Books Are My People Jennifer Caloyeras

#123 with Jo Piazza The Sicilian Inheritance
This week, I talk food and books with The Sicilian Inheritance author and podcaster extraordinaire, Jo Piazza.
Book Recommended
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
The Secret Book of Flora Lee by Patti Callahan Henry
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Breaking and Entering by Don Gilmore


Other things mentioned:
The Sicilian Inheritance Podcast (Watch the trailer)
Under the Influence Podcast 
Where to find Jo Piazza:
Substack: Over the Influence @Jopiazza
Instagram: @joypiazzaauthor


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Author Garrard Conley (Boy Erased) speaks with me about his latest novel, All The World Beside. We talk about the research involved in writing historical fiction, how he helped change legislature, and some scandalous letters he discovered while conducting research. ,

Books Recommended:
All the World Beside by Garrard Conley
Exhibit by R.O. Kwon
James by Percival Everett
The Son of Man by Jean-Baptiste del Amo
The Morningside by Tea Obrecht
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
 Other Books Mentioned:
Anamalia by Jean-Baptiste del Amo
Ramona Ausebel, author of The Last Animal, recommends Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Garrard Conley's Links:
Instagram @gayrodcon
Twitter @gayrodcon
podcast : History Unerased
Giveaway for Amy Lin’s Here After closes on 3/27/24
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My Read With Me series on Substack begins in May. We Will be reading The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman 
March 27th at 9 am PT Free Book Cover Art Along and Book Discussion. You must be registered here to attend. 
April 2: Substack Paying Subscriber Discussion on The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee and the TV series, The Expats time: TBD
 Hugo awards Article
Tournament of Books
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In episode #121, graphic memoirist, Kelcey Ervick joins the show to talk about her graphic memoir and what it’s like to write about and draw her lived experience. 
 
Books Recommended:
I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft 
Good Talk by Mira Jacob
The Painter’s Daughter by Emily Howes
Give Me Space But Don't Go Far by Haley Weaver
 Kelcey's books:
The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women's Lives
Field Guide to Graphic Literature
Find Kelcey online:
Website
Substack
Instagram
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Roxana Robinson (Leaving) and I discuss novels that move us, Parisian sewers and best approaches to teaching writing.  
Books Recommended:
Leaving by Roxana Robinson
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarlane
Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Trespasses Louise Kennedy
Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakley-Cartright
Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley
 
Guest Author Recommendation:
Mrs. Gulliver by Valerie Martin
Twitter: @ValerieMmart
The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Other Things Discussed:
The Expatriates in March and Expats on Substack
Find Roxana on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxana.robinson
And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxanarobinsonauthor/
Wesbsite: https://www.roxanarobinson.com
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In episode #119, John Evans, owner of Diesel Bookstore talks about selling his independent bookstore, what he'll miss most and how books help us deal with difficult subjects such as war.  
 
Click below to purchase the books at my affiliate Bookshop.org shop, which gives money back to Diesel Bookstore and supports this show. 
Books recommended:
Trilogy by H.D.
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
 
Other books mentioned:
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
The Position by Meg Wolitzer
Visit Diesel bookstore online
Diesel Bookstore on Instagram

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This week, on episode #117 of Books Are My People, I'm visited by H. Maria Armijo a visual artist, librarian and instructor on a mission to boost community literacy.  We talk books and the importance of information literacy.
Books recommended:
Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran 
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. Rogers
You Dreamed of Empires by Albert Enrigue translated by Natasha Wimmer
The Skull by Jon Klassen
Guest author recommendation: Angela Brown, author of Olivia Strauss Is Running Out Of Time recommends Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major 
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Sign up for my Book Social happening on Thursday, January 18th at 5 pm PT.  We will share what books we are reading and loving in January. 
Check out @Blueshineart's artwork and classes. 
Link to copyright free songs and books.
 
 
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