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In this episode, Emmy B interviews author Diana Abu-Jaber on her personal story and character connection with her most recent novel, "Fencing With The King".
Diana expresses her hope to see more middle eastern, own voices stories in contemporary fiction to encourage more connection, more understanding, and more appreciation for the global community we are currently navigating.
In this episode with bookstagrammer Courtney Sharpe, we discuss Kristin Hannah's bestselling novel "Firefly Lane." Released in 2008, a Netflix series 2021, this novel has touched the hearts of women for the past decade.
In this episode of Lovely Book, Emmy shares her top five, unhighlighted book read in 2021, and five anticipated reads that you won't want to miss in 2022!
TOP 5 2021
HAMNET by Maggie O'Farrell
PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir
THE GOOD SISTER by Sally Hepworth
THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Dare
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr
5 ANTICIPATED READS
I MUST BETRAY YOU by Ruta Sepetys (FEB 2022)
THE UNKNOWN BELOVED by Amy Harmon ( APR 2022)
FRENCH BRAID by Anne Tyler (MAR 2022)
THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan (APR 2022)
THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (MAY 2022)
In this episode; freelance journalist, essayist, and novelist Margarita Goken Silver discusses her memoir, "I Named My Dog Pushkin". Her immigrant stories, told in essays, tells of the little known history of the 2nd Jewish Migration from the Soviet Union shortly before the fall of the Iron Curtain. Margarita tells a unique and often hilarious tale of coming of age and reinventing yourself in a new culture.
In this episode, host Emmy B highlights Hispanic, Own Voices authors in contemporary fiction.
Her list of MUST READ BOOKS includes:
"A Long Petal to the Sea" by Isabel Allende
"The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
"Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel
"The House of Broken Angels" by Luis Alberto Urrea
ALL BOOKS by Elizabeth Acevedo
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