Episode 202 - Author & Editor Spotlight with Jessica Pryde
Episode 202 Show Notes
– Currently Reading –
The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells – Rebecca Rego Barry (CW) (audiobook)
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of Life Interrupted – Suleika Jaouad (EF) (audiobook)
Indigo – Beverly Jenkins (CW) (audiobook)
Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters – Jessica P. Pryde (CW)(EF)
– Just Read –
Emily tried to read two short stories but accidentally read a chapter from the novel That Old Ace in the Hole and the short story “Referential” by Lorrie Moore in The Best American Short Stories 2013 guest edited by Elizabeth Strout.
Vampires of El Norte – Isabel Cañas (CW) (audiobook)
Mrs. Caliban – Rachel Ingalls (EF)
Finding Margaret Fuller – Allison Pataki (CW) release date 3/19/2024
How To End a Love Story – Yulin Kuang (EF) release date 4/9/2024
– Biblio Adventures –
Emily stopped at Breakwater Books expecting to pick up a book for the Gentleman Caller and was surprised to receive a copy of Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly.
Chris spent a day in Manhattan at the New York Society Library doing research in the archives and searching for books by Sophia Belzer Engstrand. She couldn’t find Wilma Rogers but there was a well-loved copy of Miss Munday. There were also books on the shelf by her husband Stuart Engstrand including The Sling and the Arrow. A highlight of the day was finding a first edition of Emily Dickinson Face to Face.
Chris and Emily had two joint jaunts the first was in Book Cougars HQ chatting with Booktuber Melinda Ott. The second was a trip to Chester, CT to see Chris’s wife, Laura Thoma, read from her work-in-progress at the Chester Arts & Literary Weekend.
Chris participated in a virtual event with Rebecca Rego Barry about her new book The Vanishing of Caroline Wells : Investigations into a Forgotten Mystery Author sponsored by The Ohio State University’s Rare Books & Manuscripts Library. Rebecca recommended two favorite books by Carolyn Wells: Murder in the Bookshop and Vicky Van.
Emily is looking forward to watching a video with Roxane Gay (The Audacity Newsletter) in conversation with Sohla El-Waylly about her new cookbook Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook.
– Episode Sponsor –
If Her Love Was Enough by Catherine Oni
Catherine will be signing books at Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT on Saturday, March 2nd from 1-3pm (ET).
– Upcoming Jaunts –
Chris and Emily are heading on a joint jaunt to An Unlikely Story to meet Jenna Miller author of the new novel We Got the Beat. Wednesday, March 6 at 7PM (ET). She will be in conversation with Alecia Dow, Jennifer Dugan, and Jenny L. Howe.
– Upcoming Reads –
Small Odysseys: Selected Shorts Presents 35 New Stories – edited by Hannah Tinti (EF)
Shark Heart: A Love Story – Emily Habeck (EF)
Church on the Screen – Julie Fitzpatrick (CW)
Moby Dick – Herman Melville (CW) send an email if you want to join the buddy read
– Out Now –
Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story – Leslie Jamison
We Got the Beat – Jenna Miller
Grief Is for People – Sloane Crosley
Thirst – Marina Yuszczuk, translated by Heather Cleary
Summer at Squee – Andrea Wang
– Editor Spotlight with Jessica Pryde –
We chat with Jess about Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters. She recommends the book Well-Read Black Girl edited by Gloria Edim.
Learn more about Jessica here. You can find her writing on Book Riot.
– 1st Quarter 2024 Readalong –
Our first quarter readalong is Indigo by Beverly Jenkins.
Our Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, March 3rd at 7pm (ET), send an email if you would like to reserve a spot. You can join the Indigo Goodreads discussion here. We’ve also created a Goodreads thread for general romance chit chat.
– Also Mentioned –
Information about the remote control page turner shared by Sigrid (https://www.instagram.com/hatcherstacks):
This one works on the Kindle App, this one costs $10 more but works on the Kindle, Kobos, and more!
The movie American Symphony
Also by Annie Proulx: Brokeback Mountain and The Shipping News
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Carmilla Sheridan Le Fanu
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
Also by Emily Henry: Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Also by Michael Fink (Episode ): The Stranger in the Woods and The Art Thief
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