Reading Envy

Yanira shares why she deleted Goodreads and how it's improved her reading life, and we talk about rereading books before we dig into books we've read and liked lately. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 246: Unsettling Endings Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Very Cold People by Sarah MangusoEnd of the World House by Adrienne CeltA Very Nice Girl by Imogen CrimpThe Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe, Yohanca Delgado, Eve L. Ewing, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, and Sheree Renee ThomasJoan is Okay by Weike WangOther mentions:  A House of My Own: Stories from My Life by Sandra CisnerosThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hating Game by Sally ThorneThe Hating Game (film)Normal People by Sally RooneyConversations with Friend

At the end of March, a handful of us gathered to discuss what we had read for the Russian novel quarter of Reading Envy Russia. We also discuss the works we abandoned, some dips into Ukrainian literature, and talked more about what makes a novel quintessentially Russian. Thanks to all who joined in during this chat, in Goodreads, and in social media!Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 245: Looking Back at the Russian Novel  Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People who Read Them by Elif BatumanThe Anna Karenina Fix by Viv GroskopDead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolkhonskyA Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov, translated by Paul FooteThe Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin, translated by

Lauren W. will be co-hosting this non-fiction quarter of Reading Envy Russia. We share books we have already read and freely recommend, and also chat about the piles and shelves of books we are considering. Let us know your recommendations and where you hope to start in the comments, or join the conversation in Goodreads.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 244: 2nd Quarter - Russian Non-Fiction Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books we can recommend: Memories from Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi Tolstoy, Rasputin, Others, and Me: The Best of Teffi by TeffiSecondhand Timeby Svetlana AlexievichThe Unwomanly Face of Warby Svetlana AlexievichLast Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Pevear & VolokhonskyZinky Boysby Svetlana AlexievichVoices of Chernobyl (also titled Chernobyl

It's been a while since I've done a speed dating bonus episode, and this one is all about Russian novels for the Reading Envy Russia novel quarter. I discuss books I tried, what I think of them, and books I read previously. We might be moving on to non-fiction officially, but that doesn't mean we have to leave Russian literature behind forever. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 243: Russian Novel Speed Date Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:An Evening with Claire by Gaito Gazdanov, translated by Bryan KaretnykThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichFirst Love by Ivan Turgenev, translated by Richard FreebornEugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, translated by Leo TolstoyOblomov by Ivan Goncherov, translated by Stephen PearlLolita by Vladimir NabokovZuleikha by Guzel Yakhina, translated

I was happy to sit down and talk to Claire, a reader from the upcoming generation. She likes dark and gloomy books! Jenny also took the opportunity to read a few YA books she had not yet gotten to, and went dark and gloomy too.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 242: Dark and Gloomy Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Took by Mary Downing Hahn Truly, Devious by Maureen JohnsonPrisoner B-3087 by Alan GratzEmily of New Moon by L.M. MontgomeryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsOther mentions:  Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnMaus by Art SpiegelmanThe Hunger Games seriesDivergent seriesMaze Runner seriesDangerous by Shannon HaleA Map of Days by Ransom RiggsEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardRelated episodes: Episode 010 - YA Literature: Death and Mayhem with

Laurie is back and we talk about book challenges, even one in French! Since she is a biologist, science comes up as a theme in multiple ways. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 241: Feral Pigeons Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:Cat's Cradle by Kurt VonnegutThe Trees by Percival EverettA Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching by Rosemary MoscoBroken Halves of a Milky Sun: Poems by Aaiún NinThe Unwinding and Other Dreams by Jackie MorrisOther mentions:  Think Again by Adam GrantThe Hall of the Singing Caryatids by Victor Pelevin, translated by Andrew BromfieldThe Possessed by Elif BatumanPutin's Russia by Darryl CunninghamLilly Library - Kurt Vonnegut collectionTelephone by Percival EverettThe American Pigeon MuseumThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExuperyPigeoneticsUnbou

Chris visits the podcast for the first time, where we discuss web comics and where they live, book clubs and book goals, book slumps and book challenges. We also manage to discuss several debut novels across a wide range of genres, but all with strong representation!Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 240: Air Quotes Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:The Wolf at the Door by Charlie AdharaHow High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia NagamatsuThe Charm Offensive by Alison CochrunIslands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, performed by Tantoo CardinalSummer Sons by Lee MandeloOther mentions:  Gotham OutsidersThirsty on ToonTalking ComicsMy Gentle GiantWEBTOONBatman: Wayne Family AdventuresWattpadReading Glasses PodcastReading Glasses ChallengeHeaving Bosoms Podcast

