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| Our Wives Under The Sea - Part 4 (pg. 165 - end) | 27 Mar 2023 | 00:40:44 | |
Whewwww this ending. We have OPINIONS! And, we have a very important announcement <3 <3 <3 We are going to be taking a break from recording for a while - we've loved this community, these books, and getting to share it all with you. Listen in for a longer more detailed annoucement (because, we love nothing more than to talk it out ;) ) Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast https://instagram.com/booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty When We Were Bright and Beautiful | |||
| Our Wives Under The Sea - Part 3 (pg. 114-164) | 20 Mar 2023 | 00:21:01 | |
Is something big about to happen or is it about to a *metaphorical* ending that we do not want???? Tune in next week to see how this ends!! (also, PS, sorry this is a day late, little tech difficulty :) ) Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast https://instagram.com/booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: | |||
| The Midnight Library | 26 Dec 2022 | 00:32:58 | |
Merry Christmas our sweet readers!!! Today, we have a special episode for you about The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (spoilers included!!!). Please note that this episode contains discussion of serious topics around mental health and should be listened to with care. If you are joining us for our next book club read, our next book is Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. We start reading on January 1st, so grab your copy soon and set those 2023 reading goals. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town by Brian Alexander Lightlark by Alex Aster The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid The House in the Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune The Power by Naomi Alderman 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan Vladimir by Julia May Jonas Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum | |||
| Two Girls Down - Part 3 (pg. 125 - 174) | 09 Nov 2020 | 00:25:57 | |
In this episode, we are discussing chapters 7-9 of Louisa Luna's Two Girls Down. Next week, we're reading chapters 10-13! Talk to you then xoxo | |||
| Two Girls Down - Part 2 (pg. 68 - 124) | 02 Nov 2020 | 00:22:09 | |
In this episode, we discuss chapters 4-6 of Louisa Luna's Two Girls Down. Next week, we're reading chapters 7-9! | |||
| Two Girls Down - Part 1 (pg. 1-67) | 25 Oct 2020 | 00:22:18 | |
The first episode of our second book! We read chapters 1-3. Next week, we're reading chapters 4-6. Chat with you then! | |||
| Red at the Bone - Part 4 (pg. 146-end!) ft. James T. Carter | 12 Oct 2020 | 00:48:07 | |
In this episode, we discuss the fourth and final section of Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson with our very first guest! We also announce the next book we'll be reading together. | |||
| Red at the Bone - Part 3 (pg. 93-145) | 05 Oct 2020 | 00:19:31 | |
In this episode, we discuss the third section of Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. Next week we are finishing the book! | |||
| Red at the Bone - Part 2 (pg. 53-91) | 27 Sep 2020 | 00:18:27 | |
In this episode, we're discussing the second section (pg. 53-91) of Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. | |||
| Red at the Bone - Part 1 (pg. 1-51) | 20 Sep 2020 | 00:22:13 | |
The first episode of our first book! In this episode, we're discussing the first section (pg. 1-51) of Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. | |||
| Introducing: BookTok Podcast | 10 Sep 2020 | 00:01:25 | |
BookTok Podcast is your go-to podcast book club. Each week, we read about 75 pages of a fiction book and discuss that section together on the podcast. We also mix it up with author interviews and one-off special episodes when we get in our feels about a particular book. Read along with us, or scroll back to find a book that interests you. Find us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast | |||
| Lessons in Chemistry - Part 5 (chap. 35-end!) ft. Norma Allen | 19 Dec 2022 | 00:44:06 | |
Class dismissed, we have learned our lessons! This is the last episode of our book club read Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Next week, we will have a special one-off episode for you. Then, we'll start reading our next book club book, Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield! Grab you copy and keep an eye on our Instagram page for the schedule. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Kiss Her Once for Me by Allison Cochrun Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff | |||
| Lessons in Chemistry - Part 4 (chap. 27-34) | 11 Dec 2022 | 00:24:30 | |
Is everything happening or is nothing happening??? We could not tell you. Next week we are finishing Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus! In this episode we announce our next book club read: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan The Midnight Library Matt Haig Looking for Alaska by John Green Kiss Her Once for Me by Allison Cochrun Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur One Day in December by Josie Silver Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid | |||
| Lessons in Chemistry - Part 3 (chap. 19-26) | 05 Dec 2022 | 00:30:50 | |
Kids set the table, we need time to read!!!! This episode covers the third section of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Next week, we are reading chapters 27-34! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley Looking for Alaska by John Green Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid | |||
| Lessons in Chemistry - Part 2 (chap. 9-18) | 28 Nov 2022 | 00:27:36 | |
That darn leash... it got super dusty all of a sudden!!! This episode is about the dramatic second section of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Next week, we are reading chapters 19-26. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley | |||
| Lessons in Chemistry - Part 1 (chap. 1-8) | 21 Nov 2022 | 00:21:11 | |
This is the first episode of our book club read, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Gramus! Next weeks episode will cover chapters 9-18. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Last White Man by Moshin Hamid Us Against You by Fredrik Backman Bear Town by Fredrik Blackman | |||
| Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | 06 Nov 2022 | 00:49:14 | |
In this special episode we are discussing one of our mutually favorite books of the year - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. This is a SPOILED discussion so... you've been warned. Next Sunday, we start reading our next book club pick - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Check our Instagram for the schedule! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Tender Is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica Ill Will by Dan Chaon I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Jennette McCurdy on Armchair Expert Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender Midnight Library by Matt Haig Beartown by Fredrik Backman Us Against You by Fredrik Backman The Winners by Fredrik Backman Bones and All by Camille Deangelis Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering From Scratch by Tembi Locke | |||
| All This Could Be Different - Part 4 (pg. 230-end!) ft. Sarah Thankam Mathews | 31 Oct 2022 | 00:55:30 | |
This is the last episode about All This Could Be Different! In this episode, we discuss the ending of the book (0:00-12:12) and then we are joined by the author Sarah Thankam Mathews to talk about the themes of this book. It was SUCH a lovely discussion, what a G E M. Sarah also describes the mission and outcomes of Bed-Stuy Strong. You can learn more about Bed-Stuy Strong on their Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/bedstuystrong/ Next week, we will have a special episode about one of our favorite reads of the year, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. The next week, we will dive into our next book club read, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Grab your copy from your local library, a bookstore, or Bookshop.org! We start reading on November 13th! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters The New Me by Halle Butler Jillian by Halle Butler Authors: Jokha Alharthi, Patricia Highsmith Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Ill Will by Dan Chaon | |||
| All This Could Be Different - Part 3 (pg. 154-229) | 24 Oct 2022 | 00:27:48 | |
In this episode, we are discussing the third section of All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews. Next week, we are finishing the book and we will be joined by a special guest! We also announced our next book club read: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Grab your copy from a local bookstore or Bookshop.org! We start reading on Nov 13th! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Beartown by Fredrik Backman A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel | |||
| All This Could Be Different - Part 2 (pg. 78-153) | 16 Oct 2022 | 00:25:59 | |
OH boy oh boy oh boyyyy we are stressed for our girl S. In this episode, we are discussing All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews. Next week, we are reading pages 154-229. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: One Night on the Island by Josie Silver Matrix by Lauren Groff | |||
| Our Wives Under The Sea - Part 2 (pg.56 - 113) | 12 Mar 2023 | 00:23:16 | |
Things get straaaaange under the sea, but they're not much better on solid land. Will Leah ever be okay?! Tune in next week to find out! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast https://instagram.com/booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: | |||
| All This Could Be Different - Part 1 (pg. 1-77) | 09 Oct 2022 | 00:31:54 | |
This is the first episode of our book club read - All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews! Next week, we are reading pages 78-153. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Sparring Partners by John Grisham Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Real Life by Brandon Taylor Matrix by Lauren Groff Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh | |||
| Tender is the Flesh | 26 Sep 2022 | 01:01:28 | |
In this episode, we are discussing Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica. This was DIVISIVE to say the least! Check the trigger warnings on this book before you dive in. --- UNSPOILED SECTION: 0:00 - 24:06 SPOILED SECTION: 24:07 - 48:15 TALKTOK: 24:07 - end! --- Next Sunday, we start reading our next book club read, All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews! The first episode will cover pages 1-77. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Real Life by Brandon Taylor The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff | |||
| Careless - Part 4 (chap. 22-end) ft. Kirsty Capes | 20 Sep 2022 | 01:12:20 | |
In this episode, we chat about the last section of Careless by Kirsty Capes. We are then joined by the author to talk more about the themes from this book! Thanks for reading ya'll. Our next book club read is All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews. We start reading on October 2nd! Grab your copy from the library, a local bookstore, or bookshop.org! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Nevada by Imogen Binnie Matrix by Lauren Groff City of Thieves by David Benioff A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers Bones and All by Camille DeAngelis Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz | |||
| Careless - Part 3 (chap. 15-21) | 11 Sep 2022 | 00:27:38 | |
Well... that did not go well now did it??? This episode discusses the third section of Careless by Kirsty Capes. Next week we are finishing the book and we'll be joined by Kirsty to talk more about the themes of this book! In this episode, we also announce our next bookclub read - All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews! Grab your copy from a local bookstore or from Bookshop.org! We start reading on October 2nd. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub City of Thieves by David Benioff Beloved by Toni Morrison Boy Parts by Eliza Clark Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann | |||
| Careless - Part 2 (chap. 9-14) | 04 Sep 2022 | 00:33:12 | |
Well things have escalated quickly for Bess. Why does it feel like everything is happening and somehow nothing is happening??? Next week, we are reading chapters 15-21. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia Regretting You by Colleen Hoover Circe by Madeline Miller Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Beloved by Toni Morrison This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis Boy Parts by Eliza Clark | |||
| Careless - Part 1 (chap. 1-8) | 28 Aug 2022 | 00:33:20 | |
We are back after our two week hiatus and we MISSED you! This is the first episode about Careless by Kirsty Capes. Next week, we are reading chapters 9-14. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Circe by Madeline Miller A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia Either/Or by Elif Batuman | |||
| The Woman in the Library - Part Four (chap. 28-end!) ft. Sulari Gentill | 07 Aug 2022 | 01:16:28 | |
Well... those theories didn't quite work out did they??? In this episode, we discuss the last section of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. We are then joined by Sulari to talk about the themes of the book! SPOILER SECTIONS: 00:00:48 - 00:12:30 00:46:45 - 00:50:17 00:53:35 - 01:04:15 --- Our next book club read is Careless by Kirsty Capes! We want to give you plenty of time to get this book, since the paperback version comes out on August 16th! Given that, we will start reading Careless on 8/21, and the first episode will come out on 8/28! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour The Power by Naomi Alderman A Theft of Privilege by L.M. Vincent Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivener Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki Salt Houses by Hala Alyan Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt | |||
| The Woman in the Library - Part 3 (chap. 19-27) | 31 Jul 2022 | 00:26:01 | |
Well we have some strong theories in this episode and who knows if they will hold up to the evidence. Wait... are we Marigold??? In this episode, we discuss the third section of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. Next week, we are FINISHING the book and we are joined by the author! Cannot wait to find out the answers to all of our burning questions. In this episode, we also announced our next book club pick - Careless by Kirsty Capes! Grab your copy from a local bookstore or Bookshop.org. We start reading on August 21st! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books/podcasts mentioned in this episode: R.L. Stine Interview on Armchair Expert Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki | |||
| The Woman in the Library - Part 2 (chap. 10-18) | 24 Jul 2022 | 00:25:16 | |
WOWOW OKAY well that escalated quickly. This week, we are discussing chapters 10-18 (plus the two pages between chapter 18 and 19 which Erica TOTALLY knew and was not surprised about at all) of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. Next week, we are reading chapters 19-27. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance You’re Invited by Amanda Jiatisa Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | |||
| The Woman in the Library - Part 1 (chap. 1-9) | 18 Jul 2022 | 00:26:16 | |
This is the first episode about The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill! This book is both more frightening and also funnier than we expected! Next week, we are reading chapters 10-18 (+ the two pages between chapters 18 & 19). Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine A Promised Land by Barack Obama The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa | |||
| Our Wives Under The Sea - Part 1 (pg. 1-55) | 06 Mar 2023 | 00:24:40 | |
We are TERRIFIED but we are also loving this moody beautiful suspenseful dramaaaaaa. Leah's home, but is she really? We're confronting a lot of deep sea fears here, but also fully invested in this relationship and in our sweet Leah being ok! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast https://instagram.com/booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | |||
| Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman | 04 Jul 2022 | 00:49:20 | |
Happy holiday weekend!! For this one-off special episode, we are talking allll about Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman. This book sure seems like the book of the summer and you KNOW we have thoughts. Spoilers abound! Next week, we start reading our next book club read - The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. For the first week, we are reading chapters 1-9. The first episode comes out on July 17th! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books and articles mentioned in this episode: Chris Evans: American Marvel (GQ Article) The Club by Ellery Lloyd The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers | |||
