Today we are talking about The Wall by Austrian author Marlen Haushofer, published in the 1960s. In addition to the book, we also discuss how quickly we'd die in a similar situation due to our complete lack of survivalist skills.

Content warning: animal death

Our next book discussion will be Toad by Katherine Dunn. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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I, Becca, have been going through a big life transition, and that is why this episode is so incredibly late. I will be okay though! It also kind of fits because Olga Tokarczuk's House of Day, House of Night, is all about transition and liminal spaces.

Content warning: we mention breasts and vaginas (more like vaginal art).

Minnesota mutual aid

Immigration law funds

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Due to this being a weird year (Corinne had a baby!) instead of our usual wrap-up of the year's books, we decided to take a look at our historical Year in Reviews and talk about the books we remember, and the ones we don't.

We swear a bit and mention some adult topics briefly, so use caution when listening.

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Content warning straight off the top for this one! Both for the actual content, in which Becca recommends a terrible tv show and for the book, which is described as being erotic, and then also a big warning for us being disorganized and confused. We are getting our groove back, please be patient. If you're still listening to us, we love you, and we are in love with you.

Next episode will be our Year in Review.

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We're back! We're a bit all over the place in this episode, but mostly it's me (Becca) recommending a few horror/scary books I've read. Most likely, we will be popping in once a month to update everyone until life settles down a little more. Thanks for listening!

(Quick correction: I mention the movie The Devils by Ken Russell, and what I guessed what the outline of the plot. Since recording, I have watched the movie and I was wrong. Great movie though!)

Books mentioned: Night Watcher by Daphne Woolsoncroft, Come Closer by Sara Gran, The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley, and Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlmann.

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We are now officially on hiatus! Corinne is on maternity leave, although that's not why this episode is late, I just forgot about uploading it.

Our second book for June is Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel.

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Today we discuss Nicole Dennis-Benn's novel Patsy, which won the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction.

Content warning: brief mentions of miscarriage, sexual and physical assaults, abusive relationships

Our next book discussion will be Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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For the month of May, our prompt is to read a dystopia or post-apocalyptic work of fiction. Corinne's pick is I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. We have both read this book already and jumped at the chance to reread and discuss this book, that we describe as being "about what it is to be human."

Content warning: captivity, death, disease, euthanasia, brief mentions of sexual awakening, torture, and suicide

Our next book discussion will be Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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Our first book for May's prompt to read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel is Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. Set in a Toronto that has been abandoned by the government and anyone with means, Ti-Jeanne has to learn how to survive and how to protect the ones she loves.

Content warning: mentions of violence, suicide, drug addiction

Our next book discussion will be I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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Today's book discussion is on Underground Barbie by Maša Kolanović, translated from Croatian by Ena Selimović. We get slightly off-topic talking about the top news stories from the 90s and reminiscing about playing with Barbies.

Content warning: war (mentions of bombing and snipers), swearing

Our next book discussion will be Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. Find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us!

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