Happy Indie Bookstore Day!

Spring is here, which can only mean one thing - Independent Bookstore Day happened! Over 1,600 bookstores around the country (including Lake City Books!) celebrated on April 26th with a record number of readers taking part in the festivities in the Madison area. Molly and Jamie sit down to take a breath after the craziness, talk about bestsellers from the weekend and the year so far, as well as what they’re reading now.

Books mentioned:

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

Funny Because It's True by Christine Wenc

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I See You've Called In Dead by John Kenney

Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

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Molly and Jamie sit down with Wisconsin author Christine Wenc to discuss her smash-hit novel Funny Because It's True, detailing the rise of The Onion, an irreverent newspaper started by a group of UW Madison students that became a cornerstone of modern satire.

Christine’s reading list:

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Debt by David Graeber

The Freaks Came Out to Write by Tricia Romano (colloquially known as ‘The Oral History of the Village Voice’ - we recommend listening instead of reading this one!)

Tales From the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne

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Bare with us on this whirlwind of an episode as Molly and Jamie settle in to talk about all the recent titles they have read, announce exciting April events, and give you a sneak peek into new products coming to the store.

What are they reading...
Both:
Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire by Christine Wenc

Jamie:
Inward by yung pueblo
Bind Me Tighter Still by Lara Ehrlich
Kate & Frida: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Books by Kim Fay

Molly:
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins

Don't forget to check out our event at https://lakecitybooks.com/events

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