49 - The Dud Avocado

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49 - The Dud Avocado

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This week we read The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, despite Corinne calling it "The Dove Avocado" literally seconds into the episode. Next time we will be discussing Sula by Toni Morrison. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. www.thebookstorepodcast.com

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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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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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