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🗓️ 10 May 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Amanda and Jenn discuss fantasy, diverse kids books, awkward romances and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Lady Rogue by Theresa Romain and Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June. 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 So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (out May 15) History of the Philippines by Luis H. Francia The Detective Elouise Norton series by Rachel Howzell Hall A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic) The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham (The War with the Mein) A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love The Leper Spy by Ben Montgomery Empress by Ruby Lal Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book or Stardust or Sandman) Wayward Vol 1: String Theory by Jim Zub, Stephen Cummings, John Rauch “At Death’s Window” by Anne Lamott (in Grace (Eventually)) Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Katy Butler Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James How Not to Fall by Emily Foster Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Books Like Black Panther post A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Accardo, you'll save 25% on your first shop and get free delivery, which means if you were to
0:05.8	buy a four cheese pizza, you'd basically be getting one of the cheeses for free. Save and splurge
0:10.8	at Arcado, the online supermarket. Geographical and other restrictions. Minimum spend, 60 pounds
0:15.7	and charges apply. New customers only, maximum saving 20 pounds terms at Accardo.com.
0:20.9	This is the Get Booked podcast, a weekly show for personalized reading recommendations.
0:24.7	This is episode 131, and we are recording on May 8th.
0:28.2	I'm Amanda Nelson, and I'm here with Jen Northington, and we are coming to you from Book Riot.
0:33.3	Hello.
0:35.1	How's the state of construction landing?
0:37.1	Oh, gosh.
0:38.6	I don't know if they, like it's not done, but they appear to be taking a break, I guess.
0:43.2	Oh, good.
0:44.0	Great.
0:44.5	Usually when I call Jen to get on these calls, she's like, sorry, somebody's building a skyscraper in my bathroom.
0:50.5	Yes.
0:50.9	That's generally almost exactly what happens.
0:53.9	But today we're taking a break. So I guess I will be grateful. It is lovely here. And Rebecca is coming over with chicken nuggets. And we're going to eat some chicken nuggets on my jack. So that's, that is the best plan. Yes, it's very good plan. It's a very good plan. It is also gorgeous here, and the birds are really loud.
1:13.7	They're just incredibly loud.
1:16.3	It's kind of amazing.
1:17.7	That's a much better interruption than construction noise.
1:20.3	Yes, way better.
1:21.0	I will take it.
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