The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
Education:Language Learning
This week we are featuring books by Latino authors in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson
2- Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang (short story)
3- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
4- Fever by Mary Beth Keane
5- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
6- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
7- Why Didn’t You Tell Me by Carmen Rita Wong
8- Ghetto Klown by John Leguizamo
9- The Last Cuentista by Barbara Donna Higuera
10- The Murmur of Bees by Sophía Segovia
11- The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy Hernandez
12- The Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
13- Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña
14- In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
15- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
16- The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
17- Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen
18- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
19- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
20- Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
21- Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
22- Leech by Hiron Ennes
5 Star Book Recommendation by a Fellow Book Lover - Ciera Oldham @Disappearherebookblog
- Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
Movies mentioned--
1- Arrival (2016)
2- The Afterparty (Apple + TV, 2022 - present)
Article about Cuban community in Louisville:
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/us/cub…lle-kentucky.html
Article about wasps and figs:
www.bonappetit.com/story/figs-and-wasps
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/us/cubans-louisville-kentucky.html
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