Pick Me a Book Podcast

This week there's no book, just all bullshit. Join us as we chit-chat about all kinds of stuff; from friendship to feelings, boundaries to boogers, we really cover a lot of ground. Despite not doing a book review today, we do chat about Animorphs, how we arrange our Goodreads shelves, and how Ash is the Pyramid Head to Candace's Rose Da Silva, lurching after her trying to smash her with book recs she never wanted.

Mentioned Links

Ash is also known as The Bookish Bitch, you can find her here!Candace has a website that's under construction, we'll give you the deets on that soon!

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

After Becky experience's a traumatic event, she wakes up in a mysterious place that just-so-happens to be the underworld. As she navigates her way through Hades, she realizes that there's much more to her than she ever imagined.

There are fancy balls, hardcore fights, sexiness and betrayal--what's not to love?

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This week we delve into a genre Ash loves and Candace is unfamiliar with: Young Adult! Candace also happens to know the author of this novella, so she's got the hot goss about Cat (spoiler alert: the hot goss is that Cat is way cooler than either of the hosts could hope to be). Join us as we talk about Greek gods, jaw shots, high school nemeses, and getting your period in Hell. Oh, and we also debate whether to greet a dog or its owner first.

Mentioned Links

Cat was recently featured on WLNY CBS New York for her athletic achievements. Here's a clip and a link to the article if you are so inclined. You can also check out her website at www.catsbooksclub.comCheck out Ash's book review website here: www.thebookishbitch.comWanna know what Candace is up to? Here you go! candacewinkler.com

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: Black Rose: Death Garden Series by Catarina Guimaraes and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

First published in 1978, this classic history, now revised and updated, brilliantly exposes the constraints imposed on women in the name of science. Authors Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English have never lost faith in science itself, but insist that we hold those who interpret it to higher standards. Women are entering the medical and scientific professions in greater numbers but as recent research shows, experts continue to use pseudoscience to tell women how to live. This edition of For Her Own Good provides today's readers with an indispensable dose of informed skepticism.

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Buckle up for one of Candace and Ash's feminist discussions! This episode we talk about the destruction of the female-centric healing industry of ye olden times, and the rise of the modern patriarchal medical system. We talk about other topics as well, but this one took center stage because it really hit home for us, and we think it'll hit home for you too. Fun Fact from the book: did you know that doctors used to put leeches IN WOMEN'S VAGINAS when they were sick??? Chomp chomp, y'all.

Links

Interested in learning more about the cultural history of femininity in America? We think Pink Think by Lynn Peril is a great companion to For Her Own Good.

Wondering what Candace is up to? You can find out more here: candacewinkler.comAsh reads a lot, wanna read some of her reviews? Here ya go: https://www.thebookishbitch.com/

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: For Her Own Good by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deidre English and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel, and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon.

One of us had a Quality Reading Experience (TM) with this book, the other was feeling a little lost in the Scandinavian sauce. This book is top to bottom adventure featuring affectionate male relationships, Dorito-chip-shaped-torsos, and monsters--there's a lot to unpack for such a brief read. Since it only takes about 2.5 hours to read/listen to the book, why dontcha check it out? You can find it at basically any library, but if you don't have access to that, YouTube is lousy with audio versions. See the links below!

Mentioned Links

Beowulf Prologue, Read in Old English

Beowulf Audiobook (free on YouTube)

Wanna *really* set the mood for your reading experience? Here's a playlist you might enjoy while you read: Scandinavian Folk Music Playlist

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: Beowulf by Unknown, and of course join our discussion group here.

A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs, but the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both struggle and beauty, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.

Did we love this book? No. However, we did go down many a'rabbitholes during the discussion. Our biggest take away from the book was that we learned about very interesting people whose work may be far more intriguing than this one. Michael Pollan is famous for his books on food in America, and true to his materialist self, wrote a rather dry story about white men's explorations with psychedelics. We both think he could have done more to address the ancient use of plants as medicine, but he chose to spend most of his time focused on the 60's and 70's counterculture movement using LSD. It's was alright. But the episode is tee-hee-hee.

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

Wowee--we recorded this episode during a horniness-hangover and our brains weren't really with it, but hey that's part of the fun, eh? Aside from chatting about the men and women that turn us into heart-eyed emojis, we also debate about slapstick comedies, Amy Schumer, and what should happen if someone asks you to hold their hot dog for a sec. (Here's a hint: one of us will guard your hot dog with her life, the other one might eat it as soon as your back turns.)

Linky Links

www.thebookishbitch.com - Ash's book review and blog sitewww.candacewinkler.com - Candace's site, obvs

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find the latest book we discussed here: Escape the Monster Breeding Grounds by Amanda Clover, and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

Princess Sabrina was not happy to be promised as a bride to the elves, but her dismay soon turned to fear as her carriage came under attack, stranding the princess in a dark forest infamous for harboring monsters.Can the princess escape the clutches of the foul denizens of the wood and reach her elven groom? Will she go through with the marriage or find a different love along the way? 

Oh gosh, we're so cool. We have funny but serious podcast all about books and life and our friendship and it's awesome. Even more awesome? This is our horniest episode yet! Hold onto your butts, y'all, things are gonna get weird. Happy V-day errbody, go forth and get laid <3

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: Escape the Monster Breeding Grounds and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

Dostoevsky’s drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman’s murder into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel.

This book was punishment for some and paradise for others... meaning Candace hated it and almost died trying to finish it, while Ash on the other hand, has plans to finish it again soon because she loves it so much.

Because it's January Ash thought it'd be a good idea to get in the Russian literature mood and set the tone for the year's books. Candace felt like she was eating a washcloth. It's all good though, the conversation is funny.

There's murder, and symbolism, and lots of Russian names. We talk a bit about our school experience with literature and the classics and ANNOUNCED OUR VALENTINES DAY GIVEAWAY! Find out more about that here.

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: Crime and Punishment and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story of the Mirabal sisters, three young wives and mothers who are assassinated after visiting their jailed husbands.

We gave this book an overall rating of 4 stars! Candace thinks this book would be better read with your eyes than your ears and Ash would have found the book a little more palatable with knowledge of the Spanish language. We're gonna flip the script next week with Crime and Punishment, set in 1866ish Russia - where Candace will struggle to figure out what is going on.

Show Notes

We meander through the woods of conversation, stopping to ponder tacos and the occasional US Dictator reference. Overall, the story about rebellious women and their relationships is one we can get behind. Julia Alvarez is a great writer and we encourage you to learn more about her. As you can see, our show notes page ended up with NO SHOW NOTES. This is what you get :D

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.

Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story of the Mirabal sisters, three young wives and mothers who are assassinated after visiting their jailed husbands.

We gave this book an overall rating of 4 stars! Candace thinks this book would be better read with your eyes than your ears and Ash would have found the book a little more palatable with knowledge of the Spanish language. We're gonna flip the script next week with Crime and Punishment, set in 1866ish Russia - where Candace will struggle to figure out what is going on.

Show Notes

We meander through the woods of conversation, stopping to ponder tacos and the occasional US Dictator reference. Overall, the story about rebellious women and their relationships is one we can get behind. Julia Alvarez is a great writer and we encourage you to learn more about her. As you can see, our show notes page ended up with NO SHOW NOTES. This is what you get :D

Goodreads

We'd love to have you join us in opining over on Goodreads. You can find this book here: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez and of course join our discussion group here.

Spotify Playlist

Ash mixes us up different playlists for our episodes so, you can check out this week's below or check out our Spotify profile for like, all of them.