Inci Atrek Lives In Two Worlds at Once

The Book Case

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Fiction, Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.1 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Inci Atrek is a debut novelist to watch. We recommend going out and picking up a copy of her debut, Holiday Country, a novel it would be easy to overlook and underestimate. It’s much deeper than it appears at the surface. An intimate portrait of multi-generational mother-daughter relationships, it’s also a story about growing up. Growing up is never easy, but adding two countries of origin and two female role models not born in the U.S. makes it that much harder. We are back interviewing a bookstore this week with The Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, Vermont, whose owner is also a children’s author. Join us. Books mentioned in this week's episode: Holiday Country by Inci Atrek Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty How do you Wokka-Wokka? by Elizabeth Bluemle Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.4	Music That's R-A-K-U-T-E-N. Well, hello, Mr. and Mrs. Bookkacer, and all the ships at sea.
1:04.1	It's good to see you again.
1:05.9	I'm Charlie Gibson, the father of Kate Gibson, who is sure you were bereft last week that there was no episode of the bookcase to which to turn.
1:16.1	Yes, there were people out in the streets.
1:18.4	Stopping me saying, where were you this week?
1:20.5	Where were you?
1:20.8	No.
1:22.1	Either way, it's nice to be back and we're glad you're here.
1:24.7	It caused a tsunami of concern.
1:32.9	Yes. Anyway, anyway, now that we're back in business, a really interesting book for everyone to consider. The name of the book is
1:37.7	Holiday Country. It is recently released. The name of the author is Inja Atrek. It is spelled
1:44.1	I-N-C-I, her first name, A-T-R-E-K, and the name of the book is
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