BookTok Podcast

We are done with Cackle!! What a wild ride. One of us was right and one of us was very wrong about this book lol. In the episode, we are joined by the author, Rachel Harrison, to talk about the themes from this book and why she loves the horror genre. Spoilers included!!! 

Our next book club read is The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. We start reading next week (1/23) and the first episode will come out on January 30th, so pick up your copy from Bookshop.org or your favorite local book store! See you in two weeks, xoxoxo! -

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute edited by Ivy Anderson and Devon Angus

We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

The Power by Naomi Alderman

Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

This episode covers the third section of Cackle by Rachel Harrison. Next week, we are finishing the book! Next week, we will be joined by the author to talk more about the themes of this book!

We also announce our next book club read, The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams! 

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Other books mentioned in this episode:

The Power by Naomi Alderman

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner

Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute edited by Ivy Anderson and Devon Angus

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford

Podcast episode ft. Ashley Ford that Erica loved: 'Forgiving and Finding Peace with Ashley Ford' on We Can Do Hard Things Podcast 

Oh Annie, what have you gotten yourself into???? 

Next week, we are reading pages 153-232. See you then!

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Other books/authors mentioned in this episode: 

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

Group by Christie Tate 

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh 

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 

Chuck Palahniuk 

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner 

Happy post-holiday week! Just in time to take the edge off the weird week between Christmas and New Years is our next book club read: Cackle by Rachel Harrison. Next week's episode will cover pages 79-152. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

One Day in December by Josie Silver

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

In this episode, we dive into Verity by Colleen Hoover, one of the most BUZZY books of the year!

Unlike our regular episodes, this was recorded over the course of one day in Brooklyn. We read the book in four sections and talk about each section as we go. Spoilers abound!! Theories abound!! Some of us were very right and some of us were very wrong but we can definitely agree that we both get the CoHo hype now. 

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I am OBSESSED with this book, what an ending!!! In the first section, we chat about the last section of the book. We are then joined by Stephanie (@stephsbooktalk) to discuss the themes of the book. We have something special coming for you next week!!

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Overstory by Richard Powers 

False Witness by Karin Slaughter 

The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell 

My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer 

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio 

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau 

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

All the Feels by Olivia Dade

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich

The House in the Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune 

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney 

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 

WOwowowowoowow this book !!! Next week, we are finishing the book and I for one cannot WAIT.

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

Cackle by Rachel Harrison <- Our next BookTok Book Club Read ! 

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

EEK the plot thickens! This episode is part two of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. Next week, we're reading chapters 16-21. 

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emmzi

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

WOLVES BABY. In this episode, we are chatting about the first seven chapters of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. Next week, we're reading chapters 8-15!

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Other books mentioned in this episode: 

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

The Marriage Game by Sara Desai

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The River by Peter Heller 

Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge 

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover 

This is a one-off special episode about Outlawed featuring the author Anna North! Spoilers included! For the record, Katie tried to spoil like 5 more books but I did my best to keep it contained. We start our next book club book, Once There Were Wolves on November 7th! Grab your copy. The first episode, about chapters 1-7, will be out on November 14th. See you soon, we love you! 

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Other books/authors mentioned in this episode: 

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Lieutenant Nun by Catalina De Erauso

Rivka Galchen 

Michael Pollan 

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

Second Place by Rachel Cusk

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer

Annhilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Verity by Colleen Hoover 

Normal People by Sally Rooney 

Group by Christie Tate

The Neighbor’s Secret by L. Alison Heller

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney