Episode 46 - The Struggle for Good with Maggie Brennan

On this episode, Maggie Brennan, a loyal member of the Off Color Book Club, and I discuss the retellings she will always read, how being an oldest sister impacted her reading life, and the way that her Irish family has impacted her reading life. She also talks about her favorite fantasy and sci-fi and how these genres can tell stories that reflect our reality. 

 

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Books mentioned in this episode: 

 

What Betsy’s reading: 

Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat 

Before the Mango Ripens by Afabwaje Kurian

Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis 

 

Books Highlighted by Maggie:

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbes by Katherine Howe

Bride of the Tornado by James Kennedy 

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez 

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins 

Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang 

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan 

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford 

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Kindred by Octavia Butler 

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler 

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler 

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 

Trust by Hernan Diaz 

White Tears by Hari Kunzru 

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins