Episode 9 - I'm Already Traveling Somewhere with Monika Janas

On this episode, Monika and I discuss her love of fantasy, she mentions so many series, some longer than others, and we share the joy of staff picks in an indie bookstore. We also talk about the magic of airplane reading and how amazing Libby can be. If you are interested in the Reddit thread Monika mentions, you can find that here.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  The Nix by Nathan Hill  Exhibit by R.O. Kwan  The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean  Bear by Julia Phillips  The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon    Books Highlighted by Monika:  The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon  The Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson  The City & The City by China Miéville  To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah  Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan  Persuasion by Jane Austin  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir  Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  1984 by George Orwell  War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy    Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou  Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games are Made by Jason Schreier  Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder  Twilight by Stephanie Meyer The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins  The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth  The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner  The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein  The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski  The Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson  Becoming by Michelle Obama  Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama  Seveneves by Neal Stephenson  A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin  Too Like the Lightning: Book One of Terra Ignota by Ada Palmer