Books Are My People is a podcast for book lovers with book news, book recommendations and ruminations on living a literary life in Los Angeles. Each episode will feature at least five book recommendations in various genres as well as bookish news and occasional guests. Jennifer Caloyeras is an author, voracious reader and writing instructor living in Los Angeles. www.jennifercaloyeras.com Find me on Instagram @jennifercaloyerasPublicists and authors: Feel free to pitch an appearance on the show at booksaremypeople at gmail dot com. Due to the overwhelming amount of emails I receive, I am only able to respond if interested. You can send books to:Jennifer Caloyeras / 2041 W. 139th Street / Gardena, CA 90249
109 - with Kayvion Lewis author of Theives' Gambit
Today, I speak with young adult Kayvion Lewis, author of the recently published Thieves’ Gambit. We talk about her writing process and her adventurous spirit is so infectious! Book Recommended:Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion LewisDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Black Sheep by Rachel HarrisonYellow Face by R.F. Kuang Whalefall by Daniel Kraus Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Guest author Emily Brightwell, author of Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win recommends Redshirts by John ScalziOther books:Starter Villian by John ScalziSee my art in The Nelligan Review.Shop my art and upcycled book journals. Giveaway: I am giving away TWO copies of Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall. This giveaway will close on publication day, October 10th, and I will announce the two winners on this post on October 11th. Open to U.S. mailing addresses only. To enter: Follow me on Instagram, click here to leave a comment and sign up for my weekly Books Are My People newsletter, out each Tuesday with new books releases, paperback releases and more in my Linktree on Instagram. Gain extra entries by sharing this post in your stories and tagging your book-loving friends. Annie Sullivan of SoThis and I went live with book recommendations. Click here to check it out! Esquire article on Blurbs: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a44948120/book-publishing-broken-blurbs-system/Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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32:33 | 9/25/23 | |
108 - Books Are My People with Hannah Carlson
I speak with Hannah Carlson, who has a PHD in material culture, to talk about her book, Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close.Books Recommended:The Mummies of Urumchi by Elizabeth Wayland BarberHappiness Falls by Angie KimQueen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline WeberRouge by Mona AwadBarbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William FinneganGuest author recommendation: Laura Zimmerman Just Do This One Thing For MeRecommendsWeather by Jenny Offill Other Books Discussed:Prophet by Sin Blanche and Helen McDonald Miracle Creek by Angie KimUp Next:Pet by Catherine ChidgeyThe Fraud by Zadie Smith Annie Sullivan and I recommend book live on Instagram @JenniferCaloyeras 9 am 9 /19Shop my Journals and Art in my Etsy Shop The Weaver and the Witch Queen Giveaway Link, closes Thursday, 9/14 Sign up for my weekly newsletter out each Tuesday.Follow me on Substack. Follow me on InstagramEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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25:21 | 9/11/23 | |
107 - Books Are My People with Denene Millner
107 – Denene MillnerOn this episode, I speak with Denene Millner about her latest novel, One Blood, out September 5th.Click on any of the links below to purchase the books discussed. Shownotes:My upcycled book journals are on sale with 25% off through September 15th, 2023 with the code: ENDOFSUMMER Free shipping free when you spend $35 or more. Click here to shop! Book Giveaway: The Weaver and the Witch QueenAll you have to do to enter is click here and comment on my The Weaver and the Witch Queen post on my Instagram account, and sign up for my weekly Books Are My. People Newsletter, which comes out each Tuesday on New Book Release Day. You can gain extra entries by sharing the post and tagging friends in the comments. This giveaway will close on Thursday, September 14th and I will announce a winner on the original post on Friday, September 15th. Where to find me online: Instagram @jennifercaloyerasSubstack: Jennifer CaloyerasEmail: booksaremypeople@gmail.comSign up link for my Books Are My People Weekly Newsletter here. Books Recommended:On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongWhat Never Happened by Rachel Howzell HallTar Beach by Faith RinggoldRipe by Sarah Rose EtterSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison Other Books Discussed:The Weaver and The Witch Queen by Genevieve GornichecThe Witch’s Heart by Genevieve GornichecMedusa’s Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear The Warriors by Sol YurickPockets: An Intimate History of How We keep things close by Hannah CarlsonEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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41:33 | 8/28/23 | |
106 - Books Are My People with Screenwriter, Ron Clark
Shownotes:This week I am joined by screenwriter, Ron Clark, who also happens to be my father. We discuss the writer's strike, Stephen Sondheim, my dad's secret fear and, we hum, in addition to recommending books, of course. Click on any of the titles to be taken to my bookshop.org shop. Permanent Linkups: Sign up for my weekly newsletterFollow me on Substack Follow me on Instagram Take a writing class with me Buy a unique, upcycled journal for book lovers Reach out and email me at booksaremypeople@gmail.com Books Recommended:The English Teacher by Lily KingThe Finale by D.T. MaxWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysMiss Lonely Hearts by Nathaniel WestA Cool Million by Nathaniel WestThe Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West Guest author recommendation from Eva Silverfine: Shark Heart by Emily HabeckEphemeral Wings by Eva SilverfineHow To Bury Your Dog by Eva SilverfineElastic Walls by Eva SilverfineEva Silverfine on Episode #78 of Books Are My PeopleOther things discussed:The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBooker Prize LonglistUp next:Oscar Hammerstein and the Invention Of The Musical by Laurie WeinerWhalefall by Daniel Kraus Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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27:30 | 8/14/23 | |
105 - Books Are My People with Hotel Laguna author, Nicola Harrison
On this episode, historical fiction author, Nicola Harrison pops by to discuss her latest novel, Hotel Laguna, out June 20th. Recommended Books:Shoulder Season by Christina ClancyThe Crane Husband by Kelly BarnhillThe House Is On Fire by Rachel BeanlandEveryone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin StevensonThe Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen LoigmanBook Giveaway! I'm giving away one copy of May Cobb's A Likable Woman out July 11th. Click here to be taken to my Instagram post to learn how to enter. Guest author recommendation by Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent YearBook recommended: Social Engagement by Avery Carpenter ForreyOther Books by Nicola Harrison:MontaukThe Showgirl Up Next:Big Gay Wedding by Byron LaneFaces by Tove DitlevsenOther links: See Nicole Harrison on Friday, June 23rd at 6 pm at Zibby'sTwitter casting call for Crying in H Mart buy the book here! Sign up to have your name go to space with Ada Limon's poem.Nicola Harrison on Instagram @nicolaharrisonauthorNicola Harrison on Facebook @nicolaharrisonauthorNicola Harrison on Twitter @nicolahauthorEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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26:49 | 6/19/23 | |
104 - Books Are My People with Suspense Author, May Cobb
On this week's episode, A Likable Woman author, May Cobb, and I talk about how we unknowingly used to be neighbors, what it means to be an unlikable woman and what inspired her latest novel out July 11th. Shownotesclick on any title to be taken to my bookshop.org shop: Books Are My PeopleRecommended Books:A Likeable Woman by May CobbGirls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane BrazierMy Last Innocent Year by Daisy SOMETHING Flores Vera Won’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. SutantoThe Force of Such Beauty by Barbara BourlandHow I’ll Kill You by Ren DeStefanoOther Books Mentioned:Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoOnly One Left by Riley SagerYellowface by R.F. Kuang Find May on social media: @may_cobbClick here to enter my book giveaway of Emma Cline's The Guest. Giveaway closes on June 7th. Open to US mailing addresses only. Char Hamilton’s art classes on YouTube Sign up for my Books Are My People newsletterEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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30:03 | 6/5/23 | |
103 - Books Are My People with BookPage genre editor Savanna Walker
