Amanda and Jenn discuss queer protagonists, science reads by women of color, inspiring reads and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Care/Of, and The Eighth Sister by Robert Dugoni. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.   Books Discussed A Memory of Empire by Arkady Martine America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo For the Love by Jen Hatmaker Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (rec’d by Liberty and Beulah) Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (tw: body horror) Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen Pandemic by Sonia Shah Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (out on October 22, 2019) (tw: domestic violence) The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall (rec’d by Liberty) (tw: child abuse) Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal Leviathan Wakes (the Expanse #1) by James SA Corey Rosewater by Tade Thompson Bonus: SFF Yeah! book club episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices