The Bookstore

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49.5 - Authors Behaving Badly Jun 11, 2019

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There will be discussion of stuff that is not appropriate for children. And there will be brief mentions of eating disorders, just in case that's not for you.

We just can't turn down a scandal. This week what to do when you didn't fact check your book about Victorian history and how not to respond to a gracious yet negative review of your book. Also Corinne says a lot of things she never expected to say on the podcast.

Next week we will be reading and discussing Sula by Toni Morrison. You should absolutely buy it and read it along with us.

Naomi Wolf's Career of Blunders Continues in 'Outrages' - The New York Times Book Review

Naomi Wolf Got Her Facts Wrong. Really, Really, Really Wrong - Science of Eds

This is NOT a Review of Hell's Shadows by Dean Klein - Sci-Fi and Scary

49 - The Dud Avocado Jun 05, 2019

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This week we read The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, despite Corinne calling it "The Dove Avocado" literally seconds into the episode.

Next time we will be discussing Sula by Toni Morrison. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

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48.5 - The Best Beach Reads Are Whatever You Read On A Beach May 28, 2019

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Here's a little shorty for you guys. This week we're excited about books that are coming out this summer, including a number of full length books from some of our favorite journalists and critics at large. We're here to break the stigma about summer reads and prove that like a beach body being the body you have, but in a bikini, the best beach reads are whatever book you are reading on the beach.

Next week we will be discussing The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy. Read along with us!

The full list of our recommendations can be found on our blog post for the episode.

48 - The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays May 21, 2019

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This week we discuss the complicated task that is reviewing a memoir after we read The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang.

Our next read will be The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy.

47.5 - Audiobooks, Like Podcasts But Longer and Different May 14, 2019

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By popular demand: we discuss audiobooks, what we like, what we don't and how to get them.

Next time we will be discussing The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esme Weijun Wang. Get it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

47 - Ghost Wall May 07, 2019

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This week in book news: a very Becca and Corinne house has hit the market in St. Clair Shores. For a one time Patreon donation of just $500k you can live in it with us.

We also read and discussed Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. Due to the length and nature of the book this conversation is not at all spoiler free. We don't even try. If this troubles you, the book will only take a couple of hours to read and we highly recommend it.

46.5 - How to Suppress Women's Writing Apr 30, 2019

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We took a dive into some feminist literary criticism this week and read Joanna Russ's How to Suppress Women's Writing. It was published in 1983 and therefore focuses a lot on strictly women's writing - but we contend these methods have been used and continue to be used not just on work and art by women, but that of people of color and the LGBTQ+ community.

You can read the book here.

Next week we will be reading and discussing Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

46 - The Friend Apr 23, 2019

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Join us this week for a discussion of Sigrid Nunez's National Book Award Winning novel The Friend. In some ways it was a little too real for our real life events, and in others it wasn't quite real enough. This episode contains more expletives than normal.

Next time we will be discussing Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. Read along with us!

45.5 - Hot Takes Do Not Spark Joy Apr 16, 2019

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We're back talking about our boy Bret Easton Ellis and a baffling/hilarious interview he did with the New Yorker. And we know you've been waiting for nearly three months as we finally respond to the Marie Kondo book drama.

Sources: The New Yorker: Bret Easton Ellis Thinks You're Overreacting to Donald Trump

Electric Literature: Liking Books Is Not a Personality

45 - Heaven Apr 11, 2019

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Content Warning: We read another VC Andrews book. This should be all of the information you need.