Getting Literate

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia learn from the beautiful & insightful Braiding Sweetgrass. The gals gush about the beautiful writing, compare how connected to the earth they are, and the physical, spiritual, and emotional benefits of practicing gratitude. Katie cries thinking about how much she loves her garden, and Julia is really nostalgic for her days at nature camp. PLUS: horror video games, shiny red canoes, and white dudes fighting white dudes.

The studies that Katie mentions can be found here.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105315572455

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13548506.2018.1469782

And the article Julia mentions can be found here

More info about vaccines and Indigenous communities is in this NPR article https://www.npr.org/2021/02/19/969046248/why-native-americans-are-getting-the-covid-19-vaccines-faster

This week's book was Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. More info at https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was Mojitos. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia tackle The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, a modern retelling of Julia’s favourite Shakespearean Tragedy, Hamlet. The gals discuss Hamlet, names, and dog breeding. Julia gushes about the parallels between the novel and the original play, and Katie makes it clear that she doesn't respect Shakespeare's place in the Western canon. PLUS: Dog POVs, unforgotten pirates, and unsurprisingly, tons of Ophelia.

The Vulture interview with David Wrobleski can be found here: https://www.vulture.com/2008/06/author_david_wroblewski_on_the.html

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia . PLUS: . As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

This week's book was The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewsky. More info at https://www.davidwroblewski.com/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was beer. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia dive into the hottest new YA that everyone's talking about: The Grace Year. The gals discuss girls going wild, teenage girlhood, and why YA dystopia hasn't been good since The Hunger Games. Julia wants to learn more about flower meanings, and Katie is overcome with emotion at the way Kim Liggett handles girlhood. PLUS: Marina and The Diamonds, Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, and wildly, no Ophelia. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

Heads up on some audio issues - we are newly able to be in person, and still figuring out just how that works!

This week's book was The Grace Year, by Kim Liggett. More info at http://www.kimliggett.com/books/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was Swamp Juice. Follow us on social media @gettingliterate for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia cover Breakfast at Tiffany's: which characters pass the vibe checks, which characters are inspired by real life, and which ones register on the girls' gaydar. Katie dives into the Golightly Sweepstakes (read the article here), and Julia imagines a brunch menu based off the novella. PLUS: Baz Luhrman, defining sex work, and cats and cages. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

This week's book was Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote. More info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_at_Tiffany%27s_(novella)

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was a Tiffany Mimosa. Follow us on social media for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia take on a book chosen by Instagram: The Song of Achilles. The gals dive into the myth of Achilles, the Trojan war, and just who is doing who when it comes to Achilles and Patroclus. Julia crafts some wonderful prose honouring Madeline Miller's portrayal of grief, and Katie breaks down sobbing multiple times while recording. PLUS: we still hate Odysseus, inheritance rules, and Princess Di. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

This week's book was The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller. More info at http://madelinemiller.com/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was a Sex on The Beach. Follow us on social media for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia are back in the Grishaverse for their third (and as of now, final) coverage of a Leigh Bardugo duology, King of Scars. The gals discuss weaponizing religion and femininity, maybe possibly queerbaiting (but Julia says it's not), and the dreaminess of a fake-dating-to-real-relationship-trope. Julia has been pleading with Katie to shape up and read this for months, and is really just ecstatic to be in Nina's point of view, while Katie is excited to get a peek at sexy sexy Nikolai's mind. PLUS: getting chained up, Game of Thrones vibes, and hermits who live in caves. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

This week's book was King of Scars, by Leigh Bardugo. More info at https://www.leighbardugo.com/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was a Bee's Knees. Follow us on social media for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, your fave book club goes back to Ancient Greece for a retelling of the Odyssey from Penelope's (his wife's) point of view. Katie and Julia drink at every mention of a man, every mention of the chorus, and Julia breaks into song at multiple points. Julia has a love/hate relationship with this envisioning of reincarnation, and Katie thinks it's time we unpack internalized misogyny. PLUS: ducks, anthropology, and how to read aloud like a pretentious bitch.

This week's book was The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood. More info at http://margaretatwood.ca/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was a Pomegranate Gin Sling. Follow us on social media for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, your fave book club tackles the sad-boy text of the 1900's -- The Catcher in The Rye. Katie and Julia get real sad, real drunk, and delve into Holden's world, covering things like suicide (HUGE trigger warning here), the romanticism of Christmas in New York, and whether or not ducks actually migrate. Katie has to hold back tears multiple times, and Julia is honestly just here to have a good time with a good book. Spoiler alert: the drinks are strong. PLUS: Bojack Horseman (duh), Italians we hate but also love, and French accents. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

This week's book was The Catcher in The Rye, by J.D. Salinger. More info at https://salinger.org/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was a Scotch & Soda. Follow us on social media for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia tackle their fave dystopia to date -- Gold Fame Citrus. The gals fawn over the Neo-Fauna of the Amargosa Dune Sea, squatting in starlet's mansions, and men with saviour complexes who do no actual saving. Katie thinks real hard about mutations of trauma, and Julia says fuck it and invents her own evolved desert animals. PLUS: we love a cult vibe, which future TV show are you, and babies we actually like. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

This week's book was Gold Fame Citrus, by Claire Vaye Watkins. More info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Vaye_Watkins

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was a Gin Sour. Follow us on social media for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia are live in person, clinking glasses and discussing Fahrenheit 451. The gals dive into communist vs capitalist dystopia, living libraries, and male perspectives on women characters. Katie thinks big emotions are linked to creation metaphors, and Julia reflects on the ever-increasing presence of algorithms in our everyday lives. PLUS: TikTok sucks, Cliffsnotes is weird, and poetry slams are never a good idea. As always, there's definitely spoilers, so proceed with caution.

This week's book was Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. More info at https://raybradbury.com/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

This week's drink was Fireball and whatever you want. Follow us on social media for drink recipes and more opportunities to Get Lit, and Get Literate.

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