Tara, Meredith, and Jeannette go off to New York City to discuss The City We Became. How the book is a love letter to New York City yet a critique on ...
Episode 89: Book Talk: Settings - I’m at the Purple Hair Stage of Quarantine
Meredith, Tara, and Jeannette talk about settings, and how much a setting matters in a book. What does it mean for the setting to be a character in th...
Episode 88: The Forest of Enchantments: You Tried, Ram
Susan, Meredith, and Jeannette discuss the Forest of Enchantments and what they thought of the Ramayana being told from Sita’s perspective. They talk ...
Episode 87: Book Talk: Road Trips/Journeys - I Reserve My Judgement
Jeannette, Meredith, and Susan discuss journeys and road trips in books. What makes them enjoyable? What books come to mind when they think journeys a...
Episode 86: Author Interview: Jasmine Guillory
Jeannette has a delightful chat with Jasmine Guillory, author of the Wedding Date, The Proposal, and more. They talk about her newest book, Party of T...
Episode 85: The Gifted School: Shenanigans! I Wanted More Shenanigans
Susan, Meredith, and Tara talk schools; or rather a gifted school for the gifted. They talk about status, competition, and class with how parents thin...
Episode 84: Book Talk: Pride Month - Let's Change the Default
Happy Pride Month! Meredith, Tara, and Susan talk LGBTQIA+ in the media. How TV leans towards WLW and books lean towards MLM, but there still needs to...
Episode 83: Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter. Black Stories Matter. Share them. Say their names. Don’t let them be silenced. Resources - Advancement Project’s List of Organizat...
Episode 82: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: I Would Have Talked to the President
Tara, Meredith, and Susan dive into an Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green. They discuss how an alien invasion could be surprisingly topical, th...
Episode 81: Book Talk: Book Recs for Extraterrestrial Life
Meredith, Tara, and Susan are given a mission: curate a list of books for extraterrestrial life. Each list is surprisingly different and yet they all ...