Definitely Pirates and a Lot of Opium

Jenn Northington Nov 3, 2016

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Amanda and Jenn discuss steampunk, Native American authors, and great series on this week’s episode of Get Booked!

This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed and Swoon Reads.

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Questions

1. Hi Amanda,

I would like to try out a SteamPunk novel. I would like something accessible, perhaps a little more realistic than fantastical and I love YA. It is unlikely that I will be reading much in this genre in the future, so if you could recommend a favorite for me to explore SteamPunk, I would be grateful. I am in my 50s and do not usually enjoy books that are more than about 350 pages.

Thank you for all that you do for us fellow readers.
—Monica

2. Hi ladies,

I know it will take a while to get to this, so I want to get it in early. For 2017, my reading goal is going to be to read mostly internationally or, if authors in the US, only diverse authors. Being a straight white American female, I want to go completely outside of my personal experience for a while, and books are the best way I’ve found to put myself in other people’s shoes.

One category I want to read but have no idea where to start is Native American authors and experience. I would appreciate both non-fiction and fiction titles. The only authors I know of off the top of my head are Sherman Alexie and Louise Erdrich. Can you point me toward some other good history and fiction so I can learn more about the indigenous peoples of North America?

Thank you!
–Jaimie

3. Hi,

My sister is going on a trip to New Zealand in December & has a birthday coming up in November. So I was hoping to get her a few books set in New Zealand. Can you recommend some – fiction or non-fiction. She reads everything.

Thanks,
–Nanditha

4. Hi Amanda and Jenn,

I have a long trip coming up that I am taking with my girlfriends. It’s been a tough year and I want to get away, have an adventure and take care of some things.

One of the places I am going to is Cairo, Egypt.

If you could please recommend books to read in Egypt, either about the history or someone travelling through Egypt, that would be great. I am okay with either fiction or non-fiction recommendations, but I don’t want it to be serious. Something lighthearted will do, if there is such a thing.

Also, If you have lighthearted, even funny books about traveling adventures, that would be a bonus as well.
Thank you so much and love the podcast!

I leave November 5th, so recommendations before that would be great!

–Maymuna

5. I recently read the Bronte Plot and really enjoyed it’s book-ish-ness. I’m looking for other titles of books set in or around bookshops with an extra keen interest on books in the UK.
Thanks,
–Janey

6. Hello! I love the podcast, and I look forward to it all week!

I wrote in asking for a recommendation before the show started, but I haven’t heard my question, so I thought I would submit it again in case it was lost in the shuffle. I hope that’s not a problem.

I’m looking for ideas of a series of books to read. I love to read, and I read quite a bit. The problem is I hate looking for new books. I would love to get started in a new series that could last quite awhile. I tend to read fairly widely, but I’m not a huge fan of sci-fi. For the right books, I would read pretty much any genre though.

Thanks!

–Casey

Books Discussed

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Half-Made World by Felix Gilman

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

One Native Life by Richard Wagamese

https://www.firstnations.org/books

Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog

House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday