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49.5 - Authors Behaving Badly37:06

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There will be discussion of stuff that is not appropriate for children. And there will be brief mentions of eating disorders, just in case that's not for you. We just can't turn down a scandal. This week what to do when you didn't fact check your book about Victorian history and how not to respond to a gracious yet negative review of your book. ...…

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49 - The Dud Avocado41:55

8d ago41:55

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This week we read The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, despite Corinne calling it "The Dove Avocado" literally seconds into the episode. Next time we will be discussing Sula by Toni Morrison. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. www.thebookstorepodcast.comBy Awkwardly Social Media.

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48.5 - The Best Beach Reads Are Whatever You Read On A Beach31:08

15d ago31:08

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Here's a little shorty for you guys. This week we're excited about books that are coming out this summer, including a number of full length books from some of our favorite journalists and critics at large. We're here to break the stigma about summer reads and prove that like a beach body being the body you have, but in a bikini, the best beach ...…

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48 - The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays40:10

24d ago40:10

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This week we discuss the complicated task that is reviewing a memoir after we read The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang. Our next read will be The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy.By Awkwardly Social Media.

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47.5 - Audiobooks, Like Podcasts But Longer and Different37:00

1M ago37:00

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By popular demand: we discuss audiobooks, what we like, what we don't and how to get them. Next time we will be discussing The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang. Get it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.By Awkwardly Social Media.

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47 - Ghost Wall37:17

1M ago37:17

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This week in book news: a very Becca and Corinne house has hit the market in St. Clair Shores. For a one time Patreon donation of just $500k you can live in it with us. We also read and discussed Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. Due to the length and nature of the book this conversation is not at all spoiler free. We don’t even try. If this troubles y ...…

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46.5 - How to Suppress Women's Writing46:20

1M ago46:20

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We took a dive into some feminist literary criticism this week and read Joanna Russ's How to Suppress Women's Writing. It was published in 1983 and therefore focuses a lot on strictly women's writing - but we contend these methods have been used and continue to be used not just on work and art by women, but that of people of color and the LGBTQ ...…

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46 - The Friend46:54

2M ago46:54

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Join us this week for a discussion of Sigrid Nunez's National Book Award Winning novel The Friend. In some ways it was a little too real for our real life events, and in others it wasn't quite real enough. This episode contains more expletives than normal. Next time we will be discussing Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. Read along with us!…

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45.5 - Hot Takes Do Not Spark Joy38:40

2M ago38:40

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We're back talking about our boy Bret Easton Ellis and a baffling/hilarious interview he did with the New Yorker. And we know you've been waiting for nearly three months as we finally respond to the Marie Kondo book drama. Sources: The New Yorker: Bret Easton Ellis Thinks You're Overreacting to Donald Trump Electric Literature: Liking Books Is ...…

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45 - Heaven56:57

2M ago56:57

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Content Warning: We read another VC Andrews book. This should be all of the information you need.

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44.5 - Tolkien Is Going To Be Fine42:06

2M ago42:06

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A lot of the time we have too much to talk about and we don’t get the chance to discuss all of the book news topics that come our way. Well, not anymore! This week we bring you a digest of the hottest recent book world news from fake news about Kurt Vonnegut, to the latest in dunking on Brett Easton Ellis, we’ve got all of the details and opini ...…

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44 - My Sister, the Serial Killer40:09

3M ago40:09

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We talk about a very fun and very quick read, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Also we have news! We just launched a Patreon and if you're interested in helping support the podcast you can check it out at www.patreon.com/thebookstore. We love you. Our next read has us returning to our incest obsessed Queen of Bonkerstown whe ...…

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43 - Friday Black36:10

3M ago36:10

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This week we read Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Becca says something along the lines of "I'm usually pretty empathetic, but I just can't care about a school shooter's feelings." We're going to be off next week, but we will be back the following week with a discussion and review of My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.…

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42.5 - What We're Reading and Recommending37:30

