Maybe it is me?!

Welcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast. Today, we discuss how important it really is or is not to connect to characters in all of the books that we read and consider the critical reception of books that felt inscrutable to us.  We spend time with Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake and Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr!.  Join our discussion of these two books–and many others–on this episode. Book we recommend - Cacophony of Bone by Kerri ni Dochartaigh Rebecca also talks about Cacophony of Bone on her podcast Lit Illuminated - check it out here: https://youtu.be/O7qmwJf6j8I?si=z6k2lhDXz7JStgjI Books Rebecca is currently reading: Scotland - The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson  Knife by Salman Rushdie Books Colleen is currently reading  Whiskey Tender Deborah Jackson Taffa The Whispers Ashley Audrain The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer Books Athena is currently reading Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything by Julia Baird  We Do Not Part Han Kang Harness your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart by Gennarose Nethercott Thank you for joining us.  Three avid readers (Rebecca, Colleen, and Athena) host a podcast about being a reader to investigate their interactions with books: this includes a close look at books that people rave about, and we couldn’t even finish, and why we continue to follow writers when we have only liked their early books. It is also a place where we shine a light on the unseen or underappreciated books we fell in love with. Socials NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU BOOK PODCAST website | https://rebeccabeardsall.com/podcast/ YouTube | @bookpodcasters COLLEEN CLEMENSInstagram | @colclemensauthor  REBECCA BEARDSALL website | https://rebeccabeardsall.com Instagram | @author_rebeccabeardsall ATHENA ROTHInstagram | @athenaroth