Unofficial Book Club Podcast

Happiness is Temporary, Joy is Sustained with Dr. Kendra Washington Bass

In this episode Dr. Kendra Washington-Bass co-author of Unwrapped: The Pursuit of Justice for Women Educators sits down with me to discuss the journey to not giving an F and being your authentic self. 
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Your Experience with a Book is Dependent on Where You Are in Life with Leah Calabro

In this episode Leah Calabro joins me again to discuss all the books she's reading and both our hot takes on a few!
 
Books Discussed in this episode:
The Tortoise and the Hare Story by Aesop
Kate Quinn Books
Strangers from a Different Shore by Ronald Takaki
The End of Nature by Bill McKibben
Ribbons of Scarlet by Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, E. Knight, Sophie Perinot, Heather Webb, Allison Pataki 
Walden  by Henry David Thoreau
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Last Girl by Jenna Krajeski and Nadia Murad
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay
In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene, Hillel Levin
Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of Reckoning by Sarah Weinman
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Daughters of Sparta: A Tale of Secrets, Betrayal and Revenge from Mythology's Most Vilified Women by Claire Heywood
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein
The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive by Philippe Sands
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
 
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1,2,3, F*** It with Leah Calabro

In this episode my friend Leah Calabro joins me to discuss her job as a visiting professor teaching Human Rights Law and Victims Rights Law and the causes very dear to her heart! 
 
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I’m Not a Reader to Better Myself with Kara Ness

In this episode Kara Ness joins me again to discuss all the books we love! 
Books Discussed in this episode
The Guest List: A Reese's Book Club Pick by Lucy Foley
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel  by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering
The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Sweet Magnolias by Sherryl Woods
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Survive the Night by Riley Sager
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Unwrapped: The Pursuit of Justice for Women Educators by Dr. Kendra Washington-Bass and  Kelly Peaks Horner 
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
No Exit by Taylor Adams
None Shall Sleep  by Ellie Marney
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
 
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Teacher of the Year with Kara Ness

In the season 3 premier I am joined by my friend Kara Ness to talk about her life as a kindergarten teacher and setting boundaries between your personal life and your job. 
 
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That’s A Whole Book Right There with Allison Delimba

In this episode I am joined again by my friend Allison Delimba to discuss all things Manga! 
 
Books Discussed in this episode
The Hunger Game by Suzanne Collins
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
My Hero Academia written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi
My Summer of You by Nagisa Furuya
Spy × Family written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo
Sasaki and Miyano by Shō Harusono
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Captain Underpants by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey
Geronimo Stilton by Elisabetta Dami  
Attack on Titan written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama\
Toradora! (Manga) Vol. 1 by Yuyuko Takemiya
Haikyu!!  written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate
The Promised Neverland written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu
Summer Time Rendering written and illustrated by Yasuki Tanaka
Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin 
 
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I Need to Make Money with Allison Delimba

In this episode I am joined by my friend Allison Delimba to discuss her desire to be financially stable and be the best dog mom she can be.
 
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Oh My God, Books, I Hate Books with Bryan Sona

In this episode I am joined again by my friend Bryan Sona to discuss the things he likes to read like tweets, lyrics, obituaries and very rarely... books. 
 
Books Discussed in this episode:
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life by Gary John Bishop
From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens by 50 Cent
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
Flying Sideways: The Story of the World's Most Famous Stunt Pilot by Fred North and Peggy North
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton
Cultish by Amanda Montell
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Unwrapped: The Pursuit of Justice for Women Educators b by Kendra Washington-Bass and Kelly Peaks Horner
 
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In My Adult Brain I Call it Prioritizing with Bryan Sona

In this episode I am joined by my friend Bryan Sona to talk about the journey of life and prioritizing the things that you love and fuel you!
 
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Earliest Memory of a Real Person Book with Madison Horner

In this episode Madison Horner joins me again to discuss her love of literature and the screen play that could have been!
 
Books Discussed in this episode
In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption By James Keene, Hillel Levin
Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
The Last Party: A Novel by Clare Mackintosh
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Who is Maud Dixon?  by Alexandra Andrews
SPEAK: How to Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from where You are to where You Want to be by Tunde Oyeneyin
Bravey (Adapted for Young Readers): Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas by Alexi Pappas
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Atonement by Ian McEwan
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Foul is Fair: A Novel by Hannah Capin
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi
Unwrapped: The Pursuit of Justice for Women Educators by Dr. Kendra Washington-Bass and Kelly Peaks Horner
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