You won't believe how many books Savanna looks at a month in order to make her review selections at BookPage! And don't forget to enter my giveaway of Emma Cline's The Guest. Books Recommended:A Right Sort Of Man by Allison MontclairThe Last Animal by Ramona AusubelThe Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart TurtonThe Guest by Emma ClineAll The Sinners Bleed by S. a. CosbyOther Books Discussed:Dreaming Of You by Lisa KleypasAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverBroken Earth Trilogy by N.K. JemisinChain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahTrust by Hernan DiazHow To Sell A Haunted House by Grady HendrixLink to the CRSPR episode on RadioLabClick here to enter my book giveaway of Emma Cline's The Guest. Giveaway closes on June 7th. Open to US mailing addresses only. Savanna's Social Media:Twitter: vanna_walkerInstagram: savanna.c.walkerBookPage Social Media:Twitter @BoookpageFacebook / Instagram: @ReadbookpageHere is my link to my Etsy shop where I sell unique, handmade, upside journals. Here is a link to my website where you can learn more about the creative writing classes I teach and my editing services. Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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34:06 | 5/22/23 | |
102 - Books Are My People with Editor Katie Mouallek
Listen to learn about Katie’s life as an editor in Amsterdam, her love of Southern storytelling and her number one tip for writers revising their own work. Books Recommended:The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerHouse of Cotton by Monica BrashearsAll This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam MathewsSignal Fires by Dani ShapiroWhat Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez Other Books Mentioned:The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. SchwabThe Rabbit Hutch by Tess GuntyEileen by Ottessa MoshfeghAn American Marriage by Tyari JonesInheritance by Dani Shapiro Find Katie on Social Media:Instagram @katiemouallekTwitter @katiemouallekwww.katiemouallek.com Other links mentioned:Transcribe historical documents at the U.S. Library of Congress Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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31:30 | 5/8/23 | |
101 - Books Are My People with @texacalibooks' Caroline Dreyfus
Shownotes This week I speak with lawyer and Bookstagrammer, Caroline Dreyfus of @Texacalibooks. She shares with us three books that make her happy, including the book she wants to hug for the rest of her life. (How’s that for an endorsement?) Books Recommended: Bear Town by Fredrik Backman For You and Only You a Joe Goldberg Novel by Caroline Kepnes The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs The Guncle by Steven Rowley Other Books Mentioned: Joseph Cornell's Manual of Marvels: How Joseph Cornell reinvented a French agricultural manual to create an American A Humument 1966-2016 Final edition Check out Caroline on social media @texacalibooks on InstagramCarolinedrey1 on Tik-Tok Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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26:59 | 4/24/23 | |
100 - Books Are My People
This week, I celebrate my 100th podcast episode! Want more book recommendations? Sign up for my newsletter here. Win Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson here. Books RecommendedWe All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanThe Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzieThe Soulmate by Sally HepworthAmerican Mermaid: a novel by Julia LangbeinThe Fake by Zoe WhittallUp Next For Me:For You and Only You by Caroline KepnesSoThis Bookclub linkCome say hello to me at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Check here for a forthcoming post about where I will be and when! Support the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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20:24 | 4/10/23 | |
99 - Books Are My People with Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street
This week, editor and author, Jenny Jackson, comes on the show to discuss her novel, Pineapple Street. Want more book recommendations? Sign up for my newsletter here. Books Recommended:Pineapple Street by Jenny JacksonSorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonWomen Are The Fiercest Creatures by Andrea DunlopReally Good, Actually by Monica HeiseyThe Latecomer by Jean Hanff KorelitzGames and Rituals by Katherine HeinyOther Books Mentioned:The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’DonoghueBig Swiss by Jen BeaginWe All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanFind Jenny Jackson on Instagram @jennyjacksonpineapple Email me with ideas about how to celebrate my 100th episode at booksaremypeople@gmail.comWin a copy of Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson by signing up for my newsletter and then making a comment to this Instagram Post. I will post the winner on April 14th on my giveaway post. Open to U.S. mailing addresses only. Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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24:33 | 3/27/23 | |
98 - Books Are My People with Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions For You
