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Tirzah and Vanessa discuss books for task #7: a historical fiction novel not set in World War II.
This episode is sponsored by TBR.
Books Discussed:
The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Vanessa from Read Harder and Rincey from Read or Dead share some of their 2020 goals, including reading, going outside, and mastering Instant Pot recipes that aren’t pot roast.
It’s the first Read Harder episode of the year! Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #1: a YA Nonfiction book.
This episode is sponsored by TBR.
Books Discussed:
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lita Judge
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II by Elizabeth Wein
The Distance Between Us (Young Readers Edition) by Reyna Grande
In this month’s Remixed, each of our editorial staff pick a book they think is perfect for gifting!
Rebecca: The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
Vanessa: Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capó Crucet
Jenn: The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas
Jeff: From Scratch by Tembi Locke
Amanda: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Kelly: The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haenim Sunim
Sharifah: We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
In their last episode of the year, Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #11: a book of manga.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
The Bride Was a Boy – story and art by Chii
Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World, Volume 1 – story and art by Asaya Miyanaga
Attack on Titan, Volume 1 – story and art by Hajime Isayama
Black Butler, Volume 1 – story and art by Yana Toboso
Related:
A Beginner’s Guide to Manga
Thanks for following along! Join us in January as we kick off the 2020 Read Harder Challenge.
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #20: a book written in prison.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
Cherry by Nico Walker
No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani
Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women’s Prisons edited by Ayelet Waldman and Robin Levi
I Will Never See the World Again by Ahmet Altan, translated by Yasemin Congar
Editor’s Note: Ahmet Altan was re-arrested after the time of this recording
Karina from Kidlit These Days and Katie from Read or Dead talk about animal rescues!
Animal Rescue Organizations:
Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue
Anjellicle Cats
NYC Rabbit Rescue and Rehab
Kindred Kitties
Orphans of the Storm
Predators of the Heart
Books:
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin
Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home by Guojing
The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue
Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
The Great Penguin Rescue by Dyan deNapoli
Fernando Camacho (dog rescue books & guides)
Rescue Ink: how ten guys saved countless dogs and cats, twelve horses, five pigs, one duck, and a few turtles by Denise Flaim
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #23: a self-published book!
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
13 Candles Halloween Takes of Tricks and Transformation: edited by Madeline Claire Franklin & Julia Heller
Artifact by Gigi Pandian
Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger
Chula by Amanda Alcantara
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #17: a business book.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman
Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday
Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
Matthew from Kidlit These Days and Patricia from All the Backlist get deep in their 1980s nostalgia feelings in this month’s Remixed.
Super Mario Maker 2 on Switch
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Jem & the Holograms by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell
More to the Story by Hena Kahn
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel: A Modern Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero
Thundercats
GarbagePail Kids
Out of This World
Labyrinth
Cats
Comedy Bang Bang
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix
She-Ra on Netflix (Noelle Stevenson)
Stranger Things on Netflix
Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood
Arcades
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Back to the Future
Golden Girls
Pee-Wee Herman
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #9: A book published prior to January 1, 2019 with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
When We Were Ghouls by Amy Wallen
The Last Best Story by Maggie Lehrman
Fire Season by Patrick Coleman
Four Sisters, Vol. 1: Enid by Malika Ferdjoukh, Illustrated by Cati Baur
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #8: an #ownvoices book set in Oceania.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina (published in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK as Catching Teller Crow)
The Swan Book by Alexis Wright
Amelia Westlake Was Never Here by Erin Gough (published in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK as Amelia Westlake)
Saman by Atu Uyami, translated by Pamela Allen
This month’s Remixed is from the podcast archives, with an ad-free episode of (no longer publicly available) Reading Lives featuring Amanda Nelson, in conversation with Jeff O’Neal about how she became a reader.
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #12: a book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
Fox 8 by George Saunders
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #10: a translated book written by and/or translated by a woman.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, translated from French by Hildegarde Serle
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Ten Women by Marcela Serrano, translated from Spanish by Beth Fowler
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated from French by Alison Anderson
More on Women in Translation:
Hot Summer 2019 Reads by Women in Translation
Celebrate Women in Translation Month with These Book Riot Favorites
Women in Translation
Liberty and Kim discuss Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, and Parks & Recreation with lots of spoilers and gushing, and apologies for Kim’s neighbor lawn mowing in the middle!
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #13: a book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida, translated by Ka Yoshida and David Mitchell
Rogue by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #18: a novel by a trans or non-binary author.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
George by Alex Gino
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callendar
Vanessa and Tirzah discuss books for task #16: a historical romance by an author of color.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal.
Books Discussed:
Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
Rebel by Beverly Jenkins
A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres (first in Arroyo Blanco series)
Sharifah and Tirzah talk summer reading, both as teens and as adults.
Books Discussed:
Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Educated by Tara Westover
(Anything by) Mary Roach
March by John Lewis
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
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