From the archives... in a never before heard episode recorded in 2020 Madeline and Laura discuss Stephanie Danler's 2020 memoir Stray.  We discuss why Danler chose a memoir format for her sophomore work, explore the ethical implications of writing about one's family and how Stray explores (or fails to explore) victimhood vs. responsibility. 

After a three year hiatus, Madeline and Laura reconvene their book club to discuss Melissa Broder's 2021 novel Milk Fed. They discuss how deftly Broder handles heavy themes including disordered eating, self-love, and mysticism - and also debate how well the book will hold up to it's upcoming on-screen adaptation. 

Madeline and Laura discuss Kiley Reid's debut novel, Such a Fun Age, how much they connected with the effortless dialouge, how it made them consider their own privilige, and characters they wish were more consistently written. 

Laura and Madeline debate Rachel DeLoache Williams' true-crime memoir about Anna Delvy the #FakeHeiress. Does DeLoache Williams spend too much time trying to paint herself as the perfect victim or does the story offer some real insight about a painful betrayal and a broken friendship?

Laura and Madeline discuss feminism, characterization, and the unique oral-history narrative format of one of the hottest books of 2019. They'll also question the reliability of Reese's Book Club, and whether the coming Amazon series will live up to the audiobook performances.

Madeline and Laura discuss the worldview projected in My Year of Rest and Relaxation and why Ottessa Moshfegh is the Kayne West of female writers.

Madeline and Laura dig into their issues with Sally Rooney's sophomore novel Normal People and analyze why it didn't live up to her first work, Conversations With Friends.

Madeline and Laura discuss Ling Ma's lyrical apocalypse novel, Severance. We talk about the how the millenial lens affects the tropes of a zombie story, and provide recommendations for similar works.

Laura and Madeline count down our favorite books of 2018, releases we're anticipating for 2019 and review the year's literary trends. 

Laura and Madeline discuss Caroline Kepnes' creepy stalker novel 'You' and compare it to the smash hit Netflix show of the same name.