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We're in a new year but we have the same goal (to read ALL THE BOOKS!). Today, we are joined by friend of the pod and book blogger Kathy Coe to talk about the 2021 releases we're most excited for. And just for fun, there's a drinking game. Want to get a head start on your 2021 reading goals? Sign up for Book of the Month and use our promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD at checkout to get your first box for just $9.99. Check out their January selections: https://www.bookofthemonth.com/the-best-new-books Book news: Meghan Markle author?! https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/report-meghan-markle-plans-to-write-fiction/ Bachelor Nation reading challenge: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJl3uDVJmuc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Currently reading:Julia: Patsy (Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn)Kelly: The Guest List (Lucy Foley)Rachael: Outlawed (Anna North) Recent acquisitions: Julia: If You Love Baltimore, It Will Love You Back (Ron Cassie), The Topeka School (Ben Lerner) and Ring Shout (P. Djeli Clark)Kelly: The Strangler (William Landay), These Women (Ivy Pochoda) and The Truths We Hold (Kamala Harris); Cheryl Strayed and Tiny Beautiful ThingsRachael: Watch Over Me (Nina LaCour), The Lions of Fifth Avenue (Fiona Davis), Paris is Always a Good Idea (Jenn McKinlay), Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo) and Finding Freedom (Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand) Most anticipated:Kathy: The Project (Courtney Summers), Survive the Night (Riley Sager), Witches Steeped in Gold (Clannon Smart), If the Shoe Fits (Julie Murphy) and Take Me Home Tonight (Morgan Matson) Julia: Meet Me In Another Life (Catriona Silvey), Roman and Jewel (Dana L. Davis), Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro), Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) and The End of Men (Christina Sweeney-Baird).Kelly: Bad Witch Burning (Jessica Lewis), The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Delila Harris), Happily Ever Afters (Elise Bryant), We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire (Joy McCullough) and Every Single Lie (Rachel Vincent)Rachael: Winterkeep (Kristin Cashore), Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon), The Gilded Ones (Namina Forna), the ninth Keeper of the Lost Cities book (Shannon Messenger) and The Kindest Lie (Nancy Johnson). Follow Kathy Coe: Blog: http://glass-of-wine.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @kathycoe Instagram: @glassofwine81 Follow What You Should Read:Twitter: @wysr_podcastInstagram: @wysr_podcastGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQwww.whatyoushouldread.comDon't forget about our next book club! We're discussing Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones on February 9! You can email your thoughts or find us on social media! We're really excited for this one--and its special guest!
An informal solo series reviewing everything FBC founder Renee reads each month. Mentioned in this episode: BookRiot reading log - template here We Were Feminists Once: From RiotGrrrls to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement by Andi Zeisler (FBC interview here) Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus (FBC interview here) Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West The Herd by Andrea Bartz (FBC interview forthcoming) Lobizona by Romina Garber (FBC interview forthcoming) Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fiction by Sheila O'Connor The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus -- We donate 5% of all our sales to a different feminist organization each month. Our April charity is WEDO. Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/shop. Website: http://www.feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Facebook: /feministbookclubbox Goodreads: Renee // Feminist Book Club Box and Podcast Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/feministbookclub/ Email newsletter: http://bit.ly/FBCemailupdates -- This podcast is produced on the native land of the Dakota and Ojibwe peoples. Logo and web design by Shatterboxx Editing support from Phalin Oliver Original music by @iam.onyxrose Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript71
In today's episode, Amber, Natalie, Shannon, and Stacy are talking about books set outside North America. Books in this episode include: Åsne Seierstad, Two Sisters: a father, his Daughters, and Their Journey Into the Syrian Jihad Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn, Here Comes the Sun Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets Ayobami Adebayo, Stay with Me Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians 1) Chanel Cleeton, Next Year In Havana Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance Jenny Colgan, The Loveliest Chocolate Shop In Paris Jane Harper, The Lost Man Karen Marie Moning, Darkfever (Fever 1) You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.
This week, the ladies of WIMT speak with special guest, Sola, about everything under the sun from fashion to superpowers and every girly thing in between. Tune in to this magical black girl convo! Whiskey in My Tea: Episode 15 “You Better WERK B*tch!” Guest: Dasola ‘Kara’ @thesolasysem Twin cities to sin city, Curator- especially for @wewherstory, Confidence Engineer, Radio Host @ghettoandgodly and Stylist Question of the week: What’s your superpower? Follower responses: @Doctorpetty- the power of being petty @Make_me_a_2go_plate_please- being a great dad @Jaydafool- fearless @Ejamalc-the ability to care and not care at the same damn time lol @Mizizlivin- this “eggplant emoji” it’s magical Black Girl Reads: Ghost (Track #1) By Jason Reynolds, Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson, Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn Quote of the Week: "I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people perceive as ugly, i can usually see something of beauty in it." -Alexander McQueen Appreciate a Black Man: Mark Blessed @blessed__melanin