Chamomile & Clove

In this episode, we cover chapters 15-17 of Shadow of Night. Cait and Jen travel back to England with Diana and Matthew where hijinks of snakes, bees, and pregnancy ensue. Join the conversation on our Facebook group, the Chamomile & Clove Clovers, or by emailing us at [email protected].

In Episode 25, Cait and Jen wrap up the discussion of Section II of Shadow of Night by celebrating Matthew and Diana's THIRD and MOST EFFECTIVE wedding. It's light and wonderful and then there's naughty time and things go a bit off the rails. Join the conversation in our Facebook group, the Chamomile & Clove Clovers, or e-mail us at [email protected].

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains content about suicide, assisted suicide, and depression.

In Episode 24, The Trauma Train, we do our best to navigate the devastating landscape of Chapters 10 and 11 of Shadow of Night. We had so much to say, we barely fit it into three hoursof recording. You heard me. There's partnership, sacrifice, redemption, responsibility, forgiveness, and growth in this episode, and we can't wait to hear what you think about it.

Oh, and we recommend a stretch/walk/wine/tea/fluffy happy things break at the interval. See you on the other side.

In this episode, we talk about Chapters 8-9 of Shadow of Night and find our way through the cold to Sept Tours and Philippe.This makes both of us exceptionally happy... until Matthew steps in things in Chapter 8, at least. Join as as we talk about patriarchy, authority, dominance, power, and growing up in our latest episode.

In this episode, we wrap Part I of Shadow of Night by revisiting our discussion of toxic masculinity, unpicking the dynamics of Matthew's relationship with Kit, and opening up the question of structure and storytelling in this unusual book. Join the conversation by finding us on Twitter, sending us an e-mail, or by becoming a member of our Facebook discussion group.

In this episode, Cait and Jen tackle Chapters 4 and 5 of Shadow of Night, where we meet a few new characters, wrestle with the patriarchy, and realize that our goals are neither so clear--nor so easily obtained--as we thought.

We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward to hearing from you on Facebook, via e-mail, and on Twitter.

Y'all, middles are hard. Shadow of Night is a complicated, compelling, difficult, and rewarding book - we can't wait to pick it over with you! In this episode, we discuss Chapters 1-3 of SON, as well as unnecessary vowels, good people, bad people (and Kit), and whether you ought to expect a historian of alchemy to know anything about bum rolls.

If you'd like to join the conversation, follow us on Twitter at @chamomilenclove, e-mail us at [email protected], or find our Facebook Group, the Clovers. You can find our reading schedule for SON on our website, chamomileandclovecast.wordpress.com.

In our second wrap episode for A Discovery of Witches, we talk about character arcs, protagonists and antagonists, and the results of our listener polls! Grab your copies of Shadow of Night - we'll have our first chapter discussion on June 3, 2018. In the meantime, e-mail us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter @chamomilenclove, or join our Facebook Group, the Chamomile & Clove Clovers! http://www.facebook.com/groups/CandCClovers/.

In our first wrap episode for A Discovery of Witches, we dig deep into structure, conflict, time travel theory, and our favorite things about this remarkable book.

We did it, guys! We made it to the last three chapters of Deborah Harkness's A Discovery of Witches. In this episode, we talk about service and survival, love and accountability, wobbly time loops, and what to do with a quince. Next episode? Wrap-up discussion!