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Mobility A Novel

Lydia Kiesling

National Bestseller The year is 1998. The Soviet Union is dissolved, the Cold War is over, and Bunny Glenn is a lonely American teenager in Azerbaijan with her Foreign Service family. Through Bunny’s bemused eyes, we watch global interests flock to her temporary backyard for Caspian oil and pipelin...

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The hosts highlighted the book as Crooked Media's inaugural release, praising its smart, beautifully written coming‑of‑age story about a foreign‑service child who grows up in the energy industry while exposing corporate greed and capitalism in oil. They noted its bestseller status, glowing reviews, and described it as gripping, hilarious, and a cautionary tale, recommending it strongly to the audience.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Is Trump Snoozing on Iowa?

The first book published by Crooked Media Reads was discussed, and it had been well-received with positive reviews and a spot on the bestseller list.

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It's now been one month since Crooked Media Reads published our first book mobility by Lydia Kiesling and not only did it make the bestseller list. It also received amazing reviews from outlets like the LA Times which called it an emotionally and geopolitically savvy coming of age story.

Episode: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos

It was described as a beautifully written and stunningly smart novel that follows Bunny through different stages of life, touching upon themes of personal growth, the energy industry, and the lies people tell themselves.

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It's a human story, but it's also about sort of the lies we tell ourselves when we know we're not doing something that is right, the sprawling nature of the energy business.

It's a really fun novel that follows the main character Bunny from her time as a teenager as a foreign service brat in Azerbaijan to her adulthood working in the energy industry.

A beautifully written and stunningly smart novel, a cautionary tale for our times.

Episode: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos

It was described as a very fun novel, following Bunny from her teenage years to adulthood in the energy industry; it was also said to touch upon the lies we tell ourselves, and the sprawling nature of the industry.

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It's a human story, but it's also about sort of the lies we tell ourselves when we know we're not doing something that is right, the sprawling nature of the energy business.

She's incredibly smart and I think you'll all love it.

It's a beautifully written and stunningly smart novel, a cautionary tale for our times.

Episode: Third Crime's The Charm

It was described as a coming-of-age novel that was funny and politically insightful, relating to corporate greed. It was recommended to the podcast audience.

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Crooked Media Reads' first book, Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, is out now! Get your copy atwww.crooked.com/mobility.

Mobility is a coming of age novel about navigating a world of corporate greed that's both laugh out loud, funny and politically insightful.

If you listen to this pod, this book is in your wheelhouse.

Episode: Third Crime's The Charm

It was described as a coming-of-age novel that explored corporate greed, with elements of humor and political insight; it was also promoted as being in the same vein as the podcast itself.

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Crooked Media Reads' first book, Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, is out now!

Mobility is a coming of age novel about navigating a world of corporate greed that's both laugh out loud, funny and politically insightful.

If you listen to this pod, this book is in your wheelhouse.

Episode: “The Age Old Question.”

It was described as gripping and hilarious, a coming-of-age story that also criticized capitalism within the oil industry. It was also praised as a masterpiece of misdirection and a cautionary tale for our times.

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We are excited to share that the first book from our very own Crooked Media Reads is available for preorder today. The novel is called Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, who also wrote the incredible book The Golden State.

We've been fans of Lydia's work for a long time. I think friends of the pod are going to love this book. Mobility is gripping and hilarious.

It's part coming of age story and part indictment of capitalism in the oil industry. It moves between Houston, Athens and Azerbaijan and attracts themes of class, power, politics and desire all through the life of a very compelling character, Bunny Glenn.

Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks called it, quote, a masterpiece of misdirection and a cautionary tale for our times.

Preorder Mobility at crooked.com slash mobility or wherever books are sold so you can be the first to read it when it's released on August 1st.

Episode: Is Trump Snoozing on Iowa?

The first book published by Crooked Media Reads was discussed, having made the bestseller list and receiving positive reviews for its coming-of-age story.

"

It's now been one month since Crooked Media Reads published our first book mobility by Lydia Kiesling and not only did it make the bestseller list, it also received amazing reviews from outlets like the LA Times which called it an emotionally and geopolitically savvy coming of age story.