Katie joins me for the first time from the far north to discuss her own reading, plus one very creative solution for reading short stories with a book club. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 239: Gross but Subtle Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:Salt Slow by Julia ArmfieldThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichSufferance by Thomas KingSeek You: A Journey through American Loneliness by Kristen RadtkeGutter Child by Jael RichardsonOther mentions: Well-Read BooksColes Books"The Great Awake" by Julia ArmfieldWayward Children series by Seanan McGuireTournament of BooksLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichThe Night Watchman by Louise ErdrichGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas KingIndian Horse by Richard WagameseThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineThe Break by Katherena VermetteThe Stra

Courtney is back and before we jump into discussion of books we've read and liked recently, we discuss how our reading has changed over time.  Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 238: Inanimate Objects Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:The Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecThe Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak The Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanThe Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth OzekiApple Island: Or the Truth about Teachers by Douglas EvansOther mentions: Washington Black by Esi EdugyanThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternPicnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert PetersonThe Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeFive Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri FinkRagnarokNorse

Jenny talks about her reading goals for 2022, starts thinking about Russian novels, and reflects on reading goals for 2021. Next time we'll be back to our regular episodes!Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 237: Reading Goals 2022 Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Discussion Links:Reading Envy Russia - shared folder with challenge documents, etc.Reading Envy Readers - discussion in Goodreads (join the group)The Possessed by Elif BatumanAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovLolita by Vladimir NobokovEugene Onegin by Alexander PushkinOblomov by Ivan GoncharovUntraceable by Sergei LebedevOblivion by Sergei LebedevZuleikha by Guzel YakhinaBrisbane by Eugene VodolazkinAn Evening with Claire by Gai

Jenny asked previous podcast guests to chat about their top reads of the year, whether or not they were published in 2021. Jenny also chimes in with her own obscure categories. Please enjoy hearing from Tina, Tom, Lindy, Trish, Andrew, Kim, Jeff, Elizabeth, Audrey, Scott, Robin, Mina, Emily, Chris, Nadine, and Ross. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 236: Best Reads of 2021 Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:(duplicates removed) Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram x. Kendo and Keisha N. BlaineBroken Horses written and read by Brandi CarlileSeveral People are Typing by Calvin KasulkeWhen the Light of the World was Subdued edited by Joy HarjoBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Murderbot Diaries series by Martha WellsX

Paula is back for the last regular episode of the year and we talk about biography, books from the backlist, and books from countries we don't know much about.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 235: Nature of Humanity Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:Wrestling with the Angel by Michael KingOpen Water by Caleb Azumah NelsonThe Owl Service by Alan GarnerSovietistan by Erika Fatland, translated by Kari DicksonChronicle in Stone by Ismaeil Kedare, translated by Arshi Pipa and David BelowOther mentions: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererAn Angel at My Table by Janet FrameFaces in the Water by Janet FrameNormal People by Sally RooneySmall Island by Andrea LevyThe Swing in the Summerhouse by Jane LongtonThe Border by Erika FatlandThe Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alex

Jenny and Nadine reconvene to talk about reasons not to set reading goals, look back on the year, and discuss which books we've read and enjoyed lately. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 234: Punctuation Marks Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:Mr. Eternity by Aaron Their Mud Sweeter than Honey: Voices of Communist Albania by Margo Rejner; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones History in Pieces (short story) by Beth GoderEm by Kim Thuy Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan, translated by Lisa C. HaydenOther mentions: Cloud Atlasby David MitchellThe Actual Starby Monica ByrneSvetlana Alexievichbethgoder.comThe Punctuation Factory by Beth Goder (short story. behind paywalll)How to Say I Love You w/ Wikipediaby Beth Goder (short story)Ru by Kim ThuyThe Space between Wo

Jenny starts off the episode by announcing a big project for 2022! Ruth teaches her a new word and we discuss a recent Tournament of Favorites, plus as always, books we've read and liked lately.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 233: Get Into Trouble Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:  Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersBewilderment by Richard PowersDissolution by C.J. SansomThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodOther mentions:Tournament of Books' Tournament of FavoritesBooker PrizeNational Book AwardThe Animators by Kayla Rae WhitakerPachinko by Min Jin LeeA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoVersion Control by Dexter CaldwellAmelia Peabody seriesFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Key

I am joined by Nadine, Vinny, Laurie, and Bryn to discuss Barkskins by Annie Proulx. We bring in some of the discussion in Goodreads as well as some fresh eyes on this text.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 232: Barkskins Readalong Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Barkskins by Annie ProulxOther mentions:Love Medicine series by Louise ErdrichSarum by Edward RutherfurdLondon by Edward RutherfurdThe Overstory by Richard PowersBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererFirst Americans MuseumThirty Nine RestaurantMeridian by Alice WalkerSooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah PinskerThe Actual Star by Monica ByrneGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadThe Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya, translated by Jamey GambrellRelated episodes: Episode 090 - Reading Envy Reada

Reggie is back for a horror-specific episode, just in time for the second half of October. We discuss what works for us in horror (and what doesn't) and share a few books that have gotten under our skin.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 231: Psychological Terrorism Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Infested by Carol GoreSummer Sons by Lee MandeloSing Your Sadness Deep by Laura MauroThe Lighthouse Witches by C.J. CookeThe Good House by Tananarive DueOther mentions:The Missing by Sarah LanganNos4A2 by Joe HillBonkers Romance PodcastCackle by Rachel HarrisonSmart Bitches, Trashy Books PodcastProfessional Book Nerds PodcastBooks in the Freezer PodcastEarth Fathers are Weird by Lyn GalaRewind or Die Series, Unnerving Press (Reggie recommends volumes 2-6, 12-14, 16)The Sal

Living in Hong Kong has given Ross a different pandemic perspective, and has shifted his reading life in ways we discuss during this episode, as well as discussing books we've read recently. I'm just a bot, though.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 230: Iron Bubble Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Imperial Twilight by Stephen PlattGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroSeveral People are Typing by Calvin KasulkeThe Betrayals by Bridget CollinsOther mentions:Robert Burns Night in Hong Kong The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David MitchellTravels with a Tangerine by Tim Mackintosh-SmithBooker AwardCamp ToBKazuo Ishiguro - Nobel PrizeOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodWall-E (film)The Buried Giant by Kazuo IshiguroNever Let Me Go by Kazuo

Author and podcaster Tom Merritt joins Jenny to talk about books, mostly science fiction and fantasy, and Tom shares about his newest book, Project V.E.R.A. Jenny knows Tom from the Sword and Laser Book Club and Podcast, but it's not his only project!Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 229: Second Contact Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Rogue Protocol by Martha WellsThe Actual Star by Monica ByrneThe Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. WaggonerThe Hidden Palace by Helene WeckerKyreen by Nikki MooreOther mentions:Daily Tech NewsKnow a Little MoreCord KillersSword and Laser PodcastEast Meets WestTech Republic Top 5Current GeekLet's Talk About Star WarsIt's a ThingThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. KluneThe Expanse (series by S.A. Corey)NaNoWriMoFugitive Telemetry

Audrey Morris, one of the people I chat with most in Instagram about books and baking, joins me to talk books. She also shares about some award lists that have her looking forward to the next few months.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 228: Full of Secrets Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:    Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan VreelandA Spare Life by Lidija Dimkovska, translated by Christina E. KramerIn the Lateness of the World by Carolyn ForchéThe Woman from Uruguay by Pedro Mairal, translated by Jennifer CroftThat Time of Year by Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan StumpOther mentions:Barkskins by Annie ProulxReadalong informationThe Eighth Life by Nino HaratischviliPachinko by Min Jin LeeLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonWretchedness by Andrzej TichyThe Yellow Hou

Jenny is joined by Ed Needham, who has singlehandedly been producing a literary magazine in the UK. We talk about books we've read recently! Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 227: Strong Words Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Mrs. March by Virginia FeitoThe Promise by Damon GalgutLast Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich, translated by Howard CurtisStranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours by Sarah SentillesNina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis Other mentions:Strong Words MagazineGossip Girl (tv)East of Eden by John SteinbeckDiscussion of East of Eden on the Literary Disco podcastMilkman by Anna BurnsLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersBewilderment by Richard PowersGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadPachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Great Beauty (film)Meltdown