Hayoooo! We're here!!! This epi, we discuss Please Don’t Sit on my Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson. Check out our Patreon!

In the episode, we discuss: weird alcohol laws and the liquor store, seeing Phoebe's life grow and evolve through her books, how much we hate U2/Bono yet love Phoebe's love for them, how reliably unreliable we are, the two modes of alpha leader and lazy piece of garbage, inbox zero and all of our email woes, the future generation who mass deletes with no fear, the struggle of meeting Phoebe's goal of matching sets, our cleaning practices at the 2022 point of the COVID pandemic, shoes free households, our very uncomfortable feelings about not loving this book (we're so sorry Phoebe, we love love love you always and forever), and more.

Olivia drinks: Bud Light seltzer (strawberry flavored!)

Ashley drinks: Sierra Nevada Wild Little Thing Slightly Sour Ale (guava, hibiscus, and strawberry! STRAWBERRY TWINS!)

We read: Please Don’t Sit on my Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson

Up next: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Ep 47 - - Friday Black by Drunk of the Book Club

Hey cutie drunkards! This epi, we discuss Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/drunkofthebook!

In the episode, we discuss: retail jobs, Plato's Closet, saying the quiet parts aloud, Olivia's love of The Giver, judgey ten-year-olds, books versus movies, the impossibility of feeling empathy for people who do horrible things, evil version of It's a Wonderful Life, more retail reminiscences, Olivia's hatred of Steinbeck's descriptions and Ashley's goal to make her get his writing, and so much more.

Olivia drinks: rose from France in a very large bottle

Ashley drinks: Little Grove by Allagash

We read: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Up next: Please Don't Sit on my Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson

Hey beloved wonderful drunkards! We're back this week discussing Yearbook by Seth Rogan.

We discuss: Blake Shelton (who maybe owns People?!), Lenny Kravitz, Ashley's obsession with Jason Segel, our confidence that when we meet famous people we'll either become best friends or lovers, Olivia's brush with reality television fame, Rogan's bold truth-telling, how much we enjoy the cover design, complicated feelings about Kanye, Olivia's dust jacket hacks, male celebrity crushes, and soooo much more.

ALSO we finally have a Patreon! Check us out and subscribe if you'd like over at patreon.com/drunkofthebook :)

Ashley drinks: Things for your Head Pina Colada hard seltzer

Olivia drinks: Quirk Cherry Blossom & Lime hard seltzer

We read: Yearbook by Seth Rogan

Up next: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

What's up, drunkers? This epi, we discuss Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner! Content warning: death, grieving.

We discuss: Japanese Breakfast obvi, Olivia's forever password, Zauner's genuinely strong writing, how tough it was to read her story because she did such a powerful job of bringing the reader along in her processing, feeling personally attacked as teens of the early two-thousands, understanding Kay's grief as the friend and caregiver, a possible queer read?, the nebulous space being between two cultures, identity crises, Olivia tries to roll her rs, and so much more.

We read: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Up next: Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Olivia drinks: Tequila + Juice + Sport Drink

Ashley drinks: Gin & Tonic

Hello beloved drunkers! This week, we discuss Shrill by Lindy West! Content warning: rape.

We discuss: West's episodes of This American Life, why Olivia didn't like this book, Ashley reading this book like a reverse audiobook, cult leader daddies, how we've shifted as a society between 2016 and 2021, our future children Mountonious and Mountcliff, twinning and elderly bullies, $40 jeans, the American Girl Bodies book left on our beds to explain puberty, period stories, the distress of Leos having their 2020 birthdays, Shrill the book versus Shrill the show, and so much more.

We read: Shrill by Lindy West

Up next: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Olivia drinks: Rose of the pinot noir variety

Ashley drinks: some beer

What up, drunkers?? This epi, we discuss Difficult Women by Roxane Gay. Trigger warning rape, sexual assault, abuse, miscarriage, violence, death.

We discuss: the fact that we both didn't realize the stories were fiction at first, the difficulty of the intensity in these stories, Olivia's love of Omaha, Tumblr-era flash fiction of the 2010s, repetition of themes, fears of boats and love and how Gay articulates emotions, fluency in "bad priest" sexiness, things we wrote in college, MFA-program styles of writing, "I am a knife!", Real Housewives costumes, and more.

We read: Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Up next: Shrill by Lindy West

Olivia drinks: Merlot by Bogle

Ashley drinks: Estrella Jalisco cerveza

Hi, friends! This episode, we discuss Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia! PS Spoiler alert... we do discuss some mysteries that are revealed within the story.

We discuss: The Yellow Wallpaper and gothic themes, Olivia's on-point predictions and creepy dreams after reading, the many big themes in this book (medical world vs. folk healing, distrust of women, racism, classism, eugenics & incest-- yikes), comparisons with Allende's The House of the Spirits, a few unclosed loops, the benefits of ebooks versus physical books, Ashley's little taste of the awkwardness of online dating, the new 3.5% White Claws (spoiler alert, that's def not worth anything), Lindsay Lohan throwing us all under the bus with her kombucha excuse, Ashley's long lost Pom glasses, Olivia's chopstick life (someone, please send this woman a fork), and, um, incest??

Also, drunkers, we have some asks. Message us on social media @drunkofthebook or email us at [email protected] with your feedback:

1. Should we do a rating system?

2. Would you sign up if we did a Patreon doing goofy, weird shit on it?

3. Please review us! Our review game is sad :(

4. Let us know if you want to guest on our podcast!

We read: Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Up next: Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Olivia drinks: Black Cherry White Claw

Ashley drinks: Bubble Bath Hard Smoothie (Pina Colada flavor!) by Alvarado Street Brewery

Hey frieeeends! This episode, we're talking about Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Spoiler alerts in this episode! Just a heads up to read the book before listening if you're worried about spoilers :)

We discuss: hard-to-buy mugs, Olivia's oversharing at her new local coffee shop/bar, Olivia's new love for YA thanks to this book (and the seed for why Olivia hates YA in the first place), complex characters and our interest in more books in this universe, and so much mooooore.

We read: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Up next: Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Olivia drinks: Brooklyn Cider House Rose Cider

Ashley drinks: a fruity, floral tea in a mug by @MadeByAnisa

Hey drunkers! So excited to be back discussing I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities and Other Stuff by Abbi Jacobson. Content warning: there is some talk of bodies and diets.