Episodes
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The Guide – Part 4 (chapters 12-end!) ft. Dan White
This is the last episode about The Guide by Peter Heller. In this episode, we are joined by the man behind the amazing sounds you hear on this podcast, the saxophonist and composer Dan White! [Note: this is a SPOILER HEAVY podcast]
We also announce our next one-off special episode about Outlawed featuring the author Anna North! Our next bookclub read is Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. We start reading on November 7th so get your copy and check our Instagram page (@booktok_podcast) for the schedule. Happy reading!
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Other books mentioned in this episode
Group by Christie Tate
Now I See You by Nicole C. Kear
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The Guide – Part 3 (chapters 8-11)
In this episode, we chat about chapters 8-11 and make our best guesses about what is coming the last section. Next week, we are FINISHING the book! Fingers crossed that we get all the answers to our burning questions.
We also announce our next book club read – Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy! Grab your copy from our Bookshop.org page, https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok, or your local bookstore. We start reading on November 7th! Keep an eye on our instagram page, @booktok_podcast, for the schedule.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
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The Guide – Part 2 (chapters 5-7)
This is part two of our book club read The Guide by Peter Heller. Things are getting MYSTERIOUS but also HOT in Colorado? We’re just as confused as Jack is. Next week, we’re reading chapters 8-11. See you in a week!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
The Neighbor’s Secret by L. Alison Heller
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Normal People by Sally Rooney
This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
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It Had to Be You ft. Georgia Clark
The MOST special episode today! In this one-off [spoilers included] episode, we chat about It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark. We are then joined by the author to discuss the themes of this book. Next week, we start our next podcast read, The Guide by Peter Heller. If you’re reading along with us, the first episode about The Guide will cover the beginning to the end of chapter 4.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
The Bucket List by Georgia Clark
The Regulars by Georgia Clark
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Dune by Frank Herbert
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Transcendent Kingdom – Part 4 (chapters 41-end!) ft. Chi Reads
We finished Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Whew! Spoiler alert, we both loved this one. In this episode, we chat about the last section of the book. We are then joined by Adannia known as Chi Reads on Instagram and Tiktok to chat about the themes of this amazing novel!
Next week, we have a special one-off episode about It Had to Be You featuring the author Georgia Clark. Then, grab your copy of The Guide by Peter Heller which is our next podcast read. We start reading on September 26th and are reading through the end of chapter 4. The first episode about The Guide will come out on October 6th. Chat then!
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Transcendent Kingdom – Part 3 (chapters 26-40)
In this episode, we chat about section three from Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. AND we have two big announcements! After our final episode of Transcendent Kingdom, we have a special one-off episode coming at you. We will cover It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark with the author! That episode will come out on the 19th. We also announce our next book club book – The Guide by Peter Heller. Grab your copy of The Guide from Bookshop.org or a local book store. We start reading on the 26th!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
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The Bad Muslim Discount ft. Alyzeh Ashraff
Special episode alert!! In this episode, we chat about The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood. We are joined by our esteeeeemed guest Alyzeh Ashraff to riff about social identity labels, her experience as a Muslim American, and what she wants to see in media. Reminder that next week, we start reading Transcendant Kingdom! Grab your copy and check our instagram page (@booktok_podcast) for the schedule if you’re reading along in real time.
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Books and papers mentioned in this episode:
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood
James T. Carter’s paper on Black vs. African American Labels: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/african-american-labels
