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#64 My Life in Books with Shawn the Book Maniac

Ep. 64

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Today, Sarah welcomes Shawn Mooney on for an episode of My Life in Books. Shawn is a Canadian Booktuber and book reviewer who is based Japan, and loves to enthuse about underrated or forgotten pieces of literature. We hope you enjoy the episode! If there is someone you would like us to interview for My Life in Books, please let us know!

This episode is fully transcribed. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout

Shawn's links
Shawn's booktube channel
Instagram: @shawnthebookmaniac
Twitter: @shawnmooney
Litsy: @shawnmooney
Sarah appearing on Shawn's channel

Books mentioned

  • Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien 
  • A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra 
  • Anthony Marra's short story collectionsThe Tsar of Love and Techno and The Lion's Den
  • Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra [release expected in July 2022]
  • The Known World by Edward P Jones
  • The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie [this is the one Sarah couldn't remember the name of!]
  • The One Who Did Not Ask by Altaf Fatima
  • A Brief History Of Seven Killings by Marlon James
  • The Yield by Tara June Winch 
  • Some Tame Gazelle  by Barbara Pym 
  • A Glass of Blessings by Barbara Pym
  • No Fond Return of Love by Barbara Pym


People and things mentioned
Britta Böhler
 Book Riot podcast
The Readers podcast [no longer making episodes]
Litsy
Simon Savidge
Eric Karl Anderson
Reading Envy podcast
Books on the Go podcast



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