Books with Betsy

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Books with Betsy is a podcast that celebrates the reading life of all readers. Each week, Betsy interviews a different person about their reading life. Listen for book recommendations, reading tips, and to join in the joy that reading brings. And remember, anyone who reads is a reader.

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 85 - Lock In and Understand with Madeline Blair

    On this episode, Madeline Blair, founder and editor of the literary magazine Sabr Tooth Tiger, talks about her development as a lover and writer of poetry, how balancing reading online publications can run up against her day job, and how she discovers new pieces to read. You also get to hear me have a bit of an existential crisis in real time which happens every time I think about how much content there is out there to read.    Sabr Tooth Tiger   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  The Sisters by Jonas Hassan Khemiri  There is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone   Books Highlighted by Madeline: Crossing the Water by Sylvia Plath  Ariel by Sylvia Plath  Wicked by Gregory Maguire Monsters, Clowns, and the Holy Fool by Satori Na The Poet’s Companion by Kim Addonizio  Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath  Girls That Never Die by Safia Elhillo  The Diary of Anaïs Nin by Anaïs Nin  The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith  Poems 1962-2012 by Louise Glück  Selected Poems of Frank O’Hara by Frank O’Hara  Men in the Off Hours by Anne Carson  Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bzaterrica  Dubliners by James Joyce  The Idaho Four by James Patterson & Vicky Ward  The Wild Fox of Yemen by Threa Almontaser

    1 hr
  2. DEC 15

    Episode 84 - Crying on the Brown Line with Francisco Rafael Peralta-Cerda

    On this episode, Francisco Rafael Peralta-Cerda, a fellow Read & Runner, talks about his work building a love for reading as a high school teacher, how his mom encouraged him to read when he was little, and a possibly surprising genre that he has fallen in love with this year. We also discuss his hesitation to read in public but also the attempt to dispel the myth of the performative male.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga The Sisters by Jonas Hassan Khemiri    Books Highlighted by Fransico: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky  Eragon by Christopher Paolini Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini  We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos  The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey  Inkspell by Cornelia Funke  Batman by Tom King  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald  Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut  Coraline by Neil Gaiman  The Defining Decade by Meg Jay  What Happened to Millenials by Charlie Wells  Looking for Alaska by John Green  Heartstopper by Alice Oseman  A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin  Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady  Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos

    48 min
  3. NOV 17

    Episode 80 - Reading as a Mom with Julie Palazzolo

    On this episode, Julie Palazzolo, a mom who is finding her reading life to look differently than it has in the past, talks about how audiobooks have been a huge part of her reading life, the ways she brings reading to life with her kiddos, and how important and amazing children’s books are. Julie also gives a lot of great children’s book recommendations for many difficult topics.   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown The Director by Daniel Kehlmann   Books Highlighted by Julie: Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Never Lie by Frieda McFadden  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Night by Elie Wiesel The Invisible String by Patrice Karst Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder I Said No by Kimberly King Wasteland by Francesca Lia Block  No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson Tiny Humans, Big Emotions by Alyssa Blask Campbell & Lauren Elizabeth Stauble    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld  Delirium by Lauren Oliver  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins  Divergent by Veronica Roth  The Not-So-Friendly Friend by Christina Furnival  Into the Game! Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #1 by Nick Eliopulos  Who Would Win? By Jerry Pallotta  The Housemaid by Freida McFadden  Necklace of Kisses by Francesca Lia Block  The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix  Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough  Ghost by Jason Reynolds  The Invisible Leash by Patrice Karst  The Invisible String Backpack by Patrice Karst  The Invisible Web by Patrice Karst  The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein  The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister  Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks  It Happened to Nancy by Beatrice Sparks A Hug From Above by Pamela Quinn  On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman

    1h 2m
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Books with Betsy is a podcast that celebrates the reading life of all readers. Each week, Betsy interviews a different person about their reading life. Listen for book recommendations, reading tips, and to join in the joy that reading brings. And remember, anyone who reads is a reader.

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