Real Friends Who Read Books

It's only a week and a day late but we are back from our summer vacation and ready to dive into our next book! In this weeks *SPOILER FREE* episode, RFWRB checks in on their progress with September's book, Bride by Ali Hazelwood. Check back in two weeks for the full discussion!

This week the Real Friends share food memories (who said Beggin' Strips were only for dogs?) and talk feminism as they discuss If You Can’t Take The Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury by Geraldine DeRuiter. If You Can't Take the Heat by Geraldine DeRuiter Courtney: People come and go- food is forever. …until you eat it I suppose… Mary Paige: You can’t use pizza dough for cinnamon roll...

Up this week, If You Can’t Take the Heat by Geraldine DeRuiter!  Geraldine DeRuiter offers a blend of humor and incisive critique as she recounts her tumultuous journey through the food world. Sparked by a viral essay on Mario Batali's cinnamon roll recipe/sexual harassment apology, DeRuiter explores themes of misogyny and resilience, detailing how her culinary escapades intersect with broader...

This week the Real Friends are getting ready for the summer as they discuss Abby Jimenez's latest book, Just for the Summer! Just for the Summer one sentence: Erica: iiiiiiiii don’t know why I procrastinated so long reading this!!! Courtney: The way to ones heart is a predate questionnaire. (Or to my heart at least…) Mary Paige: Lets make predate surveys mandatory- please and thank you. Read a...

On this weeks *SPOILER FREE* episode, RFWRB check in on their progress with Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez. Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on June 25th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com . (Dot Com!) Other books discussed in this episode: Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto Places We Love : ...

Hello pretties! In this episode RFWRB discuss Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Uglies in one sentence: Mary Paige: in my rusty era….or take me to crumblivylle  Erica: SHAVE MY BONE! Courtney: When I was a teen this book made me want to fix my face, now i want to ….age with grace… Read along with us! Coming up: June: Just for The Summer by Abby Jimenez July: If You Can’t Take the Heat by Geraldine DeRui...

Hey Friends!! We are a bit behind on our episodes this month! Ep. 4 Uglies by Scott Westerfield will hopefully be out by the beginning of next week and then we're back on schedule for the month of June!! Thanks for being such great friends! <3

In this weeks *spoiler-free* episode, RFWRB check in on their progress with Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on May 28th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebscheck out our website realfriendsbookclub.com . (Dot Com!) Other books discussed in this episode: + The Princess Bride by William Goldman + The Idea of You by Robinne Lee + Dune...

Up this week, Glossy by Marisa Meltzer!  Described as a “compulsively readable narrative of beauty, business, privilege, and mogul-dom” by the NYT, Glossy takes us on a deep dive into the millennial beauty brand Glossier. In Glossy, journalist and author Marisa Meltzer combines in-depth interviews with former Glossier employees, investors, and founder Emily Weiss herself to bring you inside the wa...

Up this week, Glossy by Marisa Meltzer!  Described as a “compulsively readable narrative of beauty, business, privilege, and mogul-dom” by the NYT, Glossy takes us on a deep dive into the millennial beauty brand Glossier. In Glossy, journalist and author Marisa Meltzer combines in-depth interviews with former Glossier employees, investors, and founder Emily Weiss herself to bring you inside the wa...

This week the Real Friends get into all things family, friendship and love as they discuss Ghosts by Dolly Alderton. Erica: NEVER TRUST A MAGICIAN NAMED JETHRO!! Courtney: Flakers ganna flake. Mary Paige: Modern dating is shit- best of luck to ya! Read along with us! Coming up next:  April-Glossy by Marisa Meltzer May-Uglies by Scott Westerfeild June- Tom Lake by Anne Patchett Check us out on on t...

In this *SPOILER-FREE* episode, RFWRB check in on their progress with Ghosts by Dolly Alderton. Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on March 26th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

It's our first book discussion for the season and how great to start with a book about a podcaster! How very meta of us. This week RFWRB dive into I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. I Have Some Questions for You in one sentence: Mary Paige: Okay but I still have some questions for the author... Erica: There’s always that one teacher, I guess. Courtney: Realistic. Read along with...

In this week's spoiler-free episode, the Real Friends discuss their initial thoughts on I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on February 27th for the full book discussion! If you find yourself on the interwebs, check out our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

Oh friends we missed you so! We are super sorry to be a month late on things - life gets busy and it got us. Anywho... WELCOME BACK! Season 4 is here and we are pumped to get back into it! In this mini episode we reflect on how our reading has changed, some of our favorite books of the show so far (and some of the worst). Coming up next: February: Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Marc...

Come along for an exploration of……..the death industry!  As Goodreads says—We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we’re so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look? All the Living and All the Dead in one sentence:  Mary Paige: Re...

Up this week, All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell . Come along for an exploration of……..the death industry!  As Goodreads says—We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we’re so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look? L...

This week the Real Friends dive into the zombie western/fantasy romance, The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen.  Erica: A god named Jeff? No way Courtney: A Zombie Western but in a place surrounded by water (I think?) with mail delivery via talking animals and gods and goddesses of indeterminate origin. Mary Paige: a mythical western youve to mail style but with a funeral home and zo...

Join RFWRB as we check in on our progress with The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen! Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on October 24th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

Finally!! The full discussion of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. *dragon screech* Fourth Wing in one sentence: Mary Paige: magic, dragons and a whole lotta death Erica: Ammmmmm I a dragon girlie now?  Courtney: Welcome to the dragon girls club…I was there first.  Read along with us! Coming up next:  October : The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy By Megan Bannen November: All the Living and the Dead by...

The full discussion on Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros will be available soon. Sorry for the delay!

This week the Real Friends check in and have a spoiler free chat on their progress with Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. *insert dragon screech here* Don't forget to tune in on September 26th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

Kaitlyn Tiffany guides us through the online world of fans, stans, and boy bands in Everything I Need I Get From You. Along the way, we meet girls who damage their lungs screaming too loudly, fans rallying together to manipulate the charts, and an underworld of inside jokes surrounding One Direction. Everything I Need I Get From You in one sentence: Mary Paige:  1D Fans: unhinged Erica: Will I eve...

Up this week, Everything I Need I Get From You by Kaitlyn Tiffany . Come along for a deep dive into internet fandom and what’s behind the obsession. As Goodreads says—From alarming, fandom-splitting conspiracy theories about secret love and fake children, to the interplays between high and low culture and capitalism, Tiffany’s book is a riotous chronicle of the movement that changed the internet f...

This week we talk all things Emily Henry as we discuss her latest novel, Happy Place. Erica: I am swearing off Julia Whelan. Courtney: A coming of ~middle age~ story amongst friends. Mary Paige: A story about millennials growing up, drifting apart  and coming to terms with changing relationships. Read along with us! Coming up next:  August: Everything I Need I Get From You by Kaitlyn Tiffany Septe...