jaya
@jayadayne.bsky.social
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“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
August 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
More on author Jamie Ford from @ronjudd.bsky.social below.
Wing Luke Museum is a Seattle treasure, and an ‘educational platform for the whole city’
Author Jamie Ford researched his popular novel "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" at Wing Luke Museum in Seattle's Chinatown International District. He also interviewed a grandfather who worked...
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August 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
More on author Jamie Ford from @ronjudd.bsky.social below.
The Seattle setting is fascinating. One aspect that caught my attention this time around was the Black musicians' union, Local 493. It inspired me to buy a book for Isaiah, linked below.
Also: Never wanted to hear a record that doesn't exist so badly. I'm looking forward to live jazz in N.O. soon.
Also: Never wanted to hear a record that doesn't exist so badly. I'm looking forward to live jazz in N.O. soon.
The Blue Note | WSU Press | Washington State University
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August 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Seattle setting is fascinating. One aspect that caught my attention this time around was the Black musicians' union, Local 493. It inspired me to buy a book for Isaiah, linked below.
Also: Never wanted to hear a record that doesn't exist so badly. I'm looking forward to live jazz in N.O. soon.
Also: Never wanted to hear a record that doesn't exist so badly. I'm looking forward to live jazz in N.O. soon.
“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
August 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
By: Jamie Ford
Narrated by: Feodore Chin
Length: 10:52
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second time reading — first was in middle school, assigned by a teacher. I could not remember the ending, and I’m so happy for that. This book rips your heart apart and then stitches it back up.
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“The River is Waiting”
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The River is Waiting”
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
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“We Are Water”
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: 9 ppl
Length: 23:11
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book took a while to get through because I listened to it while I was getting through 11/22/63. I adore Lamb and this was one I bought years ago but never picked up. Multiple narrators kept it interesting. But I became …
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: 9 ppl
Length: 23:11
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book took a while to get through because I listened to it while I was getting through 11/22/63. I adore Lamb and this was one I bought years ago but never picked up. Multiple narrators kept it interesting. But I became …
August 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“We Are Water”
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: 9 ppl
Length: 23:11
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book took a while to get through because I listened to it while I was getting through 11/22/63. I adore Lamb and this was one I bought years ago but never picked up. Multiple narrators kept it interesting. But I became …
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: 9 ppl
Length: 23:11
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book took a while to get through because I listened to it while I was getting through 11/22/63. I adore Lamb and this was one I bought years ago but never picked up. Multiple narrators kept it interesting. But I became …
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“11/22/63”
By: Stephen King
Narrated by:
Length: 30:42
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow. First King book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t stop listening to it! This book scratched an itch — my infatuation with JFK plus a period piece deep dive. The voice actor was incredible. I watched the James Franco show many moons ago…
By: Stephen King
Narrated by:
Length: 30:42
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow. First King book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t stop listening to it! This book scratched an itch — my infatuation with JFK plus a period piece deep dive. The voice actor was incredible. I watched the James Franco show many moons ago…
August 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
“11/22/63”
By: Stephen King
Narrated by:
Length: 30:42
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow. First King book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t stop listening to it! This book scratched an itch — my infatuation with JFK plus a period piece deep dive. The voice actor was incredible. I watched the James Franco show many moons ago…
By: Stephen King
Narrated by:
Length: 30:42
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow. First King book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t stop listening to it! This book scratched an itch — my infatuation with JFK plus a period piece deep dive. The voice actor was incredible. I watched the James Franco show many moons ago…
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“The Westing Game”
By: Ellen Raskin
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 6:59
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed by one of my fav books from elementary school, which I did not enjoy as much because I was not a fan of the voice over … almost couldn’t finish it. Very difficult to keep track of all the characters.
By: Ellen Raskin
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 6:59
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed by one of my fav books from elementary school, which I did not enjoy as much because I was not a fan of the voice over … almost couldn’t finish it. Very difficult to keep track of all the characters.
August 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“The Westing Game”
By: Ellen Raskin
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 6:59
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed by one of my fav books from elementary school, which I did not enjoy as much because I was not a fan of the voice over … almost couldn’t finish it. Very difficult to keep track of all the characters.
By: Ellen Raskin
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 6:59
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed by one of my fav books from elementary school, which I did not enjoy as much because I was not a fan of the voice over … almost couldn’t finish it. Very difficult to keep track of all the characters.
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“The Thief Lord”
By: Cornelia Funke
Narrated by: Simon Jones
Length: 8:30
⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book holds a special place in my heart. I wanted to revisit some fiction from my childhood. It’s about badass orphans/runaways who hide out in a movie theater. The voice over is fantastic (he does funny kids voices).
By: Cornelia Funke
Narrated by: Simon Jones
Length: 8:30
⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book holds a special place in my heart. I wanted to revisit some fiction from my childhood. It’s about badass orphans/runaways who hide out in a movie theater. The voice over is fantastic (he does funny kids voices).
August 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“The Thief Lord”
By: Cornelia Funke
Narrated by: Simon Jones
Length: 8:30
⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book holds a special place in my heart. I wanted to revisit some fiction from my childhood. It’s about badass orphans/runaways who hide out in a movie theater. The voice over is fantastic (he does funny kids voices).
