Book Hoes Podcast

Epizodes

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  Daniel Ricciardo, I Am Single 02.04.2025 1h 9min

  Zoë and Ryan are BACK with a new episode talking about what they are reading, book club updates, and manifesting the future of the podcast.Join us on Geneva ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan!Linktree: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠@nycbookhoe⁠Instagram: ⁠@bookclubforbookhoesEmail: ⁠⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.comBooks Mentioned in this Episode:Cross The Line by Simone SoltaniLet the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith MazaruraCrash Test by Amy JamesUnromance by Erin ConnorDrive Me Crazy by Carly RobynLiquid by Mariam RahmaniHarriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag QueenDeath in the Downline by Maria AbramsMy Best Friend’s Exorcist by Grady HendrixDivine Mights by Natalie HaynesA Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne YoungNot Another Love Song by Julie SotoForget Me Not by Julie SotoDaddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck You, Again by Kate GoldbeckWhet (Deep End) by Ali Hazelwood
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  This is a Nicholas Hoult Fan Club 25.09.2024 55min

  This week we are joined by book hoe Grayson as we talk about book club books, The Lord of the Rings and Nicholas Hoult. Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠⁠ for bonus content, including our paid episodes, out on Sundays! Join us on Geneva ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠@nycbookhoe⁠ Instagram: ⁠@nycbookhoes⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in this Episode: Small Game by Blair Braverman The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei Sea Change by Gina Chung Groupies by Sarah Priscus Honey by Bel Banta Ruby Spencer’s Whiskey Year by Rochelle Bilow The Shining by Stephen King The Lord of the Rings (Series) by J. R. R. Tolkein Warm Bodies by Isaac Marrion Normal People by Sally Rooney Green Frog by Gina Chung The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei Ghost Station by S. A. Barnes The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown The Dresden Files (Series) by Jim Butcher The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Kindred by Octavia Butler Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
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  Beefing with the NYT Top 100 Books List 18.09.2024 1h 4min

  This week we are joined by Book Hoe Lauren to talk about the NYT Top 100 Books List, childhood reads, and more! Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠⁠ for bonus content, including our paid episodes, out on Sundays! Join us on Geneva ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠@nycbookhoe⁠ Instagram: ⁠@nycbookhoes⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in this Episode: Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon Nancy Drew (Series) by Carolyn Keene The Gallagher Girls (Series) by Ally Carter The Chronicles of Narnia (Series) by C. S. Lewis The Care and Keeping of You by Valorie Schaefer Meet Addy (Series) by Connie Porter My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn The Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins Twilight (Series) by Stephanie Meyer Delicate (Series) by padfoot4ever Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts Bel Canto by Ann Pachett Tom Lake by Ann Pachett
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  New Season, New Location, New Us 11.09.2024 59min

  Zoë and Ryan are back from hiatus to discuss the Book Hoes 2nd anniversary party and the future of the Book Hoes Podcast! Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠⁠ for bonus content, including our paid episodes, out on Sundays! Join us on Geneva ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠@nycbookhoe⁠ Instagram: ⁠@nycbookhoes⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in this Episode: Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson Annie Bot by Sierra Grier Neferura by Malayna Evans Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo
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  Podcast Corner #2 - 2nd Anniversary Party Edition 04.09.2024 48min

  This week’s episode is from our second Podcast Corner, recorded on August 11th at our 2nd Anniversary Party! If you want to join us for the podcast corner, we will have it at select future events! Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠⁠ for bonus content, including our paid episodes, out on Sundays! Join us on Geneva ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠@nycbookhoe⁠ Instagram: ⁠@nycbookhoes⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in this Episode: Board to Death by C.J. Connor Kiss Her Once For Me Alison Cochrun The Prospects by KT Hoffman Curious Tides by Babel by R. F. Kuang Jaded by Ela Lee Small Town Big Magic by Hazel Beck The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa A. Matlin Monstrillio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova Eynhallow by Tim McGregor The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Groupies by Sarah Priscus
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  24-Hour Readathon with Victoria and Erin 28.08.2024 1h 21min

