Broads and Books

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Sean Adams! Erin recommended his book, The Heap, in Episode 55.

The Broads Talks Books With is our bonus series where we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Andrea Lawlor, Kate Milliken, Julia Phillips, Mona Awad, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Just like magic. 
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View all the books and authors Sean mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Sean Adams

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

If you don't know this fantastic song, you might think we're talking about gloomy weather. NO. Instead we're talking about gloomy...relationships.

This week's theme is all about heartbreak. But along the way you'll find plenty of laughs, as Erin predicts the future of relationships post-quarantine, Amy recounts some mortifying memories, and both wish they could rub their fingers across each other's faces. 

Don't forget to listen to the source of this week's episode title, "Ain't No Sunshine," by Bill Withers.
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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 60: Ain't No Sunshine 

Novels:

Amy: How to Stop Time, Matt Haig

Erin: Dear Edward, Ann Napolitano

Other Books:

Amy: Ceremonials, Katherine Coldiron (Novella) (And read Amy's review of Ceremonials for Gertrude Press!)

Erin: The Hot One: A Memoir of Friendship, Sex and Murder, Carolyn Murnick (Nonfiction, True Crime)

Pop Culture:

Amy: High Fidelity (Hulu) (And check out the Spotify playlist from the show!)

Erin: Modern Love (Amazon Prime)
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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to the incredible Andrea Lawlor! Amy recommended their book, Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, in Episode 36. 

Andrea was recently awarded the Whiting Award, honoring emerging writers with exceptional promise. 

The Broads Talks Books With is our bonus series where we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Julia Phillips, Mona Awad, Angie Kim, and more! Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every episode of this bonus series will come to you direct. Just like magic.

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View all the books and authors Andrea mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Andrea Lawlor

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

Let's be honest, friends: In the midst of a pandemic, some of us are struggling with our favorite pastime. Even Amy and Erin. 

So this week, we're talking about how reading became difficult during the first weeks of quarantine, and how we've slowly returned to loving books. We've got picks that helped us, and might help you too. 

Don't forget to marvel at the source of this week's episode title, "I'm Still Standing," by Elton John. 
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Our picks this week: 

Novels/Fiction:

Amy: American War, Omar El Akkad

Erin: One Story (Short stories / Magazine / Literary Journal); 

The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros; 

Choose Your Own Adventure books

Other Books:

Amy: The Other Side, Lacy M. Johnson(Memoir)

Erin: Burnout, Emily and Amelia Nagoski (Nonfiction)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) and Netflix is a Joke (Instagram)

Erin: John Mulaney stand-up comedy specials(Netflix) 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

We've got revenge coming in hot this week, and it's all because of our listener Amanda H. She wanted to hear about picks that satisfy that urge for payback, and we are here for it. 

Also in the episode, Amy and Erin are talking about our revenge fears and fantasies. Plus, we check in on our quarantine selves, and imagine that epic hug when this is all over. 

Don't forget to listen to the source of this week's episode title, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra. We'll just be over here reenacting that dance and spraining our ankles. 
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Our picks this week: 

Novels:

Amy: "The Five Forty-Eight," John Cheever (Short Story)

Erin: The Better Liar, Tanen Jones

Other Books:

Amy: "Diana, Hunter of Bus Drivers," Yuri Herrera(Article / Radio episode)

Erin: The Thief, Fuminori Nakamura, Translated by Satoko Izumo (Novel in translation)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Lorena (Documentary) 

Erin: McMillions(Documentary) 

And don't forget our past picks talking about revenge, especially Jane Doe from Episode 50!

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

We might all be feeling a little antsy in quarantine right now. Even a bit like fighting. So this week, we're talking picks with fights -- against the man, against each other, against ourselves. 

Also in the episode, we're talking the tyranny of women's clothes, the fights not worth having, and just how much consensual touching Amy and Erin will do after quarantine.

Don't forget to listen to the source of this week's episode title, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar. You can thank us later. 
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Our picks this week: 

Novels:

Amy: Lakewood, Megan Giddings (Plus, read Amy's interview with Megan, and other authors!)

