Episode 64 - It Takes One Book with Cynthia Chen

On this episode, Cynthia Chen, a fellow Reader & Runner, shares some of her piping hot takes about the reading life. She also discusses how she got back into reading after an eight year hiatus and tips for people who want to get back into reading. She gives a lot of really great book recommendations for Chicago books and we talk about how annoying it is when the geography of Chicago is incorrect.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter The House on the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune    Books Highlighted by Cynthia: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker  Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah  Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner  Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai  The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook by Martha Bayne Running While Black by Allison Mariella Désir BFF: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps #1) by R.L. Stine Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky  The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb  Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano  River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure  Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  Atomic Habits by James Clear  The Battle of Lincoln Park by Daniel Kay Hertz The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai