{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6956b977e3c8c736bde7cd22/6a0cbd1b0797376c6e240489?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"It's Lit Y'all | Dr. Tonja Murphy & \"Off the Shelf\" with Tatia Long Kiser aka MS Mom Reads - May 2026","description":"<p><strong>Ellen, Tonja, &amp; Tatia</strong>, will discuss their current reads for May, we'll get \"Off the Shelf\" with <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mississippimomreads/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MS Mom Reads, Tatia Long Kiser</strong></a>, and more. Then it's Ellen's Book Drop &amp; Book Nook Pick of the Week!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Book Mentions: </strong></p><p>The Foursome by Christine Baker Kline</p><p>Medical Missionary: My Journey Through Global Health and Higher Education by Dan Jones</p><p>Waterfront Living by Erin Austen Abbott</p><p>On Witness and Respair by Jesmyn Ward</p><p>The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett</p><p>The Help by Kathryn Stockett</p><p>Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino</p><p>Dolly all the Time by Annabel Monaghan</p><p>Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman</p><p>The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton</p><p>The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides</p><p>Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow</p><p>The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver</p><p>A Season for Fishin’ by Pamela Courtney</p><p>J versus K by Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander</p><p>Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds</p><p>Kin: A Novel by Tayari Jones</p><p>Go Gentle by Maria Semple</p><p>Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple</p><p>We Burn Daylight by Brett Anthony Johnson</p><p>Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnson</p><p>This is Happiness by Niall Williams</p><p>Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel</p><p>Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julia Oringer</p><p>Score by Kennedy Ryan</p><p>Glyph: A Novel by Ali Smith</p><p>Canon: A Novel by Paige Lewis</p><p>Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation, email:<strong> </strong><a href=\"mailto:books@mpbonline.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>books@mpbonline.org</strong></a><strong>.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hosted by </em><strong><em>Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all </em></strong><em>is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information:</em><a href=\"https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}