161: Loan Le (A PHO LOVE STORY) and John Searles' HELP FOR THE HAUNTED

In This Episode:

Loan Le is hanging in Zoom Hyperspace with the guys, and since she's a triple threat (writer, editor, reader) there is tons to cover. First, the pleasures of the food writing in A Pho Love Story, and writing teenagers on the brink. Then, what it's like to go from professionally editing books to writing and back again. And finally, with her reader hat on, she brought John Searles' Help for the Haunted, and we talk slippery time and why Loan believes in ghosts. Plus, it was St. Jordi Day AND Indie Bookstore Day in the WYB!

The Ep. 161 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
Help for the Haunted by John Searles

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew — The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton // Outlawed by Anna North // World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil // Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Christopher — All’s Well by Mona Awad // The Album of Dr. Moreau by Darryl Gregory
Loan — Arsenic & Adobo by Mia P. Manansala // Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

ALSO MENTIONED:

Bunny by Mona Awad
The Conjuring film series
Marlena by Julie Buntin
Flash Fire by TJ Klune
The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
Highlights Magazine

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew — Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins // The Nanny (1993-1999, created by Fran Drescher)
Christopher — A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow // Welcome to Your Fantasy
Austen — Highlights Retreat // Copper Cow Coffee // The OA (2016-2019, created by Brit Marling)

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