Episode 96 - A Complete Package with Arionne Nettles

On this episode, Arionne Nettles, author, journalist, and professor, talks about how she finds romance to be a comfort, audiobook preferences that she loves, and why she likes talking about books in person but has a harder time with the bookish internet. We also get to talk about her book that I would absolutely recommend widely!   We Are the Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Intemperance by Sonora Jha  These Heathens by Mia McKenzie  Brawler by Lauren Groff    Books Highlighted by Arionne: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Matriarch by Tina Knowles  Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid  How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith  The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee  Happiness Falls by Angie Kim    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Addy: Finding Freedom by Connie Porter  The Care and Keeping of You by Valorie Schaefer & Cara Netterson  Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan  Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen  Born a Crime by Trevor Noah  The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey  Come & Get It by Kiley Reid  Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond  Evicted by Matthew Desmond