"Speaking As A Former Baby" ft. A Very Special Guest‪!‬ Books and the City

On today's episode, we’re lucky enough to interview the one, the only, KayReadWhat'sMom! You know her, you love her, you've maybe even heard her in the background of an episode or two: it's Kayla's mom, Kelley! Books and the City pod is so excited to sit down with her and talk all things books. Kelley recently reignited her love of reading (thanks to Kayla's wonderful book recs and insane reading speed), so keep listening to find out what she's been loving recently, how reading helps soothe her anxiety, and her celeb crush (who she got to meet!). And stay tuned to hear from us with your latest round of recent reads. Read on for links, and check out bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity to shop the books we’ve discussed on this episode, and all past episodes! Check out our website at www.booksandthecitypod.com, and drop us a line at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com------------->

Kayla just read: The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda (16:20-25:40)
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Girl-from-Widow-Hills/Megan-Miranda/9781501165429
Up next for Kayla: Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Libby just read: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (26:30-38:04)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600633/on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous-by-ocean-vuong/
Up next for Libby: The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Emily just read: The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (38:14-50:31)
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062990297/the-black-flamingo/
Up next for Emily: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Becky just read: We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman Schnall (50:32-1:00:14)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250169785
Up next for Becky: The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Baby incubator weirdness: https://www.1939nyworldsfair.com/worlds_fair/wf_tour/zone-7/baby_incubators.htm

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-pretended-be-doctor-ran-worlds-fair-attraction-saved-lives-thousands-premature-babies-180960200/

Susie Orman Schnall website: https://susieschnall.com/books/we-came-here-to-shine/worlds-fair-history/

Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.