Books Are My People

This week, author and Drag Queen Story Hour founder Michelle Tea visits and talks to us about her new Press, Dopamine, its forthcoming anthology, Sluts and how she generates so much writing. This episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by The Year We Danced, A Memoir by Stephen E. Smith Books Discussed: Sluts Anthology edited by Michelle Tea My Child The Algorithm by Hannah Silva Skunks by Fiona Warnick Candy Darling : Dreamer Superstar by Candy Darling Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett Luster by Raven Leilani Other Things Discussed: MISA: Madeline Island Arts School Sign up for my Read With Me Series in May where we are reading The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman Apartment Guide’s on 7 Guidelines for building a home library featuring some bookshelf advice by yours truly. Visit Michelle Tea’s Website here. Find Michelle Tea on Instagram @michelleteaz Find Michelle on Facebook @MichelleTea Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Collage artist and printmaker Sarah Z. Short talks about her creative process, how language figures into her art, the books she used to love to teach and, she recommends some of her favorite reads on episode 124 of Books Are My People. Books Discussed: The Hunter by Tana French Real Americans by Rachel Khong Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarrow One Hundred Days by Alice Pung The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel Sarah Z. Short Website Sarah Z. Short on Instagram Other Things Discussed: The Women by Kritsin Hannah giveaway closes 5/9/24 US mailing addresses only. Click here to be taken to my Substack Read with me series in May is The Book Of Ayn by Lexi Frieman FSG Poetry hotline 385 3425374 Monday - Friday in April Instructables Competition George Orwell’s 1984 audiobook link Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

#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 Book Giveaway: Monsters We Have Made closes Wednesday, April 17th To Enter: Visit and post a comment on my Instagram Page and make sure you subscribe to my Books Are My People newsletter on Substack. Open to US mailing addresses only. Gain extra entries by tagging friends and sharing in your stories. Link to LA Times Festival of Books. Sponsorship: reach out to booksaremypeople@gmail.com Link to my Books Are My People Substack Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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 Open to U.S. mailing addreses only. 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 Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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 Join the Books Are My People Bookclub on Substack Find a Silent Book Club Near You Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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 Find me on Instagram @jennifercaloyeras Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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 Literary Stamps Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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 Visit H. Maria Armijo's website H. Maria Armijo's Instagram Sign up for my Read with Me January Read Along: Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang 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. Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Learn about three new works of fiction, one memoir and a backlisted short fiction collection. Join my book club if you're looking for a book community. I talk about book bans in Florida, reading goals and Keanu Reeves. Books Recommended: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen Safe As Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump Greek Lessons by Han Kang translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon Jennifer Belle, author of Swanna in Love recommends True Grit by Charles Portis Other Books Discussed: Beautyland by Marie Helene Bertino Parakeet by Marie Helene Bertino Join February’s Read Along of Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang Sign up on Substack to receive my Book Release Newsletter Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, on episode #116, Andy Hunter CEO of Bookshop.org stops by and talks about how he started his company and he shares some of his favorite recent reads. One of the best things you can do to support my free podcast is to purchase books through my affiliate links below! Or, buy me a coffee! (I do love coffee!) Books Recommended: The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut Nonfiction by Julia Myerson The Book Of Ayn by Lexi Freiman The Fetishist by Katherine Min Didn't Nobody Give A Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham Other Books Discussed: Love and Hydrogen by Jim Shepard Click here to follow me on Substack and join me for our February Read With Me: Land of Milk and Honey Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, my father and screenwriter Ron Clark and I talk movies and I recommend my favorite reads from 2024. Books recommended: Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah The Fraud by Zadie Smith Big Swiss by Jen Beagin The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Death Valley by Melissa Brodeur Guest Author Recommendations by Betsy Marro, author of Casualties. Betsy recommends Make It Stop by Jim Ruland Other Books Discussed: Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang Find Betsy oon her Substack, Spark. Link to Elizabeth Marro's book, Casualties. Visit me on Substack. Find me on Instagram. Movies Discussed: The Holdovers Oppenheimer Flowers of the Killer Moon Monster Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today on episode #114 I go back in time and review my favorite book from 2014. Etsy Link To My Journals Send me an email at booksaremypeople@gmail.com with your address I will send you a handmade collage! Books recommended in 2014 Euphoria by Lily King All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews A Girl is A Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi Dept of Speculation by Jenny Offilll Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, on episode #113, Michelle Porter and I discuss her debut fiction novel, A Grandmother Begins The Story. Books Recommended: A Grandmother Begins The Story by Michelle Porter Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo North Woods by Daniel Mason Whitemud walking by Matthew James Weigel The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach The Circle by Katherena Vermette Guest Author Recommendation: Holly M. Wendt, author of Heading North Recommends Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Links Mentioned: Link up to the story of my lost dog Buy my handmade upcycled book journals https://www.etsy.com/shop/booksaremypeople?ref=shop_sugg_market&section_id=44535495 Watch Ada Limon’s read “Dear Human At The Edge Of Time” included in the National Climate Assessment. Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, I get a visit from one of my favorite authors, Edward Carrey. We talk about his latest novel, Edith Holler. Books Recommended: Edith Holler by Edward Carrey Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo The Fraud by Zadie Smith Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic Novel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Other Books Discussed: Little by Edward Carrey The Swallowed Man by Edward Carrey My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Link to apply to adopt an adorable puppy I’m fostering. Link to Edward Carrey’s website Link to download the toy theater from Carrey’s website in black and white and link to download the toy theater in color. Find me on Substack Find me oon Instagram. Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Books Are My People #112 with Edward Carrey author of Edith Holler Books Recommended: Edith Holler by Edward Carrey Seeking Fortunes Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo The Fraud by Zadie Smith Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer My Brilliant Friend: The Graphic NOcel: Based on the novel by Elena Ferrante by Chiara Lagani and Mara Cerri Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Other Books Discussed: Little by Edward Carrey The Swallowed Man by Edward Carrey My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Link to apply to adopt an adorable puppy I’m fostering. Link to Edward Carrey’s website Link to download the toy theater from Carrey’s website in black and white and link to download the toy theater in color. Support the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, on episode #111, I recommend five great reads. Books Recommended: Pet by Catherine Chidgey The Art Thief by Michael Finkel Shark Heart by Emily Haebeck Our Town by Thornton Wilder Notes on An Execution by Danya Kukafka Other Books Never Whistle at Night Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris Here is the link to my Substack. Here is the link to my All You Have To Do Is Call book giveaway closing 11/2 Letter from Steinbeck to his son. My most recent Live book recommendation with Annie Sullivan of So This Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

