Real Friends Who Read Books

This week RFWRB have a spoiler free chat as they check in on their progress with Happy Place by Emily Henry. Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on July 25th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

Curious to know which Real Friend has what it takes to be an assassin? Find out as RFWRB discuss Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. (Hint: None of them has what it takes, but it's fun to speculate!) Killers of a Certain Age in one sentence: Mary Paige: Manifesting more golden girls-esque stories, please and thank you. Erica: “She believed she could, so she did. (By kicking ass.)”  Co...

This week RFWRB have a spoiler free discussion on their first impressions of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on June 27th for the full book discussion! Coming up next: July: Happy Place by Emily Henry August: Everything I Need I Get From You by Kaitlyn Tiffany We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or...

One in five people in the US lives with a disability. Some are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. In Disability Visibility, activist Alice Wong brings together blog posts, manifestos, eulogies, congressional testimonies, and more, creating an anthology that offers a glimpse into the rich complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the p...

This week RFWRB check in on their progress with Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong. Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on May 23rd for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

This week the Real Friends talk about how tastefully done spice can get when they discuss Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston Erica: [Jennifer Coolidge Meme] "It makes me want a hotdog real bad." Courtney: Those sex scenes were tastefully done. There was tension…….and then a POP. Mary Paige: History,huh? Bet we could make some....

This week, the Real Friends check in on their progress with Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Don't forget to tune in on April 25th for the full book discussion! What will you find in our Book Report episodes, you ask? A quick, spoiler free chat about our current read! A list of content warnings courtesy of StoryGraph! (StoryGraph, sponsor us!) Opinions on the audiobook narrator!...

On this week's episode the Real Friends step into the fantastical world of Thune in search of coffee, pastries and characters straight out of a D&D handbook as they discuss Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree.  Legends and Lattes in one sentence:  Mary Paige: Bet this book will make you want coffee and cinnamon rolls the entire time- even if one doesn’t like either. Erica: More pastry-cen...

WE'RE BACK BABY!  Welcome back to Season 3 of Real Friends Who Read Books, a book club podcast where three friends force eachother to read books they wouldn't typically read. (Isn't that what a book club is anyway?)  Every month we will dive into one of our picks throughout the span of two episodes.  The Book Report episode will be on the second week of every month. We will give a s...

The Real Friends are back for the full discussion on Marissa Moss’s 2022 book Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be. Let’s go girls! Her Country in one sentence: Mary Paige: Let’s Go Girls - in Shania Twain's voice Courtney: KACEYMARENMICKEY!KACEYMARENMICKEY! Erica: It’s always the patriarchy™️ Find the Her Country playlist for Spotify here,...

Up this week, Her Country by Marissa Moss! In this Book Report, you’ll get first reactions, hot takes, and spoiler-free discussion on Her Country by Marissa Moss. Tune back in for the full book discussion in our usual episode wherever you listen to podcasts. Find the Her Country playlist for Spotify here, and for iTunes click this link ! Let’s get reading! Don't forget to tune in on January 3rd fo...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas this week as the Real Friends discuss The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart.  The Plight Before Christmas: Erica: Chrimba in a cabin with your fam and your ex, what could go wrong?! Courtney: Tis the season to get spicy.  Mary Paige: “Mep” Read along with us! Coming up next: 12/20: Book Report: Her Country by Marissa Moss 1/3: Her Country...

Ho-Ho-Ho! RFWRB is back for another spoiler free episode. Join the Real Friends as they give their initial thoughts on The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart.  Don't forget to tune in on December 6th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

Grab your bowler hats, because The Real Friends are heading to the circus of dreamers as they discuss Erin Morgenstern's book The Night Circus.  *cue the circus music* The Night Circus in one sentence: Mary Paige: The ONLY circus I worth attending Erica: The circus is in town and I am CONFUSED. Courtney: If I run off to join the night circus, it's for the food. Read along with us! It’s a book...

It's another spoiler-free Book Report this week as RFWRB check in on their progress with The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Don't forget to tune in on November 8th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

The Real Friends are back to chat Wow, No Thank You, Samantha Irby’s latest essay collection about aging, marriage, settling down with step-children in white, small-town America. It’s an easy, relatable read. Let’s get reading! Wow, No Thank You in one sentence: Mary Paige: Wow, no thank you will now be an everyday phrase Courtney: Sure, sex is fun, but have you ever finished a book for a book clu...

This week, check in with RFWRB for another spoiler-free Book Report as they discuss their initial reactions to Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby.  Don't forget to tune in on October 11th for the full book discussion! We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

This week the Real Friends will be hitting the lab as they discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Lessons in Chemistry in one sentence: Erica: Lessons in Chemistry old school workplace sexism!!! Courtney: Idk. Maybe: I enjoyed this except for the Chemistry lessons! ERGGING! Mary Paige: Just go buy it; it's a must read Read along with us! Coming up next: 10/11: Wow, Thank You by Samantha Ir...

We're back with another (spoiler-free) Book Report episode! This week, join RFWRB as they check in on their progress with Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.  Don't forget to tune in on September 13th for the full book discussion!  We’ll see you on the interwebs! Check out our instagram @realfriendsbookclub or our website realfriendsbookclub.com .

Another week, another COHO read!!! Join the Real Friends for the full book discussion on Colleen Hoover's thriller, Verity.  Verity  in one sentence: Mary Paige: a book for people who enjoy uncomfortable disturbing things and never sleeping at night. Erica: Youuuuuuuu could’vepackedyourbagsandgonehome Courtney: creepy house, creepy wife, creepy kid, start new life? Read along with us! Co...

This week, the Real Friends are switching it up. Introducing…..Book Reports!!! Tune in for first reactions, hot takes, and spoiler-free discussion in our Book Reports, and catch the full book discussion in our usual episode. Wait, wait, what’s changing? That’s right…we’re only reading ONE book a month. But don’t worry, we’re not going far. We’ll still have new episodes every other Tuesday – a book...

This week, the Real Friends take on toxic masculinity (again) with Liz Plank’s book For the Love of Men. It presents a new vision for mindful masculinity and we are ~here~ for it. For the Love of Men in One Sentence: MP: Fuck toxic masculinity, check in on your male friends or loved ones, and let them feel their feelings. Court: The patriarchy is why we can’t have nice things! Erks: It’s always th...

On this week's episode of RFWRB, the Real Friends are hitting the marshes of North Carolina as they discuss Delia Owens' debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing.  Where the Crawdads Sing in one sentence: Erica:  Turns out I’m team murdery poet Courtney: I’ll leave it to the poet A.H. for my summary today, “But like a lady firefly/They hid a secret call to die.” Mary Paige: Sad, sad and...

Join the Real Friends this week as Courtney and Mary Paige gush over the Darkling (and Erica looks on, worried) when they discuss Shadow and Bone, the first of its series, by Leigh Bardugo. Shadow and Bone in one sentence: Mary Paige: I don’t care if he is a villain, I have the hots for the Darkling. Erica: Am I the only one who got a pirate vibe from this?? Courtney:  *sings shine bright lik...

This week, the Real Friends discuss Cameron Esposito’s recent memoir Save Yourself. Cameron started off with hopes of becoming a priest…and became a standup comic instead. Get ready for a memoir that tackles sexuality, gender, equality and so much more, just in time for Pride! Save Yourself in one sentence: Mary Paige: Save yourself and choose the audiobook Courtney: Being raised Catholic is the p...