Unofficial Book Club Podcast

My Preferred Way of Reading is Whatever I Can Get My Hands On with Cari

In this episode Cari joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading post college and her excitement getting back into the hobby. 
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
Don't be Such a Scientist by Randy Olson
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (under the pen name Lemony Snicket)
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Way of Kings  by Brandon Sanderson
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Girl on the Train  by Paula Hawkins
No Exit: A Novel by Taylor Adams
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Forget Me Not by Sophie Pavelle
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas,
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
 
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I Got to Say No this Week with Cari

In this episode my friend Cari joins me to discuss her work in wildlife conservation. 
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Disdain for a Prologue with Hannah Parker

In this episode Hannah Parker joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading as an author and her disdain for a prologue. 
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Soulswift by Megan Bannen
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
The Infernal Devices Series by Cassandra Clare
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Truth of Crowns by Carl D. Albert
Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas
 
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It’s Not Worth Your Mental Health with Hannah Parker

In this episode author Hannah Parker joins me to discuss her trilogy Autumn's Tithe and her publishing company Counterpoise Press. 
 
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I Write the Books I Want to Read with Mindy McGinnis

In this episode author Mindy McGinnis joins me again to discuss her relationship to reading and all of her favorite books!
 
Books Discussed in this Episode: 
The Stand by Stephen King
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Eileen  by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Deluge by Stephen Markley
Ohio by Stephen Markley
The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
Book by Donald Robertson
No Exit by Taylor Adams
The Devil in the White City  by Erik Larson
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
The One That Got Away with Murder by Trish Lundy
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
Hawthorne & Horowitz Series by Anthony Horowitz
The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All  by Josh Ritter
 
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Her new book Under This Red Rock comes out March 2024!
 
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As Women & Girls There’s So Much We Are Not Allowed to Be with Mindy McGinnis

In this episode author Mindy McGinnis joins me to discuss her dark thrillers The Female of the Species, The Initial Insult and The Last Laugh along with all her other amazing books. Mindy talks all things writing and the stories she creates!
 
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Her new book Under This Red Rock comes out March 2024!
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A Scientist Who Loves Fantasy with Claudio

In this episode Claudio joins me again to discuss his relationship to reading, and his love for fantasy! 
 
Books Listed in this episode: 
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri 
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
SYLO by D. J. MacHale
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
The Stormlight Archive Brandon Sanderson 
George R. R. Martin
The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
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Science is Kind of like the Magic of Our World with Claudio

In this episode  Claudio joins me to discuss his PHD work in Germany and reminisce on our childhood and how it shaped us in adulthood. 
 
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Our How to Live Manual is Fiction with Kris and Maddie

In this episode TikTok sensations Kris and Maddie join me again to discuss all their favorite books and their plans for future endeavors in the bookish world!
 
Books Discussed on this Episode:
The Way of Kings by
Dark Age by Pierce Brown
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas,
Manacled by SenLinYu
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
Alone with You in the Ether: A Love Story by Olivie Blake
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Dune by Frank Herbert
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
A Fire Endless: A Novel by Rebecca Ross
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Spells for Forgetting: A Novel by Adrienne Young 
SYLO by D. J. MacHale
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Sign Here by Claudia Lux
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Happiness is the Place Where there is No Time with Kris and Maddie

In this anniversary episode BookTok sensations Kristen and Maddie join me to discuss the importance of being yourself and valuing your time and what makes you happy!
 
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