Reading Minds

Welcome to the Reading Minds Book Club, where I talk about books with my besties. 

This month, I chose The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame for Shannon, Suzie, and I to read together. We loved reading this children’s classic and think that you will too! As usual, beware of (or embrace) the SPOILERS.

LET’S BE FRIENDS: send us an email at [email protected]

Things to Listen For: 

I say “poop poop”

Shannon wishes there were more birds

Suzie shows off her washer woman impression

Drinking Game: Take a slug of your favorite non-alcoholic, child-approved beverage every time you hear us talk about the importance of illustrations.

ANNIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza

Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wind-in-the-willows-grahame-kenneth/1126932191#/

Drink: https://www.amazon.com/Capri-Sun-RoarinWaters-Flavored-Beverage/dp/B002UPZ2QU

SHANNON

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/79032398-shannon-franson

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Willows-Wordsworth-Classics-Collection/dp/1853260177

Drink: https://www.amazon.com/fairlife-Chocolate-reduced-fat-milk/dp/B00QM3LZD0

SUZIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/75046927-suzie-herman

Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wind-in-the-willows-grahame-kenneth/1126932191#/

Drink:https://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Light-Lemonade-12-Quart-3-2-Ounce/dp/B003DNL9VA + https://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Light-Concord-Grape-Drink/dp/B00IFQOX1I

Here is the picture of the Piper at the Gates of Dawn that is mentioned in this episode:

https://www.google.com/search?q=piper+at+the+gates+of+dawn+wind+in+the+willows&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2qe6RmKzdAhUCKqwKHcINBLwQ_AUIECgD&biw=1183&bih=640#imgrc=agAM6B-1HEdkGM:

Music:

“Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

Welcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! This is the first of a new kind of episode called Season’s Readings, where I talk with my husband, Mason, about everything I’ve read the past three months and give an update on my reading life. Enjoy!

LET’S BE FRIENDS: Send us an email at [email protected]

Here is a full list of all the titles mentioned on today’s show along with my ratings. For even more books I’ve read this summer, check out my Goodreads account: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza (And if you’re curious about what Mason’s been reading: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41383254-mason-bruza)

JUNE

Aru Shah and the End of Time- Roshani Chokshi **

The Richest Man in Babylon- George S. Clason ***

Hour of the Bees- Lindsay Eager *****

Unbroken- Laura Hillenbrand *****

Letters to my Daughters- Barbara Rainey ******

The Cow Book- John Connell **

The Cormoran Strike Series- Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling):

The Cuckoo’s Calling ****

The Silkworm ***

Career of Evil **

The Professor’s House- Willa Cather ****

JULY

Bachelor Nation- Amy Kaufman ****

The Read-Aloud Family- Sarah Mackenzie ****

The Gospel Comes with a House Key- Rosaria Butterfield *****

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie *

You Think It, I’ll Say It- Curtis Sittenfeld ****

AUGUST

The Ender’s Game Quartet- Orson Scott Card:

Ender’s Game ****

Speaker for the Dead *****

Xenocide ****

Children of the Mind ****

The Wind in the Willows- Kenneth Grahame ****

Cutting for Stone- Abraham Verghese **

The Incendiaries- R.O. Kwon **

Lord of the Flies- William Golding ****

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-of-the-Flies/dp/B0000E69E3/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1536174718&sr=8-1

Phantom of the Opera- Gaston Leroux ****

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea- Barbara Demick ****

Life, the Universe, and Everything- Douglas Adams ***

MENTIONED:

The Newlywed Cookbook- Sarah Copeland

Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Wheel of Time series- Robert Jordan

Music:

“Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

Welcome to Reading Minds, where ordinary people talk about extraordinary books! This is the first of a new kind of episode called Season’s Readings, where I talk with my husband, Mason, about everything I’ve read the past three months and give an update on my reading life. Enjoy!

LET’S BE FRIENDS: Send us an email at [email protected]

Here is a full list of all the titles mentioned on today’s show along with my ratings. For even more books I’ve read this summer, check out my Goodreads account: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza (And if you’re curious about what Mason’s been reading: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41383254-mason-bruza)

JUNE

Aru Shah and the End of Time- Roshani Chokshi **

The Richest Man in Babylon- George S. Clason ***

Hour of the Bees- Lindsay Eager *****

Unbroken- Laura Hillenbrand *****

Letters to my Daughters- Barbara Rainey ******

The Cow Book- John Connell **

The Cormoran Strike Series- Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling):

The Cuckoo’s Calling ****

The Silkworm ***

Career of Evil **

The Professor’s House- Willa Cather ****

JULY

Bachelor Nation- Amy Kaufman ****

The Read-Aloud Family- Sarah Mackenzie ****

The Gospel Comes with a House Key- Rosaria Butterfield *****

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie *

You Think It, I’ll Say It- Curtis Sittenfeld ****

AUGUST

The Ender’s Game Quartet- Orson Scott Card:

Ender’s Game ****

Speaker for the Dead *****

Xenocide ****

Children of the Mind ****

The Wind in the Willows- Kenneth Grahame ****

Cutting for Stone- Abraham Verghese **

The Incendiaries- R.O. Kwon **

Lord of the Flies- William Golding ****

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-of-the-Flies/dp/B0000E69E3/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1536174718&sr=8-1

Phantom of the Opera- Gaston Leroux ****

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea- Barbara Demick ****

Life, the Universe, and Everything- Douglas Adams ***

MENTIONED:

The Newlywed Cookbook- Sarah Copeland

Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Wheel of Time series- Robert

 Welcome to the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties.