By: Cornelia Funke
Narrated by: Simon Jones
Length: 8:30
⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book holds a special place in my heart. I wanted to revisit some fiction from my childhood. It’s about badass orphans/runaways who hide out in a movie theater. The voice over is fantastic (he does funny kids voices).
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“Tom Lake”
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11:22
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed my last read with another Patchett novel. I liked it less, but it was still a good read. It made me want to see Our Town and eat fruit. I’d like to manifest this gets made into a movie with Jacob Elordi as Duke.
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11:22
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed my last read with another Patchett novel. I liked it less, but it was still a good read. It made me want to see Our Town and eat fruit. I’d like to manifest this gets made into a movie with Jacob Elordi as Duke.
March 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“Tom Lake”
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11:22
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed my last read with another Patchett novel. I liked it less, but it was still a good read. It made me want to see Our Town and eat fruit. I’d like to manifest this gets made into a movie with Jacob Elordi as Duke.
By: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Length: 11:22
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Followed my last read with another Patchett novel. I liked it less, but it was still a good read. It made me want to see Our Town and eat fruit. I’d like to manifest this gets made into a movie with Jacob Elordi as Duke.
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Also has a beautiful cover painted by Noah Saterstrom. Interesting backstory from WSJ here: www.wsj.com/articles/a-f...
March 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Also has a beautiful cover painted by Noah Saterstrom. Interesting backstory from WSJ here: www.wsj.com/articles/a-f...
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“I Who Have Never Known Men”
By: Jacqueline Hartman
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 6:10
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saw this at a Vancouver bookstore last weekend and loved the cover. The summary also intrigued me. I finished it in two days and I’m nearly speechless. Apparently this book got popular in the last year!
By: Jacqueline Hartman
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 6:10
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saw this at a Vancouver bookstore last weekend and loved the cover. The summary also intrigued me. I finished it in two days and I’m nearly speechless. Apparently this book got popular in the last year!
February 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“I Who Have Never Known Men”
By: Jacqueline Hartman
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 6:10
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saw this at a Vancouver bookstore last weekend and loved the cover. The summary also intrigued me. I finished it in two days and I’m nearly speechless. Apparently this book got popular in the last year!
By: Jacqueline Hartman
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 6:10
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saw this at a Vancouver bookstore last weekend and loved the cover. The summary also intrigued me. I finished it in two days and I’m nearly speechless. Apparently this book got popular in the last year!
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“The Wonder Spot”
By: Melissa Banks
Narrated by: Author
Length: 10:23
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I’m listening to multiple books right now but finished another Banks book first. Loved it. Felt like I got to live in NY for a while. She’s great at word play and humor, and makes you think every love interest is THE one.
By: Melissa Banks
Narrated by: Author
Length: 10:23
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m listening to multiple books right now but finished another Banks book first. Loved it. Felt like I got to live in NY for a while. She’s great at word play and humor, and makes you think every love interest is THE one.
February 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“The Wonder Spot”
By: Melissa Banks
Narrated by: Author
Length: 10:23
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m listening to multiple books right now but finished another Banks book first. Loved it. Felt like I got to live in NY for a while. She’s great at word play and humor, and makes you think every love interest is THE one.
By: Melissa Banks
Narrated by: Author
Length: 10:23
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m listening to multiple books right now but finished another Banks book first. Loved it. Felt like I got to live in NY for a while. She’s great at word play and humor, and makes you think every love interest is THE one.
Lastly I want to share a piece my stepdad painted to represent his time served. He gifted this to me on my 22nd birthday, when I had spent as many years on earth as he had incarcerated. Nate, like Corby, painted murals in prison — specifically in the visitor rooms for family and friends to see. ❤️
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lastly I want to share a piece my stepdad painted to represent his time served. He gifted this to me on my 22nd birthday, when I had spent as many years on earth as he had incarcerated. Nate, like Corby, painted murals in prison — specifically in the visitor rooms for family and friends to see. ❤️
lazy but because he was being realistic. Any reader expecting Corby to be released, reunited with his family, become a famous artist and drive off into the sunset clearly lives in a different reality than folks who have lived in the system. Reminder: Expectations are preconceived resentments 🙃
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
lazy but because he was being realistic. Any reader expecting Corby to be released, reunited with his family, become a famous artist and drive off into the sunset clearly lives in a different reality than folks who have lived in the system. Reminder: Expectations are preconceived resentments 🙃
the future were also good reminders to me.
This book is not a success story and it does not have a happy ending — despite society expecting incarcerated people to “turn it all around” when they’re released (while also expecting them to fuck it all up). The story is cut short not because Lamb was …
This book is not a success story and it does not have a happy ending — despite society expecting incarcerated people to “turn it all around” when they’re released (while also expecting them to fuck it all up). The story is cut short not because Lamb was …
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
the future were also good reminders to me.
This book is not a success story and it does not have a happy ending — despite society expecting incarcerated people to “turn it all around” when they’re released (while also expecting them to fuck it all up). The story is cut short not because Lamb was …
This book is not a success story and it does not have a happy ending — despite society expecting incarcerated people to “turn it all around” when they’re released (while also expecting them to fuck it all up). The story is cut short not because Lamb was …
liked to talk about this book with him but I don’t think he would have enjoyed reading it.
This book is also personal to me because of my close ties to AA/NA/Al Anon. 12 step programs are not easy and must be worked every day. Corby’s reminders to be present, not dwell on the past or worry about …
This book is also personal to me because of my close ties to AA/NA/Al Anon. 12 step programs are not easy and must be worked every day. Corby’s reminders to be present, not dwell on the past or worry about …
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
liked to talk about this book with him but I don’t think he would have enjoyed reading it.
This book is also personal to me because of my close ties to AA/NA/Al Anon. 12 step programs are not easy and must be worked every day. Corby’s reminders to be present, not dwell on the past or worry about …
This book is also personal to me because of my close ties to AA/NA/Al Anon. 12 step programs are not easy and must be worked every day. Corby’s reminders to be present, not dwell on the past or worry about …
for someone out there. This book shed light on the mistreatment of prisoners and how unfair the system can be (from filing a complaint to time served based on race).
I enjoyed this read because it made me think of my late stepdad, who was incarcerated for 22 years before I knew him. I would have …
I enjoyed this read because it made me think of my late stepdad, who was incarcerated for 22 years before I knew him. I would have …
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
for someone out there. This book shed light on the mistreatment of prisoners and how unfair the system can be (from filing a complaint to time served based on race).
I enjoyed this read because it made me think of my late stepdad, who was incarcerated for 22 years before I knew him. I would have …
I enjoyed this read because it made me think of my late stepdad, who was incarcerated for 22 years before I knew him. I would have …
Lamb’s characters have flaws; you’re not expected to love them deeply.
Corby was an artist and addict who fucked up and went to prison for 3 years. I’m positive Lamb drew from stories he’s heard during his writing courses at a correctional facility, and I’m sure some (if not all) of it is true …
Corby was an artist and addict who fucked up and went to prison for 3 years. I’m positive Lamb drew from stories he’s heard during his writing courses at a correctional facility, and I’m sure some (if not all) of it is true …
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lamb’s characters have flaws; you’re not expected to love them deeply.
Corby was an artist and addict who fucked up and went to prison for 3 years. I’m positive Lamb drew from stories he’s heard during his writing courses at a correctional facility, and I’m sure some (if not all) of it is true …
Corby was an artist and addict who fucked up and went to prison for 3 years. I’m positive Lamb drew from stories he’s heard during his writing courses at a correctional facility, and I’m sure some (if not all) of it is true …
“The River is Waiting”
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The River is Waiting”
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
By: Wally Lamb
Narrated by: Jeremy Sisto
Length: 14:40
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wally Lamb did it again. It was odd ready a modern day based Lamb book (2017-2023).
I’ve read reviews that said the main character, Corby, was hard to have empathy for. Since when is that a requirement for reading?
collection of stories written by some of the women in prison who Lamb teaches a writing course to.
I am now diving into The River is Waiting, his newest, which so far has me hooked.
I am now diving into The River is Waiting, his newest, which so far has me hooked.
August 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
collection of stories written by some of the women in prison who Lamb teaches a writing course to.
I am now diving into The River is Waiting, his newest, which so far has me hooked.
I am now diving into The River is Waiting, his newest, which so far has me hooked.
This book in particular would make an incredible mini series. I hope it gets adapted one day. Family dynamics, trauma, sexual abuse, alcoholism, racism — it’s all there.
Others of his work I love include She’s Come Undone and The Hour I First Believed. I also love Couldn’t Keep It To Myself, a …
Others of his work I love include She’s Come Undone and The Hour I First Believed. I also love Couldn’t Keep It To Myself, a …
August 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
This book in particular would make an incredible mini series. I hope it gets adapted one day. Family dynamics, trauma, sexual abuse, alcoholism, racism — it’s all there.
Others of his work I love include She’s Come Undone and The Hour I First Believed. I also love Couldn’t Keep It To Myself, a …
Others of his work I love include She’s Come Undone and The Hour I First Believed. I also love Couldn’t Keep It To Myself, a …
I believe Lamb has a super power that allows him to step into the minds of others and write from their perspectives even if he hasn’t experienced what they have. His work with incarcerated women has helped him build this super power. I dream of meeting him one day and hope he goes on tour here …
August 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I believe Lamb has a super power that allows him to step into the minds of others and write from their perspectives even if he hasn’t experienced what they have. His work with incarcerated women has helped him build this super power. I dream of meeting him one day and hope he goes on tour here …
really engaged when the stories started to intertwine and childhood flashbacks provided context for characters’ choices. This book, like all of Lamb’s, is full of trauma. TW: pedophilia, and much more. Many chapters are from the perspective of a pedophile, which was terrifyingly fascinating …
August 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
really engaged when the stories started to intertwine and childhood flashbacks provided context for characters’ choices. This book, like all of Lamb’s, is full of trauma. TW: pedophilia, and much more. Many chapters are from the perspective of a pedophile, which was terrifyingly fascinating …