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Mentioned in 13 episodes
Colored Television
Book • 2024
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Mentioned in 13 episodes
Mentioned as the author of “Colored Television”, a book about a novelist in Los Angeles who tries to get into the TV writing industry.

47 snips
Summer Mailbag: The Influence of ‘Lost,’ Prestige TV Fatigue, and Reading Recommendations
Recommended by 

; a hilarious send-up of academia and literary culture.


Melissa Murray

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Our Favorite Things, 2024
Her latest book, mentioned in the introduction, explores racial identity and mixed-race experiences.

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Danzy Senna Writes Herself (& Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence
Recommended by 

for its humor and relatable characters.


Traci Thomas

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Reading Habits + Book Talk with Traci Thomas of The Stacks Podcast EP 389
Mentioned by 

as the audiobook she is currently listening to.


Elizabeth Craft

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Ep. 522: Tenth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights
Mentioned by 

as a book she is currently listening to on Audible.


Elizabeth Craft

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Ep. 523: Write Your Secrets of Adulthood, Magazine Happiness & Helping the (Obliger) Helper
Mentioned by 

as a book she is currently reading and is obsessed with.


Elizabeth Craft

Ep. 520: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part I
Recommended by 

as a satirical novel on race and class.


Maureen Corrigan

Best Of: Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' / Visual Artist Mickalene Thomas
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as a darkly comic novel about a novelist in LA who tries to become a screenwriter for financial reasons.


Anne Bogel

Ep 460: Anne's best books of 2024
Mentioned by 

as an audiobook she is currently listening to.


Elizabeth Craft

More Happier: Happier Podcast Book Club: Bestselling Author Kate Bowler [Revisited]
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as a book exploring obsessions with money and the cost of things.

Faiza Patel

Drones, TikTok & Luigi Mangione have us asking: who's watching us?
Recommended by 

for its satirical take on race and class in Hollywood.


Maureen Corrigan

Actor Danielle Deadwyler 'Overprepared' For 'The Piano Lesson'
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as a new novel about the experiences of being biracial in America.


Tonya Mosley

Best Of: SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson / Novelist Danzy Senna
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as a novel about race and television in America.

Andrew Keen

Episode 2274: Bethanne Patrick's Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2024
Mentioned by 

as 

's new novel, exploring themes of racial identity, marriage, and parenting.


Terry Gross


Danzy Senna

Danzy Senna Writes Herself (And Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence
Recommended by 

as a book about a mixed-race novelist.


Virginia Sole-Smith

We're Not Calling It Girl Dinner
Recommended by 

as a currently captivating audiobook.


Elizabeth Craft

Ep. 521: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part II
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as a novel where the protagonist, Jane, kind of floated up out of nowhere and just grabbed my hand.

Olivia Haber Greenwood

Ep 488: Reading goals that are just lofty enough
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as a favorite 2024 read; a satirical novel about a mixed-race woman in Hollywood.


Traci Thomas

Quick Reading Hacks + Book Recommendations (with Traci Thomas)
Mentioned by 

as a satirical and witty novel about a biracial novelist.


Joumana Khatib

The Fall Books We're Looking Forward To