3M ago37:30

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This week we're here to tell you about good books that we've recently read that you should read, too. Next week we are discussing Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, so read it along with us! Books mentioned: Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start- ...…

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42 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation47:46

4M ago47:46

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This one might be a little divisive. We read My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and talk about loving books with characters who are gross and mean. This discussion will include topics related to sexual assault and drug addiction. Our next book discussion will be Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Get it at your local book ...…

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41.5 - Howl's Movie Castle - Love Turniphead31:36

4M ago31:36

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This week we watched the Studio Ghibli version of Howl's Moving Castle. Does it make any more sense than the book? What's Batman doing here? Next week we will be discussing Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation you can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.By Awkwardly Social Media.

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41 - Howl's Moving Castle39:48

4M ago39:48

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This week we have an update on 18th Century Shakespeare scammer William Henry Ireland, we talk about the latest literary scam hitting the scene, and we talk about how lighthearted fantasies do not spark joy for Becca as we discuss Diana Wynne Jones's fantasy for people of some age group, Howl's Moving Castle. Next time we will be reading My Yea ...…

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40.5 - Literary Scandals 301: He Was Pretty Much Unremarkable in Every Way43:17

4M ago43:17

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Seems we’re in an era of wild scams (hi, have you watched the Fyre Festival docs?) so we’re bringing back one of our favorite topics: literary scandals. Tune in for the story of a literary forger desperate to impress his dad, and a wildly popular Man Booker Prize winning novel that is startlingly similar to one by a Brazilian author. Also, we h ...…

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40 - The Garden Party40:02

5M ago40:02

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This week: corrections, Katherine Mansfield's The Garden Party, velour pants, dancing with people when you don't like being touched. Next book will be Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones.

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39.5 - Persepolis34:10

5M ago34:10

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We read and discuss Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel memoir, Persepolis. Our next read will be The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.By Awkwardly Social Media.

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39 - The Wedding45:57

5M ago45:57

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This week we read The Wedding by Dorothy West, Becca pronounces "chagrin" wrong, and Corinne has been saying "Marjane" wrong for several weeks now, so we actually don't know anything except that The Wedding is a very solid book from the backlist that you should definitely check out. Next week we'll be reading Persepolis I & II by Marjane (don't ...…

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38 - The Transit of Venus48:35

5M ago48:35

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Some listener feedback and a discussion of The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard. What even is this book? Next week we will be discussing The Wedding by Dorothy West and the following week, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.By Awkwardly Social Media.

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37.5 - People Don't Care About Offending Dead People29:22

5M ago29:22

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The episode is a little late, but Happy New Year! We're talking about book resolutions, what we learned from our last year of reading, and our January reading project. Next week we're discussing Shirley Hazzard's Transit of Venus.

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37 - Little Women1:00:46

6M ago1:00:46

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UPDATE 1/24/2019 - A listener reached out to us on twitter to ask why we believed Hannah Mullet to be black. As she, rightly pointed out, Hannah is Irish. Corinne clearly read the dialect Hannah speaks in incorrectly. It's been a good opportunity to re-examine biases and a reminder to read the text more closely. The episode remains unedited. Ho ...…

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36.5 - 2018 in Review: We Just Read More Books41:33

6M ago41:33

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It's that time of year again! Everyone's working on their best of lists and thinking about all of their reading accomplishments. It's basically an episode straight from high school: first we chat a little about some recent literary world scandals and internet gossip, and then we assign our book superlatives for 2018 readings. Let us know what y ...…

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36 - There There35:43

6M ago35:43

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This time we read one of the most talked about books of the year, and one sure to be on lots of year end lists, as well as a contender for plenty of awards. Does There There by Tommy Orange stack up to the hype? Next time we'll be chatting about Little Women, so brush off the copy you got for your birthday in 3rd grade and read along with us!…

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35 - If Beale Street Could Talk50:25

7M ago50:25

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Want to take bets on whether or not we liked this book by James Baldwin? Next time we will be reading There There by Tommy Orange, which was longlisted for the National Book Award. You can find it at your local library and read along with us.

