Get Booked

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Correction: Jillian and Mariko Tamaki are cousins, which Jenn actually knew but still said they were sisters! She blames quarantine brain. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get Booked is a weekly show of custom book recommendations, hosted by former independent booksellers and long-time recommenders Amanda Nelson and Jenn Northington of Book Riot. Every Thursday they dive into reader questions to help you find your next great read, and each Monday they take turns recommending one particular favorite backlist title on The Handsell. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about deaf characters, immersive series, dark and angry fantasy, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Catapult, and Harper Paperbacks. 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 Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis (rec’d by Malory) Jazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo and The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis Books Discussed The London Steampunk series (Kiss of Steel #1) by Bec McMaster Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh, start with Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1) The City We Became by NK Jemisin The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade #1) by Seth Dickinson (tw: racism, homophobia, torture, violence, sexual assault, harm to children) Hel

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends From Scratch by Tembi Locke. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss platonic relationship reads, great chapter books, political memoirs, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of Miss Austen by Gill Hornby, and Wednesday Books. 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 An Equal Music, by Vikrim Seth and The Fionavar Tapestry series by Guy Gavriel Kay (The Summer Tree #1) (rec’d by Alicia) Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Roxane) Books Discussed Lab Girl by Hope Jahren New Waves by Kevin Nguyen Thea Stilton series by Thea and Geronimo Stilton Great Chapter Books post Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson, beloved of Liberty These Truths by Jill Lepore The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee I Wish You Al

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Hild by Nicola Griffith. This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss must-read literary fiction, queer fantasy reads, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Find our bookish COVID 19 coverage here. 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 The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross (rec’d by Stephanie) Symphony for the City of the Dead by M. T. Anderson and the Classical Breakdown podcast (rec’d by Laura C) The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (rec’d by Summer) Books Discussed My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (tw: sexual abuse of children) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (tw: harm to children) Girl

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio. This episode is sponsored by the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Mirna Valerio on Instagram: themirnavator This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss tragic romances, political intrigue, and nostalgic summer novels in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and by Harper Perennial, and Orbit Books, publisher of visionary author N.K. Jemisin’s new novel, THE CITY WE BECAME. 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. Books Discussed The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (TW suicide) A Separation by Katie Kitamura None of the Above by IW Gregorio When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (TW sexual assault, police violence) One Day by Da

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend. This episode is sponsored by Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss historical reads, female friendship, classical music, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations, Simon & Schuster, and Care/of. 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 The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (rec’d by Brannan) Books Discussed Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Lenora Bell (How The Duke Was Won) Sharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn (TW: homophobia) The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies (tw: violent hate crime, racism) The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung A Pale Light in the Black by KB Wagers (tw: emotionally abusive parents) Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon Lumberjanes: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Ste

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. This episode is sponsored by TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and special guest Nicole Young, of the Kidlit These Days podcast, discuss Robin Hood, rom-coms, novels about family drama, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski, with Fierce Reads, and Lerner Books. 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. Books Discussed Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg (tw: transphobia and/or fetishization, racism) Wintersong & Shadowsong by S. Jae Jones (tw: self-harm) 45 Pounds (More or Less) by K.A. Barson (tw: fatphobia) The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee, illustrated by Sam Hart and

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss Latinx authors in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez, on sale now from Catapult, Flatiron Books, publisher of The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner, and Sourcebooks. 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 The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne (rec’d by Stacy) The Afterward by EK Johnston (rec’d by Cara) Books Discussed Crashing Into Her by Mia Sosa Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (tw: child abuse, domestic violence, self harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, rape, homophobia, struggles with mental illness, addiction) We Set the Dark on Fire & We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia (tw: assault & abuse of women, homophobia) Revolution Sun

This week on the Handsell, Amanda recommends The Man Without a Face by Masha Gessen. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about refugees, fantasy series, indie horror, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Mariner Books, and Flatiron Books, publisher of Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore. 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. Books The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff (TW rape, gender-based violence) the Kate Daniels series (Magic Bites #1) by Ilona Andrews Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Books About the Immigrant Experience post The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (tw: mention of rape/sexual assault, genocide of indigenous populations, medical experimentation) North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press) The Sou

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Blake: Or, The Huts of America by Martin R. Delaney. This episode is sponsored by Random House. 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. Notes Nisi Shawl’s “Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Jenn discuss long distance romances, read-alikes for Tamora Pierce, punny titles, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Marks, a customizable journal to record your reading life, William Morrow Paperbacks, publisher of The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day, and Never Kiss a Duke by Megan Frampton, published by Avon Books. 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. Books Discussed Graceling by Kristin Cashore The Riddle-Master of Hed series, Patricia McKillip The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt (tw violence, harm to animals) The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Dragons in a Bag by Zeta Elliott Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee (tw aphobia) Let

This week on The Handsell, Amanda recommends Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble. This episode is sponsored by Random House Children’s Books. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices