Two Bitches Reading Books

In this episode we finish our deep dive of the book Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. We talk about the stories Matthew shares with us in this book, the insights they brought us and memories they dig up.

If you want to hear more about the White Boy Rick story, check out Shattered, season two here: https://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/Shattered/

As we mention at the end of this episode, we are taking a break for a few months so Kayla can welcome her new baby! We will be back the first week of May and in the meantime you can find podcast announcements (like what our next book club read will be) on our Instagram page by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we start our deep dive of Matthew McConaughey's book Greenlights. We'll be talking about this book, which is a memoir and a philosophical examination of life and it's moments, their impact and what we can make of them. And of course we might find ourselves on some tangents along the way.

What is Imposter Syndrome? https://www.psycom.net/imposter-syndrome

On the next episode we will be finishing this insightful book and announcing our next read! We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime you can find podcast updates and other book content from us by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks on Instagram!

In this episode we discuss chapters 48-69 of Lisa Jewell's book The Family Upstairs. We also cover the extra chapter in Kayla's book where we learn more about Martina.

For more information on police trainings and education requirements: https://www.trainingreform.org/not-enough-training

On the next episode we will read the first four parts of Matthew McConaughey's book Greenlights. We also have a special announcement to make.

We hope you read along with us. In the meantime, you can find podcast updates and other book content from us by search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Instagram!

In this episode we discuss chapters 24-48 of Lisa Jewell's book The Family Upstairs and the theories we have at this point in our reading.

For more info on different teas and pregnancy: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-tea-safe-during-pregnancy#unsuitable-herbal-teas

The Commonwealth Fund's Report on maternal health: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/dec/us-maternal-health-divide-limited-services-worse-outcomes

On the next episode we will be finishing this wild book and announcing our next read! We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime you can find podcast updates and other book content from us by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks on Instagram!

In this episode we discuss the first 24 chapters of Lisa Jewell's book The Family Upstairs, how we feel about the characters we've met so far and the things this book is reminding us of as we read through it.

For more info on why most homes in Europe don't have AC: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/20/europe-uk-air-conditioning-ac/

If you're looking for a deep dive on the mystery surrounding the Manson family and their crimes, we can recommend Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'neill

We will be reading up to part three of the book, The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell and discussing it in the next episode. We hope you'll join us! In the meantime search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Tiktok or Instagram for podcast updates and other book content.

In this episode we finish our deep dive of Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (pages 263-the end), talk about what we were thinking while reading this twisty book and go over the discussion questions in the back of the book.

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In the next episode we will start our next book club read, The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. We'll be reading the first 24 chapters or to page 126, we hope you'll join us! In the meantime search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Tiktok or Instagram for podcast updates and other book content.

In this episode we talk about reading pages 131-262 in Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica, where we learn more about what happened to Shelby, and we learn about Meredith's life leading up to her and Delilah's disappearance. We talk about Shelby's traumatic birth and what transpired after it. We both have our theories and touch on them at the end of the episode. This reading really had us questioning doctors and birthing practices in America, informed consent, especially since Kayla's due date is approaching. Which of course had us wondering, what's the difference in having a midwife vs an OB. Check out this link if you're curious as well: https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/12/maternity-care-in-the-u-s-is-in-crisis-its-time-to-call-the-midwife/

In the next episode we will discuss the rest of the book, talk about some of the discussion questions and announce our next book club read, we hope you'll join us! In the meantime search @twobitchesreadingbooks on Tiktok or Instagram for podcast updates and other book content.

In this episode we talk about the first third (up to page 131) of Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica. This book will make you feel as though you are IN the MUD with the characters in the book. Two women go missing in suspicious circumstances, we talk about similar experiences as women where we have been in situations where we had sketchy run ins with men/people. 

Some info about doulas from the American Pregnancy Association: https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/having-a-doula/

In our next episode we continue our deep dive of this addicting book and we'll be talking about the next third(ish) of the book, up to page 262. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, you can follow us on Tiktok or Instagram @twobitchesreadingbooks for updates on the podcast and other book content.

In this episode, for Indigenous People's Day, we read In the Shadow of the Red Brick Building about Residential Schools in Canada and how they would treat indigenous people. This book is super important but also very depressing and tough. We do have trigger warnings for s*xual abuse, child abuse, and suicide. We learn more about the movements Raymond Charlie has been working on for years and how abuse at the boarding schools have impacted many native lives.

Here is a link into more about one of the abusers and a boy found in the gymnasium. https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/kuper-island-residential-school-richard-thomas

Here is more about some abuse in the residential schools: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/more-sex-charges-laid-in-cornwall-1.227298

Our next book club read will be Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica and we will be talking about the first 1/3 of the book (to page 130) in the next episode. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we are celebrating banned book week. Brandi read 1984 and gives us a break down of the apocalyptic book. Kayla read Beyond Magenta, she tells the story of three transgender adults about how they felt growing up trans. We discuss our takeaways from both books and why they have been banned and challenged.

You can find info on the bans/challenges for 1984 here:https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/52211/more-banned-books-week-at-uc-press/

You can find info on the bans/challenges for Beyond Magenta here: https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/beyond-magenta/

If you're looking for more banned books to read: https://theweek.com/articles/459795/17-americas-most-surprising-banned-books

Our next read is In the Shadow of the Red Brick Building by Raymond Tony Charles. It's the true story of a survivor of the Canadian Residential Schools. It is around 110 pages, so we're tackling it in one episode and as always we hope you'll read along with us. In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff by searching @twobitchesreadingbooks.