Unofficial Book Club Podcast

I Didn’t Know People Read for Pleasure...with Jamila Bensalem

In this episode Jamila Bensalem joins me again to discuss all the books she could start, including the ones with TV and movie adaptations, because it's all about finding the right book for you.   
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff by Abbi Jacobson
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Verity by Colleen Hoover
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
The Hating Game: A Novel by Sally Thorne
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Misery by Stephen King
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Othello Play by William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew Play by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing Play by William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream Play by William Shakespeare
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
 
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Reality TV, it’s Really Literature with Jamila Bensalem

In this episode I am joined by Jamila Bensalem, she sits down with me to discuss the balance of adulting and following your passions. 
 
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Not to Bring it Up Again...but Percy Jackson with Shelby Horner

In this episode Shelby Horner and I talk about the joy of buying books and her true love for the Percy Jackson series!
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Joshua David Stein and Kwame Onwuachi
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Truly Devious: A Mystery by Maureen Johnson
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
The Heroes of Olympus Rick Riordan
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
Legendborn Novel by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
SYLO by D.J. MacHale
Luster by Raven Leilani
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Sherlock Holmes Novels by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Take a Hint, Dani Brown: A Novel by Talia Hibbert
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Jane Eyre books
War and an Irish town by Eamonn McCann
Severance by Ling Ma
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh
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To Be a Forever Student with Shelby Horner

In this episode I am joined by Shelby Horner who sits down to discuss the importance of community and contentment.  
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The Importance of Nonsense with Anna

In this episode Anna joins me again to discuss fantasy and the importance of nonsense!
Books discussed in this episode: 
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Women who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler, Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The ​Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Alice Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 
Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 
SYLO by D.J MacHale
Blood on the Tracks, Manga series by Shuzo Oshimi
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Maus by Art Spiegelman
An Immense World by Ed Yong
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I’ll Be a Lawyer & a Dolphin Trainer with Anna

In this episode my friend Anna joins me to discuss her passion for the environment, the ocean and this next chapter of her life!  
 
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I Feel Like the Books are Mad at Me with Kassiel Gonzalez

In this episode Kassiel Gonzalez joins me again to talk all things romance novels, mysteries and fan fiction. 
Books discussed in this episode:
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepard 
A Lovely Love Story by Giles Andreae 
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami
Murder on the Aisle: A Collection of Short Mystery Stories by Ron Goulart, Gerald Tomlinson, Joan Richter, Mary Higgins Clark
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer   
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer  
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 
Journey of Souls by Michael Newton
The Art of the Heist: Confessions of a Master Art Thief, Rock-and-Roller, and Prodigal Son by Jenny Siler and Myles J. Connor
Sites discussed in this episode:
https://archiveofourown.org/ 
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We Could Have Been President with Kassiel Gonzalez

In this episode I am joined by Kassiel Gonzalez, a friend of mine and one of the most positive people I know who’s key to happiness I am trying to unlock. 
Kassiel shares how her family has created a life full of happiness and hope!
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Love a Good YA Novel with Deryn Gabor

In this episode Deryn Gabor joins me again to discuss some of our favorite books from our childhood and our love for Young Adult novels! 
Books discussed in this episode:
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan 
Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepard 
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Warrior Series by Erin Hunter
The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorn Legacy and The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Cinder, The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
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Light It Up with Deryn Gabor

In this episode I interview my little sister Deryn, she is a lighting designer and like me someone trying to figure out the next chapter of her life.
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