Season 10, Episode 218 Books That Live In Our Heads
This week we are playing the nostalgia card. All of the books we mention are backlist in a big way; the majority are at least 15 years old. Our episode is about books that take up space in our heads. They may be books that, when we see them on a shelf, stir up all kinds of feelings or memories from years past. Or they are books that simply left a huge impression on us and we think about them from time to time. Even though they aren’t new and shiny, these books deserve a place on your TBR.
Books mentioned:
1- The Dead Boy Detectives comic series based on characters developed by Neil Gaiman
2- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
3- Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
4- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
5- Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin
6- When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker - A 5 star read recommended by fellow book lover - Kasey @kayree_reads
7-It by Stephen King (1986)
8- Jack Gance by Ward Just (1997)
9- Burglars Can’t Be Choosers (the Bernie Rhodenbarr series) by Lawrence Block (1977)
10- The Good Men by Charmaine Craig (2003)
11- The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir (1991)
12- Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade (1991)
13- Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce by Brenda Maddox (1998)
14- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III (1999)
15- Eva’s Man by Gayl Jones (1987)
16- Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith (1988)
17- Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)
18- Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
19- Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
20- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
Shows mentioned—
1- Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix, 2024)
2- Catherine, Called Birdy (Amazon Prime, 2022)
3- Ripley (Netflix, 2024)
4- Sandman (Netflix, 2022)
5- Good Omens (Prime, 2019)
6- Sherlock (Hulu, 2010)
7- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
8- Emma ( Amazon Prime, 2020)
9- 3 Body Problem (Netflix, 2024)
10- Burglar (1987)
11- House of Sand and Fog (Max, 2003)
12- Lion in Winter (1968)
13- Jude (1996)
14- Far from the Madding Crowd (Max, 2015)
Theatre mentioned—
Broadway across America production of “Six”
Articles mentioned—
8 Bookish Podcasts for Booklovers -
www.badasswomensbookclub.com/blog/2024/…booklovers