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July 18, 2023
Podcast 07182023: Frequent Flyer Tips, Wimbledon Winners and Celebs, Fashion Anti-Trends
Hold on! We cover so much ground on today’s episode you better buckle up. We’ve got Wimbledon Winners (Markets! Carlito! Princess Charlotte!) and a crazy story about THE most frequent flyer in America. Plus, Tuesday Trends, Mail Bag, Lizzy D on the Socials and more.
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Show Notes
A quick Wimbledon recap. Carlito! Marketa!
Celebs in the stands.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenniferabidor/celebs-at-wimbledon-2023
USA’s most frequent flyer!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/23/united-airlines-very-frequent-flyer/
Tuesday trends:
Anti-trends in Fashion
Rotting as Self-Care
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/08/health/bed-rotting-tiktok-trend-wellness/index.html
Girl Dinners
https://www.today.com/video/what-is-a-girl-dinner-inside-the-new-viral-trend-188706373637?ex=h
Entertaining Sisters:
Hijack with Idris Elba on Apple TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxwKzsklvJo
Past Lives with Greta Lee and Teo Yoo. By Celine Song. Childhood sweethearts in Korea connect 20 years later in New York. Movie in theaters now.
What’s coming up during our short summer hiatus: Each Tuesday we’ll publish the opening episode from a pivotal year in Satellite Sisters lives: 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022.
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July 11, 2023
Podcast 071123: Dr. Susan Love Salute, Barbenheimer, Parrots Take Over The World
On this week’s podcast, we salute Dr. Susan Love, a breast cancer treatment pioneer. Plus, Julie brings us international news including Russia, rats and parrots. Lian rejoices that Gen X finally in charge at work and Liz has all the highlights of the Track & Field National Championships at Hayward Field.
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Satellite Sisters salute pioneering breast cancer doctor and researcher Susan Love. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-07-05/pioneering-breast-cancer-surgeon-susan-love-dies-at-75
Julie’s got an International News Round-Up with the latest from Russia plus South Korean record-keeping, rats in New Zealand and parrots EVERYWHERE!
https://www.science.org/content/article/new-zealand-s-mind-blowing-goal-rat-free-2050
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66028606
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66154909
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/parrots-are-taking-over-the-world/
Liz shares her favorite moments from the USA Track + Field Championship at Hayward Field.
Gabby Thomas returns and wins! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ4Us58iAZU
Sha’Carri Richardsonflips her wig! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utCKt1IDK8A
Kenneth Rooks falls down in the steeplechase but gets up and WINS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT1ody_cpCA
Athing Mu’s dog Bentley meets Liz’s dog Hooper in the hotel lobby.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeNPmaEDHDP/?hl=en
Lian’s glad that Gen X is finally in charge in the workplace.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/business/gen-x-in-charge-companies-chief-executives.htm
Entertaining Sisters:
Candace Bergen is having a great week.
Guest starring on And Just Like That https://www.etonline.com/and-just-like-that-season-2-has-candice-bergen-returning-as-enid-frick-and-another-new-face-204295
Starring in Book Club: The Next Chapter https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/book_club_the_next_chapter
Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SdYFYflVbw
Barbenheimer is happening! Do you have your double tix? https://variety.com/2023/film/news/barbie-oppenhemier-double-features-amc-theaters-1235665632/
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July 4, 2023
Podcast 070423: Books, Friendship, Summer Salad and Zucchini Love
Happy 4th of July! We’ve got summer books and summer food to celebrate this sizzling holiday. Lian and Liz talk holiday food favorites and interview co-authors of THE BETTER HALF Alli Frank + Asha Youmans. And we make the case for more zucchini for all with the cookbook author of Zucchini Love. Enjoy!
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Show Notes!
Read more about The Better Half with authors Alli Frank and Asha Yumas. Alli Frank and Asha Youmans found literary soulmates in each other after working together as teacher and school administrator in Seattle, WA. They discovered a shared mission as educators and as authors— to use humor, joy and compassion to write stories that encourage candid conversations about issues such as race, religion, culture, class, privilege, parenting and education. Their debut, Tiny Imperfections, tackled desperate parents and their ill-fated misbehaviors with razor-sharp wit, followed by Never Meant to Meet You, which deftly mined the often comedic and underexplored common ground between Black and Jewish experiences in America. Find all the Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Books here.
We talk zucchini with author of Zucchini Love! James Beard award-winning cookbook author Cynthia Graubart You can find Cynthia Zucchini Love here. Find Blueberry Love and Strawberry Love.
Grilled Zucchini and Peach Salad with Mint
Makes 4 Servings
This salad is the quintessential example of the saying “things that grow together, go together.” If fresh peaches are not available, grill a slice of watermelon.
2 medium zucchini
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 medium peaches
5 ounces arugula
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons balsamic reduction (see Note)
Cut each zucchini lengthwise into four slices. Brush the cut sides with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Peel, halve, and pit the peaches.
Heat the grill or a grill pan over medium-high heat. Place the zucchini slices and peach halves cut side down on the grill. Cook, in batches if necessary, until the zucchini is soft and the peaches show grill marks.
Divide the arugula among four plates. Place two slices of zucchini crossed in the center on top of each salad. Place a peach half, grilled side up, on each. Sprinkle with mint and feta. Drizzle with balsamic reduction and serve.
NOTE
If you can’t find balsamic reduction in your grocery store or specialty food market, you can make your own. Heat 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar in a small pan over low heat and cook until reduced to 2 tablespoons.
Reprinted with Permission from Zucchini Love by Cynthia Graubart (2023 by Storey Publishing)
Photo credit – Joe Keller
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June 27, 2023
Reinventing Midlife with Chip Conley plus the return of Barbie and Steely Dan
On the show this week, we shake up midlife expectations with Chip Conley, the founder of MEA: the Modern Elder Academy. And, Julie Dolan, our longtime Moscow-watcher has her take on what’s happening in Russia. Plus, we have thoughts on the return of both Steely Dan and Barbie. Find the podcast here.
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Show Notes for 06/27/23
Modern Elder Academy
Chip Conley is the founder of MEA: Modern Elder Academy. Their mission is to reframe midlife from a crisis to a calling, to help people discover a renewed sense of purpose in their lives. For more information on their workshops and online classes, visit the website.
Chip’s bestselling book is Wisdom @ Work: The Making Of A Modern Elder. How to Reinvent the Second Half of your Career. Pre-order his Jan 2024 book Learning To Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better With Age
Go ahead! Ask Us Anything!
Satellite Sisters Ask Us Anything episode is coming. Post your questions in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group or email them to hello@satellitesisters.com
Russia is first up. Get your news here: https://www.cnn.com/world/europe/russia and get some personal takes from Julie on the podcast epsiode.
Steely Dan is back! https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-05-04/steely-dan-millennials-donald-fagen-walter-becker-yacht-rock-book-quantum-criminals
The Barbie movie is coming July 21! https://youtu.be/8zIf0XvoL9Y
And the marketing onslaught is already here. https://fortune.com/2023/06/27/barbie-dreamhouse-mattel-on-airbnb-malibu-movie-marketing-trip/
Taylor Swift tour brings the The T Swift Lift:: https://www.ft.com/content/d8c59264-7090-4bde-bd71-10c65a9c2821
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June 20, 2023
062023: Summer Travel in Crested Butte, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Plus, Cultivating Creativity and Wedding Trends
2 am at JFK. Do you know where your fuzzy socks are?
Pack your slides and fuzzy socks and hit the road. Check out these Summer Travel: Destinations: Crested Butte, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Also Wedding Trends, Cultivating Creativity in Midlife and Entertaining Sisters. Plus, spending the night at JFK!
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Show Notes: Looking for Links from the podcast episode? Check out our list below.
Crested Butte
https://travelcrestedbutte.com/
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket Book Festival
https://nantucketbookfestival.org/
Roadside attractions:
The Ultimate Roadside Attraction Road Trip
Nantucket Book Festival Recommendations
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Shiff
https://stacyschiff.com/books-and-essays-by-stacy-schiff.html
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boyle
https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Honey-Novel-Jodi-Picoult/dp/1984818384
Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself by Luke Russet
Daughters of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt
Wedding Trends
Popular months to get married:
https://www.theknot.com/content/is-there-an-off-season-for-weddings
Trends according to Martha
https://www.marthastewart.com/8360486/wedding-trends
Wedding dress trends
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/fashion/weddings/modern-bride-wedding-dress-shopping.html
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June 13, 2023
Bama Rush, Being Mary Tyler Moore, Careers + Leadership
New MAX documentaries about Bama Rush and Mary Tyler Moore, Liz on CNN Leadership, Julie with more reunion tips, Carvel cakes for the season.
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Would you wear a computer on your face? Apple thinks you will.
