Lovely Books EmmyB
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Connection happens when we share and listen to each others stories. Here you'll find bimonthly episodes highlighting experiences with engaging, memorable, favorite, and sometimes painful, lovely books. Lovely Book inspire connection and we want to connect! We want to go beyond the book!Our host, Emmy B uses: Author Interviews, Unique Perspectives, Personal Favorites, and a LOVE for Own Voices Literature, to cover every genre and topic, hoping to create a global community connected through the books we love. Above all, we hope to give you something to think about, something to laugh about, and something lovely to read!
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Diana Abu-Jaber "Fencing With The King"
In this episode, Emmy B interviews author Diana Abu-Jaber on her personal story and character connection with her most recent novel, "Fencing With The King".
Diana expresses her hope to see more middle eastern, own voices stories in contemporary fiction to encourage more connection, more understanding, and more appreciation for the global community we are currently navigating. -
"Firefly Lane" by Kristin Hannah w/ Courtney Sharpe
In this episode with bookstagrammer Courtney Sharpe, we discuss Kristin Hannah's bestselling novel "Firefly Lane." Released in 2008, a Netflix series 2021, this novel has touched the hearts of women for the past decade.
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Top FIVE Reads 2021 & FIVE Anticipated Reads for 2022
In this episode of Lovely Book, Emmy shares her top five, unhighlighted book read in 2021, and five anticipated reads that you won't want to miss in 2022!
TOP 5 2021
HAMNET by Maggie O'Farrell
PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir
THE GOOD SISTER by Sally Hepworth
THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Dare
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr
5 ANTICIPATED READS
I MUST BETRAY YOU by Ruta Sepetys (FEB 2022)
THE UNKNOWN BELOVED by Amy Harmon ( APR 2022)
FRENCH BRAID by Anne Tyler (MAR 2022)
THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan (APR 2022)
THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (MAY 2022) -
"I Named My Dog Pushkin" Author Interview with Margarita Gokun Silver
In this episode; freelance journalist, essayist, and novelist Margarita Goken Silver discusses her memoir, "I Named My Dog Pushkin". Her immigrant stories, told in essays, tells of the little known history of the 2nd Jewish Migration from the Soviet Union shortly before the fall of the Iron Curtain. Margarita tells a unique and often hilarious tale of coming of age and reinventing yourself in a new culture.
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Honoring Hispanic Authors w/Emmy B
In this episode, host Emmy B highlights Hispanic, Own Voices authors in contemporary fiction.
Her list of MUST READ BOOKS includes:
"A Long Petal to the Sea" by Isabel Allende
"The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
"Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel
"The House of Broken Angels" by Luis Alberto Urrea
ALL BOOKS by Elizabeth Acevedo
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"The Rose Code" by Kate Quinn Emmy B w/ Analia van Dyck
Customer Reviews
Insightful and fun!
I love Emily’s voice and the author interviews are fabulous. The discussions are both entertaining and interesting. Highly recommended!
Definitely Recommend!
I love podcasts and this is one of my favorites to listen to if I want outside opinion of some of the most popular books and some of my favorite reads!
Great energy
EmmyB has such a wonderful attitude, she knows so much about books and she does a great job interviewing her guests in an upbeat manner.