Episode 102 - Author Spotlight with Rachel Barenbaum

Episode One Hundred Two Show Notes KEY: CW = Chris Wolak and EF = Emily Fine– Lucky 13th Readalong discussion– Go, Went, Gone – Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Susan Bernofsky)The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HEREOur conversation about the book will air on May 26th– Currently Reading –Go, Went, Gone – Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Susan Bernofsky) (EF)– Just Read –Modern Scholars Series: The Author at Work: The Art of Writing Fiction – Jenna Blum (CW)(audio)Want – Lynn Steger Strong (EF) release date July 7, 2020Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life – Joan D. Hedrick (CW)The Late Bloomer’s Club – Louise Miller (EF)The Country of the Pointed of Firs – Sarah Orne Jewett (CW)Real Life – Brandon Taylor (EF)Me and Patsy Kickin’ Up Dust: My Friendship with Patsy Cline – Loretta Young, Patsy Lynn Russell (CW)– (Couch) Biblio Adventures –Chris attended a virtual event through The Center for Fiction: Crime Fiction Writers talk Favorite Films and Books with Megan Abbott, Alison Gaylin, Jonathan Santlofer, Duane Swierczynski, Lauren WilkinsonEmily attended a virtual event at Reads & Company Bookshop with author’s Mary Beth Keane and Juliet GramesThe Books on the Nightstand: Trapped at Home video can be watched HEREEmily recommends three podcasts:Unlocking Us – Brené BrownSugar Calling – Cheryl StrayedHome Cooking – Samin Nosrat– Upcoming Jaunts –The Book Cougars are hosting a biblio adventure! Join us for a virtual discussion of our 13th readalong, Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck. The Zoom event will take place on Sunday, May 17th at 7:00 p.m. (EST). If you would like to join us please send an email to reserve your spot.– Upcoming Reads –A Small Thing to Want: stories – Shuly X. Cawood (CW)The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York – Matthew Goodman (CW)Redhead by the Side of the Road – Anne Tyler (EF)Relish: My Life in the Kitchen – Lucy Knisley (EF)A Bend in the Stars – Rachel Barenbaum (EF)– Author Spotlight with Rachel Barenbaum –A Bend in the Stars released in paperback on May 12, 2020You can learn more about Rachel Barenbaum HERERachel recommends Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy release date August 4, 2020– Also Mentioned –Gone with the Wind – Margaret MitchellThe Stand – Stephen KingLonesome Dove – Larry McMurtryNewburyport Literary FestivalUncle Tom’s Cabin – Harriet Beecher StoweCatherine BeecherThe Yellow Wallpaper – Charlotte Perkins GilmanWilliam Gilmore SimmsThe City Baker’s Guide to Country Living – Louise MillerA Little Life – Hanya YanagiharaR.J. Julia Booksellers Loretta Lynn: Coalminer’s DaughterJudy BlumeMargaret AtwoodThe Secrets We Kept – Lara PrescottGrubStreetPurchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! We are an affiliate of Bank Square Books and Savoy Bookstore & Café. Please purchase books from them and support us at the same time. Click HERE to start shopping.If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. If you would prefer to donate directly to us, please email [email protected] for instructions.Join our Goodreads Group! We have a BookTube Channel – please check it out here, and be sure to subscribe!Please subscribe to our email newsletter here.