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44.5 - Tolkien Is Going To Be Fine Apr 02, 2019

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A lot of the time we have too much to talk about and we don't get the chance to discuss all of the book news topics that come our way. Well, not anymore! This week we bring you a digest of the hottest recent book world news from fake news about Kurt Vonnegut, to the latest in dunking on Brett Easton Ellis, we've got all of the details and opinions you can handle in under an hour.

Next week we will be discussing and reviewing Heaven by VC Andrews. Find it at your local bookstore or library and shake your head along with us.

44 - My Sister, the Serial Killer Mar 26, 2019

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We talk about a very fun and very quick read, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

Also we have news! We just launched a Patreon and if you're interested in helping support the podcast you can check it out at www.patreon.com/thebookstore. We love you.

Our next read has us returning to our incest obsessed Queen of Bonkerstown when we read Heaven by V.C. Andrews.

43 - Friday Black Mar 14, 2019

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This week we read Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Becca says something along the lines of "I'm usually pretty empathetic, but I just can't care about a school shooter's feelings."

We're going to be off next week, but we will be back the following week with a discussion and review of My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

42.5 - What We're Reading and Recommending Mar 06, 2019

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This week we're here to tell you about good books that we've recently read that you should read, too.

Next week we are discussing Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, so read it along with us!

Books mentioned: Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-up by John Carreyrou Split Toothby Tanya Tagaq Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Katalin Street by Magda Szabo

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42 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation Feb 26, 2019

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This one might be a little divisive. We read My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and talk about loving books with characters who are gross and mean.

This discussion will include topics related to sexual assault and drug addiction.

Our next book discussion will be Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Get it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

41.5 - Howl's Movie Castle - Love Turniphead Feb 19, 2019

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This week we watched the Studio Ghibli version of Howl's Moving Castle. Does it make any more sense than the book? What's Batman doing here?

Next week we will be discussing Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation you can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

41 - Howl's Moving Castle Feb 12, 2019

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This week we have an update on 18th Century Shakespeare scammer William Henry Ireland, we talk about the latest literary scam hitting the scene, and we talk about how lighthearted fantasies do not spark joy for Becca as we discuss Diana Wynne Jones's fantasy for people of some age group, Howl's Moving Castle.

Next time we will be reading My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Get it and read it and talk to us about it.

40.5 - Literary Scandals 301: He Was Pretty Much Unremarkable in Every Way Feb 06, 2019

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Seems we're in an era of wild scams (hi, have you watched the Fyre Festival docs?) so we're bringing back one of our favorite topics: literary scandals. Tune in for the story of a literary forger desperate to impress his dad, and a wildly popular Man Booker Prize winning novel that is startlingly similar to one by a Brazilian author. Also, we have an update about The Garden Party from a listener.

Next week we will be discussing Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Pick it up at your local bookstore or library, and read along with us. And let us know your thoughts! Visit our website to see Corinne in her tap dancing costume and other things related to this episode.

Articles of interest: Smithsonian Magazine - To Be... Or Not: The Greatest Shakespeare Forgery

New York Times - Tiger in a Lifeboat, Panther in a Lifeboat: A Furor Over a Novel

CanLit Guides - Literary Value and Appropriation

How I Wrote Life of Pi

Wikipedia: William Henry Ireland Moacyr Scliar