The Broads Talk Books With: Kate Milliken

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Kate Milliken! Erin recommended her book, If I'd Known You Were Coming, in Episode 26.

Her new novel, Kept Animals, out April 21, has been getting incredible buzz and is available for pre-order now.

This bonus series is where we talk to some of the authors we’ve recommended, or will recommend soon, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Julia Phillips, Mona Awad, Angie Kim, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Just like magic.

Note: Kate's book tour has been canceled due to COVID-19. But now you can see her virtually! Check out these events on April 21:

Reading With Robin, a Facebook Live event,10 a.m. PST 

Interview with @Belletrist on Instagram, time TBD

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Authors and writers that made her want to write:

• Lorrie Moore (and Lauren Groff's essay on her)

• Pam Houston

• Alice Munro

• Amy Hempel

• James Joyce (especially “The Dead”)

A book that's surprised her recently:

• Lie With Me, Philippe Besson

• Call Me By Your Name, Andre Aciman

• On Earth we’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong

• Bury It, Sam Sax

• Giovanni’s Room, James Baldwin

Favorite small press:

• Why There Are Words (WTAW)

Writing that inspired her for Kept Animals:

• Annie Proulx

• The God of Animals, Aryn Kyle

• Ten Thousand Saints, Eleanor Henderson

Book she demands everyone read:

• The Reckonings (and The Other Side), Lacy M Johnson

Current pop culture obsessions:

• TikTok (and the Elizabeth Warren and Kate McKinnon clip she mentions)

• Mom Rage podcast

• Fleabag and Russian Doll

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

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