Nerdette Podcast Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
Celeste Ng
Don't miss our spoiler-free conversation with @pronounced_ing about her INCREDIBLE new book 'Our Missing Hearts.' #NerdetteBookClub Listen ๐ https://t.co/nwCZdCBGrc
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Conversations with People Who Hate Me: 12 Things I Learned from Talking to Internet Strangers
Dylan Marron
๐ฐNew episode!๐ฐ @dylanmarron tells us about his new book CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO HATE ME. @jenrosesmithvt explains why travel guides are NOT dead. & @emmaeunjoo and Jennifer Mills give us their hot takes on IS IT CAKE? Listen๐ https://www.wbez.org/stories/is-it-a-podcast-or-is-it-cake/53c0d006-fd72-492a-9b24-4f03b38e2af7
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Light from Uncommon Stars
Ryka Aoki
What is hope punk? @cxorlando and @jennIRL told us all about the genre in this monthโs #NerdetteBookClub on LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS https://www.wbez.org/stories/nerdette-book-club-light-from-uncommon-stars/1eabd7b0-ccf6-48d9-8805-fd1fe1cca8c8 https://t.co/gOQwuMSFWr
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Better the Blood: A Hana Westerman Thriller
Michael Bennett
April's Book Club discussion of the Mฤori thriller 'Better the Blood' by @MBennettBooksis out now!!!! @FineAngeline & @StephMatuku discuss genre fiction, indigenous storytelling, and copaganda. https://t.co/GsHiEm11DC
Paperback, 2024
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Notes on an Execution
Danya Kukafka
๐Book club alert!๐ @biTRACIal and @heyitsfranklin2 join us to discuss @danyakukafka's NOTES ON AN EXECUTION and our cultural obsession with crime stories. https://www.wbez.org/stories/nerdette-book-club-notes-on-an-execution/19b5749d-60b5-42b4-8762-5a1d60faff6c
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Better Be Lightning
Andrea Gibson
We talked to @andreagibson about their gorgeous new poetry collection YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING for #NerdetteBookClub this month! Listen to our conversation ๐ https://www.wbez.org/stories/nerdette-book-club-you-better-be-lightning/b40b086b-f083-4198-89b1-cc3118350ba7?preview=1638824557162
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Banning in 21st-Century America
Emily J. M. Knox
We asked @ejmknox, author of BOOK BANNING IN 21ST CENTURY AMERICA, about the challenges to books in public schools nationwide and why she thinks itโs important to read outside of our comfort zones. https://www.wbez.org/stories/money-is-a-5-letter-word/7295ddfb-9f3e-45dd-8c30-5a7d329716d5 https://t.co/ptUbBhnY4g
Paperback, 2022
$37.00$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Retirement
C. C. Williams
๐ฅชNew episode!!๐ฅช @Araceli1010, @JacobyCochran and @britticisms team up to unpack Serena Williamsโs retirement announcement, Gen Zโs beef with millennials, and Chicago-style Italian beef. Listen ๐ https://t.co/cdVrhy1qJo
Paperback, 2019
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm
Laura Warrell
Nerdette Book Club is reading 'Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm' this November! Listen to our spoiler-free chat with author @LKWarrell ๐ https://t.co/eWikFrAvAR
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mother Grains: Recipes for the Grain Revolution
Roxana Jullapat
๐Episode alert!๐ We revisit two of our favorites. Jennefer Hoffmann tells us about her daring pandemic hobby: diving into the icy waters of Lake Michigan. Plus, @RoxanaJullapat chats about her cookbook MOTHER GRAINS. https://www.wbez.org/stories/whole-grain-flour-is-in-bloom/8589b670-c326-4e98-a22f-e2ccc094f2a3
Hardcover, 2021
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book