About this episode
Greta Johnsen discusses summer book recommendations with MJ Franklin and Traci Thomas, highlighting their diverse reading tastes.
Host Greta Johnsen talks to two of her favorite readers -- MJ Franklin , an editor at the New York Times Book Review and host of The Book Review Book Club podcast, and Traci Thomas , who hosts the wonderfully bookish podcast The Stacks . Even though the three of them have WILDLY different reading tastes, they also have an abundance of respect for each other, so these conversations are always a treat. Here’s a list of each of their recommendations: Greta’s picks: The Children , Melissa Albert (June 2) Land , Maggie O’Farrell (June 2) Etna , Paul Yoon August 4 Traci’s picks: Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life , Dusty Baker (June 9) The Great Wherever , Shannon Sanders (July 7) Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America , Rozina Ali (August 25) MJ’s picks: Country People , Daniel Mason (July 7) Fixer Chao , Han Ong (July 14) The Mortons , Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld (July 21) SHOW CREDITS Creator and host: Greta Johnsen Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg Composers: Ross Bellenoit and Jeremy Thal Tile art: Mac Maclean See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…
People in this episode
Host: Greta Johnsen
Guests: MJ Franklin, Traci Thomas
Topics covered
- book recommendations
- reading
- literature
- podcast discussion
- summer reading
Keywords
- summer books
- reading recommendations
- book podcast
- literature discussion
- book reviews
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times Book Review, The Book Review Book Club, The Stacks
Books & works: The Children, Land, Etna, Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life, The Great Wherever, Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America, Country People, Fixer Chao, The Mortons
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