Memorial Day Inspired Reads
This week, Kim and Alice talk about books related to Memorial Day, lady serial killers, and some capital “R” Romantics.
This episode is sponsored by American Fire by Monica Hesse.
Follow Up
Damnation Island and Imperfect Harmony by Stacy Horn
New Books
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta
Baracoon by Zora Neal Hurston
Great American Outpost by Maya Rao
Like a Mother by Angela Garbes
Feminist Freedom Warriors by Chandra Mohanty and Linda Carty
Weekly Theme: Memorial Day
Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel
Drift by Rachel Maddow
Mum’s Army by Winifred Philips
Ashley’s War by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
A Life in Secrets by Sarah Helm
Fiction/Nonfiction
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
Lady Killers by Tori Telfer
Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart by Claire Harman
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon
Reading Now
Bombay Anna by Susan Morgan
Locking Up Our Own by James Forman Jr.
Don’t forget! Book Riot is giving away $500 to the bookstore of your choice. Visit bookriot.com/bookstore500 to enter!
