Narratives & Nightcaps

We're back with a new narrative and another nightcap! This week, soak up the sun with us as we begin People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. Here's our reading breakdown: Part One - Chapters 1 - 12 (aka this episode) Part Two - Chapters 13 - 24 Part Three - Chapters 25 - the end What's the perfect pairing, you ask? A Paloma! Plus, we've got some background info on Emily Henry an...

Time to wrap up this narrative! Sip a glass of ⁠⁠Dark Horse Rose⁠⁠ and tune in for our part three discussion of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. This week, we're covering part 5 through the end. TW - these section and this episode cover topics of depression and ending one's life. Plus, our final thoughts and book reviews of this novel. Did it hold up a second time for Brie...

We are SO grateful to share our lovely conversation with author Nicole Dieker with N&N listeners! Her newest novel, SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK WITH MURDER, the third in the Larkin Day Mysteries series, will be out on June 27th. Nicole (and B & M) talk about why you'll want to read this book, her writing process, her career, "concerns" about AI, Shakespeare, and so much more. Plu...

Crack open a bottle of ⁠Dark Horse Rose⁠ and tune in for our part two discussion of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. This week, we're covering parts 3 and 4! Special library shout out this week to the Downingtown Library in Downingtown, PA. You can visit their website ⁠https://downingtownlibrary.org/⁠ or follow them on ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ . And for cool news related to...

NEW narrative, NEW nightcap! This week, we're starting The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. If you're following along, here is our reading plan: Week one (aka this episode): Parts 1 and 2 Week two: Parts 3 and 4 Week three: Parts 5 - 7 Crack open a bottle of Dark Horse Rose (all day?), while you listen and read. And since this is the start of a new novel, we did some backgroun...

One more time! Get that coffee brewing, add some Baileys (if it pleases you), and get ready to laugh, shed a tear (no sobbing here), and enjoy this lovely novel. We're talking about A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. This episode covers chapters 28 - the end. TW for these episodes - the readings and our discussions do cover the topic of taking one's life. Please be advised, it is depicte...

Welcome back to another episode of Narratives in the News! It's a special segment of Narratives and Nightcaps where we discuss narrative or novel-related things making headlines (kind of). First up - We need to talk about libraries. This is a loaded topic currently, but there are a few key points we'd like to discuss. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/librarians-say-a-missouri-house-pr...

Pour a cup of joe, add some Baileys, and get cozy...we're talking about A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. This episode covers chapters 14 - 27. TW for these episodes - the readings and our discussions do cover the topic of taking one's life. Please be advised, it is depicted in detail in this novel. Special shoutout to the Millard Oakley Public Library in Livingston, Tennessee. Check th...

We're BACK with a new narrative this week! Time to start A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. If you're following along, here is our reading plan: Week one (aka this episode): Chapters 1 - 13 Week two: Chapters 14 - 27 Week three: Chapters 28 - the end TW for these episodes - the readings and our discussions do cover the topic of taking one's life. Please be advised, it is depicted in...

We'll be back with a new narrative next week! This week, don't miss this very special episode where we interview indie author Sam Marie. She's a romance and fantasy writer currently based in L.A., and we had the BEST conversation talking about how she started writing, the self-publishing industry, and SO much more. You absolutely need to check out her website https://www.authorsammarie...

It's our final discussion about The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. This episode covers chapter 32 - the end...and oh me oh my, it's a doozy. Apologies in advance for the sobbing you may hear. If you haven't already read/finished the book, then please be advised of this trigger warning - this episode briefly discusses sexual assault, The Holocaust, relinquishing custody of a child, and...

Welcome back to another episode of Narratives in the News! It's a special segment of Narratives and Nightcaps where we discuss narrative or novel-related things making headlines (kind of). First up - AMAZING news about Emily Henry's Beach Read: https://deadline.com/2023/04/20th-century-emily-henrys-beach-read-yulin-kuang-1235318130/ Then - Let's discuss Amazon and Barnes and Noble, two...