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34.5 - Book Gifting Is Our Love Language33:36

7M ago33:36

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This week we bring you weirdly specific book recommendations for some people that might be on your list. As well as solid book giving advice (read that picture book all of the way through before you give it). You can find our list of recommendations - with links for where you can buy them - on our blog post for this episode. www.thebookstorepod ...…

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34 - Melmoth40:33

7M ago40:33

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This week we read and discuss the new novel Melmoth by Sarah Perry. It's a little spooky just to ease you out of that All Horror October hang over. Our next discussion will be If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. Get it and read along with us. Books mentioned: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, The Physick Book ...…

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33.5 - Do You Remember Jeff?43:10

8M ago43:10

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They say that women apologize for way too much stuff, and so I'm just going to come out and say NOT SORRY and also SUPER PROUD to bring you this episode in which my mic is a little wonky, but not that bad promise, where we talk about Halloween stuff, short spooky stories you can find online, and try to explain bad internet jokes to one another. ...…

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33 - The Ballad of Black Tom39:13

8M ago39:13

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This week we read both The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle and the Lovecraft story it was a response to, The Horror at Red Hook. You'll hear our thoughts and SPOILERS on this week's episode. I am too tired to make this witty. Why can't I ever get enough sleep? This is my own horror story. Our next book discussion will be about Melmoth by ...…

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32.5 - We Read to the Abyss and the Abyss Reads Back at Us37:46

8M ago37:46

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This week's All Horror October installment: Short Stories inspired by our worst fears. What scares us most? And were we able to find stories that evoked that fear? Find out! We read The Raft by Stephen King, and The Screwfly Solution by James Tiptree, Jr. Next time we will be discussing The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle, and The Horror ...…

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32 - The Haunting of Hill House53:29

8M ago53:29

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Sorry we're late, but here's the all new discussion of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House! How does it compare to other scary stories? Is it the first American Haunted House novel? Is it SCARY? What about the Mystery Spot? I didn't even make a joke about female orgasm and I said Mystery Spot like 15 times!!! Our next discussion will b ...…

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31.5 - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark47:23

8M ago47:23

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It's All Horror October and you know what that means: we're talking all horror, all October. This week we cover 2017's banned books and the scariest collection of stories aimed at 10 year olds ever written, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz with legitimately bone chilling illustrations by Stephen Gammel. This is a truly fun pa ...…

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31 - Fear of Flying53:41

9M ago53:41

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In an attempt to read a great feminist classic, we chose to discuss Erica Jong's Fear of Flying. Is it a classic, does it hold up, do we even feel good calling it feminist? Look no further, the answers are here. We'll be reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for our next episode, and then doing a full discussion of Shirley Jackson's The Hau ...…

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30.5 - Cozy Attempts43:10

9M ago43:10

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We attempt to make cozy fall reading recommendations, but we're not exactly the coziest gals. We talk about tea, a tweet, and several books that remind us of fall, as well as what we'll be reading for All Horror October (Awoooooo!). You can find all of our reading recommendations and what we will be reading for All Horror October (awoooooo!) on ...…

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30 - Bluebird, Bluebird38:17

9M ago38:17

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Oh shit we just discovered that detective novels are our romance. This week we read Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke. Next time we will be discussing Fear of Flying by Erica Jong. Your grandma probably has it around here somewhere... Check out www.thebookstorepodcast.com for more info related to the episode.…

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29.5 - The Bookstore Call Center47:21

9M ago47:21

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The long awaited call-in episode is here! We finally get to hear your beautiful voices and answer your questions/respond to your stories and we have absolutely the most fun we've ever had recording an episode. Also there is a thunderstorm in the background - so it's basically one of those white noise CD's, too!! If you'd like to give us a call ...…

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29 - Wind/Pinball44:30

10M ago44:30

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So we're back from our unexpected break to talk about Haruki Murakami's first ever novels, Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. The title of the anthologized English version is Wind/Pinball. Our next book discussion will be about Attica Locke's Bluebird, Bluebird. It's available today in paperback!By Awkwardly Social Media.

