Episode 110: #BookExpo 2019 Book Buzz

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In this episode, we talk about all the books we got excited about at BookExpo way back in May. Many are already available for you to buy from your local independent bookstore or borrow from your library! (See episodes 4864758889, and 96 for previous Book Buzz content.)

Links
Publisher Library Marketing Contacts
Diversify Your RA resource list

Bloomsbury
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (March 2020)
The Man That Got Away by Lynne Truss (October 2019)

Graywolf Press
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (November 2019)

Hachette
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews (Hachette Books, October 2019)
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Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton (Grand Central, Already out)
Akin by Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown, September 2019)
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky (Already out)
Beautiful on the Outside by Adam Rippon (October 2019)
The Vexations by Caitlin Horrocks (Little, Brown, Already out)
The Witches are Coming by Lindy West (Hachette Books, November 2019)
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke (Little, Brown, September 2019)
Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri (Orbit, November 2019)
The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson (Orbit, October 2019)
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter (Orbit, Already out)

Harlequin
Followers by Megan Angelo (Graydon House, January 2020)
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The Widow of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox (Graydon House, September 2019)
American Love Story by Adriana Herrera (Carina, October 2019)
Moving Forward:: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America by Karine Jean-Pierre (Hanover Square, November 2019)
The Ventriloquists by E.R. Ramzipoor (Park Row, Already out)

HarperCollins
The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton (Harper, September 2019)
Africaville by Jeffrey Colvin (Amistad Press, December 2019)
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (Avon, November 2019)
Full Throttle: Stories by Joe Hill (William Morrow, October 2019)
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Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson (Ecco Press, October 2019)

Ingram
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom (Grove Press, Already out)
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Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon (Counterpoint, Already out)
How to Catch a Mole by Marc Hamer (Greystone Books, October 2019)
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri (Catapult, September 2019)
Deep River by Karl Marlantes (Grove Atlantic, Already out)

Macmillan
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron, October 2019)
Find Me by André Aciman (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, October 2019)
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler (October 2019)
Me by Elton John (Henry Holt, October 2019)
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Dominicana by Angie Cruz (Flatiron, September 2019)
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz (Tor, September 2019)
High School by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin (MCD, September 2019)
Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares by Aarti Namdev Shahani (Celadon, October 2019)

National Geographic
Almanac 2020 (September 2019)
Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are by Bill Sullivan (Already out) 

New York Review Books
Ecstasy and Terror: From the Greeks to Game of Thrones by Daniel Mendelsohn (October 2019)

W. W. Norton
About Us: Essays from the New York Times’ Disability Series (September 2019)
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty (September 2019)
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste (September 2019)
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The World Doesn’t Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott (Already out)
The Seine: The River that Made Paris by Elaine Sciolino (November 2019)

Penguin Random
The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America by Karen Abbott (Crown Publishing Group, Already out)
The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames (Viking, Already out)
Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher (Berkley, November 2019)
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World, September 2019)
Recursion by Blake Crouch (Crown Publishing Group, Already out)
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Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (Berkley, October 2019)
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (Ballantine, Already out)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, January 2020)
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Dutton, Already out)
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday, Already out)
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (Riverhead, September 2019)
Blowout by Rachel Maddow (Crown, October 2019)
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson (Doubleday, October 2019)

Quirk Books
The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman (October 2019)
We Are Here Forever by Michelle Gish (Already out)
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Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger and  Melanie R. Anderson (September 2019)
Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer (Already out)

Simon & Schuster
Right After the Weather by Carol Anshaw (Atria, October 2019)
Out of Darkness, Shining Light by Petina Gappah (Scribner, September 2019)
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory (Atria, Already out)
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal (Atria, Already out)
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The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (August 2019)

Soho
Opioid, Indiana by Brian Allen Carr (Soho Press, September 2019)
All of Us With Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil (Soho Teen, Already out) TEEN

Sourcebooks
Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America by Nefertiti Austin (September 2019)
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict (January 2020)
Pretty Guilty Women by Gina Lamanna (Sourcebooks Landmark, September 2019)
Yale Needs Women by Ann Gardiner Perkins (September 2019)

Sterling
Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History by Clifford Pickover (October 2019)
The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes
by Robin Robinson (October 2019)

Workman
Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz (Algonquin, October 2019)
Everywhere You Don’t Belong by Gabriel Bump (February 2020)
Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling by Eric Nuzum (December 2019)
Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life by Marta McDowell (October 2019)

Musical Obsessions
Alene: Bach Cello Suites as performed by Yo-Yo Ma
Anna: The fifth movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony

Obsessions
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Shared: Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird
Anna: A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian, This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Alene: Frankly In Love by David Yoon

Episode 99: Best of 2018

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In this episode, we look back over a year of movies, television, music, experiences, and books. We did the same for 2017 in Episode 77, 2016 in Episode 53, and 2015 in Episode 27.

