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Vinny is technically a new guest, although his voice may be familiar from a readalong episode. We talk about books strange and weird, translated, and an exciting memoir few have heard of.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 212: Subtly Fascinating. Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: What You Have Heard is True: A Witness of Memoir and Resistance by Carolyn ForchéMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaMagic for Beginners by Kelly LinkCatherine the Great and the Small by Olja Knezevic, translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać and Paula GordonThe Birds by Tarjei Vesaas; translated by Michael BarnesOther mentions:The Emigrants by W.G. SebaldClaribel AlegríaThe Country Between Us by Carolyn ForchéGet in Trouble by Kelly LinkThe Bloody Chamber by Angela CarterSt. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen RussellSwamplandia! by Karen RussellVampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen RussellWeeki Wachee State ParkMotherless Brooklyn by Jonathan LethemBlack Swan Green by David MitchellStamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. KendiLeave the World Behind by Rumaan AlamThe Changeling by Victor LavalleRelated episodes:Episode 137 - Reading Envy Readalong: The Golden NotebookEpisode 198 - Mood Reading with RobinEpisode 203 - Backlist with MarionStalk us online: Vinny is @billypar on LitsyJenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.