Want more books in your life? Sign up for my weekly newsletter here. Books Recommended: I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca MakkaiThe Door by Magda SzaboLetters To A Writer of Color edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour SoomroMadonna In A Fur Coat by Sabahattin AliThe Golden Spoon by Jessa MaxwellThe Virgins by Pamela Erens Other Books Recommended:Black Candle Woman by Diane Marie BrownA Likely Story by Leigh McMullan AbramsonGuest Author: Dog on Fire by Terese SvobodaTerese’s recommendation: Pity the Beast by Robin McLeanUp next for us:No Knives in the Kitchen of this City by Khaled KhalifaNotes on an execution by Danya Kukafka Find Rebecca online:On Twitter, Instagram, etc. @RebeccaMakkaiOn Substack: SubmakkLA Times Book Prize List of FinalistsCheck out my new Etsy store where I am sell homemade journals from up cycled papers and books. Listeners in San Francisco, check out my friend's shop, Simple, where my handmade journals are sold. Story Studio Chicago (Rebecca Makkai's organization)Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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32:05 | 3/13/23 | |
97 - Books Are My People with Priya Guns, author of Your Driver Is Waiting
97 – Books Are My people with Priya GunsWant more book recommendations in your life? Sign up for my weekly newsletter! Want to send a little love my way? Leave me a review or rating wherever you listen to Books Are My People. Click any book to be taken to my bookshop.org affiliate page and support the show! Episode Guest: Your Driver is Waiting by Priya GunsGuest Author Recommendation: A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories by Jai ChakrabartiBooks Recommended:Exquisite Cadavers by Meena KandasamyEndpapers by Jennifer Savran KellyBeauty is a Wound by Eka KurniawanYerba Buena by Nina LacourA Cup of Rage by Raduan NassarOther Books Discussed:Tom Ripley Novels by Patricia HighsmithLong Division by Kiese LaymonThe Perfect Nanny by Leila SlimaniIn the Country by Mia AlvarLetters to a Writer of Color edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour SoomroBored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella You can read "Prodigal Son," by Jai Chaibrakarty at Electric Literature.Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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26:07 | 2/27/23 | |
96 - Books Are My People with Amy Poeppel, author of The Sweet Spot
This week, Amy Poeppel and I discuss her new novel, The Sweet Spot, how monologues can help a writer find their character's voice and find out which one of us feels compelled to finish all the books they begin! Sign up here for my newsletter for more book titles delivered to your inbox! Books Discussed: The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen LoigmanBig Swiss by Jen BeaginThe World According to Fanny Davis by Bridgett M. DavisBookworm by Robin YeatmanThe Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani The Sweet Spot by Amy PeoppelOther Books Mentioned:Limelight by Amy PoeppelMusical Chairs by Amy PoeppelSmall Admissions by Amy PoeppelBad Mexicans by Kelly Lytle Hernandez The Rabbit Hutch by Tess GuntyNight of the Living Rez Morgan Talty The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine ChanSign Here by Claudia Lux The Power by Naomi AldermanPretend I’m Dead Jen BeaginVacuum in the Dark by Jen BeaginLink to Amy Poeppel on social media:WebsiteInstagramTwitter Link to National Book Critics Circle AwardsFirst look at Naomi Alderman's The Power TV seriesLink to the high cost of books in Egypt Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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25:15 | 2/13/23 | |
95 - Books Are My People with Grady Hendrix
Want even more book recommendations? Sign up for my weekly newsletter! We talk about puppets, Muppets, our mutual love for Jim Henson, how Grady viscerally has to feel horror when he writes and the fascinating subject matter of the next book he's researching and writing. Click on any title below to be taken to my Bookshop.org shop and help support the show!The Elementals by Michael McDowellMaame by Jessica GeorgeThrough the Woods by Emily CarrollVampire Weekend by Mike ChenShiver by Jungi ItoWhen Darkness Loves Us / Beauty Is by Elizabeth EngstromOther Books Discussed:Girls of Huntington House by Blossom ElfmanNext up:Endpapers by Jennifer Savrin KellySuper Infinite by Katherine RundellClimate change article in New York TimesClick here to be taken to the Grady Hendrix Giveaway: How to Sell a Haunted House Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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23:55 | 1/30/23 | |
94 - Books Are My People with Parini Shroff, author of The Bandit Queens
This week, Parini Shroff, author of The Bandit Queens, visits and we talk about how we like to organize our books, what inspired her novel and what she is working on next. Plus a Grady Hendrix Giveaway! Sign up for my newsletter link. Enter my How to Sell A Haunted house Giveaway Books recommended:The Bandit Queens by Parini ShroffAnimal by Lisa TaddeoKindred by Octavia E. ButlerWriters and Lovers by Lily KingHow to Sell A Haunted House by Grady HendrixThe Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade Other books recommended:Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Night Wherever we go by Tracey Rose Peyton The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonBeloved by Toni MorrisonSpare by Prince HarryThe Sweet Hereafter by Russell BanksWill There Be Wine? by Whitney Cubbison The Midnight Library by Matthew HaigMoonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks The Mitford Affair by Marie BenedictThe Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie BenedictHer Hidden Genius by Marie BenedictThe House at the End of the World by Dean KoontzTides by Sara FreemanEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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29:26 | 1/23/23 | |
93 - Books Are My People with soThis founder, Annie Long Sullivan
Sign up for my new Books Are My People Newletter here! This week, I speak with Annie Long Sullivan, founder of soThis, a bookclub with benefits. She speaks with me about some of her favorite recent reads and why she started a virtual bookclub community. Books Recommended:Click any title to be taken to my affiliate Bookshop.org shop.All Signs Point to Paris by Natasha SizloThe Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather DarwentI Miss you I Hate this by Sara SaediThe Storied Life of AJ Fickry by Gabrielle ZevinWildcat by Amelia MorrisOther Books Recommended:Kindred by Octavia ButlerThe Age Of Vice Spare by Prince Harry Duke of SussexThe Club by Ellery Lloyd?The Dream Builders by Oindrilla MukherjeeHow High We go in the Dark by Sequoia NagamatsuI Came all thisWay to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami AttenbergThe Maid by Nita ProseTrust by Hernan Diaz You Have a Friend in 10a by Maggie ShipsteadTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Up Next for Us:Maame by Jessica GeorgeAll Signs Point to Paris by Natasha Sizlo Annie Long Sullivan’s Social Media info:Sothisisawebsite.comEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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26:04 | 1/9/23 | |
92 - Books Are My People - Back in Time 2015
92 – Books Are My People – Just Jennifer – Back in time to 2015click here to sign up for my newsletter! Books Recommended:Fates and Furies by Lauren GroffThe First Bad Man by Miranda JulyBetween the World and Me by Te Nehisi-CoatesThe Argonauts by Maggie NelsonThe Sellout by Paul BeattyOther Books Discussed:Shadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoThe Lemon by S.E. BoydWe Were Liars by E. LockheartBluets by Maggie NelsonBeatlebone by Kevin BarryThe Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaH is for Hawk by Helen McDonaldClick here to read about my Favorite Books of 2022Learn more about Workshop Club Learn more about my Intermediate Novel Writing Course Click on my LinktreeSupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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14:07 | 12/26/22 | |
Books Are My People #91 - with Anna Caputo
91 – Books Are My People with Anna CaputoBooks Discussed:Thank you for Listening by Julia WhelanDaisy Darker by Alice FeeneyPoster Girl by Veronica RothCursed Bunny by Bora Chung Translated by Anton HurThe Wilder women by Ruth Emmie Lang Other Books Discussed:The Splendid Ticket by Bill Cotter The Bird Tattoo by Dunya MikhailAt Certain Points We Touch by Lauren John JosephThe Tudors in Love Passion and Politics in the age of England’s Most Famous Dynasty by Sarah GristwoodMy Annihilation written by Fuminori Nakamura Translated by Sam BettOut There: Stories by Kate Folk The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Reading Next:The Super Powereds Series by Drew HayesThe Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel Anna Caputo's WebsiteInstagram @annanarratesTwitter @annanarratesSearch "Anna Caputo" on Audible to see other books she’s narrated.Levar Burton Christmas Carol Free audiobook linkupSupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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22:18 | 12/12/22 | |
90 - Books Are My People with Tracy Dawson
Books Are My People – Episode 90This week, I welcome author and actor Tracy Dawson, author of Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren’t Supposed to Do. Books Recommended:Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren’t Supposed to Do by Tracy DawsonIf Neitzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin GreggRun Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia ChaudryThe Wreckage of my Presence by Casey WilsonOther Books Mentioned:Trust by Hernan DiazIn Sensorium: Notes for my People by TanaisKindred by Octavia E. ButlerLady Chatterly’s Lover by D.H. LawrenceReckless Girls by Rachel HawkinsNo Farther than the End of the Street by Benjamin NiespodzianyBurntcoat by Sarah HallThe (Other) You: Stories by Joyce Carol OatsLove in the Big City Sang Young ParkSmitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for your Forever Files by Deb PearlmanMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfHow to Sell A Haunted House by Grady HendrixYou can purchase all of the books I talk about on the show on my Bookshop.org store: Books Are My People. It’s a great way to support the show as well as local bookstores. Tracey: Twitter @dawsontracyInstagram @dawsontracyArtist Tina Berning: @tina_berning NEWS NOTES:Here are the list of Kirkus Prize WinnersHere is the official trailer for the film adaptaion of Lady Chatterly’s Lover Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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32:50 | 11/28/22 | |
89 - Books Are My People with Author Brittany Ackerman (The Brittanys)
89 – Books Are My People with Brittany Ackerman (author of The Brittanys and The Perpetual Motion Machine)The Brittanys by Brittany AckermanThe Perpetual Motion Machine by Brittany AckermanThe Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann BeardNow is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin WilsonThe Blurry Years by Eleanor KrisemanNone of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn PrussaJello Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom Other Books Discussed:Child of God by Cormac McCarthyNewborn by Agustin Maes Bunny by Mona AwadAll’s Well by Mona AwadHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughNothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonHurricane Girl by Marcy DermanskyAesthetica by Allie RowbottomSpare by Prince Harry the Duke of SussexNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroNovelist as a Vocation by MurakamiThe Last Party by Claire McIntoshThe Twist of a Knife by Anthony HorowitzDickens and Prince by Nick HornbyJust Thieves by Gregory GallowayMothers, Fathers, and Other Essays by Siri HustvedtBrown Girls by Daphne Palasi AndreadesThe Resemblance by Lauren NossettI’m Glad My Mom Died by JeanetteEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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36:36 | 11/14/22 | |
88 - Books Are My People with Author Rachel Harrison (Such Sharp Teeth)
This week, I have the perfect Halloween guest, Rachel Harrison, author of the recently published, Such Sharp Teeth. We talk about reads for spooky season! House of Hunger by Alexis HendersonMotherthing by Ainslie HogarthGhosteaters by Clay McLeod ChapmanHester by Laurie Lico AlbaneseSo Happy for you by Celia Laskey Other BooksCackle by Rachel HarrisonThe Return by Rachel HarrisonThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayThis Thing Between Us by Gus MorenoNight Bitch by Rachel YoderThe Swimmers by Julie OtsukaWhen We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jullian MedoffNights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk (translated by Ekin OklapWeasels in the attic by Hiroko Oyamada (translated by David Boyd):Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin (translated by Megan McDowell)Sister Novelists : The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës by Devoney LooserA Murder at Balmoral by Chris McGeorgeThe Collective by Alison GaylinGreenwich Park by Katherine FaulknerShe-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves by Hanna PriestThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der KolkThe Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina MonroeLove in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson Rachell Harrison Social MediaTwitter: @RachfacelogicInsta Rachelharrisonsghostwww.Rachel-Harrison.comTake a writing class with me! Link to Shirley Jackson Award Finalists (Yes, I'm aware these are last year's nominees!)Colleen hoover NYT ArticleIf you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate and review the show! Support the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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22:31 | 10/31/22 | |
GUEST HOST: The Perks of Being a Book Lover Podcast with Sean Petrie from Typewriter Rodeo
I'm taking the week off to wrap up my teaching commitments, so I've enlisted some help from my friends Amy and Carrie over at The Perks of Being A Book Lover Podcast. Please enjoy this episode where they talk about books (our favorite thing to talk about) and speak with Typewriter Rodeo poet, Sean Petrie! Learn more about The Perks of Being a Book Lover Podcast here. Learn more about Typewriter Rodeo here. Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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61:43 | 10/24/22 | |
87 - Books Are My People (with author A.M. Homes)
This week, I welcome acclaimed author, A.M. Homes to the show! We talk about her latest novel, The Unfolding, as well as her writing habits and what made her want to write about politics. Books discussed this week. The Unfolding by A.M. HomesSecret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James KirchickDinosaurs by Lydia MilletAncestor Trouble by Maude NewtonThe Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCrackenFiguring by Maria PopovaOther Books DiscussedThe Foulest Things Amy TectorMy Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole JohnsonA Carnival of Snackery by David SedarisHer Hidden Genius by Marie BenedictA Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray BelcourtLeave the World Behind by Ruman AlamEphemeral Wings by Eva SilverfineBlack Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings Randal KeenanWoolf Hall by Hilary MantellBring up the bodies by Hilary MantelGiving up the Ghost by Hilary MantelThe Guncle by Steven RowleyReal Life by Brandon TaylorHorse by Geraldine BrooksBig Swiss by Jen BeaginThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Find A.M. Homes on Social Media:Twitter nycnovelwww.Amhomesbooks.comThree Muses Giveaway instructions: Go to my instagram @jennifercaloyerasScroll until you find the Three Muses post. Follow me and leave a comment to enter. Tag friends for additional entries. Share in stories for additional entries. Giveaway closes on October 13th. I will contact the winner on October 14th. U.S. Mailing addresses only. Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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25:29 | 10/10/22 | |
Episode #86 - Books Are My People with BookPage editor, Cat Acree
This week, I am joined by Cat Acree, Deputy Editor of BookPage Magazine. We chat about how we select our next picks, changes in the publishing industry and Cat shares some of her favorite recent reads! Book recommendations: On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Trust by Hernan DiazOur Missing Hearts by Celeste NgGrown Ups by Marie AubertThe Furrows by Namwali SerpellOther Book recommendations:Drunk on Love by Jasmine GuilloryBest of Friends by Kamila ShamsieThe Foulest Thing by Amy TectorA Play for the End of the World by Jai ChakrabartiThree Muses by Martha Anne TollThe Lemon S.E. BoydLiberation Day by George SaundersLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersNow is Not the time to Panic by Kevin WilsonThree Muses Giveaway instructions: Go to my instagram @jennifercaloyerasScroll until you find the Three Muses post. Follow me and leave a comment to enter. Tag friends for additional entries. Share in stories for additional entries. Giveaway closes on October 13th. I will contact the winner on October 14th. U.S. Mailing addresses only. Links to BookPageBookpage.comFacebook: BookpageTwitter: @readbookpageTwitter: @catacreeLink to hair in books on tik tok Kirkus most anticipated books for fall linkEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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31:47 | 9/26/22 | |
85 - Books Are My People with Italic Type Founder, Emily Achler
Thinks week I speak with Emily Achler, founder of Italic Type. She recommends books, speaks with us about her online book community and talks bout how she selects her next read. Books Recommended: Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih GhaliOne’s Company by Ashley HutsonErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur JaswalOur Crooked Hearts by Melissa AlbertThe Power by Naomi AldermanPaperbacks:Assembly Natasha BrownHao: Stories by Ye ChunLandslide by Susan ConleySill Life by Sarah Winman Other Books Mentioned: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesLady in the Lake by Laura LippmanDark matter by Blake CrouchRecursion by Blake CrouchUp Next for Us:Woman: An intimate Geography by Natalie AngierWildcat by Amelia MorrisGet a free ticket to Bookie Con! Find out more about Emily Achler and Italic Type on social media:Twitter @italictype @Ea_sportz Instagram @italictype @emilylaurelWebsite: italictype.comwww.athleticgreens/emerging Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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37:08 | 9/12/22 | |
84 - Books Are My People with Christopher Farnsworth (Reunion)
Today, author Christopher Farnsworth visits and discusses his new novel, Reunion. We also talk about why writers write and he recommends some of his favorite books! Books Recommended:Reunion by Christopher Farnsworth Making History by Carolyn SeeElsewhere by Alexis SchaitkinAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Kissing Bug: A True sotry of a family, an insect, and a nation’s neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy HernandezVersion Control by Dexter PalmerHouse of Leaves by Mark C DanielewskyThe Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken Other Books Mentioned: Olympus Texas, Stacey SwannMaranatha Road by Heather Bell AdamsThe Good Luck Stone by Heather Bell AdamsCackle by Rachel Harrison Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel HarrisonFuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary RoachKin: A memoir by Shawna K. RodenbergThe Lost Ticket by Freya SampsonChris’s social media LinksTwitter @ChrisFarnsworth Facebook author Chris Farnsworth: Chris's author websitewww.athleticgreens/emerging Take my beginning novel writing class. Click here for more info or email me at booksaremypeople@gmail.comEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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31:11 | 8/29/22 | |
83 - Books Are My People with Author Katie Hafner (The Boys)
Click here to purchase any of the books mentioned today.This week, I am joined by Katie Hafner, author of The Boys. We talk about how reading is like matchmaking and Katie recommends some of her favorite books. Books Recommended :The Boys by Katie HafnerYou Again by Debra Jo ImmergutI The Last Housewife by Ashley WinsteadCapture the Castle by Dodie Smith Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria Gainza translated by Thomas BunsteadJoan is Okay by Weike Wang Other Books Mentioned:The Burning by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirely JacksonSouthern Book Club Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixMy Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady HendrixHorrorstor by Grady HendrixThe Final Girls Support Group by Grady HendrixBel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Patron Saint of Liars by Ann PatchettMotherthing by Ainslie HogarthKatie Hafner on Social MediaTwitter: @katiehafner Instagram: @katiehafnerOther Things Mentioned:Link up to podcast The Sh*t no one tells you about writingRecord your recommendation for the show! Send a brief voice memo recording to booksaremypeople@gmail.com. Include title and author!Take a beginning novel writing class with me September 6 – October 28:Visit my website jennifercaloyeras.com to learn more or my Instagram page @jennifercaloyerasSign up for my newsletter: www.jennifercaloyeras.comEverything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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35:42 | 8/22/22 | |
Books Are My People - Episode #82
This week, I recommend The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka and other great books! Also, find out how you can get your favorite book recommendation on the show! Books Discussed:The Swimmers by Julie OtsukaAwait Your Reply by Dan ChaonThe Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillThis Time Tomorrow by Emma StraubSuch A Good Mother by Helen Monks TakharOther Books Discussed:Heatwave Vicotr JestinThe Human Zoo by Sabina MurrayLove in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia ThompsonRoom and Board by Miriam ParkerOther Things Discussed:Send in a recording of a book review to booksaremypeople@gmail.cominclude your first name, what city you live in, what you do , the title and a short summary of the book and what you like about it (think 2-3 sentences).Take A Novel Writing Class With Me! Obama's Summer Reading List Up Next:Elsewhere by Alexis SchaitkinLearn more at AthleticGreens.com/emergingSupport the showSupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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18:53 | 8/8/22 | |
Books Are My People - Episode #81
This week, I’m joined by The Village Well Books and Coffee owner, Jennifer Caspar who talks about what it takes to run a bookstore as well as shares some of her favorite recent reads! Books Discussed:The Wild Robot by Peter BrownShmutz by Felicia BerlinerHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThe Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs The Art of Gathering by Priya ParkerUp Next for Us:House of Hearts by Francesca Lia BlockDinosaurs by Lydia Millet Connect with The Village Well on social media:TwitterInstaFacebookSign up for newsletter at Villagewell.comLearn more at AthleticGreens.com/emerging Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!
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31:55 | 7/25/22 |