Links

Movies
wakandaforever
Black Panther
Crazy Rich Asians
Ocean’s 8
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Love, Simon
Insidious: The Last Key
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A Simple Favor
The Meg (Episode 94)
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Looking forward to: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Autostraddle review), The Favourite, The Wife, Mary Queen of Scots, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Mary Poppins Returns

Television
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Killing Eve
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
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One Day at at Time (Season 2)
The Good Place (Episode 85)
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FBI
Black Lightning
A Very English Scandal
Doctor Who
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Jesus Christ Superstar Live
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Looking forward to: Pose, Insecure, Vida, Howards End, Killing Eve, The Good Place, One Day at at Time, Trinkets

Music
Party for One” by Carly Rae Jepsen
Thank U, Next” by Ariana Grande
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Pynk” by Janelle Monae
The Hamilton Polka” by Weird Al Yankovic
Crazy Rich Asians motion picture soundtrack
Looking forward to: “Fake Love” by BTS, “Make Me Feel” by Janelle Monae, “Curious” by Hayley Kiyoko, “I Like It” by Cardi B, “Love It If We Made It” by The 1975, Golden Hour (album) by Kacey Musgraves, MitskiChristine and the QueensboygeniusCarly Rae Jepsen

Experiences
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Hamilton (and other live performances)
Royal Weddings
Seattle
Walker’s Shortbread

Books
#libfaves18
Broken Ice by Matt Goldman
Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken? by Kelly Jones
My Life as a Goddess by Guy Branum
Looking forward to: The Shallows by Matt Goldman
Thundercluck by Paul Tillery IV and Meg Wittwer
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The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
The Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C. Dao
Spellswept by Stephanie Burgis
The Girl with the Dragon Heart by Stephanie Burgis
The Neighbor by Gerri Hill
Intercepted by Alexa Martin
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Rosewater by Tade Thompson
Zero Sum Game by S. L. Huang
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
Treason of Hawks by Lila Bowen
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Looking forward to: The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory, The Bride Test by Helen Hoang, Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole, The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi, Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, Jade War by Fonda Lee, The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker, A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian, The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty, The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey, Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Book Riot: 51 New Romance Novels Scheduled for 2019

Musical Obsessions
Anna: Spotify 2018 playlist, “Whistle” by Flo Rida
Alene: “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John

Obsessions
Anna: Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Alene: Inclusivity

Episode 97: Animated Crushes with @wonderlandchick

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In this episode, we discuss our favorite animated heartthrobs with friend of the podcast Sarah. Come for the strangely attractive cartoon foxes, stay for the romance recommendations!

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Links
HuffPost: 27 Cartoon Characters Who Gave Us The Hots As Kids
BuzzFeed: 38 Characters That Were Oddly Hot Even Though They Were Animated
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Robin Hood
Dimitri (Anastasia)
Trent Lane (Daria) also Daria and Jane
Roger Radcliffe (101 Dalmatians) [David Tennant]
Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon)
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Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
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Abraham De Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O’Malley (The Aristocats) editor’s note: Alene got his name wrong in the show
Scar, Young Simba (The Lion King)
Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket)
Lucifer (Cinderella)
Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
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Bagheera (The Jungle Book)
Bambi
Miss Bianca and Bernard (The Rescuers)
Wonder Twins (Superfriends)
Brainy Smurf (The Smurfs)
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Ookla the Mok (Thundarr the Barbarian)
Optimus Prime (Transformers)
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Helga Sinclair (Atlantis)
She-Ra, Frosta
Evil-Lyn (He-Man)
The Claw (Inspector Gadget)
Mulan, Li Shang
Storm (X-Men)
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Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn (Batman, The Animated Series)
David Kawena (Lilo and Stitch)
Sakaki (Azumanga Daioh)
Flynn Rider (Tangled)
Zuko (Avatar the Last Airbender)
Garnet (Steven Universe)
Mrs. Beakley (Duck Tales)
Daphne (Scooby-Doo)
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Wendy Corduroy (Gravity Falls) [supercut]
Roger Miller
Overdue on The Little Mermaid (live episode recorded at New England Library Association–not on their site as of this writing)
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin
Fresh Romance
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare
Sally Mackenzie’s Naked Nobility series
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
Yuri on Ice
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series
Robyn Carr’s Virgin River series
Sherryl Woods Chesapeake Shores series
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Tiana, Prince Naveen (The Princess and the Frog)
Wolverine, Gambit (The Animated X-Men)
Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)
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Megara (Hercules)
Esmeralda (Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Kim Possible