  This week’s episode was recorded during a 24-Hour Readathon on May 26th-27th 2024. Book Hoes Victoria and Erin join Zoë and Ryan as we discuss the books we are reading and the chaos that ensues over 24 hours of reading. Follow Erin at @ehunzi on TikTok! Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠⁠ for bonus content, including access to the Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠@nycbookhoe⁠ Instagram: ⁠@nycbookhoes⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub Tastes like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima Fangirl Down by Tessa Baily Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen Murder Road by Simone St. James A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen Maximum Ride by James Patterson Loneliness & Company by Charlee Dyroff If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell The Ladies Rewrite the Rules by Suzanne Allain The Stranger I Wed by Harper St. George Faebound by Saara El-Arifi Book Lovers by Emily Henry Welcome to the Fae Cafe by Jennifer Kropf A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole Twilight by Stephanie Meyer Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Poll Dancer by Laura Heffernan Teacher of the Year by M. A. Wardell The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter Argylle by Elle Conway
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  Loneliness & Company - Interview with Charlee Dyroff 21.08.2024 46min

  This week we are joined by Charlee Dyroff, author of Loneliness & Company! In this live episode, recorded at 66 Greenpoint Bar in Brooklyn, New York, we discuss how the book came to be and her writing process as well as an excerpt of the book! Learn more about Charlee at www.charleedyroff.com Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠⁠ for bonus content, including access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠@nycbookhoe⁠ Instagram: ⁠@nycbookhoes⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Lonely City by Olivia Laing The History of Love by Nicole Krauss Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips Bear by Julia Phillips
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  Surprise! Happy 2nd Anniversary to Book Club! 11.08.2024 10min

  Ryan and some friends of the pod reflect on their time in book club as we celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Book Hoes! Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠ for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠ TikTok: @nycbookhoe Instagram: @nycbookhoes Email: ⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com
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  The Drunken Literate - Poseidon, God of Walls 28.06.2024 1h 3min

  This week, we are bringing the Drunken Literate to the main feed, with Zoë in the hot seat retelling The Illiad! Join us on Substack for more Drunken Literate Episodes! Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠ for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠ Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: ⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com
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  Return of the Gab 05.06.2024 49min

  Zoë and Ryan are BACK this week as they check in about what books they have been reading along with other tangents. Become a paid member of our Substack at ⁠bookhoes.substack.com⁠ for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠ Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: ⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Discussed in this Episode: I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt by Madeline Pendleton Funny Story by Emily Henry Olga Dies Dreaming Pineapple Street Yours Truly The Fox Wife Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin All Dressed Up Blessed Water Argylle by Elly Conway (allegedly) Rouge by Mona Awad
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  Crying in a Just Salad in Williamsburg 15.05.2024 1h 3min

  This week’s we are joined by Book Hoe Chelsea as we discuss her reading habits, mother's day gifts, and her book crawl through Brooklyn! Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva here to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com
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  Podcast Corner #1 - TBR Reading and Social Hour 08.05.2024 58min

  This week’s episode is from our first ever Podcast Corner, recorded on April 21st at our TBR and Crafting Event! If you are interested in joining us for the podcast corner, we will have it at select future events! Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva here to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode: Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Jaded by Ela Lee Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock Thirst by Varsha Bajaj The September House by Carissa Orlando Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark Goosebumps (Series) by R. L. Stine Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz Breed by Scott Spencer Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby The Honeys by Ryan La Sala Ellipses by Vanessa Lawrence Abhorsen (Series) by Garth Nix You, Again by Kate Goldbeck This Spells Love by Kate Robb Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzo The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
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  Holden Vitamin Caulfield Is My Son 01.05.2024 1h 6min

  This week we are joined by book hoe Emily as we discuss literary fiction and haunting books we read in school (both good and bad) Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: ⁠linktr.ee/nycbookhoes⁠ Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: ⁠nycbookhoes@gmail.com⁠ Books Mentioned in the Episode: Old Enough by Haley Jakobsen The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzales James Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova O, Caledonia by Elspeth Baker Identitti by Mithu Sanyal Erasure by Percival Everett Appropriate by Brendan Jacob Jenkins Clytemnestra by Constanza Casati A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Adam the Creator by Karel Capek The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas The Color Purple by Alice Walker David Copperfield by Charles Dickens The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Under the Dome by Stephen King The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Clique by Lisi Harrison One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez  The Plot Against America by Phillip Roth My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Lilith by Nikki Marmery Excavations by Kate Myers Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Circe by Madeline Miller Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Persephone by Madeline Miller The Illiad by Homer The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
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  Hi, I'm Paul! 24.04.2024 1h 6min

