Books Are My People

Jennifer Caloyeras
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Find your next great read. Book recommendations, book news and guests, including top authors and other book enthusiasts who discuss what’s happening in the world of books with a focus on frontlist and backlist fiction including literary fiction, suspense, historical, memoir and nonfiction.

  1. 1D AGO

    Bad Asians - a conversation with author Lillian Lee

    This week, on episode 160 of Books Are My People, I speak with Lilian Lee author of Bad Asians. We talk about identity, the perils of the internet, and the aftermath of the 2008 recession.  Shownotes: How to Commit A Post Colonial Murder by Nina McConigley Vigil by George Saunders Nice Places by Vincent Chu Pedro the Vast by Simón Lopez Trujillo translated by Sophie Hughes House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama  Find Lillian Lee on Social Media @zillianzee   See my two new Works of Art at Red bluff Gallery Wuthering Heights Giveaway  Enter to Win A Free month on Books Are My People Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    26 min

  2. FEB 9

    Meet Bookish Serial Makers: Monica and Cortney from Craft Cook Read Repeat

    It's a bit of a longer episode today but I couldn’t tear myself away from my new Bay Area Crafty friends: Monica and Cortney from the fantastic podcast Craft Cook Read Repeat.  These joyful makers will inspire creativity and curiosity in the kitchen, on the needles on the nightstand and more. And, one of them answers the age-old question "Are Sophie scarves a project for beginning knitters?" Plus, they share some of their favorite book recommendations.  And we get three bonus guest author recommendations this week: Christina Hammonds Reed, author of The Johnson Four recommends American Nightmare by Kelly McWilliams.  Rebecca Fallon, author of Family Drama recommends Almost Life by Kiran Mlgood Hargrave. Eleanor Shearer, author of Fireflies in Winter recommends Barkskins by Annie Proulx. WIN A FREE MONTH AND READ AND WATCH WUTHERING HEIGHTS WITH US on my Books Are My People bookclub on Substack.  Books Discussed: On the Calculation of Volume – Solvej Balle A Sociopath’s Guide to A Successful Marriage – by M. K. Oliver The Light Pirate - Lily Brooks-Dalton The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi  translated by David Boyd and Lucy North Bog Queen - Anna North  Where to find Cortney and Monica on Social Media: IG @craftcookreadrepeat Podcast Website IG @cortneysf  Other Things Mentioned: Char Hamilton's amazing art classes!  Ravelrly  Imagined Landscapes gnomes Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    48 min

  3. JAN 26

    Heated Rivalry: I'm Going There

    Yup, I finally read part of a romance novel and watched two romance shows. Who am I in 2026? In episode #158 I announce some new forthcoming screen adaptations, we get a guest author book recommendation from Nalini Singh, author of Such A Perfect Family and I recommend five books to add to your TBR.  Join me on Substack.  Books Recommended: Such a Perfect Family Nalini Singh The Midnight Taxi - Yosha Gunasakera The Irish Goodbye - Heather Aimee O’Neill The Infamous Gilberts - Anjela Tomaski Only Son – Kevin Moffett Is This A Cry For Help? – Emily Austin The Housemaid - Freida McFadden Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    20 min

  4. JAN 12

    A Dog's Spirit Jumps into a Boy - Sara Levine and The Hitch

    This week on episode #157, I speak with one of my favorite authors, the delightful Sara Levine, author of The Hitch, out tomorrow. I talk about some of my New Year’s resolutions, the amazing new skill I taught my dog and winter break travel plans gone wrong. We also get a guest author recommendation from Mark Medley author of Live to see the Day.  PODCAST NOTES: The Hitch by Sara Levine Treasure Island by Sara Levine War with the Newts – Karel Capek  Heart The Lover by Lily King Nature Poem by Tommy Pico Often I am Happy by Jens Christian Grondhal Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth Instagram @hitchface Substack Sara Levine’s website Live to see the Day by Mark Medley Joyride by Susan Orlean Saturday Night by Susan Orlean   Read The Empusium with me on Substack Listen to Episode #3 of Books Are My People, where my dad and I talk about Sara Levine’s Treasure Island!!! (It was only my third episode, so please forgive any sound editing issues!)  Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    35 min

  5. 12/15/2025

    Back in Time Books out in 2012

    This week, I go back in time to 2012 to share some of my favorite reads as well as discuss other, notable reads from that year.  We have a special guest author recommendation from Emily Wiberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka authors of Seeing Other People .  Happy New Year, everyone!  Shownotes:  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey  Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane Every Day by David Levethan Me Before You by Jojo Moyes The Round House by Loise Erdrich Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carole Rifka Brunt Links to Books Are My People mugs Link to my Chair Art Link to Empusium Read Along Link to National Book Award winners Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    26 min

  6. 12/01/2025

    Best Books of 2025

    Check out my top reads of 2025. I also include some books I read in 2025 that were previously published. I share what craft I'm struggling with, what Thanksgiving crop I grew this year as well as some bookish news.  Books Published in 2025 Mentioned: Heart The Lover by Lily King The Ten-Year Affair by Erin Somers A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews Runs in the Blood by Matthew J. Trafford  Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy  Endling by Maria Reva Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li  Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley  Books Published Other Years:  This Motherless Land by Nikki May How to Read a Book by Monica Wood  How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair  Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell Send me a photo of your specialty library card! You can send it to: booksaremypeople@gmail.com Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    27 min

  7. 11/17/2025

    Aja Gabel - When Art and Science Collide

    This week, I speak with Aja Gabel, author of Lightbreakers. We talk about loss, writing and book recommendations, of course! We also get a guest author recommendation from Amie McNee, author of To Kill A Queen. Books recommended: Stories of Your Life by Ted Chiang The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor Maggie: or a man and a woman walk into a bar by Katie Lee Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead   Find Aja Gabel on Instagram @AjaGabel   Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    30 min

  8. 11/03/2025

    Me, Myself and I

    Every once in a while I like to just record on my own! Especially when life gets hectic!  We get a guest author recommendation from Kristin Bair, author of Clementine Crane Prefers Not To. I share a story about why I'll never wear white pants again, I talk about the National Book Award fiction contenders and I recommend five great reads. Enjoy! In November, we'll be reading Washington Black and watching the TV series in my online bookclub on Substack. Come join us!  Books Recommended:  The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro  Ghost Fish by Stuart Pennebaker A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma Register to watch the National Book Awards   Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

    23 min
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Find your next great read. Book recommendations, book news and guests, including top authors and other book enthusiasts who discuss what’s happening in the world of books with a focus on frontlist and backlist fiction including literary fiction, suspense, historical, memoir and nonfiction.

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Caloyeras
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    163
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Books Are My People
  • Show Website
    Books Are My People

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