| Writers & Lovers - Part 4 (pg. 251-end!) ft. Emily from @dontbullymybookclub | 26 Jun 2022 | 01:04:14 | |
This is the last episode about Writers & Lovers by Lily King! Next week, we will have a special, one-off episode about Funny You Should Ask, the buzziest romance book of the summer! Follow Emily on Instagram: @dontbullymybookclub Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Annie and the Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine | |||
| Writers & Lovers - Part 3 (pg. 170-250) | 20 Jun 2022 | 00:32:18 | |
We cannot decide if Casey is the most sympathetic character or the least... you decide! Next week, we are finishing the book, can't wait to see how this all wraps up. In this episode, we also announce our next book club read - The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. We start reading on July 10th! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: California Blood at Gettysburg by Mig Gallagher The Club by Ellery Lloyd What You’re Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score My Body by Emily Ratajowski Bunny by Mona Awad Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur | |||
| Writers & Lovers - Part 2 (pg. 86-169) | 12 Jun 2022 | 00:23:14 | |
HELLO FRIENDS AND LOVERS, we are back with part two of Writers & Lovers by Lily King. We are feeling marginally better in this episode! Next week, we are reading pages 170-250. See you then <3 <3 <3 Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Club by Ellery Lloyd Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour | |||
| Writers & Lovers - Part 1 (pg. 1-85) | 06 Jun 2022 | 00:29:59 | |
We're back baby! This is the first episode about Writers and Lovers by Lily King. Erica keeps wanting to call this book "Friends and Lovers" and... fair. In this section, we have lots of friends and lots of lovers and lots of in between possible lovers? Erica and Katie are both sick in this episode sadly, sorry about the sniffles! Next week, we are reading pages 86-169. --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Book Lovers by Emily Henry What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney | |||
| 24 Hour Reading Challenge: Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins | 22 May 2022 | 00:52:14 | |
In this special episode, we read Girl on the Train in one day and record as we go! Spoilers are OUT THERE. We have .... feelings ...... Next week, we start reading our next book club read: Writers and Lovers by Lily King Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn | |||
| Honor - Part 4 (chapters 32-end!) ft. Sri from @browngirlbookshelf | 15 May 2022 | 01:04:38 | |
This book was a real whirlwind! In this episode, we wrap up the end of Honor by Thrity Umrigar! In the second half of the episode, Sri from @browngirlbookshelf joins us to talk more about the themes of this book. Our next bookclub read is Writers and Lovers by Lily King! Grab your copy, we start reading on 5/22 -- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara Mirror Made of Rain by Naheed Phiroze Patel A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Anxious People by Fredrick Backman Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Vladimir by Julia May Jonas Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis | |||
| Honor - Part 3 (chapters 20-31) | 09 May 2022 | 00:35:36 | |
this episode is about the third section of Honor by Thrity Umrigar and our hearts were broken then mended then broken then mended again in this section! next week, we are finally (hopefully??) going to find out what happens in this court case because we are FINISHING the book! We also announced our NEXT book club read: Writers and Lovers by Lily King! we hope you'll join us. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson | |||
| Honor - Part 2 (chapters 9-19) | 01 May 2022 | 00:30:20 | |
This love story has us feeling a lot of feelings. Next week, we are reading chapters 20-31 of Honor by Thrity Umrigar! --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia A Woman is No Man by Etaf Frum Sooley by John Grisham Live Laugh Kidnap by Gabby Noone We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder | |||
| Honor - Part 1 (chapters 1-8) | 24 Apr 2022 | 00:28:52 | |
We are BACK baby! This episode covers the first section of Honor by Thrity Umrigar. Next week, we are reading chapters 9-19! --- Other books mentioned in this episode: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Sooley by John Grisham On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson Pure Colour by Sheila Heti Stay and Fight by Madeline Fitch Educated by Tara Westover Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura Milk Fed by Melissa Febos Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Haruki Murakami (author) Verity by Colleen Hoover The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan | |||
| When We Were Bright and Beautiful | 13 Feb 2023 | 01:13:17 | |
We are so excited to talk to the author of When We Were Bright and Beautiful, Jillian Medoff! Make sure to check all of the trigger warnings - and watch out for the spoilers if you haven't read (they're at 13:20 and again at 37:30 during our interview!) We had a great time and would love to hear all of your thoughts toooooo! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok When We Were Bright and Beautiful https://bookshop.org/a/21410/9780063142022 --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | |||
