27. Reading Books That Evoke Strong Emotions

In today's episode, Jay is sitting down with fellow Bookstagrammer Bri from @briisbooked to chat about reading books that evoke strong emotions. Tune in to listen to them chat about the books that have given them a range of emotions and how those emotions enhance their reading experience. What we talked about: Episode intro 00:00 Guest intro and current reads 1:18 Exploring new genres 5:06 Books that make us emotional 17:06 What makes a 5 star read 19:30 Having strong reactions to books 24:51 Reading historical stories from the Black perspective 27:16 Our favorite emotional books + recommendations 36:20 Lightning Round - There's a book for that 1:00:02 Final thoughts 1:07:45 Books mentioned in this episode: All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah Not So Perfect Strangers by L.S. Stratton One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole The Good Ones Are Taken by Taj McCoy Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse A Love Song For Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates The American Queen by Vanessa Miller Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir An Ember in the Ashes Series by Sabaa Tahir Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield Author Tracy Brown Hold You Down by Tracy Brown The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers When I Think of You by Myah Ariel Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Deacon King Kong by James McBride Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Attic Child by Lola Jaye Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson All book links above are affiliate links. By purchasing the books through the links What Ya Reading? Podcast, will earn a small commission. Other links mentioned in this episode: The National Book Festival Sybil the movie Split the movie Frankie and Alice the movie The Currently Reading Podcast Connect with today's guest: Follow Bri on Instagram @briisbooked Follow Bri on Goodreads and/or StoryGraph Final Thoughts: Follow Jay on Instagram @bookswithjaybraggs Join us on the Geneva App for our May - June buddy read of The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein For inquiries please email [email protected] Don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to the podcast