E207: Goth Girl Summer 2: Electric Boogaloo

About this episode

In this episode, Agatha Andrews discusses summer book recommendations with guests Rachel Harrison and Stephanie Gagnon, focusing on spooky and melancholy themes.

Today I bring you another Goth Girl Summer episode with Rachel Harrison and Stephanie Gagnon from the Books in the Freezer podcast. We had so much fun with it last year, and there are an abundance of books perfect for summer that fit our spooky or melancholy moods so well. We had a great time, and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we had fun making it. All links and show notes available on my website at https://www.sheworeblackpodcast.com/ Book Recommendations: Rachel The Compound by Aisling Rawle Greedy by Callie Kazumk Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us by Laura van den Berg Stephanie Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine by Kristina Ten Reliquary by Hanna Whitten Body Count by Cody Crowley Agatha Wildfire at Midnight by Mary Stewart The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman Anita De Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

People in this episode

Host: Agatha Andrews

Guests: Rachel Harrison, Stephanie Gagnon

Topics covered

• Goth culture
• book recommendations
• summer reading
• spooky books
• melancholy themes

Keywords

• Goth Girl Summer
• book recommendations
• spooky books
• melancholy
• Rachel Harrison
• Stephanie Gagnon
• Agatha Andrews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Compound, Greedy, Now is Not the Time to Panic, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, Julie Chan is Dead, Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine, Reliquary, Body Count, Wildfire at Midnight, The Rules of Magic

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