Today's guest is Ana Salazar. Ana is a Columbian who’s now living in Peru, and she’s been, as she says, "absolutely obsessed” with reading for her whole life, so much so that her parents had to physically drag her away from bookstores when she was growing up. Anne and Ana discuss the joys and challenges of reading across borders, unpack Ana's love for the genre she's been loving recently, and explore why a Kindle is an absolutely magical device for international readers.
You can connect with Ana on her blog, Twitter, and Instagram.
Do and Ana have similar taste? Have a book recommendation for her burning in your soul? Shout it out on the podcast site! (And feel free to list all the ways e-readers make YOUR life magical.)
Books discussed in this episode:
• The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
• Animal Farm, by George Orwell
• Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz
• Claire of the Sea Light, by Rumaan Alam
• Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
• The Girl With All The Gifts, by M.R. Carey
• Harry potter series, by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, by J.K. Rowling &
• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin
• The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
• The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer
• Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkein
• The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
• Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen
• Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen
• Rich & Pretty, by Rumaan Alam
• Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
• This is How You Lose Her, by Junot Díaz
• Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Okorafor
• 1984, by George Orwell
Also mentioned:
•Junot Díaz' critique of liberal arts programs:
- MFA vs. POC (via The New Yorker)
- Junot Díaz's Syllabi & Reading List for His MIT Writing Class (via Open Culture)
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