204 - The Salt Eaters
Today we talk about The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara. Next month we will be reading The Dry by Jane Harper. Content warning: suicide, vi...
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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.
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20 of 320 episodesTyra Banks, Modelland, and Smize Cream
Hello, we are checking in to be culturally relevant and bring you research we did about Tyra Banks, Modelland, and Smize Cream 5-6 years ago...
203 - Pedro Páramo
Today we're talking about Juan Rulfo's novel Pedro Páramo . Originally published in 1955, we both read different English translations, which...
202 - Toad
Years ago, I can't remember when, we read Katherine Dunn's Geek Love , by far her most famous work. We returned to Dunn to read Toad, which...
201 - The Wall
Today we are talking about The Wall by Austrian author Marlen Haushofer, published in the 1960s. In addition to the book, we also discuss ho...
200 - House of Day, House of Night
I, Becca, have been going through a big life transition, and that is why this episode is so incredibly late. I will be okay though! It also...
199 - Year(s) in Review 2025
Due to this being a weird year (Corinne had a baby!) instead of our usual wrap-up of the year's books, we decided to take a look at our hist...
198 - Cursed Bread
Content warning straight off the top for this one! Both for the actual content, in which Becca recommends a terrible tv show and for the boo...
Horror Recommendations
We're back! We're a bit all over the place in this episode, but mostly it's me (Becca) recommending a few horror/scary books I've read. Most...
197 - Wild Geese
We are now officially on hiatus! Corinne is on maternity leave, although that's not why this episode is late, I just forgot about uploading...
196 - Patsy
Today we discuss Nicole Dennis-Benn's novel Patsy , which won the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction. Content warning: brief men...
195 - I Who Have Never Known Men
For the month of May, our prompt is to read a dystopia or post-apocalyptic work of fiction. Corinne's pick is I Who Have Never Known Men by...
194 - Brown Girl in the Ring
Our first book for May's prompt to read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel is Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. Set in a Toronto...
193 - Underground Barbie
Today's book discussion is on Underground Barbie by Maša Kolanović, translated from Croatian by Ena Selimović. We get slightly off-topic tal...
192 - Nonfiction
Becca's pick for April's prompt to read a book based on its cover or title is Nonfiction: A Novel by Julie Myerson, because the contradictio...
191 - Witches
The March prompt is to read a book published by an indie press, and Corinne's pick is Witches by Brenda Lozano , translated by Heather Clear...
190 - Earthlings
Becca's pick for March's prompt to read a book published by an indie press is Earthlings by Sayaka Murati, translated from the Japanese by G...
189 - Visitation
February's prompt is to read a book with a non-human narrator or from a non-human perspective. Corinne's pick, that we'll be discussing toda...
188 - The Story of a Goat
Romantic Goat sex on today's episode. We read The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan. Next time we will read Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck C...
187 - Pastoralia
Last episode for January is Pastoralia by George Saunders, this is a book of short stories that all have the trademark Saunders satirical ed...