The Books We’re Turning to Right Now

We need the escape that books provide now more than ever. So this week, we're joined by the National Book Foundation's Lisa Lucas, calling in from Los Angeles, and New York Times-bestselling author and Books Are Magic owner Emma Straub, who's currently self-isolating with her family in Brooklyn. Throughout the episode, we share the books that are transporting us to the places we miss (New York City included) and the places we’ve never been (and can't wait to get to). Plus, we have tips for getting out of a reading rut, how to support local bookstores when they need it most, and more. What we're reading right now: All Adults Here by Emma Straub Surviving Autocracy by Mashe Gessen Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Heartburn by Nora Ephron The Most of Nora Ephron by Nora Ephron Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante] A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Eagan White Teeth by Zadie Smith Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton Women Talking by Miriam Toews The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Preorder, out June 2) Middlemarch by George Elliot (a.k.a Mary Ann Evans) Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples Writers & Lovers by Lily King My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir by Jenn Shepland The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor (Preorder, out May 26) Find a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-books-were-turning-to-right-now-women-who-travel-podcast Follow Meredith: @ohheytheremere Follow Lale: @lalehannah Follow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel