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🗓️ 6 September 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Amanda and Sharifah discuss Sri Lankan fiction, books about Asian-American young women, Greek myth retellings, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Ghost Road by Charis Cotter, The Good Neighbor: The Life of and work of Fred Rogers written by Maxwell King and narrated by LeVar Burton, and the Read Harder Journal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts 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. Books Discussed The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu Re Jane by Patricia Park Trust No Aunty by Maria Qamar The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai The Expanse series by James SA Corey River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series Warcross by Marie Lu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.8	to learn more. This episode of Get Booked is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal from Book Riot and
0:36.3	Abrams Notary. Created by Book Riot, this smartly
0:39.3	designed reading long consists of entry pages to record stats, impressions, and reviews of each
0:44.6	book you read. Evenly interspersed among the entries are 12 challenges inspired by our annual
0:50.2	Read Harder Initiative, which began in 2015 to encourage readers to pick up past over
0:54.9	books, try out new genres, and choose titles from a wider range of voices and perspectives.
1:00.0	Indulge your inner book nerd and read a book about books, get a new perspective on current
1:03.4	events by reading a book written by an immigrant, find a hidden gem, published by an
1:07.7	independent press, and so much more. Each challenge includes an inspiring quote,
1:11.7	an explanation of why the challenge proved to be rewarding,
1:14.4	and five book wrecks that will help you fulfill it.
1:17.0	The Book Riot Read Harder Journal is a great gift for readers,
1:20.1	and it champions the activist approach to reading
1:23.0	in a way that no other reading journal quite does.
1:25.6	So go to bookwrite.com slash read harder journal to get yours.
1:31.4	This is the Get Book Podcast, a weekly show for personalized reading recommendations.
1:34.9	This is episode 14, and we are recording on September 14th.
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