The Bookstore

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88.5 - 2020 in Review: Try My Best to Keep Up Dec 29, 2020

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We look back on our reading in 2020, pick some favorites, and make plans (lol, sure) for 2021.

Next week we will be reading and discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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88 - Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin Dec 15, 2020

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This week we read Samanta Schweblin's Little Eyes, a very Black Mirror-type story featuring, you guessed it, some little eyes. We have a conversation about if a kentuki is more like a drone or a phone app, and talk about why exactly someone would want to have a stranger staring at them all the time.

We are off next week, returning December 29th with our Year in Review episode!

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87.5 - Hello My Name is The Bookstore Dec 08, 2020

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We've been at it for a little over three years and at the suggestion of a Patreon Patron, we have decided to finally do a comprehensive GET TO KNOW US episode. In this episode you will learn such incredible life details as:

What is our favorite sandwich meat
Joey Ramone or Joey Fatone
How good is Corinne's Pee Wee Herman impersonation
Does Becca know the name of her favorite Star War

A list of titles and other recommendations can be found on the blog post for this episode. You can follow Becca and Corinne on GoodReads.

Next time we will be reading Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin. Get it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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87 - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie Dec 01, 2020

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This week we wanted something very chill, and so we picked the cozy mystery queen, Agatha Christie. Other than the main question of the book, which is who did the murdering, we also wonder if people are really climbing in and out of windows, and why is blancmange so popular?

Next time we're reading Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin.

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86.5 - We Meet The Colored Pages Book Club Podcast Nov 24, 2020

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During Pandemic Times ™, it isn't every day you get to meet new friends. This week we talk with Marci and Ako from The Colored Pages Book Club Podcast about what their podcast is about, how it came to be, and what books they love and have been recommending.

Make sure you subscribe to The Colored Pages Book Club Podcast.

Here's the books Marci and Ako recommended on this episode.

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86 - How Much of These Hills Is Gold Nov 17, 2020

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This week we read How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang. We love the Western setting, the lyrical, atmospheric descriptions of the landscape. We have some complicated feelings about the plot and character development.

Next time we're reading The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie.

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85.5 - 2020 Gift Guide Nov 10, 2020

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We're putting our gift guide out a little early this year to give you time to order from your favorite indie bookstore! We have a list of Black-owned bookstores on our website. The books we recommended on this episode can be found here.

Next week we'll be discussing How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang.

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85 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Nov 03, 2020

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If you're receiving this on the day it is released, that means it's Election Day in the US and I hope if you're eligible to vote, you've either done so or are on your way to the polls. Take care of yourself today and all days!

This week we discuss Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, why it's better than classics by old white guys and how it manages to make us swoon over a guy who gets stabbed while gambling despite ourselves.

Next time we will be discussing How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout.

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84.5 Discourse on Witches Oct 27, 2020

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For our Halloween Between the Books episode, we read Roald Dahl's The Witches and watched the 1990 Anjelica Huston vehicle. We digress to talk about what scared us as kids and Dahl's problematic legacy.

Next week we're reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

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84 - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Oct 20, 2020

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This week we read and discussed The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. It's a horror/slasher, a good change of pace, and a little confusing, but that's probably because we are both a little unaccustomed to audiobooks.

Next time we will be reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Pick it up at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout.

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