Blush by Jamie Brenner is a robust, succulent, and divine romance novel about three generations of women; Vivian, the matriarch, Leah, the daughter, and Sadie, the granddaughter are brought together by love, books, wine, and cheese amidst impending changes to their beloved family winery. I devoured the novel, engrossing myself with every turn each of […]
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Check out Aiden Yang’s book, The Spineless Porcupine, which is a beautiful story about friendship, inclusion and being yourself.
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An unreliable narrator who makes terrible choices, a haunted orphanage in Sri Lanka, plus a twist you won’t see coming? These are some of Renee’s favorite things, so she was thrilled to chat with Amanda Jayatissa about her brand new book My Sweet Girl, out now from Berkeley Books. Follow and support our host: Renee:
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Renee put it simply when she said, “this was a riot to read. Dial A for Aunties was so much fun”. Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto was a hilarious, thrilling and addicting story that made readers laugh out loud while sitting on the edge of their seats. Our FBC members got to
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The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer is what one of her editors called a “moral thriller”. Think of Little Fires Everywhere meets Defending Jacob. Set in small-town Maine, the lives of Tony and Julia are changed when Nick, Tony’s younger brother, is sexually assaulted. As a case builds, each of the characters are faced with their
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Renee welcomes back Amanda Montell, author of Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (our September book of the month pick!) and Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, to give a brief intro to what you can expect to read in Wordslut as well as the through-line between Wordslut and Cultish. Reserve your
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Land of Big Numbers is a collection of short stories written by Te-Ping Chen who is a journalist with the Wall Street Journal. Drawing on her experience of living in China, Chen creates a portrait of how everyday life in China looks like as well as its diaspora. The stories also show the social, political,
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with Niba and Christine The #FBCReadathon is happening next weekend! To help you prepare to make the most out of the weekend, Niba shares a few unconventional places to squeeze in more reading time. Then Christine interviews Emily Henry, the author of People We Meet on Vacation, which is one of the 50+ books we’re
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Emilly Giselle Prado is a writer, community organizer, and the Director of Youth Programs at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico. She is the author of youth non-fiction title, Examining Assimilation. Her debut essay collection, Funeral for Flaca, is forthcoming with Future Tense Books on
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Book Review Sonora Jha’s latest book, How to Raise a Feminist Son, is one that everyone must read. Full stop. Strong statement to make at the beginning of a piece, I know. But hear me out. This is THE book on raising more compassionate and loving children, and on changing the world. A quick disclaimer:
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Mariquita talks with Ursula Pike about her book, An Indian Among Los Indígenas: A Native Travel Memoir, published this year by Heyday Books. Pike’s memoir explores her time in Bolivia as a Native woman working as a Peace Corp volunteer, and asks questions about whom we help and why, explores the colonial legacy of aid,
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Do you love Greek mythology and the classics but wish they were less misogynist? We have you covered! Today’s episode features Jennifer Saint, author of the brand new book Ariadne, in conversation with FBC founder Renee. Follow and support Renee: Instagram Follow and support our guest Jennifer Saint: Instagram // Twitter // Website Mentioned in
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