Shannon and Suzie are here with me again and this time Suzie picked The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. And, as always, there will be SPOILERS- Like meaning of life SPOILERS.

Things to listen for:

I’m basically MIA for the first 20 minutes

Shannon waxes eloquently about the fjords of Norway

Suzie sings the song of the dolphins

(BONUS) We ramble about how wonderful the Earth is for way too long about halfway through the show.

Drinking game: take a shot (a real one this time) every time we mention the movie. Also, the movie is great and YOU should watch it.

ANNIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza

Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-the-ultimate-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-douglas-adams/1106658817#/

Drink: Any gin + https://www.amazon.com/Kool-Aid-Blue-Raspberry-Lemonade-Drink/dp/B004N5PMYW

SHANNON

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/79032398-shannon-franson

Book: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/Douglas-Adams/9780345391803

Drink: https://www.leinie.com/beers/grapefruit-shandy

SUZIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/75046927-suzie-herman

Book: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/Douglas-Adams/9780345391803

Drink: https://www.thewinebowgroup.com/our-brands/stella/montepulciano-dabruzzo-doc/

LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected]

Music:

“Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

Welcome to the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties.

Shannon and Suzie are here with me again and this time Suzie picked The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. And, as always, there will be SPOILERS- Like meaning of life SPOILERS.

Things to listen for:

I’m basically MIA for the first 20 minutes

Shannon waxes eloquently about the fjords of Norway

Suzie sings the song of the dolphins

(BONUS) We ramble about how wonderful the Earth is for way too long about halfway through the show.

Drinking game: take a shot (a real one this time) every time we mention the movie. Also, the movie is great and YOU should watch it.

ANNIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza

Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-the-ultimate-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-douglas-adams/1106658817#/

Drink: Any gin + https://www.amazon.com/Kool-Aid-Blue-Raspberry-Lemonade-Drink/dp/B004N5PMYW

SHANNON

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/79032398-shannon-franson

Book: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/Douglas-Adams/9780345391803

Drink: https://www.leinie.com/beers/grapefruit-shandy

SUZIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/75046927-suzie-herman

Book: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/Douglas-Adams/9780345391803

Drink:

LET’S BE FRIENDS! Send us an email at [email protected]

Music:

“Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

 Welcome to our second episode of the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties!

I’m talking again with my best friends, Shannon and Suzie. For this episode, Shannon picked the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee for us to discuss and she will be leading our conversation!

Since we will be talking about the whole book, there will be many SPOILERS.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY apologize for the terrible pun at the end… But also I really don’t.

Things to listen for:

I appreciate lemons

Shannon shows off her bird-nerd knowledge

Suzie makes trumpet fanfare noises

Drinking game: Take a shot of espresso (or Diet Coke if you’re into that kind of thing) every time we reference “The South” as if it is an all-encompassing entity.

ANNIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza

Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37449.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird

SHANNON

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/79032398-shannon-franson

Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10754520-to-kill-a-mockingbird

SUZIE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/75046927-suzie-herman

Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2660.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ

https://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/books/#/

Music:

“Ukulele Whistle” and “Happy Ukulele” by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

Hi friends,

Welcome to Reading Minds! Listen to this short intro to find out who I am and what this show is about!

Enjoy,

Annie Bruza

Music:

"Ukulele Whistle" and "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

Hi friends,

Welcome to Reading Minds! Listen to this short intro to find out who I am and what this show is about!

Enjoy,

Annie Bruza

Music:

"Ukulele Whistle" and "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

Welcome to our first episode of the Reading Minds Book Club where I talk about books with my besties!

Today I’m talking with long-time friends and readers, Shannon Franson and Suzie Herman, about Jane Austen’s novel, Persuasion!

We will be talking about the book in its entirety so don’t listen if you don’t want to hear SPOILERS!!!

Things to listen for:

I love all the bad characters.

Shannon laments being the youngest child.

Suzie says the words “truth nugget."

Drinking game: take a dainty sip of tea every time we say “like.” (We’re working on it…)

ANNIE

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74525142-annie-bruza

Tea: https://www.artemisteas.com/retail-teas/huntress

Book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LAK3VU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

SHANNON

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/79032398-shannon-franson

Tea: https://www.ingebretsens.com/foods/beverages/soderblandning-tea.html

Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jane-austen-jane-austen/1016272669?ean=9781435167964&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Core+Shopping+Top+Margin+EANs_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP210221&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JvaBRDGARIsAFjqkkoMBTMUWFboIEjqLy09YdqaaUQ17xFm3NP0VlNYbkZe9Trav1XPnR8aAhzXEALw_wcB#/

SUZIE

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/75046927-suzie-herman

Tea:https://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/tea/royal-english-breakfast-black-tea

Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KZ2V1AU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

PROJECT GUTENBERG:http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105

Music:

"Ukulele Whistle" and "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes

http://www.scottholmesmusic.com