On Anxiety AKA “We Haven’t Even Talked About Books Yet!”

<p>Cuddle up with something comforting because we’re talking about ~anxiety~ on today’s episode of Books and the City! More specifically, we discuss how we cope with our own personal forms of anxiety. Hopefully, at least some of it is useful, but most of it will certainly make you chuckle. And then we’re getting into the books. Once again, we have quite the variety for you, including a hyped, somewhat controversial book, a courtroom drama, a strange and delightful one, and a historical fiction (guess who read that one:).) Read on for timestamps, links, bar recs, and more! Also, got a perfect bar + book pairing in your city, OR any thoughts about the books we talked about in episode 6? Send us a note at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com!-------------&gt;</p> <p>Libby just read: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (<em>20:00-42:51</em>)<br> <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062941503/my-dark-vanessa/"><u>https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062941503/my-dark-vanessa/</u><br> </a>No NYC pairing for this one, but we recommend a bit of further reading if you’d like to learn more about the controversy surrounding this book. Start with Wendy C. Ortiz’s “Adventures in Publishing Outside the Gates,” (<a href="https://gay.medium.com/adventures-in-publishing-outside-the-gates-a06f089c372e"><u>https://gay.medium.com/adventures-in-publishing-outside-the-gates-a06f089c372e</u></a>) and then head over to Kate Elizabeth Russell’s “This Is Not A Love Story” (<a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/my-dark-vanessa-kate-elizabeth-russell.html"><u>https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/my-dark-vanessa-kate-elizabeth-russell.html</u></a>)<br> Up next for Libby: Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden<br> <br> Emily just read: Little Weirds by Jenny Slate (<em>43:00-54:58</em>)<br> <a href="https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/jenny-slate/little-weirds/9780316485357/"><u>https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/jenny-slate/little-weirds/9780316485357/</u><br> </a>You’ll want to pick this one up surrounded by an aesthetically