Hi, everyone. You're listening to Women Who Travel, a podcast from Kondayas Traveler. I'm Meredith

Carrie, and with me, as always, is my co-host, Lolliara Koglu. Hello. Vacation and flying to get

to vacation are some of the best times to read. And so this episode, we are giving you a rundown of the

best books we read in 2019, written by women,

of course, to give you a bit of inspiration on what to pick up before your next trip. As is

tradition on our book-themed podcasts, of which I think this is number four, we are joined by

Riverhead Books's associate publisher, Gin Dilling Martin, who has previously suggested

that you pack the 1,1224 page, The Tale of Genji.

Cannot wait to hear what you brought us this time, Jim.

You know, I bring authenticity is what I bring.

I bring true recommendations from the heart.

And luggage fees.

Yes, that is for the Kindle.

And joining us for the first time is Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National

Book Foundation. Since you are our latest rookie, Lisa, do you want to start with one of your favorite books from this year? God, it was a good year. It was a really, really good year. Well, this was a late one. I always say her name incorrectly, so I'm going to try, but Virginie Despaun. I think I wrote a book called Vernon Supertext 1.

It's part of a trilogy.

I think it wrote a book called

Vernon Supertext 1. It's part of a trilogy. I think it's been released in French. And FSG

put it out this year. And it was just like the most extraordinary read. And I was really

excited because I was reading it in Paris. Oh my gosh. Perfect. I felt really cute. And it hadn't

come out here here, but I, like, found it online from

UK online seller. So at that scene, are you, like, at a cafe? I was, I was, like, having, like, a cafe crumb. And I was, like, you know, every was really good looking. Well, actually, all of the women were really good looking. All of the men were sort of schlubby French men, I don't know.

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