Bringing Characters to Life to Punch Them in the Face
b'Amanda and Jenn discuss good \\u201crelationship reads,\\u201d Asian authors, classic retellings, and more in this week\\u2019s episode of Get Booked.\\nThis episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal,\\xa0But That\\u2019s Another Story podcast\\xa0and Life, Death, and Cellos by Isabel Rogers.\\nSubscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.\\nThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.\\nFor listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.\\n\\xa0\\nBooks Discussed\\nUpstream by Mary Oliver\\nBecoming by Michelle Obama\\nStartup by Doree Shafrir (rec\\u2019d by Rebecca)\\nChemistry by Weike Wang (tw: family emotional abuse)\\nTiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed\\nBook of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez\\nHow Long Til Black Future Month by NK Jemisin\\nThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (tw: rape, gendered violence)\\nOn Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee (narrated by BD Wong)\\nThe Queen\\u2019s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner\\nWitchmark by CL Polk\\nThe Good Women of China by Xinran, trans. By Esther Tyldesley\\nThe Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya, translated by Asa Yoneda (tw: body horror)\\nJane Steele by Lyndsay Faye\\nPride by Ibi Zoboi\\nLincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders\\nThe Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'