EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 51 MIN
Beyond The Shelves: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim Book Club
from Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library
In this episode of Beyond The Shelves Jes and Sarah host a book club for Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim and discuss some book news ranging from a controversial trademark to AI narrations and a rage bait article coming out of the UK. What we're reading Darling Daffodils Farm Brittanée Nicole Crash Test Amy James No Friend to this House Natalie Haynes Take a Chance, Sasha Sinclair Ashley Herring Blake The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones Girl's Girl Sonia Feldman To Be Read (TBR) The Unicorn Hunters Katherine Arden Meals You Can't Mess Up Shay Spence The Disappointment Scott Broker Under Story Chloe Benjamin Book Club: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim What is Sublimation about? When you immigrate, you leave a copy of yourself behind, an instance. One person enters their new country; the other stays trapped at home. Some instances keep in touch, call each other daily, keep their lives and minds in sync in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a life as one person. Others, like Soyoung Rose Kang, leave home at ten years old and never speak to their other selves again. Rose, in America, never imagined going back to Korea until her grandfather died and her Korean instance called her home for the funeral. She doesn't know that Soyoung plans to steal her body and her life. How far would you go to live the choice you didn't make? Book Bulletin Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso Actor, Dies 'Hot Girls Read' Trademark Sparks Intense BookTok Controversy Romantasy in the UK – Bad Girl books Two websites restrict reviews of JD Vance's book after savage critiques Michael Caine's AI-Generated Voice to Narrate 'The Odyssey' Audiobook Ahead of Christopher Nolan's Movie
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