Literal Neighbors

We're back for another week of gossiping about kindergarteners with the second half Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies. Anna is full of pop culture references, we have lots of feelings about casting decisions, and listen, we love you Tom, but wear a costume, okay?

Gossip abounds in this first half of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies. Our two-person clique dives deep into healthy relationship fights, Celeste's and Jane's emotional growth, otters, and beverage preferences as we ponder the future for this group of parents.

Surprise, 1885 wasn't a great time to be a woman! Join us for The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas. We're discussing that we hope the ghosts of our family members will share some tea or at least not get us institutionalized, and Anna's going to learn that some things are more than just a wine.

What do you know about wolves? Because frankly, we didn't actually learn that much about them. We did learn that there are some grim themes here and a lot of characters could use therapy. Find us on our socials @literal.neighbors and let Jenn know what's happening at the end of this episode, she needs help.

We may not be as reputable a source as Entertainment Weekly, but we thought reading Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project gave us a few inward chuckles, and discussing it was lots of laughs. Jenn swoons over some very familiar-seeming neurodivergent traits and Anna grapples with too much chaos overall. This is the episode for you if you've got 11 flights to walk up or 8 miles to push a wheelc...

We've finished the second half of Jeanine Cummins' American Dirt, and we're trying hard to find something to laugh about. Migrate through this episode as Anna discovers a new meaning of a word and Jenn wonders how many times she'd die on this epic journey.

We're halfway through Jeanine Cummins' American Dirt, and we're sure that the next half is all sunshine, kittens, and rainbows. Try to have some fun riding La Bestia with us as we navigate through this bestselling migrant story.

We're so ready to talk with everyone about Colleen Hoover's Verity, we're biting our headboards with anticipation. Listen up, because we have hot takes on Steak N Shake, baking cakes, and the love these people make.

Listen along as we discuss the merits (or alleged lack thereof) of the Great American Novel. There are surprisingly no tears, not too much yelling, and the usual amount of profanity as we delve into Fitzgerald's jazz age story. If you came to this episode for some English essay help, it may not get you too far, but you can also email us with comments and questions: Literalneighbors@gmail.com;...

Join us this week as we explore Marie Benedict's The Only Woman In The Room. Pull up a chair at our front porch, ignore the weeds, and listen as we discuss this fictionalized account of silver screen legend Hedy Lamarr's life. We've got misogyny to rail against, actions to bicker about, and technology to pretend to learn.

This week, we learned we don't love too much poetic license and we dealt with a severe assault on our noses. Join us for a chat about the often required reading for English classes (with the reviews to prove it), and let us know what you think!

We're talking about Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. Join us on our journey through the five stages of grief as we learn about a lot of atrocities committed that go unpunished. We'll have some hot takes on who was attractive 100 years ago, Anna confesses to a crime, and Jenn makes terrible puns about dogs.

Now's the time to meet your neighbors! We'll be talking about Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Spoilers and swearing abound as we wax not-so-poetically about our hatred of skeezy professors and our love for body-positive, strong women.