The Bookstore

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33 - The Ballad of Black Tom Oct 23, 2018

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This week we read both The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle and the Lovecraft story it was a response to, The Horror at Red Hook. You'll hear our thoughts and SPOILERS on this week's episode. I am too tired to make this witty. Why can't I ever get enough sleep? This is my own horror story.

Our next book discussion will be about Melmoth by Sarah Perry. Get a copy and read along with us!

32.5 - We Read to the Abyss and the Abyss Reads Back at Us Oct 16, 2018

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This week's All Horror October installment: Short Stories inspired by our worst fears. What scares us most? And were we able to find stories that evoked that fear? Find out!

We read The Raft by Stephen King, and The Screwfly Solution by James Tiptree, Jr.

Next time we will be discussing The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle, and The Horror at Red Hook by HP Lovecraft.

32 - The Haunting of Hill House Oct 10, 2018

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Sorry we're late, but here's the all new discussion of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House! How does it compare to other scary stories? Is it the first American Haunted House novel? Is it SCARY? What about the Mystery Spot? I didn't even make a joke about female orgasm and I said Mystery Spot like 15 times!!!

Our next discussion will be about The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle. You can also read Horror at Red Hook by H.P. Lovecraft to prepare, but be forewarned, it is hella racist.

31.5 - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Oct 02, 2018

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It's All Horror October and you know what that means: we're talking all horror, all October. This week we cover 2017's banned books and the scariest collection of stories aimed at 10 year olds ever written, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz with legitimately bone chilling illustrations by Stephen Gammel. This is a truly fun packed episode. We've got anecdotes, an original song recording, and a quiz. You won't want to miss it. Promise it's not too scary.

Next week we will be reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Find it in a haunted house and then read along with us!

31 - Fear of Flying Sep 25, 2018

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In an attempt to read a great feminist classic, we chose to discuss Erica Jong's Fear of Flying. Is it a classic, does it hold up, do we even feel good calling it feminist? Look no further, the answers are here.

We'll be reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark for our next episode, and then doing a full discussion of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House for the following week.

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30.5 - Cozy Attempts Sep 18, 2018

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We attempt to make cozy fall reading recommendations, but we're not exactly the coziest gals. We talk about tea, a tweet, and several books that remind us of fall, as well as what we'll be reading for All Horror October (Awoooooo!). You can find all of our reading recommendations and what we will be reading for All Horror October (awoooooo!) on the website: www.thebookstorepodcast.com.

Our next book discussion will be Fear of Flying by Erica Jong. You can get it at a used bookstore, probably.

30 - Bluebird, Bluebird Sep 11, 2018

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Oh shit we just discovered that detective novels are our romance. This week we read Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke.

Next time we will be discussing Fear of Flying by Erica Jong. Your grandma probably has it around here somewhere...

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29.5 - The Bookstore Call Center Sep 04, 2018

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The long awaited call-in episode is here! We finally get to hear your beautiful voices and answer your questions/respond to your stories and we have absolutely the most fun we've ever had recording an episode. Also there is a thunderstorm in the background - so it's basically one of those white noise CD's, too!!

If you'd like to give us a call (you do.. you know you do) our phone number is 616-730-1656, or you can email us a voice memo at thebookstorepodcast@gmail.com.

Next week we will be discussing Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us!

29 - Wind/Pinball Aug 28, 2018

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So we're back from our unexpected break to talk about Haruki Murakami's first ever novels, Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. The title of the anthologized English version is Wind/Pinball.

Our next book discussion will be about Attica Locke's Bluebird, Bluebird. It's available today in paperback!

28 - Children of Blood and Bone Aug 14, 2018

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We read this year's YA sensation, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and... we've got some questions.

Next time we will be discussing Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami. Get it and read it and talk to us about it.

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