Jenny and Rachel discuss books that didn't get as much attention as they deserved during the early days of the pandemic, science in fiction, a new podcast, and more.

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Reading Envy 223: Cicada Season



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Books discussed: 

 
Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams, narrated by Adenrele Ojo
Lakewood by Megan Giddings
Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Other mentions:

The Butterfly Effect by Rachel Mans McKenny
Blind Date with a Book Podcast (first episode posts June 30, 2021)
@bookmeetcute on Instagram and Twitter
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed
Selena Montgomery
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
Bunny by Mona Awad
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Related episodes:

Episode 008 - Gone Rogue with guests Steve Richardson, Libby Young, and Mike Winiski
Episode 150 - Rife with Storytelling with Sara
Episode 164 - Character Driven with Carol Ann
Episode 186 - This is Gravity with Jeff
Episode 190 - The Good Life with Alex


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Rachel is @rmmckenny on Twitter; @rachelmansmckenny on Instagram; @rachelm on Litsy
Jenny at Goodreads

Jenny on Twitter

Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy


All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an
affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and
authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.





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