In Mini Episode 57, Liz Hein (@lizhein89) and I talk about two old books we both love and a beloved campus novel Liz didn’t love.

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Highlights

• The situation with distance learning at my kids’ school and Liz’s school where she’s an administrator.
• How coronavirus has impacted Liz’s reading…including pushing her to re-read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
• Why we were perplexed by the release (date and marketing) of The Heart’s Invisible Furies.
• Why dark books are surprisingly working well for us during coronavirus.
• Liz reveals she does not like campus novels.
• Liz shares why she hated a beloved modern classic novel.

Liz’s Book Recommendations [7:39]

Two OLD Books She Loves

• The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [8:14]
• The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [13:11]

Two NEW Books She Loves

• Gwendy’s Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar | Buy from Amazon [16:54]
• Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore | Buy from Amazon [21:49]

One Book She DIDN’T Love

• The Secret History by Donna Tartt | Buy from Amazon []

One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About

• The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine (Release Date: May 19, 2020) | Buy from Amazon [30:45] 

Other Books Mentioned

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [6:34]
• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [11:28]
• Moby Dickby Herman Melville | Buy from Amazon [14:49]
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi | Buy from Amazon [15:28]
• Young Jane Youngby Gabrielle Zevin (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [16:27]
• Gwendy’s Button Box by Richard Chizmar and Stephen King | Buy from Amazon [17:05]
• Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven | Buy from Amazon [20:59]
• Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [24:09]
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [26:11]
• We Wish You Luck by Caroline Zancan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [30:00]
• The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine | Buy from Amazon [31:01]

Other Links

• Sarah’s Reading Tracker
• Sarah’s All-Time Favorite Books List

About Liz

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Liz went to college to become an English teacher to spend all day talking about books! That transitioned to an administrative position at a high school in Milwaukee, WI. Even though she doesn’t teach books anymore, she is consistently and perhaps obnoxiously recommending books to students and really anyone that will listen.

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Summer Reading Guide Special episode with Susie from Novel Visits (airing Wednesday, May 13).

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