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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 50 MIN

Episode 112 - You Need the Right Person with Grace Hughes

from Books with Betsy · host bookswithbetsy

On this episode, Grace Hughes, author and avid fantasy reader, discusses her specific criteria for naming genres, how her work as a writer affects her reading life, and we talk about a lot of fantasy series. If you’re ready to pick up a fantastical tome, this episode has a lot of recommendations.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Canon by Paige Lewis  Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe   Books Highlighted by Grace: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Vinyl Cafe Unplugged by Stuart McLean Deep End by Ali Hazelwood The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig  When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Your Knife, My Heart by K.M. Moronova  Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari  One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros  The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon  Alchemisd by SenLinYu  Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas  The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas  Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig  The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas  The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski  American Gods by Neil Gaiman  The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones 

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