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If you know you know, if you get it you get it, if you're an Ottessa fan you're an Ottessa fan. In this episode, we are talking about My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Erica is convinced this is one of her favorite books of all time and Katie is not so sure!

We save the plot discussions for the second half, so if you haven't read the book, we'll tell you when to drop off! 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh 

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Honor by Thrity Umrigar 

Stay and Fight by Madeline Fitch 

The Push by Ashley Audrain 

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Girlhood by Melissa Febos

No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

Verity by Colleen Hoover

Beyond Survival edited by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ejeris Dixon

I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING. Okay, we're all crying. WHEW this book got us right in the heart. in this episode, we cover the last section of The School for Good Mothers. We are then joined by the author Jessamine Chan to talk about the themes of this book!

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Other books, articles, and an influencer mentioned in this episode:

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh

New Yorker Article: Where is your Mother by Rachel Aviv

New York Times Article: Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’ by Stephanie Clifford and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks

Man v. Nature by Diane Cook

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin

The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron 

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Girlhood by Melissa Febos

There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Oh boy we are STILL not feeling good! This episode covers chapters 9-14 of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan! Next week, we are finishing the book and we will be joined by the brains behind this book, Jessamine! We cannot wait!!!

In this episode, we also announce our next book club read, Honor by Thrity Umrigar. Grab you copy from a local bookstore, library, or Bookshop.org. We start reading on April 17th. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh 

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch

Girlhood by Melissa Febos

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford 

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune 

School is in session and we are Not Feeling Good about it!!!!! In this episode, we are discussing chapters 5-8 of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. Next week, we are reading chapters 9-14. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

The Power by Naomi Alderman

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

Wahala by Nikki May

Hello friends!! Welcome to the first episode about Jessamine Chan's The School for Good Mothers. In this episode, we chat about the first four episodes. Next week, we are reading chapters 5 through the end of chapter 8!

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Push by Ashley Audrain 

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan 

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh

Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

Wahala by Nikki May 

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 

We are talking all about one of our favorite recent reads, The Power by Naomi Alderman. This episode is divided into two sections, first an unspoiled discussion of the themes of this book (the first 26 minutes) and a second section where we get to gab about specific plot points and that ENDING! Next week, we start reading our next book club book - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan! We are reading chapters 1-4 in the first week. The first episode will come out on 3/13! 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood 

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

There, There by Tommy Orange

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart 

Midnight Library by Matt Haig 

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Under the Whispering Doors by TJ Klune

This is our fourth and final episode about The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. In the first part of the episode, we discuss the last section of the book including that ENDING! (spoilers included) In the second half of the episode, we are joined by the author, Shanora Williams, to discuss the themes of this book, why she decided to pivot from writing romance novels to writing thrillers, and 

Next Sunday, we are releasing a one-off special episode about one of our favorite reads of 2021: The Power by Naomi Alderman. The following Sunday (3/6) we start reading our next book club read, The School for Good Mothers! The first episode for that book club pick will be out on 3/13. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher 

Wanting Mr. Cane by Shanora Williams 

Dear Mr. Black by Shanora Williams 

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks and Kevin Carr O'Leary

Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh 

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

How to be Perfect by Michael Shurr 

GEORGIA!!! Okay I'm officially out of guesses for where this book is going. But we'll try anyways?! Next week, we are finishing the book and we'll be joined by the author of The Perfect Ruin, Shanora Williams! 

We also announce our next book club read in this episode - next up, we are reading The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan!

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burns and Kevin Carr O'Leary

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder 

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford 

Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk 

Ohhh Ivy Ivy Ivy... what are we going to do with you??? This episode covers chapters 11-25 of The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. Next week, we are reading all of Part 2 (pg. 190-249). 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Welcome to Miamiiiii! In this episode, we are talking about the first 90 pages of The Perfect Ruin. Next week, we are reading pages 91-189. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

Milk Fed by Melissa Browder 

The Power by Naomi Alderman 

Weather by Jenny Offill 

Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk