Episode 124 - Dr. Charlotte Markey Is Helping Girls Grow Up Fearless
Episode One Hundred Twenty Four Show Notes KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine
Chris read a poem by Sitara Gnanaguru titled “Mulling Spices” from the Connecticut Literary Anthology.
– Currently Reading –
Today’s Special: 20 Leading Chefs Choose 100 Emerging Chefs – Phaidon Editors (EF)
Connecticut Literary Anthology – Charles V. Belson and Susan Cinoman (CW)
They are taking submissions through April 15 for the 2021 anthology. Learn more here.
The Drowning Kind – Jennifer McMahon (CW) release date 4/6/2021
Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West – Lauren Redniss (EF)
– Just Read –
The Little French Bridal Shop – Jennifer Dupee (EF) release date 3/9/2021
Little Comfort – Edwin Hill (CW)
Milk Fed – Melissa Broder (EF)(audio)
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 – P Djèlí Clark (CW)
With Teeth – Kristin Arnett (EF) release date 6/1/2021
The Lowering Days – Gregory Brown (EF)
– (Couch) Biblio Adventures –
Chris attended an event via the National Willa Cather Center’s Author Series with Julie Olin-Ammentorp discussing her book Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and the Place of Culture.
Emily watched The Dig on Netflix based on the novel The Dig by John Preston.
Emily also attended two Couch Biblio Adventures with Melissa Broder discussing her book Milk Fed. Watch the videos by following the links; one was via Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, NY the other was with Books & Books in Miami, FL.
– Upcoming Jaunts –
Emily is planning on watching Nomadland via HULU based on the book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder.
– 17th Readalong discussion –
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The discussion will drop on June 8th via Episode 131, please get questions/comments to us by June 2nd.
The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE.
The Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, May 30th at 7:00 p.m. (EST). If you would like to join in please send an email to save a spot.
You can find the beautifully bound anniversary edition of the book here. Note: this is in celebration of Milkweed Editions 40th anniversary, not the anniversary of the book which was originally published in 2013.
With Jenny / Reading Envy Podcast – we will be reading When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry – edited by Joy Harjo, Jennifer Elise Foerster, and Leanne Howe
More details will be coming about this readalong.
Extra Credit: A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver
– Upcoming Reads –
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen – Laurie Colwin (EF)
Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning: Poems – Shuly Xóchitl Cawood (EF)
Reading Rooms – Susan Allen Toth (CW)
– Author Spotlight with Dr. Charlotte Markey –
The Body Image Book for Girls: Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless
You can learn more about Dr. Markey here.
– Also Mentioned –
The Pisces – Melissa Broder
The Black God’s Drum – P Djèlí Clark
Mostly Dead Things – Kristin Arnett
Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains – Kerri Arsenault
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