Whewwww this ending. We have OPINIONS!

And, we have a very important announcement <3 <3 <3 We are going to be taking a break from recording for a while - we've loved this community, these books, and getting to share it all with you. Listen in for a longer more detailed annoucement (because, we love nothing more than to talk it out ;) )

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Our Wives Under The Sea 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Pure Color

Intimacies

Blood Meridian

Careless

Honor

Such a Fun Age

Red, White, and Royal Blue

The Power

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Once There Were Wolves

School for Good Mothers

Verity

French Braid

Trust Exercise

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

The Death of Vivek Oji

Cackle

The Lost Apothecary

When We Were Bright and Beautiful

Weyward

Black Cake

Georgie, all Along

The Last White Man

Demon Copperhead 

Is something big about to happen or is it about to a *metaphorical* ending that we do not want???? Tune in next week to see how this ends!! (also, PS, sorry this is a day late, little tech difficulty :) )

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Our Wives Under The Sea 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Demon Copperhead 

Beartown

French Braid

Things get straaaaange under the sea, but they're not much better on solid land. Will Leah ever be okay?! Tune in next week to find out! 

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Our Wives Under The Sea 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

In The Woods 

An American Marriage 

Cultish 

Demon Copperhead 

We are TERRIFIED but we are also loving this moody beautiful suspenseful dramaaaaaa. Leah's home, but is she really? We're confronting a lot of deep sea fears here, but also fully invested in this relationship and in our sweet Leah being ok!

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Our Wives Under The Sea 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Rabbit Hutch

Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Heart Bones 

Nora Goes Off Script

Less is Lost 

Someone Else's Shoes 

LightLark 

Cultish

Demon Copperhead 

Pachinko 

An American Marriage 

We are so excited to talk to the author of When We Were Bright and Beautiful, Jillian Medoff! Make sure to check all of the trigger warnings - and watch out for the spoilers if you haven't read (they're at 13:20 and again at 37:30 during our interview!) We had a great time and would love to hear all of your thoughts toooooo! 

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When We Were Bright and Beautiful

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 

Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex

The Swimmers

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Kindred

Pachinko 

Ahhhhhh this last section was sweet and beautiful and haunting and sad, and we lovedddd talking about it with our sweet guest Hannah! We talk about the themes of neglect, our girl Blandine, the value of side characters and their stories, and other books that force you to really think about the meaning of life, and how hard it can be. 

You can find Hannah here: at her shop (www.bookmarkparty.com) or on Instagram! 

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The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Lessons in Chemistry

Open Water

A Little Life

Pure Colour 

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

The Red Tent

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 

In The Woods 

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

This section brought out alllllll the feels. We are scared for Blandine, we empathize with her, we adore her. We're not sure where the casual animal sacrifice is leading us but we're pretttty sure it's not good. Don't forget to come back next week as we wrap up this book club read with a v special guest!! 

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The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

Things are getting weirder by the page.. but also more endearing?? We can at least agree that Tess is TALENTED and we adore our sweet Blandine. This episode is about pages 81-177 of The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty. Next week, we are reading pages 175-255. See you thennnnnn!

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

These baby weirdos... I think I love them! One of us is less convinced than the other, I bet you can guess. This episode is about the first 80 pages of The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty. Next week, we are reading pages 81-174. See you thennnnnn!

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

We're PIVOTING to a new book club read for January - starting on January 8th, we are going to be reading The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty. Grab your copy from a local bookstore or Bookshop.org. Can't wait to dive in!