76.5 - Internet Nonsense

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76.5 - Internet Nonsense

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This week we delve into some Book Twitter news; explaining the supply chain, revealing our ignorance of how the British government works, and encountering yet other stubborn man unwilling to rethink his preconceived notions. National Book Critics Circle The Booker Prize Next week we'll be discussing The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Jul 7, 2020

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It's like a book club, but we actually read the book. Join hosts Becca and Corinne as they recreate their days working and hanging out at their local independent book store.

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16.5 - Cheating On Our Taxes: Because of a bit of a vacation we didn't have a lot of time to prepare a typical topic episode for this mini. So we're going to brag about the fact that we've actually been reading some extracurricular stuff! And we've really really liked some of it!... by The Bookstore
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5.5 - 2nd Best Audrina: We're back for a new mini episode! Like Audrina we just couldn't leave Whitefern. This week we watched Lifetime's movie adaptation of My Sweet Audrina. You can own for just $2.99! Next week we'll be discussing an actual classic, and... by The Bookstore
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05 - Gilead: This week Becca and Corinne read Gilead by Marilyn Robinson because their first guest, Josh Weston, told them to! Today's episode includes thoughtful discussion of a novel about an intentional and intelligent elderly pastor, weird anecdotes about... by The Bookstore
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09 - Turtles All the Way Down: This week we have a very special guest: the guy who helps us produce this and also the guy who is married to Corinne, Josh Bourdon. We're discussing . And also John Green in general. And also mental illness, and being in high school, and other things... by The Bookstore
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17.5 - We Hire a Witch to Make Us Look Like Patti Smith on the Cover of Horses: We're fangirling hard this week, so you know it's serious because we don't do that unless Becca is talking about Bones. Patti Smith is great and a beautiful writer and I wish I could dress like her and she has done a lot of cool things. So listen to... by The Bookstore
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01 - The Idiot: Becca and Corinne welcome you to The Bookstore's first episode and discuss Elif Batuman's 2017 novel, "The Idiot." Segments: Working at a a bookstore "The Idiot" discussion Translation Game Find "The Idiot" at a local bookseller near... by The Bookstore
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10.5 - 2017 In Review: Words is Hard: This week we introduce a new corrections segment and talk about our year in books with some recommended reading you haven't heard us discuss on the podcast. Books mentioned: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Infomacracy by... by The Bookstore
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14 - The Best We Could Do: This week Becca and Corinne talk about graphic memoirs and specifically about Thi Bui's The Best We Could Do. Corinne also remembers the name for the pages of the book that are immediately after the cover. It felt like a big deal at the time. More... by The Bookstore
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8.5 - Okay - Look - We Know We're Wrong About Romance: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Literary Fiction, Horror, NEW WEIRD. There's a lot of genre out there. But what does any of it even mean? We have a lot of questions. And maybe some answers. (No guarantees). This episode was inspired by two... by The Bookstore
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9.5 - Literary Scandals 101: Never Trust a Memoir: So we're not actually talking about memoirs, that was just a funny line that I said when we were recording this. But we are talking Literary Scandals! All of the dirty, wordy, fraud you can handle this week on My Favorite Literary Scandal. We're off... by The Bookstore
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15.5 - Ursula K. Le Guin: Corinne and Becca discuss two short stories by the late Ursula K. Le Guin and fall in love. The stories read for this episode: She Unnamed Them and The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Our next discussion will be about An American Marriage by Tayari... by The Bookstore
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20 - Swing Time: Well, Instagram voted and we read Swing Time by Zadie Smith. It was our first foray into her writing and probably not the best place to start. A paradoxical novel that somehow has a ton going on and nothing at all, we try to pull back the curtain in... by The Bookstore
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26.5 - Live(ish) from Detroit Festival of Books: Hey! This week we've got some news about a call in contest - our number is 616-730-1656, call us with a question or comment and win some books (so long as you live in the US)! We also talk about The Detroit Festival of Books AND bring you some field... by The Bookstore
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