Mini Ep. 44: Historical Fiction & History Nonfiction with Jayda Justus (@TheHistoryMom)
Sarah's Bookshelves Live
Sarah Dickinson
4.7 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In Mini Episode 44, Jayda Justus (@thehistorymom) shares historical fiction and nonfiction history books paired with historical sites.
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Highlights
- Recent books about women's roles in past wars.
- Jayda's and my Enneagram numbers.
- Jayda's 2020 reading goal of reading 85% historical fiction or nonfiction.
- One of the rare books Jayda DNF'd.
Jayda's Book Recommendations
Two OLD Books She Loves
- The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash | Buy from Amazon
[8:16]
- Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy
by Karen Abbott (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
[11:43]
Two NEW Books She Loves
- Time After Time
by Lisa Grunwald | Buy from Amazon [15:43]
- The League of Wives
by Heath Hardage Lee | Buy from Amazon
[18:58]
One Book She DIDN'T Love
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | Buy from Amazon [22:11]
One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About
- Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters: A Novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini (Released June 2, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [25:44]
Other Books Mentioned
- Code Girls by Liza Mundy | Buy from Amazon [2:55]
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly | Buy from Amazon [2:55]
- I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis | Buy from Amazon [6:52]
- This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King | Buy from Amazon
- Nothing to See Here
- The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini | Buy from Amazon [25:56]
- We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [27:45]
Other Links
- What Should I Read Next? podcast
- Levine Museum of the New South (Charlotte, NC) – paired with The Last Ballad
- American Civil War Museum (Richmond, VA) – paired with Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy
- Grand Central Station (New York, NY) – paired with Time After Time
- Virginia Museum of History and Culture (Richmond, VA) – paired with The League of Wives
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sarah's Bookshelves Live. I'm Sarah of the blog Sarah's Bookshelps. Each week I'm |
| 0:10.9 | talking with one bookish guest about two old books they love, two new books they love, one book they |
| 0:16.4 | don't love, and one new release they're excited about. We're going to get real and sometimes a bit snarky |
| 0:22.5 | about all things books. If you like the show, I'd really love your support. Spread the word to |
| 0:28.1 | your reader friends, subscribe to the show, rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts, |
| 0:33.7 | or get bonus podcast episodes by supporting the podcast on Patreon. |
| 0:39.0 | There's a link in the show notes and in my Instagram bio to my Patreon page. |
| 0:44.1 | Let's get rolling. |
| 0:45.6 | Hey everyone, welcome to a mini episode of Sarah's Bookshelves Live. |
| 0:50.1 | Many episodes feature book bloggers, Instagramers, or regular readers that apply to be on the show, |
| 0:55.6 | and they focus solely on the book recommendations portion of the show. |
| 1:00.4 | Today's guest is Jada Justice, and she's known on Instagram as The History Mom. |
| 1:06.0 | Jada is a writer and blogger at The History Mom, where she reviews historical sites and experiences for families. |
| 1:12.2 | She was recently featured on NBC12 RVA's Parenting, and was a panelist at the 1455 Summer |
| 1:19.8 | Literary Festival. Previously, she worked as a legislative director for Representative Sue Myrick |
| 1:25.5 | on Capitol Hill in Washington. |
| 1:30.7 | She majored in history and political science at Furman University. |
| 1:36.0 | And she is originally from the historical town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. |
| 1:39.6 | But she now lives in Richmond, Virginia, which is also where I live. |
| 1:45.8 | And finally, she got bumped to the top of the waiting list to be a guest on the show because she supports the show on Patreon. Welcome, Jada. Thank you for having me. Y'all probably picked |
| 1:52.6 | this up during her introduction, but we are going to be talking a lot about historical books and |
| 1:57.8 | historical fiction books today, which is something that I used to read a lot of, |
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