Recommended

Recommended By The Numbers

In this bonus episode of Recommended, producer Jenn Northington takes us through the numbers of the past five seasons.BOOKS & AUTHORS DISCUSSEDSamantha IrbyJeanette WintersonUrsula Le Guin (Changing Planes, The Left Hand of Darkness)Terry Pratchett (Small Gods)Sarah Waters (Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith)Dominick Dunne (People Like Us, An Inconvenient Woman)Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre, Villette)Octavia Butler (Wild Seed, Lilith’s Brood, Parable of the Sower)Alexandre Dumas (Three Musketeers, Count of Monte Cristo)Sonali DevSilvia Moreno-GarciaZen ChoBecky Chambers

Wendy Xu and Tommy Pico

In this episode, Wendy Xu recommends Claudia Gray and Tommy Pico recommends A.R. Ammons.This episode is sponsored by Lanternfish Press and HMH.You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher.A transcript of this episode is available here.BOOKS DISCUSSEDMooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne WalkerDefy the Stars by Claudia GrayLost Stars by Claudia GrayUprooted by Naomi NovikPluto by Naoki UrasawaFeed by Tommy PicoTape for the Turn of the Year by A.R. Ammons

Jeanette Winterson and Nafiza Azad

In this episode, Jeanette Winterson recommends Virginia Woolf and Nafiza Azad recommends Shailja Patel.This episode is sponsored by Lerner Books and Wednesday Books.You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher.A transcript of this episode is available here.BOOKS DISCUSSEDFrankissstein by Jeanette WintersonOrlando by Virginia WoolfThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Candle and the Flame by Nafiza AzadMigritude by Shailja PatelFatima Asghar

Garth Nix and Silvia Moreno-Garcia

In this episode, Garth Nix recommends Alexandre Dumas and Silvia Moreno-Garcia recommends Charles Williams.This episode is sponsored by OwlCrate Jr, a subscription box for middle grade readers, and Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu, with Fierce Reads.You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher.A transcript of this episode is available here.BOOKS DISCUSSEDAngel Mage by Garth NixThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, translated and abridged by Lowell BairGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Hot Spot, a.k.a. Hell Hath No Fury, by Charles WilliamsDead Calm by Charles Williams

Jami Attenberg and Valerie Valdes

In this episode, Jami Attenberg recommends Patti Smith and Valerie Valdes recommends Diana Wynne Jones.This episode is sponsored by The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz, new from Algonquin Young Readers, and William Morrow Paperbacks.You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher.A transcript of this episode is available here.BOOKS DISCUSSEDAll This Could Be Yours by Jami AttenbergJust Kids by Patti SmithChilling Effect by Valerie ValdesHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones