Boozy Book Reports

Dive into nostalgia with our latest episode featuring Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends”! Join us as we journey back to the cherished pages of childhood, savoring the whimsical poetry that once adorned our bookshelves. Indulge in the poetic magic while sipping on our specially crafted cocktails, a Silverstein Sling and a Peach Me.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Where the Sidewalks Ends
• The Jelly Shot Test Kitchen
• Muktuk (whale blubber)
• Reborn Dolls
• Fairuza Balk

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Boozy Book Reports is BACK from a short hiatus, and we're diving headfirst into the nostalgia of the '90s. Brace yourselves for a spine-tingling ride with our next episode, featuring R.L. Stine's classic chiller, 'Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy'!

Join us as we revisit the eerie world of ventriloquist dummies, creepy twists, and thrilling encounters. We’ll guide you through the haunted pages of this '90s horror masterpiece while sipping on spooktacular cocktails – a Penicillin and a Sazerac. Want to mix these mysterious concoctions yourself? Find the recipes @BoozyBookReport on IG or TikTok!

Mentioned in the episode:

• Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine
• Uncle Nearest Straight Rye
• Goosebumps (1995)
• Goosebumps (2023)
• Children of the Corn (1984)
• Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Totally Killer(2023)
• USA Up All Night
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
• Reborn Doll
• X Factor: Darci Lynne
• Jackie Chan Adventures
• Stand by Me (1986)

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

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Let's get cultured!

Poem: First Fig by Edna St. Vincent Millay 

Shot: A Bay of Figs

Recipe:

• ½ oz. fig syrup
• ¼ oz. lime juice
• 1 oz. rum or spiced rum
• Add a dash of Angostura bitters
• Shake with ice
• Strain & pout into a shot glass

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

Instagram: @boozybookreport

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Join in the fun as we take a look at the classic Little Miss book collection while trying out a variety of canned cocktails! This month we’re reading Little Miss Naughty and drinking a variety of mocktails by Curious Elixirs!

Mentioned in the Episode:

• Little Miss Naughty by Roger Hargreaves
• Little Miss Naughty (1983)
• Curious Elixirs
• Curious Elixir No. 1
• Curious Elixir No. 3
• Curious Elixir No. 5
• Curious Elixir No. 6
• Matilda The Musical

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

Instagram: @boozybookreport

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Calling all horse girls! This is not a drill! We’re bringing all the horse girl energy to this month’s book report on Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry. Get your Mint Julep and Blackberry Bramble ready! 

Mentioned in the Episode

• Misty of Chincoteague
• Sam’s Country Playlist
• Uncle Val’s Botanical Gin
• Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (1991)
• Real life ponies of Chincoteague
• Gullah Gullah Island
• Sentinelese
• Extremities Podcast
• Tristan da Cunha
• Western Horseman Magazine
• Mane n’ Tail Shampoo

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

Instagram: @boozybookreport

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We’re starting a new mini series! Join in the fun as we take a look at the classic Little Miss book collection while trying out a variety of canned cocktails! This month we’re reading Little Miss Bossy and drinking margaritas!! 

Mentioned in the Episode:

• Little Miss Bossy by Roger Hargreaves 
• On the Rocks - The Margarita
• Chi-Chi’s Original Margarita
• Thomas Ashbourne - The Margalicious Margarita
• Tip Top Margarita

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

Instagram: @boozybookreport

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New month, new amazing story! Grab a copy and follow along as we take a look at the award winning, modern classic….The Skin I’m In by Sharon G. Flake! We’re drinking New York Sours and a Honey Crisp mocktail. 

Mentioned in the Episode:

• The Skin I’m In
• Uncle Nearest Whisky and Rye
• Frichette Wines
• Sheffield Cider
• Curious Elixirs Mocktails
• Punky Brewster (1984-1986)
• A Different World (1987-1993)
• Family Matters (1989 - 1997)
• Tri-Cities, WA Juneteenth Events
• African Americans and the Manhattan Project
• Kennewick, WA: Sundown Town

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

Instagram: @boozybookreport

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Let's get cultured! 

Poem: This Is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams (1934)

Drink: Choya Umeshu With Plum

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

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🎶Say hello to your friends (Baby-Sitters Club). Say hello to the people who care. 🎶 This month we’re diving into our first Baby-Sitters Club book —— Mallory and the Ghost Cat! Get your kid kits and cocktails ready!  We’re drinking a Horse’s Neck and a Scott the Italian Stallion.

Mentioned in the Episode:

• The Baby-Sitters Club Mystery #3 - Mallory and the Ghost Cat 
• The Baby-Sitters Club (1990)
• The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
• The Baby-Sitters Club (2020)
• The Claudia Kishi Club (2020)
• The Crow (1994)
• English Muffin Pizza
• Stuck in Stoneybrook Podcast
• The Baby-Sitters Club Action Figures
• SNL Skit - Rap History (2017)
• Things Fall Apart by China Achebe (1962)
• McGruff the Crime Dog

Cocktails:

Horse’s Neck -

• 4oz Ginger Beer
• 2oz Brandy or Cognac
• Couple shakes of aromatic bitters

Scott the Italian Stallion -

• .5oz Galliano Liqueur 
• 1oz Lillet Blanc
• 2oz Dry Gin
• Couple shakes orange bitters

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

Instagram: @boozybookreport

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Let's get cultured!

Poem: The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams (1923)

Shot: The Wheelbarrow

• 1 oz. Jägermeister Scharf
• 1 oz. Peach Schnapps
• 2 oz. Cranberry Juice

"The Red Wheelbarrow" is published by Carcanet Press in the Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams, Volume 1, edited by Walton Litz and Christopher McGowan

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Monthly book reports featuring your favorite childhood and YA classics with an added bonus of delicious cocktails and snarky commentary.

Hosted by Beth + Sam

Music by The Finley Ghost

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Connect with the Boozy Book Reports Crew

TikTok: @boozybookreports

Instagram: @boozybookreport

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[email protected]

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