Episode 114 - Mary Oliver Synchronicity

Episode One Hundred Fourteen Show Notes
KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine

– Currently Reading –
Celestial Bodies – Jokha Alharthi (translated by Marilyn Booth) (CW)(EF)
A Stranger at the Door – Jason Pinter (EF) release date 1/12/2021

– Just Read –
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue – V.E. Schwab (EF) release date 10/6/2020
Pine – Francine Toon (CW)
The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls – Ursula Hegi (EF)
We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth – Jennifer Risher (CW)
Rules for Being Dead – Kim Powers (EF)
Ring Shout – P. Djèlí Clark (CW)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies – Deesha Philyaw (EF)
Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 – R.A. Scotti (CW)

Chris read a slew of short stories including:
A New England Nun - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
From The Penguin Book of Horror Stories edited by J.A. Cuddon: Dry September by William Faulkner and The Facts in the Case of M. Valdamar by Edgar Allan Poe
Good Enough – Shuly Cawood from her short story collection A Small Thing to Want: stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Washington Irving

– Biblio (Couch) Adventures –
Chris watched the movie Sleepy Hollow.

Emily joined in on The American Dream: Whose Myth? Whose Reality? with Min Jin Lee and Viet Thanh Nguyen via the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Emily visited Herridge Books in Wellfleet, MA where she picked up two books by poet Mary Oliver: Felicity and A Thousand Mornings.

Chris listened to an interview with Mary Oliver and Krista Tippett via the On Being podcast

Chris attended an event through Village Preservation: Carl Raymond on Edith Wharton’s Village.

– Upcoming Jaunts –
We are going on a joint jaunt to the Hachette Book Club Brunch. It will be virtual this year. Join us on Saturday, October 17 from 10:30–1:00. You can purchase tickets here. The joint read for the event is Nick by Michael Farris Smith.

October 20 at 9pm (ET) Emily is attending an event via Powell’s Books with Alice Hoffman in conversation with Ann Leary. You can sign up for the event here.

Chris is excited about the Theater Artists Workshop (TAW) virtual fundraiser, THE TAWLIGHT ZONE, premiering on October 8 at 8PM ET (viewing window closes Nov 1 at 8PM ET). Learn more about TAW and purchase tickets for the event HERE.

– Upcoming Reads –
The Accidentals – Susan M. Gaines (EF)
Shadowplay – Joseph O’ Connor (CW)
Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite – edited by Zoraida Cordova, Natalie C. Parker (CW)

– 15th Readalong discussion –
Celestial Bodies – Jokha Alharthi (translated by Marilyn Booth)
The discussion will drop on November 10th via Episode 116, please get questions/comments to us by November 5th.
The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE.
The Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, Nov 1st at 7:00 p.m. (EST). If you would like to join us please send an email to save a spot.

– Also Mentioned –
Hide Away – Jason Pinter
Polis Books
Ain’t Nobody Nobody – Heather Harper Ellett
Peter Pan – James Matthew Barrie
Stones from the River – Ursula Hegi
The Deep – Alma Katsu
NaNoWriMo
Wendell Berry
Naomi Shihab Nye
The Brave Escape of Edith Wharton – Connie Nordheim Woolridge

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