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Lurlene McDaniel's Sick Lit (Meryl Season, Episode 6)
Manage episode 240527957 series 2336622
Inspired by the 1998 Meryl Streep weepie, One True Thing, Hannah and Michael cough gently into their handkerchiefs and discuss the “Sick Lit” phenomenon, spearheaded by Lurlene McDaniel and her 70+ books about children dying.
Books mentioned: Lurlene McDaniel, Six Months to Live, Don’t Die, My Love, Somewhere Between Life and Death; Dave Pelzer, A Child Called It; John Green, The Fault in Our Stars; Jodi Picoult (Judy Picaloo), My Sister’s Keeper.
Resources:
- Lurlene Youtube Channel, inc. the iconic Apple video.
- Lurlene answers Q’s on Goodreads
- TV movie Shattered Hearts
- Making of One True Thing
- Articles on Sick Lit here and here.
Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
72 episodes
Manage episode 240527957 series 2336622
Inspired by the 1998 Meryl Streep weepie, One True Thing, Hannah and Michael cough gently into their handkerchiefs and discuss the “Sick Lit” phenomenon, spearheaded by Lurlene McDaniel and her 70+ books about children dying.
Books mentioned: Lurlene McDaniel, Six Months to Live, Don’t Die, My Love, Somewhere Between Life and Death; Dave Pelzer, A Child Called It; John Green, The Fault in Our Stars; Jodi Picoult (Judy Picaloo), My Sister’s Keeper.
Resources:
- Lurlene Youtube Channel, inc. the iconic Apple video.
- Lurlene answers Q’s on Goodreads
- TV movie Shattered Hearts
- Making of One True Thing
- Articles on Sick Lit here and here.
Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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