world. I read Tiny Beautiful Things and loved it. I would love any recommendations of books with a woman of color main character and something not toooooo long because grad school. Bonus if the main character is a mom/writer herself. --Sabrina 6. Hi! I’m trying to complete the 2017 Read Harder Challenge, and I’m having trouble finding books for some of the categories. One in particular has me stumped: read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+. I actually love YA, so you would think this would be easy for me, but I’m having trouble figuring out which authors identify as LGBTQ+ (Sexual orientation isn’t always printed on the “About the Author” page, or even the author’s website, so how would I find this info?). Some YA books I’ve liked recently are: When Dimple Met Rishi, Saints and Misfits, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and Something In Between Thanks for your help! --Jess 7. Dear Amanda and Jenn, Thank you for continuing to give new and specialized recs week after week! I'm searching for suggestions to send to my friend who is in the US Marine Corps and deployed to the Middle East for an extended period. He doesn't get a lot of down time, but likes to read and obviously didn't get to bring many books along. The book/books need to be short-ish, since I'll be sending it/them via air mail. He enjoys Kerouac and Hemingway. Maybe something with a sense of humor? Any good, intriguing story/memoir/essay collection that will lift his spirits but not be too heavy. Nothing political, but it could be fiction or non-fiction. He is super into all kinds of music (he used to be a DJ) so bonus points if you can think of something related to that. He also loves to travel and studies several languages... it seemed like a broad request at first so I'm trying to give you a sense of his interests to help you narrow down your picks :) Thanks so much for your help! --Haley Books An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana by Carlo Emilio Gadda, trans William Weaver Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love by Sarah Vaughn and Lan Medina The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield In the Country by Mia Alvar Best American Short Stories 2016 The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Tender by Sofia Samatar The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Dreadnought by April Daniels Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks Let’s Talk About Love (33 ⅓) by Carl Wilson
Synopsis: Anna-Marie McLemore sits down to discuss her debut Young Adult novel The Weight of Feathers and its forthcoming follow-up When the Moon Was Ours. Many important topics are discussed, including the current state of diversity in fiction, the process and fears of writing characters of different cultures and identities, and whether authors should write outside their own identities. In honor of my recent trip to Austin, TX, links to all books discussed in this episode will go to the BookPeople bookstore, the largest independent bookstore in Texas. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 56:28:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Anna-Marie McLemore Episode Links Episode S2E10: Anna-Marie McLemore (mp3) Contact your hosts for show feedback Show your support and donate to our podcast The Author Website Twitter Facebook page Anna-Marie’s Books The Weight of Feathers When the Moon was Ours Books Discussed If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Books by Nicky Grimes Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington Passing by Nella Larsen Books by Isabel Allende Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler Miscellaneous “The World Of Children’s Books Is Still Very White” by Amy Rothschild | FiveThirtyEight, March 2015 “Where is the Diversity in Publishing?” by Mallory Ortberg | The Toast, January 2016 COVERED S2E8 – Ed Tarkington Follow your host and the show on Twitter @HCMarks @COVERED_fm @HologramRadio for more podcasts to listen to! Subscribe to Covered! Get Covered on iTunes, or via RSS. Support the show! Become a patron! Please take a moment to rate our show in iTunes, even if it’s just a star rating. It really does make a difference in helping us reach a wider audience. Download: Episode S2E10: Anna-Marie McLemore