Reading Reckless, Thanking Stacey Abrams, and Talking Grown-Up Books for Kids

We’ve dedicated a helluva lot of our 2020 brain space to 1) the election and 2) romance novels. Who sits at the intersection of those two realms? American hero Stacey Abrams, who has written eight—eight!—of the latter under the name Selena Montgomery. We’re talking about one of them, Reckless, today. Another thing we’re getting into: books that aren’t technically for kids but that kids can take a lot from. A real page-turner of an ep!

 

Three adult books that influenced us growing up: Our Bodies, Ourselves,  Life’s 100 Photographs That Changed the World, and The Cake Bible.

 

Books we endorse having around the house for kids to have access to: Black Futures, Every Person in New York, The Macmillan Visual Dictionary, The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, Map: Exploring the World, The Man Behind the Maps, In the Company of Women, D C-T!, and Do It Yourself

 

Do you need some Stacey Abrams / Selena Montgomery romance in your life? SURE YA DO. Read Reckless, its sequel Deception, and this very good recent Glamour article by Jenny Singer that explores her novel-writing and its reception over time.

 

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Share 2021 episode topics you’d love to hear at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and/or @athingortwohq

 

Give Hilma a go to treat those everyday aches and pains (headaches included!!). For 20% off the starter set and a free gift, use the code ATHINGORTWO.

 

Also, listen to the latest season of Even the Rich, Free Britney, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app.

 

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