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Episode 17: Falling into Books

Nov 2, 2020 | Podcast

We are officially in the fall season! If you live in the Deep South, like we do, you know that it takes until October to really feel like you can pull out those sweaters and pack up the tank tops. In this episode, Rachel and Carmen are talking about “falling into books”. Let us know which book made you a lifelong reader, and tell us how old you were at the time.

Here are the links to this episode:

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
There There by Tommy Orange
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Emma by Jane Austen
The Vanishing Half by Brit Barnett

Episode 16: Scary Stories

Oct 28, 2020 | Podcast

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Rachel and Carmen discuss the horror genre. Comment and let us know your top five scary books, short stories, or authors. Or if you have a great Halloween cocktail, please share in our comments.

Here are the links to our discussion:

CreepyPasta
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Episode 15: Book Awards

Oct 27, 2020 | Podcast

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Rachel and Carmen discuss book awards. Be sure to comment and let us know what you think about book awards, and if they influence what you read.

Here are the links to our discussion:
Literary Prizes discussed:

Nobel Prize in Literature
The Booker Prize
National Book Awards
The Pulitzer Prize
Agatha Awards
The Edgars
Bram Stoker Awards
Shirley Jackson Award
Nebula Awards
Hugo Awards
Locus Awards
Newberry Medal
Carnegie Medal
Caldecott Medal

Books Discussed:

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Episode 14: Books That Changed Your Perspective

Oct 13, 2020 | Podcast

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Rachel and Carmen discuss books that have changed their perspective.

Links for the episode:

Tequila Sunrise
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Episode 13 Book Review with Rosie | Normal People by Sally Rooney

Oct 7, 2020 | Podcast

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Rachel and Carmen are joined by Rosie to discuss the book, Normal People by Sally Rooney.

Episode 12: Banned Books

Sep 27, 2020 | Podcast

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Rachel and Carmen discuss Banned Books Week (September 27th – October 3,2020). How do you feel about challenging and banning material? What have been some of your favorite challenged books?

Here are the links:

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Episode 11: Reading Out of Your Comfort Zone

Sep 27, 2020 | Podcast

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Rachel and Carmen discuss the importance of reading outside your comfort zone. Do you read out of your comfort zone? If so, what are the effect they had on you? Leave us your thoughts.

Here are the links:

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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Episode 10: Should you abandon a book?

Sep 22, 2020 | Podcast

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Rachel and Carmen discuss whether you should abandon a book. Be sure to drop a note and let us know how you feel about abandoning a book, and if you do this, which ones you have put aside and why? Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Links to this episode:

Suffering Bastard
Long Island Tea

Naked by David Sedaris
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Return to the Secret Garden
The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Fury by Salman Rushdie
October Baby by Eric Wilson
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris