Episode 19: "Good Gracious, We Have it Stacked Against Us"
Why did Maile think, after she finished reading The Bookshop, "Good gracious, we have it stacked against us"?
Last week we went to a Fredrik Backman author event and he spoke about writing, how mental health issues have inspired his book, and his process (chaos, chaos, chaos, book!). Backman wondered if he still has the ability to keep going, and we wonder what it's like for an author to retire.
We also talk about violence in literature--what's its purpose? Does it have a place in books for young people?
Books mentioned during the conversation:
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Book Shop by Evan Friss
Little Sister Death by William Gay
I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down by William Gay
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
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