A 30-minute tangent episode in which we discuss the books on our TBR list we are most excited to read. From new historical fiction to fantastical short stories, this list has it all.

Welcome to Read.Write.Repeat.

July’s giveaway is the short story collection, Magic for Beginners, by Kelly Link. We explain more about how the giveaway works toward the end of the show notes.

Our totally awesome intro was created by Mike Fraedrich. You can find more from Mike at mikefraedrich.com & brighttowers.com. The first one points to his Twitter, the second his music. Thanks, Mike!!

Listeners weigh in:

What books are you super excited to read?

You can submit your writing to be featured through the Submit Your Writing tab at tibetanlemon.com or post it as a comment on our show notes. Your response might be featured in an upcoming show or on our website and you will be entered into our monthly giveaway!

Books, quirks, and intrigues, oh my!

• Ross Gay’s Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude
• Jonathan Lethem
  • Wall of the Sky, Wall of the Eye
  • Fortress of Solitude
  • The Feral Detective
• There There, A NOVEL By TOMMY ORANGE
• The Man Suit by Zachary Schomburg
• James Tate
• The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye
• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
• The Verdun Affair by Nick Dybek
  • Nick’s Guest Episode: Author Nick Dybek & Magic Beans: useful terrible words, ironic singing, created experiences
• How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
• The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
• The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Connect and Win!!

That brings us to the end of yet another read.write.repeat episode! We have to give a big shout out to this month’s guests, Odysseus Yacalis and Elizabeth Fournier, and always, a huge thanks to Mike Fraedrich for our intro music. You can find links to all of these lovely people in our show notes.

Listeners, thanks so much for giving us your time. We’d love to hear from you and doing so enters you in our monthly giveaway.

July’s giveaway is the short story collection, Magic for Beginners, by Kelly Link. To enter, simply follow us and tag us in a bookish photo or comment on Instagram (@readwriterepeat_podcast), Twitter (@therwrpodcast), or Facebook (@readwriterepeatpod), or leave us a comment on our show notes or one of our posts! A winner will be drawn at random in August.

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Don’t forget to check out all the links and bookish goodness in our show notes.

Until next time, may your life be overflowing with all the books.

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