Episode 25 – Books About Food

This week, Ann and Halle discuss books about food, go on a tangent about the fabulousness of The Great British Bake-Off, and finish with what they’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

• Food Whore: A Novel of Dining and Deceit by Jessica Tom
  – Ruth Reichl books
  – The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
  – Jessica Tom’s food blog
• The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester
• What Would Mary Berry Do? by Claire Sandy
  – The Great British Bake-Off (TV)
  – Mary Berry books
  – Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck

Halle’s picks:

• Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
  – Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
  – Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
• The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Turned Nine Culinary Novices Into Fearless Home Cooks by Kathleen Flinn
• Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenberg
  – Orangette (blog)

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: Criminal Confections by Colette London
• Halle: Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
  – The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Armin
  – The Diviners by Libba Bray

Episode 24 – Current Events

This week, Ann and Halle are joined by special guest Belinda to discuss books that tackle current events. As always, they close with what they’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Ann’s picks:

• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
  – Roxane Gay’s Twitter
  – Tiny House Hunters (TV)
  – The Help (film)
  – Tyler Perry media
  – Law and Order: SVU (TV)
• The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandianvian Utopia by Michael Booth
  – “Dark Lands: The Grim Truth Behind the ‘Scandinavian Miracle'” (The Guardian article by Michael Booth)
  – Bill Bryson books

Halle’s picks:

• Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari with Erik Klinenberg
  – Parks and Recreation (TV)
  – Master of None (TV)
  – Bossypants by Tina Fey
  – modernromantics (Aziz Ansari’s subreddit)
• The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath by Ben S. Bernanke

Belinda’s picks:

• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  – “The Case for Reparations” (The Atlantic article by Ta-Nehisi Coates)
  – Toni Morrison books
  – “Between the World and Me” (poem by Richard Wright)
•  The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics by Barton Swaim

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Belinda: How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein
  – How the States Got Their Shapes (TV)
• Ann: Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
• Halle: Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
  – Beverly Cleary books
  – Ramona series by Beverly Cleary
  – Leave It to Beaver (TV)
  – Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol

Episode 23 – Award Winners

This week, Ann and Halle talk about book awards and whether they influence their reading choices. As always, they finish up with what they’re reading this week.

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Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

The Michael L.Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction
National Book Awards
The Pulitzer Prizes
The Man Booker Prize
The Edgar Awards
Goodreads Choice Awards
The Morning News Tournament of Books
Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction

Ann’s picks:

• Canada by Richard Ford (Carnegie Medal 2013)
  – The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards
  – The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
• Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick (Printz Award 2014)
  – Midvinterblot by Carl Larsson
• The Devil in Music by Kate Ross (Agatha Award 1997)
  – Agatha Awards
  – Julian Kestrel Mysteries series by Kate Ross
  – Jane Austen books
  – Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries series by Dorothy L. Sayers
  – Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross

Halle’s picks:

• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1986)
  – Lonesome Dove series by Larry McMurtry
  – Lonesome Dove (TV)
• Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson (National Book Award for Young People’s Literature 2014)
  – The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
  – The Newbery Medal
• Yes Please by Amy Poehler (Audie Award for Humor 2015)
  – Bossypants by Tina Fey
  – Upright Citizens Brigade

What We’re Reading This Week:

• Ann: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
  – The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
• Halle: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi