50 – Sula
This week we read Sula by Toni Morrison and discuss the criticisms Morrison has faced throughout her impressive career. Our next book discussion will be Women Talking by Miriam Toews.
Read MoreIt’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.
There will be discussion of stuff that is not appropriate for children. And there will be brief mentions of eating disorders, just in case that’s not for you. We just can’t turn down a scandal. This week what to do when you didn’t fact check your book…
Read MoreThis week we read The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, despite Corinne calling it “The Dove Avocado” literally seconds into the episode. Next time we will be discussing Sula by Toni Morrison. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and…
Read MoreHere’s a little shorty for you guys. This week we’re excited about books that are coming out this summer, including a number of full length books from some of our favorite journalists and critics at large. We’re here to break the stigma about summer…
Read MoreThis week we discuss the complicated task that is reviewing a memoir after we read The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang. Our next read will be The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy.
Read MoreBy popular demand: we discuss audiobooks, what we like, what we don’t and how to get them. Next time we will be discussing The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang. Get it at your local bookstore or library and read along…
Read MoreThis week in book news: a very Becca and Corinne house has hit the market in St. Clair Shores. For a one time Patreon donation of just $500k you can live in it with us. We also read and discussed Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. Due to the length and nature…
Read MoreWe took a dive into some feminist literary criticism this week and read Joanna Russ’s How to Suppress Women’s Writing. It was published in 1983 and therefore focuses a lot on strictly women’s writing – but we contend these methods have been used…
Read MoreJoin us this week for a discussion of Sigrid Nunez’s National Book Award Winning novel The Friend. In some ways it was a little too real for our real life events, and in others it wasn’t quite real enough. This episode contains more expletives…
Read MoreWe’re back talking about our boy Bret Easton Ellis and a baffling/hilarious interview he did with the New Yorker. And we know you’ve been waiting for nearly three months as we finally respond to the Marie Kondo book drama. Sources:
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