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Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week, Allie gets stuck in an elevator and Ashtin won’t shut up about A Court of Mist and Fury. Then we dive into our April book club discussion—Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. To say we have strong thoughts is…an understatement. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

Articles Mentioned in this episode: theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/18/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-by-gabrielle-zevin-review-when-game-boy-meets-game-girl

Books mentioned this episode:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Cultish by Amanda Montell

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

The Things We Do for Our Friends by Heather Darwent

Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week we chat about Succession, Jaspertok, Lana Del Rey’s latest album, and Ashtin’s ACOTAR rabbit hole before diving into another epic game of FMK (Book Edition). We also discuss the summer 2023 titles we are most excited about! Join us next time for our April book club discussion for Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

Books mentioned this episode:

All About Love: New Vision by Bell Hooks

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwett

The Dark Net by Jamie Bartlett

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Cultish by Amanda Montell

Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason

‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Unlikable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Anna Bogutskaya

The Book That Wouldn't Burn (The Library Trilogy) by Mark Lawrence

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould

The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay

Family Lor by Elizabeth Acevedo

A Head Full of Ghosts  by Paul Tremblay

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week Allie is reading Bell Hooks while Ashtin has been sucked deep into a Dramione fanfic wormhole. BUT she redeems herself by having an intellectual conversation with Allie about Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. We chat about the juxtaposition between Jo and Amy, social expectations for women and loneliness, and the power of women owning their own stories—in every sense. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

Article mentioned this episode:

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women Gives Amy March Her Due

Books mentioned this episode:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

All About Love: New Vision by Bell Hooks

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen

In The Cafe of Lost Youth by Patrick Modiano

Autumn by Ali Smith

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week we channel our inner Moira Rose and revisit all of our book club titles and give them awards, in honor of ~Oscars szn~. We also discuss how we’ve achieved peak grandma with our knitting. Join us next episode for our breakdown of Greta Gerwig’s Little Women! Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

Books mentioned this episode:

The Idiot by Elif Bauman

Cujo by Stephen King

I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Persuasion by Jane Austin

Passing by Nella Larson

Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Welcome to Razzlefrat! We get a little carried away chatting about coffee, Pedro Pascal, and the cinematic values of The Vampire Diaries. But all of that is followed by our discussion on Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. We look at the different POVs, and try both classical and modern lenses when looking at a day in the life of party planning with Clarissa. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

TW: discussion of a fictional character’s suicide.

Books mentioned this episode:

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Circe by Madeline Miller

Bridge by Lauren Beukes

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! It’s been quite a minute. We took a break for the holidays and a tough January but we’re back, just as chatty and obnoxious as ever. This is a late airing of an oldie but goodie where we take authors from the past and bring them to the Tik Tok dominated modern world. Taking the idea of talking books and coffee and bringing lots of the “more”. Follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

*Correction: The Lake House stars Keanu Reeves not John Cusack

Books mentioned this episode:

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! We catch up after a month of moves, weddings, and Mercury not being in retrograde. We hit the books with a campus read On Beauty by Zadie Smith. We talk about her talent of making music and art come through the page, the satire of academia superiority, and the Shakespearian elements of a dysfunctional family.  As always, follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

NW by Zadie Smith

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Hamlet by Shakespeare

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. Maas

The Southern Book Club's for Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week we are celebrating our FIRST podcast anniversary with Gilmore Girls hot takes and wine! Oh, and we discuss some books, too. As always, follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

Books mentioned this episode:

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

The Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week we dive straight in to our latest book club pick—Persuasion by Jane Austen. We talk about her growth as a writer, the power of love and redemption, and the latest adaptation with Dakota Johnson. As always, follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This month we play an absolutely unhinged bookish version of F*ck, Marry, Kill and discuss how much we HATE the summer in the city. Join us for the book club episode next month! We’ll be reading Persuasion by Jane Austen.  As always, follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell.