Two historical novels with elements of fantasy and folklore will bring readers from the battlefields of World War One to the last years of the Qing Dynasty in China.
Katherine Arden’s The Warm Hands of Ghosts shows the terrors of war and the unsettling and fantastical things that can appear in its shadow. Arden joins us to talk about her extensive research, classical allusions in her writing and more with guest host, Jenna Seery.
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo bridges the mystical and the familiar with an expansive story featuring a detective and mysterious and sly (yet alluring) fox spirits. Choo talked with us about writing in this setting, cultural influences on her work, connections to nature and more with host, Miwa Messer.
We end this episode with a TBR Topoff from booksellers, Marc and Mary.
Featured Books (Episode):
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Paradise Lost by John Milton
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
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Salman Rushdie on KNIFE
Shannon Chakraborty on THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI
Elaine U. Cho on OCEAN'S GODORI
Amy Tan on THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES
Crystal Hana Kim on THE STONE HOME
Amanda Montell on THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING
Sarah Hart on ONCE UPON A PRIME
Carys Davies on CLEAR
Maggie Nelson on LIKE LOVE
Anne Lamott on SOMEHOW
Xochitl Gonzalez on ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST
Julia Alvarez on THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES
Leif Enger on I CHEERFULLY REFUSE
Lisa Ko on MEMORY PIECE
Vinson Cunningham on GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Hanif Abdurraqib on THERE'S ALWAYS THIS YEAR
Poured Over Double Shot: Tessa Hulls and Griffin Hansbury
Percival Everett on JAMES
Téa Obreht on THE MORNINGSIDE
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