Episode 142 - O Beautiful Pub Day Conversation with Jung Yun
Episode One Hundred Forty Two Show Notes
KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine
Patreon Only Giveaway – Claire J. Griffin’s book A Rebellious Woman; become a Patreon sponsor by November 14th to be entered to win.
– Currently Reading – [4:09]
Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History: A Nautical History of the World – Ian Graham (CW)
State of Terror – Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (EF)(audio)
The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story – Horace Walpole (CW)
– Just Read – [13:11]
Woodrow on the Bench – Jenna Blum (EF)
A Blizzard of Polar Bears – Alice Henderson (CW)(EF)
Doctors and Friends – Kimmery Martin (EF)
Vampyres of Hollywood – Adrienne Barbeau, Michael Scott (CW)
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love – Kim Fay (EF) release date 2/8/22
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen – Laurie Colwin (EF)
Happy All the Time – Laurie Colwin (EF)
– Biblio Adventures – [41:43]
Chris and Emily went on a Joint Jaunt to The Montague Bookmill in Montague, MA. Chris was thrilled to find a first edition of Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg.
The Willa Cather Book Club met and discussed Alexander’s Bridge. The next meeting is in January and will be discussing O Pioneers. You can learn more about the book club here.
Chris attended a virtual event, Out of the Archives: The Queer History of Dracula with Ranger Meaghan Michel of the Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. You can watch the video recording of the event here.
– Upcoming Jaunts – [54:14]
Chris and Emily are planning a trip to People Get Ready bookstore in New Haven to pick up their copies of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Emily is planning to check out the Write America Series via Byrd’s Books hosted by Roger Rosenblatt, author of Making Toast. You can sign up for upcoming events and watch past events here.
– Upcoming Reads – [57:50]
Garden Spells – Sarah Addison Allen (EF)
Chouette – Claire Oshetsky (EF)
The Old Nurse’s Story: A Ghost Story for Christmas – Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (CW)
The Beetle – Richard Marsh (CW)
– Author Spotlight with Jung Yun – [1:05:20]
We spoke with Jung Yun, author of Shelter (which we discussed on Episode 104) and her new book O Beautiful.
You can learn more about Jung on her website.
– 19th Readalong –
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
The discussion will drop on December 21st via Episode 145, please get questions/comments to us by December 14th.
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– Also Mentioned –
Mystic Seaport Museum
Ellen Macarthur Foundation
Strawberry Hill House & Garden
The Pull of the Stars – Emma Donoghue
84 Charing Cross Road – Helene Hanff
Bram Stoker
Walt Whitman
Oscar Wilde
Alice Hoffman
Reading Envy Podcast
Joanne Harris: Chocolat, Five Quarters of the Orange
Leave the World Behind – Rumaan Alam
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