Episode 112 - We Do Some Alice Hoffman and Louise Penny Fangirling (again)

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

– 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.

– Currently Reading –
The Marrow Thieves – Cherie Dimaline (CW)
Magic Lessons – Alice Hoffman (EF) release date 10/6/2020
The Gilda Stories – Jewelle Gomez (CW)

– Just Read –
Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts (EF)(audio)
All the Devils Are Here – Louise Penny (CW)
All Adults Here – Emma Straub (EF)
The Pocket Emily Dickinson – Emily Dickinson (CW)
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches – Audre Lord (CW)

– Biblio (Couch) Adventures –
Emily listened to a recording of Yaa Gyasi in conversation with Roxane Gay discussing her book Transcendent Kingdom via Pen America series.

Chris attended an event via Village Preservation: Frances Morrone: Willa Cather’s Greenwich Village.

Emily attended a virtual event via RJ Julia Booksellers with Kerri Arsenault in conversation with Dani Shapiro discussing Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains.

Chris caught an event through The Book Stall bookstore with Kathleen Rooney in conversation with Alice Moody about her new book Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey.

– Upcoming Jaunts –
September 30 at 6pm (ET) Chris is attending an event through Village Preservation: Carl Raymond on Edith Wharton’s Village. You can register for the event here.

Chris and Emily are going on a virtual joint jaunt to the Schomburg Center Literary Festival. To see the schedule and sign up for individual events, go to this link.

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.

Emily has discovered Adriana Trigiani, author of the Big Stone Gap series, as the host of FaceBook Live interviews with many assorted authors. You can find them here.

– Upcoming Reads –
Beneficence – Meredith Hall (EF) release date 10/6/20
All My Puny Sorrows – Miriam Toews (EF)
The Red Horse (A Billy Boyle WWII Mystery #15)– James Benn (CW)
Trumbull Park – Frank London Brown (CW)

– Also Mentioned –
Stone Butch Blues – Leslie Feinburg
Books Are Magic
Emily Dickinson Museum
Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk – Kathleen Rooney
Gibson’s Bookstore
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Edith Wharton
Speak Up Storytelling
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