Episode 9 - I'm Already Traveling Somewhere with Monika Janas

On this episode, Monika and I discuss her love of fantasy, she mentions so many series, some longer than others, and we share the joy of staff picks in an indie bookstore. We also talk about the magic of airplane reading and how amazing Libby can be. If you are interested in the Reddit thread Monika mentions, you can find that here. 

 

Books mentioned in this episode: 

 

What Betsy’s reading: 

The Nix by Nathan Hill 

Exhibit by R.O. Kwan 

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean 

Bear by Julia Phillips 

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 

 

Books Highlighted by Monika: 

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 

The Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson 

The City & The City by China Miéville 

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose 

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan 

Persuasion by Jane Austin 

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 

1984 by George Orwell 

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 

 

Other Books Mentioned in the Episode:

All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.  

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou 

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games are Made by Jason Schreier 

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder 

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 

The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth 

The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner 

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein 

The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski 

The Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson 

Becoming by Michelle Obama 

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama 

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson 

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin 

Too Like the Lightning: Book One of Terra Ignota by Ada Palmer