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39 - The Wedding Jan 15, 2019

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This week we read The Wedding by Dorothy West, Becca pronounces "chagrin" wrong, and Corinne has been saying "Marjane" wrong for several weeks now, so we actually don't know anything except that The Wedding is a very solid book from the backlist that you should definitely check out.

Next week we'll be reading Persepolis I & II by Marjane (don't worry Corinne has it figured out now) Satrapi so you should, too.

38 - The Transit of Venus Jan 08, 2019

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Some listener feedback and a discussion of The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard. What even is this book?

Next week we will be discussing The Wedding by Dorothy West and the following week, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

37.5 - People Don't Care About Offending Dead People Jan 02, 2019

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The episode is a little late, but Happy New Year! We're talking about book resolutions, what we learned from our last year of reading, and our January reading project.

Next week we're discussing Shirley Hazzard's Transit of Venus.

37 - Little Women Dec 18, 2018

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UPDATE 1/7/2020 - A listener reached out to us on twitter to ask why we believed Hannah Mullet to be black. As she, rightly pointed out, Hannah is Irish. Corinne clearly read the dialect Hannah speaks in incorrectly. It's been a good opportunity to re-examine biases and a reminder to read the text more closely. The episode has been edited to remove that part of the conversation in order to avoid confusion and unhelpful/incorrect information about the book.

How does the oldest book we've ever read for the podcast hold up to the test of time and to the test of Becca's childhood memories? Find out this week as we talk about old timey dating rituals and when it's appropriate to drink wine and find out which March sister we are.

Our next read will be Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard.

36.5 - 2018 in Review: We Just Read More Books Dec 11, 2018

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It's that time of year again! Everyone's working on their best of lists and thinking about all of their reading accomplishments. It's basically an episode straight from high school: first we chat a little about some recent literary world scandals and internet gossip, and then we assign our book superlatives for 2018 readings. Let us know what your favorite books were! You can reach us through www.thebookstorepodcast.com.

Next time we will be discussing Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Get it and read along with us!

36 - There There Dec 04, 2018

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This time we read one of the most talked about books of the year, and one sure to be on lots of year end lists, as well as a contender for plenty of awards. Does There There by Tommy Orange stack up to the hype?

Next time we'll be chatting about Little Women, so brush off the copy you got for your birthday in 3rd grade and read along with us!

35 - If Beale Street Could Talk Nov 21, 2018

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Want to take bets on whether or not we liked this book by James Baldwin?

Next time we will be reading There There by Tommy Orange, which was longlisted for the National Book Award. You can find it at your local library and read along with us.

34.5 - Book Gifting Is Our Love Language Nov 13, 2018

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This week we bring you weirdly specific book recommendations for some people that might be on your list. As well as solid book giving advice (read that picture book all of the way through before you give it).

You can find our list of recommendations - with links for where you can buy them - on our blog post for this episode. www.thebookstorepodcast.com

Next week: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

34 - Melmoth Nov 06, 2018

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This week we read and discuss the new novel Melmoth by Sarah Perry. It's a little spooky just to ease you out of that All Horror October hang over.

Our next discussion will be If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. Get it and read along with us.

Books mentioned: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe, and A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.

Podcast Mentioned: Library Talks with Sarah Perry

33.5 - Do You Remember Jeff? Oct 30, 2018

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They say that women apologize for way too much stuff, and so I'm just going to come out and say NOT SORRY and also SUPER PROUD to bring you this episode in which my mic is a little wonky, but not that bad promise, where we talk about Halloween stuff, short spooky stories you can find online, and try to explain bad internet jokes to one another.

Here's the link to this years jezebel scary story contest, enjoy at your own risk!

I'll probably link to a couple of the more specific ones we mentioned on the blog.

The subreddits we mentioned were r/creepypasta, r/nosleep, r/letsnotmeet, and r/unresolvedmysteries.

Next time we will be discussing Melmoth by Sarah Perry, it's available now. Read along with us and let us know what you think!

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