Books Are My People

On this episode I discuss Fever by Mary Beth Keane, Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson  and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using  RSS ,  iTunes , or  Spotify Books Discussed: Fever by Mary Beth Keane Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Other books mentioned: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

On this themed episode, I discuss dark books in honor of Halloween, including We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Confessions by Kanae Minato and other great, spooky books! Subscribe to Books are my People using  RSS ,  iTunes , or  Spotify Vote for me for the 2019 Discover Pods Awards for best new podcast!  Visit this link. Books Discussed: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt No Exit by Taylor Adams Bunnicula by Deborah Howe and James Howe Confessions by Kanae Minato An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten  Other Books Mentioned: Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perotta Little Children by Tom Perotta The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones Caging Skies by Christine Leunens Penance by Kanae Minato Other things mentioned: The Girlfriend Experience TV series The Goldfinch Movie Mrs. Fletcher limited TV series Jojo Rabbit Movie The Booker Prize 2019

On this episode I discuss The Need by Helen Phillips, I Like to Watch by Emily Naussbaum and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using  RSS ,  iTunes , or  Spotify Books Discussed: The Arrangement by Robyn Harding Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum I Like to Watch by Emily Naussbaum The Need by Helen Phillips Guts by Reina Telgemeier Other books mentioned: The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn Bunny by Mona Awad Watership Down by Richard Adams Smile by Reina Telgemeier Sisters by Reina Telgemeier Drama by Reina Telgemeier Ghosts by Reina Telgemeier Other things mentioned: The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize shortlist Read an interview with Waffle House's first poet Laureate

On this episode I discuss Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson, Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using  RSS ,  iTunes , or  Spotify Books Discussed: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson Becoming by Michelle Obama Other Books Mentioned: Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Deadly Olga Tokarczuk Other things mentioned: I will be teaching a workshop on revision and Twitter Pitch Parties in the Los Angeles area on October 5th brought to you by the  Children's Book Writers of Los Angeles. I am hosting a giveaway of the novel Marilou is Everywhere by Sarah Elaine Smith. You can enter through my instagram account @jennifercaloyeras. The giveaway ends October 1st.  And that's it! Find me on  Instagram  @jennifercaloyeras Twitter  @jencaloyeras www.jennifercaloyeras.com www.booksare

On this episode I discuss The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger, Lock Every Door by Riley Sager and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using  RSS ,  iTunes , or  Spotify Books Discussed: The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger I.M.: a Memoir by Isaac Mizrahi To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer Lock Every Door by Riley Sager The Vexations by Caitlin Horrock Other things mentioned: I will be teaching a Young Adult Novel Intensive Workshop through UCLA Extension's Writers' Program over two weekends in the fall  on the UCLA campus.  I will be teaching Young Adult Novel I online through UCLA Extension's Writers' Program in the fall.  I will be teaching a workshop on revision and Twitter Pitch Parties in the Los Angeles area on October 5th  brought to you by the Children's Book Writers of Los Angeles. I am hosting a giveaway of the novel Marilou is Everywhere by Sarah Elaine Smith. You can enter through my i

On this episode I discuss The Chain by Adrian McKinty, Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy-Brodesser-Akner and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using  RSS ,  iTunes , or  Spotify Books Discussed: The Chain by Adrian McKinty Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford Bunny by Mona Awad The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson  Other books mentioned: Circe by Madeline Miller Sula by Toni Morrison Beloved by Toni Morrison Other things mentioned: Neon Retro Arcade in Pasadena  Find me on  Instagram  @jennifercaloyeras Twitter  @jencaloyeras www.jennifercaloyeras.com www.booksaremypeople.com

On this episode I discuss Where We Come From by Oscar Casares, Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo and other great books! Subscribe to Books are my People using  RSS ,  iTunes , or  Spotify Books Discussed: This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo Where We Come From by Oscar Casares Dig by A.S. King Little Darlings by Melanie Golding Other books mentioned: Made for Love by Alissa Nutting Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel Other things mentioned: Aug 24th, 2019 The Young and the Reckless Writing Conference Oct 5th, 2019 Pitch Ready: Revision Strategies to Get Your Manuscript Pitch Party Ready The Thread Podcast Dr. Death Podcast Find me on  Instagram  @jennifercaloyeras Twitter  @jencaloyeras www.jennifercaloyeras.com www.booksaremypeople.com