Spring Books 2019

Spring Books 2019

We talk about books we love in genres we don't often cover: poetry, graphic memoir, short stories and essays. Ali Liebegott talks with Ann about her poetry collection, The Summer of Dead Birds. Aminatou interviews Mira Jacob about her graphic memoir, Good Talk. Gina speaks with Xuan Juliana Wang about her collection of short stories, Home Remedies. And Briallen Hopper joins Aminatou to talk about her book of essays, Hard to Love. What are you reading? Tag #cygbooks to share your current faves.

Reading List:

The Summer of Dead Birds by Ali Liebegott

Good Talk by Mira Jacob

Hybrida by Tina Chang

Home Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang

Hard to Love by Briallen Hopper

The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory (coming in July)

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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