Erin: The People We Hate at the Wedding, Grant Ginder

Other Books:

Amy: Lazarus, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark(Graphic Novel)

Erin: Mean, Myriam Gurba (Memoir)

Pop Culture:

Amy: The Party (Movie) 

Erin: Weiner(Documentary) 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

Note: We recorded this gem of an episode before we entered quarantine! Enjoy the sound of real microphones and in-person contact - the next few episodes will be appropriately socially distanced via the interwebs.
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This week we're talking about fame. Getting it, living with it, bad behavior from it... we got it all. Just listen to "I Wanna Be Adored" by the Stone Roses, and you'll understand. 

Also in the episode, we're talking about Teen Beat, the worst jobs in show biz, and what Amy's first public meltdown will be like. 

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Our picks this week: 

Novels:

Amy: A Song for a New Day, Sarah Pinsker

Erin: Kiss Me First, Lottie Moggach

Other Books:

Amy: Just Kids, Patti Smith(Memoir)

Erin: Medallion Status, John Hodgman (Essays)

Pop Culture:

Amy: Boogie Nights (Movie) 

Erin: The Clearing(Podcast) 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Kate Milliken! Erin recommended her book, If I'd Known You Were Coming, in Episode 26. 

Her new novel, Kept Animals, out April 21, has been getting incredible buzz and is available for pre-order now. 

Note: Kate's book tour has been canceled due to COVID-19. But now you can see her virtually! Check out these events on April 21:

Reading With Robin, a Facebook Live event,10 a.m. PST 

Interview with @Belletrist on Instagram, time TBD
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View all the books and authors Kate mentions at this episode's page:
The Broads Talk Books with: Kate Milliken

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Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts.

Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.
 
Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. 
 
Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

The world is real weird right now. Just like at the phenomenon of Tiger King, which we implore you to watch. 

Amy and Erin got on a Zoom call and recorded the second part of our special Quarantine edition of Broads and Books, where we're recommending binge packages to help you get through this time of social distancing. 

Stay safe and stay weird (but not Joe Exotic weird. We're just looking out for you).

Listen to Part 1!
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Our picks combine previously-recommended books and pop culture picks into special packages. Follow the links below to listen to the original Broads and Books episodes, where we dig deep into each pick!

Package 1 

Amy: Glow (TV); Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, Carrie Brownstein (Memoir)

Erin: Below Deck (TV); Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout (Novel)

Package 2 

Amy: Watchmen(Show); Watchmen (Graphic Novel)

Erin: The Clearing (Podcast); The Fact of a Body, Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich (Memoir / True Crime)

Package 3 

Amy: Pose(TV); Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, Andrea Lawlor(Novel)

Erin: Fyre and Fyre Fraud(Documentary); Anatomy of a Scandal, Sarah Vaughn (Novel)

Package 4 

Amy: Shrill(TV); The Fuck It Diet, Caroline Dooner AND Anti-Diet, Christie Harrison (Nonfiction)

Erin: Team Foxcatcher (Documentary);

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!

The world is real weird right now. But for many of us, that means some extra time to binge shows and attack our to-be-read piles. 

So Amy and Erin got on a Zoom call and recorded this special Quarantine edition of Broads and Books, where we're recommending binge packages to help you get through. 

Stay safe, stay weird, and don't hoard the toilet paper. 
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Our picks this combine previously-recommended books and pop culture picks into special packages. Follow the links below to listen to the original Broads and Books episodes, where we dig deep into each pick!

Package 1 

Amy: Kill Bill (Movie); Bitch Planet, Kelly Sue DeConnick (Graphic Novel)

Erin: Feud: Joan Crawford and Bette Davis (TV); I Like to Watch, Emily Nussbaum (Essays)

Package 2 

Amy: Bridesmaids (Movie); Yes, Please, Amy Poehler (Memoir)

Erin: Robot Chicken (TV); Spoiled Brats, Simon Rich (Stories)

Package 3 

Amy: Fargo (TV); Chaos, Tom O'Neill (Nonfiction / True Crime)

Erin: Queen of Versailles (Documentary); The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid (Novel)

Package 4 

Amy: Gay Future (Podcast); Y: The Last Man, Bryan K Vaughn (Graphic Novel)

Erin: Cheer (TV); The Lost Girls, Robert Kolker (Nonfiction / True Crime)

Package 5 

Amy: Veronica Mars (TV and Movie); The Gone Dead, Chanelle Benz (Novel)

Erin:

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste.

Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.

Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.

Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram and Facebook!