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The first book club selection is ‘Campfire’ by Shawn Sarles. This episode will be full of spoilers so be sure to read before listening!

Hosted by: Ellery & Emily

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Sources for this episode:
Shawn Sarles Interview:
https://www.yabookscentral.com/author-chat-with-shawn-sarles-mary-will-i-die-plus-giveaway-us-only/
Pennsylvania Urban Legends:
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/pa-urbanlegends/

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Our second book club selection of August is ‘Happy Place’ by Emily Henry! This episode will be full of spoilers so make sure to read the book before listening!

Hosted by: Ellery & Emily

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Sources for this episode:
Background on Emily Henry:
https://www.vulture.com/article/emily-henry-romance-novel-profile.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/emily-henry-interview-happy-place-b2325621.html

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This is a bonus episode of Girls Gotta Read Podcast. We are covering the 2023 Novel Neighbor Challenge on banned books! This episode is spoiler free!

Hosted by: Ellery & Emily

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To find out more about the Novel Neighbor challenge, visit: https://thenovelneighbor.com/events/2023-reading-challenge

Sources:
Toni Morrison & The Bluest Eye Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/books/toni-morrison-dead.html

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/banned-bluest-eye/#:~:text=Reasons%20cited%20have%20included%2C%20%E2%80%9Csexually,it%20a%20%E2%80%9Cbad%20book.%E2%80%9D

https://www.inquirer.com/news/book-ban-washington-township-toni-morrison-bluest-eye-20230211.html
Pen Organization:
https://pen.org/issue/book-bans/

https://pen.org/oppose-book-bans-with-amanda-gorman/
Gender Queer Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-50-most-banned-books-in-america/

https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-neopronouns

https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-life-and-style/author-gender-queer-one-banned-books-us-addresses-controversy-rcna8991

https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/

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The first book club book of August is ‘The Perfect Marriage’ by Jeneva Rose. We will also be discussing another book by her, ‘The Girl I Was’. Heavy spoilers to come!

Hosted by Ellery & Emily

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Sources for this episode:
Interviews with Jeneva Rose:
https://strandmag.com/author-qa-with-jeneva-rose/

https://freshfiction.com/page.php?id=11876

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This week we are covering Emily’s favorite book ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr! This episode will be full of spoilers so make sure to read this book before listening!

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Hosted by Ellery & Emily

Sources for this episode:
Info on the historically accurate pieces of the novel:
https://www.bookbrowse.com/mag/btb/index.cfm/book_number/3052/all-the-light-we-cannot-see
Interviews with Anthony Doerr:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/sdut-anthony-doerr-light-cannot-see-interview-2014jul26-htmlstory.html

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/18/anthony-doerr-rather-than-write-what-i-know-i-write-what-i-want-to-know

https://arbiteronline.com/2022/04/18/author-anthony-doerr-speaks-on-his-writing-process-recent-novels/amp/

Trailer for ‘All the Light We Cannot See” movie: https://youtu.be/ePLIObDy_HI

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This episode is a spoiler free review of ‘Radium Girls: a Dark Story of America’s Shining Women’ by Kate Moore and the 2018 film ‘Radium Girls’.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/books/tell-us-5-things-about-your-book-kate-moores-the-radium-girls.html

https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace

https://americanhistory.si.edu/girlhood/work/radium-girls

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5595405/

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/osha-enforcement-conley-georgia-2844471/

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/radium-girls-kate-moore/515685/

https://www.versantphysics.com/2022/07/29/what-the-radium-girls-taught-us-about-radiation-safety/

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The first book club selection for July is “House of Earth and Blood” from the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. This episode contains heavy spoilers!
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Hosted by Ellery & Emily

Sources for this episode:
Information on Sarah J Maas & her books:
https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/sarah-j-maas-in-conversation-about-the-crossover-between-two-of-her-epic-fantasy-worlds
AI generated image controversy: https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/19/bloomsbury-admits-using-ai-generated-artwork-for-sarah-j-maas-novel
Interview with Sarah J Maas on her inspiration for writing:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2018/04/30/sarah-j-maas-interview/

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Surprise bonus episode for pride month is covering Elliot Page’s new memoir ‘Pageboy’! This episode does contain a few quotes from the novel so light spoilers to come! This episode is a “sales pitch” to listeners & cohost Emily!
Hosted by: Ellery & Emily
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The second book club selection for June is “Know My Name” by Chanel Miller. This episode contains heavy spoilers!
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Hosted by Ellery & Emily

Sources for this episode:
Statistics on sexual violence:
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/fastfact.html

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This bonus episode is a spoiler free discussion of the 2023 Novel Neighbor Challenge. We will specifically be discussing the epistolary/mixed media prompt. 
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Hosted by Ellery & Emily

View the full reading challenge at the link below:
https://thenovelneighbor.com/events/2023-reading-challenge