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In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our conversation with literary translator Tina Kover. Kover has translated
Disoriental by NÊgar Djavadi, Blue by Emmelie Prophète, Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre, and The Postcard by Anne Berest, to name a few.Highlights:
đ From wanting to join the foreign service to becoming a literary translator.
đ The way translations are pitched and commissioned is quite different than how a conventional author would pitch their work.
đ Translators are writers. Itâs more than a process.------
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In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre, translated from the French by Tina Kover. The story of Belle da Costa Greene is nothing short of amazing. Reading about her story felt like a real adventure full of worry, excitement, hope, loss, and pride. Itâs a book we highly recommend.
Highlights:
đ The things you could do to change your identity back in the day were unreal.
đ The real kicker is that it was the whole family!
đ Belle Greene was quite the businesswoman.
đ The decision to pass comes with so many repercussions and extreme sacrifices.------
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In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Elena Knows by Claudia PiĂąero, translated from the Spanish by Francis Riddle.
Highlights:
đ This book is so much more than a mystery.
đ The afterword was such a vital part of understanding the author and her writing.------
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In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Vladimir by Julia May Jonas.
Highlights:
đ We open the episode by giving you a little gardening talk! Where are our fellow gardeners?
đ The part women play in marriage is a major topic of discussion.
đ Open marriage vs. unconventional marriage. Whatâs the difference?------
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In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth.
Highlights:
đ Motherthing looks at motherhood from many angles.
đ Can we talk about those mamaâs boys???
đ Thereâs nothing like a well-written darkly comedic book that touches on many sensitive themes.------
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In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, our December 2022 Book Club Pick, from Season 2 Episode 71.
Highlights:
đ Grief is dripping off these pages.
đ Was Leah even there? We have so many questions.
đ Who and what does The Center symbolize???
đ The body horror was done so well.
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In this episode, we are rebroadcasting our discussion of Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated from the Catalan by Julia Sanches, from season 2 episode 77.
Highlights:
đ What does an obsessive relationship look like?
đ Sometimes you want the role of an aunt, not a mother.
đ We debate whether or not Boulder is punk literature.
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In this episode, we discuss The Glutton by A.K. Blakemore.
Highlights:
đ We agree the writing was beautifully written at times, but was that enough?
đ In terms of forgotten historical figures, weâre not sure this one had enough meat to his story.
đ Will we read from this author in the future?------
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In this episode, we discuss A Little Luck by Claudia PiĂąero, translated from the Spanish by Francis Riddle. We are big fans of PiĂąero and truly enjoy reading her work. In 2022, we chose her book Elena Knows as our August book club pick and we had a great discussion on that book (episode 55).
Highlights:
đ PiĂąero knows how to write suspense.
đThere was one character that wasnât mentioned much, but still held so much space in the story.
đ Itâs a rather short book, but the story feels so big and it stays with you in so many ways.------
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In this episode, we chat with S.T. Gibson, the author of the forthcoming novel Evocation, with special guest Jess Owens.
Highlights:
đ Saint and Jess have a fangirl moment and it was EVERYTHING!
đWe share our favorite characters from Saintâs book Evocation.
đ Saint talks about her love for tarot.
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In this episode, we discuss an article on The Bookseller titled The Adultification of YA.
Highlights:
đ Is the intended audience for the YA readership being pushed out????
đMany YA readers DO NOT want to read books with spice.
đ It seems like authors are writing YA books for adults instead of for the actual YA audience.
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In this episode, we discuss an article on The Cut titled Why Does Every Famous Woman Have a Book Club Now?
Highlights:
đ The idea of having a âBook Conciergeâ is strange and intriguing.
đ Naomi was surprised the article didnât mention Amerie and Natalie Portman.
đ Surprisingly, these celebrity-chosen books do not have a sustaining effect on sales.
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In this episode, we discuss our MAR/APR community read: The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison.
Highlights:
đ The level of discomfort is high in this book.
đThe relationship between the siblings is so strained and strange.
đ The grief is heavy in this book. It drips off almost every page.
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In this episode, we discuss, The Atlanticâs March 14, 2024, The Great American Novels article.
Highlights:
đ Can one book encompass the totality of America?
đWhat does the term âgreat American novelâ even mean?
đ Itâs always fun to see a list of books that are completely new to you.------
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In this episode, we share our favorite books from the first quarter.
Highlights:
đ Poets writing novels FOR THE WIN!
đNaomi makes serious progress in completing some series on her shelves.
đ2024 is proving to be a really good reading year.
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In this episode, we talk about some of the late Spring and Summer book releases weâre looking forward to and think you should put on your radar.
Highlights:
đ Naomi has been on a literary vampire book kick.
đYup, there are most definitely some dark emotional books on our list.
đ Female friendships come up again in some of Alyssaâs picks.
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STAY TUNED FOR THIS UPCOMING EPISODE....
The Grapes of Wrath was published today in 1939.
We have been reading The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Whose Names are Unknown by Sanora Babb, and we will have a deep dive discussion about both books and their publishing history. You don't want to miss this episode!
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In this episode, we chat about the Bloomberg article: TikTok Is Turning the Publishing World Into Fast Fashion. There have been several articles and YouTube video essays on this topic.
Highlights:
đIs it booktok thatâs the problem or the publishing industry?
đThere seems to be an increasing amount of judgment in the book community.
đWe are entirely too concerned with what other readers are doing.
đ Are special editions even special anymore?------
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In this episode, we discuss Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar.
Highlights:
đYou canât help but feel a great deal of empathy for Cyrus.
đ We explore the horrid dangers of alcoholism.
đThis book deserves a second read. There is so much in this story to glean from.------
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In this episode, we discuss Vengeance Is Mine by Marie NDiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump.
Highlights:
đSometimes beautiful writing isnât enough.
đThere was a particular event that was mentioned several times, but was never confirmed, and that lack of verification was extremely confusing.
đAt times it seemed as though we jumped ahead of time without any warning.------
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