S9 Ep189 - Hispanic Heritage Month is Lit - 9/20/23

This week we are featuring books by Latino authors in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson 2- Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang (short story) 3- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield 4- Fever by Mary Beth Keane 5- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 6- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 7- Why Didn’t You Tell Me by Carmen Rita Wong 8- Ghetto Klown by John Leguizamo 9- The Last Cuentista by Barbara Donna Higuera 10- The Murmur of Bees by Sophía Segovia 11- The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy Hernandez 12- The Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña 13- Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña 14- In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 15- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado 16- The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende 17- Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen 18- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender 19- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 20- Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward 21- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 22- Leech by Hiron Ennes 5 Star Book Recommendation by a Fellow Book Lover - Ciera Oldham @Disappearherebookblog - Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Movies mentioned-- 1- Arrival (2016) 2- The Afterparty (Apple + TV, 2022 - present) Article about Cuban community in Louisville: www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/us/cub…lle-kentucky.html Article about wasps and figs: www.bonappetit.com/story/figs-and-wasps   https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/us/cubans-louisville-kentucky.html For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover.