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Episode 105 - Book of the Month Club Deal and lots of Bookish Banter!

Episode 105 - Book of the Month Club Deal and lots of Bookish Banter!

Episode 105 Published 6 years, 1 month ago
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Episode One Hundred Five Show Notes

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– 14th Readalong discussion–
Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)
The discussion will drop on August 4 via Episode 108, please get questions/comments to us by July 31.
The Goodreads discussion thread can be found HERE.

– Currently Reading –
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts – Kate Racculia (CW)
Last Day – Luanne Rice (EF)
How To Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi (CW)
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies – Resmaa Menakem (EF)
My Sister the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite (CW)(audio)

– Just Read –
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships – Harriet Lerner (EF)(audio) Chris is spending time with the magazines Fine Books & Collections
The Lions of Fifth Avenue – Fiona Davis (EF) release date August 4, 2020The Book of V. – Anna Solomon (EF)

– Biblio Adventures –
Emily browsed inside Savoy Bookstore & Café in Westerly, RI. She picked up a copy of Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui.
Chris was able to go to Guilford Free Library for a curb side pick-up!
Chris attended two virtual events:
Irene Butter discussing her book Shores Beyond Shores with Donna Apidone via CapRadio Reads. You can watch the conversation here.
Erica Ruth Neubaur in conversation with Juliet Grames, discussing her book Murder at Mena House through Bank Square Books. Read Chris’s review here.

Emily enjoyed several episodes of Brené Brown’s podcast, Unlocking Us, including a two-part conversation with Harriet Lerner, author of

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