Turek Books Podcast

Akilah Hughes is a writer, actor, author, and podcast host who joins Joshua to talk about how they both re-read “The Great Gatsby” after high school and enjoyed it a lot more when there wasn’t a test involved. They discuss her memoir “Obviously” and the evolution of her feelings toward it five years after its publishing and the tragic loss of her collaborator on it. Also covered are the impactful books of her adulthood, delving into everything including James Baldwin’s “The Fire Next Time” to the Bojack Horseman creator’s book (Raphael Bob Waksberg) “Someone Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory” and David Graeber’s “Debt: The First Five Thousand Years” which made Joshua feel a lot better about his credit score! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The multi-talented writer, comedian, and professor joins Joshua to talk about how authors like Joan Didion and Lorrie Moore helped open her eyes to the life experiences she could one day write about as a renowned short story author herself and soon to be published novelist. Books talked about include but are not limited to "Birds of America" by Lorrie Moore, "Play It As It Lays" by Joan Didion, "Sing To It" by Amy Hempel, "Why Did I Ever?" by Mary Robison "Willful Creatures" by Aimee Bender and "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain" and "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" by George Saunders because Turek Books will begin and won't ever stop with Saunders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.