Book Club with Julia and Victoria

Happy Virgo Season! Victoria sits down to share six little (ish) reflections she is carrying with her as she waves goodbye to age 26 and steps into age 27. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and join Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 100+) Reading Challenge

Julia and Victoria parse through all the bizarre takes by professional critics and writers on Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. Become a Member ! Follow the podcast on Instagram and join Victoria on Storygraph : Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 1-100) Reading Challenge Book Club with Julia & Victoria (Episodes 100+) Reading Challenge Disclosure: This post may contain affil...

Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more . Mentioned in this episode: The Wisdom of Your Body by Dr. Hilary McBride Laziness Does Not Exist by Dr. Devon Price “My Pleasure” by Ross Reagan Recommendations: Nobody’s Normal: How Culture...

**Check out our 100th Episode Celebration Giveaway on Instagram!** Read the Contest Rules here. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more . Mentioned in this Episode: “ Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business ” by Marcela Valdes...

Dark Academia and the Elements of Fiction Julia and Victoria step into their English Teacher Mode™ to review the elements of fiction from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s dynamic debut book, the dark-academic thriller Ace of Spades . Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no add...

Visual Narration and Heist Stories Julia and Victoria discuss the complexities of graphic novels and other visual media as they talk about The Banks by Roxanne Gay and Ming Doyle. Victoria narrates several comic panels, and they both try to figure out what male the love interest’s name is. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links th...

Julia and Victoria talk about reading and traveling whilst they read and travel. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more . Mentioned in this Episode: Our episode Re-Release: Educated by Tara Westover Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Th...

Julia and Victoria bring on one of their favorite pop culture experts Victoria Edel to talk about the Pachinko series and the pros and cons of book-to-TV adaptations. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more . Follow Victoria Edel: Tw...

Julia and Victoria explore how and why they connected so much to Pop Song by Larissa Pham, a memoir exploration of art, adulthood, love, and theory. P.S. A lawn mower was making a ruckus in the background of Victoria’s audio. We apologize for the nuisance! Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you dec...

Julia and Victoria discuss autism theory in relation to The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin and try to figure out whose sides the characters are on. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more . Mentioned in this Episode: - The Obelisk Gat...

Julia and Victoria discuss book three in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay , and explore the complications of living life according to your principles. This is the last episode of Season 9! We’ll be back in late May with more books and more obsessions. In the meantime, you can watch our book-to-TV reviews of Pachinko on Buy Me a Coffee. Become a Member ! Follow...

How I Became a Tree by Sumana Roy really spoke to Julia and Victoria’s exhaustion with productivity, their love for their houseplants, and their ever-growing need to run away to the woods. Plus: a few tips and suggestions for reading books outside of your cultural context. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a comm...

In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu is made up of intricate world-building, clever language development, and stories-within-stories-within-stories. There’s a lot packed into this little novella! Julia and Victoria do their best to parse through it and how it made them feel. Become a Member to catch our review of the Pachinko adaptation starting in two weeks! Follow Us on Instagram ! or Join the S...

Julia and Victoria discuss when they figured out the twist in The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (at very different points in the book) and all the ways Jemisin expertly builds the world of the Stillness (through language, mythology, science, and culture). Also, Julia listened to this while she had a migraine, and now she’s obsessed with the audiobook reader. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagra...

Julia and Victoria read the first book by one of their favorite comedians: Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die by Daniel Sloss. They ask themselves, why do celebrity memoirs get published? And why this one in particular? Then they give a poor imitation of their favorite jokes from the book for their own personal enjoyment. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram ! or Join the Storygraph Challenge !...

Julia and Victoria (whose mic simply refused to cooperate this episode) dip their toes into the world of science fiction with “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang, and its film adaptation Arrival . This inspires them to think some big, timey-wimey thoughts about language and brains and the way our experience of time affects our views on life. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph !...

Julia is joined by fellow anthropology graduate student Katie to talk about the alien language of “Academic English” and how it has affected their own academic careers. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more. Mentioned in the Episod...

Julia and Victoria provide a little feedback sandwich on Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, a book designed to help women cope with the unique burnout that results from dealing with the patriarchy. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Lear...

Julia and Victoria get into their feels with A Thousand Mornings , a book of poetry written by Mary Oliver, and chosen by their special guest Samira Sakbay. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more. Mentioned in the Episode: A Thousan...

While discussing the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Julia and Victoria ask the question on everyone’s mind: Are there too many World War II novels? Julia gets stuck on the fact that this story is sort of about a magical gemstone. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a...

Julia and Victoria make a glorious return to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series with The Sea of Monsters , in which the heroes complete Odysseus’ ten-year journey in just four days. J & V revisit the “girl power” scenes with Circe as adults, and they have Feelings. Note: While we're discussing a YA novel, our episode is not intended for young listeners. We use some mild profanity and mention...

Victoria is one to set goals, make plans, collect data, and track progress. So why do reading goals feel so…difficult!? In this solo minisode, Victoria recounts her troubled past of setting reading goals, sings the praises of The StoryGraph (again), and shares questions to consider if you’re looking to set bookish goals (or anti-goals) for 2022. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or The Stor...

Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! Nothing matters! Julia and Victoria reflect on the changes of 2021. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a commission if you decide to make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Learn more. Mentioned in the Episode: Book Club episode: The Wisdom of Your Body James Acaster’s Perfect...

Julia and Victoria get very excited about their spur of the moment decision to talk about Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, the queer royal romance the world was waiting for. Julia had some technical difficulties and recorded on a less-than-ideal microphone, but it couldn’t be postponed because they were too pumped. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure:...

Well over a year later, Julia and Victoria face their fears of long page counts and return to Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series with The Story of a New Name. They discuss the complexity and ingenuity of Ferrante’s depiction of womanhood, and how much they hate Nino Sarratorre. Become a Member ! Follow Us on Instagram or Storygraph ! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that give us a...