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Get Booked
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Get Booked is a weekly show of personalized book recommendations.
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Holiday Recommendations Part II
Dec 17, 2015Tap to summarizeWelcome to Episode 9, our second episode all about holiday gift giving recommendations! I brought Jenn Northington back to be my guest host for this one because she’s a book recommendation MACHINE, I tell you. Jenn is our Events Director here at Book Riot, cohost of the Bookrageous podcast, part-time bookseller at Word, and member of five book groups. Find her on Twitter @jennIRL.This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot Quarterly Box and YA Quarterly Box.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books Discussed on the Show!Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (for discussion)Old Man’s War by John ScalziSorcerer to the Crown by Zen ChoChina Mieville, EmbassytownAnn Leckie’s Ancillary JusticeSigns Preceding the End of the World by Yuri HerreraThe Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel Terra Nostra, Carlos FuentesClandestine in Chile, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a report, written by Gabriel García MárquezSaga Vol 1. by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona StaplesShadowshapers by DJ OlderTwelfth Night by ShakespeareChristine Hepperman’s Poisoned Apples: Poetry for YouInside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Laianything Ellen Hopkins2 AM at the Cat’s Pajamas by Marie-Helene BertinoLandline by Rainbow RowellWhere’d You Go Bernadette, Maria SempleHogfather by Terry Pratchett The Dark is Rising, Susan CooperLet the Right One In John Ajvide LindqvistNOS4A2 by Joe HillBroken Monsters, Lauren Beukes Chimera, David Wellington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ready for Romance (at Book Riot Live!)
Nov 12, 2015Tap to summarizeWelcome to Episode 6, recorded LIVE at Book Riot Live! This episode is all about romance, and my guest is New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Sarah MacLean. MacLean is the author of historical romances and a monthly romance review column at The Washington Post celebrating the best of the romance genre. She is the recipient of back-to-back RITA Awards for Best Historical Romance of the Year from the Romance Writers of America. This episode is sponsored by Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.Books Discussed on the Show!The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley Bollywood Bride by Sonali DevA Bed of Spices by Barbara SamuelBalogh’s Survivors Club Series, Kinsale’s Flowers From the Storm, Morsi’s Simple JessHistorical: Think of England by KJ Charles Contemporary: Kate Meader’s Hot in Chicago SeriesNot Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas For Love and Liberty anthology — Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, Stacey AgdernCourtney Milan – Brothers Sinister series (Suffragette Scandal) Zoraida Cordova “On the Verge” series – Luck on the LineSurviving Raine by Shay SavageSierra Simone’s PriestEmma Chase’s SustainedWallbanger by Alice ClaytonAlisha Rai (Karimi Siblings is a good starting point)Contemporary authors: Kristan Higgins, Victoria Dahl, Julie JamesAsking for It by Lilah PaceA Strong Hand by Catt Ford Charlotte Stein’s IntrusionJane O’Reilly – The Pleasure PrincipleMarjorie Liu (Dirk & Steele– Tiger Eye)Grimspace by Ann AguirreKristen Callihan – SteampunkPamela Palmer – Feral Warriors (Desire Untamed)Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh (fantasy/romance, Guild Hunter series)Amaryllis by Jayne CastleLinda Howard’s Mr. PerfectAlyssa Cole’s Mixed Signals (third in Off the Grid series)Tessa Dare’s Castles Ever After seriesLorraine Heath – Scoundrels of St. James, London’s Greatest LoversLisa Kleypas – Start with “The Gamblers,” then Wallflowers, then HathawaysMonica McCarty – Highland GuardAn Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa JamesPocket Old School Christmas AnthologiesContemporary Romance dominates here (HQN Categories). Lily Everett – Home for ChristmasSarah Wendell Hannukah short – Lighting the Flames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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