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This week Claire Handscome joins The Bookstore to talk about her work on Brit Lit Podcast, Brit Lit Blog, and her upcoming novel Unscripted. She also recommends several incredible new books from the UK that we cannot wait to check out.

You can listen to Claire's podcast, Brit Lit Podcast wherever you're listening to this right now. You can find her work at www.unscriptednovel.com.

The books that Claire recommends in this episode are:

• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan
• I am Thunder by Muhammad Khan
• The Lido by Libby Page
• (bonus) Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt

Next week we are discussing and reviewing Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan. Read it with us, please!

This week Claire Handscome joins The Bookstore to talk about her work on Brit Lit Podcast, Brit Lit Blog, and her upcoming novel Unscripted. She also recommends several incredible new books from the UK that we cannot wait to check out.

This week we discuss and review a difficult, but beautiful memoir. After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry is the story of a young girl and her mother before and after her mother's murder. This episode may be difficult for some listeners, please take note that the discussion will address subjects related to the book including domestic violence, rape, and murder.

Our next book discussion will be about Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan. Find it at your local bookstore, library, or Corinne's father-in-law's house because she forgot it over there and read along with Becca, at least, until Corinne can get her book back.

This week we discuss and review a difficult, but beautiful memoir. After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry is the story of a young girl and her mother before and after her mother's murder. This episode may be difficult for some listeners, please take note that the discussion will address subjects related to the book including domestic violence, rape, and murder.

Our next book discussion will be about Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan.

We're fangirling hard this week, so you know it's serious because we don't do that unless Becca is talking about Bones. Patti Smith is great and a beautiful writer and I wish I could dress like her and she has done a lot of cool things. So listen to us talk about how all of this makes us feel and then go read her memoirs if you haven't yet and if you don't like them PLEASE DON'T TELL US.

We're fangirling hard this week, so you know it's serious because we don't do that unless Becca is talking about Bones. Patti Smith is great and a beautiful writer and I wish I could dress like her and she has done a lot of cool things. So listen to us talk about how all of this makes us feel and then go read her memoirs if you haven't yet and if you don't like them PLEASE DON'T TELL US.

Next week we will be discussing After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry, pick it up at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

Books we mentioned in this episode: Just Kids and M Train by Patti Smith

Ripped right from the headlines, we've read and are discussing The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani. If you're looking to read the book and some how have not had the very first line, or premise "spoiled," you might want to read the book first.

Will Corinne go to jail for missing jury duty? Will Becca ever order her contact lenses? Subscribe to find out!

Our next discussion is After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

Ripped right from the headlines, we've read and are discussing The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani. If you're looking to read the book and some how have not had the very first line, or premise "spoiled," you might want to read the book first.

Will Corinne go to jail for missing jury duty? Will Becca ever order her contact lenses? Subscribe to find out!

Our next discussion is After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

Notes: The Killer-Nanny Novel That Conquered France by Lauren Collins for The New Yorker, January 2018

Because of a bit of a vacation we didn't have a lot of time to prepare a typical topic episode for this mini. So we're going to brag about the fact that we've actually been reading some extracurricular stuff! And we've really really liked some of it! Here's what we've been up to and what we're recommending.

Next up for discussion is The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani.

Recommended in this episode:

The work of Joy Williams, specifically The Changeling which is being released in an anniversary edition on April 10 from Tin House. Also the story Stuff which was read recently on an episode of The New Yorker Fiction podcast.

The Red Clocks by Leni Zuma.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

Blood Child: Stories by Octavia E. Butler.

The longreads.com newsletter and specifically The Worst Roommate Ever by William Brennan for New York Magazine.

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters.

Because of a bit of a vacation we didn't have a lot of time to prepare a typical topic episode for this mini. So we're going to brag about the fact that we've actually been reading some extra curricular stuff! And we've liked some of it! Here's what we've been up to and what we're recommending.

Next up for discussion is The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani.