Straight Up Book Club

Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about relationships that validate and gaslight you all at once, stealing stories and how it was all fake!! From the video: ⁠Like Happiness by Ursula Villarreal-Moura⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok @straightupb...

Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk situationships, meeting your idols, and finding representation in literature. From the video: Like Happiness by Ursula Villarreal-Moura Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok @straightupbookclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New ep...

Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about tropes, Scooby Doo endings, and murder mystery genres as a whole. From the video: ⁠How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin ⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok @straightupbookclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episod...

Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about character motivations, setting the scene and Heather's switcheroo theory. From the video: How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok @straightupbookclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes ou...

In this episode: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Listen in as we unpack the many unethical moments in the 2nd half: The professor-student relationship, the eavesdropping and accepting favours that just don't feel right. From the video: ⁠Come and Get It by Kiley Reid⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @strai...

In this episode: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! This one transports us back to undergrad life: The emotional turmoil, insecurities and uncertainties. From the video: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid So You've Been Publicly Shamed Askers vs Guessers Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

In this episode: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's get into the 2nd half. Is this a catfish situation or not? What does it take to let love in Why are the systems so broken? From the video: ⁠Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe ⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookcl...

In this episode: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's get into the first half. This is an impossible situation that Margo's in and we're here for the creative problem solving. Also Mark is the worst. THE WORST. Ok let's talk about it. From the video: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's talk about parts 2 and 3 of Intermezzo. Naomi meets Ivan, Peter meets Margaret, Sylvia meets Naomi. More social dynamics to unpack, let's chat. From the video: ⁠Intermezzo by Sally Rooney ⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Social dynamics are hard. In SO many ways. Let's get into it. From the video: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok @straightupbookclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes out weekly on Thursday: ⁠⁠...

In this episode: House in the Pines by Ana Reyes (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about House in the Pines. In this one, we talk about hypnosis, the power of belief and confirmation bias. From the video: ⁠House in the Pines by Ana Reyes⁠ How to with John Wilson (the episode about confirmation bias) Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @str...

In this episode: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about House in the Pines: What happens when your past confronts you, how trauma catches up to you and where the time's going! From the video: House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow us on Tik...

In this episode: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about the 2nd half of Blue Sisters.  From the video: ⁠Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow us on TikTok @straightupbookclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes out weekly on Thursday: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on Apple Podcast...

In this episode: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let's chat about the first 8 chapters of Blue Sisters. We talk sibling dynamics, relationships that start with power imbalances, and that stark divide between your 20s and 30s. From the video: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookcl...

In this episode: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (with spoilers). Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of domestic violence and abuse. Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Today we’re discussing It Ends With Us. This one made the media rounds, so let's talk about this story and how it was told. From the video: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Connect with us: ⁠⁠Fo...

In this episode: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Today we’re discussing the 2ndhalf of Long Island Compromise. Let's talk about how one decision that Ruth and Phyllis made... shaped this entire family, generations in. From the video: ⁠Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner⁠ ⁠ Gone Girl⁠ Connect wit...

In this episode: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (with spoilers). Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Today we’re discussing the first half of Long Island Compromise. Let's talk about generational trauma, family dynamics, and the age old question: can money buy happiness? From the video: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Gone Girl Connect with u...

In this episode: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s get into the 2nd half of First Lie Wins. Evie’s on the road, calling in favors, and Ryan’s coming along. Time to chat about how this all plays out.  From the video: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram @straightupbookclub Follow us on Ti...

In this episode: Death Valley by Melissa Broder (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s chat about the 2nd half of Death Valley: The rabbit theory, diarrhea in the desert, and the struggles of staying present. Let’s trust in the unknown, y’all.  From the video: Death Valley by Melissa Broder Eating alone in my car podcast by So Sad Today Good Material by Doll...

In this episode: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Today we’re discussing the first half of First Lie Wins. Literally who is Evie Porter?? We’re so intrigued. Let’s get into our weekends, romanticizing (or not) having your life laid out for you, and a nail biter of a cliffhanger.   From the video: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elsto...

In this episode: Death Valley by Melissa Broder (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s chat about the first 30 chapters: Best Westerns, getting lost on hikes and anticipatory grief.  From the video: Death Valley by Melissa Broder  Haruki Marukami  Zadie Smith Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks, David Lynch Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram @straightupbook...

In this episode: Funny Story by Emily Henry (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! Let’s chat about the 2nd half of Funny Story: Miles' backstory, Daphne’s dad, and the “will they won’t they” of it all.  From the video: Funny Story by Emily Henry Esther Perel Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Death Valley by Melissa Broder Connect with us: Follow...

In this episode: Funny Story by Emily Henry (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! We’re so glad you’re reading Funny Story with us. In this episode, we get into the 1st half of this steamy one. Let’s talk how believable (or not) fiance swaps are, knowing who you are, and the struggles of naming characters. From the video: Funny Story by Emily Henry Connect with u...

In this episode: Good Material by Dolly Alderton (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! We’re so glad you’re reading Good Material with us. In this episode, we get into the 2nd half of this hilarious, sad, sweet book. We talk about Jen’s side of things, TikTok’s black cat theory and how the end is literally Heather's real life.  From the video: Good Material b...

In this episode: Good Material by Dolly Alderton (with spoilers).  Welcome to Straight Up Book Club with Heather and Nat! We’re so glad you’re reading Good Material with us. In this episode, we get into the first half of this hilarious, sad, sweet book, up to page 157. We talk about Andy processing Jen breaking up with him, his friends, her friends, and Jen’s new boyfriend?? Let’s discuss how lone...