We don’t know.
We missed this this Cheez-It Gas Station!
Vote for a new member of the Carvel cake family.
How can siblings maintain good relationships?
CNN and David Zaslav fire CEO Chris Licht. Liz has thoughts.
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We highly recommend Being Mary Tyler Moore on MAX. So much more than just TV highlights.
Entertaining Sisters:
BamaRush documentary from HBO Max.
Being Mary Tyler Moore on HBO Max
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June 6, 2023
060623 Podcast: Dolan Family Reunion, Pickleball and Trivial Pursuit, Creating Multi-Generational Ties
Yee-haw! Our 2023 Dolan-Morningstar family reunion in Texas was a hit! Hear all about it. The awesome icebreakers. The intense Pickleball tourney. The rollicking Trivial Pursuit game. The crazy cinematic rain + lightning storm! It had it all.
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Julie and her husband invited us to the Hill Country outside Austin, TX. https://www.sagehill.com/
Lian created a special reunion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47KahkX0xEw3jCLUOLO91p?si=f6bf30f53c8a4dc3
Sporting and gaming included a pickleball tournament, swimming and a rollicking Trivial Pursuit game from a 1981 edition that definitely favored the Baby Boomers.
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ICYMI: Major news that happened while we were off
Elizabeth Holmes went to jail and Liz feels bad about it.
https://people.com/elizabeth-holmes-seen-first-time-prison-sentence-7507769
AI: Artificial Intelligence went from something kids will use to cheat on school papers to something that’s actually going to kill all of us. The fun is over.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/tech/sam-altman-openai-congress/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/tech/sam-altman-openai-congress/index.html
Kim Catrall agreed to a “contactless cameo” on season two of the Sex & the City TV sequel “And Just Like That”.
Customer ratings have become meaningless. Why is everyone 5 out of 5?
Entertaining Sisters:
You Hurt My Feelings movie with Julia Louis Dreyfus + Tobias Menzies. Plus Stewie from Succession Arian Moaywed!
Trailer: https://youtu.be/20GWk5cWPBs
Top Chef Finale! Last episode with Padma Lakshmi.
https://www.bravotv.com/top-chef
Somebody, Somewhere – on HBO
Thoughtful, funny, sweet show about grief + family acceptance and faith. Looking for a palette cleanser after Succession or something to ease the pain of the loss of Ted Lasso?
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May 16, 2023
051623: Generational Differences, Cover Girl Martha Stewart, Dog Beds for Humans
New Satellite Sisters podcast is up with Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan. We cover tech, from dongles to Duolingua. We cover generational quirks, from Gen Zers to Gen Xers and Beyond. And we cover one more movie NOT to see,
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Julie is stuck in a rut on Duolingo.
Shocking Citronella News from Wirecutter
Martha Stewart on Sports Illustrated Bathing Suit Issue Cover. You go!
RIP MTV News. Read this remembrance here.
Mommunes: NYT says a thing. But wasn’t it always a thing? We remember Kate + Allie.
Naps are trending.
Babies and Adults need naps to learn and remember
https://parentingscience.com/naps-help-babies-learn/
The Upside Down: Dog Beds for Humans
https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/plufl-human-dog-bed-review
The Nap Dress as Wedding Dress
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/style/nap-dress-hill-house.html
Check out this Paper Dress Exhibition at Museum of Art + Design in NYC
https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/generation-paper
Seriously, Gen Z? Phone calls are microaggressions? https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/1170232936/voice-notes-messages-trend
Entertaining Sisters
Jennifer Lopez’s new movie The Mother on Netflix
Beach Cottage Chronicles on HBO Max.
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May 9, 2023
050925 : Best Beach Bag Books 2023 plus author Connie Wang with memoir Oh My Mother!
It’s the Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Books 2023 reveal. Mystery! Memoir! Thriller! Romance! Literary Fiction! We cover lots of genres run our list for your beach bag. Or your car ride. Or a rainy weekend at the lake. Plus, we welcome writer Connie Wang to talk about her new memoir Oh My Mother!, a conversation fit for Mother’s Day and beyond.
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Best Beach Bag Books 2023: Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Thrillers and More
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Best Beach Bag Books 2023: Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Thrillers and More
It’s our annual Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Books list. From Romance to mystery to memoir to literary fiction to domestic thriller, we’ve got you covered. Read on a beach. Listen in the car. Curl up under a blanket in a cozy cottage. Share with a book club. Or build yourself a reading nook and hunker down to read out list of titles.
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Click on links below to find our book lists at bookshop.org:
Contemporary Fiction
Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan
I love the concept of being a late bloomer. To me, it’s hopeful and bittersweet which is exactly what this debut novel achieves. An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriage. This leaves four characters, the parents and their adult children, to stumble around, make mistakes, embrace disfunction and find themselves later in life. Charming, funny, and moving. (Lian)
Once More with Feeling Elissa Sussman
Old flames reunited! Count me in! A former pop star finds herself back in the spotlight—along with an ex-boyfriend from her past—in this friends-to-lovers meets enemies-to-lovers story . Sharp dialogue, on point and fun pop references, steamy scenes. (Lian)
The Better Half by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans.
A funny, sexy, heartfelt story about Nina Morgan Clarke and a hilarious look behind the scenes at a fancy private school in Pasadena. Nina’s just been named the first Black, female, first generation Head of School when she’s faced with a life-altering choice in her private life. This is the third book by Franks and Youmans, collaborators and close friends who met as educators and school administrators. It’s from Mindy Kaling and Mindy’s Book Studio so you just know it’s a good time. (Liz)
The Do-Over Suzanne Park
Loved, loved, loved the premise of this feel-good romantic comedy: you never really graduated from college and you have to go back to get those few credits you thought you received, but didn’t. Who hasn’t had this nightmare? But Park turns this into a fun, fresh do-over all about second chances. Also, good insights into Korean American experience with mental health issues and college expectations to add depth. Listened to the audio book and loved it. (Lian)
Bad Actors by Mick Herron
Are you pining away for another season of Apple TV’s Slow Horses starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott? Are you missing the motley crew of slightly-failed British agents with their incredibly dry humor who make their unconventional way through global crises and high-level spy plot twists. If so, I suggest Bad Actors which is the latest in Mick Herron’s eight bookSlough House series. Apple’s TV series is based on these books. I laughed out loud, chortled,and snorted reading Bad Actors. The vivid characters and compelling plot lines makes me want to spend my summer reading the other seven books in Herron’s series. (Julie)
The Measure by Nikki Erick
I think this is a fun read for people like me who usually don’t seek out sci-fi stories. Here’s the premise: every person on every continent receives the same box. The box holds your fate: the exact number of years you will live. In an instant, the world and the diverse set of characters are thrown into a collective frenzy trying to decide if they will open their boxes and what they do when they know their fate. I went along with this premise despite many unanswered questions about the boxes and enjoyed the story. The book could lead to some interesting discussions at the beach or in the mountains. (Julie)
The Sweet Spot Amy Poeppel
There have been a rash of bestselling books out about wealthy New York Families with Wealthy New York Family Issues where nothing happens and mots of the characters are unlikable. The Sweet Spot is the anecdote to those New York books. A charming funny story of how one baby can bring a disparate group of New Yorkers together. Joyful, unexpected, a fresh take on creating the family you want. Also, Greenwich Village setting is a delight. (Lian)
The Half of It Juliette Fay
Another second chance at romance title. One perfect night. Forty years of buried hurt. One chance to make it right. Can the past ever be fixed?A poignant, propulsive novel about settling the past, rekindling lost friendships, and discovering love when you least expect it. Enjoyed the mature characters and real life relationship portrayals. Good for a rainy week on vacation! (Lian)
A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagen
Need a summer vacation in the French countryside? With glam setting, impossible career opportunities and romance? Voila! The main character is a consultant specializing in transforming dilapidated French country estates into boutique hotels, she relishes her freedom as a single, childfree woman. And her life is full, occupied as much by her impeccable historic renovations as by the aristocratic — and often exhausting — French families she works for. But when a recently divorced friend tags along on a job, complication ensue. Not to mention that younger Frenchman. The gorgeous cover sets the mood for the summer escape reading. (Lian)
The Rachel Incident Caroline O’Donoghue
Calling All Sally Rooney fans! YA novelist Caroline O’Donoghue takes aim at adult fiction and hits the target. A brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three. This is a book you can share on vacation with your twenty-something who will relate directly to the coming of age story while you’ll have the perspective to see it as romantic and once in a lifetime. Loved the boho Cork setting. (Lian)
Historical Fiction:
The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
We are Kristin Carmel fans on all fronts: her writing, her spirit and her Friends & Fiction work. In her latest historical fiction , we head to Paris in 1939. Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the day they meet in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne. Though there is a shadow of war creeping across Europe, neither woman suspects that their lives are about to irrevocably change. Exquisite and gut-wrenching. (Lian)
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
A book about a book! Yes! We love that concept. Especially when it comes from the pen of Patti Callahan Henry whose writing transports readers with depth and emotion. When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed. Told in two time periods, in 1939 and twenty years later. Great twist! (Lian)
Evergreen by Naomi Hirahara
A follow-up to Clark & Division, a Satellite Sisters favorite and winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award for mystery writing. A Japanese American nurse’s aide navigates the dangers of post-WWII and post-Manzanar life as she attempts to find justice for a broken family. Pre-order now for August release.
Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
Don’t think you need to read another WW II historical fiction novel? Please give beyond that, the sea a chance. The debut novel of Laura Spencer-Ash follows Beatrix Thompson, an eleven-year-old English child evacuated to America during the London Blitz.It is a coming of age story going back and forth between London and Maine. It is a lovely, cozy read about love,loss and family.This book is perfect summer vacation reading. (Julie)
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Inspired by the true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Geraldine Brooks weaves together a fascinating tale going back and forth from 1850 Kentucky to 2019 Washington, DC, involving a horse skeleton and a discarded painting in a junk pile. The story tackles themes of racism,love,tragedy,and brutality. It is one of my favorite books of 2023. (Julie)
Memoir:
Oh My Mother! A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wan
Connie Wan’s new memoir tells the story of her relationship with her mother Qing Li through the stories of 9 adventures they shared together, from visiting family in China to a Magic Mike strip show in Las Vegas. Qing is a powerful voice in every chapter. Wan is a journalist, writer, and editor. This is her first book. Previously she led Refinery29’s editorial team as executive editor. She was born in Jinan, China, raised in Minnesota, and lives in Los Angeles. (Liz)
Always Home: A Daughter’s Recipes and Stories by Fanny Singer
Part memoir, part cookbook, part love letter, Always Home is a warm, evocative book written by daughter Fanny Singer in honor of her mom, Alice Waters. Alice Waters is the chef/owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley and is considered to be the mother of the farm-to-table movement in America. But in Always Home, she is simply Fanny’s mom and the lessons she teaches are about food, beauty, connection, life and work. Singer is a wonderful writer and the memories pop off the page. The recipes included are inspired by those memories and are written with their won sort of storytelling. Warm and delicious. (Lian)
Memoirs: Women + Running + Culture
Why has been an explosion of excellent best-selling memoirs this year by women runners about their experiences as athletes and change agents in American sports culture? Why 4 big hit books by fascinating women right now in 2023? I don’t know. Maybe the authors are finally ready to put it all out there because we are finally ready to hear their actual lived experiences, not just the sanitized TV Up Close + Personal profile versions. And they are all good reads, dramatic and fun and challenging. There are celebrations in these stores from Lauren Fleshman, Alison Mariella Desir, Kara Goucher and Des Linden (NCAA Championships, Olympic Medals, Racial + Gender Advocacy breakthroughs, World Championships, Boston Marathon laurels) but also some very shocking and hard truths about sexism, racism, body image struggles, exploitation and abuse. If I could recommend just one, I might, but I can’t because I learned something really important from each of the 4 women. In each case I listened to the audiobook versions of their memoirs because I always prefer to her women’s stories in their own voices. Do you have to care about running to care about these books? Not really because there’s so much more going on in each one.
Liz’s Picks:
Good For A Girl: A Woman Running In A Man’s World by Lauren Fleshman
An elite college and pro runner, coach and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman’s memoir is both her personal story and an exploration of how sports can better support young female athletes.
Running While Black by Alison Mariella Desir
Alison Mariella Désir is an endurance athlete, activist, and mental health advocate. She discovered distance running as a way to lift herself out of depression and went on to found Harlem Run, a New York City–based running movement devoted to inclusivity, and become a leader across the running world and industry.
The Longest Race by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon:
An NCAA champion, Olympian and world-class marathoner, this memoir is Kara Goucher’s story of how she became one of the finest distance runners in the world and what she had to hide along the way, even from her own husband. Finally she tells all, not just in this book but to law enforcement and anti-doping authorities.
Choosing To Run by Des Linden and Bonnie Ford
Des Linden won the Boston Marathon on a famously stormy day in 2018, the first American woman to do so in 33 years. How did she do it, and more importantly, why? This book is about her life choices along the way and the independent spirit that continues to keep her motivated.
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