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Another Mother Runner · June 16 · 33 min

Miles of Books: Two Water-Centric Novels + the Latest from Andrew Sean Greer

Feeling like diving into summer with some engaging reads? Listen to this episode in which hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Ellison Weist jump into two books set in and around water—one is a debut that Ellison quite enjoyed, while the other is a dystopian tale. Ellison has praise for the historical war-and-love story in the episode’s mix, while the hosting duo is divided over the new novel by the Pulitzer-prize-winning author of Less and Less Is Lost. Sarah is enamored with the “dear” protagonist and his adventures, while Ellison finds the characters too precious and predictable. The novels they discuss: Under Water: Tara Menon Underlake: Erin L. McCoy Children of the Wild: Kevin Powers Villa Coco: Andrew Sean Greer FeistyFest Info: https://livefeisty.com/events/feisty-fest/ Courses and Coaching: https://livefeisty.com/courses/ Women's Mechanic Camp in Tucson: https://livefeisty.com/events/bike-mechanic-school-tucson/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themotherrunner/ Previnex: Use code AMR15 for 15% off your first purchase at https://www.previnex.com/ Hettas: Use code STAYFEISTY for 20% off at https://hettas.com/ Currex: Use code AMR15 for 15% off at https://currex.com/ Tifosi Optics: Use code FEISTY2026 for 20% off at https://tifosioptics.com/ PLUS: Register to win a Free Pair of Sunglasses: https://feistymedia.activehosted.com/f/121

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Feeling like diving into summer with some engaging reads? Listen to this episode in which hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Ellison Weist jump into two books set in and around water—one is a debut that Ellison quite enjoyed, while the other is a dystopian tale. Ellison has praise for the historical war-and-love story in the episode’s mix, while the hosting duo is divided over the new novel by the Pulitzer-prize-winning author of Less and Less Is Lost. Sarah is enamored with the “dear” protagonist and his adventures, while Ellison finds the characters too precious and predictable. The novels they discuss:

Under Water: Tara Menon

Underlake: Erin L. McCoy

Children of the Wild: Kevin Powers

Villa Coco: Andrew Sean Greer

FeistyFest Info: https://livefeisty.com/events/feisty-fest/

Courses and Coaching: https://livefeisty.com/courses/

Women's Mechanic Camp in Tucson: https://livefeisty.com/events/bike-mechanic-school-tucson/

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themotherrunner/

Previnex: Use code AMR15 for 15% off your first purchase at https://www.previnex.com/

Hettas: Use code STAYFEISTY for 20% off at https://hettas.com/

Currex: Use code AMR15 for 15% off at https://currex.com/

Tifosi Optics: Use code FEISTY2026 for 20% off at https://tifosioptics.com/ PLUS: Register to win a Free Pair of Sunglasses: https://feistymedia.activehosted.com/f/121

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