Season 2, Episode 30: Joining a Book Cult + The Art of the Buddy Read
Ready for your newly slimmed down show notes? (Don’t worry, the timestamps and links are STILL HERE):
Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: a digital library challenge and an audiobook realization
Current Reads: five-star books by black authors, suspense and MG winners
Deep Dive: Buddy Reading
Book Presses: a graphic novel for adults lands and as classic middle grade pick
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*
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Book of the Month:
(These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our BOTM link to sign up if you’re interested!)
1:29 - Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk
2:28 - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
2:32 - One Day in December by Josie Silver
2:42 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2:47 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!
Bookish Moments:
6:10 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
6:22 - Amazon Echo Dot (or Echo) to access Alexa for listening to audiobooks at home
7:05 - Audible try it out for free!
Current Reads:
7:46 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
11:11 - Mr. Gedrick and Me by Patrick Carman
11:18 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
13:45 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
13:48 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
16:20 - The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh
17:55 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
18:54 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
21:11 - The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Deep Dive - Buddy Reading:
27:28 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
28:23 - We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
30:48 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
32:25 - The Stand by Stephen King
32:36 - The Outsider by Stephen King
35:27 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
36:08 - Still Life by Louise Penny
37:55 - Patreon will get you into our Buddy Read discussion on 4/19!
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:05 - March by John Lewis
40:50 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
50:53 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
42:31 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield
42:57 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
43:04 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder