Literary Fiction Vs. Genre Fiction

03/24/20 • 45 min

Mary Kay and Louise talk about important literary things like, what’s going on in the literary world right now? What's the difference between literary fiction and genre fiction? Is one "better" than the other? And, what are you reading?

This episode is sponsored by The Winemaker's Wife, Libro FM, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommedations.

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BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED:

"What It’s Like to Try to Promote a Book in the Middle of a Pandemic" by Amy Klein

"The Case for Reading Fiction" by Christine Seifert

Tillerman series by Cynthia Voigt

Cormac McCarthy

You can find your hosts here:

Louise @ www.didyoueverstoptothink.com and @chaletfan on Twitter.

Mary Kay @ www.marykaymcbrayer.com, Twitter at @mkmcbrayer and Instagram at @marykaymcbrayer.

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This episode is sponsored by The Winemaker's Wife, Libro FM, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommedations.

Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED:

"What It’s Like to Try to Promote a Book in the Middle of a Pandemic" by Amy Klein

"The Case for Reading Fiction" by Christine Seifert

Tillerman series by Cynthia Voigt

Cormac McCarthy

You can find your hosts here:

Louise @ www.didyoueverstoptothink.com and @chaletfan on Twitter.

Mary Kay @ www.marykaymcbrayer.com, Twitter at @mkmcbrayer and Instagram at @marykaymcbrayer.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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How do you find the books that you read?

Mary Kay and Louise talk about important literary things like, what’s going on in the literary world right now? Where do you find the books that you read? How do you decide what to read next? And, what are you reading?

This episode is sponsored by Libro FM, Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations.

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BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED:

“On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison’s Catholicism” by Nick Ripatrazone

“The Hottest New Literary Genre is Doomer Lit” by Kate Knibbs

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Women’s Prize Shortlist just announced

Tailored Book Recommendations from Book Riot

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Carmen Maria Machado’s list of recommendations

Tender by Sofia Samatar

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Private Eye Magazine

Kirkus Reviews

Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin

Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg

You can find your hosts here:

Louise @ www.didyoueverstoptothink.com and @chaletfan on Twitter.

Mary Kay @ www.marykaymcbrayer.com, Twitter at @mkmcbrayer and Instagram at @marykaymcbrayer.

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Literary Fiction that Changed Our Lives

Mary Kay and Louise talk about important literary things like, what’s going on in the literary world right now? What are the books of literary fiction that changed your life? And, what are you reading now?

This episode is sponsored by Shelf Addiction podcast, Catapult, and The Malevolent Volume by Justin Phillip Reed, published by Coffee House Press.

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BOOKS AND TEXTS DISCUSSED:

"Book sales surge as self-isolating readers stock up on ‘bucket list’ novels" in The Guardian

What our contagion fables are REALLY about in The New Yorker, by Jill Lepore

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker

Beloved and Paradise by Toni Morrison

Roots by Alex Haley

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

A Void (La Disparation) by Georges Perec