HeyJaredBooks on the Bed
Inspired by a visit to Tuskegee, Alabama in April of 2021, I’m traveling through the country asking our hosts, ”If I came to your town and stayed at your house, what books would you put on my bed?” Each host will share 6 books for me to carry with me on the journey of my life.
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Joanna Pearson (opens the original)
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This week we visit with Joanna Pearson in Carrboro, NC. Joanna Pearson’s newest book, MORE HAPPY LOVE, a story collection, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury in May 2027, and her second novel, JUSTINE, (currently in progress!) will be published by Bloomsbury thereafter. Her debut novel, BRIGHT AND TENDER DARK (Bloomsbury, 2024), was an Indie Next Pick, an Amazon Editors’ Pick, and longlisted for the Crook’s Corner Book Prize. Her second story collection, NOW YOU KNOW IT ALL (University of Pittsburgh
Lily Meyer (opens the original)
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This week we visit with Lily Meyer in Washington, D.C. Lily Meyer is a translator, a critic, and the author of the novels The End of Romance (Viking, 2026) and Short War (Deep Vellum, 2024). She is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Her stories and translations can be found in The Dial, The Drift, The Sewanee Review, The Southern Review, and many other journals. BUY AND READ THE END OF ROMANCE! For more on Lily and her novels and translations: lilyjmeyer.com Lily's Books on the Bed: Enemies, A Love
Reena Shah (opens the original)
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This week we visit with Reena Shah on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Reena Shah is the author of Every Happiness, her debut novel. Her work has been featured in the Masters Review, Electric Literature, Joyland, BBC, the American Prospect, National Geographic, and the Guardian, among other publications. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, Millay Arts, Tin House, Sustainable Arts Foundation, Cuttyhunk Island Residency, and
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