Obsessions
Sarah: Romance novels: Alyssa Cole‘s Reluctant Royals series, Alisha Rai, Stripped by Zoey Castile, The Good Luck Charm by Helena Hunting [Shacking Up], Lucy Parker
Anna: The Wicked Wallflowers Club podcast, Mirage by Somaiya Daud
Alene: My Life as a Goddess by Guy Branum

Musical Obsessions
Sarah: Toccata and Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Anna: Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Alene: Gravity Falls theme song

Episode 92: We Need Inclusive Romance!

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In this episode, jumping off our presentation at the Massachusetts Library Association conference in May, we discuss inclusive romance novels we’ve read and are looking forward to reading. The official genre of Bellwether Friends is Historical Romance. This episode is brought to you by Fake Dating with a side of Getting It Out Of Our System.

Links
LA Review of Books: Romance, Compassion, and Inclusivity (Or: How Romance Will Save the World)
Why We Need Asexual Romances
Reading romance as an asexual & aromantic person

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Courtney Milan Cyclone series
Sherry Thomas
Jeannie Lin
Alyssa Cole An Extraordinary Union, A Princess in Theory, A Duke by Default
Jasmine Guillory The Wedding Date, The Proposal
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Helen Hoang The Kiss Quotient, The Bride Test
Jackie Lau Grumpy Fake Boyfriend (May 2018), Mr. Hotshot CEO
Alisha Rai Forbidden Hearts series
Camille Perri When Katie Met Cassidy (June 2018)

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[LESBIAN ROMANCE SIDEBAR]
Bold Strokes Books, Bella Books

BookRiot: Native American Romance Novels by Native Authors
V. S. Nelson
Evangeline Parsons Yazzie
Laura Brown Signs of Attraction
Margaret Locke The Demon Duke
Amanda Quick Deception
Julia Quinn To Sir Phillip, With Love
Karin Kallmaker
Claire O’Dell A Study in Honor
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Jamie Wesley Slamdunked by Love
Cathy Yardley Level UpOne True Pairing
Sonali Dev
A Bollywood Affair, The Bollywood Bride, A Change of Heart
Alexis Hall How to Bang a Billionaire, How to Blow it With a Billionaire, Glitterland, Looking for Group
Mia Sosa Acting on Impulse
Ruby Lang Acute Reactions
The Ripped Bodice: The State of Racial Diversity in Romance Publishing Report
Jeevani Charika A Royal Wedding
Alexis Daria Take the Lead
Pema Donyo Revolutionary Hearts
Talia Hibbert A Girl Like Her
Priscilla Oliveras His Perfect Partner
Cat Sebastian
KJ Charles
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E. E. Ottoman
J. K. Pendragon
Damon Suede
Yolanda Wallace Tailor Made
Rebekah Weatherspoon So Sweet
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K. M. Jackson Insert Groom Here
Beverly Jenkins (we totally forgot to talk about her but she should be on this list)

WOC in Romance
Read Harder: Romance Novels By or About a Person of Color
Romance Novels in Color
A List of the Best Contemporary Romance Books Featuring Women of Color
Diverse Romance
The New York Times: In Love With Romance Novels, But Not Their Lack of Diversity
The New York Times: The Changing Face of Romance Novels

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Obsessions
Alene and Anna: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before; Crazy Rich Asians

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Musical Obsessions
Alene: “Money (That’s What I Want)” by Cheryl K feat. Awkwafina from the Crazy Rich Asians soundtrack
Material Girl (200 du)” by Sally Yeh from the Crazy Rich Asians soundtrack
Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Kina Grannis from the Crazy Rich Asians soundtrack
(Bustle article)
Anna: “Yellow” by Katherine Ho from the Crazy Rich Asians soundtrack (LA Times story)