Stay ConnectedBookTok is a podcast book club with your new best friends! Follow along with us as we read sections of books and chat about them each week. Hosted by Katie Chaney and Erica Bailey, new episodes drop every week on Sunday nights.
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THE DRAMA. In this episode what the fuck even happens besides everything. In this episode, we chat about the third section of Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan. Next week, we are finishing the book! Two important announcements (people who read the show notes eat first!!!)
1. to close out Good Neighbors, our last episode will feature the author Sarah Langan. We cannot wait to pepper her with questions about Foucault.
2. and we have picked our next book! our next podcast read will be Transcendant Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. keep an eye on our Instagram (@booktok_podcast) for the schedule.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Uh oh, things are getting dark. This section of the book has drama with a capital D! Next week, we're reading pages 144-215 xoxoxoxoxo Katie & Erica
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Minor Feelings by Kathy Park Hong
It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark
The Hospital by Brian Alexander
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
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New book alert! In this episode, we cover the first section of Sarah Langan's Good Neighbors. Next week's episode will cover pages 70-143.
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Other books and podcasts mentioned in this episode:
Nice White Parents by The New York Times
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
WARNING: This episode definitely acknowledges the existence of s-e-x. We are covering not one, but two books by our Queen Emily Henry. First, we talk about Beach Read (0:00-15:20) and Erica just doesn't understand why there aren't more beaches in this book. Second, we cover People We Meet on Vacation (15:50-27:45). The themes of both books are covered from 27:45 onwards.
We tried to keep the spoilers light, but we discuss specific scenes in the following sections:
13:22-14:55
19:58-21:05
28:00-28:20
31:49-32:30
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A reminder that next week, we start reading Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan. The first episode will cover pages 1-69 and will be out on 7/11.
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When I say that we felt like we had to talk about this book, we felt like we HAD TO. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was ALL over Tiktok and Instagram this fall and we had.............. some issues. SpOiLeRs AhEaD. You've been warned.
Next week, we will release our first of four episodes for Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. We're reading chapters 1-5 and we'd love to have you. Okay bye!!! XOXOXOXOOXOX
We're done with Of Women and Salt! What a journeyyyyy. In this episode, we are joined by the amazing Sharada Sridhar to chat more about the themes from this book. Next week, stay tuned for a special, one-off episode about The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. THEN we are onto our next pod read Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, the episode on May 30th will cover chapters 1-5. Check our Instagram for the full schedule.
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Other books/authors mentioned in this episode:
Detranstion, Baby by Torrey Peters
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Jade City by Fonda Lee
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
Part Two!!!! Of Women and Salt is giving us all the plot, all the feelings, all the metaphors. Next week, we are finishing the book! In this episode, we also announce our next book.... ....... ............ CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner. We start reading on May 23rd, so grab your copy. Erica makes a desperate pitch for people to use Bookshop.org, and wouldn't you know it, we have a link for that and other books we mention in this pod. Wow, the internet is nifty sometimes. Catch you next week when we will be finished with this gem of a novel!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
There, There by Tommy Orange
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
SEASON 7 WOW - In this episode, we chat about the first three chapters of 'Of Women and Salt' by Gabriela Garcia. This book!!!!!!!!! Next week, we are reading chapters 4-8 (pg. 65-134)
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
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THIS IS THE BOOK Y'ALL. We loved Detransition, Baby, and knew we had to record a special episode about it. Imagine our delight when the author, Torrey Peters, agreed to join us! In the first half of the episode, Katie and Erica discuss their reactions to the book and get totally derailed into a weird self-help speech??? Then, Torrey Peters joins us to chat about womanhood, transitions, shame, and why the book is so emotional. WIM HOFF FOREVER. This episode contains spoilers, you've been warned!
Next week, we start Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia, reading chapters 1-3.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Time is the Thing a Body Moves Through by T. Fleischmann
We are DONE with Klara and the Sun and wow, do we have thoughts. In this episode, we are joined by Jenn Daugherty to try to put some themes together.
Our next book is Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia! We start reading on 4/25, pages 1-64 (chapters 1-3). Next week, join us for a special episode about the book Detransition, Baby with the author Torrey Peters!
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Other books/pods mentioned in this episode:
Still Processing - “40 Acres and a Movie”
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
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