If you've ever wondered what it really means to be well-read, this episode is your new blueprint. Forget the dusty classics people pretend to finish. Forget the long-dead men dominating syllabi. On this month’s episode of The Litty Podcast, we're building Our Very Biased Guide to Being Disgustingly Well-Read.
This list is personal, chaotic, global, queer, political, emotional, and full of taste. These are the books that expanded our worldview, rearranged our insides, and reminded us that being well read is not about prestige. It is about range, nuance, and flavor. It is a personality test. A vibe check. A declaration of reading independence.
In this episode, we get into:
• Why being well read is not about collecting classics
• Diaspora stories
• The power of queer and intimate narratives
• Speculative chaos and systemic critique
• Nigerian fiction that proves we contain multitudes
• And the books that emotionally ruined us in the best way
You'll walk away with new additions to your TBR, a renewed sense of reading freedom, and a deeper understanding of what it means to be disgustingly well-read in a world that keeps trying to shrink your imagination.
If you love book recommendations, literary chaos, diaspora perspectives, and honest conversations about reading life, tap in. This episode is for the Litty fam who want more from their bookshelves and more from their bookish community.
Hit play and get lit with us.
Books discussed:
•\tOlga Dies Dreaming - Xochitl Gonzalez
•\tChain-Gang All-Stars - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
•\tUnder the Udala Trees - Chinelo Okparanta
•\tThe Mountains Sing - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
•\tPachinko - Min Jin Lee
•\tCirce - Madeline Miller
•\tIn the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado
•\tMy Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite
•\tVagabonds! - Eloghosa Osunde
•\tBitch Planet - Kelly Sue DeConnick
•\tThe Green Bone Saga - Fonda Lee
•\tThe Poppy War Series - R. F. Kuang
•\tThe Murmur of Bees - Sofia Segovia
•\tHow We Disappeared - Jing-Jing Lee
•\tKnow My Name: A Memoir - Chanel Miller
•\tNot My Time to Die: A Testimony - Yolande Mukagasana
•\tHow to Say Babylon: A Memoir - Safiya Sinclair
•\tThe Khan - Saima Mir
•\tThe Only Child: A Novel - Seo Mi-Ae
•\tThe Night Stalker - Chris Carter
•\tLike a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun - Sarah Ladipo Manyika
•\tButter Honey Pig Bread - Francesca Ekwuyasi
•\tBeartown - Fredrik Backman
One last thing!
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