Unofficial Book Club Podcast

Books are Better on Vacation by Liza Palmer

In this episode Liza Palmer joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner
The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by André Leon Talley
My Life in France  by Alex Prud'homme and Julia Child
Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
Tell Me Everything: A Memoir by Minka Kelly
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fletcher and Zenobia Save the Circus by Edward Gorey
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris: And, Mrs Harris Goes to New York by Paul Gallico
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Sign Here by Claudia Lux
One of Us Knows: A Thriller by Alyssa Cole
RAFE: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Meegan by Rebekah Weatherspoon 
Yellowface  by R. F. Kuang
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It Never Occurred to me that Maren Wouldn’t be a Woman with Liza Palmer

In this episode author Liza Palmer joins me to discuss her new book Family Reservations which came out in April 2024. 
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I Love to Read Unusual Perspectives with Emiko Jean

In this episode author Emiko Jean joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Tokyo Forever by Emiko Jean
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer 
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Room by Emma Donoghue
 The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Anna Bogutskaya
The Perfect Marriage: A Completely Gripping Psychological Suspense by Jeneva Rose
Everyone But Myself: A Memoir by Julie Chavez
The Fetishist by Katherine Min
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Nothing Is Ever Certain with Emiko Jean

In this episode Emiko Jean joins me to discuss her new book The Return of Ellie Black!
 
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Jane Austen Raised in New Jersey with Jessie Rosen

In this episode the author of The Heirloom, Jessie Rosen joins me to discuss the books that impacted her the most!
 
Books and Authors Discussed in this Episode: 
Judy Blume Books
Stephen King Books 
Lucy Clarke Books 
Jane Austen Books 
 
The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin
Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Lord of the Rings by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia  by Elizabeth Gilbert
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
 One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
The Unmaking of June Farrow by ADRIENNE YOUNG
One Day by David Nicholls
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
Expiration Dates: A Novel by Rebecca Serle
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
 
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The Lesson I’m Going to Be Learning for the Rest of My Life with Jessie Rosen

In this episode author Jessie Rosen joins me to discuss her new book The Heirloom!
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Was the Book Better with Kayla Shea

In this episode BookToker and Podcaster Kayla Shea joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Island by Adrian McKinty
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Bunny by Mona Awad
Rouge by Mona Awad
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead: A Novel by Emily Austin
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Tell Me Everything: A Memoir Minka Kelly
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
No Exit: A Novel by Taylor Adams
The Last Word by Taylor Adams
Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
I'm Thinking of Ending Things  by Iain Reid
Foe by Iain Reid
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
The Inmate by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
 
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If It Wasn’t Right For You, You Wouldn’t Be Given The Opportunity with Kayla Shea

In this episode Booktoker and Podcaster Kayla Shea joins me to discuss BookTok, life lessons and so much more. 
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Reading During the Daytime Feels Really Indulgent with Ellie Marney

In this episode author Ellie Marney joins me again to discuss some of her favorite horror novels and thrillers! 
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Killing Code by Ellie Marney
None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney
Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney
Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews
Agatha Christie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Ursula K. Le Guin
David Eddings
Susan Cooper
Carrie by Stephen King
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
 The Stand by Stephen King
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Killing Floor by Lee Child
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
White Night by Ellie Marney
In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene, Hillel Levin
No Exit by Taylor Adams
The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon
The Shining by Stephen King
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
Horror Movie: A Novelby Paul G. Tremblay
Grady Hendrix 
Under the Surface by Diana Urban
The Familiar Leigh Bardugo
Maynard's House by Herman Raucher
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Welcome to Fear City Sarah Dvojack
Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco
The Body is a novella by Stephen King
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Dark Rise by C. S. Pacat
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Instagram: @elliemarney
Tiktok: @@elliemarneyauthor
Cover Artist: https://www.janelle-barone.com/ @janelle.barone   
 
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If My Characters Aren’t Having the Worst Possible Day on the Page, then I’m Not Really Doing My Job with Ellie Marney

In this episode author Ellie Marney joins me to discuss two of my favorite reads of 2023, her books None Shall Sleep and Some Shall Break!
 
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