Second Chance Bookclub

The Yap City Sisters are back with a doozy! Listen as Haley and Hannah  dive into the Newbery Medal winning ?-topian novel from Lois Lowry.

Utopian? Dystopian? Join the madness and hold on tight!

Haley gives the first book in the Nancy Drew mystery series, a second chance.

Originally published nearly 100 years ago, in 1930, Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene has been rewritten and reillustrated over the years. Now, Haley and Hannah take a deep dive into one of Haley's childhood favorites.

Hannah dives deep into the wayback pool and pulls up the 1972 Richard Adams classic, Watership Down.

Be cunning, and full of tricks - Richard Adams

Fiver is very worried. He senses something terrible is about to happen to the warren, the only home he's ever known. While the other rabbits ignore him, his big brother Hazel knows that Fiver's instincts are always right...

They must leave immediately.

Fiver leads the rabbits on a thrilling quest through the human world to their new home, Watership Down, where they must work together to overcome their biggest challenge yet.

Catch up with the Yap Sisters and follow the journey of Fiver, as seen through Hannah's eyes...and Haley's ears.

After nearly a month of travel, holidays, and who-knows-what-all-else, the Yap City Sisters are back!

Join Haley and Hannah as Haley talks about the first time she dipped her toe into the romance genre with Alex Flinn's BEASTLY!

No content was harmed in the editing of this podcast. Because there were no edits made. As usual.

Hannah takes the listeners (and Haley) on a tornadic journey through her reading of L. Frank Baum's classic, THE WIZARD OF OZ.

From Kansas through Oz, Hannah explains the differences between the book and the movie...and way more detail than anyone expected to hear.

As usual, Joe the Delinquent Producer edited nothing. #FirstAmendment #YOLO

Hannah leads Haley on a tornadic journey into L. Frank Baum's classic, the Wizard of Oz. This is the first yapisode in which you'll see the Hannah's vision board, to give you a peek at the whirlwind inside her mind.

An enlightening review of this classic, highlighting all the ways the movie differed from the book, though half of the Yap City duo expresses her appreciation for James Franco's take on the yellow brick road.

As usual, requests for edits were ignored. Producer Joe is pretty unreliable. #FirstAmendment #YOLO

To honor the spooky season in Halloween, Texas, Haley introduces Frankenstein by English author, Mary Shelley.

The Yap Sisters discuss the fact that Shelley began writing Frankenstein at age 18 before it was published when she was 20. They talk about themes of the book and having to research "Prometheus" (or not). Haley explains the common misunderstandings about Frankenstein and Hannah gets got.

The two play a new game Haley invented, "Real or Fakenstein."

Joe edited nothing. #FirstAmendment #YOLO

Hannah brings Cormac McCarthy's 2006 post-apocalyptic novel, THE ROAD to the podcast.

Not to be confused with Stephen King's 1979 dystopian horror novel, THE LONG WALK. Or Stephen King's 1996 serial novel, THE GREEN MILE.

The theme is "gray," which seems appropriate.

Haley introduces Edward Bloor's 1997 YA novel, TANGERINE, to the 'cast. TANGERINE was the 1998 American Library Association's Top Ten Books for Young Adults...but that doesn't stop Hannah and Haley from giving it a good scrub.

Hannah recaps the Anthony Burgess 1962 dystopian satirical black comedy classic, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE...while Haley holds on for dear life.