Gayle and Nicole welcome Gayle’s literary hero J. Ryan Stradal to the show to talk about childhood reading influences. We also talk about the authors J. Ryan turns to to help make him feel empathetic toward his characters, why he doesn’t give up on authors, and whether it’s OK to dogear pages and mark up books. Books mentioned: https://amzn.to/2NLFWAb (Kitchens Of The Great Midwest) by J. Ryan Stradal https://amzn.to/2NC5eRe (The Lager Queen of Minnesota) by J. Ryan Stradal https://amzn.to/2NM5DAT (Things You Save In A Fire) by Katherine Center https://amzn.to/32eb0Oo (The Cactus League) by Emily Nemens https://amzn.to/32oAqJr (Evvie Drake Starts Over) by Linda Holmes https://amzn.to/33gcPf0 (Dubliners) by James Joyce https://amzn.to/2NiY1Xp (The Dark Crystal) by A.C.H. Smith https://amzn.to/33kWE06 (Animal Farm) by George Orwell https://amzn.to/32jz9Dp (Of Mice And Men) by John Steinbeck https://amzn.to/33kdYCp (The Count of Monte Cristo) by Alexander Dumas https://amzn.to/2CglqCx (The Great Gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://amzn.to/32n3rVv (Harriet The Spy) by Louise Fitzhugh https://amzn.to/2pA2I6n (The Westing Game) by Ellen Raskin https://amzn.to/2NF0Ktg (All-Of-A-Kind Family) by Sidney Taylor https://amzn.to/34Cw7LJ (To The Lighthouse) by Virginia Woolf https://amzn.to/32idpYk (The Moonstone) by Wilkie Collins https://amzn.to/2Nhuq0D (Work) by Dennis Johnson https://amzn.to/2NlKY7H (How I Met My Husband) by Alice Munro https://amzn.to/2r8Z5ED (Working) by Studs Terkel https://amzn.to/33ljQLJ (Gig) by John Bowe and Marisa Bowe https://amzn.to/2WM6CoB (Poor People) by William T. Vollmann https://amzn.to/2Nh5HcJ (Evicted) by Matthew Desmond https://amzn.to/2qkvDex (The Boxcar Children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner https://amzn.to/2NhV1KQ (Bridge To Terabithia) by Katherine Paterson https://amzn.to/2NjaytR (Tuck Everlasting) by Natalie Babbitt https://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-North-America-Helen-Sattler/dp/0688519520/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dinosaurs+of+north+america+sattler&qid=1572977063&s=digital-text&sr=8-1 (The Dinosaurs of North America) by Helen Roney Sattler https://amzn.to/2Q0c6en (Liar) by Robert Roberge https://amzn.to/2JS6Xkw (The Wanderers) by Meg Howrey https://amzn.to/34xbwbS (The Flamethrowers) by Rachel Kushner https://amzn.to/32k5ABw (Eileen) by Otessa Moshfegh https://amzn.to/2WMQH9I (My Year Of Rest And Relaxation) by Otessa Moshfegh https://amzn.to/2CdGZUb (Death in Her Hands) by Otessa Moshfegh https://amzn.to/2ChJDZ8 (Fleishman Is In Trouble) by Taffy Brodesser-Akner https://amzn.to/2rirV5J (The Dutch House) by Ann Patchett https://amzn.to/33l4E18 (My Dark Vanessa) by Kate Elizabeth Russell *Books linked above are our affiliate links. There’s no additional expense you, but if you make a purchase through us a small portion of that contributes to the costs associated with making our podcast. Thanks so much for listening and for your support! Please help support the podcast and take a few minutes to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-readerly-report/id1141898658?mt=2 (leave a review and/or rating) for the podcast on