Podcasts about when dimple met rishi

Join Alyssa and Brittany as they discuss tattoos and books about tattoos! Titles we discuss: Thank u, Next by Ariana Grande, David Hasselhoff's music career, Barbra Streisand albums, La La Land, Hamilton: An American Musical, Kinky Boots, Cats, Wicked, Dear Evan Hanson, Mean Girls, Sound of Music, Tell Me a Tattoo Story by Alison McGhee, The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, The Haunted Mansion, Blindspot, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer, Inside Any Schumer, I Feel Pretty, Trainwreck, Hercules, The King of Staten Island, Sweetener By Ariana Grande, Lemonade by Beyoncé

This week on the KPL Podcast hosts Jigisha and Ryan interview Diana Abu-Jaber, the Kirkwood Public Library One Author One Kirkwood special guest.  She talks to us about her newest book Fencing With The King, baklava, and fencing.  Next our hosts recommend other Own Voices authors.  Recommendations1. Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare2. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi3. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon4. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan5. A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi

In this episode, Madeline Bitter from the Reference Desk talks chocolate-covered grasshoppers vs. leeches, debunks an Oprah book, and gives some love to a YA novel. Madeline's book recommendations: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a fabulous buddy read and a young reader milestone Current Reads: this week we have a lot of books we really loved. There may be gushing. Deep Dive: an on-ramp to romance, from fade to black to spicy fun Book Presses: a perfectly midwestern story and a short story collection As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . :28 - Currently Reading Patreon 1:53 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:12 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 3:37 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann 4:57 - Current Reads 5:13 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Mary) 7:40 - Erdrich's Bookshop Birchbark Books 9:12 - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony (Kaytee) 11:52 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne (Mary) 14:23 - Dear White Peacemakers by Osheta Moore (Kaytee) 14:45 - Shalom Sistas by Osheta Moore  14:46 - Season 4: Episode 14 16:57 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers (Mary) 17:13 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison  20:01 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (Kaytee) 20:29 - Dumplin by Julie Murphy 22:10 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory  22:48 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 23:03 - Deep Dive: Our Romance On Ramp 26:20 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 26:22 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center 26:24 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 27:01 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 27:10 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer  27:33 - Fat Chance Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado 27:48 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon 28:24 - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han 29:03 - A Pho Love Story by Loan Le  29:05 - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord 29:09 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne 29:35 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 29:36 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott 30:09 - The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding 30:23 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum 31:15 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #1) 31:55 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy 32:27 - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell 32:28 - Landline by Rainbow Rowell 32:29 - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 32:47 - The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 32:48 - Beach Read by Emily Henry 32:54 - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary  33:36 - Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin 33:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 34:15 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 34:18 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid  34:19 - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid 35:28 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 35:29 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 36:11 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall 36:16 - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun 36:57 - Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller 36:58 - The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller 37:32 - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 37:53 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 38:22 - Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory  39:32 - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal 42:50 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 43:06 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal (Mary) 44:54 - Minisode w/ J. Ryan Stradal 45:21- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Who's ready for massive cliffhangers? Not Brenna or Joe!  After gushing over the swoon-worthy romance of Menon's debut meet-cute coding novel, the majority of the episode tackles the adaptation issues of the TV show, which misses the mark in more than a few ways.Don't get us wrong: we love  Prajakta Koli and Rohit Saraf as Dimple and Rishi, but the series is so concerned with packing in supporting characters and issues (Disability! Class! Coming out! Mature widowers who don't know Urban Dictionary!) the whole series is just too stuffed to be satisfying. Also: Brenna really needs to know that that kitten is ok.Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Twitter @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteHave something longer to say or a comment about banned book club? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com or Tweet us your responses before the following deadlines:Jan 27: Catcher in the Rye by JD SalingerFeb 24: This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian TamakiSee you on the page and on the screen!

In this episode, romance author, Charmyra E. Fleming kicks off the 22nd episode delving into "M.A.I. Quote of the Day" with a perfect #NaNoWriMo quote by Sandhya Menon, author of When Dimple Met Rishi, offering the encouragement of connecting with other writers. Followed by sharing her progress of staying on task for writing during #NaNoWriMo, and finishing the first two chapters of her fourth book, as a result. This week's "M.A.I. Sip of the Week" she shares a wonderful Pre-Thanksgiving Cocktail that's has an autumn twist on the New Orleans, “French 75”, called the, "Fall 75". As always, the Creative Calfuray, "M.A.I." Branded Merchandise is available on the Creative Calfuray website and Etsy. Click Here to check it out! As a token of my appreciation, if you choose to purchase Creative Calfuray's "M.A.I." Branded Merchandise, you are eligible to receive 10% off by using the coupon code: MAITHANKYOU at checkout! Be sure to read my weekly blog "M.A.I. Pop Life" on my website, and check out my website and social media pages! To connect with me and engage, follow me on social media! www.CreativeCalfuray.com Become a Purple Charm VIPatron Click Here! Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello and welcome to Episode Forty Two of Page Turn: the Largo Public Library Podcast. I'm your host, Hannah! If you enjoy the podcast subscribe, tell a friend, or write us a review! The English Language Transcript can be found below But as always we start with Reader's Advisory! The Reader's Advisory for Episode Forty Two is Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev. If you like the sound of Incense and Sensibility you should also check out: While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory, The Heiress by Molly Greeley, and When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. My personal favorite Goodreads list Incense and Sensibility is on is Sense and Sensibility - Inspired by and Sequels to. Happy Reading Everyone Today's Library Tidbit comes to us from the Sarah the adult programming librarian and is all about learning to paint, specifically painting along with Bob Ross and the Joy of Painting. Bob Ross was born in 1942 in Daytona Florida. He joined the Air Force in 1960. While he was stationed in Alaska he took a USO painting lesson and the painting bug bit hard. When he left the Air Force Bob moved back to Florida and was introduced to the wet-on-wet painting technique through a class by William Alexander. William Alexander was a German painter who's The Magic of Oil Painting ran on PBS from 1974-1982. William Alexander created the specific style of wet-on-wet that made Bob Ross famous and as Bob Ross became more famous his relationship with William Alexander became more strained. William Alexander believing that Bob Ross betrayed him by copying the technique. He also claimed that Bob Ross had borrowed some of the verbal patter that we all recognize today. The wet-on-wet technique that both painters use is a modern take on an old technique that's also called alla prima. This is a technique that requires fast oil painting as the entire painting needs to be finished before the first layer of oil paint dries. Painting alla prima means adding layers of oil paints on top of each other. This style of painting allows for the ability to create fast oil paintings as you do not have to wait for the previous layer to dry. It also allows for some mixing of colors on the canvas. Bob Ross tweaked the wet-on-wet technique by adding a layer of thinned white paint across the entire canvas before starting on the painting. This primes the canvas for quicker alla prima painting. Priming the canvas in this way would allow Ross or Alexander to paint a landscape within the 30 minute run time of their shows. Bob Ross was passionate about sharing his love of painting. He started The Joy of Painting on public television in 1982. To promote the show Ross would tour the country doing live classes at shopping malls and art stores. As the popularity of the show grew so did the audiences at the classes. Most of Ross's success and appeal was persona, almost everything people love about Ross was a carefully put together persona. This is not to say that he was not being genuine, but that Ross wanted to make sure that his show was accessibly, enjoyable, and timeless. He specifically chose to wear jeans and button-down shirt because he believed that it would be a timeless look for future viewings of the show. Ross also consciously spoke as if he had only one viewer so that that everyone watching felt that he was teaching just them. The biggest appeal of Bob Ross for people was his calm and smooth voice. It is often joked that Bob Ross started painting ASMR. ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response and is a tingling sensation, typically from the scalp down the back, that is triggered by some people due to specific stimuli. Not everyone experiences ASMR, but a popular genre of ASMR videos include brush strokes and soft calming whispering. Both of which are key facets of The Joy of Painting. Bob Ross was also unrelentingly positive. Something that is best shown in quotes,

This week Jess and Lauren are back with a fun - and little rogue - episode sharing with you some off the cuff reccos based on the niche Netflix categories - whilst drinking a glass, or two, of wine. Get ready for some giggles and as always, no spoiler reccos! Books Mentioned in this Episode: So Lucky by Dawn O'Porter, Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon, Becoming by Michelle Obama, All Girls by Emily Layden Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos.

For our Unabridged Book Club pick for August of 2021, we're discussing Balli Kaur Jaswal's Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. We talk about our overall impressions, what worked for us, some quotations, and then we pair this one with other books we think readers who loved this would enjoy including Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X, Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi, and Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians.   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.

For the last episode highlighting books with Black authors and characters for Black History Month, Nicole shares some titles that are soon to be hot off the cataloging cart. She features a new historical fiction pick and gushes about her favorite YA series, plus a hot and spicy adult read. Tori focuses on some juvenile reads both fiction and nonfiction alike. The resources talked about in this episode are listed below: The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker, illustrated by Marcus Kwame Anderson; Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson; Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady by Matt Maxx; Big Monty and the Cyborg Substitute by Matt Maxx; Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan; I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis; Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi; Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi; Rebel by Beverly Jenkins; Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri; Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison; The #Mindful App; Blackcoffeewithwhitefriends Instagram account; When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss the pilot episode of Mismatched, a screen adaptation of Sandhya Menon's young adult romance novel, When Dimple Met Rishi. We all loved this book and enjoyed doing it as a buddy read on Instagram. This adaptation is a perfect fit for our Unabridged Reading Challenge bonus category, watching an adaptation of a YA lit book! This series has six parts and can be found on Netflix. 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.

Episode 85: A look at Mismatched - a Netflix series based on the YA novel When Dimple Met Rishi.

On this episode, we discuss our December 2020 book club pick, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. A YA Rom Com about Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel, who meet at an intensive summer program for aspiring app developers. Dimple is there to chase her dreams, and Rishi is there to chase... Dimple!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba January 2021 pick is The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E. J. KohThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

We're back after taking a week off for the election in America, and what a week it's been. As our country enters another new era, the Good Pop Culture Club has gathered to reflect on the election, look back at the last 4 years in pop culture & media, and look forward to what the future might bring.What's Popping? - Insecure, Dash & Lily, When Dimple Met Rishi, GBBO Japan WeekFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

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

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we’re chatting about all the August books we’re excited about. We also catch up on some book world news and have a little giggle about Prince Kevin. Grab your favorite cup of tea and join us!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/bookishstateofmind   Blackberry Sage Oolong - https://www.adagio.com/oolong/blackberry_sage_oolong.html The Twin by Natasha Preston- https://amzn.to/3awgMRd  Releasing Keanu by Siobhan Davis- https://amzn.to/2CsxQuX  The Princess Trials by Cordelia Castle- https://amzn.to/3iK92Oz  Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis- https://amzn.to/2PPqCUT  Keanu Reeves is writing a comic book! https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/07/17/exclusive-keanu-reeves-debuts-comic-book-writer-brzrkr/5448723002/ When Dimple Met Rishi is getting a Netflix adaptation!- https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtSNuRAQdF/ Bedtime stories with celebrities like Idris Elba- https://www.thewrap.com/mahershala-ali-idris-elba-and-oscar-isaac-will-read-you-bedtime-stories-in-hbo-max-series/ Best Selling Books of 2020 (So Far) https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/83894-bestselling-books-of-2020-so-far.html YA Week on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1909?ref=yaweek2020_sa Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer- https://amzn.to/3aoiBzC  Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon- https://amzn.to/2CpwWPE  The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed- https://amzn.to/3iyzpH4  Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest- https://amzn.to/3fXze6q  Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch and Kristen Simmons- https://amzn.to/3g0vReS  Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughn- https://amzn.to/2DLKiqm  Where Dreams Descend by Janelle Angeles- https://amzn.to/2PUzc4O  The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38347283-the-notorious-virtues Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar- https://amzn.to/3fQRcaI  The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica-https://amzn.to/3fXtIkn  Lobizona by Romina Garber- https://amzn.to/2Y0hv8e  They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman- https://amzn.to/30TJwAi  You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria- https://amzn.to/3awO3Mg  Behind the Red Door by Megan Collins- https://amzn.to/3fTYhqV  Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko- https://amzn.to/3fXAGWq  Traitor by Amanda McCrina- https://amzn.to/2PUF26c 

ENTER THE COURT OF LIONS GIVEAWAY! Entries end August 1, 2020. When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls with rival henna businesses. When Nishat comes out to her parents, they say she can be anyone she wants—as long as she isn’t herself. Because Muslim girls aren’t lesbians. Nishat doesn’t want to hide who she is, but she also doesn’t want to lose her relationship with her family. And her life only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic and Nishat falls for her instantly. But when a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, both Flávia and Nishat choose to do henna, even though Flávia is appropriating Nishat’s culture. Amidst sabotage and school stress, their lives get more tangled—but Nishat can’t quite get rid of her crush on Flávia, and realizes there might be more to her than she realized. Booked All Night: Twitter . Facebook . Instagram . Tumblr    Sign Up for the Newsletter    Visit Our TeeSpring    Visit BookedAllNight.blog      Follow Jess: Twitter . Facebook  Follow Maggie: Twitter  Follow Dan: Twitter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bookedallnight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookedallnight/support

WHAT TO READ NEXT I’m so glad you’re here because I’m talking about my favorite thing ever today – reading! Specifically, I’m sharing the books that I’ve been reading this summer, plus the ones that are in my TBR stack, to inspire you on what to read next. Now, if you’ve been with me awhile, you know that I normally do a summer book club, but I’ve decided that this year, I’m not. Mostly because my oldest just graduated and he’ll be heading to college next month (oh! my heart!) so I’ve been streamlining to give myself time for all. the. things. From graduation, to grieving, to getting stuff for his dorm, to his actual drop off day, I knew this summer would be emotional and busy. So instead of a book club, I’m bringing you amazing recommendations from the YA world that you can read with your teen or without. If you’re looking for what to read next with your teens (or to do a book club with them), I’d highly recommend downloading my free resource, Questions for Any Book, to use in your discussions. ABOUT THE BOOKS Just a note about all of the books I’ll be talking about. Most of these are on the lighter side. I’ve included a couple of harder-hitting ones, but for the most part, these are light summer reads. The ones with a star by them are ones that I’ve read. Some are older releases that I’ve just gotten to recently. Some hit shelves within the past few weeks. Others haven’t come out yet – for those, I’ve included their release dates. Okay, having said that, here are all. the. books. that are what you can read next. BOOKS I’VE READ Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious series If you like a good mystery, this series is for you. Set in a boarding school that only houses 50 hand-picked students, you’ll love following Stevie Bell and her friends as they solve the 75-year-old mystery that has haunted Ellingham Academy. There are twists and turns in the twists and turns. It’s a super fun adventure, and I, personally, was SO GLAD I waited until the 3rd book was out (I think it published at the end of January.) The books in the series are Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair, and The Hand on the Wall. Talk Nerdy to Me by Tiffany Schmidt This is the third book in Schmidt’s Bookish Boyfriends series, and like the first 2, this one didn’t disappoint. Where those chronicled the stories of sisters Merri and Rory, this third book is all about Eliza Gordon-Fergus, Merri’s best friend and very neglected daughter of 2 overachieving, Nobel prize-winning scientists. Like her first two books, the author weaves classic novels into this modern-day story – in this book, it was Frankenstein and Anne of Green Gables. The first book, A Date with Darcy, pulled in Pride and Prejudice (of course) and Romeo and Juliet. The second book, The Boy Next Story, drew upon The Great Gatsby and Little Women. The good news is that there is a 4th book coming out, Get a Clue. The bad news? It’s going to be a while before it’s released. (January 19, 2021) The Squad: Perfect Cover and The Squad: Killer Spirit by Jennifer Lynne Barnes While waiting for JLB’s latest to come out (The Inheritance Games, September 1,) I decided to check out some of her earliest titles and found The Squad series. It’s a little dated – I think they came out in 2008 – but so, so fun. If you’re looking for a lighthearted, snarky read, I’d definitely give them a try. Think Bring It On meets Spy Kids. The whole premise is that the elite cheerleading squad (and all the “it” girls) at Bayport High School, where Toby Klein is a new student, is actually an undercover spy team. Because who expects anything from cheerleaders? A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson As I put this list together, I realized I had this whole murder mystery, subterfuge theme going on. It’s the story of high school senior, Pippa Fitz-Amobi, who uses a 5-year-old murder as the basis for her AP Capstone Research project. I was interested in this book for a couple of reasons – 1, the AP Capstone program is one that my son did, and 2, the whole being on a mystery-kick thing. This book had the flavor of the wildly popular podcast, Serial. I loved it because it tackled some serious issues like justice & racism. BOOKS I HAVE IN MY OWN WHAT TO READ NEXT STACK If you want to know more about them, click the link to read the Amazon description. DIG by A.S. King Keep My Heart in San Francisco by Amelia Diane Coombs Now and When by Sara Bennett Wealer Mayhem: A Novel by Estelle Laure JULY 21 10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon (Follow-up to When Dimple Met Rishi and There’s Something about Sweetie) IMI Episode 53 More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn (I also loved her You’d Be Mine.) AUGUST 4 Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight from Edward’s perspective!) AUGUST 11 Chasing Starlight by Teri Bailey Black AUGUST 18 Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner 12 Angry Men movie WHAT TO READ NEXT – AND WATCH! The last 2 books I’m going to talk about have been out for a while, and I’m adding them to your what to read next list because they’re also on screen – or will be soon. I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Little Fires Everywhere with Reese Witherspoon and Kerrie Washington (Hulu series) Brene Brown’s interview with Reese Witherspoon and Kerrie Washington (Unlocking Us podcast) Okay, so that’s my list for you guys. I’d love to know what you and/or your teens read next! Email me at amy@thishgirl.com or DM on Fa

Hey listeners! Today we’re talking about Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. As you probably know, this play ends tragically with the two star-crossed lovers taking their own lives. Today’s episode includes a conversation about using this play as a bridge to discuss mental health and suicide with high schoolers. We believe this is an important part of the conversation about this play, but if this topic is triggering for you, we recommend skipping ahead about 2 and a half minutes starting at minute 26 to minute. Alright, let’s get into the episode!   Today Chelsey and Sara are chatting about Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This play is the perfect match for spring fever, and for many of us, it was our first encounter with Shakespeare. We share lots of thoughts on reading this play as freshmen in high school and later as English teachers. Plus, we have opinions on how Shakespeare should be read and taught in general. Listen in for book recommendations that capture the star-crossed lovers theme but don’t end quite so tragically. Our discussion includes:   How we may have misunderstood the main characters (11:58) Why Mercutio is our favorite character (20:57) Content warning: brief discussion on teaching suicide awareness as part of the Romeo and Juliet curriculum (26:10-29:00) Why this play endures, and is still read in high schools (31:18)   Plus, as always, we’re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our classic include an unexpected literary retelling and a few YA romances.   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.   Librofm: https://libro.fm/membership/new   Shop our pairings at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/lists/novel-pairings-for-romeo-and-juliet   Shakespeare in Love Prologue Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing Ian McKellen as King Lear The American Player’s Theatre 10 Things I Hate About You She’s the Man Chelsey’s Pairings: The Opposite of Always by Jason Reynolds (47:00) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (51:31) The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (55:41)   Sara’s Pairings: The Shakespeare Miscellany by Ben and David Crystal (45:41) If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (49:02) Circe by Madeline Miller (53:06)   Sara: Don’t Quill the Messenger podcast  Chelsey: No Holds Bard “So You’re Going to See Shakespeare” podcast episodes

Marissa chats with Sandhya Menon on her new book, OF CURSES AND KISSES, as well as her famous "plotting wall" and writing the first draft for yourself.

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds and speakers. And we’re feeling a little feisty this week (we know.. that’s your favorite)! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an explanation for the extreme busy-ness around here, and a Patron-related milestone! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, middle grade, YA, contemporary romance, and classic #bookstagrammademedoit. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening for our own SBS reads in the past week, as well as a few emails from listeners to share. For our deep dive this week, we are discussing our favorite self-help and productivity books. Two Penelopes talking about productivity? Don’t worry, the show notes have ALL the titles! Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar. Jasmine Lake wants sweet and fun books, she doesn’t mind heavier topics, but as an HSP, they need to be dealt with gently. And we’ve got a bunch of goodies to share with her! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  . . . . . 0:45 - Currently Reading throw in the Zazzle Store 4:31 - Currently Reading Patreon (so many fun ways to connect with us over there!) 6:21 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes 9:05 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 11:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 13:31 - Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner 15:16 - East of Eden by Richard Poe 17:41 - Patrons get access to monthly Kaytee Reads Too Much episodes! 19:11 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi 19:19 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 23:26 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 24:44 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 24:57 - On Writing by Stephen King 25:54 - Swan’s Way by Marcel Proust 26:49 - Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Michael Zuckoff 27:15 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 27:21 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 27:30 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 27:32 - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 29:23 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 29:37 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 29:52 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 30:17 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 30:22 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 31:01 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 31:24 - Atomic Habits by James Clear 32:02 - Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern 32:28 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam 32:54 - Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam 33:08 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner 33:12 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner 33:36 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 34:13 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 34:44 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero 35:08 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 35:26 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 35:31 - Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guilleabeau 36:00 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski 36:34 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 36:52 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle 37:34 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner 37:36 - Notes From a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreider 38:01 - 10% Happier by Dan Harris 38:48 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist 40:44 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum 40:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 41:06 - Blended by Sharon M Draper 41:09 - Heart Land by Kimberly Stuart 41:11 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 42:11 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 42:23 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han 42:29 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon 42:45 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum 42:56 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 43:01 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg 43:23 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 44:04 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 44:09 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman 44:51 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi 45:01 - Winterhouse and Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 45:17 - The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson 45:19 - The Beasts of Clawstone Castle by Eva Ibbotson 45:52 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 46:09 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry 46:38 - The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop 47:11 - Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose 48:06 - Patrons get access to monthly bonus Belly Up to the Book Bar episodes! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

Amanda and Jenn discuss political nonfiction, twin stories, nonbinary reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm and The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK Chloe Poems’s Li’l Book O’ Manchester (rec’d by Arlene) The Night Brother by Rosie Garland (rec’d by Arlene) Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North by Stuart Maconie (rec’d by Arlene) QUESTIONS 1. I love books that take a look inside a certain industry. I’ve read Deep Sea and Foreign going about commercial shipping and Flower Confidential about the cut flower industry recently. I’ve previously read books about the funeral trade and restaurant/food industry. So I’m looking for more! Preferably ones that are about things that don’t immediately spring to mind. Thanks in advance. -Anna 2. Fun, Light, Realistic YA – Not too fantastical or sci-fi. I’m looking for recommendations for my teenage daughters, ages 15 and 16 and I’m stumped. It seems we keep finding books with material that is too young for them too dark and serious. They have liked “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”, “When Dimple Met Rishi” and the “Selection” series. They would love realistic fiction that isn’t teen romance but we are having a hard time finding anything fun that isn’t childish. -Cami 3. I recently came out as nonbinary after several years of being out as queer/bi. I am looking for a book with queer or nonbinary characters, though that certainly doesn’t need to be the focus of the book. I would just like to see more of myself represented in the things I read, and I knew you two would do a fantastic job! I like a little bit of everything, and I don’t shy away from YA or children’s books (Jessica Love’s Julian is a Mermaid is what inspired me to come out as nonbinary!). I would just say no religious books, please, and bonus points if the book is written by a queer or nonbinary author. Side note – thank you for this beautiful podcast! I have found so many books because of it, and I just adore you two. -Cheyenne 4. Hello Readerlicious Rock Stars! First off, you folks are super awesome and I adore listening to your show. My identical twin sister and I love reading about twins and I’d love some twin-ish recommendations from you all for us to read together. Some things to consider: 1) We’re open to any genre (other than horror) or reading level (middle grade and beyond). 2) Plots surrounding twins tend to be dark for some reason. Or, at least that seems to be the case with most twin books I’ve come across. A focus on fun/upbeat/kickass/bright/optimistic would be great. Please, no tragic death of one of the twins. That would be way too much of a bummer. 3) We’d love it if you could recommend some reads that don’t involve the typical good twin/bad twin trope. As twins who are constantly facing the ridiculous tendency for folks to categorize us/twins in that kind of binary way, it’d be great to read something that doesn’t do the same. How about BOTH twins being bright lights in the world? 4) Along the same lines as no twin death, I’m not a fan of any book that delves into serious abuse or tragic death of kids. As a mom of two cuties, it’s way too hard for me to read about kids and dark, tragic circumstances; i.e. abduction, murder, rape, etc. 5) We’re huge fans of strong, fabulous, outrageous, potentially super power grrls who kick ass. Characters who overcome hardship and beat a crappy system are definitely ones we’d love to root for. Thank you! -Nicole 5. Hello! I love your podcast! I am looking for a personal recommendation. Every so often I come upon a book or movie that broadens my mind and my heart. These books and movies usually have unconventional characters who become unlikely heroes. Strong character development, authenticity, and complexity are all fabulous, and magical realism is a bonus. Some of my favorites have in this genre have been The Seventh Gate by Richard Zimler, Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, Mink River by Brian Doyle, Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. I would love another one to devour and fall in love with. Thank you for your help

The Dog Days of Summer If you’re like me, you’re hitting the dog days of summer, when the thrill of being out of school has diminished a bit, siblings are starting to get on each other’s nerves, and you’re wondering if your house will ever be clean again. You might be thinking, “When’s the first day of school again?” Believe me, I’m with you! Mid-Summer Slump This midpoint of summer is when I take a deep breath, remind myself that someday in the future I’m going to miss the chaos and dive in to reconnect with my teens. That’s what this is all about! Connecting with your teens during the home stretch of summer. So, read through to the end, then take action! Here’s the scoop on beating the mid-summer slump: I’m inviting you – and your teens – to join me for the 2nd annual Summer Book Club 2019. The Book We’re reading There’s Something About Sweetie, by Sandhya Menon, who is one of my favorites! It’s a companion to a book of hers I read last year, When Dimple Met Rishi. I was SO excited to find out about There’s Something About Sweetie, and I knew I wanted to share it with you guys before I even read it. There is so much I love about both these books, but this second one really resonated with me – I know it will for you too. Not only does it offer insight into Indian culture, it also portrays a highly conflicted mother-daughter relationship. Even more, it frankly and honestly digs into body image issues. It is told from 2 points of view, both a boy’s and a girl’s (which might be helpful in persuading your teen to read with you.) It is STELLAR, and I can’t wait to talk with you about it. The Ish Girl Summer Book Club Here’s how the Book Club works. You guys have a couple of weeks to read the book. Ideally, you’ll convince your teen to read it with you, but if they don’t want to, read it anyway! On July 29, I’ll release discussion questions for the book.  That same week, on Friday, August 2, the podcast episode will feature a discussion of There’s Something About Sweetie. I have guests that I’m super excited about, but I’m keeping that under wraps for now – I know, I know – I’m such a tease. Okay, this Ish girl can’t wait for you and your teen to read There’s Something About Sweetie!      

