'Turtles All The Way Down' and books about mental health

John Green is back!

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss 'Turtles All the Way Down,' John Green's first book in 6 years after 'The Fault In Our Stars.' The book follows Aza, a 16-year-old would-be detective living in Indianapolis who is trying to track down a missing billionaire, Russell Pickett, with her friend Daisy, all the while grappingly with her own severe OCD and anxiety.

Then, inspired by 'Turtles All The Way Down,' we chat about our favorite books that explore mental health, including 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger, 'Fangirl' by Rainbow Rowell, 'Our Numbered Days' by Neil Hillborn, 'One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest' by Ken Kesey, and 'Looking For Alaska' by John Green.

And finally, we close the show with recommendations:
Aliza recommends Kesha's album 'Rainbow.' "Something that has gotten me through the heaviness of being a woman on the internet in the past few weeks has been the album 'Rainbow' by Kesha Rose. (Bonus reading: Check out Mashable's Deputy Managing Editor Alex Hazlett's review of a Kesha concert here.)
Proma recommends watching 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.' "It's laugh out funny, but also extremely dark, and so stupidly well made."
Peter recommends 'The Florida Project.' "It is just a marvelous movie. Really wonderful to watch." He also recommends reading Sarah Polley's New York Times op-ed "The Men You Meet When Making Movies."
MJ recommends reading Mashable's Senior Space Reporter Miram Kramer's essay "The discovery that Earth's gold formed in the stars changes the way I see the world."

Other things we mentioned in the episode:
MJ's full review of Turtles All The Way Down.
Proma's essay about why Looking For Alaska is John Green's best novel.
John Green and Hank Green's YouTube channel Vlogbrothers.Next week we're reading Shirley Jackson's classic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House. We hope you'll join us. Also, if you're looking to sink your teeth into something longer, we have a new MashReads book club book for the month — 'I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter' by Erika Sánchez. We'll be chatting with Sánchez about the book IRL on Monday, Nov. 13 at 6:30pm ET. RSVP here and join us! And if you're looking for even more book news, don't forget to follow MashReads on Facebook and Twitter. 

John Green is back!

This week on the MashReads Podcast, we read and discuss 'Turtles All the Way Down,' John Green's first book in 6 years after 'The Fault In Our Stars.' The book follows Aza, a 16-year-old would-be detective living in Indianapolis who is trying to track down a missing billionaire, Russell Pickett, with her friend Daisy, all the while grappingly with her own severe OCD and anxiety.

Then, inspired by 'Turtles All The Way Down,' we chat about our favorite books that explore mental health, including 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger, 'Fangirl' by Rainbow Rowell, 'Our Numbered Days' by Neil Hillborn, 'One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest' by Ken Kesey, and 'Looking For Alaska' by John Green.

And finally, we close the show with recommendations:

Aliza recommends Kesha's album 'Rainbow.' "Something that has gotten me through the heaviness of being a woman on the internet in the past few weeks has been the album 'Rainbow' by Kesha Rose. (Bonus reading: Check out Mashable's Deputy Managing Editor Alex Hazlett's review of a Kesha concert here.)
Proma recommends watching 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.' "It's laugh out funny, but also extremely dark, and so stupidly well made."
Peter recommends 'The Florida Project.' "It is just a marvelous movie. Really wonderful to watch." He also recommends reading Sarah Polley's New York Times op-ed "The Men You Meet When Making Movies."
MJ recommends reading Mashable's Senior Space Reporter Miram Kramer's essay "The discovery that Earth's gold formed in the stars changes the way I see the world."

Other things we mentioned in the episode:

MJ's full review of Turtles All The Way Down.
Proma's essay about why Looking For Alaska is John Green's best novel.

John Green and Hank Green's YouTube channel Vlogbrothers.

Next week we're reading Shirley Jackson's classic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House. We hope you'll join us.
 
Also, if you're looking to sink your teeth into something longer, we have a new MashReads book club book for the month — 'I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter' by Erika Sánchez. We'll be chatting with Sánchez about the book IRL on Monday, Nov. 13 at 6:30pm ET. RSVP here and join us!

 
And if you're looking for even more book news, don't forget to follow MashReads on Facebook and Twitter.