It's our third (of four) week talking about The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah! This episode covers chapters 21 - 31. If you've read it or are reading along, then you're already aware of this, but TW for our discussion - in this section we do briefly discuss violence and death (related to children) and the Holocaust. In honor of Vianne and Rachel, we're sippin' French 75s with t...

It's our second week talking about The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah! This episode covers chapters 12 - 20 AND how we'd cast this film (even though there's technically a cast already for a move we may or may not ever see). Of course, we're drinking French 75s with this novel. Tres appropriate and in honor of friendship (iykyk). Want to see our faces?! Follow us on Instagram . Check...

Time for a new narrative! This week, we're starting The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. It's going to be a four part-er for our discussions, so the reading plan is thus: Week one (aka this episode): Chapters 1 - 11 Week two: Chapters 12 - 20 Week three: Chapters 21 - 31 Week four: Chapters 32 - the end We believe we have the perfect pairing to sip on with this narrative, so our nightcap is...

We'll be back with a new narrative next week! This week, don't miss this very special episode where we interview published author JT Roberts. His first novel was published in 2016, and his second manuscript was recently finished. We ask JT (aka Jesse) about his writing process, inspiration, challenges, and what's next for his novel. Check out his website http://www.robertsjt.com/ and f...

It's our finally discussion about Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. We're sippin' Cosmos and talking about parts III and IV of the novel. Plus, our final thoughts and reviews of this narrative! ALSO - we have a awesome library shoutout to kick off this episode. Check out the Beaver County Library System at http://www.beaverlibraries.org/ . Don't forget to follow up on Instagram and Tik...

We're back with another round of narrative and novel-related headlines! First, we (specifically Brie) CANNOT wait for Happy Place by Emily Henry to be released in April 2023. We're talking about the January 2023 issue of Book Page magazine and the article "Our Most Anticipated Books of 2023." https://www.bookpage.com/features/2023-preview-most-anticipated-romance/ Two - audio boo...

Time for a new narrative! We are SO excited to start another book club pick - Such a Fun Age , by Kiley Reid. We're breaking this book into TWO episodes. Part one will cover Parts One and Two in the book, and next week will be Parts Three and Four.  Plus - lots of fun facts about Philly and NYC for you this ep! So pour a Cosmo and join us because this narrative that is stirring up some good c...

It's our final discussion about Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We're talking about the section Aurora World Tour through the END! Wow...this novel made our jaws drop, more than once (in a good way). We can't believe it actually stayed on our TBR lists as long as it did!  Since we can't all visit Whisky A Go Go, pour yourself a whiskey sour (the perfect pairing for this narrat...

Are you just as obsessed with Daisy Jones and The Six as we are?! We can't say enough good things about this novel so far and Taylor Jenkins Reid. Pour a whiskey sour and join us for part TWO of our discussion, where we continue talking about characters as if they're real people.  This episode covers the section The Numbers Tour through Aurora . It's a longgggg one, but a good one. 

It's time for a new narrative! This week, we're starting Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We must say, we can't believe we have waited this long to read this novel. Run, don't walk, to start this if you haven't already! Here are a few links to help ya out: Buy the book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Daisy-Jones-Taylor-Jenkins-Reid/dp/1524798649/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31BQOA7NZ36SY&am...

It's a special segment of Narratives & Nightcaps! Don't miss Narratives in the News where we discuss narrative or novel-related things making headlines. This month's roundup includes: 1. You've probably heard about the movie adaptation in-the-works for It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. Here's the headline we're discussing, plus an additional link because there was a lot of talk surrounding th...

You made it! It's the final episode discussing Layla by Colleen Hoover. Wow...what is there to say? This was certainly not what we expected when we chose this book, but hey, that's not a bad thing! ALSO, we have a special guest this episode. Our book club is growing, and we love having a new voice included in the podcast discussion! Pop the bubbly, grab your juice, and cheers to mimosas!

Welcome back to second discussion about Layla by Colleen Hoover. This episode covers Chapter 10 through Chapter 16, and Brie tells a ghost story! Spooky spooky.  Honestly friends, we're not really sure what we got ourselves into with this one. Join us to work through those confusing feels and frustration! It's a wild ride.