Episode 153 - Author Spotlight with Amy Bloom

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

In honor of National Poetry Month, Chris read “The Crazy Woman” from Selected Poems of Gwendolyn Brooks and “Steam Song: Hostilica Hears Al Green” from The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks: (American Poets Project #19) edited by Elizabeth Alexander.

– Currently Reading – [4:36]
The Children on the Hill – Jennifer McMahon (CW) release date 4/26/22
Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life Love and Longing – Jennifer Weiner (EF)(audio)
Miss Grief and Other Stories – Constance Fenimore Woolson, edited by Anne Boyd Rioux (CW)

– Just Read – [10:30]
The Summer Place – Jennifer Weiner (EF) release date 5/10/22
Stellaluna – Janell Cannon (CW)
Vampenguin – Lucy Ruth Cummins
Fiona and Jane – Jean Chen Ho (EF)
The Murder of Mr. Wickham – Claudia Gray release date 5/3/22
Learning America: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children – Luma Mufleh (EF)
You can find her Ted Talk here.
Hurricane Girl – Marcy Dermansky (EF) release date 6/14/22

– Biblio Adventures – [29:33]
Chris participated in a Zoom discussion of The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich in celebration of Colleen’s birthday.

Emily took The Gentleman Caller to Kent, CT to shop at House of Books.

– Upcoming Jaunts – [31:50]
Chris and Emily are planning a joint jaunt to Savoy Bookshop & Cafe to see Andrea Wang share her book Watercress on April 10, 2022 at 2:00 for Story Time. Joining us will be Andrea’s friend and fellow author Debbi Michiko Florence, author of Sweet and Sour publishing on July 26, 2022.

– Upcoming Reads – [33:00]
Death on the Nile – Agatha Christie (EF)(CW) You can join our buddy read on Goodreads here.
Maud Martha – Gwendolyn Brooks (EF)(CW) You can join our buddy read on Goodreads here.
Atomic Anna – Rachel Barenbaum (EF)
Oblivion: Stories – David Foster Wallace

Out Now:
The Wise Women – Gina Sorell
Memphis – Tara M. Stringfellow
A Tiny Upward Shove – Melissa Chadburn
Take My Hand – Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives – Mary Laura Philpott

– Author Spotlight with Amy Bloom – [42:43]
Amy’s memoir is In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss. You can learn more about Amy and her book tour on her website.

For more information and support regarding Alzheimer’s disease, follow this link.

– 21st Readalong –
Our Second Quarter readalong is Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal by Velma Wallis.
The Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, May 15th at 7pm (ET). Send us an email if you would like to join in.
You can join the Goodreads discussion here.

– Also Mentioned –
That Summer – Jennifer Weiner
Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout
Alice Munro
Amy Vincent / Claudia Gray
Tracks – Louise Erdrich
Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library – Agatha Christie
A Bend in the Stars – Rachel Barenbaum
Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace
Something to Do with Paying Attention – David Foster Wallace

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