Episode 105 - Book of the Month Club Deal and lots of Bookish Banter!

Episode One Hundred Five Show Notes

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– 14th Readalong discussion–
Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)
The discussion will drop on August 4 via Episode 108, please get questions/comments to us by July 31.
The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE.

– Currently Reading –
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts – Kate Racculia (CW)
Last Day – Luanne Rice (EF)
How To Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi (CW)
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies – Resmaa Menakem (EF)
My Sister the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite (CW)(audio)

– Just Read –
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships – Harriet Lerner (EF)(audio) Chris is spending time with the magazines Fine Books & Collections
The Lions of Fifth Avenue – Fiona Davis (EF) release date August 4, 2020The Book of V. – Anna Solomon (EF)

– Biblio Adventures –
Emily browsed inside Savoy Bookstore & Café in Westerly, RI. She picked up a copy of Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui.
Chris was able to go to Guilford Free Library for a curb side pick-up!
Chris attended two virtual events:
Irene Butter discussing her book Shores Beyond Shores with Donna Apidone via CapRadio Reads. You can watch the conversation here.
Erica Ruth Neubaur in conversation with Juliet Grames, discussing her book Murder at Mena House through Bank Square Books. Read Chris’s review here.

Emily enjoyed several episodes of Brené Brown’s podcast, Unlocking Us, including a two-part conversation with Harriet Lerner, author of Why Won’t You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts and Ibram X. Kendi, author of How To Be an Antiracist. Brené Brown is the author of Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone.

Emily listened to and recommends Episode 129 of Terrible, Thanks for Asking with Nora Borealis – Policing and Racial Trauma with Angela Davis.

– Upcoming Jaunts –
June 25 at 7pm – Chris will be attending a virtual event through RJ Julia Booksellers Richie Jackson author of Gay Like Me in conversation with Matthew Reimer author of We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation.

Chris and Emily are heading on a joint jaunt to the Guilford Free Library for an outdoor fair featuring new book releases. Watch the video of our adventure here.

– Upcoming Reads –
Home Before Dark – Riley Sager (CW)
The Last Flight – Julie Clark (EF)

– Book of the Month Club –
In order to get your first month at the discounted rate of $9.99 go to www.bookofthemonth.com and use promo code: bookcougars.
The June Book of the Month Club picks are:
The Vanishing Half – Brit Bennett
Home Before Dark – Riley Sager
A Burning – Megha Mujumdar
One to Watch – Kate Stayman-London
The Last Flight – Julie Clark

– Also Mentioned –
Book By Book Blog
Urban Trauma: A Legacy of Racism – Dr. Maysa Akbar
True Grit – Charles Portis
The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
The Dance of Intimacy – Harriet Lerner
The New Yorker
Madeline Miller
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

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