On episode #110 I speak with author Kerri Maher. We talk about reproductive rights, historical fiction and her latest novel, All You Have To Do Is Call. Sign up for my weekly book recommendation newsletter here. Find me on Substack here. Books Reccomended: All You Have To Do Is Call by Kerri Maher Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez The Bee Sting by Paul Murray A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin Death Valley by Melissa Broder The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson Guest author recommendation: The Meadows by Stephanie Oaks recommends The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty, Other Books Discussed: Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix (Explore the Creature Feature series here.) Our Strangers by Lydia Davis Doppleganger by Naomi Klein Tom Lake by Anne Patchett All you have to do is Call book giveaway: This giveaway will close on Thursday, November 2nd, and I will announce a winner on my Instagram Giveaway post on November 3rd. This is Open to U.S. mailing addresses only. To enter: Follow me on Instagram, click here to leave a comment below the All You Have To Do Is Call giveaway post and sign up for my weekly Books Are My People newsletter , out each Tuesday with new books releases, paperback releases and more if you haven’t yet already. You can gain extra entries by sharing the giveaway post in your stories and by tagging your book-loving friends. Banned Book wagon tour stops. Monty Hall Problem Victoria Authors Festival Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, on episode #109, I speak with young adult Kayvion Lewis, author of the recently published Thieves’ Gambit. We talk about her writing process and her adventurous spirit is so infectious! Book Recommended: Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison Yellow Face by R.F. Kuang Whalefall by Daniel Kraus Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Guest author Emily Brightwell, author of Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win recommends Redshirts by John Scalzi Other books: Starter Villian by John Scalzi See my art in The Nelligan Review. Shop my art and upcycled book journals. Giveaway: I am giving away TWO copies of Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall. This giveaway will close on publication day, October 10th, and I will announce the two winners on this post on October 11th. Open to U.S. mailing addresses only. To enter: Follow me on Instagram, click here to leave a comment and sign up for my weekly Books Are My People newsletter, out each Tuesday with new books releases, paperback releases and more in my Linktree on Instagram. Gain extra entries by sharing this post in your stories and tagging your book-loving friends. Annie Sullivan of SoThis and I went live with book recommendations. Click here to check it out! Esquire article on Blurbs: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a44948120/book-publishing-broken-blurbs-system/ Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, on episode #108, I speak with Hannah Carlson, who has a PHD in material culture, to talk about her book, Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close. Books Recommended: The Mummies of Urumchi by Elizabeth Wayland Barber Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber Rouge by Mona Awad Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan Guest author recommendation: Laura Zimmerman Just Do This One Thing For Me Recommends Weather by Jenny Offill Other Books Discussed: Prophet by Sin Blanche and Helen McDonald Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Up Next: Pet by Catherine Chidgey The Fraud by Zadie Smith Annie Sullivan and I recommend book live on Instagram @JenniferCaloyeras 9 am 9 /19 Shop my Journals and Art in my Etsy Shop The Weaver and the Witch Queen Giveaway Link, closes Thursday, 9/14 Sign up for my weekly newsletter out each Tuesday. Follow me on Substack. Follow me on Instagram Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Today, on episode 107 I speak with author Denene Millner about her latest novel, One Blood, and her experience novelizing the film Dreamgirls. Click on any of the links below to purchase the books discussed. Shownotes: My upcycled book journals are on sale with 25% off through September 15th, 2023 with the code: ENDOFSUMMER Free shipping free when you spend $35 or more. Click here to shop! Book Giveaway: The Weaver and the Witch Queen All you have to do to enter is click here and comment on my The Weaver and the Witch Queen post on my Instagram account, and sign up for my weekly Books Are My. People Newsletter, which comes out each Tuesday on New Book Release Day. You can gain extra entries by sharing the post and tagging friends in the comments. This giveaway will close on Thursday, September 14th and I will announce a winner on the original post on Friday, September 15th. Where to find me online: Instagram @jennifercaloyeras Substack: Jennifer Caloyeras Email: booksaremypeople@gmail.com Sign up link for my Books Are My People Weekly Newsletter here. Books Recommended: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Other Books Discussed: The Weaver and The Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear The Warriors by Sol Yurick Pockets: An Intimate History of How We keep things close by Hannah Carlson Support the Show. I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!