"Burden of Joy" author Lexi Kent-Monning joins host Joshua Turek to discuss her novel that Joshua loved. She talks about coming from a long line of book readers and writers and her Esalen hot springs adventures growing up in Central California. Lexi shares a wide ranging selection of books from the Divorce novel "Liars" to a YA novel that she hopes will make Josh fall in love with Los Angeles again. She also baked delicious coconut chocolate chip cookies.

For all things Lexi Kent-Monning visit https://www.lexikentmonning.com/ and her ig https://www.instagram.com/lexicola/?hl=en

For Joshua Turek's tour dates and poetry book check out joshuaturek.com but also for more of his writing its free on his new Substack https://joshuaturek.substack.com/

Books Talked About Include:

Liars by Sarah Manguso

All Fours by Miranda July

Bruha wendy c ortiz

The Burden of Joy

The Passion According to GH by Clarice Lespecter

A Fortune for Your Disaster by Hanif Abdurraqib

Richard Brautigan

His daughters book about him

Dan Fante’s memoir

Dangerous Angels by Francesca

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