Hyper Specific Genres We Love

Send us Fan MailRenee and Natalia are back with a conversation about some of the books they love that fall into super niche genres. For example, Natalia has an entire bookshelf dedicated to books about bananas and Renee will never say no to a thriller with an unlikeable 20-something woman protagonist who works in a startup. Tune in to hear all the weird things they’re both into.Books Mentioned: Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui ZhangHow Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam ZhangDiamond Head by Cecily Wong (interview here)Siren Queen by Nghi VoBlack Sun & Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse (interview here)The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang Lobizona & Cazadora by Romina Garber (interview here)Binti by Nnedi OkoraforShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiWhere the Wild Ladies Are by Aoka MatsudaCertain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-GarciaCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowBad Blood by John CarreyrouWe Keep the Dead Close by Becky CooperShe Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan TwoheyMy Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache WilliamsSelf-Care by Leigh SteinThe Assistants by Camille PerriThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisSmile and Look Pretty by Amanda PellegrinoA Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin (interview here)Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life by Sutton FosterThe Power of Knitting by Loretta Napoleoni (review here)Bananas, Beaches and Bases by Cynthia EnloeSkin: A Natural History by Nina G. JablonskiThe Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre MaskSupport the showContact us:Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on