Our Favorite Summer Books

Nomad + Spice

• Kit’s chilling on a beach this August before 7in7 stress kicks in
• Viv is ramping up for Edinburgh Fringe
• It’s our 30th episode AND our one-year anniversary!
• Catch up on old episodes here
• How we read: paperback vs Kindle vs audiobooks
• The Nomad + Spice Book Club was born because of our Hobbies episode
• It’s helped us get in the habit of reading with other amazing women (and get rid of book guilt!)
• Kit’s GoodReads list is super long now
• Powell’s is a super cool bookstore in Portland
• Kit loved Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
• Viv loved The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
• The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is fun
• Check out all the books the N+S Book Club has read so far
• Join the Book Club on Patreon
• Viv’s summer book recommendations:
• • The Power by Naomi Alderman
  • Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
  • The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
• Kit’s summer book recommendations:
• • The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
  • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
  • Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World by Jennifer Palmieri
• Shoutout to all our friends and listeners who’ve written books recently!
• • Kayla Kurin’s Where Can I Find Wifi?
  • Michelle Chang’s An Intentional Travelers Guide to Unconventional Budget Accommodations: Creative Ways to Save Money on Transformational Travel
  • Anna S. E. Lundberg’s Leaving the Corporate 9 to 5
  • Janice Chaka’s Introvert Insight, Women's Perspectives, Volume 1: Inspirational Stories Celebrating Female Introverts On International Women’s Day
  • Susan Shain’s The Ultimate Guide to Seasonal Jobs

• Viv wrote a book about the Edinburgh Fringe!
• Viv is running a super awesome nomad house during the festival in Scotland

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The Nomad + Spice theme tune is Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi, who is the nonfictional heroine of our hearts.