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.
For September’s prompt to read a book by a celebrity, Corinne has chosen The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker and Dick Lochte. Al Roker is a tv personality and the resident weatherman of NBC’s Today show. Content warnings: swearing,…
Read MoreOur last book for August’s prompt to read a book that won a translation award is Every Fire You Tend by Sema Kaygusuz. Very poetic and beautifully written, it might have been too spiritual for us to fully engage with. Content warning: mentions of…
Read MoreOur first book for August’s prompt to read a book that won a translation prize is Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed. Corinne picked this one, and we both loved it. It’s a beautifully illustrated graphic novel split into 3 stories, all revolving…
Read MoreComing in late with our discussion of Nobel Laureat Kenzaburō Ōe’s . This book is difficult in basically every way a book can be, so be warned. Content warnings: suicide, sexual assault, violence. August’s Challenge prompt is to read a book…
Read MoreLook! You just got another free Patreon Episode of Corinne spoiling the ever living life out of It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover. Next week we will have our discussion of . Then August’s prompt is to read a book that won a translation award and our…
Read MoreCorinne’s pick for July’s prompt to read a book published 20 years before you were born is The Stud by Jackie Collins. It’s a wild ride with lots of rich and rich-adjacent people exhibiting poor impulse control! Contains: sex, swearing,…
Read MoreLet this be a sign that if the only Nabokov book you’ve read is Lolita, you should remedy that. Despair is Corinne’s pick for June’s prompt to read a book about twins or doppelgangers. Content warning: mention of suicide, murder, Dostoevsky…
Read MoreToday we discuss Wise Children by Angela Carter, a book about twins, fulfilling June’s prompt to read a book with twins or doppelgangers. It’s Angela Carter, so everything is in excess, not just one set of twins, but multiple, plus all the twins…
Read MoreYou ready for a messy book? This week we read The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin. Next time we will be reading Wise Children by Angela Carter. Content warnings: sexual assault, domestic violence, fertility issues. If you want to…
Read MoreWe’re back! Becca’s still suffering from a sinus infection, but we’re pressing on anyway. The Quick and the Dead by Joy Williams is Corinne’s pick for May’s prompt to read a book recommended by your favorite author. Joy Williams (in general) is…
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