Episode 48 - A Community of Problematic Characters with Bre @Brezzylovesbooks
On this episode, Bre @Brezzylovesbooks, a therapist who also runs the Raleigh chapter of Well-Read Black Girl, and I discuss our shared love of book communities, problematic characters, and why romance isn’t our reading preference. I also give a rare TV recommendation!
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Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda
On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle
Books Highlighted by Bre:
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
There There by Tommy Orange
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Someplace Generous: An Inclusive Romance Anthology ed. by Amber Flame & Elaina Ellis
Girl, Gurl, Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic by Kenya Hunt
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Pushout by Monique Couvson
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
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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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