Hashtag Did Not Go Well

Amanda and Jenn discuss non-Christmas holiday reads, African authors, dark histories, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Feedback Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu and Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (rec’d by Rebecca) Born in Fire by K.F. Breene, Ilona Andrews, and Patricia Briggs (rec’d by Stephanie) Books Discussed My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Snow in Love by Melissa de la Cruz et al Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle (rec’d by Hey YA)  The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (tw racism) The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (Zambian writer) (tw: colonialism, racism, racial slurs, just all the racial triggers, rape) From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Ross Gay (esp. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude) When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, edited by Joy Harjo with Leanne Howe and Jennifer Foerster A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (tw: all of them) Chang-Rae Lee; On Such a Full Sea (tw: sexual assault, medical experimentation, abduction and imprisonment), Native Speaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices