Episodes
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The School for Good Mothers – Part 1 (chapters 1-4)
Hello friends!! Welcome to the first episode about Jessamine Chan’s The School for Good Mothers. In this episode, we chat about the first four episodes. Next week, we are reading chapters 5 through the end of chapter 8!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh
Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow
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The Power (Half Unspoiled / Half Spoiled)
We are talking all about one of our favorite recent reads, The Power by Naomi Alderman. This episode is divided into two sections, first an unspoiled discussion of the themes of this book (the first 26 minutes) and a second section where we get to gab about specific plot points and that ENDING! Next week, we start reading our next book club book – The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan! We are reading chapters 1-4 in the first week. The first episode will come out on 3/13!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
There, There by Tommy Orange
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The Perfect Ruin – Part 4 (pg. 250-end!) ft. Shanora Williams
This is our fourth and final episode about The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. In the first part of the episode, we discuss the last section of the book including that ENDING! (spoilers included) In the second half of the episode, we are joined by the author, Shanora Williams, to discuss the themes of this book, why she decided to pivot from writing romance novels to writing thrillers, and
Next Sunday, we are releasing a one-off special episode about one of our favorite reads of 2021: The Power by Naomi Alderman. The following Sunday (3/6) we start reading our next book club read, The School for Good Mothers! The first episode for that book club pick will be out on 3/13.
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The Perfect Ruin – Part 3 (pg. 190-249)
GEORGIA!!! Okay I’m officially out of guesses for where this book is going. But we’ll try anyways?! Next week, we are finishing the book and we’ll be joined by the author of The Perfect Ruin, Shanora Williams!
We also announce our next book club read in this episode – next up, we are reading The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burns and Kevin Carr O’Leary
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
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The Perfect Ruin – Part 2 (pg. 91-189)
Ohhh Ivy Ivy Ivy… what are we going to do with you??? This episode covers chapters 11-25 of The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. Next week, we are reading all of Part 2 (pg. 190-249).
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
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The Perfect Ruin – Part 1 (pg. 1-90)
Welcome to Miamiiiii! In this episode, we are talking about the first 90 pages of The Perfect Ruin. Next week, we are reading pages 91-189.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Milk Fed by Melissa Browder
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Weather by Jenny Offill
Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk
