Episode 160 - A "Horrifying" Chat with the Editors of OTHER TERRORS: Vince Liaguno and Rena Mason
Episode One Hundred Sixty Show Notes
KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine
– 22nd Readalong –
Our Third Quarter readalong is The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson.
The Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, September 18th at 7pm (ET). Send us an email if you would like to join in.
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Purchase directly from Milkweed Press with free shipping using the Code: SEEDKEEPERCOUGARS
– Two Giveaways –
Milo and Marcos at the End of the World – Kevin Christopher Snipes (CW)
A Little Bit Country – Brian D. Kennedy
Sinister Graves – Marcie R. Rendon
Shutter – Ramona Emerson (EF)
We are doing a second giveaway of one copy of The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson.
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– Currently Reading – [8:02]
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (CW)
You can join Chris’s Buddy Read here.
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis Devoto – edited by Joan Reardon (EF)
East of Eden – John Steinbeck (CW)
Vintage Book Club will meet on July 21st at 1:00 at the Red Tavern in South Windsor. For more information send an email.
The Poet’s House – Jean Thompson (EF)
A Writer’s Diary – Virginia Woolf (CW)
¡Hola Papi! How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons – John Paul Brammer (EF)
– Just Read – [21:24]
The Buddha in the Attic – Julie Otsuka (EF)
Death by Dumpling: A Noodle Shop Mystery Vivien Chien (CW)
You can read Chris’s blogpost about the book here.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin, Jennifer Kim and Julian Cihi (narrators) (EF)
Surprise! Surprise! - Lothar Meggendorfer (CW)
Fresh Water for Flowers – Valérie Perrin, Hildegarde Serle (Translator), Sara Young (narrator)
Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer in Cape Cod – Casey Sherman (reviewed by Karen)
– Biblio Adventures – [38:01]
Chris got the chance to visit bookstores while she was in Chicago including:
Prairie Path Books where she bought Emily a copy of Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story by Rachel Louise Martin.
Anderson’s Bookstore in Naperville then ate a delicious meal at Seoul Taco.
The Frugal Muse Books where she found a copy of The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: And Other Stories by
Carson McCullers and Editor to Author: the Letters of Maxwell E. Perkins.
Emily watched Episode 101 of Central Booking with John Valeri chatting with Joey Hartstone about his book The Local.
– Upcoming Jaunts – [46:26]
Emily is planning to attend an author event at RJ Julia’s Bookstore with Gabrielle Zevin author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow on July 13th.
Emily is planning to attend a virtual event Buzz Books Romance Editors Panel with authors Kate Clayborn, Jasmine Guillory, Kennedy Ryan, Amber D. Samuel, and Kylie Scott.
– Upcoming Reads – [47:26]
East of Eden – John Steinbeck (EF)
Atomic Anna – Rachel Barenbaum (author), Traci Odom, Natalie Naudus, Emily Lawrence & Zachary Johnson (narrators) (EF)
The Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters – John Steinbeck (CW)
Milo and Marcos at the End of the World – Kevin Christopher Snipes (CW)
A Little Bit Country – Brian D. Kennedy (CW)
Out of the Blue – Jason June (CW)
Only on the Weekends – Dean Atta (CW)
Out Now:
Brother Alive – Zain Khalid
– Editor Spotlight with Vince Liaguno and Rena Mason – [54:34]
We had the opportunity to chat with the editors of Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology.
Learn more about Vince Liaguno and Rena Mason.
– Also Mentioned –
Soho Press
Milkweed Press
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Margaret Renkl
Ada Limón
Bliss – Katherine Mansfield
The Swimmers – Julie Otsuka
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry – Gabrielle Zevin
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay – Michael Chabon
The Devil in the White City – Erik Larson
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius – A. Scott Berg
Horror Writers Association
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