Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read7 Heinä 2020

Episode 106 - Author Spotlight with Anne Oman

– Currently Reading –
All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto – George M. Johnson (CW)
The Museum of Modern Love – Heather Rose (EF) (audio)
Night – Elie Wiesel (CW)
Rage Baking: The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury, and Women’s Voices - Kathy Gunst and Katherine Alford (EF)

– Just Read –
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close – Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman (EF) release date 7/14/20
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts – Kate Racculia (CW)
The Last Flight – Julie Clark (EF)
My Sister the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite (CW)(audio)
Last Day – Luanne Rice (EF)
Home Before Dark – Riley Sager (CW)
The Revisioners – Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (EF)
Blacktop Wasteland – S.A. Crosby (CW) release date 7/14/20

– Biblio Adventures –
Chris attended a virtual event through RJ Julia Booksellers Richie Jackson author of Gay Like Me in conversation with Matthew Reimer author of We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation.

Emily attended a virtual event via Books are Magic with Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Rodham, in conversation with J. Courtney Sullivan to discuss the release of her book Friends and Strangers.

Emily listened to the Women’s Prize podcast, which can be found HERE.

– Upcoming Jaunts –
Emily is going to scout out and make donations to some of the little free libraries created via the organization Help Your Shelves.

Wednesday, July 15 – Chris plans to attend a virtual event via The Center for Fiction with Victor Lavalle in conversation with Stephen Graham Jones about his book, The Only Good Indians.

The Book Cougars are hosting a biblio adventure! We will be having a virtual readalong discussion of Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. The Zoom discussion will take place on Sunday, July 26th at 7:00 p.m. (EST). If you would like to join us please send an email to save a spot.

– Upcoming Reads –
The Topeka School – Ben Lerner (EF)
Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey – Kathleen Rooney (EF) release date 8/11/20
With or Without You – Caroline Leavitt (EF) release date 8/4/20
The Quarry Fox and Other Critters of the Wild Catskills – Leslie T. Sharpe (EF) (audio)
Fludd – Hilary Mantel (CW)

– Author Spotlight with Anne Oman –
Anne is the author of Mango Rains out from Galaxy Galloper Press.
The book can be found on her website: http://www.mangorains.net/
And bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/MangoRains

– Also Mentioned –
Other books by Elie Weisel: Dawn and Day
Amityville Horror – Jay Anson
The Okra Project
Tayari Jones
Ann Patchett
Paul Tremblay
Tommy Orange
Hilary Mantel Trilogy: Wolf Hall, Bringing Up the Bodies, and The Mirror & the Light

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Episode 217 - Author Spotlight with James R. Benn

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Episode 216 - Guest Spotlight with Michael Kelleher, Director of the Windham Campbell Prizes

Emily is back in Connecticut, which means she and Chris were able to record this episode together at Book Cougars HQ. We are grateful for long-distance recording technology, but talking about books in...

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Episode 215 - The Midwest Episode

We’re calling this episode “The Midwest Episode” because we recorded it while both of us were visiting the Midwest. Emily is spending time with her daughter and granddaughter in Michigan, and Chris wa...

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Episode 214 - Biblio Adventure Extravaganza

Welcome to Episode 214! This episode contains a lot of biblio adventuring. Emily is in Traverse City, Michigan, helping her daughter, getting to know her new granddaughter, and discovering the many ...

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Episode 213 - "I'll Have What You're Reading" with Booktuber Shawn Breathes Books

Welcome to Episode 213! BookTuber Shawn Breathes Books joins us to celebrate Jenny Colvin and “I’ll Have What You’re Reading,” the memorial buddy read we jointly hosted with him the last few months. ...

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Episode 212 - Author Spotlight with Juliet Grames

Welcome to Episode 212! This episode is different from all of our previous shows because Emily was unexpectedly called out of town to attend her granddaughter’s birth! Baby Neena arrived three weeks ...

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Episode 211 - Deep Dive Into Summer Reading

We dove into summer with our first big Biblio Adventure of the season! It involved art by kids inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” lobster, a little free library, an...

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Episode 210 - Getting Cozy with Our Mystery Man, John Valeri

Welcome to Episode 210, where we have the pleasure of welcoming back Our Mystery Man, John Valeri! For those of you who are new to the Book Cougars, John is a frequent guest. He’s a reader, profession...

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