Episode 36 - Reading Helps Me Figure it Out with Shakia Perry

Books with Betsy

On this episode, Shakia Perry, a very creative book lover who creates amazing book-related experiences for friends and family, discusses how she loves fiction to get into the messiness of other people. We also discuss our love for the library, reading pretty much wherever, and how much Libby can stress you out.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

What Betsy’s reading:

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

All Fours by Miranda July

Books Highlighted by Shakia:

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

Reel by Kennedy Ryan

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

Perfect Peace by Daniel Black

Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Mrs. Wiggins by Mary Monroe

I’m Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman’s Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fears by Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah

Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest by Fawn Weaver

Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton

The Teacher by Frieda McFadden

Isaac’s Song by Daniel Black

The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Will by Will Smith & Mark Manson

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, my Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell