Two Bitches Reading Books

In this episode we finish the book Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu. We saw and also didn't see a lot of things coming. As this is the first book in the series there are some questions remaining, but nothing in this book has left us on a real cliff hanger. You may notice Kayla's voice is almost gone, so bear with us this episode. At the end we talk about our next project and banned book week. 

Roman numerals: https://www.livescience.com/32052-roman-numerals.html

Join us next week when we read our banned book choices, Brandi is reading 1984 and Kayla is reading Beyond Magenta, the stories of 6 transgender and gender neutral teens. In the meantime follow us on TikTok and Instagram by searching Two Bitches Reading Books.

In this episode we continue our deep dive into the book The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu and suffice it to say, Ropa's life is getting crazy. Our discussion on the book takes us down some different tangents and we end up learning a few things.

Banned & Challenged Classics https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics 

In the next episode we will be finishing this book and announcing the next read for the bookcast. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we start our review of The Library of the Dead from T.L. Huchu. 16 chapters in and it's safe to say, we are loving all the action and attitude in the book as well as Gran's spot on advice. 

Abe statue in Edinburgh: https://www.thenational.scot/news/19940472.new-us-presidents-day-tradition-started-edinburgh-memorial/

Forbes article on Mackenzie Scott's (formerly Besos) fortune: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2022/04/05/how-mackenzie-scott-has-given-away-billionsand-is-still-one-of-the-worlds-richest-women/?sh=3fdaffde36ac

We are going to read through page 207, and meet back here to talk about chapters 17-28 on the next episoe! We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we finish our deep dive of Colleen Hoover's book Verity, starting with chapter 9 of So Be It and going through the end of the book, chapter 25. This book has been a wild ride, and the twists and turns it took our conversation is evidence of that.

In case you're curious about how to use pudding in cake mix: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a93862/9-ways-to-elevate-cake-mix/

Up next we are reading and discussing The Library of the Dead from T.L. Huchu. We hope you'll read along with us! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we continue our deep dive of Colleen Hoover's book, Verity, starting in chapter 3 of So Be It and ending with chapter 15 of Verity. This book has taken us on such a wild ride and we talk about a variety of topics because of it!

Link to article about the role of King Louis XIV and Francois Mauriceau had in the way we handle childbirth in the west to this day: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.77.5.636

On the next episode we will be talking about the last third of the book. We hope you'll follow along! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we do a deep dive on the first 102 pages of Colleen Hoover's Verity. This book has been a wild read from the very first sentence and we're learning what the definition of a romantic thriller is.

On the way we discuss topics that include Nancy Crampton Brophy, the novelist who wrote an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband", then murdered her husband. You can read more about her story here: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/26/1101433465/how-to-murder-your-husband-writer-found-guilty-of-murder-romance-novelist-brophy.

On the next episode we will be talking about the next third of the book, from page 103-200. We hope you'll follow along! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this final episode of our Maus I and II season, we talk about the last half of Maus II, Nazis and getting old. We also introduce you to our new book we are reading. Buckle up because we go on one helluva ride.

Link to Time article on Meth and Nazis: https://time.com/5752114/nazi-military-drugs/

This completes our season on the Maus graphic novel duology from Art Spiegelman! Next up, we're reading Verity from Colleen Hoover, we'll be talking about the first 102 pages of that romantic thriller on our next episode! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we talk about the first two chapters of Maus II, the second graphic novel by Art Spiegelman. We touch on topics ranging from Ukraine to Dr. Death. Before doing his experiments on twins and changing of eye colors, he was a doctor in concentration camps deciding if people should live or die. The penultimate episode of this series dives deeper into Auschwitz and the living conditions Jewish people suffered. 

In our next episode we'll be covering the rest of Maus II, we hope you'll follow along! In the meantime, follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks. 

In this episode we finish up the last three chapters of Maus I by Art Spiegelman, after a quick conversation about what the Nazi party was before and during WWII. We talk about what happens in the book (in other words, what happened in Vladek's life), how the book has made us feel and how it reminds us of events that are happening around the world to this day.

Here are links to what I read to understand the Nazi party, communism and socialism:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nazi-Party/The-Nazi-Party-and-Hitlers-rise-to-power

https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism

https://www.studioatao.org/socialism?gclid=CjwKCAjw682TBhATEiwA9crl34rdkOaVvwevTfHhLqJbQNmA1xdgfmE8iol_WqO3dNxQiKxHYeOG2hoCATAQAvD_BwE

Next up, we're rolling directly into the next graphic novel in this series, Maus II and we'll be back in two weeks to talk about the first three chapters! We hope you'll read along. Follow us on Instagram or TikTok for podcast updates and other book stuff, @twobitchesreadingbooks.

In this episode we talk about the first 3 chapters of the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman. Art introduces us to his family and tells us about their experiences in the 1930's while we consider the similarities between then and now and talk about our feelings while reading this historical story.

We'll be back in two weeks to cover the rest of Maus I, in the meantime, we'd love to chat about Maus! Find us on Instagram @twobitchesreadingbooks or TikTok @twobitchesreadingbooks!