Book Interrupted

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Book Interrupted episodes:

June 27, 2022The Midnight Library Episode 5
The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book?
Discussion Points:
Do they recommend the book?
Short chapters
What time do you go to bed?
Good for a book club
Parallel universes
Final book reports
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Off The Shelf: Two Truths and a Lie
...more
32min
June 20, 2022The Midnight Library Episode 4
The Book Interrupted women and Virginia continue the group discussion about “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. They discuss kindness & relationships, whether suicide is courageous or not, wine-book pairings, and then imagine their own midnight libraries.
Discussion Points:
Kindness, hard lessons, the impact of relationships
Suicide – is it brave or not?
Pairing wine with books!
The members name their libraries and their alternate lives
Meredith’s Midnight Used Book Store
Lindsay’s Midnight Wine Cellar & Jancis Robinson
Sarah’s Midnight Bakery & her boss Margaret
Kim’s Midnight Boardgame Café or improv game & her grade 11 law teacher
Lia’s Midnight Hotel with different beds & Brutus the dog
Virginia’s Midnight Record Store
Kara’s Midnight Green Room & Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Amusement parks, too much adrenaline, and colliding with birds
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Jancis Robinson - Wine Critic
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Women Who Run With The Wolves
Seinfeld Gene’s Picks
...more
48min
June 13, 2022The Midnight Library Episode 3
The Book Interrupted women and Virginia share their personal thoughts at the halfway mark of reading “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, then continue in the group discussion. The women discuss depression, the unpredictable outcomes of choices, and fiction versus reality. What roles do philosophy, perspective, & mindset have in regret? How does the language of mental health change the conversation?
Discussion Points:
Philosophy, perspective, and mindset
Choices change life in unpredictable ways
Connecting with the main character, or not
Depression
Micro dosing
Fiction versus real life
Language change for the good
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Matt Haig
Everything Everywhere All At Once Official Trailer
Quantum Leap TV Show Opening Credits
...more
46min
June 06, 2022The Midnight Library Episode 2
The Book Interrupted women and Virginia continue the conversation about “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. They discuss acceptance instead of regret, abortion, right choices with bad feelings, and the happiest life yet.
Discussion Points:
Living without regret –decisions make us
Unpacking feelings about abortion
Making the right choice sometimes feels bad
Dog-killing babies
Time travel movies starring Rachel McAdams
The stairway to happiness
Kids giving themselves haircuts

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
About Time Official Trailer
Time Traveler’s Wife Official Trailer
...more
34min
May 30, 2022The Midnight Library Episode 1
The Book Interrupted women welcome Virginia and kickoff the first fan book choice of Season 2: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. The women individually give their first impressions of the book, and continue in the group chat. They discuss fate, soulmates, parallel universes, purgatory, Gene’s Picks from Seinfeld, and (of course) regret.
Discussion Points:
Book Interrupted welcomes Virginia to the fan book cycle
Devouring the book – the right way and wrong way
Gene’s Picks – finding your Gene or your Elaine for books or beliefs
Fate, soulmates, parallel universes, and purgatory
Bad things can be good things
Poetry, philosophy, and book coming into life at the right time
Bird interruption aka Jon Young is a sneaky guy

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Matt Haig
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown
Lean in: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Leading Change by John Kotter
Seinfeld Gene’s Picks
Another Earth - Official Trailer
Spiderman: No Way Home - Official Trailer
...more
46min
May 23, 2022Off The Shelf Episode 5 - Two Truths and a Lie
The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off the Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! The
Book Interrupted women play Two Truths and a Lie. Can you guess which one is a lie?
Discussion Points:
The unlikely accidents that left scars on Lindsay’s hands
The embarrassing things that happened to Lia while she was working on a tattoo
Meredith’s bat blood potion, university professor romance, and sea turtle encounter
Kara’s drunken brother-in-law stories, and a close encounter with a deer
The famous people Kim has met
Sarah’s accident-prone stories that are better than lies
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Behind Her Eyes on Netflix
Jordan Knight from The New Kids On The Block
Topher Grace from That '70s Show
Lance Bass from NSYNC
Toe Touches / Russians
...more
40min
May 16, 2022What the Robin Knows Episode 6
Concluding their series on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Naked in the forest, multiple penises, doing it birdie style, self-esteem & mirrors, and Bird Call Challenge.
Discussion Points:
Squiggy’s Stumble Forward T-shirt
Twitter reactions & realizing Twitter account names aren’t always their real name
Topic Tuesday quote: “Every living being has a purpose”
More on naturists, naturalists, and nudists
Multiple penises (or is it peni?)
Self-esteem, self-consciousness, and mirrors.
Doing it birdie style
These are the birds in our neighbourhood
Book Interrupted members answer the Bird Call Challenge
Do you read one book at a time or multiple books?
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young
Bird Language Audio Library
Jon Young
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Bird Songs
A Fed Bear Is A Dead Bear
The Kids in the Hall -- Chicken Lady
...more
57min
May 09, 2022What the Robin Knows Episode 5
The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book?
Discussion Points:
The last chapter
Listening to the birds
Exercises and techniques learned from the book
Mindful meditation, nature, and forest bathing
Forest bathing and wine tasting
Thinking about your senses
Do we recommend the book?
The Challenge - listen to a bird and replicate their song
Final book reports
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young
Bird Language Audio Library
Jon Young
...more
37min
May 02, 2022What the Robin Knows Episode 4
The Book Interrupted women continue their discussion on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, exploring topics of balance, individuality in animals, bird calls, and learning from nature.
Discussion Points:
Did you like the book?
Can being out in nature create a balance?
Time management
Connecting our book cycles together - what parallels do you see?
Putting a sail on a canoe
What did you take away from the book?
Animals are individuals and listen to each other
Learning from nature and paying attention, being part of the ecosystem not apart from it
Learning the bird behaviour and calls
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young
Bird Language Audio Library
Jon Young
Malcolm Gladwell Books
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
...more
32min
April 25, 2022What the Robin Knows Episode 3
The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young. They continued on to the group discussion, exploring whether energy and emotions are contagious across species, birds calls, pet versus city versus country birds, if they liked reading the book, and much more.

Discussion Points:
Personal journals
How did the members like reading the book?
Individual types of birds and their calls - can you distinguish them?
From Collision to Connection chapter
Energy and emotions are contagious - can the birds sense your emotions?
Pet birds
City park birds versus country birds

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young
Bird Language Audio Library
Jon Young
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
...more
40min

FAQs about Book Interrupted:

How many episodes does Book Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 190 episodes available.