On this episode, Cynthia Chen, a fellow Reader & Runner, shares some of her piping hot takes about the reading life. She also discusses how she got back into reading after an eight year hiatus and tips for people who want to get back into reading. She gives a lot of really great book recommendations for Chicago books and we talk about how annoying it is when the geography of Chicago is incorrect.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa
The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter
The House on the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Books Highlighted by Cynthia:
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal
Three Girls from Bronzeville by Dawn Turner
Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook by Martha Bayne
Running While Black by Allison Mariella Désir
BFF: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps #1) by R.L. Stine
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Battle of Lincoln Park by Daniel Kay Hertz
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
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