Books with Brookes

Chelsea and Tucker join Brookes for a divisive book talk of this intimate 2017 Ann Patchett release about cause and effect, responsibility and familial relationships. Listen in and draw your own conclusions.

Dane Huckelbridge, author of our July book, Castle of Water, calls Brookes from Paris to talk all things writing, reading and running low on contact lenses.

Tucker and Beth join Brookes for a spooky discussion of horror hero Stephen King’s classic story, The Shining. Happy almost-Halloween!

Derek joins Brookes to discuss this perfect spooky season Halloween read, If We Were Villains. The students at the fictional Dellecher Shakespeare Conservatory present many moral and philosophical quandaries, over which we must mull.

Minisode about our November 2019 book! Why I picked it, interesting tidbits, author information and a read of the back cover. No spoilers!

The Books with Brookes book club is reading The Shining this month. Brookes checks in on your reading progress and talks about all things horror hero, Stephen King.

Books with Brookes member Chelsea joins Brookes to talk all things The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, this book provides lots of love for the great city of Chicago, characters who feel like friends, and an intimate look at the experiences of HIV positive people in the 1980s.

Books with Brookes book club members Laura and Tracey join to discuss plane crashes, wearing contacts and how octopuses are the devil.

Brookes announces what Books with Brookes book club will read for October 2019. Read along, listen in!

Brookes does a minisode on the FIRST HALF of The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai for September 2019 book club. Spoilers through page 204. 

In which Brookes is joined by Amber and Chelsea to discuss the 1986 fantasy novel, Howl’s Moving Castle. This book is the inspiration behind the hit Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki of the same name.

Brookes is joined by her dad, Bob May, to talk about his new book, Have Fun Dammit! A Humorous Guide to Putting up with Parents Kids and Pets - available at havefundammit.com. 

Maggie and Meredith join Brookes to reminisce about their first kisses, talk online dating and a dissect a BIG TWIST in Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. 

Books with Brookes members Beth and Carrie join Brookes for a lively discussion of this “sensual” read that some book club members called “nature porn.” 

Brookes announces the September 2019 Books with Brookes book club read. Read along, listen in! 

Brookes of the Books with Brookes monthly book club explains what the heck we’re doing on this virtual monthly book club podcast. Hello!