BookTok Podcast

This is the first episode of our book club read - All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews! Next week, we are reading pages 78-153. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Sparring Partners by John Grisham

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

In this episode, we are discussing Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica. This was DIVISIVE to say the least! Check the trigger warnings on this book before you dive in. 

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UNSPOILED SECTION: 0:00 - 24:06

SPOILED SECTION: 24:07 - 48:15

TALKTOK: 24:07 - end! 

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Next Sunday, we start reading our next book club read, All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews! The first episode will cover pages 1-77.

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz 

When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff 

In this episode, we chat about the last section of Careless by Kirsty Capes. We are then joined by the author to talk more about the themes from this book! Thanks for reading ya'll. Our next book club read is All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews. We start reading on October 2nd! Grab your copy from the library, a local bookstore, or bookshop.org!

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

Matrix by Lauren Groff

City of Thieves by David Benioff

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers 

Bones and All by Camille DeAngelis 

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica 

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Well... that did not go well now did it??? This episode discusses the third section of Careless by Kirsty Capes. Next week we are finishing the book and we'll be joined by Kirsty to talk more about the themes of this book! 

In this episode, we also announce our next bookclub read - All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews! Grab your copy from a local bookstore or from Bookshop.org! We start reading on October 2nd. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

City of Thieves by David Benioff

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

Well things have escalated quickly for Bess. Why does it feel like everything is happening and somehow nothing is happening??? Next week, we are reading chapters 15-21. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia

Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

Circe by Madeline Miller

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

Beloved by Toni Morrison

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark 

We are back after our two week hiatus and we MISSED you! This is the first episode about Careless by Kirsty Capes. Next week, we are reading chapters 9-14. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur

Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

Circe by Madeline Miller 

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia

Either/Or by Elif Batuman 

Well... those theories didn't quite work out did they??? In this episode, we discuss the last section of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. We are then joined by Sulari to talk about the themes of the book! 

SPOILER SECTIONS: 

00:00:48 - 00:12:30

00:46:45 - 00:50:17

00:53:35 - 01:04:15

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Our next book club read is Careless by Kirsty Capes! We want to give you plenty of time to get this book, since the paperback version comes out on August 16th! Given that, we will start reading Careless on 8/21, and the first episode will come out on 8/28!

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

The Power by Naomi Alderman

A Theft of Privilege by L.M. Vincent

Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivener

Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt

Well we have some strong theories in this episode and who knows if they will hold up to the evidence. Wait... are we Marigold??? In this episode, we discuss the third section of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. Next week, we are FINISHING the book and we are joined by the author! Cannot wait to find out the answers to all of our burning questions.

In this episode, we also announced our next book club pick - Careless by Kirsty Capes! Grab your copy from a local bookstore or Bookshop.org. We start reading on August 21st!

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Other books/podcasts mentioned in this episode:

R.L. Stine Interview on Armchair Expert

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

WOWOW OKAY well that escalated quickly. This week, we are discussing chapters 10-18 (plus the two pages between chapter 18 and 19 which Erica TOTALLY knew and was not surprised about at all) of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. Next week, we are reading chapters 19-27. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

You’re Invited by Amanda Jiatisa

Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 

Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 

This is the first episode about The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill! This book is both more frightening and also funnier than we expected! Next week, we are reading chapters 10-18 (+ the two pages between chapters 18 & 19). 

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder 

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa