In Mini Episode 48, Genevieve Trono (@genthebookworm) talks mood reading and shares her thoughts about Brit Bennett’s new book (which she’s already read)!
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This month, I chose You Are Not Alone, The Holdout, and Anna K. Check out my commentary on all the February picks to help choose the right book for your reading taste.
Highlights
- Mood reading and how Genevieve builds in time / space to mood read within her books she’s reading for review.
- Genevieve’s thoughts on one of Sarah’s most anticipated books of 2020 (Genevieve has already read it, while Sarah hasn’t)
- How it’s easy to forget the details of the books we read…even ones we love.
- How some teachers these days are talking to their students about the importance of loving what you’re reading.
- A bonus review of an upcoming release by a well-known author.
- Authors publishing new books too quickly / frequently.
Genevieve’s Book Recommendations
Two OLD Books She Loves
- Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win
by Jo Piazza (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
[5:07]
- Midwives
by Chris Bohjalian | Buy from Amazon
[9:25]
Two NEW Books She Loves
- Burnout
by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [15:20]
- To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma
by Molly Millwood | Buy from Amazon
[20:47]
One Book She DIDN’T Love
- The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About
- The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett (Release Date: June 2, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [28:29]
Other Books Mentioned
- The Red Lotus
- The Flight Attendant
- A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
[14:34]
- She Said
- Prep
- The Mothers by Brit Bennett (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
[28:45]
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon
Other Links
- Committed Podcast (hosted by Jo Piazza)
- My 2018 Summer Reading Guide
About Genevieve
Genevieve is a mom, wife, professional photographer, book blogger, library volunteer, and a motherhood book club facilitator. She lives with her husband of 10+ years, their two sons who are 7 & 9 and their springer spaniel named Buzz.
She is a photographer and mostly does behind the scenes work now. She spends a lot of her work days editing in Lightroom and Photoshop which makes plenty of time for audiobooks! She also teaches photography classes.
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