Laura and Madeline clash in their discussion of Rachel DeLoache William's True Crime Memoir, My Friend Anna. Was Rachel authentic or manipulative in h...
Episode 20 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Laura and Madeline discuss feminism, characterization, and the unique oral-history narrative format of one of the hottest books of 2019. They'll also ...
Episode 19 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Madeline and Laura discuss the worldview projected in My Year of Rest and Relaxation and why Ottessa Moshfegh is the Kayne West of female writers. ...
Episode 18 - Normal People by Sally Rooney
Madeline and Laura dig into their issues with Sally Rooney's sophomore novel Normal People and analyze why it didn't live up to her first work, Conver...
Episode 17 - Severance by Ling Ma
Madeline and Laura discuss Ling Ma's lyrical apocalypse novel, Severance. We talk about the how the millenial lens affects the tropes of a zombie stor...
Episode 16 - You by Caroline Kepnes
Laura and Madeline discuss Caroline Kepnes' creepy stalker novel 'You' and compare it to the smash hit Netflix show of the same name.
Episode 15 - Forget the Wine Holiday Spectacular - Top Books of 2018
Madeline and Laura count down their top 5 books of 2018, talk about the year's biggest literary trends, and shout out the 2018 releases we missed, but...
Episode 14 - The Answers by Catherine Lacey
Laura and Madeline discuss whether Catherine Lacey tackled too much in her novel The Answers. Do her characters find "answers" to questions regarding...
Episode 13 - Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
Laura and Madeline discuss their love/hate relationships with the main characters of the novel Conversations With Friends. What does Irish author Sall...
Episode 12 - The Arrangement by Julie Dunn
Laura and Madeline discuss open relationships and gender dynamics in Sarah Dunn's novel The Arrangement.