AllBooked

Episode 221: The Downstairs Girl

Rachel reviews a historical fiction book from the teen collection about a Chinese American young adult finding her voice in unexpected ways in 1890 Atlanta, Georgia. 

Episode 220: Wildland

Jake joins the show to review a book that examines US political dysfunction and economic extremes from September 11 to the 2008 Recession. 

Episode 219: Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Kathy joins the show to discuss a 500+ page fantasy novel that was so captivating that she read it in one day. 

Episode 218: Digging Up Mother

Sam reviews a memoir about a very strange and special relationship between a stand up comedian and his mother. 

Episode 217: Nora Roberts in Review

Cherie puts the spotlight on a sampling of some of the 200+ books that Nora Roberts has written over the course of her career. 

Episode 216: Becoming Duchess Goldblatt

Jamie and Lisa come to us with internet-sensation-turned-memoir Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, written by Anonymous. 

Episode 215: The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina

Didn't get enough of Disney's Encanto? Katie and Lesley review a book with a similar magical realism/big family vibe with much more adult themes and elements. 

Episode 214: Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse

Jake joins us to talk about William Neuman's new book on the continued crisis in Venezuela. 

Episode 213: Corporate Rock Sucks

Sam joins the show to review a new book that examines the rise and fall of SST records, that is sure to give anyone who is a fan of 80's punk and alternative music a hit of nostalgia. 

Episode 212: French Braid

Lisa and Chazley join us to talk about family, identity, and growing apart in Anne Tyler's French Braid.