  This week, we are joined by book hoe Sara as we discuss her reading habits, comic books, and sports romances! Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva here to connect with other listeners and get behind the scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode: For the Love of the Bard by Jessica Martin Lunar Love by Lauren Kumg Jessen Ruby Spencer’s Whiskey Year by Rochelle Bilow Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura Say You’ll Be Mine by Naina Kumar Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola This Spells Love by Kate Robb A Witches Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley Freaks Gleeks and Dawson’s Creek by Thea Glassman Inkheart (Series) Cornelia Funke Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey Let the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
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  Earthquake in the Early Morning 17.04.2024 1h 2min

  This week, we are once again joined by producer Ryan as we discuss Percy Jackson (shocker), Zoë's vacation got wrong, and the NYC 4.8 magnitude earthquake. Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode: Hannah Tate Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Hook, Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey Heart of Night and Fire by Nisha J. Tuli City of Brass (Series) by S.A. Chakraborty The Sunken City (Series) by Emma V.R. Noise The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab City of Ember (Series) by Jeanne DuPrau Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame Goodnight Punpun by Inio Asano The Resort by Sara Ochs
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  Looking For A Sign 10.04.2024 1h 4min

  This week, we are joined by book hoe Malia, as we discuss her reading habits, queer romances, dating, and astrology. Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode Forget Me Not by Julie Soto Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy Godshot by Chelsea Bieker Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Eragon by Christopher Paolini The Chronicles of Narnia (Series) by C.S. Lewis Something About Her by Clementine Taylor Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond Looking for a Sign by Susie Dumond Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes This Spells Love by Kate Robb Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo Big Swiss by Jen Beagin The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey
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  Side Hoe Quest to the Book Village 03.04.2024 58min

  This week we are joined by book hoe Victoria as we discuss her relationship to reading, fan fiction (including the new Anne Hathaway movie, you know the one), and a book crawl gone wrong. Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck The Faerie Path by Allan Frewin Jones Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney Old Enough by Haley Jackobsen The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland Say You’ll Be Mine by Naina Kumar The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Mysterious Benedict Society (Series) by Trenton Lee Stewart The Frog Princess (Series) by E.D. Baker The Hunger Games (Series) by Suzanne Collins The Tail of Emily Winsnap by Liz Kessler A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging by Louise Rennison The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan Guarded Treasure by Mae Lovette
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  Meeting of the Diane Duane Fan Club 27.03.2024 57min

  Zoë and Ryan are back this week to check in about the podcast, ~experiences~ and what they are reading! Check out Diane Duane at dianeduane.com Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode Young Wizards (Series) by Diane Duane Maximum Ride (Series) by James Patterson Witch and Wizard (Series) by James Patterson Percy Jackson (Series) by Rick Riordan Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova The St. Ambrose School for Girls by Jessica Ward Jade City by Fonda Lee Piglet by Lottie Hazell A Certain Hunger by Chelsea Summers White Horse by Erika T. Wurth Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu
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  World Building? ✅ Kissing? ✅ 20.03.2024 1h 1min

  This week we are joined by book hoe Catherine as we discuss her relationship to reading, musicals, and her love of long books. Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode Bridgerton (Series) by Julia Quinn Alias Emma by Ava Glass Clytemnestra by Constanza Casati The Royal Diaries (Series) by Kathryn Lasky Magic Tree House (Series) by Mary Pope Osborne Warrior Cats (Series) by Erin Hunter Young Wizards (Series) by Diane Duane Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne Sex Lies and Sensibility by Nikki Payne The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Uprooted by Naomi Novik Only For A Week by Natasha Bishop
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  The Deep Sky - Interview with Yume Kitasei 13.03.2024 49min

  This week we are joined by Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky! In our first live episode, recorded at 66 Greenpoint Bar in Brooklyn, New York, we discuss how the book came to be, her writing process, and her upcoming book, The Stardust Grail, which comes out June 11, 2024! (Pre-order here!) Learn more about Yume at yumekitasei.com Become a paid member of our Substack at bookhoes.substack.com for bonus content, including extended author interviews and access to The Drunken Literate episodes. Join us on Geneva ⁠here⁠ to connect with other listeners and get behind-the-scenes content from Zoë and Ryan! Linktree: linktr.ee/nycbookhoes Instagram @nycbookhoes Email: nycbookhoes@gmail.com Books Mentioned in the Episode Ender’s Game (Series) by Orson Scott Card The Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour