45.5 - Hot Takes Do Not Spark Joy

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45.5 - Hot Takes Do Not Spark Joy

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We're back talking about our boy Bret Easton Ellis and a baffling/hilarious interview he did with the New Yorker. And we know you've been waiting for nearly three months as we finally respond to the Marie Kondo book drama. Sources: The New Yorker: Bret Easton Ellis Thinks You're Overreacting to Donald Trump Electric Literature: Liking Books Is Not a Personality

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Apr 16, 2019

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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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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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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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06 - Go Tell It on the Mountain: This week we discuss Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin, one of the American Civil Rights Movements lesser taught leaders. We look adoringly at his treatment of women, and wrack our brains to understand some more obscure Biblical references.... 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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21 - Aetherial Worlds: We read the very funny and strange Aetherial Worlds by Tatyana Tolstaya this week. There was so much to love that it was kind of hard not to just quote it for an entire 40 minutes. Also, tune in for the weirdest endorsement of kombucha provided on a... by The Bookstore
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02 - Parable of the Sower: This episode Becca and Cori discuss the Hulu series that everyone was talking about two months ago, play a game of Title Mashup, and really get into Octavia E. Butler's "Parable of the Sower." If you've got a Title Mashup for us, send it to and... by The Bookstore
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03 - Voices from Chernobyl: Welcome back to The Bookstore, citizens of Earth! This time Becca and Corinne talk about their Read Around the World Challenge and discuss Svetlana Alexievich's Nobel Prize winning oral history, Voices from Chernobyl. Becca's actually been there!... by The Bookstore
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04 - My Sweet Audrina: These People Should Go To Jail 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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4.5 - What's Norman Mailer Going To Do With a $100 Bill?: On our first ever between the book episode (a minisode, a .5, whatever you want to call it!) we bring you the story of the Native American literature world's very own Rachel Dolezal. Becca and Corinne try to break down John Smelcer's many grifting... by The Bookstore
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11 - The Vegetarian: It's The 90's 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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12 - Hollywood Wives: Happy New Year! We're kicking 2018 off by chatting about Jackie Collins' catty bonkbuster Hollywood Wives. Content Warning! This episode talks about sex. Like a lot, because we're talking about a book by Jackie Collins. It's not hot sex, it's not even... by The Bookstore
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17 - The Perfect Nanny: Ripped right from the headlines, we've read and are discussing The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani. If you're looking to read the book and some how have not had the very first line, or premise "spoiled," you might want to read the book first. Will... by The Bookstore
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10 - The Fifth Season: Sorry we're late, and sorry for the inaccuracies, we'll be addressing some of our mis-speaks in next week's episode. Now that that's out of the way: We're back! And this week we are discussing N.K. Jemisin's 2013 fantasy novel The Fifth Season. There... by The Bookstore
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21.5 - What Could You Be Reading Instead?: Sorry for the delay! But I think I'll get this baby out with about 32 minutes of Tuesday to spare! This week we hear some listen email, talk about how to rate our books, and what we do now that the literary world is coming to terms with #metoo. Our... by The Bookstore
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29.5 - The Bookstore Call Center: The long awaited call-in episode is here! We finally get to hear your beautiful voices and answer your questions/respond to your stories and we have absolutely the most fun we've ever had recording an episode. Also there is a thunderstorm in the... by The Bookstore
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16 - An American Marriage: We've got a spoiler free discussion and review of Tayari Jones's An American Marriage for our newest episode. It's a beautiful novel that changes every time we think about it. We picked this before Oprah announced it, so we'll be owning knowing that... by The Bookstore
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08 - My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1: Doing Justice By Grendel by The Bookstore
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12.5 - Feuds - Please Don't Ruin Marlon James For Us: Since scandals were so much fun, we thought we'd try our hand at talking literary feuds! It's sort of like an episode of Ryan Murphy's Feud, but in a podcast and about people who write books instead of a TV show about glamorous actresses. Next week we... by The Bookstore
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20.5 - The Bookstore's Lifestyle Division: Welcome to our new lifestyle podcast where we talk about owning books and where to keep your books and what color of book will be big this spring and how to prepare the best books for your dinner guests and which books make your butt look better and... 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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24 - Less: This week we find out why Less by Andrew Sean Greer is more than just a lighthearted, Eat, Pray, Love novel or more than even just a book about a dude writer. Our next few discussions are: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen... by The Bookstore
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18 - After the Eclipse: This week we discuss and review a difficult, but beautiful memoir. After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry is the story of a young girl and her mother before and after her mother's murder. This episode may be difficult for some listeners, please take note... by The Bookstore
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19 - Stranger With My Face: This week we're really putting ourselves out there (get it?) discussing Lois Duncan's 1981 classic suspense thriller about astral projection twins, Stranger With My Face. The book was a childhood favorite of both Corinne and Becca, so there's all... by The Bookstore
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