Designated Reading Buddies

Sadie Wen has her whole life planned out, graduating at the top of her class, attending only the best ivy league college and work in a career that will financially support her family. There's only one thing standing in her way, her academic nemesis, Julius Gong who is just as smart as her and annoyingly perfect at everything he does. A coming of age story filled with snark and cringe. Join us as we discuss Alex’s July pick “I Hope This Doesn’t Find You” by Ann Liang.

Evie has always been a dutiful person and very rarely causes anyone trouble. With her father sick and her sister still young, it’s up to Evie to financially support her family. So when she loses her recent job, she’s desperate enough to take any job no matter how terrible the working conditions may be. As luck would have it, she quite literally runs into the village's local villain who takes pity on her and offers Evie a job as his assistant. Join us as we discuss Kaitlin’s July pick, “Assistant To The Villain” by Hannah Nicole Maehrer.

In the small town of Jasper, North Carolina the Farrow women have always kept the locals busy with gossip. “Those odd women and their sickness” “I bet they’re witches” “they were sent to Jasper to curse us all.” While not all of the rumors are true, the locals are correct about a few of them, and June Farrow plans to be the end of the rumors and generational trauma. But what will it cost her? Join us as we discuss Alex’s June pick “The Unmaking of June Farrow” by Adrienne Young.

Team Conrad! Alex and Kaitlin are super excited for the 3rd and final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” so to kickstart the summer, we decided to yap all about the show and the books.

Team Conrad! Alex and Kaitlin are super excited for the 3rd and final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” so to kickstart the summer, we decided to yap all about the show and the books.

Poppy has always known that she is “the weird girl”. She wears clothes that were not from her time, sometimes says her inner thoughts out loud, and generally enjoys life by always finding the positives in any situation. Alex, her best friend, is the complete opposite, in fact, they have only a few things in common. But you know what they say, opposites attract. Join us as we discuss Alex’s May pick “People We Meet On Vacation” by Emily Henry.

Margaret Ives grew up as Hollywood’s sweetheart and was one of the most photographed women at the time. That all changed after the death of her husband Cosmo Sinclair. Margaret decided she’d have one last Hollywood hoorah and would then go on to live her life in solitude. Flash forward 20+ years later, journalist Alice Scott has somehow discovered where Margaret has been all of these years and proposes that she wants to write a book about who Margaret Ives truly was. But as always, there’s a catch and his name is Hayden Anderson. Join us as we discuss Kaitlin’s May pick “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry. 

Ivy League school, secret societies, & murder! Join us for Alex’s April pick, Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown.

Growing up Macy and Elliott were inseparable, even when apart they were emailing and thinking of each other. Now as adults, they haven’t seen each other for 11 years. Will rekindling their friendship finally lead them back into love? Join us as we discuss Kaitlin’s April pick “Love & Other Words” by Christina Lauren.

Grimalkin adored his purrfect owner Eilidh, he loved to follow her around the house, get chin scratches and cozy up on her lap after a long day of protecting her. But being a kitty in the streets of Edinburgh meant that bad things can sometimes happen. Join us as we discuss Grimalkin’s 9 lives in “The Ghost Cat” by Alex Howard, Alex’s March pick.