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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about biographies and autobiographies. Let us know how you feel about the nonfiction genre of Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, and Journals. And share some titles you have loved. And let us know which one we should read first! And remember this great advice from author of “Special Topics in Calamity Physics”, Marisha Pessl: “Always live your life with your biography in mind.”

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about books that made them break up with an author. They discuss authors that they won’t read. Let us know if you’ve ever broken up with an author, and let us know why. And we want to know what could happen, if anything, to have you go back and try another title by that author. And remember, Neal Sedaka said, “Breaking up is hard to do”, but Carmen and Rachel would disagree.

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This topic has been on our list of possible episode for a while. In this episode Carmen and Rachel are talking about poetry. Let us know what your experiences are with poetry, and recommend some of your favorites to us. And remember, Jean-Paul Sartre said, “Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.”

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Carmen confesses a strange revelation to Rachel! In this episode Carmen and Rachel talk about physical reactions to books.  Let us know what you think of Carmen’s weird habit of acting out a character’s actions. Do you do anything like that? We promise we won’t call you weird…just Carmen.

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about reading rating systems. They talk about how others rate books and what kind of systems make sense. Let us know what kind of scale you use when you are rating books, and we also want to know if you read books based on ratings. If you do, which ones do you pay the most attention to? And also tell us what you like to consider when you are assigning a rating. And remember, Ernest Hemingway said, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel are going to talk about series’ that we recommend you read.  Let us know if any of our series titles resonated with you, and if you are going to add them to your reading list.  Be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter, look at the merch that Rachel has added to our shop, and share our podcasts with your reading friends. And remember, Louisa May Alcott said, “Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.”

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel are going to talk about literary animals.  Let us know which literary animals have made an impact on you, and why. Please continue to keep a check on our social media pages, and keep that interaction going – we love it! Be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter, look at the merch that Rachel has added to our shop, and share our podcasts with your reading friends. And remember, Groucho Marx said, “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”

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This is going to be a celebration of the “book haul”!  In this episode, Carmen and Rachel are going to talk about some of our book hauls. Let us know which titles you have picked up on your latest book hauls. And, be sure to let us know if you added any of the titles we bought to your never-ending TBR! Please continue to keep a check on our social media pages, and keep that interaction going – we love it!

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Yellowface by R F Kuang

Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Harkins

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Tashikazu Kawaguchi

The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom

The Yellow Crocus by Iaila Ibrahim

Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith

Jabbok by Kee Sloan

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe by Angela Kelly

The Little Book of Self-Care for Pisces

The Best of Forgotten English: A Collection Of Vanishing Vocabulary, Definitions, and Illustrations For Word Lovers

How to Sell a Haunted House by our favorite Grady Hendrix

The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson

The Engineer’s Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

All The Best People by Sonya Yoerg

Things in Jars by Jess Kidd

The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory

A Point Is That Which Has No Part by Liz Waldner

Chinese Architecture, Poems by Aleda Shirley

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony

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In this episode, Carmen and Rachel are going to talk about books that you bought because they were featured somewhere in media. We love it that we keep our eyes out for books everywhere – movies and TV shows. It really is like finding little treasures out there. And remember, Toni Morrison said, “Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are a reflection. Books change your mind.”

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Finishing Pride Month with some great titles! Carmen and Rachel are talking about having pride. There are a lot of novels out there for all ages, that cover the variety of LBGTQ+. The understanding of differences is what will enable all of us to have Pride, regardless of where we are in the rainbow. And remember, author James Brandon, who wrote “Ziggy, Stardust and Me” said,  “At some point you have to stop and say ‘Enough. This is me.’ and fight for it as hard as you can.”

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