In this episode, we're hearing passages read by Al Jazeera journalists and fellow bibliophiles from the books they're turning to during this pandemic. We often read to be transported, and at this time when we're very stuck in one place, we're looking to our bookshelves — and bookshops under threat — to travel to new worlds and return to old memories.

In this episode: 

Al Jazeera senior correspondents Mohammed Jamjoom, Stefanie Dekker, and Imran Khan; Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath, Americas editor for aljazeera.com; Kyle Burk, co-owner of Capitol Hill Books (@capitolhillbooks) in Washington, DC; Tawney Bevilacqua, The Take listener in Melbourne, Australia; and Akinolo Davies, The Take listener in London, UK.

The reading list: 

The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead

The Plague by Albert Camus

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz by Hafez, Jahan Malek Khatun, Obayd-e Zakani, Dick Davis

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

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In this episode, we're hearing passages read by Al Jazeera journalists and fellow bibliophiles from the books they're turning to during this pandemic. We often read to be transported, and at this time when we're very stuck in one place, we're looking to our bookshelves — and bookshops under threat — to travel to new worlds and return to old memories.In this episode: Al Jazeera senior correspondents <a href="https://twitter.com/MIJamjoom?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Mohammed Jamjoom</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/StefanieDekker" target="_blank">Stefanie Dekker</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ajimran" target="_blank">Imran Khan</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/ElleDubG?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath</a>, Americas editor for aljazeera.com; Kyle Burk, co-owner of <a href="https://www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com/ " target="_blank">Capitol Hill Books</a> (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/capitolhillbooks/" target="_blank">@capitolhillbooks</a>) in Washington, DC; Tawney Bevilacqua, The Take listener in Melbourne, Australia; and Akinolo Davies, The Take listener in London, UK.The reading list: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Colossus-New-York-Colson-Whitehead-ebook/dp/B001334IWO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Colossus+of+New+York%2C+Colson+Whitehead&amp;qid=1590185682&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Colossus of New York</a> by Colson Whitehead<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plague-Albert-Camus/dp/B000TYBU7E/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Plague+by+Albert+Camus&amp;qid=1590185741&amp;sr=8-2" target="_blank">The Plague</a> by Albert Camus<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Wood-Haruki-Murakami-audiobook/dp/B00EV5NCKA/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Norwegian+Wood+by+Haru+Murakami&amp;qid=1590185767&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Norwegian Wood</a> by Haruki Murakami<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Faces-Love-Shiraz-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143107283" target="_blank">Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz</a> by&nbsp;Hafez,&nbsp;Jahan Malek Khatun,&nbsp;Obayd-e Zakani,&nbsp;Dick Davis<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Exit-West-Mohsin-Hamid-audiobook/dp/B01MY19CM1/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Exit+West%2C+Mohsin+Hamid&amp;qid=1590185781&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Exit West</a> by Mohsin HamidConnect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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