Today we’re getting real about mental well-being, and the women who make us laugh in the midst of our pain. We also touched on representation in YA and children’s literature, brutal, scary honesty, and how a person can be brave and terrified at the same time. Ashley Shannon is my own personal Jenny Lawson, is what I’m saying. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram Guest: Ashely Shannon Instagram/TikTok/Medium Want to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast? Go here! Discussed in this episode: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson Didn’t See That Coming by Rachel Hollis Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis Harry Potter Boxed Set by J.K. Rowling (Check out this stunning illustrated version) Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell David Levithan Nina Lacour Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson And That’s Why You Should Learn to Pick Your Battles - this is the Jenny Lawson blog post that Ashley and I talked about. Do yourself a favor and read it – it’s one of my favorite pieces of writing ever. Ever. Ever. Unrelated to our podcast, but I think you should read anyway: this blog post Jenny Lawson wrote about her non-binary daughter. Broken (In the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson This is Me Letting You Go by Ashley Shannon Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bestbookeverpodcast.substack.com

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