Getting Lit(erary)

This was a lot of fun. Find out our favourite reads from times of yore - what was Remi's dream job? Has she always liked sadness? What number did Liv get to on the snogging scale? Listen on to find out.

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Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sometimes we read books, but mostly we just watch tv. In another round of “if you like this, then you’ll like that,” we talk tv shows and movies that relate to some of our favourite reads.

Books and shows mentioned:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Any Real Housewives Show
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Chef
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
The Kite Runner (book or movie)
Sex Education Show
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Time Documentary
Going To Meet The Man by James Baldwin

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Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week we talk springtime, the outdoors, seasonal sadness, and plan a book club hike across Vancouver Island!

Books mentioned:
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

https://www.instagram.com/getting.literary/
https://www.instagram.com/livlaw.1/
https://www.instagram.com/remi.reads/

Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Our first book club episode! Thank you so much for reading along with us, we love you so SO much. Here's hoping you loved this book as much as we did -- either way, please send us a message letting us know your thoughts. We love to chat with you all on the internet!

Next months book club: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel, link to Goodreads is https://bit.ly/3cGMmyB

https://www.instagram.com/getting.literary/
https://www.instagram.com/livlaw.1/
https://www.instagram.com/remi.reads/

Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week, we wanted to take a step back and talk a little about performative actions in the bookstagram/Internet space, controversial authors, own voices, and how we can do better.

As mentioned in the podcast, links to articles mentioned or used for research are below:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/11/opinion/culture/diversity-publishing-industry.html
https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2019/04/229355/own-voices-movement-ya-literature-impact
https://www.vulture.com/article/american-dirt-book-controversy-explained.html
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/20/white-people-black-authors-are-not-your-medicine?fbclid=IwAR1gKj4I31phrJVW6iQHgqtGhGjztkaILKjt4VE8krn7D0aZWYN1niav8ZQ
https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/who-gave-you-the-right-to-tell-that-story.html
https://mzfayya.medium.com/glorifying-white-authors-like-diangelo-erases-decades-of-black-writing-on-whiteness-ff398327323a
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/american-dirt-controversy/605725/
https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/22/21075629/american-dirt-controversy-explained-jeanine-cummins-oprah-flatiron
https://studybreaks.com/culture/reads/ownvoices-movement-reviews/
https://bluecrowpublishing.com/2018/03/30/what-does-ownvoices-mean/

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https://www.instagram.com/livlaw.1/
https://www.instagram.com/remi.reads/

Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Happy (?) quaranversary! We are so proud of you for making it through.

This week, Remi judges Liv on her throwback book choice, but also manages to pick some light fiction reads that kept her happy and healthy through the last year!

Books mentioned:
Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed - Lori Gottlieb
Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman
Fleishman Is in Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Midnight Sun - Stephanie Meyer
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman

https://www.instagram.com/getting.literary/
https://www.instagram.com/livlaw.1/
https://www.instagram.com/remi.reads/

Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In today's episode, Remi and Liv talk about their first BOOK CLUB PICK, and make a shortlist of their favourite/most influential/most need to know female writers to celebrate International Women's Day! Prizewinners, Instagram poets and years of research -- listen on to find out who we're reading.

Authors mentioned:
Bernardine Evaristo
Yaa Gyasi
Isabel Wilkerson
Hilary Mantel
Valerie Perrin
Nikita Gill

Don't forget to pick up a copy of The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr for book club!

Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The gals are back for more!

We start by sharing what we're reading right now, and go on to discuss which books we are excited to see turned into movies or TV shows.

Don't forget to follow us on social media! Leave us a rating, review and share with a friend :)

IG: https://www.instagram.com/getting.literary/
Remi: https://www.instagram.com/remi.reads/
Liv: https://www.instagram.com/livlaw.1/

Podcast theme:
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Episode One: Get to know Remi and Liv as we say hi, talk about our favourite, least favourite, and most controversial book opinions.

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