The second part of our 2019 Moms, Dads, and Grads recommendation show. This episode is sponsored by: BookCon Again, but Better by Christine Riccio Exhalation by Ted Chiang Books recommended in this episode: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang, The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Men We Reaped by Jesymn Ward. Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Daisy Jones and the Six I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Soon the Light Will Be Perfect by Dave Patterson The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle IQ by Joe Ide Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Saints for All Occasions by J Courtney Sullivan Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Also LOVE, HATE, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sadhya Menon Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Swamplandia by Karen Russell Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen You Don’t Have to Like Me by Alida Nugent Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed This Is How It Feels by Rebecca Barrow

Susan, Meredith, and Jeannette discuss the pros and cons of specific genre categories, and whether having really specific categories is great or too many! Also, what do we do with those genre-benders? Then we talk Signal to Noise and figure out our power objects Discuss Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia with us on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68328-eclectic-readers) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/eclecticreadpod). -The 17 Most Popular Genres in Fiction - and Why They Matter (https://writerswrite.co.za/the-17-most-popular-genres-in-fiction-and-why-they-matter/) -Do Genre Labels Matter Anymore? (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/05/books/review/do-genre-labels-matter-anymore.html) -The Dos & Don’ts of Combining Genres (https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/by-writing-goal/get-published-sell-my-work/the-dos-and-donts-of-combining-genres) Bel Canto by Ann Patchett on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5826.Bel_Canto) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FC10S4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2) The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories by R.A. Salvatore on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8857585-the-legend-of-drizzt) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Stories-Legend-Dungeons-Dragons-ebook/dp/B005GLS7SU/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=drizzt+collected&qid=1554644408&s=gateway&sr=8-1) The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139253.The_House_on_Mango_Street) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679734775/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28458598-when-dimple-met-rishi) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1481478699/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1) Archie, Volume 6 by Mark Waid on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39202325-archie-vol-6) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079KTF4M3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i11) The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39863259-the-deceivers) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250175798/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1) The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34376699-the-girl-with-the-red-balloon) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Red-Balloon-Balloonmakers-Book-ebook/dp/B06WLMSQP6/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Katherine+Locke&qid=1554643763&s=gateway&sr=8-3) The Crush Collision by Danielle Ellison on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43904104-the-crush-collision) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N66CLN1/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) The Dire King by William Ritter on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31438747-the-dire-king) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X3Q6Q9R/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29588376-the-lies-of-locke-lamora) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JMKNJ2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) Next Episode’s Book: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32620332-the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M5IJM2U/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1)

Tracey Neithercott, author of Gray Wolf Island, talks about being inspired by unsolved mysteries and real life treasure hunters, how writing shapes our identities, and how she wrote her debut book while dealing with a life-altering chronic pain diagnosis.   Tracey Neithercott Show Notes The Bodyguard (movie) Whitney Houston Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Dawson’s Creek (TV show) Kiersten White (listen to her First Draft interview here) Absolute Write The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Sarah LaPolla, literary agent Stand By Me (movie) Oak Island Astonishing Legends podcast about Oak Island Forrest Fenn (antiquities dealer who buried a treasure) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (listen to her First Draft interview here) Scrivener Tahereh Mafi (listen to her First Draft interview here)

Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift requests in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Book Riot Insiders.   Questions   1. Hello, I’m looking for a book recommendation for my friend. She has been going through complicated, heartbreaking separation and has had a tough few years. She’s always been an avid reader and recently mentioned to me that she thinks she’d like to read a sweet, hopeful love story. I really want to find her something like this for Christmas. Originally I suggested When Dimple Met Rishi and the Kiss Quotient to her, but she’s older than I am and I don’t know how much she would enjoy YA, and I don’t think she’d go for a true romance novel. One of her favourite books is Practical Magic, she also loves Kate Morton books, historical fiction and classics. Please could you suggest a heartwarming love story for my friend, bonus points for historical fiction or witches. Thanks --Emily   2. Hi! I absolutely love your podcast, as well as all the other Bookriot podcasts! For holiday presents this year I am gifting basically everyone in my family with books, as we are a family of avid readers. I'm pretty good with picking out books for everyone, except my brother. Lately we have also gotten in some heated debates regarding feminism. I was hoping you could give some suggestions for a non fiction book that addresses feminism and is backed by lots of cold hard facts, in a not too aggressive way if possible. I am hoping a book will get him to open his mind more to the struggles still facing women. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks again! --Liza   3. I'm planning a trip to Egypt this Christmas (2018) to get my fill of the sites there. Can you recommend some books, both fiction and non, that will help whet my appetite for my trips? I'm open to all stages of Egyptian history. I have already read the whole Elizabeth Peters 'Amelia Peabody' mysteries a couple of times and loved them. I would prefer to avoid dry boring histories and accounts for something a bit engaging especially as I tend to read to relax and don't want to have to think too much. Bonus points for anything easily available by ebook or audiobook as I live in a country where libraries and bookstores with English books are limited in selection. --Beth   4. Dear Amanda and Jenn I heard your nudge on your last episode to get Christmas recommendations in ASAP and I was spurred into action, especially as I have a two-fer if possible. The first is for a friend of mine. He asked me to find some book ideas to give to his sister for Christmas. She likes ‘books where women move to Cornwall or wherever and open a bakery or something and maybe fall in love’. She has read everything by: Lucy diamond, Jenny Colgan and Cathy Bramley He wants to find her something new, possibly someone with a big catalogue of books for her to keep reading if she likes it. The second is for me. Last year you recommended ‘Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe’, I think in your Jane Austen episode, and it was the last book I read in 2017. I LOVED it and it was the perfect light end-of-Christmas read. It was my first Christmas contemporary romance and I’m hoping you can find me another. Jane Austen connection welcome but not necessary. I normally read regency romances so that’s fine too, just something light and Christmassy to close off my year. Just FYI I hated Austenland. I’m in England so UK availability is a must for both. Thanks so much! --Kim   5. Hi! in Ep. 147 you recommended "River of Teeth" by Sarah Gailey which I bought for my boyfriend-- immediately-- like as I was listening to the show because he loves Hippos. Idk, it's a childhood thing that has morphed into an adult thing. Anyhow, he's obsessed with the book, he's almost finished. I actually bought "American Hippo", so he could read the whole series & stories. He can't stop talking about it! This makes me so happy! For Christmas, we are getting each other a book and chocolate instead of traditional gifts. I'm nervous because I hit it so out of the park on this book that any other book may be a let down. Can you help recommend another fun, romp of a book? It doesn't have to have hippos, lol. He's into Thrillers, Adventures, Fantasy (but while he watches High Fantasy, I've never seen him read it), Sci-fi. He loves Neil Gaiman and Murakami. He mainly gravitates towards shorter books & graphic novels. If you could recommend by early December that would be great! I really appreciate it. PS. Also, I LOVE your show because I always find the best recs for me/friends/family. In a sidebar, I sent my bff "The Book of the Unnamed Midwife" because she's a Doula and she is obsessed. --Kate   6. Hey there! I love your show and look forward to it every week! Ever since I started listening I can hardly keep up with my TBR list, my library holds list has gotten bonkers and I couldn't be happier! So thank you :) I am writing because I need some help getting a book for my husband for Christmas. We are both avid readers and started a new tradition last year that on Christmas Eve we give each other a book and spend the night reading and eating chocolate. He loves high fantasy and grim dark stories which are a bit out of my wheelhouse (I don't tend to like to go as dark as he does). He loves Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive and has read absolutely everything by Brian McClellan and Mark Lawrence. He also recently read Patrick Rothfuss (Kingkiller Chronicles) and loved it too. He also has really enjoyed The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman and loved Ready Player One (neither of which are grim dark obviously). I'd like to get him something that he maybe hasn't heard of that will really knock his socks off! Looking forward to your suggestions! --MJ   7. My husband told me that for Christmas this year, he wants books (yay!). He specifically asked for a series that has at least 3 books already published, the longer the better. He doesn't read as often as I do, but when he does, he can tear through books/series very quickly, so when I say long, I mean loooooong. He's really into "high fantasy," especially Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and Terry Goodkind. He also likes sci-fi and other types of fantasy, and sometimes reads big-name thriller writers like Stephen King and James Patterson. A while ago, I bought him the A Darker Shade of Magic series, which he devoured, and for Christmas this year I would like to introduce him to a new (to him) author/series that is somewhat in his wheelhouse, but maybe expand his horizons a little bit (ideally something not written by a white man and with main characters who are not white men). Thanks for your help, --Rebekah   Books Discussed How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (tw: violence against women) Life’s Work by Dr. Willie Parker A Brief History of Misogyny by Jack Holland The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins Boneshaker by Cherie Priest All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture, assault, etc) The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: assault, rape, genocide) Grace of Kings by Ken Liu The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham

In what turned out to be a surprisingly contentious discussion (our panel is passionately divided), we discuss Amy Spalding's The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles). Molly suggests Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan. Kim suggests To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han and The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner. Amy mentions When Dimple Met Rishi as a potential readalike (before we talk readalikes). Lindsey suggests Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore. Cash Money suggests the movie Sarah Burgess is a Big Loser. Nathan mentions Pink by Lili Wikerson but vacillates on whether it is a good readalike or not.

Episode 12 comes to you this week. And we’re here to talk TBR. The specifics of what drives us to choose the next book off the stack! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a group of online readers that saves the day and all about audiobook “stories.” Next, we tackle what we are currently reading: some Capital W-Weird picks, some non-fiction, some YA. We’ve got a little taste of everything. We take a mini-deep dive this week into the topic of TBR lists. How do readers in general choose what is To Be Read next? How do we, specifically, choose what to slot into that coveted position? As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we have a perfect Christmas gift idea (and some wonderful accompaniments) as well as a beloved curmudgeon book for almost every reader on your list. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  3:17 - Audiobook stories on Instagram: click on the Audiobooks Q&A highlight! 6:05 - The Book of Boy by Katherine Gilbert Murdock 8:52 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 9:50 - Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brian Sanderson 14:03 - Episode 9 with Meg Teitz 14:32 - Our favorite free Enneagram test: https://exploreyourtype.com/details 15:08 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stablile 15:25 - Typeology podcast 15:35 - The Sacred Enneagram by Christopher Heuertz 17:20 - From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon 17:25 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon 20:32 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell 20:47 - The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs 20:50 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 23:15 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 29:37 - Vox by Christina Dalcher 32:46 - I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel 34:24 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero 36:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 39:06 - A beautiful mug to pair it with 39:10 - The coziest of cozy wraps from Athleta 40:47 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 42:50 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 42:52 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 42:57 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick 44:09 - A Man Called Ove movie 45:09 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

In the first-ever New Reads November episode, Alli and guest Laura Yamin discuss the 2017 YA novel When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. First-generation teens Dimple and Rishi meet at a coding conference called InsomniaCon, but — twist! — career-focused Dimple has no idea that their Indian parents are actually working behind the scenes to see if they can arrange a marriage between the two. When she learns the truth, Dimple shuts down the idea entirely, and she and Rishi spend the summer getting to know each other, building an app, choreographing a Bollywood dance routine, and (maybe!) falling in love all on their own. When Dimple Met Rishi is a book about culture, tradition, identity, and first love, and we couldn't have picked a better debut title for New Reads November. Laura Yamin is the bookworm behind the What to Read Next blog and podcast. Follow her on Instagram (@laurayaminreads).

Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and Megabat by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich.   Questions   1. Hello Ladies! My friend and I are going on a trip to the Balkans (Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia, Belgravia, Macedonia and Albania). We love historical fiction or narrative non-fiction and would love to read more about these countries before visiting. Thanks! -Britany   2. Looking for an interesting essay collection for the Read Harder Challenge! -Rachael   3. Hello from Canada! I love your show :) I'm looking for book recommendations for my sister. She's in her late 20s, and has described herself as "enjoys reading, not books shopping, but only likes weird stuff". She seems to like John Wyndham books...Books that are weird, creepy, not very sci fi, and not very magical- something more in between. I suggested the Library at Mount Char (one of the weirdest I own), but she was turned off due to the title and perhaps my poor pitch. She will pick up Dark Matter, and the Southern Reach Trilogy due to my persistence. but I'm not sure they are right for her. Please help! -Dominique   4. Hi ladies! I just finished Retta’s So Close To Being The Sh*t Y’all Don’t Even Know and loved it. I was hoping you could recommend something similar. I loved the behind the scenes stories and comedic tone. I’ve also read and enjoyed books by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Anna Kendrick. -Whitney   5. Hello ladies!! Love your podcast and look forward to listening to it every week at work!! I love your passion for books and helping people find new books!! Anyways, I am in the process of pursuing my dream and writing my first novel, however I would love your thoughts on books for creativity and writing. I've read Big Magic, and Stephen King's novel on writing, so anything that could help with encouragement and motivation would be lovely! Open to nonfiction and fiction! Thank you so much!! -Kaitlin   6. Hello, I love to listening to YA novels and could use some new recommendations. I have recently listened to and enjoyed When Dimple Met Rishi, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, And What I Saw and How I Lied. I also really enjoy Rainbow Rowell. Eleanor & Park is the only one I have left to read and it is currently on my to be listened to list, as well as Dumplin'. Thanks! -Megan   7. Thanks to Read Harder, I've read 2 books this year - Pachinko and Do Not Say We Have Nothing - which really made me realize that I know very little about 20th century East Asian history. I'm looking for nonfiction to give me some more grounding in the topic. It doesn't have to specifically be about the Japanese colonization of Korea or the Cultural Revolution, I'd be happy with anything compelling and readable about 19th or 20th century China, Japan, Korea, or even southeast Asia. Thanks! -Laura   Books Discussed Girl At War by Sara Novic The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse) The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley The Book of M by Peng Shepherd This is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (tw: rape) Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (rec’d by Attica Locke on Recommended) Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon Anger is a Gift, narrated and written by Mark Oshiro Wild Swans by Jung Chang The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin

Amanda and Jenn discuss baby shower books, true crime, short stories on audio, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Vale by Brian D. Anderson and A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena.   Questions 1. Details: My mom is throwing me a book-themed baby shower which I am very excited about. She wants to give all the guests a book as part of the party favors. The guest list is an interesting mix of people; men and women will be there, but most of the guests will be women over 40 with a handful of people my own age (I'll be 30 when the shower happens). The men who will be there like Game of Thrones, but some like video games and comic books while others like military stories. I don't want my mom to spend too much on books, so I'm thinking paperbacks are the way to go. Question: Do you have any suggestions for books that can appeal to pretty much anyone? Or something for the men and something else for the women? Thank you, --Channell   2. Hey Ladies, This has been a wonderful week for me because I saw Black Panther TWICE and I just finished my second reading of "The Wedding Date" by Jasmine Guillory . And I'm realizing I'd love your help in finding some new books, especially books that center black characters as joyful and thriving and not always dealing with the "struggle" of being black. Black Panther showed this amazingly beautiful world where black people are smart and strong. The Wedding Date was a story about a black woman who is desired, loved, and respected in her budding relationship with a white man. As a black women, I'm realizing that I need more books like "The Wedding Date" because I'm weary of books and movies that center the narrative around the hardships of being black. I'd love to see if you can suggest some books like "The Wedding Date". I'd love more chick lit with a black woman protagonist and extra points for multi-racial interracial relationships. In the past I've loved Nana Malone and Theodora Taylor. I've also read "Black Rainbow" by J.J. McAvoy I'm open to fantasy with black female protagonists too, just as long as there's a love story involved, too. --Whitney   3. I realized after listening to a few podcasts (Serial, Murder on Orchard Street, Dirty John), and watching TV shows (Making a Murderer) that I love True Crime. It is genre that I have never read before. Would love some recommendations. Thank you for this awesome show! --andrea   4. Hi Get Booked folks! I recently discovered your podcast and love listening to it on my drive. My TBR is getting uber long, which is great since I've got an extended holiday coming up in Nov and again in Dec! I've recently discovered dystopian and/or post-apocalyptic novels, and have to say I'm totally in love. Some of my favorites are Oryx and Crake, Brave New World, Wind-Up Girl, Water Knife, Handmaid's Tale, 1984, and right now I'm reading An Excess Male. I would love some recommendations that fall along those lines. --Neelam   5. Hi ladies! In the years since I graduated college, I’ve tried to make a concerted effort to continue educating myself. I’m particularly interested in women’s and gender studies, social justice issues, and using history to inform our current political moment. The problem is I’m finding it very difficult to get through the nonfiction books I’m picking up. I do most of my reading during my commute or lunch break, whenever I can fit it in. But when I’ve tried reading nonfiction in short bursts like this, I’ve found that I don’t retain anything I’ve read. I’ve tried books of essays (most recently Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist) and had more success, but the segmented nature makes it hard to keep up momentum; I’ll finish an essay, put the book down, and not return to it for weeks. So, I’m looking for suggestions for narrative nonfiction that will keep me more easily engaged. Any help is much appreciated! --Teresa   6. Hi. I want to read more books about and/or written by POC. I love fiction, YA, and sometimes non-fiction. No graphic novels please. I love books about culture and every day day. I also love fantasy and magic. Mostly I just want to expand my library to include POC, different cultures, and life through a different perspective. --Jessica   7. Thanks for the awesome recommendations on your podcast; I would like to "read" more audiobooks, but they don't fit well into my current lifestyle. I'm thinking that short story collections on audiobook would be a good way to go. Do you have any recommendations? --Kristin   Books Discussed Mem by Bethany C Morrow (May 22 2018) Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Name That Movie by Paul Rogers The Awesome Girl’s Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men by Ernessa T Carter (rec’d by Jamie C) Bingo Love by Tee Franklin and Jenn St. Onge The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara (recommended by Liberty), trigger warnings: rape and murder The Power by Naomi Alderman (trigger warning: sexual violence) Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford (tw: self harm, discussion of suicide) When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco Sherlock Holmes Back Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin (rec from Katie on the Audiobooks newsletter) Post: Short story audiobooks

In this episode we discuss When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. Kim suggests I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo and The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon. Lindsey suggests Eleanor &Park by Rainbow Rowell. Molly, hustling for Novelist, mentions The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash, Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Tanuja, Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins, and Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden.

Check out our group page on Goodreads for a listing of upcoming books we'll be discussing: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/415645-is-it-teen-enough-for-you-now We discuss The Nerdy and the Dirty by B.T. Gottfred in our first episode of 2018. Nathan suggests that if Forever by Judy Blume didn't work for you, The Nerdy and the Dirty might be a better choice. He also suggests The Kidney Hypothetical by Lisa Yee if you want a similarly zany read. Nate suggests Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn and When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. Kim suggests The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Cash Money suggests The Guide to Getting It On by Paul Joannides. Lindsey suggests the Big Bang Theory as a watch-alike.

Amanda and Jenn discuss international reads, Star Trek readalikes, bisexual characters, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti and OwlCrate. Enter our Best of 2017 books giveaway! bookriot.com/bookriottop20   Questions 1. Hi girls! I love reading about people from different countries or people currently living in different countries and would love a recommendation! I'm trying to find something that isn’t about war or racism. Maybe something a little more lighthearted- if that exists. I love both fiction and nonfiction and am very open to translated works, poetry, plays, short story collections, etc. None of my book friends have been able to help, but I'm hoping you can :) Thank you! --Bianca   2. Hi Amanda & Jenn, I'm looking for a recommendation for my book club. We're all women ranging in age from mid-twenties to mid-sixties and, as individuals, read everything from literary fiction to romance to science fiction and fantasy. We've only been meeting for the past 6 months so we're still figuring out what types of books work best. Right now, we've read Where'd You Go Bernadette (which everyone really enjoyed), Small Great Things (most people liked), Elsie and Mairi Go to War (awful, didn't even finish), Exit West (another strong pick), When Dimple Met Rishi (good, but not substantial enough), and God: A Human History (haven't discussed yet, but from our group emails, I'm thinking it's a bit too academic). Contemporary fiction with interesting, strong female protagonists seems to be our sweet spot. We have The Mothers on our to-read list as well as A Gentleman in Moscow, My Cousin Rachel and The Summer Before the War. We read diversely, don't shy away from difficult/sensitive subjects, nonfiction is ok but we've read a decent amount lately, and prefer adult to YA. Thanks so much! --Megan   3. Hi there - I'll be moving to the Bay Area soon for a software engineering program, and I'm a little nervous about feeling lonely/missing home. I'd love some recommendations for: escapist/comforting reads and/or fiction with an awesome female lead and/or books set in San Francisco. I've been reading through the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire and have enjoyed them. I'm also planning to take Sourdough by Robin Sloan with me. I enjoy most sci-fi/fantasy and read a lot of literary fiction as well. Some of my favorite authors are Miriam Toews, Mary Doria Russell, Peter Heller and Connie Willis. Thanks for your help and for the show - this podcast has helped me find so many great books! --Rachel   4. What sci-fi books would you recommend to someone who loves Star Trek? I've of course read some of the novelizations, but I'd like to read some novels that are unconnected but have a similar enough feel to Star Trek. I love the space exploration, philosophy, and different alien races working together, but most of all I loved the idealized future. It seems every futuristic novel I read, we all live in a terrible future that is terrible, and OH LOOK AT HOW EVIL TECHNOLOGY IS. There are no words to describe how tired I am of that. Thanks in advanced guys. I can't wait to hear your recs. --Eliza   5. Hi, I recently listened to your podcast about biography recommendations and can't wait to check out Cleopatra. I would love some other great biographies/memoirs about women. I would prefer people of color or/not already widely famous people. For example, I loved Stolen Lives; Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Unbowed by Wangari Maathai, and Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen. Thanks! --Carrie   6. I'm on a search for bisexual characters in literature (who actually call themselves bi- too often authors try to skirt around the word). I'm bisexual myself and I'm craving representation. I find so many gay and lesbian characters, but rarely bi. I don't mind if the character is in a same sex or opposite sex relationship, I would just really like to read about a bi character. Also, while I would love to see some bi women, I encounter bi women much more than I encounter bi men, so I would appreciate it if your suggestions had both genders (if that is at all possible). Thank you so much, and I absolutely adore the show. --Virginia   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I love listening to your podcast! Im wondering if you can recommend some books set in the Middle East. I recently read When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi and loved it. I'd particularly like books told from the perspective of a female character(s). Thanks! --Becky   Books Discussed Sunshine by Robin McKinley A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, translated by Lola Rogers The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (rec’d by Rebecca) White Oleander by Janet Fitch Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Wallbanger by Alice Clayton A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Provenance by Ann Leckie Wild Swans by Jung Chang Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 100 Must Read Bisexual Books post Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Tricia Ebarvia! Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 7 Show notes Tricia Ebarvia teaches at Conestoga High School outside Philadelphia, PA. From her Heinemann Fellow bio:  Tricia has spent the last 15 years as a classroom educator with a student-driven approach to teaching reading and writing. Through her career, Tricia has applied the philosophy of the teacher-as-researcher while applying best practices to cultivate independent learners through independent reading and student choice. For better or worse, well enough doesn t satisfy me. I approach each school year, each course, each unit with fresh eyes. Find Tricia on Twitter and her web site. Here are her book recommendations… When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan The Paper Menagerie, by Ken Liu The story “The Paper Menagerie” was also featured on an episode of LeVar Burton Reads. Also, Penny talked about Reimagining Writing Assessment: from Scales to Stories, by Maja Wilson.   At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break Special #3 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode we discuss the latest from Jeff Zentner and start praying for a sequel featuring Jesmyn playing keyboards for Dearly (Dillard, of the Serpent King). Molly suggests 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher and Looking for Alaska by (some author named) John Green. Nate suggests Sherman Alexie's You Don't Have to Say You Love Me and When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. Kim suggests The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner and Final Fantasy XV. Katie suggests Stranger Things the Netflix series for the relationships, and two books by Caitlin Doughty The Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death.

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

We talk about the Clarke Award (and its shadow counterpart), discuss The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, and Ana interviews Ann Leckie! 🐝 You can read a transcript of this episode. 🐝 Feedback & Updates; 01:22 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Karma and Other Stories by Rishi Reddi Follow Susan on Twitter: […] The post Fangirl Happy Hour, Episode #96 – “Surprises Everywhere” appeared first on Fangirl Happy Hour.

On today's episode, Adam is joined by frequent friends of the pod (and 2/3rds of the 3-headed Sass Monster) Andrea and Christina. The three of them hand out bunches of book recommendations that would best be categorized as falling under Young Adult, New Adult, Mystery AND/OR Romance. They talk diverse books, fan fiction, Andrea's birthday and the fact that since the birth of her child she's been reading some DARK novels. Books mentioned on this episode: The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn   Hush by John Hart   The Last Child By John Hart   One of us is Lying by Karen M. McManus   The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah   Ghost by Jason Reynolds   Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds   All American Boys by Jason Reynolds   The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas   When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon   Magic City by Jewell Parker Rhodes   The Pigeon Man by Joel Edward Stein   The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley   The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick   The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon   I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid   The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel   Big Little Lies by Lane Moriarty   The 6 Tudor Queens series by Allison Weir   The Clipped Wings Series by Helena Hunting   My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbelestier   Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll   Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton   Fragile by Jandra Sutton   Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie   We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson   Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich   And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com  Music "Buddy" and "Epic" 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.

This episode I will be reviewing the books, The Hate U Give and When Dimple Met Rishi. Visit my Facebook @cantgetenoughofya for all the show notes!

Sandhya Menon is the author of the young adult romance novel When Dimple Met Rishi, her debut novel. The story follows two Indian American (Gujarati, in fact!) teenagers from the San Francisco Bay… Continue reading →

In this episode, we talk about news (Indian astronaut! Brown Girls on HBO! When Dimple Met Rishi is an NYT bestseller!), Preeti's Antiques Roadshow experience, Wonder Woman (spoilers start at 51 minutes, though you may want to skip the entire discussion), and Jupiter Ascending (spoilers throughout, discussion starts at 58 minutes). Brown Girls on HBO: https://www.themarysue.com/hbo-developing-brown-girls/ Wonder Woman: https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/film-review-eugene-brave-rock-speaks-blackfoot-wonder-woman-dcs-best-film-ever/ http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/how-a-first-nations-first-world-war-hero-from-alberta-helped-eugene-brave-rock-find-his-character-in-blockbuster-wonder-woman https://medium.com/@SonofBaldwin/my-soul-looks-back-and-wonders-a-critical-examination-of-the-wonder-woman-movie-10ba3bfd71f0    

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss When Dimple Met Rishi, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, The White Road, and more books. This episode was sponsored by Amazon Kindle, OwlCrate, and Violet Grenade. Find a list of the titles discussed on this episode in the shownotes.

Sandhya Menon, debut author of WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI (out May 30 and available for pre-order now!) talks up libraries that run on guilt, candy bar scenes, and what to do when you hit a major slump.   Sandhya Menon Show Notes Lilliam Rivera (listen to her First Draft interview here, and get the transcript here) The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Ruebén Martinez, winner of the LA Times Festival of Books' 2017 Innovator Award  "Candy Bar Scenes" idea by Holly Lisle Jenny Han (listen to her First Draft interview here, and get the transcript here) Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sofie Kinsella Morgan Matson (listen to her First Draft interview here, and get the transcript here) Stephanie Perkins