James and Melissa discuss Andrew Joseph White’s The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, talking about systems of power, resistance, and the use of violence in this book's (warning!) very graphic imagery.

Join us next month when we return to lighter themes with Emily Henry's 2024 summer read, Funny Story.

Melissa and James discuss Elissa Sussman’s Once more with Feeling, touching on Broadway, Britney, Barbie, and more.

Join us next month when we read The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White.

Meanwhile, check out Melissa’s cameo in the SF Chronicle’s feature on SF’s best karaoke bars. Very on-brand.

Melissa and James discuss Goodreads Choice Awards Young Adult Fiction winner of 2023, Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood, through themes of caretaking, identities, and genre.

Join us next month when we read Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman.

James and Melissa discuss Britney Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me through themes of power, faith, and connection.

Join us next month when we read the Goodreads Choice Awards Young Adult Fiction winner of 2023, Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood.

Melissa and James discuss Alexis Hall’s 10 Things That Never Happened through themes of capitalism, management styles, and nachos.

Join us next month when we read this year’s hottest memoir, The Woman in Me by Britney Spears.

Melissa and James discuss R. F. Kuang's Yellowface through themes of authorship, ambition, and what we owe (or don’t) to our communities.

Join us next month when we read Alexis Hall’s new holiday romance, 10 Things That Never Happened.

James and Melissa discuss Curtis Sittenfeld’s Romantic Comedy through themes of identity, author credibility, and, unfortunately, the Manosphere.

Join us next month when we read Yellowface by R. F. Kuang.

Melissa and James read Talia Hibbert’s Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute through themes of personal narratives, voice, and self-actualization.

Join us next month when we read Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.

Melissa and James read Emily Henry’s Happy Place through themes of purpose, friendship, and the metaphor of pottery.

Join us next month when we read Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert.

Melissa and James read Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt through themes of community, identity, and an unexpected case for Universal Basic Income.

Join us next month when we read Happy Place by Emily Henry.