Episode: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos

It was described as a fun novel, which follows the main character Bunny's life from a teenager to adulthood, working in the energy industry, and discusses the lies people tell themselves when they know they're doing something wrong.

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It's fiction, it's a novel. It's a really fun novel that follows the main character Bunny from her time as a teenager as a foreign service brat in Azerbaijan to her adulthood working in the energy industry.

It's a human story, but it's also about sort of the lies we tell ourselves when we know we're not doing something that is right, the sprawling nature of the energy business.

Episode: Mar-a-Lago's Funniest Home Videos

It was described as a very fun novel that follows a main character from a teenager to an adult working in the energy industry and focuses on the lies people tell themselves. It was Crooked Media's first book release.

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It's a really fun novel that follows the main character Bunny from her time as a teenager as a foreign service brat in Azerbaijan to her adulthood working in the energy industry.

It's a human story, but it's also about sort of the lies we tell ourselves when we know we're not doing something that is right, the sprawling nature of the energy business.

Crooked.com/mobility or wherever books are sold.

Crooked.com/mobility or wherever books are sold.

Episode: Third Crime's The Charm

It was described as a coming-of-age novel that was both humorous and politically insightful, focusing on themes of corporate greed, and was recommended for listeners of the podcast.

"

Crooked Media Reads' first book, Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, is out now!

Mobility is a coming of age novel about navigating a world of corporate greed that's both laugh out loud, funny and politically insightful.

If you listen to this pod, this book is in your wheelhouse.

Episode: Third Crime's The Charm

It was described as a coming-of-age novel about navigating a world of corporate greed, which was funny and politically insightful. It was deemed relevant to the podcast audience.

"

Crooked Media Reads' first book, Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, is out now!

Mobility is a coming of age novel about navigating a world of corporate greed that's both laugh out loud, funny and politically insightful.

If you listen to this pod, this book is in your wheelhouse.

Episode: Trump's Perfect Interview (plus Jake Tapper!)

The first Crooked Media Reads book, "Mobility", by Lydia Kiesling, was mentioned and was available for pre-order, with its release date set for August 1st.

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Also, a reminder that Crooked Media Reads' first ever book, Mobility, by Lydia Kiesling, is available right now for pre-order. Vulture included Mobility on its 14 books we can't wait to read this summer list.

Head to crooked.com slash mobility to pre-order your copy today and be the first to read when it's released on August 1st.

Episode: Trump's Perfect Interview (plus Jake Tapper!)

Crooked Media Reads' first book, 'Mobility' by Lydia Kiesling, was mentioned as being available for pre-order and featured on Vulture's list of anticipated summer reads.

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Also, a reminder that Crooked Media Reads' first ever book, Mobility, by Lydia Kiesling, is available right now for pre-order. Vulture included Mobility on its 14 books we can't wait to read this summer list.

Episode: “The Age Old Question.”

It was described as gripping and hilarious, and was partially a coming-of-age story and indictment of capitalism within the oil industry, following the life of the character Bunny Glenn.

"

The novel is called Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, who also wrote the incredible book The Golden State.

We've been fans of Lydia's work for a long time. I think friends of the pod are going to love this book. Mobility is gripping and hilarious. It's one of those novels you'll nag all your friends to read.

It's part coming of age story and part indictment of capitalism in the oil industry. It moves between Houston, Athens and Azerbaijan and attracts themes of class, power, politics and desire all through the life of a very compelling character, Bunny Glenn.

Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks called it, quote, a masterpiece of misdirection and a cautionary tale for our times.

Lovett or Leave It

The hosts highlighted the title as Crooked Media Reads' debut novel, noting that it had received rave praise and was being launched in print. They described the book as a gripping, hilarious coming‑of‑age story that also serves as an indictment of capitalism, and encouraged listeners to pre‑order and share it with friends. The overall tone was enthusiastic and promotional.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Pence's Christmas Miracle

The speaker mentioned that Mobility is the first novel from Crooked Media Reads, which was being launched in print.

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Mobility the first novel from Crooked Media Reads is finally out Advanced Praise calls it a beautifully written and stunningly smart novel and a cautionary tale for our times getting rave reviews it's an amazing book please check out Crooked Media Reads we're launching this book in print and it's gotta fucking work and we're launching it with an awesome first book so buy the goddamn book crooked.com slash mobility or wherever books are sold

Episode: Doctors Hate This One Weird Kennedy

The book was mentioned in the context of a podcast ad for Crooked Media's subscription service. The book was Crooked Media's first novel by Lydia Kiesling, and was mentioned as being part of a free event hosted by Crooked Media in LA.

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Tommy and Lydia Kiesling, the author of Crooked's first novel, Mobility has an event here next week at Dynasty Typewriter on July 27th.

Episode: James and the Giant Divorce

It was discussed as a new Crooked Media Reads book in print, which was available for pre-order at the time of the podcast, and was described as gripping and hilarious.

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A quick reminder that the first book from our very own Crooked Media Reads, our new book in print, is now available for pre-order.

It's called Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, who also wrote the incredible book The Golden State.

We love Lydia's work. We're so excited for this novel. People are going to love it. It's a gripping, hilarious and a novel you will be asking all your friends to read.

So everybody check it out. Please pre-order it now.

Episode: Shooting Ourselves in the Balloon

The first book from Crooked Media Reads, it was described as gripping and hilarious. It was described as a coming-of-age story and an indictment of capitalism.

"

The first book from our Crooked Media Reads is available for pre-order today. The novel is called Mobility by Lydia Keisling, who also wrote the incredible book, The Golden State.

Mobility is gripping, it's hilarious, it's one of those novels you nag your friends to read, and at first they're like, John's getting annoying. But then they read it and they have to admit that John was right.

It's part coming of age story and part indictment of capitalism, moving between Houston, Athens, and Baku. It tracks themes of class, power, politics, and desire, all through the life of one compelling character, Sally Rooney is shaking.

Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks calls it a masterpiece of misdirection and a cautionary tale for our time.

Pre-order Mobility at www.crooked.com slash mobility, or wherever books are sold, so you can be the first to read when it's released on August 1st.

Episode: Shooting Ourselves in the Balloon

It was being promoted on the podcast, and was described as a gripping and hilarious novel, which was partly a coming-of-age story and indictment of capitalism.

"

The first book from our Crooked Media Reads is available for pre-order today. The novel is called Mobility by Lydia Keesling, who also wrote the incredible book The Golden State.

Mobility is gripping, it's hilarious, it's one of those novels you nag your friends to read. And at first they're like, John's getting annoying. But then they read it and they have to admit that John was right.

It's part coming of age story and part indictment of capitalism. Moving between Houston, Athens and Baku. It tracks themes of class, power, politics and desire. All through the life of one compelling character.

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What A Day

The podcast highlighted the book as a coming‑of‑age story that intertwined personal growth with climate change and corporate greed, praising its humor and political insight. Josie Duffy Rice and the narrator both encouraged listeners to get a copy, noting its relevance and readability. The discussion emphasized its exploration of power, gender, and international relations within an oil‑and‑gas context.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Oh Hi Go Vote

It follows a woman's journey from adolescence to middle age, exploring her career in the oil and gas industry and the impact of climate change. The book also delves into themes of power, gender, and international relations.

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this new book mobility is both a story about a woman coming of age as an adult but it's also kind of a climate change story

it's about international relations and kind of one person's journey through life but it's also about climate change really and about how a changing climate affects our world and our economy

the reason that i wanted to write about oil and gas you know that was only sort of interesting to me because it's so clear what the consequences of burning fossil fuels are

it's also the instrument of our destruction and has been the instrument of people's destruction already who have already died from climate change or been displaced

you can order mobility now from cricket.com or support your local bookstore trust us you won't be able to put this one down

Episode: The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Crooked Media's first book published under their new imprint, Mobility by Lydia Kiesling, is a coming-of-age novel about navigating a world filled with corporate greed, described as both laugh-out-loud funny and politically incisive.

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Cricut Media's first book published under our new imprint is out now. Mobility by Lydia Kiesling is a coming of age novel about navigating a world filled with corporate greed that's both laugh out loud funny and politically incisive. It is the perfect addition to your summer reading list.

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