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28 - Children of Blood and Bone58:41

10M ago58:41

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We read this year's YA sensation, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and... we've got some questions. Next time we will be discussing Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami. Get it and read it and talk to us about it. Check out the website! www.thebookstorepodcast.comBy Awkwardly Social Media.

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27.5 - For She's a Jolly Good Fellow - The Anniversary Special34:43

10M ago34:43

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We celebrate one year of podcasthood by answering your burning questions. We laugh a lot and talk about ourselves, truly a millennial woman's dream come true. We have read Children of Blood and Bone for next week's episode, you have probably heard of it.By Awkwardly Social Media.

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27 - The Only Harmless Great Thing30:21

11M ago30:21

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We talk about our call in contest, reading Brooke Bolander's The Only Harmless Great Thing, and how easy she made it to believe in a world where Elephants use sign language. CALL US AND maybe WIN BOOKS 616-730-1656. Next time we are reading Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.By Awkwardly Social Media.

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26.5 - Live(ish) from Detroit Festival of Books20:16

11M ago20:16

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Hey! This week we've got some news about a call in contest - our number is 616-730-1656, call us with a question or comment and win some books (so long as you live in the US)! We also talk about The Detroit Festival of Books AND bring you some field recordings from our trip! Next week we're discussing The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bol ...…

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26 - Heart Berries31:11

11M ago31:11

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This week we discuss Terese Marie Mailhot's memoir Heart Berries. Listen to find out why it's unlike any memoir we've ever read. A list of media related things we bring up: -Roxane Gay's Hunger-Native American memoirists Joy Harjo and Leslie Marmon Silko -Native American poet Natalie Diaz -Chimamanda Ngozie Adiche's TED Talk "The Danger of A Si ...…

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25.5 - Bookstore MASH36:25

11M ago36:25

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We've reimagined the childhood fortune telling game MASH to be about our dream bookstore. Play it with your friends and tell us what wonderful places you dream up! Highlight this week: Becca calling children's story time "a reading to children event." Next week we will discuss Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot.…

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25 - Her Body and Other Parties52:25

12M ago52:25

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This week on The Bookstore: fairy tales, scary stories to tell in the dark, and how large format cameras work. We read Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado and mostly don't know what we think. Next read: Heart Berries by Terese Marie MailhotBy Awkwardly Social Media.

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24.5 - Literary Scandals 201 - Fax Machines, Man51:21

12M ago51:21

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Scandals are back in this all new STAR STUDDED episode of The Bookstore! Learn how to game The NYT Bestseller List, and how to befriend your favorite author with the help of just a fax machine and a party city wig. If you're new to the podcast and like this episode, we recommend you check out episodes 9.5 and 12.5 for more scandals and literary ...…

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24 - Less44:26

12M ago44:26

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This week we find out why Less by Andrew Sean Greer is more than just a lighthearted, Eat, Pray, Love novel or more than even just a book about a dude writer. Our next few discussions are: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Heart Berries by Terese Mailhot, The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander, and Children of Blood ...…

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23 - I Am Thunder56:42

1y ago56:42

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This week we read I am Thunder by Muhammad Khan. And reader, we did not like it. Spoilers abound, but don't worry because you're not going to be reading this one anyway - we took care of that for you. Find out what sank this promising premise of a diverse read for us. No new episode next week. Corinne got a house and she's moving and painting a ...…

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22.5 - 12 Rules for Spotting Red Flag Books33:37

1y ago33:37

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A wise woman once said, "Sometimes books can tell you a lot about a person, and sometimes they can't, but sometimes they really can." And that wise person was Corinne. This week, Becca and Corinne are inspired by alt-right darling Jordan Peterson's sneaky best selling self-help book to talk about what books would make them run screaming from a ...…

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