Chapter 61: Monsters, A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

This week we took on the particularly fun task of ranking all of the book boyfriends in the Carley Fortune universe. We debate sizzle, relationship history, secrecy, long standing tension, reliability...

20 Aug 1h 1min

This week we're discussing a novella with a premise that really made us think. We chat about putting ourselves in the shoes of these characters, how we might react in this intense situation, the passa...

13 Aug 48min

This week we're transported to a family ranch as we discuss the first book in Elsie Silver's Emerald Lake series, Fever Dream. We talk about the allure of small town romance, Silver's gift for great b...

6 Aug 46min

This week we are reminiscing about our love of The Idea of You and diving into Robinne Lee's second contemporary fiction book, Crash Into Me. We talk about her sharp writing, the importance of female ...

23 Jul 39min

This week we're gushing about a memoir that deeply moved us by a writer and influencer we've long admired. We discuss our parasocial relationship with @simonsits, our reverence for the level of honest...

9 Jul 47min

This week we are joined by author, educator, bookseller, dog mom and champion of plus-size protagonists Jenny L. Howe. Jenny shares how her passion for stories began at two years old with a wild imagi...

2 Jul 51min

This week we are pleased as punch to welcome debut author Kat Stoddard to the show. Kat shares about her childhood as a library kid and how Pride & Prejudice taught her what a great novel could be. We...

25 Jun 34min

This week we're diving into a delicious family drama. Molly shares her Mount Rushmore of books in this genre, and we talk about the messiness of relationships, the haves vs. the have nots, a deep sens...

18 Jun 39min