The Bookstore

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93.5 - Writing is Hard Mar 09, 2021

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Inspired by this Reddit thread, we talk about the different things that are distracting or take us out of the book. Not necessarily pet peeves, but also maybe a little bit. This brings us to the conclusion that writing is hard!

Next time we will be discussing The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi.

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93 - The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor Mar 02, 2021

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Review and discussion of The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor for our first pick for the March book prompt: Read a book you already own.

Next time we will be discussing The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi.

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92.5 - Read A Book From An Indie Press Today Feb 23, 2021

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To close out the February prompt for our Bookstore Podcast 12 Month Challenge, we each have some recommendations for indie publishers and books published by those indie publishers. We will list all the books mentioned on our website.

Next time we will be reading our first March Prompt book (something we already own): The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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92 - Frontier by Can Xue Feb 18, 2021

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Our second book published by an independent publisher for the February prompt is Frontier by Can Xue. We don't actually know how to explain it or talk about it, but we try!

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91.5 - Rebroadcast - It's an Independent Publisher Extravaganza Feb 09, 2021

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Our February reading prompt is to read books published by an Independent Publisher. Because we've received so many questions from people interested in how to find more independent presses, we have decided to rerelease an episode we did a couple of years back introducing you the wonderful world of Indies.

Next week we will be reading and discussing Frontier by Can Xue, published by Open Letter at the University of Rochester. You can find it at your library or local bookstore and read along with us.

Original Description:

After a bit of a mis-speak, we realized that we've read more books published by independent publishers and presses than we thought. So we're here to highlight the great work by publishers you suggested and publishers that we think are putting out great work. There's so many to talk about that we couldn't fit it all in!

A list of titles and publishers discussed in this episode can be found on the episode post on our website.

91 - Temporary Feb 02, 2021

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Our first pick for February's prompt is Temporary by Hilary Leichter, published by Coffee House Press. It gets us talking about the mundanity of office life and the strangeness of life under capitalism.

Next week we are reading Frontier by Can Xue. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

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90.5 - Scandals - Cautionary Tales for Prospective Journalists Jan 26, 2021

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Alternate title: TRUST NO ONE!

A list of sources for this episode can be found here.

Next week we will be discussing Temporary by Hilary Leichter.

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90 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Jan 19, 2021

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Our January prompt for The Bookstore's 12 Month Challenge is "a book you think you really should have read by now." Becca's pick for that prompt is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.

February is indie publisher month, if you have a favorite indie pub book, we'd love to hear about it! Our first book for February is Temporary by Hilary Leichter. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

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89.5 - January Challenge Jan 12, 2021

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This week we have a bit of news, Corinne explores a new GoodReads (and Amazon) book tracking contender called The StoryGraph, and we consider some interpretations for the January challenge prompt: a book you feel you should have read by now.

Becca is beckyramone and Corinne is corinnekeener on The StoryGraph. Add us and we will follow back!

Next week we will be discussing I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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89 - Pride & Prejudice, or, We Are Not Austen Scholars, Sorry Jan 06, 2021

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If you are a die-hard Jane Austen fan, you may want to skip this one. We read Corinne's pick for our January prompt, "A book you think you really should have read by now." P&P is embedded in our cultural consciousness and it was time for us to see what the fuss is all about. Note: Even though Austen is G-rated, this episode contains swearing.

Next up is Becca's pick, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.

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