| My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Half Unspoiled / Half Spoiled) | 10 Apr 2022 | 00:47:28 | |
If you know you know, if you get it you get it, if you're an Ottessa fan you're an Ottessa fan. In this episode, we are talking about My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Erica is convinced this is one of her favorite books of all time and Katie is not so sure! We save the plot discussions for the second half, so if you haven't read the book, we'll tell you when to drop off! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh Milk Fed by Melissa Broder Honor by Thrity Umrigar Stay and Fight by Madeline Fitch The Push by Ashley Audrain On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson Girlhood by Melissa Febos No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura Pure Colour by Sheila Heti Verity by Colleen Hoover Beyond Survival edited by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ejeris Dixon | |||
| The School for Good Mothers - Part 4 (chapters 15-end!) ft. Jessamine Chan | 04 Apr 2022 | 01:09:04 | |
I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING. Okay, we're all crying. WHEW this book got us right in the heart. in this episode, we cover the last section of The School for Good Mothers. We are then joined by the author Jessamine Chan to talk about the themes of this book! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books, articles, and an influencer mentioned in this episode: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh New Yorker Article: Where is your Mother by Rachel Aviv New York Times Article: Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’ by Stephanie Clifford and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Motherhood by Sheila Heti Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks Man v. Nature by Diane Cook Vladimir by Julia May Jonas Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron AlliePal - Subscribe to her newsletter! Girlhood by Melissa Febos There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn | |||
| The School for Good Mothers - Part 3 (chapters 9-14) | 28 Mar 2022 | 00:31:46 | |
Oh boy we are STILL not feeling good! This episode covers chapters 9-14 of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan! Next week, we are finishing the book and we will be joined by the brains behind this book, Jessamine! We cannot wait!!! In this episode, we also announce our next book club read, Honor by Thrity Umrigar. Grab you copy from a local bookstore, library, or Bookshop.org. We start reading on April 17th. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch Girlhood by Melissa Febos Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune | |||
| The School for Good Mothers - Part 2 (chapters 5-8) | 20 Mar 2022 | 00:31:07 | |
School is in session and we are Not Feeling Good about it!!!!! In this episode, we are discussing chapters 5-8 of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. Next week, we are reading chapters 9-14. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Vladimir by Julia May Jonas The Power by Naomi Alderman A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum Wahala by Nikki May | |||
| The School for Good Mothers - Part 1 (chapters 1-4) | 13 Mar 2022 | 00:33:35 | |
Hello friends!! Welcome to the first episode about Jessamine Chan's The School for Good Mothers. In this episode, we chat about the first four episodes. Next week, we are reading chapters 5 through the end of chapter 8! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Push by Ashley Audrain Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow Wahala by Nikki May The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley | |||
| The Power (Half Unspoiled / Half Spoiled) | 27 Feb 2022 | 00:44:57 | |
We are talking all about one of our favorite recent reads, The Power by Naomi Alderman. This episode is divided into two sections, first an unspoiled discussion of the themes of this book (the first 26 minutes) and a second section where we get to gab about specific plot points and that ENDING! Next week, we start reading our next book club book - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan! We are reading chapters 1-4 in the first week. The first episode will come out on 3/13! --- Other books mentioned in this episode: Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez There, There by Tommy Orange Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart Midnight Library by Matt Haig Milk Fed by Melissa Broder Under the Whispering Doors by TJ Klune | |||
| The Perfect Ruin - Part 4 (pg. 250-end!) ft. Shanora Williams | 20 Feb 2022 | 00:58:38 | |
This is our fourth and final episode about The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. In the first part of the episode, we discuss the last section of the book including that ENDING! (spoilers included) In the second half of the episode, we are joined by the author, Shanora Williams, to discuss the themes of this book, why she decided to pivot from writing romance novels to writing thrillers, and Next Sunday, we are releasing a one-off special episode about one of our favorite reads of 2021: The Power by Naomi Alderman. The following Sunday (3/6) we start reading our next book club read, The School for Good Mothers! The first episode for that book club pick will be out on 3/13. Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books mentioned in this episode: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher Wanting Mr. Cane by Shanora Williams Dear Mr. Black by Shanora Williams All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks and Kevin Carr O'Leary Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez How to be Perfect by Michael Shurr | |||