Book Interrupted

Being inside yourself, crank calls, reassessing your life, stress leave, miscarriages, and bookmarks. Concluding their series on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Special guest Virginia, the fan who chose The Midnight Library, joins in.   Discussion Points:   The music in th...

Moby Dick, the Human Giver Syndrome, the timing of books in our lives, underwear, and do we recommend the book? The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, then share their final book reports. Discussion Points: Practical aspects of the book The Human Giver Syndrome Who is this book written for? Do w...

BMI, judging other women, grocery store conversations, and human libraries. The women continue their chat inspired by “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Discussion Points: The Bikini Industrial Complex and the BMI (Body Mass Index) Do you judge other women and yourself about they way they/you look? Obesity and healthiness   Should people be com...

Kissing, speaking up, shutting up, the mad woman in the attic, and “the patriarchy (ugh)”. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski and finish with a group discussion. Discussion Points: Personal journals Kissing for six seconds to complete a stress cycle How do you react when you...

Giving, boundaries, burnout, social connection and finding “the middle of the Oreo”. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Discussion Points: Human Giver Syndrome and accepting and asking for help Sense of and setting boundaries   Choosing your battles and avoiding conflicts Saying “yes” Ar...

Moustache hairs, humour, the patriarchy, and audio books. The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Burnout”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Discussion Points: Personal journals Using yo...

Inspired by the advanced words from “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the Book Interrupted women play a game. Which definition is real, and which ones are fake?   This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! Discussion Points: Humectant Crepuscular Rococo   Bathetic Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website   Book Inte...

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Nice ghosts, chin hairs, companion book, the Mandela Effect, and interruptions while reading. Concluding their series on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Discussion Points: Why was this book chosen? Kim’s follow-up of what she thought - feeling left out of the book Having a companion book to Fun Home Talking ab...

Periods, sex scenes, references, and recommendations. The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book?   Discussion Points: Period references and period underwear Writing to the author   Do you recommend the book? Were there any books that were referenced that you want to read?...

Life choices, raising children, household organization, solipsism, and more. The women continue their chat inspired by “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Are you a person who has too many mugs or just enough?   Discussion Points: Reading a graphic novel like reading poetry Literary references and complicated vocabulary in Fun Home Philosophy of solipsism   Making life choices that...

Journaling, “To Do” lists, discovering parents are real people, and of course, the book. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel and finish with a group discussion.   Discussion Points: Personal journals Did you finish the book? Connecting or not connecting to the book The structure of the book Discovering your parent...

Funerals, death, cadavers, goo bags, and Weekend at Bernies. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Discussion Points: Fun Home = Funeral home   Drawings of cadavers What do you want to happen to your body after you are dead? Would you donate your body? Death and funerals in different places and time periods   80s and 90s movies...

Boobs, booze, banned books, and the Bechdel Test (and graphic novels, literary references, and talking about the weather). The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Fun Home”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Discussion Points...

Author Karma Brown of “The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life”, joins the Book Interrupted women and fan Lindsay for a chat about finding the time for yourself, raising children, rhubarb baking, and Roe v. Wade. This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! Discussion Points: The 4% Fix conversational style Finding the hour for yourself - when can you find yo...

Limbo in limbo; vintage shopping; and full belly laughs. Concluding their series on “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Discussion Points: Have you ever lost a friend over their recommendation of books? Do you want to stay in the never-ending “library” like Hugo? Limboing in limbo Having sex in all the different lives - would y...

The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book? Discussion Points: Do they recommend the book? Short chapters What time do you go to bed? Good for a book club   Parallel universes Final book reports Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website   Book Interrupted Yo...

The Book Interrupted women and Virginia continue the group discussion about “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. They discuss kindness & relationships, whether suicide is courageous or not, wine-book pairings, and then imagine their own midnight libraries.   Discussion Points: Kindness, hard lessons, the impact of relationships Suicide – is it brave or not? Pairing wine with books! The members...

The Book Interrupted women and Virginia share their personal thoughts at the halfway mark of reading “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, then continue in the group discussion. The women discuss depression, the unpredictable outcomes of choices, and fiction versus reality. What roles do philosophy, perspective, & mindset have in regret? How does the language of mental health change the convers...

The Book Interrupted women and Virginia continue the conversation about “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. They discuss acceptance instead of regret, abortion, right choices with bad feelings, and the happiest life yet. Discussion Points: Living without regret –decisions make us Unpacking feelings about abortion Making the right choice sometimes feels bad Dog-killing babies Time travel movies st...

The Book Interrupted women welcome Virginia and kickoff the first fan book choice of Season 2: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. The women individually give their first impressions of the book, and continue in the group chat. They discuss fate, soulmates, parallel universes, purgatory, Gene’s Picks from Seinfeld, and (of course) regret. Discussion Points: Book Interrupted welcomes Virginia to t...

 The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off the Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! The Book Interrupted women play Two Truths and a Lie . Can you guess which one is a lie? Discussion Points: The unlikely accidents that left scars on Lindsay’s hands The embarrassing things that happened to Lia while she was working on a tattoo Meredith’s bat blood potion, university professor romance, and sea...

Concluding their series on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Naked in the forest, multiple penises, doing it birdie style, self-esteem & mirrors, and Bird Call Challenge. Discussion Points: Squiggy’s Stumble Forward T-shirt Twitter reactions & realizing Twitter accoun...

The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book? Discussion Points: The last chapter Listening to the birds Exercises and techniques learned from the book Mindful meditation, nature, and forest bathing Forest bathing and wine tasting Thinking...

The Book Interrupted women continue their discussion on “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young, exploring topics of balance, individuality in animals, bird calls, and learning from nature. Discussion Points: Did you like the book? Can being out in nature create a balance? Time management Connecting our book cycles together - what parallels do you see...