Podcast: The Bookstore

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.

80 – Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth

Chosen by our Patreon Patrons, we read this week. It is part heist, part animal rights political satire (??). Anyway, here’s our thoughts. Please don’t be mad at us. Next time we will be reading . You can find it at your local bookstore or library…

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79.5 – Patreon Exclusive Released – We’re CATS Scholars Now

Hey CATS-heads – this week we are releasing a Patreon exclusive episode because we ran out of ideas. Hope you’re ready for 53 minutes of us talking about CATS, Old Possum’s Book of them, stage productions, insane CGI monstrosities, which CATS is…

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79 – The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell

We’re a bit late this week, but we have reigned victorious over midterms and work functions and an election to bring you a discussion of Namwali Serpell’s magically realistic, somewhat science fictional, family history of Zambia, . Next time we will…

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78.5 We’re Renaming Ourselves The Library

Today we have some fun discussing an article about how libraries are the real enemy. And we also talk about the shadowy world of bestseller lists.  Next week we’re reading The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell.

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78 – Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

We read . The book is filled with difficult topics, so this episode will not be for everyone. Despite the discomfort some of the themes may cause it is also a very beautifully and interestingly composed book. Next time we will be discussing . You can…

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77.5 – Anticipated Reads

This episode we take some time to share a few books we’re looking forward to reading in the remainder of 2020, as well as a couple news items we found interesting.  Next week will be a discussion of Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor.

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77 – The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

This week we discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2015 literary fantasy novel The Buried Giant and are pleasantly surprised to say that we do, in fact, actually like some fantasy novels. Also mentioned in this episode: (2001 Film with Jennifer Lopez…

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76.5 – Internet Nonsense

This week we delve into some Book Twitter news; explaining the supply chain, revealing our ignorance of how the British government works, and encountering yet other stubborn man unwilling to rethink his preconceived notions.  Next week we’ll be…

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76 – Heavy by Kiese Laymon

This week we read and discussed and we think you should, too. Our next book will be . Find it at your library or local bookstore or from with code BOOKSTORE for the audio and read along with us.  

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75.5 – Interview with a Librarian

Way back in 2019, Becca and her partner Zac visited Zac’s friend Tom, who is the adult services librarian of a library in Michigan. We were onsite at the library, so there are some audio issues, sorry! This episode is quite different from our normal…

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