Books Are My People
Jennifer Caloyeras
Find your next great read. Book recommendations, book news and guests, including top authors and other book enthusiasts who discuss what’s happening in the world of books with a focus on frontlist and backlist fiction including literary fiction, suspense, historical, memoir and nonfiction.
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Books Are My People - Episode #77 with My Summer Darlings author May Cobb
Books Are My People
05/23/22 • 30 min
This week, author May Cobb visits and talks about her latest release, My Summer Darlings. We chat about writing in a pandemic and discuss some of our latest reads including Watch Out for Her by Samantha Bailey and Geiger by Gustav Gordeman. Listen to learn more about how to enter My Summer Darlings book giveaway.
My Summer Darlings by May Cobb
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth.
Watch Out for Her by Samantha Bailey
More Than You’ll Ever Know by Kaitie Guitierrez
Geiger by Gustav Skordeman
Other Books Discussed:
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
May Cobb on Social Media:
Website: www.Maycobb.com
Twitter: @maykcobb
Giveaway Info: I'm giving away a copy of My Summer Darlings! All you have to do to enter is visit my Instagram Page , follow me and leave a comment. Share in your stories or tag friends in the comments for more entries. This giveaway is open to U.S. Mailing addresses only and will close on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022. I will notify a winner on Friday, June 3rd.
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Link for Bookworm for hire:
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Publishers weekly summer reading list:
https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/summer-reads-2022
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Books Are My People - Episode #34 with Author Mallory Tater
Books Are My People
10/19/20 • 25 min
On this episode, I speak with author Mallory Tater about The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss and other great books.
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Books Discussed:
The Birth Yard by Mallory Tater
The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun
How a Woman Becomes a Lake by Marjorie Celona
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession
Leave the World Behind by Ruman Alam
If You Discover a Fire by Shaun Robertson
Other Things Discussed:
Get a glimpse at the new Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad limited TV series here.
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Are you a bookish person interested in being a guest on the show? Email me at [email protected]
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Learn more about Mallory Tater:
Twitter: @malatonin
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Books Are My People - Episode #1
Books Are My People
07/29/19 • 16 min
On this debut episode I discuss Women Talking, We Cast a Shadow and more great books!
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Books Discussed:
Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Women Talking: A Novel by Miriam Toews
The People at Number 9 by Felicity Everett
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young
Other books mentioned:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
Winnesberg Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Girls With Razor Hearts by Suzanne Young
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Twitter @jencaloyeras
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22705533)Books Are My People - Episode #2
Books Are My People
07/29/19 • 19 min
On this episode I discuss The Last Romantics, Heavy: An American Memoir and other great books.
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Books Discussed:
Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak
The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
Here Where the Sunbeams are Green by Helen Phillips
Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel
Other books mentioned:
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Anne of Green Gables by Mariah Marsden
Some Possible Solutions by Helen Phillips
The Beautiful Buerocrat by Helen Phillips
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22705533)83 - Books Are My People with Author Katie Hafner (The Boys)
Books Are My People
08/22/22 • 35 min
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This week, I am joined by Katie Hafner, author of The Boys. We talk about how reading is like matchmaking and Katie recommends some of her favorite books.
You Again by Debra Jo ImmergutI
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria Gainza translated by Thomas Bunstead
The Burning by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy
The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirely Jackson
Southern Book Club Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix
The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
Katie Hafner on Social Media
Other Things Mentioned:
Link up to podcast The Sh*t no one tells you about writing
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Take a beginning novel writing class with me September 6 – October 28:
Visit my website jennifercaloyeras.com to learn more or my Instagram page @jennifercaloyeras
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Best of Books 2024
Books Are My People
12/23/24 • 28 min
On Episode #138 I share my favorite reads and audiobook listens from 2024 as well as some favorite backlist titles I read this past year.
Watch me recommend books on The Mark Thompson Show.
Win a copy of Guilt and Ginataan. Click here to enter. Closes Thursday, January 2nd, 2024.
Read Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luisella with me on Substack starting January 6th.
Books Recommended:
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zeran
Still Life With Remorse by Maira Kalman
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
James by Percival Everett
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
Bear by Julia Phillips
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Audiobooks Recommended:
Long Island by Colm Toibin
Mother Doll by Katya Apekina
The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
Backlist Recommended:
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Jackie by Dawn Tripp
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk
Other Books Mentioned:
From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley et al
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FAQ
How many episodes does Books Are My People have?
Books Are My People currently has 146 episodes available.
What topics does Books Are My People cover?
The podcast is about Mystery, Literature, Fiction, Writing, Writers, Podcasts, Books, Nonfiction, Arts and Suspense.
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The episode title 'Book Are My People - Episode #31' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Books Are My People?
The average episode length on Books Are My People is 25 minutes.
How often are episodes of Books Are My People released?
Episodes of Books Are My People are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Books Are My People?
The first episode of Books Are My People was released on Jul 29, 2019.
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