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The Bookstore episodes

July 24, 2018 26.5 - Live(ish) from Detroit Festival of Books
Hey! This week we've got some news about a call in contest - our number is 616-730-1656, call us with a question or comment and win some books (so long as you live in the US)!
We also talk about The Detroit Festival of Books AND bring you some field recordings from our trip!
Next week we're discussing The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander.
21 min
July 24, 2018 26.5 - Live(ish) from Detroit Festival of Books
Hey! This week we've got some news about a call in contest - our number is 616-730-1656, call us with a question or comment and win some books (so long as you live in the US)!

We also talk about The Detroit Festival of Books AND bring you some field recordings from our trip!

Next week we're discussing The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander.
21 min
July 17, 2018 26 - Heart Berries
This week we discuss Terese Marie Mailhot's memoir Heart Berries. Listen to find out why it's unlike any memoir we've ever read.

A list of media related things we bring up: -Roxane Gay's Hunger-Native American memoirists Joy Harjo and Leslie Marmon Silko -Native American poet Natalie Diaz -Chimamanda Ngozie Adiche's TED Talk "The Danger of A Single Story" -Hannah Gadsby's Netflix special Nanette

Next time we'll be reading The Only Harmless Great Thing by Hannah Bolander.
32 min
July 17, 2018 26 - Heart Berries
This week we discuss Terese Marie Mailhot's memoir Heart Berries. Listen to find out why it's unlike any memoir we've ever read.
A list of media related things we bring up:
-Roxane Gay's Hunger
-Native American memoirists Joy Harjo and Leslie Marmon Silko
-Native American poet Natalie Diaz
-Chimamanda Ngozie Adiche's TED Talk "The Danger of A Single Story"
-Hannah Gadsby's Netflix special Nanette
Next time we'll be reading The Only Harmless Great Thing by Hannah Bolander.
32 min
July 10, 2018 25.5 - Bookstore MASH
We've reimagined the childhood fortune telling game MASH to be about our dream bookstore. Play it with your friends and tell us what wonderful places you dream up!
Highlight this week: Becca calling children's story time "a reading to children event."
Next week we will discuss Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot.
37 min
July 10, 2018 25.5 - Bookstore MASH
We've reimagined the childhood fortune telling game MASH to be about our dream bookstore. Play it with your friends and tell us what wonderful places you dream up!

Highlight this week: Becca calling children's story time "a reading to children event."

Next week we will discuss Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot.
37 min
July 04, 2018 25 - Her Body and Other Parties
This week on The Bookstore: fairy tales, scary stories to tell in the dark, and how large format cameras work. We read Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado and mostly don't know what we think.
Next read: Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
53 min
July 04, 2018 25 - Her Body and Other Parties
This week on The Bookstore: fairy tales, scary stories to tell in the dark, and how large format cameras work. We read Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado and mostly don't know what we think.

Next read: Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
53 min
June 26, 2018 24.5 - Literary Scandals 201 - Fax Machines, Man
Scandals are back in this all new STAR STUDDED episode of The Bookstore! Learn how to game The NYT Bestseller List, and how to befriend your favorite author with the help of just a fax machine and a party city wig.
52 min
June 26, 2018 24.5 - Literary Scandals 201 - Fax Machines, Man
Scandals are back in this all new STAR STUDDED episode of The Bookstore! Learn how to game The NYT Bestseller List, and how to befriend your favorite author with the help of just a fax machine and a party city wig.

If you're new to the podcast and like this episode, we recommend you check out episodes 9.5 and 12.5 for more scandals and literary gossip.
52 min

About The Bookstore

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It's like a book club, but we actually read the book. Join hosts Becca and Corinne as they recreate their days working and hanging out at their local independent book store.