On this episode of TGE’s Current Read, your host Sam Herbst chats with Holly Brickley, one of this year’s HOTTEST new authors, whose debut novel Deep Cuts has already made Hollywood inroads. Silver screen stars Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler have already been named as the leads in A24’s film adaptation, with the progressive film company set to start production on the movie soon (if not already!) having snatched up rights long before the novel’s official publication date.However, behind MANY a great movie is – of course – an even greater book. We are so privileged to have Holly join us on the pod to chat about her writing journey, what inspired her novel, and why she set it against the very unique backdrop of the early 2000s music industry.With an accompanying Spotify playlist (of course), Deep Cuts is SO Millennials-coded, tapping into 90s and noughties nostalgia that’ll have you going back to the CD burns of your carefree high school days. Even so, this novel does so well to bridge the generational gap, appealing to Ben Xers and Gen Zers all the same, with infuriatingly relatable and lovable characters that stay with you long after the final chapter. Tune in for more from the author and a BTS look into the makings of our generation’s next pop culture phenomenon. If you loved Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones & the Six, Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow and David Nicholls’ One Day, this debut novel is right up your alley, and this hot new author is ONE. TO. WATCH.__🖤 LISTEN 💛 LIKE 🖤 SHARE 💛 SUBSCRIBEAnd tell us what you think of the episode 🫶🏽__#booktube #bookrecs #bookstagram #debutnovel #deepcuts #2000s #earlyaughts #popculture #musicindustry #A24 #hollybrickley #lovestory #romcom #firstlove @A24@jonathanballpublishers2050

Joining hosts Sam and Charlene on this episode of TGE's Current Read is licensed marriage and family therapist – and founder of the popular Conscious Mommy community on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok – Bryana Kappadakunnel.

Bryana’s book, Parent Yourself First, gives readers a look into how your upbringing is probably impacting your parenting style in ways you don't even fully recognise: from how you manage your own emotions to how you connect with your kids in their vulnerable moments. 

According to Bryana, the secret to successful parenting is to unlearn the wounded patterns you grew up with and create new ways to connect with your child. 

As the book acknowledges, many of us did not have a perfect childhood. BUT, through intentionality and mindfulness, this powerhouse therapist and conscious parenting expert has helped many parents transform into the parent they were always meant to be.

With rich insight and expert parenting support, Bryana Kappadakunnal, AKA Conscious Mommy, has condensed more than a decade's worth of knowledge into a reference book jam-packed with personal parenting stories, relatable anecdotes, and a user-friendly toolkit to mindful parenting.

Join us on a wild ride of self discovery and inner child healing, which was much more emotional (in a good way!) than we anticipated.

__

🖤 LISTEN 💛 LIKE 🖤 SHARE 💛 SUBSCRIBE

And tell us what you think of the episode 🫶🏽

__

#consciousparenting #consciousparent #parentingpodcast #innerchild #innerchildhealing #innerchildwounds #shadowwork #motherhood #parentingpodcast #booktube #parentingbooks 

 ⁨@consciousmommy⁩   ⁨@jonathanballpublishers2050⁩  

On this episode of TGE’s Current Read, Sam speaks to New York Times bestselling author Abigail Dean about her latest novel, The Death of Us. 

Best known for her first novel Girl A, which was a runaway success and an instant bestseller, Abigail’s writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, the Times and the New York Times. 

The former lawyer is also the author of Day On, with The Death of Us soon to grace the nightstands of reader the world over. 

A captivating portrait of a marriage and its implosion, The Death of Us digs into the stories we tell ourselves about love — and everything love can bear.

It is possibly one of the most hauntingly accurate love stories in popular fiction today, with the page-turning qualities of Stephen King, and the devastating depth of a Sally Rooney. 

This is an examination of the human condition at its finest, and an exploration of life, living and relationships after trauma. 

Please join us for this fascinating discussion with one of the most astute authors we’ve interviewed to date. 

__

🖤 LISTEN 💛 LIKE 🖤 SHARE 💛 SUBSCRIBE

And tell us what you think of the episode 📚 

__

For more on The Death of Us, here’s the blurb:

It’s the night we never talk about.
It’s the story the world wants to hear.
But this isn’t the story of that night. This is the story of us.
Together, Edward and Isabel move to London. They are young and in love, occupied by friends, work and fun. 

But late on a spring evening when they are thirty years old, their home is invaded by a serial killer. 

In the wake of this violation, each tries to come to terms with a night that changed everything — and their marriage begins to crumble.
Twenty-five years later, their tormentor is caught, and Edward and Isabel reunite for his sentencing. 

Isabel has waited years for the man who nearly ended her life to be brought to justice. Edward has tried to think about anything else. As they prepare to deliver impact statements in the public eye, it is time to revisit their love story. 

Will they finally be able to confront the secrets, longings and lies that tore them apart?
Or will the horror of that night be the death of them?