Books with Betsy

Episode 106 - Do You Even Like Reading with Sirenna Blas

On this episode, Sirenna Blas, of @sirenbee_readsnthings on instagram, talks about how her life as a stay at home mom affords her amazing reading time. We also talk about how she is not afraid to give a spicy review, who she wants an adaptation from, and how she brings the reading life alive with her kiddos.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Kin [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780525659181] by Tayari Jones A Beast Slinks Toward Beijing [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780063419292] by Alice Evelyn Yang  Girl, Woman, Other [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780802156983] by Bernardine Evaristo    Books Highlighted by Sirenna: Mapping the Interior [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781250406026] by Stephen Graham Jones  Shark Heart: A Love Story [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781668006504] by Emily Habeck Hamnet [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781984898876] by Maggie O’Farrell Joy is My Middle Name [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781324110675] by Sasha Debevec-McKenney The Undocumented Americans [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780399592706] by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Endling [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780385545310] by Maria Reva Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781662603365] by Ingrid Robeyns The Reformatory [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781982188351] by Tananarive Due  Antelope Woman [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780062375285] by Louise Erdrich  Dominion [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780374609337] by Addie E. Citchens  Enter Ghost [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780802163301] by Isabella Hammad    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. [https://bookshop.org/lists/do-you-even-like-reading-with-sirenna-blas]   Other books mentioned in this episode: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle  The WIld Robot by Peter Brown  Laleh and the Language of the Birds by Perin Gurel  Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes by Eric Litwin & James Dean  Kin by Tayari Jones Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones  The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup  Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte  Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio  The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones  The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw  The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw

Episode 105 - The Absolute Most with Vanessa Diaz

On this episode, Vanessa Diaz, managing editor with Book Riot, talks about how her reading life is affected by her job, recommends woman-led mysteries, and talks about her current favorite authors. If you like witchy books, you have a lot of really great recommendations in this episode.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Kin [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780525659181] by Tayari Jones Yesteryear [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780593804216] by Caro Claire Burke  The Girls Who Grew Big [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780593801123] by Leila Mottley    Books Highlighted by Vanessa: Practical Magic [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780425190371] by Alice Hoffman  Gods of Jade and Shadow [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780525620778] by Sylvia Moreno Garcia  The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780385343497] by Alan Bradley  Like Water for Chocolate [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780385420174] by Laura Esquivel  The Murder of Roger Ackroyd [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780063221086] by Agatha Christie  The Scammer [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780063271272] by Tiffany D. Jackson  An Ember in the Ashes [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781595148049] by Saba Tahir  The Song of Achilles [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780062060624] by Madeline Miller  Liliana’s Invincible Summer [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780593244111] by Christina Rivera Garza  A Tip for the Hangman [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780593311349] by Allison Epstein You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780063383234] by Vincent Tirado  Murder in G Major [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781635110579] by Alexia Gordon  Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780307279286] by Patrick Radden Keefe A Study in Scarlet Women [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780425281406] by Sherry Thomas  The Secret Lives of Church Ladies [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781949199734] by Deesha Philyaw We Need No Wings [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781728258508] by Ann Dávila Cardinal  The Widow of Rose House [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781250297853] by Diana Biller    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. [https://bookshop.org/lists/the-absolute-most-with-vanessa-diaz]   Other books mentioned in this episode: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe  London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe  The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream by Patrick Radden Keefe  Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell  The Correspondent by Virginia Evans  The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway  The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt  The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Episode 104 - Screen to Page with Jeff Jones

On this episode, Jeff Jones, a fan of graphic novels, talks about how he comes to reading through his interest in sci-fi movies. We talk about his favorite weekly read, how he manages his very small TBR, and his discovery of some favorite authors through their work in comics.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Trad Wife [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9798892424721] by Saratoga Schaeffer  Suddenly Light [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781778430695] by Nina Dunic    Books Highlighted by Jeff: Annihilation [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781250824042] by Jeff VanderMeer The Darkseid War: The Green Lantern [https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/justice-league-darkseid-war-green-lantern-2015-1/ddddd7b6-7ac0-4144-ad65-3445dbaa19d6/c] by Tom King & Evan “Doc” Shaner Day After Night [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780743299855] by Anita Diamant Stargirl [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780375822339] by Jerry Spinelli  Binti Trilogy [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780756416935] by Nnedi Okorafor Mr. Splitfoot [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780544811812] by Samantha Hunt  Exhalation [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781101972083] by Ted Chiang    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. [https://bookshop.org/lists/screen-to-page-with-jeff-jones]   Other books mentioned in this episode: Shonen Jump  [https://www.viz.com/shonenjump?wpsrc=Google%20AdWords&wpcid=19592834065&wpsnetn=g&wpkwn=shonen%20jump&wpkmatch=b&wpcrid=654574127164&wpscid=144028353823&wpkwid=kwd-345798231284&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19592834065&gbraid=0AAAAAD4n5dpxE0H5yocd0nsW5j4QmzhJ5&gclid=CjwKCAjwwdbPBhBgEiwAxBRA4Vn0GjYwVB_H2x_pFGdGSwpxBTR23aFmryOKdlLeAQ7jMJ71Qw3apRoCGooQAvD_BwE] Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir  Strange Adventures by Tom King & Evan Shaner  Vision: The Complete Collection by Tom King  Monstress by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda  Far Sector by N.K Jemisin & Jamal Campbell  The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin  All About Love by Bell Hooks  Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Episode 103 - Book Club - True Biz

On this episode, Ben from Off Color Book Club joins me to discuss the most recent Off Color Book Club book, True Biz [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780593241523] by Sara Novic.    My Book Club Guide [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fg0Rgut4sYRpDHi9Yz43lZlnGjqhlAzGQdS127XOxTs/edit?usp=sharing]   If you’re interested in joining the Off Color Book Club in the future, our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 19th to discuss Girl, Woman, Other [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780802156983] by Bernardine Evaristo. All are welcome!

Episode 102 - Real People with Tess Page

On this episode, Tess Page, listener of Books with Betsy, talks about her requirement for books grounded in reality, her high/low reading tastes, and tells some wonderful stories of her reading habits in childhood. We talk about a shared favorite author who has a deep backlist and I encourage you to check her out!   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Milktooth [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781774713648] by Jaime Barnett Casualties of Truth [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780802163783] by Lauren Francis-Sharma   Books Highlighted by Tess: Riders [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781416565369] by Jilly Cooper  Rivals [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781538773529] by Jilly Cooper  The Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novel Adaptation [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781338888232] by Raina Tagelmeier & Ann M. Martin In a Blue Velvet Dress [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/in-a-blue-velvet-dress_catherine-sefton/1285388/?srsltid=AfmBOoreuRH_rvZPvLB4uCfSiSfoHalxdtRVo6JhgZjusbgc2S3o-Hf2#edition=31250311&idiq=37559001] by Catherine Sefton Excellent Women [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780143104872] by Barbara Pym   A Gentleman in Moscow [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9780143110439] by Amor Towles  Bringing Back the Beaver [https://bookshop.org/a/103140/9781645021223] by Derek Gow   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page. [https://bookshop.org/lists/real-people-with-tess-page]   Other books mentioned in this episode: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett  The Dutch House by Ann Patchett  Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell  This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell  Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins  Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman