Grief, Translations, and Wacky British Fantasy

Welcome to Episode 10! Jenn Northington is back as my permanent co-host as we take the show weekly! *confetti cannon* This week we’re talking books to read after losing someone to suicide, modern works in translation, and more. This episode is sponsored by The Lady’s Command by Stephanie Laurens and The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Books Discussed on the Show! The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Arcadia by Tom Stoppard Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Nick Harkaway (The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman) How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu anything Christopher Moore (Dirty Job is my personal favorite) The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren The Mersault Investigation by Kamel Daoud The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector (and anything else from New Directions) anything Natsuo Kirino and Cixin Liu Kalpa Imperial by Angélica Gorodische When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Get in Trouble by Kelly Link The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman Sarah Waters–Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith Drood by Dan Simmons Possession by A.S. Byatt Mrs. Engels by Gavin McCrea The Strangler Vine by MJ Carter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices