Episode 1 - Book Slumps with Sara Benincasa

This week, Mallory and Brea discuss ways to get out of a book slump and interview author Sara Benincasa about her fundraiser to help refugees and have Neil Gaiman read the Cheesecake Factory menu out loud! Use the hashtag #SayNoToBookSlump to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Bookish News Story- http://www.obsentinel.com/calendar/reading-labs--a-program-pairing-emerging-readers-with-furry/event_7dd92586-3fcf-11e7-b6ac-4711c2218565.html Sara Benincasa- https://sarabenincasa.com/ www.neilcake.com https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa BookRiot Podcasts- http://bookriot.com/listen/ Books Mentioned- No Matter The Wreckage by Sarah Kay https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781938912481 Borne by Jeff Vandermeer https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374115241 Get In Trouble by Kelly Link https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812986495 Author Tana French https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143113492 Runtime by S.B. Divya https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765389794 Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781416928171 From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konisburg https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780689711817 Yes Please by Amy Poehler https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062268358 Sex Criminals Vol. 1 by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781607069461

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