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🗓️ 9 August 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Amanda and Jenn discuss novels about the Balkans, contemporary YA, really weird books, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and Megabat by Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Kass Reich. 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 Girl At War by Sara Novic The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee (tw: child abuse) The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley The Book of M by Peng Shepherd This is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (tw: rape) Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley (rec’d by Attica Locke on Recommended) Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon Anger is a Gift, narrated and written by Mark Oshiro Wild Swans by Jung Chang The Court Dancer by Kyung-Sook Shin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.6	This is the Get Booked podcast, a weekly show for personalized reading recommendations.
1:12.3	This is episode 143 and we are recording on August 7th.
1:16.6	I'm Jen Northington and I'm here with Amanda Nelson and we are coming to you from Book Riot.
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